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20 First Lines: The Answers

I promised I'd post the answers for the 20 first lines tonight, so here they are. Those italics are those people managed to guess, those in bold are those that nobody recognised

1. Too easy to explain, too easy to explain
-- Paradise Lost, Shine

2. Transient jet lag ecto mimed bison
-- The Mars Volta, Roullette Est

3. Going up, coming down, and she counts every day
-- Karnataka, Out of Reach

4. Even after all the days are gone
-- IQ, Sacred Sound

5. The ways, the ins and outs of heaven elude us to the end
-- Mostly Autumn, Heroes Never Die

6. Coraz bilzej moment, gdy nie poznan juz siebie
-- Closterkeller, Cyan

7. József Attila: Reménytelenül
-- After Crying, Stalker

8. He captured and collected things and put them in a shed
-- Porcupine Tree, The Creator has a mastertape

9. Is there anything good inside of you
-- Frank Zappa, Andy

10. Queen of Light took her bow, And then she turned to go
-- Led Zeppelin, The Battle of Evermore

11. Every day I have to look to the sun
-- Uriah Heep, Traveller in Time

12. You're burning my heart, you're burning my mind
-- The Scorpions, I've got to be free

13. Every time I leave you say you won't be there.
-- Queensrÿche, Jet City Woman

14. I still have questions with no answers
-- Queensrÿche, A Junkies Blues

15. The stars are shining bright up here
-- Iain Jennings, You Still Linger

16. Is this happening, is this fantasy?
-- Blackmore's Night, All Because Of You

17. Thoughts blow around in your head like a wind that pretends
-- Mostly Autumn, Answer the question

18. Lookin' 'round for a feelin' I love the rhythm and blues
-- Journey, Lay it down

19. It's killing you, you're killing me
-- Anathema, Alternative 4

20. Morning people take the news, a paper window on the world.
-- Renaissance, Can You Hear Me

Hats off to musical rivet counter Steve Jones for guessing no fewer than six.

Posted by TimHall at July 07, 2006 10:43 PM
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