Songs Meme

1. A song by a Beatle:

Not a big Beatle fan (i'm gonna get stoned by fans armed with beetle dung!), but i'll name a few hits i like - Hey Jude, Imagine, I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Help!

I much prefer Salt Water by Julian Lennon although he only qualifies as a larvae, being a beetle offspring. Haha!

2. A song featuring piano as the main instrument:

My Immortal - Evanescence
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
Promise Me - Beverley Craven
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys

3. A song with a woman's name in the title:

Sarah - Starship
Dear Jessie - Madonna
Carrie - Europe
Oh Carol - Neil Sedaka
Melissa's Garden - Steve Vai
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Layla - Eric Clapton
My Sharona - The Knacks
Anna Lee - Dreamtheater
Suzie Q - The Rolling Stones
Polly - Nirvana
Molly's Lips - Nirvana
Annie Laurie - Traditional Scottish Folksong (i loved playing this song on the piano as a kid.)
Linda - Jacky Cheung
Monica - Leslie Cheung
Rosanna - Toto
Oh, Susanna - Stephen Foster
Angelia - Richard Marx
Beth - KISS
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
Julia Says - Wet Wet Wet
Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie (I had a female opthalmology teacher in Murdoch named Ziggy, so there!)

4. A song with a man's name in the title:

Vincent - Don Mclean
Daniel - Elton John
Tom Sawyer - Rush
Jacob's Ladder - Rush
Eugene's Trick Bag - Steve Vai
Ted the Mechanic - Deep Purple
Georgie Porgie - Toto
Fall of Adam - Marilyn Manson
Stan - Eminem
Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross
Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin
Billy The Kid - Bob Dylan
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Brother Louie - Modern Talking
Michael Row The Boat Ashore - Traditional Folksong
Tom Dooley- Traditional Folksong

Special mention (please yelp and grab your crotch as you read this): Song that has BOTH a woman and a man's name in it: Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (who else?!)

5. A song about money:

Money Money Money - ABBA
Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper
Money - Pink Floyd
The Big Money - Rush
Gold Digger - Kayne West

Probably irrelevant (but what the heck?!):
Fields of Gold - Sting
A Fortune in Lies - Dreamtheater

6. A song with weather in the title:

Lady Rain - Indecent Obsession
November Rain - Guns n' Roses
Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage
Summer Rain - Belinda Carlisle
Salamanders In The Sun - Steve Vai
Boston Rain Melody - Steve Vai
Acid Rain - LTE
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Purple Rain - Prince
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
Winds of Change - Scorpion
Goin' Where The Wind Blows - Mr. Big
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
Rhythm Of The Falling Rain - The Cascades
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - BJ Thomas (?)

And of course, our all-time favourites: You Are My Sunshine and Rain Rain, Go Away. Oh, and i heart Mr Sun by Barney (purple dinosaur)!

7. A song with parentheses in the title (these are parentheses):

Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song) - Mr. Big
Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) - Phil Collins
Evolution (The Grand Design) - SymphonyX
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - Bryan Adams
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meatloaf
Fuck You (An Ode To No One) - Smashing Pumpkins
It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock n' Roll) - AC/DC
Neighbourhood #1 (Tunnels)/Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)/Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)/ Neighbourhood #4 (Kettles) - Arcade Fire
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys
That's The Way (I Like It) - KC and the Sunshine Band

8. A song made by a punk band:

Okay, i'm not really punk-music literate so bear with me. I am tempted to name songs from Green Day or Blink 182, but the only song i can think of is Wake Me Up When September Ends. These modern day punk bands are not very true blue punk leh. Shame, shame!

I'm thinking Sex Pistols, The Ramones, NOFX but no song titles pop up instinctively. Boo.

Oh oh OH! Teenage Riot and Sugar Kane, both by Sonic Youth. Can? ESP by Shonen Knife? CAN LAH!

Super anyhow whack. Punk music fans, speak up!

9. A song with the word "song" in the title:

Song 2 - Blur
Love Song For A Vampire - Annie Lennox
Love Song For Whoever - The Beautiful South
Sing A Song Of Sixpence - Nursery Rhyme
The Fight Song - Marilyn Manson
Another Sad Love Song - Toni Braxton
Killing Me Softly With His Song - Roberta Flack
This Ain't A Love Song - Bon Jovi
The Wedding Song - Davie Bowie
The Zephyr Song - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

10. A song you love so much you stop and listen whenever you hear it/ put it on repeat mode and never get sick of it:

Ok, we're talking about songs (which technically should have lyrics), so no instrumentals! Still, there's TOOOO MANY! I'll just name 5.

Heaven - Warrant
Carrie - Europe
I Love The Way You Love Me - Eric Martin
Fallen - Lauren Wood
Let's Groove - Earth, Wind and Fire

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Oh man, so many songs, so little space! This list is by no means an exhaustive one, so i'm gonna pass the buck to the rest of you guys to add more to the list.

It'll be pretty interesting, since most of us have different music taste and listen to different genres!

5 people i'm tagging:

1. Daniel

2. Evie

3. Lennat

4. Becky

5. Autumn

And anyone else who loves music and has nothing to do! Oh, and the AlterEgo guys too!

Name as many songs as you like, it doesn't have to be just A SONG. Do it on your blog but leave a comment to tell me it's done once you've completed the meme. Have fun!