Modern Rock Lyrics Quiz

[Redbear]

Identify the band:

1. Now I know how Joan of Arc felt

2. I wanna put yer tender heart in a blender

3. Just corporate criminals playin with tanks

4. He'd be gunned down cold by the CIA

5. I'm no exception, please say my name

6. Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes

7. Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists

8. Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist

9. I called her mom from a pay phone

10. But in his own mind, he's the dopest trip

11. I hope the smoking man's in this one

12. I didn't mean to call you that

13. Savin all your foodstamps and burnin down the trailer park

14. 'Cause you got a good thing going baby

15. The grabbing hands grab all they can

16. But she wont tell me her name

17. I never agreed to be your holy one

18 Whatever you do, don't tell anyone

19. They're neither moral nor majority

20. A million miles, a million miles

Special Bonus Lyrics: Not Modern Rock, but boy do they rock

A. You've got a cute way of talking

B. I got your name from the friend of a friend

[opiate69]

1. Got a few...

Identify the band:

1. Now I know how Joan of Arc felt
Placebo

2. I wanna put yer tender heart in a blender
Eve 6

3. Just corporate criminals playin with tanks
The Call

4. He'd be gunned down cold by the CIA
The The

5. I'm no exception, please say my name

6. Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes

7. Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists

8. Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist
Butthole Surfers

9. I called her mom from a pay phone

10. But in his own mind, he's the dopest trip
The Offspring
11. I hope the smoking man's in this one
Barenaked LAdies
12. I didn't mean to call you that


13. Savin all your foodstamps and burnin down the trailer park

14. 'Cause you got a good thing going baby

15. The grabbing hands grab all they can

16. But she wont tell me her name

17. I never agreed to be your holy one

18 Whatever you do, don't tell anyone

19. They're neither moral nor majority

20. A million miles, a million miles

Special Bonus Lyrics: Not Modern Rock, but boy do they rock

A. You've got a cute way of talking

B. I got your name from the friend of a friend

[Danger Mouse]

2. Got one maybe

#13 sounds like Beck but I could be wrong.

[Redbear]

5. Beck indeed. n/t

[Danger Mouse]

13. Now if I could just remember WHAT song it was from...it's driving me nuts, lol...

I'm listening to Mellow Gold and Odelay now to see if I can find it :P

[Danger Mouse]

15. Nevermind...

it's loser, of course...

[Redbear]

9. Got 6. good job.

Placebo may have song no. 1 also, but that wasn't the one I remembered.

[fudge stripe cookays]

24. #1 is actually

The Smiths. "Bigmouth Strikes Again"

It's from the album The Queen is Dead, originally.

[EnviroBat]

41. The SMITHS!

[RevolutionaryActs]

3. I did rather poorly.

1. Now I know how Joan of Arc felt -
Don't know

2. I wanna put yer tender heart in a blender -
Eve 6

3. Just corporate criminals playin with tanks -
Don't know

4. He'd be gunned down cold by the CIA -
Don't know

5. I'm no exception, please say my name -
Don't know

6. Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes -
RATM

7. Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists -
Beck

8. Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist -
Butthole Surfers

9. I called her mom from a pay phone -
Blink 182

10. But in his own mind, he's the dopest trip -
Offspring

11. I hope the smoking man's in this one -
Barenaked Ladies

12. I didn't mean to call you that -
I can't think

13. Savin all your foodstamps and burnin down the trailer park -
Beck

14. 'Cause you got a good thing going baby -
Uhhh

15. The grabbing hands grab all they can -
No idea..

16. But she wont tell me her name -
Ummm

17. I never agreed to be your holy one -
Depeche Mode?

18 Whatever you do, don't tell anyone -
Don't know

19. They're neither moral nor majority -
Green Day?

20. A million miles, a million miles -
Vanessa Carlton?

Special Bonus Lyrics: Not Modern Rock, but boy do they rock

A. You've got a cute way of talking -
?

B. I got your name from the friend of a friend -
?

[Ekirh]

7. #12 sounds like. .

