chris_mills

Write a story, fitting in as many song titles by a single band/artist as you can. Obviously you'll get more song titles if you choose a band/ artist with a lot of songs. Here's one I found for Coldplay for an example:

It was a rainy day on a violet hill and I was lost ! I could hear clocks ticking in my place inside my head and i felt the rush of blood to the head. But everything's not lost since I could see christmas lights not far away which gave me proof that it might be 42 minutes away.I could see a little bit of daylight which were yellow. I kept thinking don't panic and it gave me a warning sign because the hardest part is to try to stay out of trouble and not stuck in square one. So i kept on walking where i saw what looked like a strawberry swing where i could see someone sitting on it. She had green eyes and turns out she knew where i wanted to go.."Yes" was what she said and it put a smile upon my face.Then eager to go home, i ran at high speed at what feels like the speed of sound. Then I reached home still shivering. Got a few postcards from far away. One was from the scientist who I met when I was in Amsterdam. Not only am I easy to please but turns out the message he sent me was once shallowed in the sea where it was stolen by spies.

Dunno if that ones actually very good, but see if you can do a better one! Best ones have a good story with lots of song titles.

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Trollheart

It's very clever and actually makes sense. I'll try one when I'm more awake. Probably with Springsteen songs. Good thread idea, though they'll probably move it to the games section...

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Dulce

i can use almost every offspring song title in a story but who has the time and energy to read it anyways. haha.

blackdragon123

Johnny Blade; the Loner, The Rebel, the Paranoid Psycho Man who failed to heed The Warning of The Wizard who told him that all the Sweet Leaf and Dirty Women Under the Sun wouldn't let him Live Forever, and would only push him further Into the Void, from which his Damaged Soul would never Breakout.

"Who Are You?" Johnny asked, "to tell me that the Thrill of It All is really just the Hand of Doom to whom I'm Selling My Soul?"

"I'm the Rock 'n' Roll Doctor! the Spiral Architect who has seen the Methademic create many Children of the Grave in this Wicked World. Life is A Hard Road, and I have come to pass my Cornucopia of knowledge Over to You. You're Killing Yourself to Live, Johnny Blade, and hiding in Solitude like all the other Back Street Kids will not allow you passage to the Age of Reason!"

Johnny then gave a sarcastic smile and threw his hands up in mock worship, "Oh! Dear Father! I did not know that you were the Lord of This World! The Supertzar that with a simple Sabbra Cadabra could drag me from beneath the Wheels of Confusion and from Behind the Wall of Sleep, and bring the Zeitgeist into my life! Don't you know that God Is Dead? Take your Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and disappear to your Hole in the Sky! I'll take my Nativity in Black!* and die in an Electric Funeral!"

The Wizard, overwhelmed by the Shock Wave of Johnny Blade's words spoke only once more. "Johnny," he said, "I see that the Symptom of the Universe has made you Snowblind to your own Megalomania. I suppose I will not see you After Forever, for you and the War Pigs like you are condemned to your Black Sabbath" and with that, like a Supernaut, The Wizard flew upwards with an Air Dance to join the Planet Caravan and left Johnny alone.

"Am I Going Insane?" Johnny asked himself as the apparition vanished. "No, no It's Alright. Twas just some strange Gypsy" he decided, and shook his head, ignoring The Wizard's threat of his untimely end. "This is the End of the Beginning" He whispered and turned to face the world defiantly.

"You Won't Change Me!" Johnny shouted to the world, "Nothing ever Changes for a Pariah like me!" "I may not have Peace of Mind like you, but I Never Say Die! I'm an Iron Man! and I'll keep Looking for Today until All Moving Parts Stand Still or I find Tomorrow's Dream!"

And with that, Johnny wandered down to the Sleeping Village, Swinging the Chain in his hand in the light of the Laguna Sunrise.

*Although I'm aware that N.I.B. does not stand for "Nativity in Black" I have adopted its interpretation to aid the narrative, 'cause I'm just that kind of guy

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'Well, I'm a common working man,
With a half of bitter, bread and jam,
And if it pleases me, I'll put one on ya man,
When the copper fades away!' - Jethro Tull

chris_mills

The Killers song story:

I was in hospital after breaking my bones in my leg. I had passed out and when I opened my eyes a man was stood looking at me. He said "Mr. brightside, you've been passed out for a whole day". I asked the man what happened and he told me "when you were young, you broke you leg badly, and it was never fully repaired." When I heard this news I panicked thinking I was gonna die. "Be still andy!" The man warned me. "I can't die" I told the doctor. "I have deadlines and commitments to keep to!" "Don't worry. Everything will be alright." The doctor encouraged me. "You just have to stay here for a day or two more, while you get better. Do you want me to get you a phone to contact any people you want to see?" He asked. "Yes please. My wife Natalie and my best friend Jenny will be worrying about me"

