Looks like it's time for one of these again

[dr_whom]

Here are some song lyrics!

When the opening lyrics contain the song title itself, I skip that and go straight to the next line. When the opening lyrics are not in English, I skip to the first English line. Spoken lines before the beginning of the song proper are sometimes omitted but sometimes used.

1. We weren't born to stand still; ain't a question of will.
2. Daddy always thought that he married beneath him—that's what he said.
3. This was a triumph. I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. You've come a long, long way from Lobby 7.
4. Traitors! Look at the two of you! Judas Iscariot and his sister Sue!
5. With the guns flaring and the drums pounding, there's no hope of getting rest.
6. Read about the hideous murder!
7. I think people are people. I really do, Cliff, don't you?
8. When the weight of the world has got you down, and you want to end your life...
9. Submitted for your approval: the future of basketball!
10. ...I don't how I can survive Professor Etingof.
11. Say goodbye to music; say goodbye to light.
12. ...you'll never know just who is who or who is which.
13. ...What a glorious feeling: I'm happy again!
14. ...They disappoint, they disappear, they die but they don't.
15. Who made me the genius I am today?
16. Look at all your faces: children, husbands, wives.
17. She's a rich girl; she don't try to hide it.
18. ...Bucket seats have all got to go.
19. If I get her I'll have to stay! If not, I'll be on my way! Should I stay or should I go? Is it yes or is it no?
20. All I know is rock opera! I'm not quite up to par!
21. ...I think the way you play the piano is nice.
22. Lift up your head. Wash off your mascara.
23. The angels called you to leave this land.
24. Please folks, may I have your attention please! Attention please! I can deal with the trouble, friends, with a wave of my hand, this very hand.
24'. That's my cigar! / You'll steal another.
25. ...I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor.
26. You say yes. I say no.
27. ...as the sweet imbecilities tumble so lavishly onto her lap...
28. ...and as swords rang through the hall, Lance escaped them one and all.

Comments

[lowellboyslash.livejournal.com]

2. "At the Ballet," A Chorus Line
3. This can't possibly be "Still Alive" from Portal...? The third line is wrong.
6. "Murder, Murder!", Jekyll & Hyde
10. "Positive-Definite Nondegenerate Symmetric Bilinear Forms," Les Phys
13. "Singin' in the Rain," Singin' in the Rain
15. "(Nikolai Ivanovich) Lobachevsky," Tom Lehrer, An Evening With Tom Lehrer
18. "Stickshifts and Safetybelts," Cake
22. "Suddenly Seymour," Little Shop of Horrors
26. "Hello, Goodbye," is maybe the title? The Beatles.

[tiamat360.livejournal.com]

2. At the Ballet, from A Chorus Line
3. Still Alive, by Jonathan Coulton
5. The Flagmaker, 1776, from Songs for a New World
6. Murder, Murder, from Jekyll and Hyde
10. Positive Definite Non-degenerate Symmetric Bilinear Forms, from Les Phys
13. Singing in the Rain, from same
15. Is this Where I Want to Be, from Chess?
16. Let Me Walk Among You, from Batboy
22. Suddenly Seymour, from Little Shop of Horrors
23. Flying Home, from Songs for a New World
24 (the first). 76 Trombones, from Music Man
24 (the second) It's from Newsies. Is this King of New York?
25. Dr. Worm, by They Might Be Giants
26. Goodbye, Hello, by the Beatles
27. Now/Later/Soon, from A Little Night Music

[dr_whom]

3. Indeed, it can't be! That's why I included the third line.
10. Be more specific?

The others are correct!

[dr_whom]

3. Not quite!
10. Be more specific?
15. Interesting guess. Right country, anyway... sort of.
24. Oops. :) And no, King of New York is a different song.

The others are correct!

[dr_whom]

(Well, except that you got the title of 26 backwards.)

[wesleyjenn.livejournal.com]

Trying to get ones no one else has...

