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The Space Shuttle Discovery on display at the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum.
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Holy cats! Good work, everyone - the last game had 10/10 guessed! All ten were guessed this week. I’ve taken that as a cue to mix in some lyrics for songs that were not identified the first time around, but this time selecting different lyrics.

The theme last week was “songs you absolutely recognize by artists you don’t know.” I didn’t intentionally pick that, it just sort of happened. Jenny finally identified the artist of the last song (My Boyfriend’s Back by The Angels, aka The Halos). Many of us have heard My Boyfriend’s Back thousands of times, I’m sure, but it was the only hit the Angels had.

Good luck with this week’s set!

The rules

  1. Put the song title and artist in the comments below. I do accept anonymous comments.
  2. I’ll accept cover artists as well.
  3. But don’t go looking up the lyrics before guessing. That’s cheating.

This week’s lyrics:

  1. Someone told me there’s a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair. (1971)
    Going to California, Led Zeppelin
    Guessed by
    Jenny
  2. Maybe you’re just like my mother, she’s never satisfied. (1984)
    When Doves Cry, Prince & the Revolution
    Guessed by
    Frodis Caper
  3. To the extreme, I rock a mic like a vandal. Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle. (1987)
    Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice
    Guessed by
    Lazlo Hollyfeld
  4. You say, although we broke up you still wanna be just friends. But how can we still be friends when seeing you only breaks my heart again? (1966)
    You Keep Me Hangin’ On, The Supremes (covered by Vanilla Fudge, Kim Wilde, Reba McEntire)
    Guessed by
    Frodis Caper
  5. I was born in the backseat of a Greyhound bus rollin’ down Highway 41. (1973)
    Rambin’ Man, The Allman Brothers Band
    Guessed by
    Frodis Caper
  6. Things are getting worse, we have to make ’em better. It’s time to give a damn, let’s work together. (1989)
    Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson
    Guessed by
    Glen
  7. Coolin’ by day then at night working up a sweat (1986)
  8. Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes, big like LeAnn Rimes, because I’m all about value. (1998)
    One Week, Barenaked Ladies
    Guessed by
    Lazlo Hollyfeld
  9. I’m the perfect mix of Saturday night and the rest of your life. Anyone with a heart would agree! (2025)
  10. Shall we do a little key? Shall we have a little line? (2024)

Your guesses