Relentless Inquiry

1) There's such a sad love,
Deep in your eyes
A kind of pale jewel
Open and closed within your eyes.
I see the world, within your eyes
…
As the pain sweeps through
Makes no sense for you
Every thrill has gone
Wasn't too much fun at all
But I'll be there for you-oo-oo
As the world falls down
[hint: movie, 80's]
As the World Falls Down, David Bowie, Soundtrack of the movie Labyrinth
(partial credit to for artist and source, but missing song name)

7) Far between sundown’s finish and midnight’s broken toll
We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing
As majestic bells of bolts, struck shadows in the sounds
Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing
[hint: 60's/70's, aging hippies!]
Chimes of Freedom, the Byrds, Greatest Hits (yeah, I know)

9) When I was a child I loved to watch the rain
I'd stand under the downspout, let the water cool my brain
I never thought to worry if the river rose too high
That all the seeds we planted could get washed out with the tide.
But now I am a man,
And I need a place to hide.
But there's nowhere to run,
And there's no place to hide
Where the water runs free,
and the moon starts to slide.
[hint: country crossover, and lead singer of band is *not* the lead singer on this track]
No Place to Hide, Alison Krauss & Union Station, So Long So Wrong

11) Waiting, for a change in the weather;
I'm waiting, for a shift in the air.
Could we get it together, ever?
Waiting for your return.
…
She’s dreaming a strange dream
Where nothing is grey
Then she takes me away and she’s pulling the strings
When she’s playing with love
She’s playing with love…
[hint: 80's]
Victory of Love, Alphaville, Forever Young

14) I've been waitin' for you,
before I call your name.
I've been longing for you,
In sunshine and rain
…
Meet me on the vast plains,
Outside the gates of dream;
Laughing and dancing in the sand,
Like Dreamers Do, Like Dreamers Do
[hint: cajun]
Like Dreamers Do, the Radiators, Law of the Fish

17) I'm feelin' mighty lonesome,
haven't slept a wink.
I walk the floor, I watch the door
and in between I drink
Black Coffee…
[hint: classic! and at this point, I'll take anyone's version, though I have a specific 1963 one in mind]
Black Coffee, Rosemary Cluny (or Peggy Lee, or kd lang from Shadowland, or even the lame Sinead O'Connor version)

19) Don't let yourself be hurt this time.
Don't let yourself be hurt this time.
Then I saw your face.
Then I saw your smile.

The sky is still blue
Clouds come and go
Yet something is different–
Are we falling in love?
[hint: TV tie-in, 80's]
Falling, Julee Cruise / Angelo Badalamenti, Soundtrack from the TV show Twin Peaks [such an ethereal voice, and such a moody, dark and light soundtrack; I remember falling asleep in my old camper by the dim glow of a string of fish-shaped lights, music drifting out of the old wood-cased Teac speakers; ahh, 1990, a wonderful year yet I'm glad it's gone]

20) As I roved out on a moonlit night,
Excitement for to find,
I met on the way with a pretty little girl and I asked her to be mine
How can I get to your father's house, how can I get to your bed
My father locks the door at night, and the key lies under his head
With my too-ri-ah fol-a-diddle-dah
[ hint: childe, local bay area group]
The Creel, Tempest, Sunken Treasures
In Childe, the Keech in the Creel http://mysongbook.de/msb/songs/k/keachint.html

22) Put it all down to chemistry
Put it all down to the heat.
The seminal spark of sexuality
Put it all down to the beat
[hint: 80's]
7th Dream of Teenage Heaven, Love & Rockets, 7th Dream of Teenage Heaven