3. Still Unsolved - MIT Mystery Hunt 2011 :)
7. Perfectly Marvelous - Cabaret
14. No More - Into the Woods
21. Schroeder - You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
24b. Fine Life/Carrying the Banner - Newsies

[occultatio.livejournal.com]

Just the ones that haven't been guessed already:

3. The concluding song to the Metaphysical Fungus hunt, 2011
17. "Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes," Paul Simon
20. This is from The Musical of Musicals: The Musical, the Webber one, but I don't know the individual track title
28. "Guenevere," from Camelot

[dr_whom]

Correct!

Man, now I can't make the joke I was planning to make about how #3 is "still unsolved".

[dr_whom]

Correct!

20. Well, fair enough. The track title is something like "Junita's Recitative", which isn't very interesting anyway.

[khyros.livejournal.com]

10. Positive Definite Non Degenerate Symmetric Bilinear Forms., Les Phys.
19. "Sowillyquy" from Musical of Musicals the Musical
20. Oh fuck me if I can remember Track Titles but this is one of the Recits from the ALW section of Musical of Musicals the Musical.

[tiamat360.livejournal.com]

Is 10 the reprise?

[tiamat360.livejournal.com]

I guess I just like to put a positive spin on things? :P

[dr_whom]

10. Be More Specific!
19-20. Correct!

[dr_whom]

It is!

[lowellboyslash.livejournal.com]

10. Reprise.

[lowellboyslash.livejournal.com]

11. Wait. Is this the Phantom's reprise of "All I Ask of You," from Phantom of the Opera?

[wolfheart17.livejournal.com]

I know some of the others, but of the ones not gotten yet


8. Flaming Moe's / The Simpsons.

[khyros.livejournal.com]

10. Pardon me, PDNDSBF, Reprise

[dr_whom]

Positively!

[dr_whom]

Definitely!

[dr_whom]

It's not—but I never noticed how well the scansion matches. Weird.

[dr_whom]

Correct!

[dumble.livejournal.com]

3. Still Unsolved, Metaphysical Fungus
5. The Flagmaker, 1775, Songs for a New World
6. Murder Murder, Jekyll & Hyde
9. Steam Train, Songs for a New World
13. Singing in the Rain, Singing in the Rain
14. No More, Into the Woods
17. Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes, Paul Simon
22. Suddenly Seymor, Little Shop of Horros
23. Hear My Song, Songs for a New World
26. Hello, Goodbye, The Beatles

[ophblekuwufu.livejournal.com]

11. Reprise of Your Daddy's Son

[zdenka]

Wow, I think the only one I knew was "Singin' in the Rain." Not even one G&S? :-P

[dr_whom]

All correct except #23 (not quite).

Also, credit where due; "Still Unsolved" was both written and performed by leech.

[dr_whom]

Good enough! (Actual title is "Coalhouse's Soliloquy", apparently.)

[dr_whom]

Sorry...! I actually don't have very much G&S in my iTunes playlist for some reason.

[midnight-sidhe.livejournal.com]

4. "I Rise Again," from On the Twentieth Century.

[dr_whom]

Of course! I think you might probably also be able to get #1, though I'll admit it's not a particularly memorable opening line.

[dumble.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course! #23 is Flying Home.

[dr_whom]

True!

[thekinginyellow.livejournal.com]

#12 is "When The Idle Poor Become The Idle Rich". Surprised that wasn't taken yet.

[dr_whom]

So am !!

[boojum42.livejournal.com]

2. At the Ballet, from A Chorus Line
3. Sounds like Still Alive, from Portal, except I don't recognize the Lobby 7 part. From the sequel?
6. Murder, Murder from Jekyll and Hyde
12. When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich, from Finian's Rainbow
13. Singin' in the Rain, from Singin' in the Rain
21. D'you know something, Schroeder? (i'm not quite sure of the title), from You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
22. Suddenly Seymour, from Little Shop of Horrors
24. It's a Fine Life (not sure of the title), from Newsies
26. (Is this the Beatles? I know they have a song with this lyric but don't know if it's the song you mean.)
28. (Guinevere from Camelot)?

[dr_whom]

Right about all (modulo some details about exact titles), including that (3) sounds like "Still Alive" but isn't.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-mycroft-holmes/]

"Born to Boogie", from Billy Elliot, isn't it?

[dr_whom]

Correct! Thank you!