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Just to see how many responses I'll get :)


Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever 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 both artist and track correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!
Step 5: If you like the game post your own!


1. You say I don't need you, but I don't believe you
Everybody needs everyone, everybody needs someone
The Feeling - Won't Go Away

2. People keep repeating that you will never fall in love
When everybody keeps retreating, but you can't seem to get enough

3. It's a cold night, under the streetlight
There is a man whose pants are too tight

4. California, California
You're such a wonder that I think I'll stay in bed
Rufus Wainwright - California

5. I was eleven in 1987, 1987
I had a pretty good nature, based on religion and some good ole literature
Hey Hey My My - A true story

6. Yours is the only version of my desertion that I could ever subscribe to
That is all that I can do
Interpol - PDA

7. In the morning, when you wake up
Daytime fades up, and your makeup runs

8. Buildings and clouds here, our time and our place dear
There's life in us yet love, these walls we will climb above

9. Those who are dead are not dead
They're just living in my head
Coldplay - 42

10. Stay away from me
Build a fortress and shield your beliefs
Muse - City of Delusion

11. Who am I supposed to be?
I can't be sure that the next one will see me

12. While I was watching, you did a slow dissolve
While I was watching, you did a slow dissolve

13. 'Neath an avalanche - soft as moss
I'm a creeping and intangible sense of loss

14. Two jumps in a week, I bet you think that's pretty clever don't you boy
Flying on your motorcycle, watching all the ground beneath you drop
Radiohead - High And Dry

15. You look like an angel, walk like an angel
Talk like an angel, but I got wise

16. Why do you let me stay here all by myself?
Why don't you come and play here? I'm just sitting on the shelf

17. I don't have a game to give away
I'd take you home, but the lock's been changed

18. All the girls standin' in the line for the bathroom!
All the girls standin' in the line for the bathroom!
N*E*R*D - Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)

19. Old yellow bricks, love's a risk
Quite the little escapologist
Arctic Monkeys - Old Yellow Bricks

20. We're not the same, dear, as we used to be
The seasons have changed and so have we
Death Cab for Cutie - The Ice Is Getting Thinner

21. It is the passion flowing right on through your veins
And it's the feeling like you're oh-so-glad you came

22. This is where I'll be, so heavenly
So come and dance with me, Michael
Franz Ferdinand - Michael

23. One of these mornings, won't be very long
You will look for me, and I'll be gone
Moby - One of These Mornings

24. Yesterday you lay awake on your bed,
And worked out you'd done everything that you said

25. When you're dreaming with a broken heart
Then waking up is the hardest part

26. Annan water, you loom so deep and wide
I would cross over if you would stem the tide

27. When we walk the streets together
All the faces seem to smile back
The Last Shadow Puppets - Seperate And Ever Deadly

28. You can hold her hand and show her how you cry
Explain to her your weakness so she understands, and then roll over and die

29. I fell in love again, all things go, all things go
Drove to Chicago, all things know, all things know
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago

30. You're chattin' to me like we connect
But I don't even know if we're still friends
Kate Nash - Pumpkin Soup




Arctic Monkeys
Coldplay
David Gray (2x)
Death Cab for Cutie
The Decemberists
Doves
Editors
Elvis Presley
The Feeling
Flight of the Conchords
Franz Ferdinand
Ghosts
Hey Hey My My
Interpol
John Mayer
Kaiser Chiefs
Kate Nash
The Last Shadow Puppets
Moby
Muse
N*E*R*D
Nelly Furtado
Radiohead
Rufus Wainwright
She & Him
Sondre Lerche
Sufjan Stevens
Turin Brakes



Good luck!

Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs)

