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yertle-the-turtle

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Don't know whether this has been done before, seen it on another site, thought it'd be worth a try here. I'll start.

The song that...

(reminds you of an ex-lover) Kirsty MacColl - No Victims
(reminds you of an ex-friend) Oasis - Married With Children
(makes you cry) U2 - Running To Stand Still
(makes you laugh) Camper van Beethoven - Take The Skinheads Bowling
(makes you wanna dance) New Order - The Perfect Kiss
(makes you want to run and jump) Radiohead - Idioteque
(makes you think about the one you want) Croweded House - Into Temptation
(makes you think about the one you love) Ash - Shining Light
(you wish you wrote) Nick Drake - Pink Moon
(makes you wanna mosh) AFI - Days Of The Phoenix
(helps vent your frustration) The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
(sums up your teenage years) blank
(you like to wake up to) Blur - Parklife
(you love from your parent's collection) The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
(you love but wouldn't know about it if it wasn't for a friend) Tom McRae - Sao Paulo Rain
(you love the video more than the song) Robbie Williams - Supreme
(reminds you of your first crush) Sonic Youth - Superstar
(you love from your favorite movie) Yann Tiersen - La valse d'amelie
(you love to hear at clubs) Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
(makes you think of the moon) Paris Combo - Sous la lune
(makes you think of the stars) Coldplay - Yellow
(makes you think of the sun) The Stone Roses - Elephant Stone
(makes you think of sex) Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je t'aime...moi non plus
(makes you think about death) Neil Finn - Lullaby Requiem
(makes you think of being alone) Joy Division - Dead Souls

anyone wants to try?
 
The song that...

(reminds you of an ex-lover) Oasis - Slide Away
(reminds you of an ex-friend) Faithless - Insomnia
(makes you cry) U2 - Running To Stand Still
(makes you laugh) The Pogues - Worms
(makes you wanna dance) Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
(makes you want to run and jump) They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in your Soul
(makes you think about the one you want) Anything by the Beatles
(makes you think about the one you love) Dexty's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen (long story!)
(you wish you wrote) Oasis - Slide Away
(makes you wanna mosh) Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
(helps vent your frustration) Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole
(sums up your teenage years) Guns n Roses - Paradise City
(you like to wake up to) U2 - Beautiful Day
(you love from your parent's collection) Johnny Cash - any of his stuff
(you love but wouldn't know about it if it wasn't for a friend) The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
(you love the video more than the song) no idea
(reminds you of your first crush) Nirvana - Smells of Teen Spirit
(you love from your favorite movie) it's a monty python film, so all the songs are cool!
(you love to hear at clubs) Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
(makes you think of the moon) U2 - One Tree Hill
(makes you think of the stars) Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
(makes you think of the sun) U2 - Always
(makes you think of sex) lots of stuff!
(makes you think about death) dunno
(makes you think of being alone) Joy Division - Dead Souls (I agree with yertle on this one!)
 
(reminds you of an ex-lover) none
(reminds you of an ex-friend) any offspring song :yuck:
(makes you cry) chevelle - one lonely visitor
(makes you laugh) hot action cop - fever for the flava
(makes you wanna dance) taproot - poem
(makes you want to run and jump) chevelle - sma
(makes you think about the one you want) too many to list
(makes you think about the one you love) too many to list. at the moment: taproot - mine
(you wish you wrote) simon and garfunkel - sounds of silence
(makes you wanna mosh) chevelle - forfeit
(helps vent your frustration) chevelle - send the pain below
(sums up your teenage years) so far.. chevelle - closure :|
(you like to wake up to) chevelle - peer
(you love from your parent's collection) eagles - hotel california
(you love but wouldn't know about it if it wasn't for a friend) none
(you love the video more than the song) red hot chili peppers - can't stop
(reminds you of your first crush) chevelle - mia
(you love from your favorite movie) none
(you love to hear at clubs) disturbed - the sickness
(makes you think of the moon) audioslave - last remaining light
(makes you think of the stars) coldplay - yellow
(makes you think of the sun) none
(makes you think of sex) any chevelle song :evil:
(makes you think about death) none
(makes you think of being alone) chevelle - closure
 
