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First Lines of Songs #1

We give you the first line of a song. Name either the song OR the most famous musical act to record it.
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First submittedJanuary 2, 2013
Times taken84,305
Average score47.6%
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Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world
Don't Stop Believin' / Journey
She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
Billie Jean / Michael Jackson
An old man turned ninety-eight / He won the lottery and died the next day
Ironic / Alanis Morissette
Start spreading the news / I am leaving today
New York, New York / Frank Sinatra
She's got a smile that it seems to me / Reminds me of childhood memories
Sweet Child O' Mine / Guns N' Roses
I used to rule the world / Seas would rise when I gave the word
Viva la Vida / Coldplay
So, so you think you can tell / Heaven from Hell / Blue skies from pain
Wish You Were Here / Pink Floyd
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?
Close to You / The Carpenters
Tommy used to work on the docks / Unions been on strike
Livin' on a Prayer / Bon Jovi
I threw a wish in the well / Don't ask me, I'll never tell
Call Me Maybe / Carly Rae Jepsen
I've paid my dues / Time after time
We are the Champions / Queen
It's been seven hours and fifteen days / Since you took your love away
Nothing Compares 2 U / Sinéad O'Connor
What you gon' do with all that junk? / All that junk inside your trunk?
My Humps / Black Eyed Peas
I don't want a lot for Christmas / there is just one thing I need
All I Want For Christmas Is You / Mariah Carey
Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you
Wonderwall / Oasis
All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown) / and the sky is grey
California Dreamin' / The Mamas & The Papas
Goodbye Norma Jean
Candle in the Wind / Elton John
Go Shorty, it's your birthday / We gon' party like it's your birthday
In da Club / 50 Cent
Why men great 'till they gotta be great?
Truth Hurts / Lizzo
Ground Control to Major Tom
Space Oddity / David Bowie
In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey
Loser / Beck
THobbes1651
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Level 55
Jan 29, 2013
Didn't get Carly Rae Jepsen and proud of it!
cactil1204
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Level 41
Jan 29, 2013
Me too!
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Mar 25, 2020
If you are proud of it you probably actually know a lot about that person, how else would you come to the conclusion that would be someone you wish you didnt know.
jackieeeeeee
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Level 17
Sep 25, 2021
i only got carly rae jepson
tiekhere
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Level 50
Aug 31, 2015
Nothing Compares 2 U was originally done by Prince and the Family. While it may be best known as O'Connor's song most famous song, it's a cover.
mishmosh
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Level 46
Aug 31, 2015
I was about to point this out -- you just barely beat me to it!
samiamco
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Level 69
Sep 6, 2016
That was probably just a demo? Sinead's version cannot be said to be a cover, as Prince wrote it specifically for her.
idontkn1
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Level 90
Mar 3, 2017
Wrong. Original release by Prince and the Family was in 1985 although it was never released as a single. OConnors version was released in 1990. Hard to write a song for someone you had never met. In fact after she released the album and made it big, the first time Prince met her, he asked why she cursed so much in public and she told him to "eff off", according to her.
Walacama
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Level 81
Aug 3, 2020
It's definitely a cover, but it was made famous by Sinead.
CosaNostra
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Level 29
May 23, 2016
Pink Floyd!
uscmissinglink
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Level 45
May 23, 2017
Just "Carpenters" not "The Carpenters"
Yanni47
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Level 77
Jan 4, 2020
I think it works both ways. Just like "The Beatles", "The Rolling Stones", "The Beach Boys" etc.
katybeth
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Level 67
Nov 4, 2023
Either answer should be accepted. (I assume they both are.) But missing link is pointing out "the" should be missing from the official answer as it's not technically part of the name of the band. Fun fact... this is also true of Bee Gees!
musicguy
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Level 65
Nov 12, 2017
I tried to spell Burt Bacharach like 4 different ways before I was like, "Oh yeah, Carpenters".
cpgatbyu
+5
Level 85
Mar 24, 2020
According to Wikipedia, there's no "g" at the end of the Journey song title.
PantsLobbyist
+2
Level 95
Mar 24, 2020
I actually sat there trying to sing out the song thinking I had it wrong because I hadn't typed the 'g!'
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Mar 24, 2020
Fixed
PantsLobbyist
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Level 95
Mar 24, 2020
Just an aesthetic, but the answer for "Goodbye Norma Jean" and "In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey" display in the opposite format of the other answers.
Jealous1sEnvy
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Level 88
Mar 25, 2020
I love these music quizzes, but 50% of the songs just keep getting recycled throughout. I guesses almost half the artists in this quiz because I know they are frequently in other ones.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Apr 7, 2020
Surprised myself by getting some of these. Surprised myself more by some of the ones I missed!
RobertRichmond
+5
Level 50
Apr 7, 2020
Glee helped me so much here!
jmellor13
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Level 67
Aug 1, 2020
I thought this was a collection of the most obvious choices from the Karaoke Hall of Fame, but judging by the percentages, I don't know what I'm talking about. That Journey song needs to go away and never come back. It's got to be the most overplayed song in the western canon.
BolyaiAnna
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Level 82
Aug 1, 2020
why is Jackson a valid type-in for 50 cent?
roadrage
+1
Level 68
Aug 1, 2020
...because his name is Curtis Jackson...?
kogatora
+3
Level 93
Jan 21, 2022
probably a good idea if that was switched out for another song to avoid the freebie answer.
buzzlightyear
+2
Level 67
Aug 1, 2020
These two options should be accepted:

'Nothing compares to you' and 'All i want for Xmas is you'

We remember words, not the spelling. Please consider accepting the alternatives. Thank you.

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 1, 2020
Done
elcampeador
+1
Level 78
Jul 27, 2022
Xmas?? That's a stretch.
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 66
Dec 20, 2023
Err what? Everyone writes Xmas, it's like writing out DRC for Democratic Republic of Congo
Gabisolarboy
+1
Level 52
Aug 4, 2020
I’m so mad that I forgot Wonderwall.
kinjapan
+1
Level 72
Aug 4, 2020
Fun quiz! Great mix of songs and genres.
MassLumpBlockClod
+1
Level 83
Nov 9, 2022
Wow, probably the lowest percentage of the most correctly answered question I remember seeing. That was worded really terribly but hopefully you know what I mean.
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