Matt's name-that-tune meme, mark 2
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occultatio has started a second installment of his name-that-tune meme, and everyone's having such a good time playing that I thought I'd participate in a second go-round as well.
The rules are simple: you get the first few seconds, before any lyrics start, of thirty songs, and you have to identify the songs from just that much introduction.
(The songs are mostly randomly chosen here; I skipped ones that had very uninteresting introductions, or which have already shown up in other installments of this game that I remember. You don't get the whole introduction in all cases; some songs that have long introductions I truncated around thirteen seconds. Only one introduction here is about thirty seconds long.)
1;2;3;4;5
6;7;8;9;10
11;12;13;14;15
16;17;18;19;20
21;22;23;24;25
26;27;28;29;30
Here are some clues for 1, 3, 5, 8, and 20.
1. This one originates on the Internet.
3. Yes, it's quoting what you think it's quoting; it's doing that for a reason.
5. It's a well-known showtune that doesn't have much to do with its musical.
8. Between recognizing the voices and identifying the genre, there's only one song this could be.
20. This is from the same album as one of the songs that's already been identified.
A lot of easy ones here, I think, as it turns out. Have fun! The correct answers that have been given are summarized here.
Update, 3/26. The remaining unguessed answers have been added to the answer list.
occultatio has started a second installment of his name-that-tune meme, and everyone's having such a good time playing that I thought I'd participate in a second go-round as well.The rules are simple: you get the first few seconds, before any lyrics start, of thirty songs, and you have to identify the songs from just that much introduction.
(The songs are mostly randomly chosen here; I skipped ones that had very uninteresting introductions, or which have already shown up in other installments of this game that I remember. You don't get the whole introduction in all cases; some songs that have long introductions I truncated around thirteen seconds. Only one introduction here is about thirty seconds long.)
1;2;3;4;5
6;7;8;9;10
11;12;13;14;15
16;17;18;19;20
21;22;23;24;25
26;27;28;29;30
Here are some clues for 1, 3, 5, 8, and 20.
1. This one originates on the Internet.
3. Yes, it's quoting what you think it's quoting; it's doing that for a reason.
5. It's a well-known showtune that doesn't have much to do with its musical.
8. Between recognizing the voices and identifying the genre, there's only one song this could be.
20. This is from the same album as one of the songs that's already been identified.
A lot of easy ones here, I think, as it turns out. Have fun! The correct answers that have been given are summarized here.
Update, 3/26. The remaining unguessed answers have been added to the answer list.
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Date: 2007-03-22 01:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-22 01:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-22 01:13 am (UTC)Ok, I'll let someone else do some now.
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Date: 2007-03-22 01:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-22 01:16 am (UTC)14: TMBG - We Want A Rock
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Date: 2007-03-22 01:24 am (UTC)10. It's from Les Phys..."Sound of Physics"?
11. "Chrysanthemum Tea," from Pacific Overtures
14. "Everybody Wants a Rock," They Might Be Giants
17. "New Music," from Ragtime
18. "Don't Tell Momma," from Cabaret
19. "Summer in Ohio," from Last 5 Years
21. "She Cries," from Songs for a New World
22. "Theme from New York, New York," pretty sure it's the Sinatra version
24. "Christmas Bells," from RENT (or one of the reprises or something)
25. "One Day More," from Les Mis
29. "Scarlet Pimpernel," from Scarlet Pimpernel (which we're doing this semester, BTW)
I really want to know what 30 is :D.
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Date: 2007-03-22 01:34 am (UTC)30, for the record, is super-awesome.
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Date: 2007-03-22 01:37 am (UTC)6. "Let it Be" By the Beatles.
10. "The Sound of Physics" by Original Harvard Cast.
22. Can that be anything but "New York New York"?
23. I don't know whose the song is, but that's "Star Trekkin'", for sure. And I am pretty sure you knew I would get this.
24. "Christmas Bells are Ringing", either Part II or the one that comes before "You Okay Honey?" in Rent.
25. "One Day More" from Les Mis.
26. "Who is this Scarlet Pimpernel" from Scarlet Pimpernel (which I only know because of "who wrote this bloody problem set."
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Date: 2007-03-22 01:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-22 04:20 am (UTC)"Star Trekkin'" was one of the ones I figured would last the longest, actually.
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Date: 2007-03-22 02:56 am (UTC)9. Graceland, Paul Simon
13. Stars and the Moon?
23. Star Trekkin'
28. Starring Everybody and Me (Great Muppet Caper) - Jeff is really happy about this one.
30. Vocal version of Rhapsody in Blue
And all the ones that I really knew were guessed already.
