"friday five" ... goodness, gracious, great balls of fire ?

Published on November 12, 2004 By mignuna In Philosophy

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This week, we poetic souls are going to pillage songs we love to express ourselves. (Yes. Very sneaky of us).

Using only song lyrics, complete the following sentences from your own perspective:

1. I think I am ...

2. Sometimes I wish I could ...

3. Last time I fell in love, I ...

4. At the moment, I feel like ...

5. An ex-partner once said I was ...

Lots of room for interpretation ... just how I like it.

(And yes, yes, I’m about 15 hours late. Don’t blame me. Blame my ex-housemate Adam and his girlfriend for visiting us. I tried to write my blog, and everyone teased me !. Even my husband !. They called me a nerd !. I had to wait until all the healthy, tanned, outdoorsy people went to the beach to hide inside and write my Friday Five !. Bah on them. They’ll all be sorry when they look like leather handbags at 40).

Mig XXXXX

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Texas Wahine

on Nov 15, 2004

. . . love it, citahellion!

Floozie

on Nov 15, 2004

NIN is my official 'bonk music' (especially 'closer' but 'hurt' has the most amazing effect on me also

For some reason 'Head like a hole' gets me in the mood every single time. I imagine LW will appreciate it - 'Bow down before the one you serve. You're gonna get what you deserve'

I need to go and be by myself for a while now *wink wink*

Suz xxx

citahellion

on Nov 16, 2004

Bonus point for anybody who can identify the band responsible for my answer to number 1.

Texas Wahine

on Nov 16, 2004

Cat's foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoia's poison door
Twenty first century schizoid man

Blood rack barbed wire
Politicians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man

Death seed blind man's greed
Poets' starving children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man

Can I have three guesses? I have three possible answers . . .

chiprj

on Nov 16, 2004

Between the RSS feeds being a little odd over the weekend and my discovery of a new online game, I'm getting to a lot of parties late...

1. I think I am ... a dreamer, but my heart's of gold

2. Sometimes I wish I could ... fly like an eagle to the sea

3. Last time I fell in love, I thought -
My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me
So won't you kill me, so I die happy
My heart is yours to fill or burst
to break or bury, or wear as jewelery
Whichever you prefer

AND

Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember
I'll always remember the sound of the stereo
The dim of the soft lights, the scent of your hair
That you twirled in your fingers
And the time on the clock when we realized it was so late
And this walk that we shared together
The streets were wet and the gate was locked
So I jumped it and let you in
And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
And you kissed me like you meant it
And I knew, that you meant it
That you meant it, that you meant it
And I knew that you meant it, that you meant it

(Of course meeting my wife predates this song by many years, when I hear it, it reminds me of when we met. I did walk her home and stand at the gate outside her house a number of times, though I never had to jump it to let her in.)

4. At the moment, I feel like ... Damn, misunderstood
Intentions good

5. An ex-partner once said I was ... The captain of her heart

(I couldn't find a song where it was just a string of bad names and foul language, so I figured I'd post some lyrics to portray myself in a nice light - both are true)

foreverserenity

on Nov 16, 2004

1. I think I am ...
If you want my body and you think I’m sexy
Come on sugar let me know

2. Sometimes I wish I could ...
In my life there’s been heartache and pain
I don’t know if I can face it again
Can’t stop now, I’ve traveled so far
To change this lonely life

Now this mountain I must climb
Feels like a world upon my shoulders
through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder

3. Last time I fell in love, I ...
Have you ever needed someone so bad...
Have you ever wanted someone so bad....

4. At the moment, I feel like ...
I gotta take a little time, a little time to think things over
gotta read between the lines
in case I need it when I'm older...

5. An ex-partner once said I was ...
At least, he .....
realize Just how foolish you’ve been
And you try to make amends
But you’re better off as friends
’cause that’s how much, that’s how much
That’s how much, that’s how much...

Citehellion - King Crimson....ok, so I asked around...

citahellion

on Nov 16, 2004

I knew I should have said "from direct personal knowledge".

Texas Wahine

on Nov 16, 2004

I knew I should have said "from direct personal knowledge".

