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dr_whomSo, I make a lot of 80-minute playlists in iTunes to burn to CD and listen to in the car. Each of these mixes has some unifying theme or topic (except one, whose theme is "songs I want to listen to that aren't in any of my other mixes"). What I'm going to do now is pick several of those mixes and post the first lines of four of the songs from each (according to previously described principles). No points for just identifying the titles of the songs; your target is to identify the themes of the mixes. I have no idea how difficult this is, but I think it might be fun to try? Seems like it might be a collaborative game, rather than a see-how-many-you-can-get-on-your-own game.
Those of you who already know some or all of the answers by virtue of being familiar with some or all of my mixes: please don't give away the answers if you just recognize the song lists! Helpful or snarky hinting or commenting is encouraged, though.
Showtune-only mixes:
I.
a. Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I...
b. Isn't it warm? Isn't it cozy?
c. There's a grief that can't be spoken.
d. Let's find a rock.
II
a. ...Eva's pretty hands reached out, and they reached wide.
b. I remember the way our sainted mother would sit and croon us our lullaby.
c. O say, do you see what I see?
d. We want Billy. Where is Billy? B–I–double L–Y. We're all his.
III
a. I touch the fire and it freezes me.
b. You little creep, you're gonna pay; I won't be shoved out of the way.
c. Look, ma'am: an invitation!
d. The Jets are gonna have their day tonight.
IV
a. ...That's why I love vegetables: you know what you're about.
b. Why did he look at her that way? / Why did he look at her that way?
c. O Father, please don't make me choose. Either way it's more than I can bear to lose.
d. How they play—finding treasure in the sand.
V
a. Hi, Nancy! / Hi, Ursula!
b. Colonel John Jacob Astor and Mrs. Astor too, arriving now from the boat train direct from Waterloo station...
c. Gorgeous! ¡Linda! Tell me something I don't know!
d. Lud love me, such conjecturing could drive a man insane!
VI
a. I wonder what he'll think of me. I guess he'll call me the old man.
b. He's a very smart prince.
c. Who is this man? What sort of devil is he?
d. When I was a boy, world was better spot.
VII
a. There's something sweet, and almost kind.
b. There was no music in my heart tonight.
c. It's okay. I'm still here. Your secret's out, but don't fear.
d. So I got you a present. I went downtown to get it.
VIII
a. There is an island where rivers run deep.
b. Every single night, the same arrangement.
c. Stranded again! Beached again! Washed up on the shore like driftwood in Chicago!
d. There's a bunch of birds in the sky! And some deers just went running by!
IX
a. Let's get down to business to defeat the Huns!
b. She wouldn't! Therefore they didn't!
c. Peacocks! Sink me! Think ye, sir...
d. What's playing at the Roxy? I'll tell you what's playing at the Roxy.
Variety mixes:
X
a. I lit out from Reno; I was trailed by twenty hounds.
b. So many times out there I've watched a happy pair of lovers walking in the night.
c. First you get down on your knees, fiddle with your rosaries...
d. Please allow me to introduce myself; I'm a man of wealth and taste.
XI
a. ...having to spend each day the color of the leaves.
b. I am a man with an ordinary head.
c. Once upon a time I had tides to control.
d. Camelot! Camelot! In far-off France I heard your call!
XII
a. I'm your only friend; I'm not your only friend...
b. In the jungle, the mighty jungle...
c. Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange?
d. Someday, when I'm awfully low, when the world is cold...
XIII
a. Bless this day, pinnacle of life!
b. ...cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry."
c. Think of a free symmetrical top, I1 the same as I2.
d. That's great—it starts with an earthquake.
XIV
a. See my people? Well, here's my theory of what this country is moving toward.
b. When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be...
c. Let us be lovers; we'll marry our fortunes together.
d. Well, I had two weeks of vacation time coming after working all year down at Big Roy's Heating and Plumbing.
XV
a. Taking stock of what I have and what I haven't, what do I find?
b. All the world seems in tune on a spring afternoon...
c. Sweet summer evenings, hot wine and bread...
d. Three hours until 7:30, when the last of the day people all clear out.
XVI
a. Once in every show...
b. Man, I can't, I shan't formulate an anthem...
c. O Zara, my beloved one, bear with me.
d. Once in a while, maybe you will feel the urge to break international copyright law...
