h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, it seemed something fun to do - so why not?

Put the music player of your choice onto random, and note the first lines of the first 25 tracks.

Guess the title and artist.

**Disclaimer - I share this with Dave, so not all of these are mine, per se **

1) There you were freaking out, trying to get your head around the fact that me and you and love is down
2) Sentimental days, in a misty clouded haze
3) I don't know if I'm tired, and I don't know if I'm ill
4) Beautiful girl, lovely dress, high school smiles, oh yes
5) Do you wanna get rocked?
6) I'm coming down to see you, I'm looking for fast and cheap
7) This ain't a song for the broken hearted
8) No sleep, no s*x for you from your ex-girlfriend
9) So true, so funny how it seems
10) Hey boys, Miss Magic is back, no Hollywood waste, or tinsel trash
11) I need to be myself, I can't be no-one else
12) Another head hangs lowly, child is slowly taken
13) Hey, Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me (you should get this one!)
14) Joseph's face was as black as night
15) Crimson flames tied through my ears rollin' high and mighty traps
16) I remember Paris in '49
17) How many special people change? How many lives are living strange?
18) It isn't very difficult to see why you are the way you are
19) Through early morning fog I see, visions of the things to be
20) God save the Queen, her fascist regime
21) Here comes Johnny Yen again, with the liquor and drugs
22) I've been looking for a trace, looking for a heart
23) When my foot's on the throttle, there's no looking back
24) I just took a ride in a silver machine, and I'm still feeling mean
25) You want to stay with me in the morning, you only hold me when I sleep

Several of these are covers, but I'm not going to tell you which ones .

7) Bon Jovi - It's My Life?
17) Oasis - Champagne Supernova
20) The Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen

Yep on all three - although the one that came up was the Paul Anka cover, I do have the Bon Jovi original too.

Paul Anka? Are you serious? I can't imagine that at all.

Afraid so - he did an album called "Rock Swings" - he basically completely re-interpreted loads of classic songs, some rock and some pop (Van Halen, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie...). I read the track list and bought it for a laugh, but I actually love it. They're really cleverly done.

The best one on there is his version of Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana!

I may have to look that up.

Oooh! A quiz! I quizes - especially ones with song lyrics in them. I have to confess to not knowing that many of these though. So far I think:

(11) "Supersonic" by Oasis
(13) "Mr Tambourine Man". I'm not sure of the artist - The Byrds maybe?
(19) "Theme from M*A*S*H", presumably the cover by Manic Street Preachers
(20) "God Save The Queen" by the Sex Pistols.

Liz
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All correct - you even got The Byrds! (the original is Bob Dylan) Yes, it is the cover by the Manic Street Preachers, though I'd love to get my hands on the original.

I was reading through it a moment ago, and thought "hmm, even I don't recognise that many of them" .

Well, as it's been so long, I thought I might as well post the answers up. It's definitely an eclectic mix!

1) Little L - Jamiroquai
2) Welcome to MY Truth - Anastacia
3) Australia - Manic Street Preachers
4) Gone Daddy Gone - Gnarls Barkley
5) Let's Get Rocked - Def Leppard
6) Feels Just Like It Should - Jamiroquai
7) It's My Life - Paul Anka (Bon Jovi) - Elentari
8) Numb - Pink
9) True - Paul Anka (Spandau Ballet)
10) Heaven Is - Def Leppard
11) Supersonic - Oasis - Lizzbett
12) Zombie - The Cranberries
13) Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds (Bob Dylan) - Lizzbett
14) Under African Skies - Paul Simon
15) My Back Pages - The Byrds (Bob Dylan)
16) Parisian Walkways - Gary Moore
17) Champagne Supernova - Oasis - Elentari
18) Heal Over - KT Tunstall
19) Suicide is Painless - Manic Street Preachers - Lizzbett
20) God Save The Queen - The Sex Pistols - Elentari & Lizzbett
21) Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
22) You're Crazy - Guns N Roses
23) Wheels of Steel - Saxon
24) Silver Machine - Hawkwind
25) You Give Me Something - James Morrison

I didn't get KT Tunstall? I love that album!

By the way Rains, have you heard her cover of Get Your Freak On by Missy Elliot? It's awesome!

No, I haven't - I'll have to Google it to see if I can hear it, I bet it's pretty good.

Her album is one of the most listened to on my iPod .

I can send it to you if you can't find it.

I can't believe I didn't get the Guns N Roses one - I play that album to death!

The Random Song Lyrics Quiz I did for Funtrivia was accepted this week. Not many people are playing it and the highest score when I looked yesterday was only 5 out of 10, so its obviously quite tough.