Matt's Top 100 of 2005: The Guessing Game

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nicholas said:

Well I was about to laughingly and exasperatedly acknowledge my newfound twist of fate, but at the last few seconds before clicking "reply," my brain came up with it:

27. Atreyu "Right Side of the Bed"

Which is correct. Four-fifths of the chart have now been guessed.

Here are the new standings:

23 - Mega248
16 - crash46
12.5 - a Nick O!
11.5 - halo19
11 - friday
4 - jcmf3
2 - radical347
1 - bellhorn12
1 - slinky

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We're getting into the nitty-gritty now, so this next set will be all-lyrical.

20. "Now we both have separate lives and lovers"
Anberlin - A Day Late (halo19)

19. "What it means to be"
My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) (a/St. Nick O!)

18. "Kiss the ones you love good night"
Anberlin - Paperthin Hymn (Mega248)

17. "Through the darkest clouds"
Mute Math - Control (Mega248)

16. "You could always make me laugh"
Dave Matthews Band - American Baby (radical347)

15. "The sun has set"
Mudvayne - Happy? (halo19)

14. "But I won't fight for more"
Jimmy Eat World - Work (Mega248)

13. "Here comes the rain"
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends (Mega248)

[a Nick O!]

19. My Chemical Romance "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"

[Mega248]

17. Mute Math- "Control"
13. Green Day- "Wake Me Up When September Ends"

[a Nick O!]

Damn, I can't believe I missed Green Day, especially when the "I'm Not Okay" clue was kind of tricky.

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All the above guesses are correct.

[Mega248]

18. Anberlin- "Paperthin Hymn" (for some reason the lyric didn't even seem remotely familiar a couple hours ago, but I figured it out almost instantly when I looked at it just now.)

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mega248 said:

18. Anberlin- "Paperthin Hymn" (for some reason the lyric didn't even seem remotely familiar a couple hours ago, but I figured it out almost instantly when I looked at it just now.)

You're correct.

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20. "Now we both have separate lives and lovers" This doesn't have a realistic chance of being guessed by lyrics, so I'll say it's by an artist that has already been guessed correctly in this group.

16. "Nobody's laughing now/But[/b] you could always make me laugh"

15. "The sun has set, all darkens"[/b]

14. "might be the same/[/b]But I won't fight for more"

[radical347]

16. DMB - American Baby

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radical347 said:

16. DMB - American Baby

Got it.

[Mega248]

14. Jimmy Eat World- "Work"

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mega248 said:

14. Jimmy Eat World- "Work"

Also correct.

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20. "Now we both have separate lives and lovers" This doesn't have a realistic chance of being guessed by lyrics, so I'll say it's by an artist that has already been guessed correctly in this group. The song is by Anberlin, and had a video. The song is still in my top 100 (and my top 100 can be found in this forum).

15. "The sun has set, all darkens/Buried underneath, hands slip off the wheel"[/b] (Really, no one knows this?)[/s]

12. Peaked at #1 N&A on the Alternative chart. The album got Pitchfork's highest honor.
The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) (Mega248)

11. The determination of a male.
Coldplay - Speed of Sound (Mega248)

10. "People say that you'll die"
The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies) (halo19)

9. Hit #1 for one week on the R&R Christian Rock chart.
Falling Up - Escalates (Mega248)

This is where the guessing game grinds to a screeching halt. Numbers 8, 7, and 6 are all by the same artist, and all three are album tracks. They have one-fourth of the top 20 songs of the year. The tracks that make up these three closely approximate a Brian McKnight song, if you switched the first two parts of the title around. I hope that wasn't too confusing, but we'll see.
8. Anberlin - the Feel Good Drag
7. Anberlin - the Runaways
6. Anberlin - dance, dance Christa Päffgen (all guessed by friday)

[halo19]

20. Anberlin - "A Day Late"
12. Arcade Fire - "Rebellion (Lies)" (?)

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halo19 said:

20. Anberlin - "A Day Late"
12. Arcade Fire - "Rebellion (Lies)" (?)

You're correct on #20 (finally ).

[Mega248]

I'll go with "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" for #12.

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mega248 said:

I'll go with "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" for #12.

That's it.

[halo19]

Well then I'll make that my #10 guess .

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halo19 said:

Well then I'll make that my #10 guess .

I was hoping you would.

Side note: Ethan, I was able to guess this song on your guessing game because I'd scoured the lyrics in preparation for this clue.

[a Nick O!]

mtm4319 said:

15. "The sun has set, all darkens/Buried underneath, hands slip off the wheel"

[/b] (Really, no one knows this?)[/quote]
Not yet, I don't.

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Final clue for #15:

"The sun has set, all darkens/Buried underneath, hands slip off the wheel/Internal pathway to contention"[/b]

If no one gets it after this, I'm just going to give it away with no points awarded.

For #11, the clue refers to the album that the song is on.

For #9, keep in mind that it's a Christian radio song.

For #8/7/6, I don't think it's incredibly hard, actually. I'm quite proud of the clue. Just think of a Brian McKnight song that would logically fit, and if you're thinking of the correct artist, you'll be on track.

[halo19]

I think that I'll just have to think more of the artist on 8/7/6.

But I do know that number 15 is "Happy?" by Mudvayne.

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halo19 said:

But I do know that number 15 is "Happy?" by Mudvayne.

And you would be correct.

[friday]

8) Green Day - She's A Rebel
7) Green Day - St. Jimmy
6) Green Day - Homecoming

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friday said:

8) Green Day - She's A Rebel
7) Green Day - St. Jimmy
6) Green Day - Homecoming

None of those are right, but you've successfully removed one artist from consideration.

[Mega248]

11. Coldplay- "Speed of Sound"

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mega248 said:

11. Coldplay- "Speed of Sound"

You got it. "X&Y"... the sex chromosomes of a male.

[Mega248]

9. Falling Up- "Escalates"

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mega248 said:

9. Falling Up- "Escalates"

Didn't you guess that about 90 songs ago?

Yes, that's right.