XVII
a. A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away...
b. Professor Georgi's going to be there too!
c. Sunday in the blue silver chromium diner...
d. I should like to consider the folk song and expound briefly on a theory I have held for some time...
XVIII
a. ...Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
b. Life isn't fair, so they tell me, because they think I wouldn't know.
c. Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach.
d. The way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea...
Those of you who already know some or all of the answers by virtue of being familiar with some or all of my mixes: please don't give away the answers if you just recognize the song lists! Helpful or snarky hinting or commenting is encouraged, though.
Showtune-only mixes:
I.
a. Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I...
b. Isn't it warm? Isn't it cozy?
c. There's a grief that can't be spoken.
d. Let's find a rock.
II
a. ...Eva's pretty hands reached out, and they reached wide.
b. I remember the way our sainted mother would sit and croon us our lullaby.
c. O say, do you see what I see?
d. We want Billy. Where is Billy? B–I–double L–Y. We're all his.
III
a. I touch the fire and it freezes me.
b. You little creep, you're gonna pay; I won't be shoved out of the way.
c. Look, ma'am: an invitation!
d. The Jets are gonna have their day tonight.
IV
a. ...That's why I love vegetables: you know what you're about.
b. Why did he look at her that way? / Why did he look at her that way?
c. O Father, please don't make me choose. Either way it's more than I can bear to lose.
d. How they play—finding treasure in the sand.
V
a. Hi, Nancy! / Hi, Ursula!
b. Colonel John Jacob Astor and Mrs. Astor too, arriving now from the boat train direct from Waterloo station...
c. Gorgeous! ¡Linda! Tell me something I don't know!
d. Lud love me, such conjecturing could drive a man insane!
VI
a. I wonder what he'll think of me. I guess he'll call me the old man.
b. He's a very smart prince.
c. Who is this man? What sort of devil is he?
d. When I was a boy, world was better spot.
VII
a. There's something sweet, and almost kind.
b. There was no music in my heart tonight.
c. It's okay. I'm still here. Your secret's out, but don't fear.
d. So I got you a present. I went downtown to get it.
VIII
a. There is an island where rivers run deep.
b. Every single night, the same arrangement.
c. Stranded again! Beached again! Washed up on the shore like driftwood in Chicago!
d. There's a bunch of birds in the sky! And some deers just went running by!
IX
a. Let's get down to business to defeat the Huns!
b. She wouldn't! Therefore they didn't!
c. Peacocks! Sink me! Think ye, sir...
d. What's playing at the Roxy? I'll tell you what's playing at the Roxy.
Variety mixes:
X
a. I lit out from Reno; I was trailed by twenty hounds.
b. So many times out there I've watched a happy pair of lovers walking in the night.
c. First you get down on your knees, fiddle with your rosaries...
d. Please allow me to introduce myself; I'm a man of wealth and taste.
XI
a. ...having to spend each day the color of the leaves.
b. I am a man with an ordinary head.
c. Once upon a time I had tides to control.
d. Camelot! Camelot! In far-off France I heard your call!
XII
a. I'm your only friend; I'm not your only friend...
b. In the jungle, the mighty jungle...
c. Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange?
d. Someday, when I'm awfully low, when the world is cold...
XIII
a. Bless this day, pinnacle of life!
b. ...cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry."
c. Think of a free symmetrical top, I1 the same as I2.
d. That's great—it starts with an earthquake.
XIV
a. See my people? Well, here's my theory of what this country is moving toward.
b. When I wake up, well, I know I'm gonna be...
c. Let us be lovers; we'll marry our fortunes together.
d. Well, I had two weeks of vacation time coming after working all year down at Big Roy's Heating and Plumbing.
XV
a. Taking stock of what I have and what I haven't, what do I find?
b. All the world seems in tune on a spring afternoon...
c. Sweet summer evenings, hot wine and bread...
d. Three hours until 7:30, when the last of the day people all clear out.
XVI
a. Once in every show...
b. Man, I can't, I shan't formulate an anthem...
c. O Zara, my beloved one, bear with me.
d. Once in a while, maybe you will feel the urge to break international copyright law...
XVII
a. A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away...
b. Professor Georgi's going to be there too!
c. Sunday in the blue silver chromium diner...
d. I should like to consider the folk song and expound briefly on a theory I have held for some time...
XVIII
a. ...Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
b. Life isn't fair, so they tell me, because they think I wouldn't know.
c. Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach.
d. The way you wear your hat, the way you sip your tea...
