Answers to the Lyrics Meme

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So, I was going to write a witty introduction about how I chose these songs for this mix, their similarities in outlook and beat and my wondering about what musical similarities they might share that I could find if I knew as much music theory as I wish I did.

But the disjointedness of that sentence should indicate what my morning's being like. So here are the answers, and hopefully there will shortly be replies. :)



1) "Dinner Bell", They Might Be Giants (TMBG)
2) "I've Got a Theory/Bunnies", Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Once More With Feeling"
3) "Star Sisters", by Jean Stevenson . Performed by Urban Tapestry (a note: I transcribed the lyrics I quoted. I would love a copy of the actual lyrics.)
4) "Istanbul", by Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon, performed by TMBG
5) "In the Neolithic Age", by Rudyard Kipling and Leslie Fish
6) "Acts of Creation", by Cat Faber, performed by Echo's Children
7) "The Statue Got Me High", TMBG
8) "Ooh, Child" by Nina Simone
9) "Birdhouse in Your Soul", TMBG
10) "Too Little Too Late" by the Barenaked Ladies
11) "See the Constellation", TMBG
12) "There's A Bit of That Goes On" by Tanglefoot
13) "Falling for the First Time," Barenaked Ladies
14) "The Dark Is Rising", Susan Cooper and Julia Ecklar, performed by Urban Tapestry
15) "Walk Through the Fire", Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Once More With Feeling"
16) "Legend of a Cowgirl", Imani Coppola (from a mix made for me by an ex-SO, which fits my tastes surprisingly well and introduced me to several new artists.)
17) "Coming Out of the Dark", Gloria Estefan
18) "The Dark Is Rising", Susan Cooper and Julia Ecklar, performed by Steve MacDonald (No, I wasn't trying to trick people, I really have two versions on my mix, because I love it Just That Much.)
19) "You Gotta Be" by Des'ree
20) "Closer to Fine" by the Indigo Girls
21) "Jack Daw" by Avalon Rising