Muse Shuffle

All this has been shamelessly copied and reworded from my mod cohort at musesandlyrics...


As you will notice if you are a member, muses_w_remotes has changed its name to musesandlyrics. Over the next few days, we will be instigating a lot of changes for that comm, and it's two sister communities, muse_shuffle and musebyquotes.

Firstly, we will be merging all these communities into one at musesandlyrics. This comm will operate in the same fashion as the others have done, except there will now be 30 prompts per month - specifically 10 standard quotes, 10 quotes from TV and movies, and 10 lyrics.

Secondly, all muses who are currently members of either muse_shuffle or musebyquotes can simply transfer over to musesandlyrics by clicking to join and we will approve the membership. Those who were already a member of muses_w_remotes will automatically be added to the Taken Muses List for this new comm as they are already members.

Finally, for this new comm in it's new format, we will be allowing duplicate muses of up to six forms of one canon character. For example, we may allow up to six different Sam Winchesters by different muns. However, we only allow one form of original character as they are unique to the writer.

All other formatting, etc as indicated in the rules will remain.


Also, please check out our brand new community, musebysentence. The premise of this comm is to challenge your muse to tell a story in a single sentence in response to prompts. The comm incorporates both prompt responses and RP format, and comes with a very simple joining process. If you're looking for a place to produce simple and succint prompts, or a new place to RP with other muses, check out our PROFILE PAGE @ musebysentence.

Just a reminder that all previous lyrical prompts are always available so long as your muse hasn't used them before.

Apologies for missing last month, RL is kicking my butt and posting prompts has been low on my list of priorities. I suck, I know.


Disc One

01. Dorset's cliffs meet at the sea
Where I walked
(Our unborn child in me)
White chalk
(Poor scattered land)
[ White Chalk – PJ Harvey]


02. And so today, my world it smiles, your hand in mine, we walk the miles,
Thanks to you it will be done, for you to me are the only one.
[Thank You – Led Zeppelin]


03. But if you ain't got the strength to fight it
And you just can't hide it
And I ain't gonna open my eyes anymore
Ain't gonna open my eyes anymore
[Ain’t Gone and Open – You Am I]


04. And He gives us sight
And we see the light
And it burned so bright
Now you know we're right
And His kingdom come
And Thy will be done
We have just begun
We're the chosen ones
[God Given – Nine Inch Nails]


05. And when at last I find you
Your song will fill the air
Sing it loud so I can hear you
Make it easy to be near you
For the things you do endear you to me
Oh, you know, I will
I will.
[I Will – The Beatles]


06. You fool, you fool, you blew it, when the
Lie turns to proof
[Babycakes – Magic Dirt]


07. It’s that same old song again
I hate it cause it's true
[Mexicola – Queens of the Stone Age]


08. Why am I dealing with this feeling?
I'm maxed out like a credit card.
I'll continue to be my worst enemy.
It's easy but it seems so hard.
You're near but you seem so far.
[Wasted & Ready – Ben Kweller]


09. ’Cause my girlfriend was a stripper
But that ain’t why I quit her
It was more the shitty way she treated me
[Semi-Auto-Bio-Duo – Tim Rogers & Tex Perkins]


10. Make a smile tulip, don't think of me as something that's passed,
I am not written in the book, but I intend to last...
[Tulip – Augie March]


Disc Two

11. No I don't believe in the wasting of time,
But I don't believe that I'm wasting mine
[Waltz (Better Than Fine) – Fiona Apple]


12. If you're scared about the future
I'm scared about the past
And if you're feeling ill
It's cos the world is spinning fast
Yeah, you're staring at the sun
Yeah, you better all hold on
And watch the sky become the ground
[Forever Young – Eskimo Joe]


13. My cocky look emerges
When you question my moves
Cause you ain't got no taste
[My Party – Kings of Leon]


14. From one mother to the other
They’ll never get over this for their lifetime
All their wishes will be dashed upon those cliffs
[Maybe California – Tori Amos]