Lit

and I think #15 is Depeche Mode

[RevolutionaryActs]

10. Yes, Lit.

I could hear the song, but I couldn't name it.. or the band. D'oh.

[Redbear]

16. Good get with 17

Barrel of a Gun -Depeche Mode

[LibraLiz1973]

4. what I know

1. Now I know how Joan of Arc felt
The Smiths- The Queen Is Dead

2. I wanna put yer tender heart in a blender
Eve 6- Inside Out

3. Just corporate criminals playin with tanks

4. He'd be gunned down cold by the CIA

5. I'm no exception, please say my name
Love & Rockets- No new Tale To Tell

6. Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes

7. Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists

8. Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist

9. I called her mom from a pay phone
Blink 182- What's my age again?

10. But in his own mind, he's the dopest trip
The Offspring- PRetty Fly for a white Guy

11. I hope the smoking man's in this one

12. I didn't mean to call you that
Lit- My Own Worst Enemy

13. Savin all your foodstamps and burnin down the trailer park

14. 'Cause you got a good thing going baby
Matthew Sweet- Girlfriend

15. The grabbing hands grab all they can
Depeche Mode- Everything Counts (in large amounts)

16. But she wont tell me her name

17. I never agreed to be your holy one

18 Whatever you do, don't tell anyone

19. They're neither moral nor majority

20. A million miles, a million miles
Cracker- Low

[Redbear]

6. Nine is pretty darn good. n/t

[LibraLiz1973]

12. That's my jam!!

LOL

[RevolutionaryActs]

8. 12 was driving me nuts!

I couldn't think of what song it was. :o

[idgiehkt]

11. this thread rocks

I love it, but I suck at it. The only one I recognized right off was the last one, Low, by Cracker. I bet if it were two lines instead of one I would know more of them. 19 is killing me because I know it but I can't figure out where from.

I don't want to use google, that would be cheating.

[Left Is Write]

14. I won't do well at this one at all...but here goes:

1. Now I know how Joan of Arc felt

2. I wanna put yer tender heart in a blender

3. Just corporate criminals playin with tanks - I love this. It's The Call (The Walls Came Down)

4. He'd be gunned down cold by the CIA

5. I'm no exception, please say my name

6. Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes

7. Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists

8. Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist

9. I called her mom from a pay phone - Blink 182 (What's My Age Again)

10. But in his own mind, he's the dopest trip - The Offspring (Pretty Fly For A White Guy)

11. I hope the smoking man's in this one - Barenaked Ladies (One Week)

12. I didn't mean to call you that

13. Savin all your foodstamps and burnin down the trailer park

14. 'Cause you got a good thing going baby

15. The grabbing hands grab all they can

16. But she wont tell me her name

17. I never agreed to be your holy one - Depeche Mode (Barrel Of A Gun)

18 Whatever you do, don't tell anyone

19. They're neither moral nor majority

20. A million miles, a million miles

Special Bonus Lyrics: Not Modern Rock, but boy do they rock

A. You've got a cute way of talking - LOL! Leo Sayer (You Make Me Feel Like Dancing)

B. I got your name from the friend of a friend

[Redbear]

17. Hey you got the bonus

awesome

[LibraLiz1973]

18. Some More

1. Kissing Valentino by a crystal blue italian stream


2. If the words unspoken get stuck in your throat


3. How could one little street shatter so many lives


4. Was it something I said or something I did


5. In the dark I like to read his mind


6. Little pieces of the nothing that fall


7. My mom I love her cause she loves me

8. I could say so much but I don't go there cause I don't want to

9. I wanted more Than life could ever grant me

10. You say you're gonna burn before you mellow

11.I don't believe that Elvis is dead


12. Take your time, hurry up The choice is yours, don't be late

13.No need for me to stay the last thing left i just threw it away

14. How are you so burned when you're barely on fire?

15. Your anchor is up, you've been swept away

16. She broke down, and I broke down Cause I was tired of lying

17. Don't burn the library til you've read all the books

18. Maybe she's just looking for Someone to dance with

19. I wanna hold the hand inside you

20. I know a place that's safe and warm from the crowd

[Left Is Write]