(reminds you of an ex-lover) too many to list
(reminds you of an ex-friend) The Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants
(makes you cry) U2 - Tomorrow
(makes you laugh) anything by Weird Al
(makes you wanna dance) B-52s - Love Shack
(makes you want to run and jump - Van Halen - Jump
(makes you think about the one you want) Sarah McLachlan - Possession
(makes you think about the one you love) - not applicable at the moment
(you wish you wrote) U2- One
(makes you wanna mosh) I'm not into moshing
(helps vent your frustration) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
(sums up your teen years) Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
(you like to get up to) U2- Three Sunrises
(you love from your parents collection) anything by Frank Sinatra
(you love but wouldn't know about if it weren't for a friend) can't think of anything
(you love the video more than the song) A-ha - Take On Me
(makes you think of your first crush) probably something by Air Supply :yikes:
(you love from your favorite movie) I don't even know what my favorite movie is!
(you love to hear at clubs) U2- Lemon
(makes you think of the moon) Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
(makes you think of the stars) Coldplay - Yellow
(makes you think of the sun) Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
(makes you think of sex) anything by Prince
(makes you think about death) U2 - Kite
(makes you think about being alone) Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
 
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Hmmm, interesting...let's see here...

The song that...

(reminds you of an ex-lover) Change The World-Eric Clapton
(reminds you of an ex-friend) To The Moon And Back-Savage Garden
(makes you cry) Tears In Heaven-Eric Clapton (there's lots more I could add, though)
(makes you laugh) Amish Paradise-Weird Al
(makes you wanna dance) Come On Eileen-Dexy's Midnight Runners
(makes you want to run and jump) Jump Around-House Of Pain
(makes you think about the one you want) Midnight Confessions-Grass Roots
(makes you think about the one you love) Long, Long Time-Linda Ronstadt
(you wish you wrote) Sympathy For The Devil-Rolling Stones (because the lyrics are from such an interesting perspective)
(makes you wanna mosh) Smells Like Teen Spirit-Nirvana
(helps vent your frustration) Positively 4th Street-Bob Dylan
(sums up your teenage years) I dunno...
(you like to wake up to) Beautiful Day-U2
(you love from your parent's collection) Pretty Woman-Roy Orbinson
(you love but wouldn't know about it if it wasn't for a friend) Summer Wine-the version by the Corrs and Bono-a friend had mentioned it to me for downloading
(you love the video more than the song) Cry-Godley and Creme
(reminds you of your first crush) Back At One-Brian McKnight
(you love from your favorite movie) What A Wonderful World-Louis Armstrong
(you love to hear at clubs) Family Affair-Mary J. Blige
(makes you think of the moon) Luna-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
(makes you think of the stars) I Only Have Eyes For You-Flamingos
(makes you think of the sun) Staring At The Sun-U2
(makes you think of sex) Even Better Than The Real Thing-U2
(makes you think about death) Love Is Blindness-U2
(makes you think of being alone) One-Three Dog Night

Angela
 
(reminds you of an ex-lover) chumbawumba--tubthumper
(reminds you of an ex-friend) the beatles--good day sunshine
(makes you cry) live--pillar of davidson
(makes you laugh) u2 doing "lost highway"
(makes you wanna dance) gaelic storm--tell me ma
(makes you want to run and jump) eve 6--superhero girl
(makes you think about the one you want) the spitvalves--skaboobidibobidiska
(makes you think about the one you love) pealr jam--off he goes
(you wish you wrote) bruce springsteen--the river
(makes you wanna mosh) dropkick murphys--the gauntlet
(helps vent your frustration) barenaked ladies--the old apartment
(sums up your teenage years) barenaked ladies--i live with it everyday
(you like to wake up to) u2--walk on
(you love from your parent's collection) buddy holly--everday
(you love but wouldn't know about it if it wasn't for a friend)
(you love the video more than the song) korn--freak on a leash
(reminds you of your first crush) tom petty--free fallin'
(you love from your favorite movie) u2--the hands that built america
(you love to hear at clubs) [never been to a club]
(makes you think of the moon) u2--mysterious ways
(makes you think of the stars) spacehog--in the meantime (i think that's the name...it's the "lands are green skies are blue" song)
(makes you think of the sun) the beatles--here comes the sun
(makes you think of sex) dave matthews band...i forgot the title...i hate the song too...it's on the "crash" album...
(makes you think about death) nine inch nails--hurt
(makes you think of being alone) u2--love is blindness
 
