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I've been really abnormally sleepy the past three days. I mean, abnormally sleepy compared to how I've been the past, eh, four months? Which was abnormally sleepy compared to how I'd been a year before that. But the past three days it's like I hit first-trimester-sleepy again. Still, when ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vovat posted variations of TWO of my most favorite LiveJournal games, I had to find the energy to post them myself!
The first I know you've ALL been waiting for me to resurrect again... Yes, it's the amazing Guess the Lyric Game!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are the instructions for this variation:
Step 1: Put your iTunes or equivalent on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 30 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3: Bold out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!
I WILL bold when someone guesses correctly, but I HATE when y'all use the excuse that somebody already guessed the one you know, so GUESS ANYWAY. I will score like so: 2 points for each correct title; 1 point for each correct artist; 1/2 a point for if you correctly guess the genre or describe the song in some other way (ie, like if you're like "I know this, it's that fast 80's dance song, uh...")
So far, this is the best game yet-- half the songs have been guessed! I'll go add decade clues, as well as commonality ratings, to the rest, just so you can narrow your brains down a bit...
1. All the waiters in your grand cafe leave their tables when you blink.
2. [Title, which is actually the entire first line or two] Give me life, give me life, keep me free from birth...
3. Desert loving in your eyes all the way; if I listen to your lies would you say (I had to look up that first line and it STILL doesn't sound familiar, so I added the second line too)(extremely '80s. Like, a song somebody would put on a CD of the Top Hits of the '80s. In fact I think that's where I got it. So, you know this song, you just might not know the words).
4. I went down to the [title], fell down on my knees ('60s, though based on an old blues number. Easy if you know your classic rock, moderately difficult otherwise)
5. I know just how to whisper, and I know just how to cry (cheesy '80s. Depends how well you know your cheesy 80s)
6. Johnny, take a walk with your sister the moon; Let her pale light in to fill up your room.
7. I want my, I want my MTV...
8. All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes ('80s. Why is it nobody can get the 80s songs? Well, Nathan got #7. Anyway this is moderate. Easier than #5)
8.5 (because I'm pretty sure no one knows it, but I'll leave it in anyway just in case). The river flows, it flows to the sea; wherever that river goes that's where I want to be ('60s I'm pretty sure, though it MIGHT be early '70s. No, think it's '60s. It's just hard. That's why it's a .5)
9.[title], I think it was the Fourth of July
10. I realize you're seeing someone new; I don't believe she knows you like I do (either the late 80s or early 90s. Moderately big)
11. Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it just to reach you...
12. In the shuffling madness of the [title], runs the all-time loser headlong to his death.
13. Just a small-town girl living in a lonely world, took a midnight train going anywhere.
14. I'd like to be under the sea in an [title] in the shade.
15. [title] I can hardly express my mixed emotions and my thoughtlessness. (very early 80s. I say VERY on purpose, because otherwise it might confuse you to the artist. You've probably heard it).
16. I don't know how I'm gonna tell you I can't play with you no more (early 70s. You probably don't know it unless you are really familiar with this band or somewhat familiar with the soundtrack of a particular movie)
17. A winter's day, in a deep and dark December...
18. Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dream/I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been (that one I put two lines just because it's hard) (70s, very big song by this artist so it depends on what music you listen to. Also, this song was sampled by a rap song in the 90s. No, it is NOT "Under Pressure")
19. What'll you do when you get lonely, nobody's waiting by your side? (70s, although it was remade in an entirely different style by the songwriter in the '90s. You definitely have heard the 90s version at least, though the original is extremely big in classic rock history)
20. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together (and if you don't know this one from that line, you don't know this one at all, sucks to be you)
21. [title], do what you wanna do. I can't tell you who to sock it to.
22. [title], we got fun and games, we got everything you want...
22.5 (also, think there's a slight chance some people know it but probably don't know what it's called) Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends; we're so glad you could attend, come inside... (70s. The song itself isn't that obscure, but I doubt anyone but a progressive rock fanatic or a deejay knows the title)
23. (this is harder too, but at least the title is the refrain) Beat is getting stronger, music's getting longer too... (70s. On the harder side. Other songs by this group are more familiar)
24. When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all.
25. Every night I say a prayer in the hopes that there's a heaven. (80s. I sang this in chorus in high school so it seems really easy to me, but maybe it's not)
26. All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
26.5 (there's no way you know this unless you're really cool) Oh where are you now, pussywillow that smiled on this leaf? (early 70s. like I said, I'd be BEYOND impressed if you got this. Definitely the hardest song on the list... maybe Maggie can take a decent stab at the ARTIST, but that's about it)
27. If you said goodbye to me tonight, there would still be music left to write
28. [title] had green eyes like yours, lady, like yours. (late 60s. Somewhat hard. The title is a character from folklore/legend-- there's your clue)
29. My baby said she's travellin' on the [title]
30. What goes up must come down. [title] got to go 'round.
And because I always give the duplicate artist hint: 1 and 27 are the same artist; 11, 14, 20, 29 are the same artist and 2 and 15 are by former members of such; 16 and 18 are the same artist; 24 is by a former member of 17; groups 4 and 19 share a very key member (in fact they're both off the same CD which is a Best Of that person), as do groups 8.5 and 28.
