While I would agree that all memes are ideas, I do not necessarily think that it follows that all ideas are memes. The "spontaneous replication" facet does seem somewhat unique.
"Toxic Memes" . . . are those really, really dirty ideas? ; )
I think it is more of a distinction between types of replication--active (the prosyletizing ideology) vs. passive (the subversive, quasi-spontaneous meme). There may or may not be much of a difference.
3. Is that Welsh? If so, it must be the Super Furry Animals. 7. Garbage - No. 1 Crush 12. Steve - Space Cowboy "Some people call me Maurice." 17. Lo-Fidelity All-Stars & Pigeonhead(sp?) - Battleflag 21. The Cars - Just What I Needed 25. Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me 29. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again 32. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta "I'm not sick but I'm not well" 38. The White Stripes - The Hardest Button To Button "It was a ray-gun. And it was nine-teen-eighty-one." 42. Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes? "In these shoes? I don't think you'd survive." 55. Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand 58. Sneaker Pimps - Six Underground
Very impressive! Right on all but #3 (not Welsh, but Gaelic) and #12 (close, but no title). I'm especially impressed by the Kirsty MacColl--a distinctive line, but sort of an obscure song.
awww, yeah, it's snowing so hard here, we've been ordered to go home!
So, since I'm not technically here, I'm being a bad girl ;)
4. (is this) Danke Schoen (?) -- Wayne Newton 11. Georgia On My Mind -- Ray Charles 19. Fly Me to the Moon -- Sinatra 21. Just What I Needed -- The Cars 39. Dance With Me (?) -- Destiny's Child 40. I'm a Fool to Want You -- Sinatra 42. crap, I know this... something no le gusta caminar, I feel like I'm on crack, what is this!!... 44. September -- Earth, Wind (Moreland, 29, insert College here) & Fire 49. I Ran -- Flock of Seagulls 59. I don't know French and yet this sounds familiar, though if it's not Charles Aznavour, then I don't know it.
And very nice guesses as well--Right on #11, #21, #44, and #49. Half-right on #19 and #40 (and #54, from below). And I'm impressed that you remember the lyrics from #42, so you get style points.
And I just re-read your original instructions... so which Sinatra tune I suggested do you have another version for? I'm intrigued, as certainly the possibilities are endless.
Very nice--but do you know who sang about the black private dick?
Actually, neither of the versions of "Fly Me to the Moon" and "I'm a Fool to Want You" to which I was listening were sung by Sinatra. The former was sung by a British singer named Claire, which is kind of obscure. Have a guess for the latter?
I don't know who sang about him, if it wasn't Isaac Hayes. And aren't you in a whole heap of sassy today. :)
I just realized #4 is On the Street Where You Live - my version is Nat King Cole, and I was listening last night, and it nagged me for a moment so I had to re-sing and still I couldn't get why the line was so recently familiar. I annoyingly keep thinking, "I recall Central Park in fall" as an addition to it, for no apparent reason.
Hmmm, an extra guess? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Male? I don't know, Dino? Female? Not Ella.... Billie Holiday?
Very good! Isaac Hayes, Black Moses himself. And I'm all about the sass.
Nicely done on #4 as well--you get the points. And also for Billie Holiday; as much as I love the Chairman, hers is by far the best version of the song.
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3. Is that Welsh? If so, it must be the Super Furry Animals.
7. Garbage - No. 1 Crush
12. Steve - Space Cowboy "Some people call me Maurice."
17. Lo-Fidelity All-Stars & Pigeonhead(sp?) - Battleflag
21. The Cars - Just What I Needed
25. Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me
29. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
32. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta "I'm not sick but I'm not well"
38. The White Stripes - The Hardest Button To Button "It was a ray-gun. And it was nine-teen-eighty-one."
42. Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes? "In these shoes? I don't think you'd survive."
55. Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
58. Sneaker Pimps - Six Underground
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12. Steve Miller - The Joker.
Normally I'm a joker, but yesterday I guess I had a few too many midnight tokes.
Have you taken the Brunching Shuttlecocks' Pompatus of Love Personality Test?
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I came up a Joker in the test--not too much of a surprise, I suppose. : )
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So, since I'm not technically here, I'm being a bad girl ;)
4. (is this) Danke Schoen (?) -- Wayne Newton
11. Georgia On My Mind -- Ray Charles
19. Fly Me to the Moon -- Sinatra
21. Just What I Needed -- The Cars
39. Dance With Me (?) -- Destiny's Child
40. I'm a Fool to Want You -- Sinatra
42. crap, I know this... something no le gusta caminar, I feel like I'm on crack, what is this!!...
44. September -- Earth, Wind (Moreland, 29, insert College here) & Fire
49. I Ran -- Flock of Seagulls
59. I don't know French and yet this sounds familiar, though if it's not Charles Aznavour, then I don't know it.
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And very nice guesses as well--Right on #11, #21, #44, and #49. Half-right on #19 and #40 (and #54, from below). And I'm impressed that you remember the lyrics from #42, so you get style points.
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54. Shaft!
And I just re-read your original instructions... so which Sinatra tune I suggested do you have another version for? I'm intrigued, as certainly the possibilities are endless.
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Actually, neither of the versions of "Fly Me to the Moon" and "I'm a Fool to Want You" to which I was listening were sung by Sinatra. The former was sung by a British singer named Claire, which is kind of obscure. Have a guess for the latter?
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I just realized #4 is On the Street Where You Live - my version is Nat King Cole, and I was listening last night, and it nagged me for a moment so I had to re-sing and still I couldn't get why the line was so recently familiar. I annoyingly keep thinking, "I recall Central Park in fall" as an addition to it, for no apparent reason.
Hmmm, an extra guess? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Male? I don't know, Dino? Female? Not Ella.... Billie Holiday?
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Nicely done on #4 as well--you get the points. And also for Billie Holiday; as much as I love the Chairman, hers is by far the best version of the song.
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Don't feel bad about most of them being high radio-play songs; most of my MP3s are either catchy radio tunes or obscure unknowns.
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