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Monday, December 07, 2009

Musical Monday #120

Welcome to the 120th edition of Musical Monday, the weekly quiz that Soccer Dad and I alternate hosting. As always, the challenge is to identify the title and artist of each song quote below, as well as the common theme of the entire set of songs.

There's just a single theme today, though I will say that the last three songs belong to a different genre than the rest.

1) "I never said I was a victim of circumstance"
2) "All these places had their moments"
3) "This is for the ones who stood their ground"
4) "I'm breakin' loose, it ain't no use"
5) "Do you wanna be somebody else?"
6) "I'm changing, arranging"
7) "And if I do, I know the way there"
8) "Gave into love and watched all the bitterness burn"
9) "The shadows of misty yesteryears"
10) "Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial"
11) "Exhibition is your habit, emotion second hand"
12) "And I was born with a jealous mind"
13) "You can sell your soul, but don’t you sell it too cheap"
14) "Pop me down jack me up shoot me out flyin' down the highway"
15) "I have something I know won't desert me, I'm not alone anymore"
16) "Made the bus in seconds flat"
17) "You'll come back and you'll look around you"
18) "Who am I without you by my side?"
19) "Heard about Pittsburgh, PA"
20) "They paid heavenly bills"
21) "So don't be surprised to see me, back in that bright part of town"
22) "You stare politely right on through"
23) "The curtains drawn in the little room downstairs"
24) "Two doors remain before your others and your own"
25) "Oh, how nature loves her little surprises!"
26) "Please don't talk about sweet love"
27) "You boiled me over, now you're cold as ice"
28) "I have a limo, ride in the back"
29) "This is a tricky situation, I've only got myself to blame"
30) "So you bought the best selling novel, knowing that you couldn't miss"
31) "Each breath that we breathe, with love we must weave"
32) "Sometimes you turn your head to the wind"
33) "Take a look at the Lawman, beating up the wrong guy"
34) "Here come Johnny with the power and the glory"
35) "Never again to be all alone"
36) "How could so much love be inside of you?"
37) "Where were you when I was burned and broken?"
38) "But all are agreed as they join the stampede"
39) "When you're feeling in the dumps, don't be silly chumps!"
40) "Here's to whatever comes"

Good luck and enjoy!

35 Comments:

At 12/7/09, 8:51 PM, Blogger Soccer Dad said...

1) My life - Billy Joel
16) Day in the life - The Beatles
36) You are the sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder

I guess these are "Life" songs, appropriate to a birthday!

 
At 12/7/09, 9:04 PM, Blogger trn said...

1) My Life, Billy Joel
2) In My Life, John Lennon
16) Day in the Life, The Beatles
28) Life's Been Good to Me So Far, Tom Petty
40) To Life, Fiddler on the Roof

A good theme for both the 120th edition of Musical Monday and Elie's birthday!

 
At 12/7/09, 9:41 PM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

39. "Always look on the bright side of life" from Life of Brian

 
At 12/7/09, 9:43 PM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

7. "Got to get you into my life"--Beatles

 
At 12/7/09, 9:55 PM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

15 is called "For once in my life"? I don't know who to list as the artist. The guy in the tuxedo.

 
At 12/7/09, 9:58 PM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

A bonus:

I met a girl at a bakery/She wanted to borrow my car from me

 
At 12/7/09, 9:59 PM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

28 "Life's been good to me so far" is by Joe Walsh, I thought.

 
At 12/7/09, 10:02 PM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

Sorry this is turning out to be one comment per song.

12. Run for your life--Beatles

 
At 12/7/09, 10:15 PM, Blogger LEL said...

1.My Life-Billy Joel
2.In My Life-The Beatles
7.Got to Get You into My Life-The Beatles
9.The Times of Your Life-Paul Anka
12.Run for Your Life-The Beatles
16.A Day in the Life-The Beatles

 
At 12/7/09, 10:39 PM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

18. "What is live?"--George Harrison

 
At 12/7/09, 10:45 PM, Blogger Gail said...

6. Reflections of My Life -
10. Time of Your Life - Green Day
15. For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder
26. I Love the Nightlife - Thelma Something-or-other?

 
At 12/7/09, 10:47 PM, Blogger Gail said...

38. Circle of Life -

 
At 12/7/09, 10:51 PM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

Speaking of Monty Python movies, isn't here a theme song to "The Meaning of Life"?

 
At 12/7/09, 10:52 PM, Blogger Gail said...

35. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone

 
At 12/7/09, 11:07 PM, Anonymous Clayton said...