20. Yay! I'll do better on this one...

1. Kissing Valentino by a crystal blue italian stream - The Bangles (Manic Monday)


2. If the words unspoken get stuck in your throat - Adam Ant (Goody Two Shoes)


3. How could one little street shatter so many lives


4. Was it something I said or something I did - Poison (Every Rose Has Its Thorn)


5. In the dark I like to read his mind - 'Til Tuesday (Voices Carry)


6. Little pieces of the nothing that fall - Goo Goo Dolls (Slide)


7. My mom I love her cause she loves me

8. I could say so much but I don't go there cause I don't want to

9. I wanted more Than life could ever grant me

10. You say you're gonna burn before you mellow

11.I don't believe that Elvis is dead - Bush (Everything Zen)


12. Take your time, hurry up The choice is yours, don't be late - Nirvana (Come As You Are)

13.No need for me to stay the last thing left i just threw it away

14. How are you so burned when you're barely on fire?

15. Your anchor is up, you've been swept away - Live (I Alone)

16. She broke down, and I broke down Cause I was tired of lying

17. Don't burn the library til you've read all the books - INXS (Heaven Sent)

18. Maybe she's just looking for Someone to dance with - Michael Penn (No Myth)

19. I wanna hold the hand inside you

20. I know a place that's safe and warm from the crowd

[LibraLiz1973]

21. Yep!!

:hi:

[Redbear]

19. On the original 16, 18, 19 and Bonus 2 are left

You guys got most of them fast

[Broken_Hero]

22. 19, is Hurt by NIN, nt

[Broken_Hero]

23. I have no idea, about any of them, the only one I knew for sure

was number 9, and I think I know 19...but, if anyone else is bored, here is a list from me, but it will only be 10.


1. From the pain I arise, nothing more, liar

2. Dark bodies floating in darkness, no sign of light ever given

3. I've been walking the streets tonight, just trying to get it right, its hard to see with so many around...

4. I got the razor at my wrist, cause I can't resist....

5. I still recall the taste of your tears, echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears...

6. Knick Knack paddy whack give a dog a bone, this old man came rolling HOME!.....

7. Growing darkness, taking dawn, I was me, but now he is gone.......

8. I went looking for trouble, and boy...I found her. She's in love with herself, she likes the dark...

9. Golden days are passing over, I can't seem to see you baby, although my eyes open wide...

10. Dreams in which I'm dying, are the best I ever had...

[Rhythm]

26. petersond...i've got 5, 6, and 8 on yours,

5.) NIN - "Something i can never have"
6.) Korn (can't remember the song, though...)
8.) Type O Negative - "Black #1"

[Broken_Hero]

42. Correct, number 6 is

Shoots and Ladders, off their first Cd....:D Good Job...:) :thumbsup:

[Rhythm]

47. i just remember them doing that one at a show in '95...

Korn was opening for Danzig and Marilyn Manson (perhaps my favorite concert lineup ever), and at that point, Manson was barely known, and no one had heard of Korn at all. They put on a great set, though, and really got the crowd wound up.

[Broken_Hero]

48. I bet the show was amazing....:)

I had a chance to see Korn, Metallica, SOAD, Kid Rock back in 2000, but I couldnt' make the concert, and had to sell my ticket off...but I did catch Metallica in 03,at Candlestick...it was a good show, and the supporting bands weren't bad...Mudvayne/Deftones were awesome, Limp Bizkit/Linkin Park...were, so so...Linkin being the worst...

[fudge stripe cookays]

25. 14 is "Girlfriend"

by Matthew Sweet.

[rhino47]

27. # 19 is Pretend we`re dead L7

[Redbear]

29. Very good.n/t

[idgiehkt]

45. shoot me now

I can't believe I missed that. Of course I loathe it beyond all reason because I think it was there 'obligatory pop song', so it's no wonder I missed it. Their 'real' music is much harder.

[rhino47]

28. Is bonus B Boom I got your boyfriend? nt

[slj0101]

30. #18- The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret by Queens of the Stone Age.