15. I need a man
To make me moan
To make me bad
I need a man
To drive me slow
To drive me mad
[Maniac – PJ Harvey]


16. But the queen, she likes to sit on her throne
Doesn't mean you two are never alone
It's just love has needs that love only knows
Watch a couple stay close, It's like the bloom of a rose
[Somebody’s Miracle – Liz Phair]


17. And it must feel nice
(It must feel nice)
To leave no trace
That somebody needs you
And that somebody is me
[Moonland – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds]


18. They hide it
They hide it
They’re never gonna find it
[Phenomena – Yeah Yeah Yeahs]


19. And I, at times have had nothing
But tonight I want nothing but you
You're the only thing I want
The only thing I want
The only thing on my mind
All the time
[Birthday Song – Ben Lee]


20. Feel a little guilt for
The damage that's been done
It should be where you're going
Not where you're coming from
[Keep Us Together – Starsailor]



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Just a reminder that all previous lyrical prompts are always available so long as your muse hasn't used them before.

Please enjoy our Ben Folds/Ben Folds Five special. Also, don't forget to join the shuffle_ooc comm if you haven't already. That's where all the modly business and intros happen. Cheers!

DISC ONE:

01. all i really wanna say
is you're the reason i wanna stay
i loved you before i met you
and i met you just in time
'cause there was nothing left
[‘Don’t Change Your Plans’ – Ben Folds Five]


02. It's too late
Don't you know
It's been too late
For a long time
[‘Late’ – Ben Folds]


03. The problem with you speech
You gave me was fine
I liked the theories about
My little stage
And I swore I was listening
But I started drifting
Around the part about me
Acting my age
And now if its all the same
I’ve people to entertain
I juggle one handed
Do some magic tricks and
The best imitation of myself
[‘Best Imitation of Myself’ – Ben Folds Five]


04. They told me son its time
To tell the truth
And she broke down and I broke
Down
cause I was tired of lying
[‘Brick’ – Ben Folds Five]


05. But they'll still look in your eyes
To find the human inside
You know there's always something in there to see
[‘There’s Always Someone Cool Than You’ – Ben Folds]


06. saw you last night
dance by the light of the moon
stars in your eyes
free from the life that you knew
[‘Magic’ – Ben Folds Five]


07. We thought he was gone
But he's shown up again
Last week it was funny
Now the joke's wearing thin
'Cause everyone knows now
That every night now
Will be Steven's last night in town
[‘Steven’s Last Night in Town’ – Ben Folds Five]


08. I wanna ask you -
Do you ever sit and wonder,
It's so strange
That we could be together for
So long, and never know, never care
What goes on in the other one's head?
[‘You Don’t Know Me’ – Ben Folds (feat. Regina Spektor)]


09. Do you not hear me anymore
I know its not your thing
To care
I know its cool to be so bored
But it sucks me in when you’re aloof
It sucks me in, it sucks it works
I guess its cool to be alone
[‘Battle of Who Could Care Less’ – Ben Folds Five]


10. Go ahead you can laugh
All you want
But I got my philosophy
Keeps my feet on the ground
[‘Philosophy’ – Ben Folds Five]


DISC TWO:

11. So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
It's OK if you don't know everything
So why you gotta act like you know when you don't know?
It's OK if you don't know everything
[‘Bastard’ – Ben Folds]


12. Maybe I should ditch this little white rental on the interstate,
start a new effing life in Effington.
I could change my name, grow a beard, start a family
or I could just keep on moving on, moving on, moving on, moving on....
and not stop 'til I get to Normal.
[‘Effington’ – Ben Folds]


13. Every couple nights or so y'know
You pop into my dreams
I just can't get rid of you
Like you got rid of me
Oh but I send my best
Cause God knows you've seen my worst
[‘Fair’ – Ben Folds Five]


14. I don’t get many things right the first time
In fact, I am told that a lot
Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls
Brought me here
[‘The Luckiest’ – Ben Folds]


15. She's everything I want
She's everything I'm not
[‘Kate’ – Ben Folds Five]


16. She’s dear to me and so expensive
I’m not talking bout money
When money talks I hate to listen
But lately its been screaming in my ear
[‘Emaline’ – Ben Folds Five]


