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Friday 10: Everything is Temporary, Anyway

When the streets are wet, the colors slip into the sky.

Welcome! Last week five people guessed eight lyrics, which is pretty good! One of the two that escaped was P’s and Q’s by English grime artist Kano. He’s not obscure by any means, but perhaps he is for this audience. You never can tell, though!

The second was “Tulsa Time,” country artist Don Williams’s eighth number one hit (out of seventeen), and very different from Kano’s both musically and thematically.

If you’re returning here, you’ll notice that things have changed quite a bit, and I explained why earlier this week. The biggest change from your end is that comments currently require registration, which is a bit of a bummer. If I can find a way to turn on commenting without an account signup I will, but so far all the options I have found are third-parties I trust far less than I trust Ghost.

On the other hand, the commenting system is far more robust and I can send out update notices to returning players instead of spamming social media.

Enough talk! Rules recap:

Me, I think it all depends on you:

Now that you’ve given these a look, try the ones over at Film Optimist!

This week's lyrics:

  1. Detroit City — Bobby Bare
    By day I make the cars, by night I make the bars

  2. Groove is in the Heart — Deee-lite
    He’s not vicious our malicious, just de-lovely and delicious
    Guessed by: Mac Webb

  3. I'm Into Something Good — Herman's Hermits
    We only danced for a minute or two, but then she stuck close to me the whole night through
    Guessed by: Sidney

  4. Ol’ 55 — Tom Waits
    The sun’s coming up, riding with Lady Luck
    Guessed by: Sidney

  5. Lowdown — Boz Scaggs
    Hey boy, you better bring the chick around to the sad, sad truth

  6. North American Scum — LCD Soundsystem
    But there’s no love, man, there’s no love when the kids are uptight

  7. What I Am — Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
    Philosophy is the talk on a cereal box, religion is the smile on a dog
    Guessed by: Lazlo Hollyfeld

  8. Virtual Insanity — Jamiroquai
    Now there is no sound, ’cause we all live underground
    Guessed by: Sidney

  9. Happiness — Grant Lee Buffalo
    Never mind me ’cause I've been dead, out of my body, been out of my head

  10. Casey Jones — Grateful Dead
    Riding that train high on cocaine
    Guessed by: Mac Webb

Endmark: No Silver Bullet