In an hour or so, Natalie arrived. "Andy, are you okay?" Natalie asked. "Believe me Natalie," I responded "I'm fine". "What happened" She had lots of questions. "Just a problem with my flesh and bones. Trust me im fine. I've had many injuries before, it's nothing new." After all these things that I'd done I was okay so I was optimistic now. A nurse popped their head past the curtain. "Jenny is here to see you" she told me. "Ok, thanks, tell her to come here" the nurse walked away. "Who's Jenny?" Natalie asked. "Jenny was a friend of mine when I was younger, she's still my best friend now."

"Ok, you can go home now, sir". "Thanks for all you've done for me." i thanked the doctor. "your welcome. Andy, you're a star. Smile, like you mean it." I walked off holding my head up high.

A pretty rubbish attempt by me. Not loads of songs I could get in but it's the best I could do, I'll try another one soon.

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Trollheart

I was working on the highway swinging my wrecking ball when I saw Bobby Jean looking my way. She really has all that Heaven will allow, and "Two hearts are better than one", I grinned, so I started to walk like a man to show her I was tougher than the rest. But when I went over to her she sneered "You can look (but you better not touch!)" --- she really thinks she's the one, that girl --- so I left her there and headed down to the Cadillac Ranch. However, despite their claim that they were open all hours they were shut, so I decided to visit my friend in Nebraska. Turning out onto Thunder Road I knew it would be a long trip, and though I'd decided to drive all night, the sight of a wreck on the highway changed my mind. If I was tired and ran into something in the night I could end up in Paradise too early for my liking, I don't want to fade away just yet; that's the price you pay for trusting your life to a roll of the dice and you're suddenly one of the souls of the departed. It was a reason to believe i should stop for the night and so I checked in to the Mansion on the Hill motel.

Next morning I rose feeling refreshed and headed back out. It was raining but then if you're waitin' for a sunny day around these parts you're countin' on a miracle. Further on up the road I came across a girl hitch-hiking so I pulled up. She said her name was Rosalita and she was heading my way so I offered her a lift. Suddenly it wasn't such a lonesome day after all. She fiddled with the radio but as usual there were 57 channels and nothing on. We waved to a gypsy biker who overtook us, but she wanted me to keep up with him. I'm not normally a cautious man, but even I knew this was not the time for racing in the street. I said to her "Look, if I fall behind then the State Trooper in my rearview will only go after him". She hadn't noticed the highway patrolman and nodded, looking up instead at the empty sky above us.

Yeah, you night think it was my lucky day but I'm tellin ya, surprise surprise, this chick would not shut up. Yak yak yak! "I thought you said you were born to run" she sniffed. "We are alive", I told her, "and I intend we remain that way". We drove on in silence then. Later, as night fell, bringing down a darkness on the edge of town we watched the stars in the sky dancing in the dark. I was a little preoccupied and drove past the turnoff. "You're missing the exit!" she screeched, Cross my heart I was beginning to think to myself I wish I were blind. All I had wanted was the human touch but now I realised it was time for the long goodbye. This woman had two faces, it really was quite a brilliant disguise but the ties that bind were snapping now and so I left her out in the street and drove off again.I put the car on a course to Atlantic City and headed off to claim my beautiful reward.

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blackdragon123

I think we're all in agreement here. Mine is the best. Fact.

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'Well, I'm a common working man,
With a half of bitter, bread and jam,
And if it pleases me, I'll put one on ya man,
When the copper fades away!' - Jethro Tull

chris_mills

The Beatles:

"Across The Universe", after a Hard Day's Night", "Eleanor Rigby" and "Lady Madonna" went down "Penny Lane" and saw "Mean Mr. Mustard" going into the "Glass Onion". They go inside and all of a sudden he yells "Hey Jude!" No one had seen her come in. "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window", yelled some "Daytripper" with "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds." So they all "Come Together" and buy a "Ticket To Ride" for the "Magical Mystery Tour"everyone was causing quite a "Revolution" about.

Very short but still got in loads! Best one so far I think?

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blackdragon123

Yes I agree, mine is the best. Cheers.

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'Well, I'm a common working man,
With a half of bitter, bread and jam,
And if it pleases me, I'll put one on ya man,
When the copper fades away!' - Jethro Tull

Trollheart

To go all Batlord on you all for a moment:
Your writing prowess pales beside my amazing efforts! I am the king! Bow down and worship me! (And so on...)

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