Lyrically Speaking: Not *another* love song

[astrnomr]

When I was in college, a friend of mine had been challenged to come up with 100 songs that had "Love" in the title. He easily surpassed it. And while the music world is full of songs professing their undying love for somebody, there aren't as many hit songs saying how terrible the other person's love is for them or how bad the concept of love is in general. Well, guess what... I found them, and that's today's theme.

1. You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind

2. Some say I got a bad attitude
But that don't change the way I feel about you
And if you think this thought might bring me down
Look again 'cause I ain't wearin no frown!

3. When I'm with you, are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin thru, or do you please yourself?
When you wake up, will you walk out?
It cant be love if you throw it about

4. I hear you calling and it's needles
And pins (and pins)
I want to hurt you just to hear you
Screaming my name

5. Feelin' better now that we're through
Feelin' better 'cause I'm over you
I've learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are

6. Some fools rave of happiness
Blissfulness
Togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
But they're not fooling me

7. I won't turn you out if you've got someone else
Someone else you care about
Because you must realize
My obsessive fascination is in your imagination

8. You love her
But she loves him
And he loves somebody else
You just can't win

9. I like to see you, but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
So if I call you, don't make a fuss
Don't tell your friends about the two of us

10. Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

Bonus: What movie about two people engaged to the wrong people featured song #8?

Double Bonus: What is played at the opening of song #1, and who is on it?

Final Bonus: What country singer sang backup on song #5?

[littlebeast13]

Spoiler

When I was in college, a friend of mine had been challenged to come up with 100 songs that had "Love" in the title. He easily surpassed it. And while the music world is full of songs professing their undying love for somebody, there aren't as many hit songs saying how terrible the other person's love is for them or how bad the concept of love is in general. Well, guess what... I found them, and that's today's theme.

1. You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind

2. Some say I got a bad attitude
But that don't change the way I feel about you
And if you think this thought might bring me down
Look again 'cause I ain't wearin no frown!

3. When I'm with you, are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin thru, or do you please yourself?
When you wake up, will you walk out?
It cant be love if you throw it about

4. I hear you calling and it's needles
And pins (and pins)
I want to hurt you just to hear you
Screaming my name
Poison - Alice Cooper

5. Feelin' better now that we're through
Feelin' better 'cause I'm over you
I've learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are

6. Some fools rave of happiness
Blissfulness
Togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
But they're not fooling me
Love Hurts - Nazareth

7. I won't turn you out if you've got someone else
Someone else you care about
Because you must realize
My obsessive fascination is in your imagination

8. You love her
But she loves him
And he loves somebody else
You just can't win
Love Stinks - J. Geils Band (I was waiting for this one...)

9. I like to see you, but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
So if I call you, don't make a fuss
Don't tell your friends about the two of us
I'm Not In Love - 10cc (The Eyegor special! It's in pretty much everyone's LS run somewhere....)

10. Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi

Bonus: What movie about two people engaged to the wrong people featured song #8?

Double Bonus: What is played at the opening of song #1, and who is on it?

Final Bonus: What country singer sang backup on song #5?

[minimetoo26]

De-carping to keep astro's head from exploding...

Spoiler

When I was in college, a friend of mine had been challenged to come up with 100 songs that had "Love" in the title. He easily surpassed it. And while the music world is full of songs professing their undying love for somebody, there aren't as many hit songs saying how terrible the other person's love is for them or how bad the concept of love is in general. Well, guess what... I found them, and that's today's theme.

1. You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind

Nope

2. Some say I got a bad attitude
But that don't change the way I feel about you
And if you think this thought might bring me down
Look again 'cause I ain't wearin no frown!

Nope

3. When I'm with you, are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin thru, or do you please yourself?
When you wake up, will you walk out?
It cant be love if you throw it about

Nope

4. I hear you calling and it's needles
And pins (and pins)
I want to hurt you just to hear you
Screaming my name

Familiarish, but, once again, nope. *sigh*

5. Feelin' better now that we're through
Feelin' better 'cause I'm over you
I've learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are

You're No Good, Linda Ronstadt

6. Some fools rave of happiness
Blissfulness
Togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
But they're not fooling me

Love Hurts, Nazareth

7. I won't turn you out if you've got someone else
Someone else you care about
Because you must realize
My obsessive fascination is in your imagination

ACK!!! VERY familiar!!!

8. You love her
But she loves him
And he loves somebody else
You just can't win

Love Stinks, J Geils Band (I knew this would turn up!)

9. I like to see you, but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
So if I call you, don't make a fuss
Don't tell your friends about the two of us

I'm Not in Love (Eyegor's Theme), 10 CC

10. Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

You Give Love a Bad Name, Bon Jovi

Bonus: What movie about two people engaged to the wrong people featured song #8?

Yikes. My Best Friend's Wedding? No clue.