America : Razorlight (Score = 229.93)
Kill the Director : The Wombats (Score = 221.11)
Flathead : The Fratellis (Score = 196.49)
Empire : Kasabian (Score = 192.33)
Can't Stand Me Now : The Libertines (Score = 190.81)
Delivery : Babyshambles (Score = 181.88)
Dakota : Stereophonics (Score = 170.13)
Fuck Forever : Babyshambles (Score = 170.08)
Rock & Roll Queen : The Subways (Score = 165.55)
Bang Bang You're Dead : Dirty Pretty Things (Score = 162.06)
Generator : The Holloways (Score = 159.01)
Are You Gonna Be My Girl : Jet (Score = 157.02)
Men's Needs : The Cribs (Score = 152.72)
Slow Hands : Interpol (Score = 149.71)
Always Where I Need To Be : The Kooks (Score = 146.28)
An Honest Mistake : The Bravery (Score = 144)
Here It Goes Again : OK Go (Score = 141.9)
Seven Nation Army : The White Stripes (Score = 131.27)
Shoot The Runner : Kasabian (Score = 130.21)
Deadwood : Dirty Pretty Things (Score = 127.02)
Juicebox : The Strokes (Score = 125.33)
I Wish I Was Someone Better : Blood Red Shoes (Score = 122.11)
Maybe Tomorrow : Stereophonics (Score = 121.37)
Same Jeans : The View (Score = 120.79)
Wires : Athlete (Score = 120.31)
Take Me Out : Franz Ferdinand (Score = 115.17)
Oh Yeah : The Subways (Score = 114.28)
In The Morning : Razorlight (Score = 111.52)
Steady As She Goes : The Raconteurs (Score = 110.34)
Oxford Comma : Vampire Weekend (Score = 108.22)
Fight Song : The Republic Tigers (Score = 107.69)
Helicopter : Bloc Party (Score = 107.31)
Sing : Travis (Score = 106.82)
The Big Guns : Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins (Score = 104.06)
Bitter Sweet Symphony : The Verve (Score = 104.03)
Away From Here : The Enemy (Score = 103.58)
Born Secular : Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins (Score = 102.82)
First Love : The Maccabees (Score = 102.63)
Float On : Modest Mouse (Score = 102.54)
Dashboard : Modest Mouse (Score = 102.06)
Falling Out of Love : Aqualung (Score = 101.85)
Life in a Day : I Am Kloot (Score = 101.06)
Lethal Enforcer : We Are Scientists (Score = 100.85)
Try It Again : The Hives (Score = 100)
Weight of the World : Patrick Watson (Score = 100)
DVNO : Justice (Score = 100)
All My Stars Aligned : St. Vincent (Score = 100)
You Showed Me : The Turtles (Score = 100)
Binnenstebuiten (Yele) : Bløf (Score = 100)
Edit : Regina Spektor (Score = 100)
Only Human : Jason Mraz (Score = 100)
Everyone's At It : Lily Allen (Score = 100)
The Beginning of the Twist : The Futureheads (Score = 99.17)
Love For A Child : Jason Mraz (Score = 98.95)
Your Lips Are Red : St. Vincent (Score = 98.93)
Vier uit zeven : Acda en De Munnik (Score = 98.63)
Suzie : Boy Kill Boy (Score = 98.32)
She'd Rather Be With Me : The Turtles (Score = 98.03)
We Danced Together : The Rakes (Score = 97.31)
Always Love : Nada Surf (Score = 97.27)
Wire To Wire : Razorlight (Score = 97.22)
Pork And Beans : Weezer (Score = 97.15)
Just For Tonight : One Night Only (Score = 95.96)
Amylase : Cajun Dance Party (Score = 95.92)
Moving : Pete and The Pirates (Score = 95.37)
Mens : Bløf (Score = 94.88)
She Moves In Her Own Way : The Kooks (Score = 93.07)
Ride : The Vines (Score = 93.02)
Middle of Nowhere : Hot Hot Heat (Score = 92.04)
A-Punk : Vampire Weekend (Score = 91.84)
When Did Your Heart Go Missing : Rooney (Score = 91.74)
Hate To Say I Told You So : The Hives (Score = 89.48)
Hey Little World : The Hives (Score = 89.17)
Bohemian Like You : The Dandy Warhols (Score = 88.01)
Mushaboom : Feist (Score = 87.76)
The Underdog : Spoon (Score = 87.43)
She's Got You High : Mumm-Ra (Score = 87.14)
In Transit : Albert Hammond, Jr. (Score = 86.71)
Closer : Travis (Score = 86.26)
Young Love [ft. Laura Marling] : Mystery Jets (Score = 84.35)
Hard To Beat : Hard-Fi (Score = 82.99)
Had Enough : The Enemy (Score = 82.64)
Can You Tell : Ra Ra Riot (Score = 81.94)
Tell Me It's Not Over : Starsailor (Score = 80.68)
No Cars Go : Arcade Fire (Score = 80.4)
Lazy Eye : Silversun Pickups (Score = 80.03)
Buck Rogers : Feeder (Score = 79.09)
The Crane Wife 3 : The Decemberists (Score = 78.61)
Last Of The English Roses : Peter Doherty (Score = 77.37)
Get Free : The Vines (Score = 75.61)
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth : Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (Score = 75.31)
Blue Orchid : The White Stripes (Score = 74.77)
Not Nineteen Forever : The Courteeners (Score = 74.05)
I Found Out : The Pigeon Detectives (Score = 73.88)
The Kill : 30 Seconds to Mars (Score = 72.93)
Decent Days And Nights : The Futureheads (Score = 72.39)
Riot Radio : The Dead 60s (Score = 72.36)
Cheap and Cheerful : The Kills (Score = 72.07)
Cash Machine : Hard-Fi (Score = 71.73)
Flume : Bon Iver (Score = 71.69)




