Today, the challenge is to name the songwriter of a snippet of lyrics from a notable song.
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THEY WRITE THE WORDS…
The following are small snippets of songs written by notable rock lyricists. Name the writer of each line of music (note that I am asking for the actual writer, so if the song is by a band, name me who literally wrote the song, so if I quote from “Something,” I wouldn’t want “The Beatles,” I’d want “George Harrison.” Enjoy!
1. “Fundamental differing, pure intention juxtaposed, will set two lovers souls in motion, disintegrating as it goes “
2. “Give me your hungry, your tired, your poor, that’s what the Statue of Bigotry says. Your poor huddled masses, let’s just club them to death, and get it over with.”
3. “If you want to find out what’s behind these cold eyes, you’ll just have to claw your way through this disguise. “
4. “I used to be mad at my school, the teachers that taught me weren’t cool. You’re holding me down, turning me around, filling me up with your rules.”
5. “There’s an opera out on the turnpike, there’s a ballet being fought out in the alley.”
6. “I’ll sit on cornerstones and count the time in quarter tones to ten my friend”
7. “We’ll be fighting in the streets with our children at our feet and the morals that we worship will be gone. “
8. “In this bright future, you can’t forget your past. “
9. “Music is your special friend, dance on fire as it intends. “
10. “Yesterday love was such an easy game for you to play. But now let’s face it, things are so much easier today. Let it be like yesterday. “
11. “You lack lust; you’re so lackluster “
12. “Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind possessing and caressing me “
13. “My bitter hands grate on broken glass of what was everything. All the pictures have all been washed in black, tatooed everything “
14. “I lit a thin green candle to make you jealous of me, but the room just filled up with mosquitoes. “
15. “People don’t do what they believe in, they just do what’s most convenient, then they repent. “
16. “Something’s lost, but something’s gained, in living everyday. “ 17. “Poor woman, strangled in her bed as she read. But that’s okay because she was old and she would have died anyways. “
18. “I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships flying in the yellow haze of the sun. There were children crying and colors flying all around the chosen ones. “
19. “You can’t stop us on the road to freedom, you can’t stop us cause our eyes can see. “
20. “When you’re weary, feeling small, when tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all. “
Good luck and have fun!
ANSWERS!
1. “Fundamental differing, pure intention juxtaposed, will set two lovers souls in motion, disintegrating as it goes “ – Maynard James Keenan
2. “Give me your hungry, your tired, your poor, that’s what the Statue of Bigotry says. Your poor huddled masses, let’s just club them to death, and get it over with.” – Lou Reed
3. “If you want to find out what’s behind these cold eyes, you’ll just have to claw your way through this disguise. “ – Roger Waters
4. “I used to be mad at my school, the teachers that taught me weren’t cool. You’re holding me down, turning me around, filling me up with your rules.” – Paul McCartney
5. “There’s an opera out on the turnpike, there’s a ballet being fought out in the alley.” – Bruce Springsteen
6. “I’ll sit on cornerstones and count the time in quarter tones to ten my friend” Jackson Browne
7. “We’ll be fighting in the streets with our children at our feet and the morals that we worship will be gone. “ – Pete Townshend
8. “In this bright future, you can’t forget your past. “ – Bob Marley
9. “Music is your special friend, dance on fire as it intends. “ – Jim Morrison
10. “Yesterday love was such an easy game for you to play. But now let’s face it, things are so much easier today. Let it be like yesterday. “ – Ray Davies
11. “You lack lust; you’re so lackluster “ – Elvis Costello
12. “Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind possessing and caressing me “ – John Lennon
13. “My bitter hands grate on broken glass of what was everything. All the pictures have all been washed in black, tatooed everything “ – Eddie Vedder
14. “I lit a thin green candle to make you jealous of me, but the room just filled up with mosquitoes. “ – Leonard Cohen
15. “People don’t do what they believe in, they just do what’s most convenient, then they repent. “ – Bob Dylan
16. “Something’s lost, but something’s gained, in living everyday. “ – Joni Mitchell
17. “Poor woman, strangled in her bed as she read. But that’s okay because she was old and she would have died anyways. “ – Morrissey
18. “I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships flying in the yellow haze of the sun. There were children crying and colors flying all around the chosen ones. “ – Neil Young
19. “You can’t stop us on the road to freedom, you can’t stop us cause our eyes can see. “ – Van Morrison
20. “When you’re weary, feeling small, when tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all. “ – Paul Simon
Reader Ken B. was the winner with 13 correct!