10) A song originally in one language but translated and performed in another = the classic here is the Beatles' "Ich Liebe Dich", which is on their Rarities album 11) A song that uses more than one nonsense word = Well, again we can go classic, and pull out the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus", but there's also "Wango Tango" by Ted Nugent, for an *entirely* different feel, "Witchi Tai To" by Everything is Everything, or "I Zimbra" by the Talking Heads. 12) A song that has the word "cheese" in the title or lyrics = Hmm, that's going to be rough. Off the top of my head I can think of Richard Cheese, the String Cheese Incident and Big Naked Cheese, but those are all recording artists. Titles or lyrics...well, there are the Fast Food Rockers, who recorded "Smile (Say Cheese)"; the Rainmakers, "Government Cheese"; and hey, there's also Nerf Herder, "American Cheese", now that I think about it. 13) A song having to do with an animal or creature of some sort = "Bad Touch" by the Bloodhound Gang would also fit here, as well as "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem, or to go in an entirely different direction, "Grandma's Feather Bed" by John Denver 14) A song for which all the words in the artist's name and in the title start with the same letter = The ultimate here is "They Might Be Giants" by They Might Be Giants...I don't think that can be topped. It's off their "Flood" album. 15) A song with a day of the week in the title = "Ruby Tuesday" by the Rolling Stones springs instantly to mind 16) A song with a color in the title = There's "Black and White" by Three Dog Night, and the very schmaltzy "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" by Vic Dana. There's "Blue Jean" by David Bowie. REM did "Orange Crush". Dido just released "White Flag". Let's see...Joan Jett and the Blackhearts did the cover of "Crimson and Clover", and Peter Gabriel did "Red Rain", and Soundgarden did "Black Hole Sun"...gods, we could come up with a compilation entirely out of color songs... 17) A song from a movie (as differentiated from a soundtrack: one where the performance of the song actually occurs in the movie) = Maybe I'm unclear on the concept--I think "My Immortal" by Evanescence added perfectly to the scene in "Daredevil" where both of them are preparing to fight. On the other hand, we could always take the Indigo Girls performing "Power of Two" in "Boys on the Side"--because during the film, they're actually seen on stage, singing and playing it. 18) A song that is a cover of a song in a movie or play = I don't know if Murray Head's "One Night In Bangkok" counts, because he was in the touring company for a bit before he left and recorded the album...but it was from the musical "Chess" originally. I can't think of any others.
You may have gathered from this list that I'm HIGHLY eclectic in my music. I am. And I'm more than willing to run research for you if you have other ideas. S'just that rosefox mentioned you were tapping on ideas. Me, I've GOT ideas, but not the tech to burn. Therefore. :) Get back to me if it sounds like a good idea. Hope your day/week/month/life improves.
The Larch (otherwise known as part II).
Date: 2004-09-21 05:56 pm (UTC)10) A song originally in one language but translated and performed in another = the classic here is the Beatles' "Ich Liebe Dich", which is on their Rarities album
11) A song that uses more than one nonsense word = Well, again we can go classic, and pull out the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus", but there's also "Wango Tango" by Ted Nugent, for an *entirely* different feel, "Witchi Tai To" by Everything is Everything, or "I Zimbra" by the Talking Heads.
12) A song that has the word "cheese" in the title or lyrics = Hmm, that's going to be rough. Off the top of my head I can think of Richard Cheese, the String Cheese Incident and Big Naked Cheese, but those are all recording artists. Titles or lyrics...well, there are the Fast Food Rockers, who recorded "Smile (Say Cheese)"; the Rainmakers, "Government Cheese"; and hey, there's also Nerf Herder, "American Cheese", now that I think about it.
13) A song having to do with an animal or creature of some sort = "Bad Touch" by the Bloodhound Gang would also fit here, as well as "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem, or to go in an entirely different direction, "Grandma's Feather Bed" by John Denver
14) A song for which all the words in the artist's name and in the title start with the same letter = The ultimate here is "They Might Be Giants" by They Might Be Giants...I don't think that can be topped. It's off their "Flood" album.
15) A song with a day of the week in the title = "Ruby Tuesday" by the Rolling Stones springs instantly to mind
16) A song with a color in the title = There's "Black and White" by Three Dog Night, and the very schmaltzy "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" by Vic Dana. There's "Blue Jean" by David Bowie. REM did "Orange Crush". Dido just released "White Flag". Let's see...Joan Jett and the Blackhearts did the cover of "Crimson and Clover", and Peter Gabriel did "Red Rain", and Soundgarden did "Black Hole Sun"...gods, we could come up with a compilation entirely out of color songs...
17) A song from a movie (as differentiated from a soundtrack: one where the performance of the song actually occurs in the movie) = Maybe I'm unclear on the concept--I think "My Immortal" by Evanescence added perfectly to the scene in "Daredevil" where both of them are preparing to fight. On the other hand, we could always take the Indigo Girls performing "Power of Two" in "Boys on the Side"--because during the film, they're actually seen on stage, singing and playing it.
18) A song that is a cover of a song in a movie or play = I don't know if Murray Head's "One Night In Bangkok" counts, because he was in the touring company for a bit before he left and recorded the album...but it was from the musical "Chess" originally. I can't think of any others.
You may have gathered from this list that I'm HIGHLY eclectic in my music. I am. And I'm more than willing to run research for you if you have other ideas. S'just that