Friday 10
I give you the lyrics, you tell me the artist and song.
The real reason I wanted to bring comments back is to play this commenting game I used to do back in the days before Facebook. Here’s how it works: every week I list ten lyrics. You tell me in the comments the artist and the song.
These lyrics are hand-picked by me, so the songs can span several decades and come from many different genres. In the past I’ve been surprised by how quickly some of the lyrics I thought were hard ended up being guessed, so I make no claims about any of this being hard. I also make no claims about it being fair.
Update: My brother The Film Optimist has posted his ten! I guessed zero of them!
The rules are:
- No searching.
- I need something reasonably close to the song name.
- I’ll accept cover versions… sometimes.
Good luck, and thanks for playing!
This week’s lyrics:
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- Lyric
- When I walk down the street most guys look like elves
- Song & Artist:
- Extra Savoir-Faire, They Might Be Giants
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- Lyric
If there was a better way to go, then it would find me- Song & Artist:
- Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple
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- Lyric
The bats have left the bell tower, the victims have been bled- Song & Artist:
- Bela Lugosi’s Dead, bauhaus
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- Lyric
Lately he’s been overheard in Mayfair- Song & Artist:
- Werewolves of London, Warren Zevon
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- Lyric
Standing there with nothing on; she’s going to teach me how to swim- Song & Artist:
- Electric Feel, MGMT
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- Lyric
They call him “Lysosome” ’cause he runs so fast- Song & Artist:
- Golgi Apparatus, Phish
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- Lyric
Y’all write me checks and then they bounce- Song & Artist:
- So What’cha Want?, Beastie Boys
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- Lyric
- I can’t tell if I'm a kingpin or a pauper
- Song & Artist:
- Give It Away Now, Red Hot Chili Peppers
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- Lyric
You don’t want to hurt me, but see how deep the bullet lies- Song & Artist:
- Running Up That Hill, Kate Bush
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- Lyric
- Pop an apple in his ass, yeah
- Song & Artist:
- Mutha’uckas, Flight of the Conchords