Lyrics meme answers

[avevale_intelligencer]

I've credited the first person to get title and artist, though quite a few were got more than once. Thanks to everyone who played.

1. Not a lot of ladies drive an open-top Mercedes... "Lay-By Lil," Kit and the Widow.
2. At the top of the stairs there's hundreds of people... "The Chamber of 32 Doors," Genesis (from The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway). Title and artist by redaxe.
3. Believe it or not, I've been there too... "In Dark Dreams," Tangent.
4. Life, mysterious life, where we're moving around, dancing the rhythm of life... "Mysterious Times," Sash! (featuring Tina Cousins).
5. Sunlight sneaks around the edges of the window... "Another Day Of Loving," Brenda Sutton.
6. Dirty white caravans... "Broadford Bazaar," Jethro Tull. Title and artist by djelibeybi_meg.
7. If I listened long enough to you... "Reason To Believe," Rod Stewart. Title by thnidu. Artist by phoebesmum.
8. Pretty girl on every corner, sunshine turns the sky to gold... "LA Song," Christian Kane. Title and artist by batyatoon.
9. The Conservative MP for Spelthorne, Surrey... "Burn The Faggots," Kit and the Widow.
10. Orgasm has become the most mystified state of feeling... "Tag," from "Two Tribes," Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
11. In the place they call Silicon Valley... "Little Computing Machine," Steve Savitsky. Artist by ci5rod.
12. The streetlamps are on in Chicago tonight... "Lincoln Park Pirates," Frank Hayes. Title by thnidu.
12a. Oh, Mercury, shootin' through every degree... "Roam," the B-52's.
14. Wiry Twerp, Wiry Twerp, long may his memories remain... "I Love You," the Goons. Artist by djelibeybi_meg. Title by ci5rod.
15. Lonely, unmarried, looking for love, life was passing me by... "Look Out, There's A Monster Coming," the Bonzoes. Title and artist by willibald.
16. Sweet lady mine, my loving and my life... "For Eleanor," the nMC. Title by deborah_c who gets half a point for being one of the artist.
17. Well, friends, hereby hangs a tale... "Small Rebellions," Dandelion Wine. Title and artist by batyatoon.
18. Lovely to know the warmth your smile can bring to me... "Emily's Song," the Moody Blues. Artist by djelibeybi_meg.
19. Waking up one morning I saw smoke against the sky... "Hearts and Hands," Mary Ellen Wessels. Title and artist by telynor.
20. When I feel I'm overreacting and I'm trying too hard... "Racing in A," Steve Hackett.
21. Somewhere in the darkness there's a man they call the Skipper... "Curl," Jonathan Coulton.
22. September '77. Port Elizabeth, weather fine... "Biko," Peter Gabriel. Title and artist by batyatoon.
23. At the edge of the world, the sun pouring down... "Everybody Else Is Wrong," Utopia.
24. One man on a lonely platform, one case sitting by his side... "Fade to Grey," Visage. title and artist by phoebesmum.
25. It's a hard life, never let yourself get down... "Under My Feet," the Moody Blues. Title and artist by djelibeybi_meg.
26. Oh my dear how boring, he's defecting... "Embassy Lament," from Chess. Title and artist by stevieannie.
27. We come down here with our boots on our feet... "Valley Forge," Michael Longcor.
28. Is there no sign of light, as we stand in the darkness... "Ammonia Avenue," the Alan Parsons Project.
29. I'm so tired of being here, suppressed by all my childish fears... "My Immortal," Evanescence, also covered by Gregorian. Title and artist by debmats.
30. Just like his old father before him, who served in the Great War would sing... "Tigermoth," Steve Hackett. Title and artist by redaxe.

Comments

[tattercoats.livejournal.com]

Of course sometimes the song is sung by more than one artist - eg 19, sung by Mary Ellen Wessels but also by the writer, Sam Baardman.

You are an eclectic soul, you know?

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

Says she. :)

[bedlamhouse]

"Lincoln Park Pirates" is by Steve Goodman, though Frank brought Steve's stuff into filk.

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

True, I gather, but I didn't know that at the time, and I asked for title and artist.

[willibald.livejournal.com]

Should have got the Alan Parsons, but AA came out about the time finances got to the point where I ouldn't buy albums anymore 8-(

[jahura.livejournal.com]

I don't know what artist Thinidu guessed for #7 but Wilson Phillips put it out a couple of years earlier. Personally, I like their version better.

[zanda-myrande.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard it, but I've heard them, and I probably would too.

I was thinking you might chime in on 23 at least...