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Friday 10: The Greatest Adventure

Let go of the moment that life makes you hold.

An empty subway platform at Shimashi station in Tokyo; tile floor curves slightly to the right. In the distance you can see a vending machine. Many support pillars have signs saying "stop" on them, which emergency stop buttons.
Who sits by the window will one day see rain.
Source: John Williams / Thudfactor

Nine of ten lyrics were guessed for our first guest-hosted Friday 10! The remaining lyric was by the Irish rap group Kneecap. You may ask yourself: does Irish work well in rap? Yes. Yes, it most certainly does. They’re good, I just hope the group takes a hint from Rage Against the Machine and sticks to music, leaves the politics to the politicians[^*].*

*That’s a joke.

It is bitterly cold, I haven’t had enough coffee, and my cats are about to eat my face for breakfast. So I guess we should get on with it.

The rules

  1. Post your guesses in the comments. Provide both the artist and the title.
  2. No fair searching.
  3. Covers are accepted if I can find them.

This week’s lyrics:

  1. Across the sea a pale moon rises. The ships have come to carry you home. (2003)
    Into the West, Annie Lennox
  2. …or I may simply be a single drop of rain, but I will remain. (1985)
    Highwayman, The Highwaymen
    Guessed by
    Lazlo Hollyfeld
  3. Jackie is just speeding away; thought she was James Dean for a day. (1972)
    Walk on the Wild Side, Lou Reed
    Guessed by
    Mac Webb
  4. People say I’m the life of the party, ’cause I tell a joke or two. (1965)
    The Tracks of My Tears, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
    Guessed by
    Frodis Caper
  5. I look at the world and I notice it’s turning. (1968)
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps, The Beatles (covered by Jeff Healey, The Muppets)
    Guessed by
    Mac Webb
  6. The stained glass curtain you’re hiding behind never lets in the sun. (1977)
    Only the Good Die Young, Billy Joel
    Guessed by
    Mac Webb
  7. I will try not to worry you, I have seen things that you will never see. (1992)
    Try Not to Breathe, REM
    Guessed by
    Sidney
  8. Nobody said it was easy; no one ever said it would be this hard. (2002)
    The Scientist, Coldplay
    Guessed by
    Sidney
  9. Why let your shoulders bend underneath this burden when my back is sturdy and strong? (1989)
    Trouble Me, 10,000 Maniacs
  10. Maybe she’s just looking for someone to dance with. (1989)
    No Myth, Michael Penn
    Guessed by
    Mac Webb

Your guesses