Okay, that game sums up the first part of my username, so on to the second part:
This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved.
1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien* Do you know how much of my brainpower has already been spent pondering at what age to read this to the Offspring, and when he'd be allowed to watch the movie, and how to manage reading it to him before he sees the movie? Particularly even more so if I end up naming him Sam?
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin I'd star this if it was fifteen years ago I know, but now I swear I can't remember ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN IT, so I don't feel justified in doing so...
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick --Jason reads this one like once a year or something, but I haven't picked it up yet
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley I loved parts of this, but I'm not sure I'd say I loved the whole thing.
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury --someday, I will actually read this.
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett Well I absolutely love this series, but I don't love this book. Why don't they just put "The Discworld Series" here and be done with it, instead?
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card --I have recommended this book to middle schoolers, but never actually got around to picking it up myself
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling *
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams *
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley -heh, I just saw a book titled this in a parenting magazine. Somehow, I don't think it's the same book.
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut I'm not sure if this one gets starred, either. Part of my brain definitely loved it, while the other part went "uhhhh...." Vonnegut does that to you. I think I'd be more likely to star some of his other books actually.
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson --this book has been sitting on J's nightstand since Marty went to Romania for the first time (giving it to him). I don't know if he ever actually read it.
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks --a book I occasionally look at and then decide I don't feel like reading.
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
vovat posted variations of TWO of my most favorite LiveJournal games, I had to find the energy to post them myself! The first I know you've ALL been waiting for me to resurrect again... Yes, it's the amazing Guess the Lyric Game!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here are the instructions for this variation:
Step 1: Put your iTunes or equivalent on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 30 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3: Bold out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!
I WILL bold when someone guesses correctly, but I HATE when y'all use the excuse that somebody already guessed the one you know, so GUESS ANYWAY. I will score like so: 2 points for each correct title; 1 point for each correct artist; 1/2 a point for if you correctly guess the genre or describe the song in some other way (ie, like if you're like "I know this, it's that fast 80's dance song, uh...")
So far, this is the best game yet-- half the songs have been guessed! I'll go add decade clues, as well as commonality ratings, to the rest, just so you can narrow your brains down a bit...
1. All the waiters in your grand cafe leave their tables when you blink.
2. [Title, which is actually the entire first line or two] Give me life, give me life, keep me free from birth...
3. Desert loving in your eyes all the way; if I listen to your lies would you say (I had to look up that first line and it STILL doesn't sound familiar, so I added the second line too)(extremely '80s. Like, a song somebody would put on a CD of the Top Hits of the '80s. In fact I think that's where I got it. So, you know this song, you just might not know the words).
4. I went down to the [title], fell down on my knees ('60s, though based on an old blues number. Easy if you know your classic rock, moderately difficult otherwise)
5. I know just how to whisper, and I know just how to cry (cheesy '80s. Depends how well you know your cheesy 80s)
6. Johnny, take a walk with your sister the moon; Let her pale light in to fill up your room.
7. I want my, I want my MTV...
8. All I wanna do when I wake up in the morning is see your eyes ('80s. Why is it nobody can get the 80s songs? Well, Nathan got #7. Anyway this is moderate. Easier than #5)
8.5 (because I'm pretty sure no one knows it, but I'll leave it in anyway just in case). The river flows, it flows to the sea; wherever that river goes that's where I want to be ('60s I'm pretty sure, though it MIGHT be early '70s. No, think it's '60s. It's just hard. That's why it's a .5)
9.[title], I think it was the Fourth of July
10. I realize you're seeing someone new; I don't believe she knows you like I do (either the late 80s or early 90s. Moderately big)
11. Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it just to reach you...
12. In the shuffling madness of the [title], runs the all-time loser headlong to his death.
13. Just a small-town girl living in a lonely world, took a midnight train going anywhere.
14. I'd like to be under the sea in an [title] in the shade.
15. [title] I can hardly express my mixed emotions and my thoughtlessness. (very early 80s. I say VERY on purpose, because otherwise it might confuse you to the artist. You've probably heard it).