Well, I guess I've got some listening to do. Except that I will skip Razorlight, because I actually really don't like America. The song, I mean, not the country.

I'm bored, and this list should get an update.


1. How did you get into 29?
Dr Horrible cast
Well, I'd started watching How I Met Your Mother, and through imdb-ing Neil Patrick Harris, I ended up downloading Dr Horrible. Genius.

2. What was the first song ever you heard about 22?
Bishop Allen
That would be Middle Management, it was on the Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist soundtrack.

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33?
Unkle Bob
"Sick of love stains on my sheets
Sick of love stars I don't want to keep"
What Do I Know

4. What is your favourite album by 49?
Patrick Watson
That would be Close To Paradise, which was pretty much on repeat for weeks when I'd just bought it.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?
The Beatles
I've got all of their stuff on my computer (remastered, bitches!), but I don't actually own an original copy of any of the albums. For shame, I know.

6. What is your favourite song by 50?
There are four artists on #50 in my library: Amy Winehouse, The Bravery, Beirut and Mika. I'll do a quick list:
Amy Amy Amy, This Is Not The End, Postcards From Italy and Billy Brown.


7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad?
Wouter Hamel
Amsterdam.

8. What is your favorite album by 15?
David Gray
Life In Slow Motion! I'd been listening to his stuff for ages, but this is the first album that I actually bought the day it came out. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to this one.

9. What is your favorite song by 5?
Sondre Lerche
My Hands Are Shaking.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy?
Franz Ferdinand
HA! Almost all of them, really.

11. What is your favorite album by 40?
Interpol
Our Love To Admire, easily!

12. What is your favorite song by 10?
The Decemberists
...I dreaded this question. Oompfh. No. I refuse to choose. Nononononono. I know it's not the way this game is played, but... No.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30?
Justice
Singing "Because we! Are! Your friends!" over and over again when they performed at the Pinkpop festival.

14. What is your favorite song by 38?
The Postal Service
Such Great Heights. Big surprise, I know. I have a giant weak spot for We'll Become Silhouettes and This Place Is a Prison as well.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy?
Arctic Monkeys
Oh boy, so many! I think I'm going to go with I Bet That You Look On The Dancefloor.

16. How many times have you seen 25 live?
Maroon 5
Zero. Sniff.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23?
The Weepies
The World Spins Madly On, on Grey's Anatomy.

18. What is your favorite album by 11?
Death Cab for Cutie
Hmmm... I think I'm going to go with Plans.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1?
Acda en De Munnik
Meaaaan! Thomas Acda then, because he's so hilariously glass-half-empty.

20. Have you ever seen 14 live?
Elbow
Yep! Pinkpop festival, 2009. And it was glorious.

21. What is a good memory involving 27?
Flight of the Conchords
First of all: :D. Secondly, going 'come on sucker, lick my battery!' during an episode of Battlestar Galactica. I'm such a dork.

22. What is your favorite song by 16?
Regina Spektor
At the moment, that's... A really difficult decision. I think I'll go with Après Moi for now.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47?
Klaxons
When one of my friends showed me the video of Golden Skans on youtube.

24. What is your favorite album by 18?
Jason Mraz
Tonight Not Again/Live at Eagles Ballroom. He brings so much energy to his live performances, it's a joy to listen to. "I wanna have your babies!"