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Date: 2007-03-22 04:21 am (UTC)Not "Title of the Song" or "Stars and the Moon"—but other people have guessed those correctly by now.
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Date: 2007-03-22 03:27 am (UTC)10. The Sound of Physics
11. Chrysanthemum Tea
13. Sounds like Any Moment, but I don’t think it is.
17. New Music
18. Cabaret
21. Sounds a lot like Songs for a New World… I’m going to guess River Won’t Flow.
22. Oh god it’s that really famous one I can’t remember offhand… New York, New York?
23. I definitely know this one. I’ve heard it lots of times before. Is this Star Trekking?
24. Any of a number of similar-sounding songs from Rent. I’ll say Christmas Bells, which I know starts this way.
25. One Day More!
26. We Dance
27. Is this If You Want To Die In Bed? It’s definitely from Miss Saigon.
29. The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Date: 2007-03-22 04:23 am (UTC)It's not "Lullaby of Broadway" or "The River Won't Flow", but those have been guessed already.
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Date: 2007-03-22 03:47 am (UTC)6. Let It Be - Beatles
7. Change In My Life - Rockapella
11. Chrysanthemum Tea - Pacific Overtures
13. Moments In The Woods - Into The Woods
14. We Want A Rock - They Might Be Giants
17. New Music - Ragtime
18. Don't Tell Mama - Cabaret
19. A Summer In Ohio - Last Five Years
21. She Cries - Songs For A New World
22. New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
25. One Day More - Les Miserables
26. We Dance - Once On This Island (how was this not gotten already?)
29. The Scarlet Pimpernel - The Scarlet Pimpernel
30. Is this Rhapsody in Blue? An a cappella version, even? If so, I WANT A COPY. Please.
Well, 13, maybe 14, ain't bad. Thanks for making this!
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Date: 2007-03-22 03:53 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-03-22 03:23 pm (UTC)#15 is "Bare Necessities."
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Date: 2007-03-22 04:09 pm (UTC)...Um, who is this?
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Date: 2007-03-22 04:57 pm (UTC)Caught & cot - different
marry/merry/Mary - the same, although during my Southern childhood I sometimes heard the name pronounced with a long A (what's the IPA letter, e?).
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Date: 2007-03-22 06:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-22 04:07 pm (UTC)2. Crazy Love
4. Blue Moon
6. Let It Be
7. Change In My Life
9. Graceland
12. Only the Good Die Young
13. A Very Nice Prince
17. New Music
21. She Cries
22. New York, New York
25. One Day More
26. Mrf. I know I know this. It sounds like it should be from Rhythm of the Saints.
29. The Scarlet Pimpernel
30. Rhapsody in Blue
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Date: 2007-03-22 06:47 pm (UTC)You're right about all the others. But you've probably read the other responses by now.
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Date: 2007-03-22 07:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-23 02:12 am (UTC)6. "Let It Be"
8. "Baby On Board," by I forget whom. Except it sounds like the Muppets.
9. "Graceland"?
10. AAARGH I KNOW THIS ONE
12. Uh, Billy Joel... "Only the Good Die Young", I think.
14. TMBG... is it the one about prosthetic foreheads? No?
17. Ragtime, but Gawd only knows which reprise of "New Music" it is. Unless it's the very opening song, maybe?
18. Cabaret. Don't Tell Mama.
19. A Summer in Ohio Last 5 Years yay!!
20. I'm gonna guess this is something else by Paul Simon.
21. I don't know what it is, but I like it.
22. "New York, New York," Frank Sinatra's recording.
23. OMG STAR TREKKING.
24. Christmas Bells from Rent. Most distinctive opening evar.
25. Entr'acte from Les Mis? It's the "Who Am I" theme for sure.
29. "The Scarlet Pimpernel," The Scarlet Pimpernel
30. "Rhapsody In Blue," Ambiance (I think that's their name?)
Wheeeee!
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Date: 2007-03-23 02:15 am (UTC)I figgered it. AARGH I AM A BAD DIRECTOR.
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Date: 2007-03-23 02:29 pm (UTC)10. HA HA HA HA
14. Yes!
17. You're overthinking it.... Reprise of "New Music"? It is "New Music"!
18. This was a much more popular guess than what it actually is, for some reason.
20. Nope, not that album...
21. It's actually one of my least favorite songs from Songs for a New World, but I can send it to you if you want.
24. Most distinctive opening? Even compared to, like, 22?
25. Well, not far off....
Right about 6,8,9,12,14,19,22,23,24,29,30.
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Date: 2007-03-23 04:26 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-03-24 03:14 pm (UTC)5 is "The Rhythm of Life", Sweet Charity.
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Date: 2007-03-24 03:55 pm (UTC)