16. I don't know how I'm gonna tell you I can't play with you no more (early 70s. You probably don't know it unless you are really familiar with this band or somewhat familiar with the soundtrack of a particular movie)
17. A winter's day, in a deep and dark December...
18. Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dream/I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been (that one I put two lines just because it's hard) (70s, very big song by this artist so it depends on what music you listen to. Also, this song was sampled by a rap song in the 90s. No, it is NOT "Under Pressure")
19. What'll you do when you get lonely, nobody's waiting by your side? (70s, although it was remade in an entirely different style by the songwriter in the '90s. You definitely have heard the 90s version at least, though the original is extremely big in classic rock history)
20. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together (and if you don't know this one from that line, you don't know this one at all, sucks to be you)
21. [title], do what you wanna do. I can't tell you who to sock it to.
22. [title], we got fun and games, we got everything you want...
22.5 (also, think there's a slight chance some people know it but probably don't know what it's called) Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends; we're so glad you could attend, come inside... (70s. The song itself isn't that obscure, but I doubt anyone but a progressive rock fanatic or a deejay knows the title)
23. (this is harder too, but at least the title is the refrain) Beat is getting stronger, music's getting longer too... (70s. On the harder side. Other songs by this group are more familiar)
24. When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder I can think at all.
25. Every night I say a prayer in the hopes that there's a heaven. (80s. I sang this in chorus in high school so it seems really easy to me, but maybe it's not)
26. All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray
26.5 (there's no way you know this unless you're really cool) Oh where are you now, pussywillow that smiled on this leaf? (early 70s. like I said, I'd be BEYOND impressed if you got this. Definitely the hardest song on the list... maybe Maggie can take a decent stab at the ARTIST, but that's about it)
27. If you said goodbye to me tonight, there would still be music left to write
28. [title] had green eyes like yours, lady, like yours. (late 60s. Somewhat hard. The title is a character from folklore/legend-- there's your clue)
29. My baby said she's travellin' on the [title]
30. What goes up must come down. [title] got to go 'round.
And because I always give the duplicate artist hint: 1 and 27 are the same artist; 11, 14, 20, 29 are the same artist and 2 and 15 are by former members of such; 16 and 18 are the same artist; 24 is by a former member of 17; groups 4 and 19 share a very key member (in fact they're both off the same CD which is a Best Of that person), as do groups 8.5 and 28.
Okay, that game sums up the first part of my username, so on to the second part:
This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science Fiction Book Club. Bold the ones you've read, strike-out the ones you hated, italicize those you started but never finished and put an asterisk beside the ones you loved.
1. The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien* Do you know how much of my brainpower has already been spent pondering at what age to read this to the Offspring, and when he'd be allowed to watch the movie, and how to manage reading it to him before he sees the movie? Particularly even more so if I end up naming him Sam?
2. The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
3. Dune, Frank Herbert
4. Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
5. A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin I'd star this if it was fifteen years ago I know, but now I swear I can't remember ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED IN IT, so I don't feel justified in doing so...
6. Neuromancer, William Gibson
7. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke
8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick --Jason reads this one like once a year or something, but I haven't picked it up yet
9. The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley I loved parts of this, but I'm not sure I'd say I loved the whole thing.
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury --someday, I will actually read this.
11. The Book of the New Sun, Gene Wolfe
12. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter M. Miller, Jr.
13. The Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov
14. Children of the Atom, Wilmar Shiras
15. Cities in Flight, James Blish
16. The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett Well I absolutely love this series, but I don't love this book. Why don't they just put "The Discworld Series" here and be done with it, instead?
17. Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison
18. Deathbird Stories, Harlan Ellison
19. The Demolished Man, Alfred Bester
20. Dhalgren, Samuel R. Delany
21. Dragonflight, Anne McCaffrey
22. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card --I have recommended this book to middle schoolers, but never actually got around to picking it up myself
23. The First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
24. The Forever War, Joe Haldeman
25. Gateway, Frederik Pohl
26. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J.K. Rowling *
27. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams *
28. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
29. Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
30. The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin
31. Little, Big, John Crowley -heh, I just saw a book titled this in a parenting magazine. Somehow, I don't think it's the same book.
32. Lord of Light, Roger Zelazny
33. The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick
34. Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement
35. More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon
36. The Rediscovery of Man, Cordwainer Smith
37. On the Beach, Nevil Shute
38. Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
39. Ringworld, Larry Niven
40. Rogue Moon, Algis Budrys
41. The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien
42. Slaughterhouse-5, Kurt Vonnegut I'm not sure if this one gets starred, either. Part of my brain definitely loved it, while the other part went "uhhhh...." Vonnegut does that to you. I think I'd be more likely to star some of his other books actually.
43. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson --this book has been sitting on J's nightstand since Marty went to Romania for the first time (giving it to him). I don't know if he ever actually read it.