19 - Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
20 - Life in the Fast Lane - The Eagles
23 - Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
34 - Walk of Life - Dire Straits

"Life's Been Good" is by Joe Walsh.

 
At 12/8/09, 12:16 AM, Blogger LEL said...

18.What is Life-George Harrison

 
At 12/8/09, 12:56 AM, Anonymous Clayton said...

14 - Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbit

 
At 12/8/09, 2:38 AM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

Is there a Guess Who song called "Hang on to your life"?

 
At 12/8/09, 12:47 PM, Anonymous Clayton said...

32 - Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane

 
At 12/8/09, 12:55 PM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

The ultimate life title might be Willie Dixon's "I live the life I love and I love the life I live." It could be that I once heard Mose Allison sing this live.

 
At 12/8/09, 1:09 PM, Anonymous Clayton said...

I'm wondering if Steve Winwood's "Back in the High Life" is in here, but I can't remember enough to ID it.

 
At 12/8/09, 1:44 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

40 - to life, lchayim fiddler on the roof

 
At 12/8/09, 5:22 PM, Blogger Soccer Dad said...

Clayton - Could it be #8?

I thought of The Glamorous Life by Sheila E, which I don't think is here and Isn't Life Strange, by the Moody Blues, which I also doubt is included.

 
At 12/8/09, 5:38 PM, Blogger Elie said...

Great so far, all!! A few responses to earlier comments:

Is there a Guess Who song called "Hang on to your life"?

Yes, and it's here!

I'm wondering if Steve Winwood's "Back in the High Life" is in here

Yes again.

The Glamorous Life by Sheila E, which I don't think is here and Isn't Life Strange, by the Moody Blues

No on the first, yes on the second.

 
At 12/8/09, 5:47 PM, Blogger Elie said...

Oh, and #8 is not "Back in the High Life Again". It's actually a song from the current half-decade, if that helps.

 
At 12/8/09, 6:46 PM, Anonymous Clayton said...

25 - A Life of Illusion - Joe Walsh

 
At 12/9/09, 11:36 AM, Blogger Soccer Dad said...

I'm going to take another stab at "Back in the High Life again" - 21.

 
At 12/9/09, 1:53 PM, Anonymous Clayton said...

Likewise, I'll guess that "Isn't Life Strange" is #31.

 
At 12/9/09, 8:00 PM, Anonymous Clayton said...

Here is, for my region anyway, a decidedly wintery summary:

1) My Life - Billy Joel
2) In My Life - The Beatles
3) "This is for the ones who stood their ground"
4) "I'm breakin' loose, it ain't no use"
5) "Do you wanna be somebody else?"
6) Reflections of My Life -
7) Got to Get You Into My Life - The Beatles
8) "Gave into love and watched all the bitterness burn"
9) The Times of Your Life - Paul Anka
10) Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day
11) "Exhibition is your habit, emotion second hand"
12) Run For Your Life - The Beatles
13) "You can sell your soul, but don’t you sell it too cheap"
14) Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbit
15) For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder
16) A Day in the Life - The Beatles
17) "You'll come back and you'll look around you"
18) What is Life - George Harrison
19) Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
20) Life in the Fast Lane - The Eagles
21) Back in the High Life Again - Steve Winwood
22) "You stare politely right on through"
23) Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
24) "Two doors remain before your others and your own"
25) A Life of Illusion - Joe Walsh
26) I Love the Nightlife - Thelma -?-
27) "You boiled me over, now you're cold as ice"
28) Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
29) "This is a tricky situation, I've only got myself to blame"
30) "So you bought the best selling novel, knowing that you couldn't miss"
31) Isn't Life Strange - The Moody Blues
32) Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
33) "Take a look at the Lawman, beating up the wrong guy"
34) Walk of Life - Dire Straits
35) You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone
36) You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
37) "Where were you when I was burned and broken?"
38) Circle of Life -
39) Always Look on the Bright Side of Life - Monty Python's Life of Brian
40) To Life - Fiddler on the Roof

Bonus: "I met a girl at a bakery/She wanted to borrow my car from me"

 
At 12/10/09, 2:43 PM, Blogger Soccer Dad said...

Reflections of my life was sung by Marmalade.

Orange you enjoying this Musical Monday?

:-)

 
At 12/11/09, 11:21 AM, Blogger Soccer Dad said...

Oh, and I think that 26 is by Elisa Bridges or something like that ...

 
At 12/11/09, 12:03 PM, Blogger Elie said...

