Tales of a Trainee American

Here are opening lines of the first 20 songs randomly taken from my mp3 collection. Guess the song, and the artist! (And arosoff is banned from playing, even if she pretends she's not paying attention!) I've skipped any where the title is in the first line of the song. And some that nobody's likely to get. And instrumentals!

1. Hell is gone and heaven's here (Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams [c8bt])
2. I've got two strong arms, blessings of Babylon (The Riddle by Nik Kershaw [smiorgan])
3. If I say I don't need anyone, I can say these things to you (Rocket Queen by Guns N' Roses [esran])
4. I wanna know, did you get the feeling
5. December morning, when the ship came sailing in
6. A straw headed woman, and a barrel chested man ((Waiting For) The Ghost Train by Madness [kyte])
7. I don't know what you're looking for
8. I'm taking all you down with me
9. I guess this time you're really leaving, I heard your suitcase say goodbye (two lines, but the first really is quite vague and generic!!) (I'll Be There For You by Bon Jovi [sillysally])
10. These bastards stole their power from the victims of the Us v. Them years
11. I'm the dandy highwayman and you're too scared to mention (Stand And Deliver by Adam and the Ants [kyte])
12. I was feeling done in -- couldn't win (Touch-A Touch-A Touch-A Touch Me by Susan Sarandon (as Janet from the Rocky Horror Picture Show OST) [c8bt])
13. I am not the type of dog that could keep you waiting
14. Well bless my soul what's wrong with me (All Shook Up by Elvis Presley [c8bt])
15. Solo, I'm a soloist on a solo list
16. It's warm by the river, the weir keeps us clean (Far From Home by The Levellers [smiorgan])
17. It's a lot like life (Ed: oops, changed to the correct lyrics...)
18. Reaching out for something you've got to feel
19. Good and bad I swear I've had
20. It's not the way you lead me by the hand into the bedroom (Sometimes by Erasure [kyte])

These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing’s users. As in, they sit on the shelf to make you look smart or well-rounded. Bold the ones you've read, italicize the ones you own but have not read.

Note: Alexis almost certainly owns some of these; however the criteria I have used for the list is "bought by myself" for those I own but haven't read.

( listy thing )

1970s:
Croydon, UK
Greenway, Devon, UK
Galmpton, Devon, UK

1980s:
Galmpton, Devon, UK (but two different houses)

1990s:
Galmpton, Devon, UK
Falmer (Uni. of Sussex), E Sussex, UK
Brighton, UK
Saint-Martin d'Heres (nr. Grenoble), Isere, France
Falmer (Uni. of Sussex), E Sussex, UK
Theydon Bois, Essex, UK
Leytonstone, London, UK (two different places)
North Finchley, London, UK (two different places)

2000s:
North Finchley, London, UK
Finchley, London, UK

Meme rules:
1. Pick 15 of your favourite movies.
2. Go to IMDb and find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Fill in the film title once it's guessed.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search functions. Totally cheating, you dirty cheaters.

( 15 quotes )

Post the first lines of the next 20 songs that appear when your media player goes all random over your all-tracks playlist. Feel free to skip the excruciatingly obvious (e.g. where the first line is the title) along with instrumentals, duplicates, and tracks where there's no lyrics sheet and the first line is unintelligible or where you're probably the only person on your flist who's got the track.

1. Love is empty
2. Where do you come from baby and ooh won't you take me there
3. Something's on my mind, it's been for quite some time
4. Girl of sixteen, whole life ahead of her - Blasphemous Rumours by Depeche Mode (fluffymormegil)
5. I look around, unsatisfied
6. You've done it all, you've broken every code - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (boneist)
7. Our love's an ocean
8. Sweetheart listen, I know the last few days haven't been good for the both of us - If You Let Me Stay by Terence Trent D'Arby (sbj180)
9. End of passion play, crumbling away - Master Of Puppets by Metallica (fluffymormegil)
10. I met a devil woman, she took my heart away
11. Ruby Ruby, where you been so long
12. Here is a quiet room
13. Half a mile from the county fair - And It Stoned Me by Van Morrison (arosoff)
14. I never knew her name
15. Please allow me to introduce myself - Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones (fluffymormegil)
16. Good morning miss, can I help you son - House Of Fun by Madness (sbj180)
17. Ever stop to wonder should I question
18. I guess you're wondering how I knew - I Heard It Thru The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye (boneist)
19. Why do you look at me when you hate me
20. Don't you worry 'bout what's on your mind

This is yet another rubbish US-centric meme, but I'm bored and it's Friday so what the heck.

( When I were a kid... )

1. Fell in love: 29
2. Got a Myspace account: never
3. Got drunk: 17
4. Smoked weed: 24
5. Got french kissed: 19
6. Went to the hospital for surgery: 26
7. Got your heart broken badly: 29
8. Lost a pet: can't remember
9. Got arrested: never
10. Smoked a Cigarette: never
11. Broken a bone: never
12. Went to a concert: 17
13. Got your own cell phone: 27
14. Got a speeding ticket: never (though I'll freely admit, it's something of a miracle)
15. Ran away: never
16. Snuck out of the house: never
17. Pierced other than your ears: never
18. Got a tattoo: never
19. Bought porn: never (there's way too much around for free!!)
22. Totaled a car: 18
23. Moved out of your parents' house: 23 (not counting when I was at Uni as really 'moved out')
25. How old are you now? 33
26. Had a kid: 33
27. Got married: 30

A meme from a few people...

Which Female Action Hero Are You?
	You are The Bride. When you get an idea in your head, you simply won't let it go! You constantly search for normalcy, love, and sometimes revenge--and your vicious stubbornness inspires you to fight to the death to get what you want.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

Neat! And I get a cool sword as well.

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:

1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...

( From Start to Finish )