Double Bonus: What is played at the opening of song #1, and who is on it?

A lot of silence, for me...

Final Bonus: What country singer sang backup on song #5?

Hmmmm..who did Linda work with...Crystal Gayle, from last LS. No clue.

[ghostjmf]

Spoiler

5. You're No Good/Linda Ronstadt (covering an earlier hit)

6. Love Hurts/Everly Brothers, covered by Gram Parsons & Emmy Lou Harris; accept no others than these versions

9. Dang!

10. Love is the Drug/Robert Palmer (WAG)



Q about 5: Willie Nelson? (WAG); depends which version you're asking about, anyway

[Sir_Galahad]

Spoiler

1.
2.
3. Love Bites - Def Leppard
4. Poison - Alice Cooper
5. You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
6. Love Hurts - Nazareth
7. I Dont Want Your Love - Duran Duran
8. Love Stinks - J Geils Band
9. Im Not in Love - 10cc
10. You Give Love a Bad name - Bon Jovi

No clue on any of the Boni

[NellyLunatic1980]

Spoiler

1. pass
2. pass
3. pass
4. pass
5. pass
6. pass
7. pass
8. pass
9. must be Eyegor's theme song--"I'm Not in Love", 10CC
10. "You Give Love a Bad Name", Bon Jovi
Bonus: pass
Double Bonus: pass
Final Bonus: pass

[starfish1113]

Spoiler

1. Nope
2. Nope
3. Love Bites - Def Leppard
4. Nope
5. You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
6. Love Hurts - Nazareth
7. I Don't Want Your Love - Duran Duran
8. Love Stinks - J. Geils Band
9. I'm Not In Love - 10cc
10. You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi

Bonus 1 - Nope
Bonus 2 - Nope
Bonus 3 - Once again, nope

[KillerTomato]

Spoiler

1. Nope
2. I Hate Everything About You - Ugly Kid Joe
3. Love Bites - Def Leppard
4. Familiarish, but nope
5. You're No Good - Linda Ronstadt
6. Love Hurts - Nazareth
7. Nope
8. Love Stinks - J. Geils Band
9. Not in Love - 10cc
10. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi

Blanket WAG on the "Nopes": I Hate Myself For Lovin' You - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Bonus: What movie about two people engaged to the wrong people featured song #8?

"The Wedding Singer"

Double Bonus: What is played at the opening of song #1, and who is on it?

Well, if I knew what #1 was, I'd have an easier time with this. I'll say it's Pope Leo XII, on the recorder (in the dining room...)

Final Bonus: What country singer sang backup on song #5?

I'll WAG Fanny's favorite, Johnny Cash, cuz I don't know nuthin' bout no country music.

[T_Bone0806]

Spoiler

1-
2-
3-
4-
5-You're No Good-Linda Ronstadt (original Betty Everett)
6-Love Hurts-Nazareth (original-Everly Brothers)
7-
8-Love Stinks-J. Geils Band
9-I'm Not in Love-10cc
10-You Give Love a Bad Name-Bon Jovi

Bonus: ???
Double Bonus: ???
Final Bonus: Emmylou Harris?

[TheConfessor]

Spoiler

1. You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind

2. Some say I got a bad attitude
But that don't change the way I feel about you
And if you think this thought might bring me down
Look again 'cause I ain't wearin no frown!

3. When I'm with you, are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin thru, or do you please yourself?
When you wake up, will you walk out?
It cant be love if you throw it about

4. I hear you calling and it's needles
And pins (and pins)
I want to hurt you just to hear you
Screaming my name

5. Feelin' better now that we're through
Feelin' better 'cause I'm over you
I've learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are
YOU'RE NO GOOD -- BETTY EVERETT (OR THE LATER VERSION BY LINDA RONSTADT)

6. Some fools rave of happiness
Blissfulness
Togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
But they're not fooling me

7. I won't turn you out if you've got someone else
Someone else you care about
Because you must realize
My obsessive fascination is in your imagination

8. You love her
But she loves him
And he loves somebody else
You just can't win

9. I like to see you, but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
So if I call you, don't make a fuss
Don't tell your friends about the two of us
I'M NOT IN LOVE -- 10CC

10. Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

Bonus: What movie about two people engaged to the wrong people featured song #8?

Double Bonus: What is played at the opening of song #1, and who is on it?

Final Bonus: What country singer sang backup on song #5?
EMMYLOU HARRIS

[elwoodblues]

Spoiler

5. Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good
8. J. Geils Band - Love Stinks
9. 10CC - I'm Not in Love
10. You Give Love a Bad Name

[kroxquo]

Edited to spoilerize

Did your friend's challenge include variations of the word love like lovin or lover or even loves or did have to be exactly love?

Spoiler

1. You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind

2. Some say I got a bad attitude
But that don't change the way I feel about you
And if you think this thought might bring me down
Look again 'cause I ain't wearin no frown!

