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Neil Martin has e-mailed me his 'opening lines' in the form of a quiz. Our combined office efforts came up with 22 out of 26. According to Neil: "I hope that I got them right, didn't look up any websites, so was relying on my ears and memory, meaning that there may be some glaring howlers."

1. Hello darkness my old friend.
2. We don't need no education
3. So we may be gorgeous, so we may be famous, come back when we're getting old.
4. All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey.
5. Reach out and touch faith.
6. Even if I am in love with you, all this to say, what's it to you.
7. "There must be some kind of way out of here" said the joker to the thief.
8. Do you have the time, to listen to me whine?
9. I am just a poor boy, and my story's seldom told.
10. Drove downtown in the rain, 9:30 on a Tuesday night, just to check out the late night record shop.
11. Woo Hoo!
12. She said "There's something in the wood shed"
13. Give me your body, give me your mind.
14. I got another confession to make, I'm your fool.
15. Let me take your hand I'm shaking like milk.
16. I heard the news today, Oh boy.
17. I have climbed highest mountain, I have run through the field, only to be with you.
18. I can hardly bear the sign of lipstick on the cigarette there in the ashtray.
19. Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking when I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head.
20. I work all night, I work all day to pay the bills I have to pay.
21. September '77, Port Elizabeth weather fine.
22. This ain't no disco, this ain't no country club either, this is L.A.
23. Out here in the field, I fight for my meals.
24. Out on the wiley, windy moors.
25. Oh, It's so funny to be seeing you after so long girl.
26. Some people call me the space cowboy.

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1. Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
2. Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) - Pink Floyd
3. Destiny Calling - James
4. California Dreemin' - The Mamas and the Papas
5. Personnal Jesus - Depeche Mode
6. Marlene on the Wall - Suzanne Vega
7. All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan/Jimi Hendrix/U2
8. Basket Case - Green Day
9. The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
10. Brian Wilson - Bare Naked Ladies
11. Song 2 - Blur
12. Something Forthe Weekend - The Divine Comedy
13. Art for Art's Sake - 10CC
14. Best of You - The Foo Fighters
15. Let's Go to Bed - The Cure
16. Day in a Life - The Beatles (I think that its that way round)
17. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
18. Good Year for the Roses - Elvis Costello
19. Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
20. Money, Money, Money - ABBA
21. Biko - Peter Gabriel
22. All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
23. Baba O'Reilly - The Who
24. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
25. Alison - Elvis Costello
26. The Joker - the Steve Miller Band

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