Songs of the Adenoids

[ciroccoj]

Just came back from the hospital with Daniel and Justin following Daniel's adenoids surgery. Chris and I were trying to remember the exact timings of the various surgeries in our home in the last few years.

Chris: wrist reconstruction, October 2002
Justin: ear tubes, July 2003
Me: hysterectomy, February 2004
Daniel: adenoids, May 2004

Two years, four surgeries. What an impressive achievement.

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On the songs list I posted yesterday, tobiascharity identified an impressive number of them and minnesota_anne noticed that there were quite a few U2 and ABBAs in there. And daf9 recognized an ABBA and one of the numbers from Jesus Christ Superstar. As for the rest,

1. But a day will come in this dawning age,
   When an honest man sees an honest wage
   U2, Van Diemen's Land
   
2. My Munequita, my Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa,
   You're my reason for reason, the step in my groove.
   Santana, Smooth
   
3. And near the flames,
   The shadows play in the shape of a man's desire
   Sting, Desert Rose
   
4. We were young and full of life, and none of us prepared to die
   And I'm not ashamed to say, The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry
   ABBA, Fernando
   
5. A human being's made of more than air
   With all that bulk, you're bound to see him there
   Chicago, Mister Cellophane
   
6. Would I be more noticed than I ever was before?
   Would the things I've said and done matter any more?
   Jesus Christ Superstar, Gethsemane
   
7. I really tried to make it out, I wish I understood
   What happened to our love, it used to be so good
   ABBA, SOS
   
8. And who, in case she doesn't hang/Can say she started with a bang?
   Chicago, Roxie
   
9. An angel in Devil's shoes, Salvation in the blues
   U2, Angel of Harlem
   
10. Chains no longer bind me/Not the shackles at my feet
    Outside are the prisoners/ Inside the free
    U2, Silver and Gold
    
11. to ease my pain i took a pen and paper/incarnate came the bleeding
    send it back before the public eye/perverts it in the reading
    Indigo Girls, Burn All The Letters
    
12. Why do you wanna give her that stolen thing?
    And what kind of happiness can it bring?
    Sting, Fill Her Up
    
13. Ambulance flyin' in, I never drank again
    Can't really call that a loss or a win
    Moxie Fruvous, The Drinking Song
    
14. here i sit in the land of plenty
    crying about my own virginity
    Indigo Girls, Scooter Boys
    
15. The folks atop the ladder/are the ones the world adores,
    So boost me up my ladder kid/and I'll boost you up yours.
    Chicago, When You're Good To Mama
    
16. Have you come here for forgiveness, have you come to raise the dead
    Have you come here to play Jesus, To the lepers in your head?
    U2, One
    
17. You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best
    I've been gone for a month, I've been drunk since I left
    Spirit of the West, Home For A Rest
    
18. This crying shame's/A fucking sin
    Spirit of the West, Dirty Pool
    
19. The most venomous feminist, homey she ain't soft
    You give her trouble and she might cut your head off
    Ice-T, Big Gun
    
20. Better loved ye canna be
    Will Ye No Come Back Again
    
21. Join the parade, wave the flag, tell the world it's your lackey
    Moxie Fruvous, Stuck in the 90s
    
22. He deals the cards to find the answer
    The sacred geometry of chance
    Sting, Shape of My Heart
    
23. I'm just a prisoner of love/Always hid from the light
    Sting, Take Me Dancing
    
24. Then I saw thousands of millions/Crying for this man.
    And then I heard them mentioning my name/And leaving me the blame.
    Jesus Christ Superstar, Pontius Pilate's Song
    
25. She cries when I'm away to sea, Nags me when I'm with her
    She'd rather I'd a government job, Or maybe go on the dole.
    Stan Rogers, Fogarty's Cove