17. Often Sara would have spells where she lost time
She saw the future, she heard voices from inside
The kind of voices she would soon learn to deny
Because at home they got her smacked
[‘Zak and Sara’ – Ben Folds]


18. If you wrote me off I'd understand it
Because I've been on some other planet
So come pick me up...
I've landed
[‘Landed’ – Ben Folds]


19. They hold my hand and ask me to pull through
A voice I know says dear, he probably can’t hear you...
[‘Air’ – Ben Folds Five]


20. And you know the earth could turn
Or crash and burn
And you would never know it
[‘Adelaide’ – Ben Folds]


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Disc One

01. I never really gave up on
Breakin' out of this two-star town.
I got the green light,
I got a little fight.
I'm gonna turn this thing around.
[‘Read My Mind’ – The Killers]

02. The world won't turn until something breaks
Who will make the first last mistake?
Good things come to those who wait
But I can't wait
[‘Bruised’ – The Bens]

03. He talks about you in his sleep
There’s nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
[‘Jolene’ – Dolly Parton]

04. We walk together, we're walking down the street
And I just can't get enough, I just can't get enough
Every time I think of you I know we have to meet
And I just can't get enough, I just can't get enough
[‘Can’t Get Enough’ – Depeche Mode]

05. Now don't look at me that way
You know I just can't… take it
And no matter what they say
I know that we will…. Make it
Cause when we are good we are grand
But when we're bad… we are.. very bad (so bad)
But it has to go round
Cause the love that you are giving me is the best
I have ever had
[‘Turn on Billie’ – The Pierces]

06. I don't know where I've been
But I know where I'm going
To that volcano
I don't want to fall in though
Just want to warm my bones
On that fire a while
[‘Volcano’ - Beck]

07. I dream I'm at a crossroads no place left to go,
I look in each direction a'eenie a'meanie a'miny mo
[‘Fun For Me’ - Moloko]

08. Talk to me,
I'm throwing myself in front of you,
This could be the last mistake that I would ever want to do,
All I ever do is give,
It's time you see my point of view
[‘Another Heart Calls’ – All American Rejects]

09. You go in the morning, the morn before light
Warm is the bed and my back where you'd lie
[‘Grand’ – Blue Foundation]

10. And all my friend were vampires
Didn't know they were vampires
Turns out I was a vampire myself
In the Devil Town
[‘Devil Town’ – Daniel Johnston]


Disc Two

11. It's like a later "Tom & Jerry" when the two of them could talk
Like the Stones since the Eighties, like the last days of Southfork.
Like "Planet of the Apes" on TV, the second side of "'Til the Band Comes in"
Like an own-brand box of cornflakes: he's going to let you down my friend.
[‘Bad Cover Version’ - Pulp]

12. Hang on to your hopes, my friend
Thats an easy thing to say, but if your hopes should pass away
Simply pretend
That you can build them again
Look around, the grass is high
The fields are ripe, its the springtime of my life
[‘Hazy Shade of Winter’ – Simon and Gafunkel]

13. Words, playing me deja vu
Like a radio tune I swear I've heard before
Chill, is it something real
Or the magic I'm feeding off your fingers
[‘Come Undone’ – Duran Duran]

14. I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches
build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growin’ old with you.
I'll miss you, kiss you, give you my coat when you are cold.
Need you, feed you, I'll even let you hold the remote control.
[‘Grow Old With You’ – Adam Sandler]

15. I want to be a kid again
Combed down hair and Sunday best
See me staying out bunking school
Knowing wrong from right just rules
[‘Bloodsport’ – Sneaker Pimps]

16. Come with me
Into the trees
We'll lay on the grass
And let the hours pass
Take my hand
Come back to the land
Let's get away
Just for one day.
[‘Stripped’ – Shiny Toy Guns]

17. Music changes but the dance steps don't
When the good die young
[‘Good Die Young’ – Divinyls]

18. No more pictures on the wall
No more memories of holidays
We took when we were
Two years younger than we are
Today
[‘This Room’ – Eskimo Joe]

19. Please speak softly, for they will hear us
And they'll find out why we don't trust them
Speak up dear cause I cannot hear you
I need to know why we don't trust them
[‘Conspiracy’ - Paramore]

