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Friday 10: You See How Deep the Bullet Lies

Let’s Exchange the Experience

Mount Koma in Hakone, Japan, as seen from the shore of Lake Ashi. It's January, so foliage is brown, but there are few trees on Mount Koma anyway.
…with no problems.
Source: John Williams / Thudfactor

Last week’s answers are up! Six lyrics were identified, but no one seems to have figured out the theme. Not terribly surprising, since one of the songs in that theme remained unidentified: Islands in the Stream, the classic Dolly Parton / Kenny Rogers duet. Or, if you are up on your nostalgia television, the classic Sabrina Carpenter / Kermit the Frog / Miss Piggy … well, not precisely duet.

Yes, the mini-theme was “songs they played on the new Muppet Show episode.” Not included was the closing number by Queen — I realized I’d forgotten that one too late to do anything about it.

In retrospect, there’s another mini-theme: songs that I once liked that now give me the squick. That would be Island Girl, Gone Daddy Gone, Cherry Pie, and Once Bitten, Twice Shy. Island Girl definitely benefits from people not having easy access to the lyrics.

Enough! It’s time for this week’s lyrics. And which songs do you think haven’t aged well? Am I being unfair to some of these songs?

Those Rules Again

  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.

And when you’re done here, why not check out Glen’s set?

This week’s lyrics:

  1. Losing my sight, losing my mind. Wish somebody would tell me I'm fine. (2000)
    Last Resort, Papa Roach
    Guessed by
    Frodis Caper
  2. I quit. I give up. Nothing’s good enough for anybody else, it seems. (1988)
    Circle, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
    Guessed by
    Lazlo Hollyfeld
  3. I don't care if it hurts,I wanna have control. (1992)
    Creep, Radiohead
    Guessed by
    AllMoviesAreGood
  4. I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free. But those people keep a-movin', and that's what tortures me. (1955)
    Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash
    Guessed by
    Frodis Caper
  5. I still wake up, I still see your ghost. Oh, Lord, I'm still not sure what I stand for. (2012)
    Some Nights, Fun.
    Guessed by
    Frodis Caper
  6. If I'm not back this time tomorrow, carry on — carry on. (1975)
    Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
    Guessed by
    AllMoviesAreGood
  7. The chances, the changes are all yours to make. The mold of your life is in your hands to break. (1977)
    The Greatest Adventure, Glen Yarbrough
  8. Late for my job and the traffic was bad. Had to borrow ten bucks from my old man, uh-huh. It ain't no big thing. (1988)
    Kiss Me Deadly, Lita Ford
    Guessed by
    AllMoviesAreGood
  9. The drummer boy from Illinois went crash, boom, bang. The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang. (1957)
    Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley
    Guessed by
    AllMoviesAreGood
  10. Inspectah Deck's on the set — The Rebel, I make more noise than heavy metal. (1991)
    Protect Ya Neck, Wu-Tang Clan

Your guesses