I was going to hold off until after 9 PM to post these. But since no one has guessed recently, I might as well do so.
(Aside to
redaxe: I didn't see your answers until right after I posted this. And I'm sure you didn't see these. So...no wet noodle for you today! :-) )
1. Clippings from ancient newspapers lie scattered across the floor
Marillion, "The Web"
2. He'd like to come in colors; he don't know which one
The Cars, "You Can't Hold On Too Long"
3. One chromosome too many
Devo, "Mongoloid"
4. There's Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes
Genesis, "Broadway Melody of 1974"
5. You're the one they can't beat and you know it
Styx, "Fooling Yourself"
6. You've had your cry, no I should say wail
Supertramp, "Bloody Well Right"
7. When I arrived, I found nobody there
Renaissance, "Trip to the Faire"
8. Photographs are grey and torn
Emerson Lake & Palmer, "Take A Pebble"
9. Wish the sun to stand still
Yes, "Awaken"
10. I've been here and I've been there and I've been in between
King Crimson, "I Talk To The Wind"
11. When will you write your masterpiece?
Billy Joel, "James"
12. The notes go flying off in the air
Kansas, "Magnum Opus" (ii. Howling At The Moon)
13. But being brought to justice, that was my only crime
Gowan, "A Criminal Mind"
14. Spying for the side that pays him the most
Matt Bianco, "Whose Side Are You On?"
15. A SUNY student with mousey brown hair
Dar Williams, "Southern California Wants To Be Western New York"
16. And this is artificial moonlight
Philip Glass, "The Photographer: Act I (A Gentleman's Honor)"
17. Call the police! There's a madman around!
Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls"
18. The planet Earth from way up here is beautiful and blue
Electric Light Orchestra, "Mission"
19. Stop for a pint in the Woodman
Komputer, "Looking Down On London"
20. If I could choose, I'd calm this dawn
Gino Vannelli, "Storm At Sunup"
I really thought more people would get these. I can't be the only fiker out there who loves progressive rock, jazz, and electronica.
And now....here's Round 2.
21. They're so light and fluffy brown; they're the finest in the town
22. I told her that she's much too young to keep me satisfied
23. Just what you need to make you feel better
24. On a cold and rainy night when Mr. Miller had a rare flight
25. Let the maps of war be drawn
26. I've had enough of your pretty, pretty speeches
27. Watch what you'll say, they'll be calling you a radical
28. We've gotta move those refrigerators
29. Ten true summers we'll be there and laughing too
30. Who's gonna plug your ears when you scream
31. They say the fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live
32. Life was easy when it was boring
33. Gazing out the window of the 42nd floor
34. They started to fight when the money got tight
35. All the world is biscuit-shaped
36. She poses for consumer products now and then
37. So many men no one needs
38. There's Winston Churchill dressed in drag
39. Lonely man cries out for love and has none
40. He who made kittens put snakes in the grass
(Aside to
1. Clippings from ancient newspapers lie scattered across the floor
Marillion, "The Web"
2. He'd like to come in colors; he don't know which one
The Cars, "You Can't Hold On Too Long"
3. One chromosome too many
Devo, "Mongoloid"
4. There's Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes
Genesis, "Broadway Melody of 1974"
5. You're the one they can't beat and you know it
Styx, "Fooling Yourself"
6. You've had your cry, no I should say wail
Supertramp, "Bloody Well Right"
7. When I arrived, I found nobody there
Renaissance, "Trip to the Faire"
8. Photographs are grey and torn
Emerson Lake & Palmer, "Take A Pebble"
9. Wish the sun to stand still
Yes, "Awaken"
10. I've been here and I've been there and I've been in between
King Crimson, "I Talk To The Wind"
11. When will you write your masterpiece?
Billy Joel, "James"
12. The notes go flying off in the air
Kansas, "Magnum Opus" (ii. Howling At The Moon)
13. But being brought to justice, that was my only crime
Gowan, "A Criminal Mind"
14. Spying for the side that pays him the most
Matt Bianco, "Whose Side Are You On?"
15. A SUNY student with mousey brown hair
Dar Williams, "Southern California Wants To Be Western New York"
16. And this is artificial moonlight
Philip Glass, "The Photographer: Act I (A Gentleman's Honor)"
17. Call the police! There's a madman around!
Pet Shop Boys, "West End Girls"
18. The planet Earth from way up here is beautiful and blue
Electric Light Orchestra, "Mission"
19. Stop for a pint in the Woodman
Komputer, "Looking Down On London"
20. If I could choose, I'd calm this dawn
Gino Vannelli, "Storm At Sunup"
I really thought more people would get these. I can't be the only fiker out there who loves progressive rock, jazz, and electronica.
And now....here's Round 2.
21. They're so light and fluffy brown; they're the finest in the town
22. I told her that she's much too young to keep me satisfied
23. Just what you need to make you feel better
24. On a cold and rainy night when Mr. Miller had a rare flight
25. Let the maps of war be drawn
26. I've had enough of your pretty, pretty speeches
27. Watch what you'll say, they'll be calling you a radical
28. We've gotta move those refrigerators
29. Ten true summers we'll be there and laughing too
30. Who's gonna plug your ears when you scream
31. They say the fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live
32. Life was easy when it was boring
33. Gazing out the window of the 42nd floor
34. They started to fight when the money got tight
35. All the world is biscuit-shaped
36. She poses for consumer products now and then
37. So many men no one needs
38. There's Winston Churchill dressed in drag
39. Lonely man cries out for love and has none
40. He who made kittens put snakes in the grass