20. Why do you keep on running
This love is fading way to fast
All the stars are burning (for you)
But none of them is going to last
So stop chasing the past
[‘Storm’ – Jose Gozalez]


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Disc One:
01. If I have my time again
I would do it all the same
Ain't change a single thing
[‘Rush’ – Big Audio Dynamite II]

02. So that's why we've got to try
We've got to breathe and have some fun
Though I'm not paid I play this game
And I won't stop until I'm done
[‘Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz]

03. Superman never made any money
For saving the world from Solomon Grundy
And sometimes I despair the world will never see
Another man like him
[‘Superman’s Song’ – Crash Test Dummies]

04. I don’t ever want to feel
Like I did that day
Take me to the place I love
Take me all the way
[‘Under the Bridge’ – Red Hot Chili Peppers]

05. How do you numb your skin
After the warmest touch
How do you slow your blood
After the body rush
How do you free your soul
After you’ve found a friend
How do you teach your heart
It’s a crime to fall in love again
[‘Insensitive’ – Jann Arden]

06. Let it move right in
Let it kiss your face
Let it sow your skin
In perpetual embrace
[‘Golden Age’ – TV On The Radio]

07. So sinister, so sinister,
Last night was wild.
What’s a matter there, feeling kinda anxious?
That hot blood, grew cold.
[‘Ulysses’ – Franz Ferdinand]

08. All along the eastern shore
Put your circuits in the sea
This is what the world is for
Making electricity
You can feel it in your mind
Oh you can do it all the time
Plug it in and change the world
You are my electric girl.
[‘Electric Feel’ - MGMT]

09. Pick up the phone, I'm here alone
Or make a social call
Come right in, forget about him
We'll have ourselves a ball, eh
[‘Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap’ – AC/DC]

10. If you’re looking for trouble,
You’re in the right place,
Don't look at me like that, or I’ll headbutt your face
I’m a mean motherfucker,
I was born that way,
and just because i wear a skirt don't think I’m fuckin' gay.
[‘Evil Scotsman’ – Billy Connolly]

Disc Two

11. I'm gonna tell you what you need to hear
And I’m a little too late
By three or four years
And it may not make much sense
Now that we are apart
But I’m going to stop pretending
That I didn't break your heart
[‘I’m Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn’t Break Your Heart’ – Eels]

12. Wont you take me by the hand
take me somewhere new
I don’t know who you are
but I... I'm with you
[‘I’m With You’ – Avril Lavigne]

13. so you get done
then you get some
sure enough, it won't hold you for long
then you say "right.
this is all mine"
[‘Tombigbee’ – Tori Amos]

14. You must be joking
you don't know a thing about it.
You've got no problems
I'd stay right there if I were you.
I got it harder
you couldn't dream how hard I got it
[‘Wouldn’t It Be Good’ – Danny Hutton Hitters]

15. When I turn my feelings on
I turn my feelings on inside
Feel like I'm gonna ignite
I saw them stars go off
I saw them stars go off at night
And they're looking alright
[‘I Turn My Camera On’ – Spoon]

16. I dreamed of you at night time
And I watched you in your sleep
I met you in high places
I touched your head and touched your feet
So if you disappear out of view
You know I will never say goodbye
And though I try to forget it
You will make me call your name
And I'll shout it to the blue summer sky...
[‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’ – Hunters & Collectors]

17. Just the thought of making love to you
Dropping everything that's what I'll do
Whatever I get you putting it on
Now take it off while I watch you perform
[‘Suga Mama’ – Beyonce Knowles]

18. How did we get here?
Well, I used to know you so well, yeah.
But how did we get here?
Well, I think I know
[‘Decode’ – Paramore]

19. What are you waiting for
Get up off your seat
It’s just seven days
Feels like a week
[‘Learnt My Lesson Well’ – Kaiser Chiefs]

20. Close your eyes
Think of all the bubbles of love we made
And you’re down on your knees
Its too late.
Oh don’t come crawlin’
And you lie by my feet
What a big mistake
[‘Big Mistake’ – Natalie Imbruglia]



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Since this is a new year, I’m going to take the opportunity to make the prompts monthly. I was struggling to make the posts on time with work and RL, so I’ll just post the two “discs” at the beginning of each month. You can use as many as the prompts as you like, and as usual any past prompts will always be available.