44. Stand on Zanzibar, John Brunner
45. The Stars My Destination, Alfred Bester
46. Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein
47. Stormbringer, Michael Moorcock
48. The Sword of Shannara, Terry Brooks --a book I occasionally look at and then decide I don't feel like reading.
49. Timescape, Gregory Benford
50. To Your Scattered Bodies Go, Philip Jose Farmer
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Date: 2007-03-02 02:03 am (UTC)From:12 - Locomotive Breath, Jethro Tull!
I know I know 13, but I can't think of it to save my life right now! I mean, I can sing the melody, but the lyrics, and title, and band, escape me. Baby brain, I guess.
26 - California Dreamin' - The Mamas and the Papas.
Wow...so I know 2 and recognize a third one!
I think you should really just make me a cd of music I should know. Because I'm so woefully ignorant of pop music - the one thing us music majors never get to cover in all our classes!
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Date: 2007-03-03 12:40 am (UTC)From:But that makes 3 points for correct title and artist for both 12 and 26, so 6 points total!
Sure, I love making CDs of music people should know. Of course music I think people should know is QUITE A LOT of music....
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Date: 2007-03-03 04:17 am (UTC)From:And don't worry, I do like the Beatles, I'm just not a fan of that particular song, so I tend to skip it!
Have a great night!
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Date: 2007-03-02 03:05 am (UTC)From:14. Octopus's Garden- Beatles
20. I am the Walrus- Beatles
30. Spinning Wheel - i forget the band.
okay yay!
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Date: 2007-03-02 03:22 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-03-03 12:46 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2007-03-03 12:45 am (UTC)From:That is four correct titles and three correct artists, so you win 11 points!
Say, can you do me a favor and take a closer look at #16? Only because the only reason I didn't make it a ".5-- nobody will get this" one is because I thought you might get it, considering it, well, it relates to another of our shared favorite things (if I say any more I might give it away!) But I understand if you still can't get it-- like I said it's a hard one. You're just the only one who has a chance I think!
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Date: 2007-03-03 01:03 am (UTC)From:(curiously that artist never appeared in the game itself, although the person the song is ABOUT does... there's a clue for you!)
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Date: 2007-03-02 03:14 pm (UTC)From:7. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
9. Saturday In The Park - Chicago
11. Julia - The Beatles
14. Octopus's Garden
17. I Am A Rock - Simon and Garfunkel
20. I Am The Walrus
22. Welcome To The Jungle - Guns 'N' Roses
22.5 sounds familiar, but I can't place it. Maybe I've just seen it quoted, and haven't even heard the song. I don't know.
24. Kodachrome - Paul Simon
25. California Dreaming - The Mamas and the Papas
27. The Longest Time - Billy Joel again
29. Not sure, but I know the artist from your hints, so I'm going to guess "909."
30. Spinning Wheel - Blood, Sweat, and Tears
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Date: 2007-03-03 12:54 am (UTC)From:You probably have heard 22.5, it's not THAT obscure, but the title itself is hard to know and it's not a common enough song that people would likely be able to name it unless they, you know, had a radio show at some point in their life or something. :)
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Date: 2007-03-03 05:27 pm (UTC)From:Okay, I looked it up and found the right title. I knew it was a song from Let It Be, which I have, but haven't listened to anywhere as near much as some of the other Beatles albums.
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Date: 2007-03-04 04:04 pm (UTC)From:It finally came to me!!! YAY! Wait, does this mean the baby is sucking on a different part of my brain today???
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Date: 2007-03-04 09:13 pm (UTC)From:In answer to your question, don't know-- possibly 'e's sitting on a different set of nerve endings-- interesting chain reactions!
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Date: 2007-03-05 02:44 pm (UTC)From:6. Mysterious Ways – U2
9. Saturday In the Park – Chicago
14. Octopus’ Garden – Beatles
17. I am a Rock – Simon/Garfunkel
20. ?? - Beatles
21. It’s Your Thing - ?? (an Oldie but goodie)
24. Kodachrome – Paul Simon
26. California Dreamin’ – Mamas and the Papas
27. The Longest Time – Billy Joel
30. Spinning Wheel - ?? (I know this from 3WS, and the irregular meters in the middle and the end make me afraid to go to carnivals)
Just checked the comments and I should have known “Julia” and "I am the Walrus" but I haven’t heard them in a long time.
Fun game!
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Date: 2007-03-05 08:35 pm (UTC)From:10 correct titles = 20 pts + 9 correct artists= 29 points!
And a salute to you for being the first person to get "Mysterious Ways" and "It's Your Thing."
Just checked the comments and I should have known "Julia" and "I am the Walrus" but I haven't heard them in a long time. I salute you again for playing fair and not checking comments until after you guess!