It's the MUSIC meme

When I have nothing else to do, I do memes.  This one is fun, however.  Identify the following songs by the first line of those songs.  Some are fairly obvious, some are not.   And if you want to play along, instructions follow the list.  If you know the answers, post them in comments. Blame Scrivener.

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1. Look out your window, that grass ain't green ("Inside Out," Traveling Wilburys)

2. Daniel's by the jonny pump ("Chelsea Avenue," Patti Scialfa)

3. Seaside whenever you stroll along with me ("Seaside Rendezvous," Queen)

4. There is no good reason I should have to be so alone ("Only One," Dixie Chicks)

5. Half a mile from the county fair and the rain kept pourin down ("And It Stoned Me," Van Morrison)

6. She come around here about midnight ("Gloria," Van Morrison)

7. Johnny little rocket star flashing the label's credit card ("One More Song the Radio Won't Like," Kathleen Edwards)

8. A police car and a screaming siren pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete ("That's Entertainment," The Jam)

9. I see your bags all packed and you’re ready to go ("You're My Girl [I Don't Want to Discuss It]" Southside Johnny)

10. Hold on, Hold on to yourself ("Hold on," Sarah McLaughlin)

11. I get up, and nothin' gets me down ("Jump," Van Halen)

12. Lookin' out 'cross this town kinda makes me wonder ("Gunslinger," John Fogerty)

13. Try to understand before you judge ("Take it Inside," Southside Johnny)

14. If I should stay I would only be in your way ("I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston)

15. As the snow flies on a cold and gray chicago mornin ("In the Ghetto, Elvis Presley)

16. Oh oh my goodness I didn't know I was here, do you know my name? ("Piano & I," Alicia Keys)

17. Amidst the sorrows of the way, Lord Jesus, teach my soul to pray ("Hiding Place," Jars of Clay)

18. I saw you with your new friends, you wear them so well ("Occasionally," Melissa Ethridge)

19. This land today shall draw its last breath and take into its ancient depths ("Human Wheels," Mellencamp)

20. People trying to tear us apart trying to rip out my heart ("People Talkin'," Lucinda Williams)

21. The angel rides with hunchbacked children, poison oozing from his engine ("The Angel," Bruce Springsteen)

22. Is it getting better or do you feel the same ("One," U2)

23. Three hits to the heart son and it’s poetry in motion ("Three Hits," Indigo Girls)

24. Going back to the memories, reminiscing 'bout you and me ("Cry Baby Cry," Santana)

25. George, why is it you always get to sit in the shade while I have to stand in the sun? ("Sunday in the Park with George," Original Cast Soundtrack)

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Step 1: Put your MP3 player or whatever on random.

Step 2: Post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing the song.

Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song and artist the lines come from.

Step 4: Strike through when someone gets them right

Step 5: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING.

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Ok, you guys were good!  I've added in the ones you were unable to identify, and they are labeled in blue.

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Comments

[Terry]

One of my favorite songs.

5. And It Stoned Me, Van Morrison

[Anastasia]

25. sunday in the park with george! it's the opening sequence, right?

[meagan]

22. One, U2

10. Hold On, Sarah McLaughlin

11. Jump, Van Halen

[luckybuzz]

Oooh, I knew 22 and 11, but meagan beat me to both of them! :)

[Mike]

14 = I Will Always Love Youuuuuu
19 = Mellencamp, Human Wheels

And isn't #17 a hymn of some sort? I remember it vaguely. Or have the lyrics been adopted by a pop song?

[billie]

These are great, you guys! I'm embarrassed that I have Whitney Houston and Van Halen on my iPod, but it was a shuffle.... ;-)

[meagan]

I'll have words with anyone who questions the wonderfulness of "Jump."

Whitney, on the other hand...

:P

[jo(e)]

23 is the Indigo Girls, Three Hits.

[Abby]

I think 6 is Gloria. I'm not sure, and I'm not cheating, so I can't look it up.

[Canada]

Number 9 is Leavin' on a Jet Plane. And number 18? Is killing me!! I know I know it, I just have to let it match with some sort of tune in my head!!!

[Canada]

And number 15 is In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley)

[Canada]

18 - Occasionally (Melissa Etheridge)!