Meme: Music Repertoire

Ms. AZ Haida tagged me this meme about a week ago. Due to time constraints and lack of internet access back then, I couldn't comply as fast as I would have wanted to.

And you're right AZ, this meme is quite hard to do! 25 in a list! That's tedious, even for a detailed person like me.

However, with my propensity to be long-winded, I see it as a challenge and have rigorously applied myself to this monumental task while tweaking its rules at the same time. One, I vary the length of the lyrics and two, I provide helpful hints. Since I've cheated anyway at AZ's, I figure I might as well modify some of the requirements. ;-)

Here are the rules again:

"Shuffle your music.

* Take the first 25 songs that come up and post a line or two of lyrics from each one. Try not to make it too obvious by posting something from the middle of the chorus or that has the name of the song in it.

* Post it to your journal and let your friends try to guess the songs. No one likes a cheater, cheater pumpkin eater.

* When a song is correctly guessed, strike it out and put the title and artist next to it."

Oh yes, I don't mind if you do cheat - as long as you give me the right song and artist name. :)

Without further ado, these are the lyric snippets from some of my favourite songs:

1. You helped me find the reasons why
   It took me by surprise that you understood (Hint: Mrs Ritchie, with two kids) (Artist: Madonna (Blabs/Zyrin)) (Song: Secret (Zyrin))



2. If I dont need you then why am I crying on my bed?
   If I dont need you then why does your name resound in my head? (Circa 2003-2004, British male) (Artist: Daniel Bedingfield (AZ Haida/Nina)) (Song: If You're Not the One (AZ Haida))



3. Lover's in love, and the other's run away,
   Lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay. (Bespectacled, pixie-like, American) (Artist: Lisa Loeb (Snafoo/Nina)) (Song: Stay (Snafoo/Nina))



4. Over and over I fall
   When I hear you call
   Without you in my life, baby
   I just wouldn't be living at all (Disbanded Boy Band, one member 'came out' last year :) ) (Artist: N'Sync (AZ Haida)) (Song: This I Promise You (AZ Haida))



5. I felt all flushed with fever, embarrassed by the crowd,
   I felt he found my letters and read each one out loud. (Diva, soulful, R&B) (Artist: Roberta Flack (Blabs)) (Song: Killing Me Softly (Blabs/Nina))



6. I'm still recalling things you said to make me feel alright
   I carried them with me today, Now (Circa 1993-1994, ballad, American female, Damn!) (Artist: Sophie B.Hawkins (Adibah)) (Song: As I Lay Me Down (Adibah))



7. I will not break the way you did
   You fell so hard
   I learned the hard way, to never let it get that far (AI winner (female)) (Artist: Kelly Clarkson (MamaSarah) (Song: Because of You (MamaSarah))



8. Now you want to be free
   So I'll let you fly
   'Cause I know in my heart
   Our love will never die (Ex-Mrs Tommy Motolla) (Artist: Mariah Carey (AZ Haida/Zyrin)) (Song: Always Be My Baby (Zyrin))



9. I just gotta get out of this prison cell
   Someday I`m gonna be free, Lord! (British male, remake from a 'Group' hit, also featured in Happy Feet) (Artist: George Michael featuring the Queens (Yiyik/MamaSarah)) (Song: Somebody to Love (Yiyik/MamaSarah))



10. My heart is full of endless gratitude
    You were the one, the one to guide me through
    Now I can see and I believe
    It's only just beginning (AI winner too!(male)) (Artist: Taylor Hicks (MamaSarah/Nina)) (Song: Do I Make You Proud (Nina))



11. Another dissident
    Take back your evidence
    It has no power to deceive (Alternative rock group (with Christian leaning)) (Artist: Live (Nina)) (Song: Heaven (Nina))



12. I believe it's meant to be, darling
    I watch you when you are sleeping
    You belong with me (Late '80s, female group) (Artist: The Bangles (AZ Haida/Blabs) (Song: Eternal Flame (AZ Haida/Blabs))



13. Now nothin' can take you away from me
    We've been down that road before
    But that's over now
    You keep me comin' back for more (Mid-80s, American male) (Artist: Bryan Adams (MamaSarah/Nina)) (Song: Heaven (Nina))



14. Looking back as lovers go walking past
    All of my life
    Wondering how they met and what makes it last (Tootsie) (Artist: Stephen Bishop (Nina/Purple Cat)) (Song: It Might Be You (Nina/Purple Cat))



15. I know that you are something special
    To you I'd be always faithful
    I want to be what you always needed
    Then I hope you'll see the heart in me (2005, Teenage appeal, Boyish, American) (Artist: Jesse McCartney (Nina)) (Song: Beautiful Soul (Nina))



16. I'll love in the sunshine, lay you down in the warm, white sand.
    And who know, maybe this time, things wil turn out just the way you planned. (Mid-90s, sleepy hit, easy listening, male) (Artist: Joshua Kadison (Mint)) (Song: Jessie (Mint))



17. Your eggs are over easy
    Your toast done lightly
    All that's missing is your morning kiss
    That used to greet me (Early 90s, Afro-American female) (Artist: Karyn White (Blabs/Nina)) (Song: Superwoman (Blabs/Nina))



18. And the boys all look, but no, they can't touch
    But the girls want to know why the boys like us so much (Sampling a song from The Sound of Music) (Artist: Gwen Stefani (Nina)) (Song: Wind it Up (Adibah))



19. In the silence of your room
    In the darkness of your dreams
    You must only think of me
    There can be no in between
    When your pride is on the floor
    I'll make you beg for more (Morbid, British female duo, early 90s, Song Title similar to one of the First 3 Songs in List) (Artist: Shakespeare Sisters (Zyrin)) (Song: Stay (Zyrin))



20. Some find it in the face of their children
    Some find it in their lover's eyes
    Who can deny the joy it brings
    When you've found that special thing (British boy band, circa late 90s) (Artist: Westlife (AZ Haida/Nina)) (Song: Flying Without Wings (AZ Haida/Nina))



21. And if I should falter would you open your arms to me?
    We can make love not war and live at peace with our hearts
    
    I'm so in love with you
    I'll be forever blue
    What religion or reason could drive a man to forsake his lover? (British male duo, pop, early 90s) (Artist: Erasure (Purple Cat)) (Song: A Little Respect (Purple Cat))



22. If this world makes you crazy
    And you've taken all you can bear
    You call me up
    Because you know i'll be there (Eccentric, Crazy Hair, American female, mid 80s) (Artist: Cyndi Lauper (Zyrin)) (Song: True Colors (Zyrin))



23. Oh love I've been searching so long
    Ive been searching high and low
    A little love is all I ask - a little sadness
    When you're gone (Old, but still good looking, British male, once a teenage idol in the 60s) (Artist: Sir Cliff Richard (Purple Cat/Nina)) (Song: Ocean Deep (Purple Cat))



24. I was going down for the third time
    My heart was broken, I was not open to your suggestions
    I had so many questions
    That you just kissed away (British male, gay, circa 2003-2004) (Artist: George Michael (MamaSarah)) (Song: Amazing (MamaSarah))



25. Ku tahu kau tak pernah setia (kasih)
    Ku tahu diriku tak bererti (Malay female, with luscious, full lips, strong vocal chord) (Artist: Ning Baizura (Nina/Zyrin)) (Song: Selagi Ada...(Cinta) (Zyrin))

Let's get cracking on these lyrics and duly inform me of the answers!!!

I hereby tag anyone who would like to undertake this meme.

note: comics taken from here and here respectively.