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Friday 10 #4

All of the greenery is coming down, boy

Update: If you’re done here — or everything is already guessed — take a look at my brother’s blog where he’s got another set to guess.

The answers for last week’s game are up. Five people got nine answers, one short of a full set. The song that stumped everyone was once ubiquitous on the radio and MTV.

Blues Traveler’s “Run-around,” which answers the question “What would it sound like if Jimi Hendrix played harmonica?”

Anyone alive and exposed to MTV at the time probably has millions of neurons devoted entirely to John Popper’s solos, but the lyrics fly by fast. Above is the official video. The video I linked in the original set is a lengthy live jam that starts with a cover of War’s “Low Rider” and features Hammond B-3 virtuoso & Grateful Dead collaborator Merl Saunders.

My favorite video in that set is a stripped-down live performance of Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black.

Today’s lyrics are below! Try not to be distracted by the narrative you can almost see peeking through.

I’m going to be very forgiving on the artist for #1. Good luck!

This week’s lyrics:

  1. These points of data make a beautiful line, and we’re out of beta. We’re releasing on time
    Still Alive, Ellen McLain (aka GLaDOS), but also Jonathan Coulton
    Guessed by
    Glen
  2. If you don’t mind me saying, I can see you're out of aces
    The Gambler, Kenny Rogers (Johnny Cash, others)
    Guessed by
    Lazlo Hollyfeld
  3. You said “I’m feeling fine” but it didn’t really rhyme
    Which Describes How You’re Feeling All the Time, They Might Be Giants
    Guessed by
    Glen
  4. But can you fake it for just one more show?
    Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Smashing Pumpkins
    Guessed by
    Lazlo Hollyfeld
  5. Everyone’s saying different things to me, different things to me
    In the Waiting Line, Zero 7
    Guessed by
    Chris W
  6. This really blew my mind, the fact that me, an overfed leaping gnome…
    Spill the Wine, War (with Eric Burdon)
    Guessed by
    Chris W
  7. Diamond in the back, sunroof top, diggin’ the scene with a gangsta lean
    Be Thankful for What You Got, William DeVaughn (covered by Massive Attack)
  8. I’d look psychotic in a balaclava
    Horchata, Vampire Weekend
  9. I’ve got two tickets in my pocket, now, baby, we're gonna disappear
    Two Tickets to Paradise, Eddie Money
    Guessed by
    Mac Webb
  10. Guess I’ll take the long way, because every way is the long way
    Straight Line Was a Lie, The Beths

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