25. What is your favorite song by 21?
Room Eleven
At the moment, that's Ode.

After a wild, wild ride of gigs and concerts, I've finally found some time to squeeze in a Hypelist!

*Peaches - Talk To Me
I'm not too sure what I think about the album as a whole, but I'm LOVING this song! As if we need any more proof that Soulwax, who lend a hand with this song, is awesome.

*Frightened Rabbit - The Modern Leper
Gorgeous! Sounds a bit like... Well. Undeniably British anyway. Just trust me on this.

*The Reindeer Section - I'll Be Here When You Wake
Yes, you do know that voice: that's Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody! This is his "supergroup" with people from all over Schotland. Arab Strap, Belle and Sebastian, Idlewild, Mogwai. Mull Historical Society... They all helped out to make this project happen.

*Nickel Creek - Somebody More Like You
Folk, country, a tiny bit of bluegrass and pop... Catchy.

*Emiliana Torrini - Gun
Fascinating song, sounds like a thunder storm approaching... You can just feel the air crackle with electricity and pressure.

Oh boy, do I have some great stuff for you this week!

*The Decemberists - The Rake's Song
I don't even know where to start on this one. This is my current favourite track off the new album, The Hazards of Love. It's a concept album that tells a sort of folklore tale, a rock opera if you will, so the songs have to be seen in the total context of the story. Opinions are greatly divided on this project, some people compare it to David Bowie's The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust, some people think it's just pretentious. This album definitely requires multiple listens to sink in, but so far, I'm leaning towards 'awesome'. What can I say? I love stories.

*Beirut - Postcards From Italy
Balkan gypsy music is on the rise, and this is another example of how awesome that wave can be. Love it, love it, LOVE IT.

*Eef Barzelay - N.M.A.
I'll just quote the little blurb on his page: "Eef Barzelay is the S.S.W.G (singer/songer/with/guitar) for the band Clem Snide. He enjoys old-timey music but also has an out-of-left-field interest in the apocalyptic and the ways human folly and failure might influence it. Wake up! Goodnight."

*Explosions in the Sky - Day Eight
An entirely instrumental band, who create epic, ambient 'soundscapes'. I didn't know which song to pick, because they're all amazing, so I went with this one, because it reminded me of Snow Patrol's The Golden Floor, but you honestly need to listen to these tracks in their entirety to properly appreciate them.

*The Faint - I Disappear
Electronic, funky, dark. Booya.

I skipped a week, but now I finally found some time to type another hypelist.


*Bishop Allen - Click Click Click Click
So cute! Just too bad that you can't listen to any of their stuff on Last.FM.

*Mystery Jets - Young Love (feat. Laura Marling)
Another artist with very little stuff to listen to on this site, but I highly recommend them anyway. Cheerful and versatile!

*Johnny Cash - The Mercy Seat
Damn, this song is intense. It's about a man who's about to be executed on the electric chair, and it's quite disturbing. And stunning. The original is by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, although I must say I prefer the acoustic version.

*Oi Va Voi - Yesterday's Mistakes
KT Tunstall's previous project. It's influenced by Balkan tunes and her voice fits perfectly.

*I Am Kloot - Strange Without You
One of my favourite songs by this band.


Enjoy!

This has been an insanely busy week, so I haven't had much time to listen to music, but I've still got some tips for you!


*Solo - Alleen
This is his contribution to the Poetracks album. The basic idea is that musicians are given a poem by the three most famous Dutch writers (Mulisch, Reve, Hermans) and write a song, using the poem as lyrics. Solo used the poem 'Alleen' by Gerard Reve, and it's gorgeous! I can upload it, in case anyone's interested.

*DeVotchKa - How It Ends
I finally finished the book Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer. I vaguely remember seeing the movie adaptation ages ago, and this is the song they put under the trailer. Gorgeous!

*Doves - The Man Who Told Everything
Another case of a Last.FM recommendation that I've finally listened to. And once again, I wasn't disappointed!

*The Rifles - The Great Escape
Great album, great band! They remind a lot of The Clash for some reason. And they're coming to Pinkpop! But why on earth isn't the new album up on Last.FM yet?

*Devandra Banhart - Lover
And another track that you can't listen to! Sigh. Well, it's cheerful and addictive, so, you know, there you have it.

Ta!