{"id":2855,"date":"2008-08-22T10:22:35","date_gmt":"2008-08-22T14:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2008-08-22T10:22:35","modified_gmt":"2008-08-22T14:22:35","slug":"lyrics-quiz-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/?p=2855","title":{"rendered":"Lyrics Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each of the following is a first line from a certified Classic rock song (though not all are Classic Rock™). Without looking them up, how many can you identify ?<\/p>\n

Leave your answers in comments, and I'll mark them off, as people get them - unclaimed are in red.<\/strike><\/p>\n

All done! <\/p>\n

I must say I'm impressed. There are a few in there which I thought would be too obscure. But, no - you people got em. There is hope for humanity after all.<\/p>\n

Now, we need to get more bands with names that start with \"X\", \"Y\" and \"Z\". I don't know how many more times I can use XTC, Yes, the Yardbirds and ZZ-Top...<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. I've been run down and I've been lied to<\/strike> nikkos<\/b>\n
  2. It's been such a long time<\/strike> Gary K<\/b>\n
  3. It's getting near dawn<\/strike> SolidPhil<\/b>\n
  4. Crack that whip <\/strike> nikkos<\/b>\n
  5. You got me runnin' goin' out of my mind<\/strike> Bobby L<\/b>\n
  6. Feeling down 'n' dirty, feeling kinda mean<\/strike> Gary K<\/b>\n
  7. Can you hear them, they talk about us<\/strike> Jim V<\/b>\n
  8. You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar<\/strike> Rob C<\/b>\n
  9. All you got is this moment, twenty-first century's yesterday<\/strike> Ugh<\/b>\n
  10. After all the jacks are in their boxes<\/strike> nikkos<\/b>\n
  11. I feel uptight on a Saturday night<\/strike> Gary K<\/b>\n
  12. Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain<\/strike> nikkos<\/b>\n
  13. If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man<\/strike> Rob C<\/b>\n
  14. I'm so happy, cause today I found my friends.<\/strike> Atlantys<\/b>\n
  15. Sittin' in the mornin' sun<\/strike> nikkos<\/b>\n
  16. The mama pajama rolled out of bed<\/strike> SolidPhil<\/b>\n
  17. Ooh, you make me live<\/strike> Gary K<\/b>\n
  18. Heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who<\/strike> nikkos<\/b>\n
  19. Some people call me the space cowboy<\/strike> Rob C<\/b>\n
  20. It's alright if you love me, it's alright if you don't<\/strike> SolidPhil<\/b>\n
  21. If you twist and turn away<\/strike> Chris<\/b>\n
  22. When I'm a' walking, I strut my stuff<\/strike> nikkos<\/b>\n
  23. I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand<\/strike> nikkos<\/b>\n
  24. Never been near a university<\/strike> Bobby L<\/b>\n
  25. Cars and girls are easy come by in this day and age<\/strike> SolidPhil<\/b>\n
  26. Rumor spreadin' a-'round in that Texas town<\/strike> nikkos<\/b>\n<\/ol>\n

    Hints:
    \nThere are 26<\/b> of them.
    \nNone are newer than 91, and most are much older.<\/p>\n

    You can click here<\/a> for the answers. But give it a good try, first!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Each of the following is a first line from a certified Classic rock song (though not all are Classic Rock™). Without looking them up, how many can you identify ? Leave your answers in comments, and I'll mark them off, as people get them - unclaimed are in red. All done! I must say I'm […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lyrics-quiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ok-cleek.com\/blogs\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}