3. When I'm with you, are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin thru, or do you please yourself?
When you wake up, will you walk out?
It cant be love if you throw it about

4. I hear you calling and it's needles
And pins (and pins)
I want to hurt you just to hear you
Screaming my name

5. Feelin' better now that we're through
Feelin' better 'cause I'm over you
I've learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are

6. Some fools rave of happiness
Blissfulness
Togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
But they're not fooling me

7. I won't turn you out if you've got someone else
Someone else you care about
Because you must realize
My obsessive fascination is in your imagination

8. You love her
But she loves him
And he loves somebody else
You just can't win

Love Stinks - J. Geils Band (I've told my daughter I'm singing this at ther wedding)

9. I like to see you, but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
So if I call you, don't make a fuss
Don't tell your friends about the two of us

10. Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

Blanket guess of Bon Jovi You Give Love a Bad Name for all the rest

Bonus: What movie about two people engaged to the wrong people featured song #8?

Double Bonus: What is played at the opening of song #1, and who is on it?

Final Bonus: What country singer sang backup on song #5?

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

1. You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind
?

2. Some say I got a bad attitude
But that don't change the way I feel about you
And if you think this thought might bring me down
Look again 'cause I ain't wearin no frown!
Everything About You - Ugly Kid Joe

3. When I'm with you, are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin thru, or do you please yourself?
When you wake up, will you walk out?
It cant be love if you throw it about
?

4. I hear you calling and it's needles
And pins (and pins)
I want to hurt you just to hear you
Screaming my name
Poison - Alice Cooper

5. Feelin' better now that we're through
Feelin' better 'cause I'm over you
I've learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are
?

6. Some fools rave of happiness
Blissfulness
Togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
But they're not fooling me
Love Hurts - Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Nazareth, Gram Parsons, Emmylou without Gram, Joan Jett, Cher, and many others. I like the Gram/Emmylou version best.

7. I won't turn you out if you've got someone else
Someone else you care about
Because you must realize
My obsessive fascination is in your imagination
?

8. You love her
But she loves him
And he loves somebody else
You just can't win
Love Stinks - J Geils Band

9. I like to see you, but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
So if I call you, don't make a fuss
Don't tell your friends about the two of us
Well, the second line is almost like the line in Old Man, but not quite.
?

10. Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi

Bonus: What movie about two people engaged to the wrong people featured song #8?
The Wedding Singer

Double Bonus: What is played at the opening of song #1, and who is on it?
?

Final Bonus: What country singer sang backup on song #5?
?

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Spoiler

6-Love Hurts-Nazareth (original-Everly Brothers)

Spoiler

Huh. You're right. I was about to say that I had always thought the Everly Brothers' version came first, but then I had recently "found out" that Roy Orbison's actually predated it.

I'm in a mix-cd-of-the-month club and I decided to go with different versions of the same song. I started with Stop Breakin' Down (White Stripes, Lucinda Williams, Stones, Robert Johnson) and finished with Love Hurts.

But now I look at allmusic.com and find out that in fact the Everlies WERE first. Who knows what source I had a couple months ago, but those songs are in the wrong order on the CDs. Sigh.

[mntetn]

Spoiler

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. You're No Good, Linda Ronstadt
6.
7.
8.
9. I'm Not In Love, 10 cc
10.
Bonus:
Double Bonus:
Final Bonus:

[megaaddict]

Spoiler

5. You're No Good, Linda Ronstadt

[VAdame]

Spoiler

Bonus #1 -- The Wedding Singer

[astrnomr]

When I was in college, a friend of mine had been challenged to come up with 100 songs that had "Love" in the title. He easily surpassed it.
For whoever asked, I believe the challenge was that it had to specifically be the word "love". I think he had over 300 songs by the time he gave the list to his friend.

1. You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I’ll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind
Blue October - Hate Me
It's a shame nobody knew this (fairly recent) song. I really love this one.

2. Some say I got a bad attitude
But that don't change the way I feel about you
And if you think this thought might bring me down
Look again 'cause I ain't wearin no frown!
Ugly Kid Joe - I Hate Everything About You

3. When I'm with you, are you somewhere else?
Am I gettin thru, or do you please yourself?
When you wake up, will you walk out?
It cant be love if you throw it about
Def Leppard - Love Bites

4. I hear you calling and it's needles
And pins (and pins)
I want to hurt you just to hear you
Screaming my name
Alice Cooper - Poison

5. Feelin' better now that we're through
Feelin' better 'cause I'm over you
I've learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are
Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good

6. Some fools rave of happiness
Blissfulness
Togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
But they're not fooling me
Nazareth - Love Hurts
I allowed other versions, although this was the only version that was ever a top-40 hit.