(reminds you of an ex-lover): "Forever," Ben Harper
(reminds you of an ex-friend): "Head Like a Hole," Nine Inch Nails
(makes you cry): "Unchained Melody," the Righteous Brothers
(makes you laugh): "Johnny Got Suspended," the Zambonis
(makes you wanna dance): "Family Affair," Mary J. Blige
(makes you want to run and jump): "Hotel Yorba," the White Stripes
(makes you think about the one you want): "Butterfly Caught," Massive Attack
(makes you think about the one you love): "You Are the Everything," R.E.M.
(you wish you wrote): "Bad," U2 :yes:
(makes you wanna mosh): "Lithium," Nirvana
(helps vent your frustration): "Daughter," Pearl Jam
(sums up your teenage years): "UR," Alanis Morrissette
(you like to wake up to): "Shoop," Salt n Pepa
(you love from your parent's collection): Anything by Billy Joel or Carole King
(you love but wouldn't know about it if it wasn't for a friend): "The Man Comes Around," Johnny Cash OR "Comfortable," John Mayer
(you love the video more than the song): "Tonight Tonight," Smashing Pumpkins (I do :heart: the song, but I can never hear the song and not think of the vid)
(reminds you of your first crush): "Cast No Shadow," Oasis (maybe not my *first* crush, but one of the first)
(you love from your favorite movie): "Don't Let It Bring You Down," Annie Lennox (American Beauty)
(you love to hear at clubs): "Dancing Queen," ABBA
(makes you think of the moon): "Stay (Faraway So Close)," U2
(makes you think of the stars): "At the Stars," Better than Ezra
(makes you think of the sun): "Beautiful Day," U2
(makes you think of sex): "Inertia Creeps," Massive Attack
(makes you think about death): "Harbour," Moby/Sinead O'Connor
(makes you think of being alone): "Putting the Damage On," Tori Amos

What a fun thread!
 
(reminds you of an ex-lover) --
(reminds you of an ex-friend) --
(makes you cry) Fiona Apple - Never Is a Promise
(makes you laugh) King Missile - Detachable Penis
(makes you wanna dance) Thicke - When I Get You Alone
(makes you want to run and jump) White Stripes - Fell In Love With a Girl
(makes you think about the one you want) Garbage - You Look So Fine
(makes you think about the one you love) --
(you wish you wrote) Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
(makes you wanna mosh) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
(helps vent your frustration) Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings
(sums up your teenage years) Smiths - How Soon Is Now
(you like to wake up to) Beatles - Good Day Sunshine
(you love from your parent's collection) Bob Seger - Against the Wind
(you love but wouldn't know about it if it wasn't for a friend) Wilco - Heavy Metal Drummer
(you love the video more than the song) --
(reminds you of your first crush) Brandy - Baby :eek:
(you love from your favorite movie) Moulin Rouge - Your Song
(you love to hear at clubs) ODB - Got Your Money
(makes you think of the moon) U2 - If You Wear that Velvet Dress
(makes you think of the stars) Coldplay - Yellow
(makes you think of the sun) Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
(makes you think of sex) INXS - Need You Tonight
(makes you think about death) U2 - Running to Stand Still
(makes you think of being alone) Radiohead - Creep
 
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