Alicia Bridges actually, but speling dusnt cownt here anyway!
:-)

Wanted to note that I finally got around to posting the solutions to MMs 114, 116, and 118, so check those out if you're interested. Will hold off on this one for a bit, but meanwhile here are a few hints on some of the remaining ones:

3 and 4: I could have used these in MM #114. And 8-9 would have almost made that theme as well.

5: Really modern song, I only know it via my kids.

22: Also modern, but one I know on my own.

 
At 1/5/10, 8:37 PM, Blogger Elie said...

Great job, Soccer Dad, TRN, Yitzchak, Laura, Gail, and Clayton! Together, you ID's 26 out of 40 songs, and TRN was first to get the theme, song titles with the word "Life". Appropriate for MM #120, with 120 being the ideal length of a lifespan in Jewish thought.

The full list of correct responses:

1) "I never said I was a victim of circumstance"
- "My Life", Billy Joel
2) "All these places had their moments"
- "In My Life", The Beatles
3) "This is for the ones who stood their ground"
- "It's My Life", Bon Jovi
4) "I'm breakin' loose, it ain't no use"
- "It's My Life", The Animals
5) "Do you wanna be somebody else?"
- "Welcome To My Life", Simple Plan
6) "I'm changing, arranging"
- "Reflections Of My Life", Marmalade
7) "And if I do, I know the way there"
- "Got To Get You Into My Life", The Beatles
8) "Gave into love and watched all the bitterness burn"
- "The Time of My Life", David Cook
9) "The shadows of misty yesteryears"
- "Times Of Your Life", Paul Anka
10) "Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial"
- "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)", Green Day
11) "Exhibition is your habit, emotion second hand"
- "For Your Life", Led Zeppelin
12) "And I was born with a jealous mind"
- "Run For Your Life", The Beatles
13) "You can sell your soul, but don’t you sell it too cheap"
- "Hang On To Your Life", The Guess Who
14) "Pop me down jack me up shoot me out flyin' down the highway"
- "Driving My Life Away", Eddie Rabbitt
15) "I have something I know won't desert me, I'm not alone anymore"
- "For Once In My Life", Stevie Wonder
16) "Made the bus in seconds flat"
- "A Day In The Life", The Beatles
17) "You'll come back and you'll look around you"
- "One Day In Your Life", Michael Jackson
18) "Who am I without you by my side?"
- "What Is Life?", George Harrison
19) "Heard about Pittsburgh, PA"
- "Life During Wartime", Talking Heads
20) "They paid heavenly bills"
- "Life In The Fast Lane", Eagles

 
At 1/5/10, 8:37 PM, Blogger Elie said...

21) "So don't be surprised to see me, back in that bright part of town"
- "Back In The High Life Again", Steve Winwood
22) "You stare politely right on through"
- "How To Save A Life", The Fray
23) "The curtains drawn in the little room downstairs"
- "Someone Saved My Life Tonight", Elton John
24) "Two doors remain before your others and your own"
- "Life And How To Live It", R.E.M.
25) "Oh, how nature loves her little surprises!"
- "Life Of Illusion", Joe Walsh
26) "Please don't talk about sweet love"
- "I Love the Night Life", Alicia Bridges
27) "You boiled me over, now you're cold as ice"
- "Life Story", Barbara Streisand
28) "I have a limo, ride in the back"
- "Life's Been Good", Joe Walsh
29) "This is a tricky situation, I've only got myself to blame"
- "It's A Hard Life", Queen
30) "So you bought the best selling novel, knowing that you couldn't miss"
- "It's a Tuff Life", Pat Benatar
31) "Each breath that we breathe, with love we must weave"
- "Isn't Life Strange", Moody Blues
32) "Sometimes you turn your head to the wind"
- "Life is a Highway", Tom Cochrane
33) "Take a look at the Lawman, beating up the wrong guy"
- "Life On Mars?", David Bowie
34) "Here come Johnny with the power and the glory"
- "Walk Of Life", Dire Straits
35) "Never again to be all alone"
- "You Light Up My Life", Debby Boone
36) "How could so much love be inside of you?"
- "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", Stevie Wonder
37) "Where were you when I was burned and broken?"
- "Coming Back To Life", Pink Floyd
38) "But all are agreed as they join the stampede"
- "Circle Of Life", Elton John
39) "When you're feeling in the dumps, don't be silly chumps!"
- "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life", Monty Python
40) "Here's to whatever comes"
- "L'Chayim/To Life", Fiddler On The Roof

 
At 1/6/10, 4:25 AM, Blogger Yitzchak Goodman said...

My bonus was "The Girls in My Life (Part 1)" by Randy Newman

 

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