HAPPY NEW YEAR!

January Theme: Opening Tracks

Disc One:

01. My hope is on the horizon.
Every face, it's your eyes I can see.
I plead, I pray through each night and day,
Our embrace is only a dream.
[‘This Lullaby’ – Queens of the Stone Age]

02. Don't be shy, baby, don't be careful with me
Let it go, let it 'solve me down
[‘White Chocolate Space Egg’ – Liz Phair]

03. You drivin' fast in my mind
Girl don't cha' slow it down
If we carry on this way the same we might leave the ground
How would you like to fly
That's how my queen should ride
But you still deserve the crown
Why hasn't it been found
[‘Señorita’ – Justin Timberlake]

04. I don’t know why sometimes I get frightened,
You can see my eyes, can tell that I'm not lying
[‘I Got You’ – Split Enz]

05. Don't give me that bullshit,
you know who I am
[‘One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces’ – Ben Folds Five]

06. I want to defy
The logic of all sex laws
Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists
[‘Sexx Laws’ – Beck]

07. When we are close, my heart says surrender
I'm almost in love tonight
[‘Almost in Love’ – Elvis Presley]

08. I've got a brand new attitude,
And I'm gonna wear it tonight
I'm gonna get in trouble
I wanna start a fight
[‘So What’ – Pink]

09. People call us renegade
Feel like we're living crazy
We like taking on the town
Some people getting lazy
[‘Knocked Up’ – Kings of Leon]

10. Every time I thought I’d got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
[‘Changes’ – David Bowie]

Disc Two:

11. You need a new song
I'll set the words up so they tear right at your soul
Don't take me too long
But there's a danger that I'll plagiarize something old
[‘New Song’ – The Who]

12. I need an easy friend
I do, With an ear to lend
I do, Think you fit this shoe
I do, But you have a clue
[‘About A Girl’ – Nirvana]

13. I will dedicate
And sacrifice my everything for just a second's worth
Of how my story's ending
And I wish I could know if the directions that I take
And all the choices that I make won't end up all for nothing
[‘Crawling in the Dark’ – Hoobastank]

14. Things are getting weird, things are getting tough,
Nothings making sense but you keep on looking up
They tell you to be true, your trying everyday
To keep it on the real still you got to find a way
To make your mamma happy, to make your pappa proud
You'll wanna turn it up and all you hear is turn it down
[‘Hang On’ – Smash Mouth]

15. See the rising sun
But feel the warning one
We've come a circle
To the way we once begun
No one's really sure
How to make it up
Or give the name to the way
We've been acting lately
[‘All Around’ – INXS]

16. Gosh Darn Police Line You Better Not Cross!
Is it the cop, or am I the one thats really dangerous?
[‘Warning’ – Green Day]

17. I remember
the good old days,
Stayed up all night
gettin' crazed.
Then the money
was not so good,
But we still did
the best we could.
[‘Walk On’ – Neil Young]

18. Though the night was made for loving,
And the day returns too soon,
Yet we'll go no more a-roving
By the light of the moon.
[‘No More A-roving’ – Leonard Cohen]

19. I know this and that about love
I know that there's your body
And mine in tow
We are swimming to the surface
Up from below
[‘Warm Jets’ – Holly Throsby]

20. Well it sounds so sweet
I had to take me chance
Rose out of my seat
I just had to dance
Started moving my feet
Whoa to clapping my hands
[‘Around and Around’ – Rolling Stones]


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Since December is a busy month for everyone, I bring you two prompt sets in one – it’s also a little bit of cheating in this is a Greatest Hits – a collection of some of the hopefully more inspiring prompts that have been posted this year. Clearly if your muse has somehow managed to cover all 24 then you are allowed to use one of them again.

Thanks to all the members for making me feel like this comm. is pretty special. We’re small, but we have fun!