[Redbear]

33. Awesome get on 18.n/t

[slj0101]

34. Thanks! I'm a big-time Queens fan.

[grace0418]

31. Thanks for making the Smiths #1!

Bigmouth Strikes Again!

[Redbear]

32. Answers to original 22

1. Now I know how Joan of Arc felt - The Smiths

2. I wanna put yer tender heart in a blender - Eve 6

3. Just corporate criminals playin with tanks - The Call

4. He'd be gunned down cold by the CIA - The The

5. I'm no exception, please say my name - Love & Rockets

6. Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes -Rage Against the Machine

7. Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists - Beck

8. Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist - Butthole Surfers

9. I called her mom from a pay phone - Blink 182

10. But in his own mind, he's the dopest trip -The Offspring

11. I hope the smoking man's in this one - Barenaked Ladies

12. I didn't mean to call you that - Lit

13. Savin all your foodstamps and burnin down the trailer park - Beck

14. 'Cause you got a good thing going baby - Matthew Sweet

15. The grabbing hands grab all they can - Depeche Mode

16. But she wont tell me her name - U2 "Party Girl"

17. I never agreed to be your holy one - Depeche Mode

18 Whatever you do, don't tell anyone - Queens of the Stone Age "Lost Art of Keeping a Secret"

19. They're neither moral nor majority - L7

20. A million miles, a million miles - Cracker

A. You've got a cute way of talking - Leo Sayer

B. I got your name from the friend of a friend -Sugarloaf "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"

[Broken_Hero]

43. wow, no wonder I did so terrible...

I should have known the U2 one though...*slaps forehead*...

[malta blue]

35. here you go

1. The Smiths
11. Barenaked Ladies
13. Beck
20. Beck

That is all you get from this non listener of music.

Oops - I just realized you had posted the answers and I still got #20 wrong...
:rofl:
Guess you can tell how much music I listen to...

[Redbear]

37. That's pretty good for a non-listener

and every line could be from Beck

[malta blue]

39. I knew the Smiths without thinking

and THANK YOU for making including them. They are my all time favorite band.

[SteppingRazor]

36. Neat and all, but...

I was thrown off by your definition of "modern" -- most of those songs are at least a decade old!

So, I'm sittin' here thinking of songs from the last year or three and coming up with nothing ... at least until I ran into the "foodstamps/trailer park" line, which I knew immediately. Then I was like "Hey, wait a sec... just how modern are we talkin' here?" ;)

[Redbear]

40. Yeah, I used the term Modern Rock to cover New Wave,Post Punk etc.

The Billboard Modern Rock chart began in the late 80s. So yes, much of Modern Rock is no longer "modern."

[philosophie_en_rose]

38. 9. What's my Age Again, 10. Pretty Fly for a white guy.

The rest - :shrug:

[otherlander]

44. Is #19...

Green Day? :shrug:

[deucemagnet]

46. I'll just list the ones I knew before I read the thread.

1. Now I know how Joan of Arc felt. Dunno

2. I wanna put yer tender heart in a blender Eve 6

3. Just corporate criminals playin with tanks

4. He'd be gunned down cold by the CIA

5. I'm no exception, please say my name

6. Weapons, not food, not homes, not shoes

7. Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists

8. Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist Butthole Surfers

9. I called her mom from a pay phone

10. But in his own mind, he's the dopest trip Offspring

11. I hope the smoking man's in this one

12. I didn't mean to call you that

13. Savin all your foodstamps and burnin down the trailer park Beck

14. 'Cause you got a good thing going baby

15. The grabbing hands grab all they can Depeche Mode

16. But she wont tell me her name

17. I never agreed to be your holy one

18 Whatever you do, don't tell anyone Queens of the Stone Age

19. They're neither moral nor majority

20. A million miles, a million miles

Special Bonus Lyrics: Not Modern Rock, but boy do they rock

A. You've got a cute way of talking Leo Sayer (I'm embarrassed to say I got that one!)

B. I got your name from the friend of a friend