I feel like I win when I lose

[venta]

I've had a fabulous idea. Everyone likes lyrics quizzes, right ? Well, nearly everyone. But they take time to write...

So, what we need is the self-writing lyrics quiz. But that's not the kind of thing that automated systems are good at. Instead, how about a cooperative effort where everyone does a little bit ? You fill in one lyric in the poll below, you fill in the answer, and by tomorrow we'll have enough for a proper quiz (and everyone will get at least one correct). I'll post it up on Friday afternoon, which is the right and proper time for such timewasting nonsense.

So:

• Be correct. At least have a little google and make sure you've got the words right.


• Don't be too obscure. Even if that band from Brighton are brilliant, don't use a line of theirs if there's not a good chance that a decent number of people will have heard of it.

I expect from the known readership here that we're mostly after rock, pop, indie or gothy stuff. If there's a secret clutch of hiphop fans out there, shout up.

On with the show!

[Poll #1443308]

Comments

[ar-gemlad.livejournal.com]

I would try to think of some lyrics, but all I can think of now is Abba!

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Be correct

Aww, shame! I was going to go for a line from Alf Garnett.

[stegzy.livejournal.com]

Trouble with me is I'm big on obscure bands, though not necessarily those from Brighton. Now I know at least 3 people who have heard of my choice but that's not necessarily a good benchmark for me to go on. If you think mine is too obscure I'll change it if you let me know :-)

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

That really is a fabulous idea! (Not that I had any doubt it would be.)

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Interesting idea! I'm very curious to see what the difficulty levels come in at.

(My mind immediately starts to turn it into a game. Each lyric-setter should score very few points if everyone gets their lyric, 0 if no-one gets it, but max points if [say] two-thirds get it. Repeat over about ten rounds.)

[rabbit1080.livejournal.com]

Cool!
(My lyric is from one of my favourite songs to program to. Especially on the sort of day when nothing seems to be working :)

[sciolist.livejournal.com]

To make it really challenging, you can do the inverse quiz and suggest an artist/songname and require the hapless punters to provide the 'quotable lyric'!

[keris.livejournal.com]

I tried to think of a song and that was all I got!!

P.S. sorry if you had a belly ache last week, I was staying in Elizabeth and decided to stomp around a bit to see if it was really a town in your belly.

[ulfilias.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...Can you also guess who on your f-list posted them. Mine is stupidly easy if you know me of old !

[sampiano.livejournal.com]

Don't be too obscure. -- So nothing in Polish then...?

[d-floorlandmine.livejournal.com]

Damn, now I've got to think of a lyric. Which I probably haven't used in one of my own lyrics quizzes (although it's been a while since I did one). [grin] And isn't either a) too obscure or b) too easy.

Looking forward to only getting my own question right! [grin]

[skorpionuk.livejournal.com]

My band have a new album out, woot!

FAO Brrm!

[venta.livejournal.com]

Holy crap, that's obscure! I'd say I'm quite good on that band from that era, but I'd never have got that.

[cuthbertcross.livejournal.com]

um - was that too obscure? It's so hard to tell! (I love that song though)