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Friday 10: What if the cure is worse than the disease?

Serve me up some pretty, pretty people

The answers for last week’s set are up. Five people guessed eight lyrics. On they high side, so congratulations! The two missing songs were the most political of the set, Depeche Mode’s Everything Counts and CAKE’s late 2010s single Sinking Ship.

That’s a live video of Depeche Mode above. I found a few live videos from when the song was first released, but they all look like they’re twelve. So I’m much more comfortable with these old dudes.

Speaking of “old dudes,” we have a few in this set.

The Rules:

  1. No googling
  2. Post both the name and the artist in the comments
  3. I’ll except covers, assuming I can find them

Once you’re done, give Glen’s a shot!

This week’s lyrics:

  1. Lyric
    I'm worse at what I do best, and for this gift I feel blessed
    Song & Artist:
    Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana
  2. Lyric
    If I ever meet you I'll ctrl-alt-delete you
    Song & Artist:
    All About the Pentiums, Weird Al Yankovic
  3. Lyric
    I see you've got your fist out, say your piece and get out
    Song & Artist:
    Touch of Gray, The Grateful Dead
  4. Lyric
    My only comfort is the night gone black
    Song & Artist:
    I'm Only Happy When it Rains, Garbage
  5. Lyric
    And I don’t know if I’ve ever loved any other half as much as I do in this light she’s under
    Song & Artist:
    Me and Magdalena, The Monkees
  6. Lyric
    The albatross begins with its vengeance, a terrible curse. A thirst has begun
    Song & Artist:
    Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Iron Maiden
  7. Lyric
    By order of the prophet we ban that boogie sound
    Song & Artist:
    Rock the Casbah, The Clash
  8. Lyric
    Some things aren't born too strong, they have to learn how to fight
    Song & Artist:
    Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight, Whiskeytown
  9. Lyric
    She said I was the tiger she wanted to tame
    Song & Artist:
    Caribbean Queen, Billy Ocean
  10. Lyric
    So with the slow, graceful flow of age I went forth with an age-old desire to please
    Song & Artist:
    Edge of Seventeen, Stevie Nicks

Your guesses