Lyric quiz results

[daibhidc]

Since it doesn't look like anyone else is going to guess, here are the results:

1. Well, [redacted]? The man who has the plan?
"Who is That Man?", The Common Men

2.The road ahead is dark, the sky is blind
"The Touchstone", The Band With Rocks In

(Don't worry, we get to groups that actually exist soon...)

3. I wanna live a simple life, like a wildman in the woods
"Take it All Away", Mitch Benn

4.(Spoken) The turtle moves
"Small Gods", Dave Greenslade
sabremeister and pedanther both got that it was From the Discworld, but not the title.

5.We've been driving around
"The Mesopotamians", They Might Be Giants

6. Everyone is crying at the dread hypnotic flying
"The Bee of the Bird of the Moth", They Might Be Giants

7. This time can dispense with all the optimistic
"Win One, Lose One", Mitch Benn

8.They'll be gathering together
"This Day", Runrig

9. Dressed only in clothes
"S.E.X.X.Y.", They Might Be Giants

10. Oh, some do say the farmer's best,
"We Poor Labouring Men", Steeleye Span

11. Driving home from my meth lab
"The Shadow Government", They Might Be Giants

12.Throw open all the doors
"Atoms", Runrig

13. Can anyone explain?
"Year of the Flood", Runrig

14. [redacted] is a long, black car
"Sometimes Love", Mitch Benn

15. There'll be bluebirds over
"The White Cliffs of Dover", originally by Vera Lynn but my version is Steeleye Span
Got by sabremeister and pedanther

16. Gonna tell everybody, all around the world
"Cover Girl", The Band With Rocks In

17. I reflect on my reflection
"Man or Muppet", Jason Segel and Walter

18. You called me last night on the telephone
"New York City", They Might Be Giants

19. Very sad sack is a sad bag
"Withered Hope", They Might Be Giants

20.I don't wanna play, I don't wanna play, I don't wanna play
"World of Warcraft", Mitch Benn

21. Ain't nobody smiling, they only curl their lip
"Everybody's Elvis", Mitch Benn

22. [redacted], in London he did dwell.
"There Was a Wealthy Merchant", Steeleye Span

23. The river runs through the valley
"Be Careful What You Wish For", Steeleye Span

24. Mama Pajama rolled out of bed and she ran to the police station
"Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard". Got by pedanther

25.You know what's wrong with me
"Contrecoup", They Might Be Giants

So pedanther wins with 2.5, sabremeister comes second with 1.5. This is normally the point where I apologise for how obscure my musical tastes are, but one of these songs won an Oscar. (Only one though. The rest, apart from Dame Vera and S&G, are as obscure as ever.)

Comments

[pedanther]

And of course as soon as you say it, it's obvious that it must be "Small Gods".

(For the record, I was right the second time about the two that I thought sounded familiar: it's because they're obviously folk songs, not because I'm all that familiar with the songs themselves.)

[winterbay.livejournal.com]

That's a lot of TMBG... And Mitch Benn. Should've been able to get the WoW-one...