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[holli]

You know, I never posted the answers to my music meme. Here it is, somewhat belated:

1. ba ba ba da ba ba goes the backing vocal / I'm trying not to be so anti-social: The Lucksmiths, "There is a Boy who Never Goes Out"
2. so let's take a loan out / put it down on a house in a place we've never lived: Rilo Kiley, "I Never"
3. the leaves are falling back east / that's where I'm gonna stay Ben Folds Five, "Don't Change Your Plans," tvsadam
4.  It was you breathless and tall / I could feel my eyes turning into dust: Mazzy Star, "Into Dust"
5. Oh, I said I’m so happy, I could die. / She said drop dead, then left with another guy: Elvis Costello, and now even I'm blanking on the title.
6. and I say your uncle was a crooked French Canadian / and he was gut-shot running gin The Decemberists, "July, July," tempe
7. And I know life is getting shorter / I can't bring myself to set the scene: Aimee Mann, "Momentum"
8. I'm a ghost, I'm no one of any note / sure your mind was made up long before I spoke: Ted Leo, "I'm a Ghost"
9. there was an exodus of birds from the trees / 'cause they didn't know we were only pretending Ani Difranco, "Independance Day," dreamwriter21
10. American schools call you starlight / in fourteen-point type: The Long Winters, "New Girl"
11. tell it to the judge, man / tell it to your motherless reflection: Deb Talan, "Tell Your Story Walking"
12. 'cause I'm thinking 'bout you baby / and I'm falling over: The Jennifers, "You're My Star"
13. Today, today is trembling / through the trees: The Innocence Mission, "Today"
14. I know it seems that I don’t care / But something in me does I swear Ben Folds Five, "Narcolepsy," tvsadam
15. It’s this stupid pride that makes me feel / Like I have to follow through / Even half-assedly, loving you: Barenaked Ladies, "Break Your Heart"
16. hey / who's that playing / the guitar They Might Be Giants, "The Guitar," dxmachina
17. You said I should get professional help / it always makes me cry: Nada Surf, "Amateur"
18. Cars on the highway, planes in the air / Everyone else is going somewhere Fountains of Wayne, "Sink to the Bottom," susano
19. I've made charts and graphs that should finally make it clear / I've prepared a lecture on why I have to leave Postal Service, "Nothing Better," jendotcom
20. Comment allez-vous ce soir? Je suis comme ci comme ça / Yes, a penguin taught me French back in Antarctica The Weakerthans, "Our Retired Explorers," tralf2001