01. Well I’ve been bound and gagged and I’ve been terrorized // And I’ve been castrated and I’ve been lobotomized // But never has my tormentor come in such a cunning disguise
(Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – ‘I Let Love In’)


02. I don't want anybody else >> When I think about you // I touch myself
(Divinyls – ‘I Touch Myself’)


03. When I have nothing to say my lips are sealed // Say something once why say it again
(Talking Heads – ‘Psycho Killer’)


04. If I had the sun and moon // I would give you both night and day // Of satisfyn’
(Bad Company – ‘Feel Like Making Love’)


05. Do you know what it's like to fall on the floor // And cry your guts out 'til you got no more // Hey man now you're really living
(The Eels – ‘Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)’ )


06. Why are you so petrified of silence // Here can you handle this?
(Alanis Morissette – ‘All I Really Want’)


07. Monday you can fall apart // Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart // Thursday doesn't even start // It's Friday I'm in love
(The Cure – ‘Friday I’m in Love’)


08. I've done ugly things and I have made mistakes
(Garbage – ‘Why Do You Love Me?’)


09. Do you remember a good first kiss? // Stars shooting across the sky // To come to such a place as this // You never left my mind
(PJ Harvey – ‘One Line’)


10. Everything is good for you if it doesn't kill youv
(Crowded House – ‘Everything is Good for You’)


11. All the world just stopped now
(Tori Amos – ‘Tear in Your Hand’)


12. You don't change a thing for me again.
(Faker – ‘Fucking the Exhibits’)


13. I see that there is evil // And I know that there is good // And the in-betweens I never understood
(Ben Folds Five – ‘Philosophy’)


14. You're something beautiful // A contradiction // I wanna play the game // I want the friction
(Muse – ‘Time is Running Out’)


15. Time goes by so slowly for those who wait // No time to hesitate
(Madonna – 'Hung Up')


16. Lately I find that you know me // better than I know myself
(Sarah Blasko – ‘The Woman by the Well’)


17. If I could make everything work out right // I'd bring my photographs to life // It's hard to figure out reality // When you're consumed by compromise
(Bodyjar – ‘Too Drunk to Drive’)


18. There's no aphrodisiac like loneliness // You shouldn't leave me alone
(The Whitlams – ‘No Aphrodisiac’)


19. don’t want to lose it // it must be worth losing // if it is worth something
(Tori Amos – ‘Talula’)


20. The great big city's a wonderous toy // just made for a girl and boy
(Ella Fitzgerald – ‘Manhattan’)


21. What does it matter to ya // When you got a job to do // You gotta do it well // You gotta give the other fellow hell
(Paul McCartney/Wings – ‘Live and Let Die’)


22. When we arrive in the middle of nowhere // Don't act like you know, I been here so many times
(Queens of the Stone Age – ‘Auto Pilot’)


23. I've always been a coward // And I don't know what's good for me
(Kate Bush – ‘Hounds of Love’)


24. Cos if good's on the left then I'm sticking to the right
(AC/DC – ‘Hells Bells’)



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It's Oz Music Month, so enjoy an all Australian Prompt line up.


01. And I'd dial in your number hoping that you’re awake // It's a loss sometimes but that's the risk that I'll take
(British India – ‘Run The Red Light’)


02. Oh I am always thinking about you // and how you always wear me well // you can't outgrow something sewn under your skin // so I will always wear you well.
(Josh Pyke – 'Sew My Name')


03. And I get all your good advice // It doesn't stop me from going through these things twice
(Paul Kelly – 'Dumb Things')


04. He had a picture of you // In his head before you met // And all of this is true // When you're as pretty as you
(The Whitlams – 'Pretty As You')


05. It's If you treat me like a dog // And keep me locked in a cage // I'm not relaxed or comfortable // I'm aggravation and shame
(Powderfinger – 'Like A Dog')


06. Your arms are warm but they make me feel // As if they're made of cold, cold steel // A simple kiss like a turnin' key // A little click and the lock's on me
(Tina Arena – 'Chains')


07. What goes around comes around right? (right) // How you treat people is how they treat you back
(1200 Techniques – ‘Karma’)


08. If I could make everything work out right // I'd bring my photographs to life // It's hard to figure out reality // When you're consumed by compromise
(Bodyjar – ‘Too Drunk to Drive’)