He he he . . . but you didn't!

BTW -- on the above sentence, you have the last quotation mark inside the period. I have been confused about quotation marks a bit, and I'd love to see a blog about 'em. I think I've been doing it mostly right, but partly wrong. Of course, I could look it up, but then I'd miss your witty teaching style! I am putting in a request for a quotation mark blog.

citahellion

on Nov 16, 2004

Well, I'll sum it up here quickly:

In standard English usage, punctuation marks always go inside the quotation marks. (Of course there are some exceptions, as with anything else in English, but this is the rule to follow.)
In Computer Science usage, punctuation marks that are not part of what you actually need to quote go outside the quote marks.
It's the difference between:
Type "Hello." (standard English, but ambiguous--do I type that period, or is it just there because it's the end of the sentence?)
and
Type "Hello". (exactly correct instructions, but not standard English)

Being the computer geek that I am, I tend to go with the CS usage over the standard English usage because of its lack of ambiguity. But since I do it both ways at different times (depending mostly on my fingers), it's safe to infer that this is not one of those things that bothers me.

Floozie

on Nov 16, 2004

Why don't people write the names of the songs and the artists? Why? WHY? Are you taunting me? I can almost grab the names of most of them, but they keep running away just as I close my hand on them. Have some compassion guys - fill me in!

Suz xxx

chiprj

on Nov 16, 2004

Here's mine -

1 - Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home(There's one for you citahellion. How do I make the dots appear on my u?)

2 - Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle

3 - Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down

4 - Bon Jovi - Misunderstood

5 - Double - Captain of her heart (I actually couldn't remember who this was until I cruised an 80's music lyrics page and found it)

citahellion

on Nov 16, 2004

Actually, you need them on the o, too, don't you? Mötley Crüe.
For O-umlaut, hold the Alt-key and type "148" on your keypad.
For U-umlaut, hold the Alt-key and type "129" on your keypad.

Now for some reason, my browser (FireFox) doesn't like it when you do the Alt-148, it interprets it as a "Back" command. For that I ended up cut-and-pasting from another window.

My songs were:
"21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson
"Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles
"Something" by The Beatles
"Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except for Me and My Monkey)" by The Beatles
"Revolution #9" by The Beatles

mignuna

on Nov 16, 2004

this one is excellent !

yay for all you folks arriving late ! (thought y'all forgot about me !)

happy mig XXX

shadesofgrey

on Nov 17, 2004

1. I think ...I haven't ever really found a place that I call home
I never stick around quite long enough to make it
I apologize that once again I'm not in love
But it's not as if I mind
that your heart ain't exactly breaking
It's just a thought, only a thought
But if my life is for rent and I don't learn to buy
Well I deserve nothing more than I get
Cos nothing I have is truly mine
(Dido)

2. Sometimes I wish I could ...avoid the lightning
Oh, where did the blue skies go?
And why is it raining so?
It’s so cold
I can’t sleep tonight
Everybody saying everything’s alright
Still I can’t close my eyes
I’m seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights
Sunny days
Where have you gone? (Travis)

3. Last time I fell in love, I ... still haven’t [hadn't] found what I’m looking for (U2)

4. At the moment, I feel like ...I didn't lose my mind it was mine to give away (Robbie Williams) or
I don't want to be anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms wondering what I gotta do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me (Gavin DeGraw)

5. An ex-partner once said ...Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to ryhme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide (Howie Day)

foreverserenity

on Nov 17, 2004

Sorry Suz, here mine:
1. If you want my body and you think I’m sexy – Rod Stewart (get's me dancing everytime!)

2. In my life there’s been heartache and pain – I want to know what love is - Foreigner (love this one)

3. Have you ever needed someone so bad... Def Leppard (really gets you..)

4. I gotta take a little time, a little time to think things over - Foreigner (uh, huh, uh, huh)

5. I realize Just how foolish you’ve been and you try to make amends..- How much I feel for you Baby - Ambrosia (feel for you baby.....singing)

Hey Citellion

ahem, points? Har, har....

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