7. I won't turn you out if you've got someone else
Someone else you care about
Because you must realize
My obsessive fascination is in your imagination
Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love

8. You love her
But she loves him
And he loves somebody else
You just can't win
J. Geils Band - Love Stinks

9. I like to see you, but then again
That doesn't mean you mean that much to me
So if I call you, don't make a fuss
Don't tell your friends about the two of us
10cc - I'm Not in Love

10. Paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A school boy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name

Bonus: What movie about two people engaged to the wrong people featured song #8?
"The Wedding Singer", featuring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore (and a cameo appearance by Billy Idol). I loved the part where Sandler tells his fiancee to take off his Van Halen t-shirt before she curses the band and causes them to break up.

Double Bonus: What is played at the opening of song #1, and who is on it?
It is a real-life phone answering machine recording of the lead singer's mother. Justin Furstenfeld had been going through a very dark period in his life, and he finally started going through her phone messages and realized the hell he had put her through all those years. There's a good interview here:
http://www.ink19.com/issues/june2006/in ... ality.html

Final Bonus: What country singer sang backup on song #5?
Emmylou Harris

Results:
160 Sir_Galahad
150 KillerTomato
140 starfish
110 ToLiveIsToFly
100 minimetoo26
100 littlebeast13
70 elwoodblues
40 NellyLunatic1980
40 kroxquo
40 mntetn
40 ghostjmf
20 megaaddict
10 VADame

Standings:
1870 ToLiveIsToFly
1845 T_Bone0806
1600 Sir_Galahad
1512 starfish
1420 KillerTomato
1300 NellyLunatic1980
1240 elwoodblues
1215 littlebeast13
1170 minimetoo26
1100 TheConfessor
908 kroxquo
840 mntetn
800 mellytu74
494 megaaddict
350 SportsFan68
330 traininvain
310 Bob78164
300 ghostjmf
264 gsabc
210 macrae1234
200 VAdame
195 MarleysGh0st
100 ShamelessWeasel
74 etaoin22

[starfish1113]

Results:
160 Sir_Galahad
150 KillerTomato
140 starfish
110 ToLiveIsToFly
100 minimetoo26
100 littlebeast13
70 elwoodblues
40 NellyLunatic1980
40 kroxquo
40 mntetn
40 ghostjmf
20 megaaddict
10 VADame

TBone played.

[astrnomr]

Results:
160 Sir_Galahad
150 KillerTomato
140 starfish
110 ToLiveIsToFly
100 minimetoo26
100 littlebeast13
70 elwoodblues
40 NellyLunatic1980
40 kroxquo
40 mntetn
40 ghostjmf
20 megaaddict
10 VADame

TBone played.

You are correct. He had 110 points, and while I overlooked him in the results, he was included in the updated standings.

[littlebeast13]

Results:
160 Sir_Galahad
150 KillerTomato
140 starfish
110 ToLiveIsToFly
100 minimetoo26
100 littlebeast13
70 elwoodblues
40 NellyLunatic1980
40 kroxquo
40 mntetn
40 ghostjmf
20 megaaddict
10 VADame

TBone played.

He missed Confessor, too....

lb13

[littlebeast13]

Results:
160 Sir_Galahad
150 KillerTomato
140 starfish
110 ToLiveIsToFly
100 minimetoo26
100 littlebeast13
70 elwoodblues
40 NellyLunatic1980
40 kroxquo
40 mntetn
40 ghostjmf
20 megaaddict
10 VADame

TBone played.

He missed Confessor, too....

lb13

Nevermind. The cumulative is still correct....

lb13

[astrnomr]

He missed Confessor, too....

lb13

Looks like the caffeine hadn't kicked in this morning -- I also missed mellytu74 in the daily results and megaaddict in the overall standings. (I keep the daily scores and the overall scores in two different spreadsheets, and I forgot to update both.)

TheConfessor had 50 points, mellytu74 had 20. For the overall standings, megaaddict is up to 514 points.

Anybody else that I forgot???

[T_Bone0806]

Results:
160 Sir_Galahad
150 KillerTomato
140 starfish
110 ToLiveIsToFly
100 minimetoo26
100 littlebeast13
70 elwoodblues
40 NellyLunatic1980
40 kroxquo
40 mntetn
40 ghostjmf
20 megaaddict
10 VADame

TBone played.

Thanks Mr. Fish! It is good to know that you've got my back!

[T_Bone0806]

He missed Confessor, too....

lb13

Looks like the caffeine hadn't kicked in this morning -- I also missed mellytu74 in the daily results and megaaddict in the overall standings. (I keep the daily scores and the overall scores in two different spreadsheets, and I forgot to update both.)

TheConfessor had 50 points, mellytu74 had 20. For the overall standings, megaaddict is up to 514 points.

Anybody else that I forgot???

Anyone who's meistered knows the feeling. Tain't always easy.