09. I look behind my door to find my photo hacked apart // You can Brando my belongings but don't Bogart my heart
(Darren Hanlon – 'Don’t Bogart My Heart')


10. I'm easy as gin // I'm as gentle as sleep // But I'm not satisfied
(Deborah Conway – ‘I’m Not Satisfied’)


11. Don't ask me what you know is true // Don't have to tell you, I love your precious heart // I, I was standing, you were there // Two worlds collided and they could never tear us apart
(Inxs – ‘Never Tear Us Apart’)


12. Oh I know everything that I do tonight // Means nothing if I don't succeed
(Jebediah – ‘Animal’)



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It's Oz Music Month, so enjoy an all Australian Prompt line up.


01. I didn't know you, I never knew you // Now I'm never gonna see you again.
(Augie March – ‘Farmer’s Son’)


02. Don't be cruel, come on be sugar in my tooth // I think I like what I don't know about you
(You Am I ‘What I Don’t Know ‘Bout You’)


03. You see our enemies are many // And my friends are few // But look into my eyes // I'll fall in love with you
(The Cruel Sea – ‘Naked Flame’)


04. Lately I find that you know me // better than I know myself
(Sarah Blasko – ‘The Woman by the Well’)


05. But Ah! Who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway // Takes more than just a memory to make me cry
(Cold Chisel – ‘Flame Trees’)


06. Hold me tight, don't let me go // Oh I'm the one who takes you home tonight
(Eskimo Joe – ‘Driver’)


07. I'll forgive and forget // If you say you'll never go // 'Cos its true what they say // It's better the devil you know
(Kylie Minogue – ‘Better The Devil You Know’)


08. I'll show you what I got // When you tell me what you need // So put ya money where ya mouth is
(Jet – ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’)


09. The finger of blame has turned upon itself // And I'm more than willing to offer myself // Do you want my presence or need my help // Who knows where that might lead
(Crowded House – ‘Fall At Your Feet’)


10. Tell ya something that I’ve found, that the world’s a better place when it’s upside down boy
(Gabriella Cilmi – ‘Sweet About Me’)


11. You're in love and it's hard to confess it // Just give in 'cause it's time to test it
(Magic Dirt – ‘Supagloo’)


12. So rather than trying to protect you, I'm going to cover my basses first
(George – ‘Special Ones’)



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[These are all tracks picked for Halloween.]


01. If you hear him howling around your kitchen door // Better not let him in
(Warren Zevon – ‘Werewolves of London’)


02. I love you anyhow // And I don’t care // If you don’t want me // I’m yours right now
(Screamin' Jay Hawkins – ‘I Put a Spell on You’)


03. Late last night, I went for a walk // Down by the river near my home // Couldn’t believe, with my own eyes // And I swear I’ll never leave my home again
(Creedence Clearwater Revival – ‘Walking on the Water’)


04. Yes, don’t turn your back on me baby // Stop messin’ round with your tricks
(Santana – ‘Black Magic Woman’)


05. Big black shape with eyes of fire // Telling people their desire
(Black Sabbath – ‘Black Sabbath’)


06. The clock struck midnight // And through my sleeping // I heard a tapping at my door
(Alan Parsons Project – ‘The Raven’)


07. She’s some kind of demon messing in the glue // If you don’t watch out it’ll stick to you
(Cream – ‘Strange Brew’)


08. This town, is coming like a ghost town // All the clubs have been closed down // This place, is coming like a ghost town // Bands won't play no more // Too much fighting on the dance floor
(The Specials – ‘Ghost Town’)


09. You hear the door slam and realize there’s nowhere left to run // You feel the cold hand and wonder if you’ll ever see the sun
(Michael Jackson – ‘Thriller’)


10. You don't know how you took it // You just know what you got // Oh Lordy you've been stealing // From the theives and you got caught
(U2 – ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me’)


11. And I know that I’m damned if I never get out // And maybe I’m damned if I do
But with any other beat I got left in my heart // You know I’d rather be damned with you
(Meat Loaf – ‘Bat Out of Hell’)


12. Cos if good's on the left then I'm sticking to the right
(AC/DC – ‘Hells Bells’


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