Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start...

[molly322]

Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.
Step 2: Post the first line(s) from the first 20 songs that play, no matter how embarassing the song.
Step 3: Post and let everyone guess what song and artist the lines come from.

Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING!

1)      “Young & strong Hollywood son in the early

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i rule!

[winter_long]

I knew 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13.

1 is either Natalie Merchant or 10,000 Maniacs

18 is Cake, Sheep go to Heaven

14 is The Bangles, Manic Monday

20 is Ben Folds Five

Re: i rule!

[molly322]

1 is Natalie Merchant (River) and 20 is Ben Folds--though, not Ben Folds Five ;-) (Carrying Cathy)

And you should know #19 too... :-P

Re: i rule!

[winter_long]

Close enough.

And of course I know #19, though our Iowish friend is right. That's not the first lyric.