Izza Meme.

[mcroft]

Me me me meme!

Tagged by immlass

√ I AM: a rock. I am an island.
√ I WANT: you to want me.
√ I WISH: I was in Carrickfergus, only for nights in Ballygrand.
√ I HATE: myself for loving you.
I MISS: the ocean, I miss the time we made love under the stars, I miss the summer rain, I miss those big ole’ fancy cars.
√ I FEAR: I have nothing to give, I have so much to lose here in this lonely place, tangled up in our embrace.
(√) I HEAR: the rain. I hear the rain. I hear the rain. Got to kill the pain.
I WONDER: where you are tonight?
I REGRET: my past, my past, i regret my past to her.
√ I AM NOT: a virgin anymore.
I DANCE: on my own and I don't care if I die.
√ I SING: the body electric.
I CRY: hot tubs of tears over you.
I AM NOT ALWAYS: yours And you are not always mine.
I MAKE [talk] WITH MY HANDS: Now words mean nothing, I talk with my hands.
√ I WRITE: the songs that make the whole world sing.
I CONFUSE: you with a period, colon and a comma, I'm very good at actin, I'm very good at drama
I NEED: her as my lover like I need another hole in my head. I'm talking 'bout a woman I know .
I SHOULD: care, I should go around weeping, I should care, I should go without sleeping, Strangely enough, I sleep well, Except for a dream or two.
I START: laughing hard 'cause this man he's asking for money.
√ I FINISH: up my coffee It's time to catch the train.
I TAG: along, Baby can you tell me, is it right or wrong?

As promised. One bad miss on "I MAKE WITH MY HANDS", a few fit with minor shoehorning, and some I had to google, but all in all I think more Memes should be responded to lyrically.

ETA: Feel free to try to identify the songs. Some are easy, some not so much. √ indicates correct ID in the comments.

Comments

[bassfingers.livejournal.com]

I AM NOT: a virgin anymore.

Poe? Really? Cool. Didn't know you knew her stuff.

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

Someone (lardencelover, I think) turned Ginger on to Poe, who shared. That's the standout from that album, because the pause between virgin and anymore hooks me nicely. I also like the attitude.

[lardencelover.livejournal.com]

Want: Cheap Trick
Hate: Joan Jett
Fear: Sarah McLachlan
Am Not: They already called Poe above.
Write: Barry Manilow (My nickname is Mandi-- you can guess why I hate this man. Every single person I meet is convinced they are the first to sing "Mandy" to me.)

I'm impressed you found one for "tag."

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

tag is one of the shoehorns. I left off a leading "and", which seemed fairer than using the Frank Sinatra standard, which would have to leave off "Mind if".

And I left out the gangsta rap, since it's not my cuppa tea.

[princejvstin.livejournal.com]

AM : "I am a Rock", Simon and Garfunkel

[ivynorn.livejournal.com]

I SING is from the soundtrack to Fame.

[himmaggery.livejournal.com]

I guess no one else wants to own up to spotting Barry Manilow

[greeneyes-rpi.livejournal.com]

I HEAR wouldn't be fair for me to get, but I FINISH is Tom's Diner from Suzanne Vega.

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

I thought of you first, then I thought of bassfingers's (former) band for one of the others (although to be fair, I'm not sure it's in their version or if they were playing it when he was on stage).

[rikibeth.livejournal.com]

Do I need to identify an artist for "I WISH?" After all, "Carrickfergus" is a trad song. I do believe that Calley McGrane & the Exiles have a version on their second CD, but I doubt that's the one you've got playing.

[mcroft.livejournal.com]

Well, it's I wish I "was" not I wish I "had you", so Van isn't the man...