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I Can’t Stand the Rain

Against My Window

Heavy clouds visible above the tops of trees, which, despite the clouds, are brightly lit by sunlight.
I know you’ve got some sweet memory. But, like the window, you ain’t got nothin’ to say.
Source: John Williams / Thudfactor

*Update: * Glen has more lyrics to identify. So does Fred!

We got so close last week to a perfect score, with 9/10. The lyric that stumped everyone was:

“She’s moving up, going right through my heart — we might not ever get caught.”

Occasionally I pull a lyric from a song I think is iconic, but it goes past everyone without even a guess. Which is not surprising; there are tons of songs where the chorus is super catchy but the verses are incomprehensible or very forgettable. Talking Heads lyrics can be particularly hard to internalize because there’s no clear connective tissue between one line and another. They releate, sure. But the flow is weird enough that they’re hard to memorize without deliberate effort.

Some tricky ones in this one, date-wise. In one case the year is probably misleading; in another, the year is critical to guessing the the correct song.

Good luck!

The rules

  1. Put the song title and artist in the comments below. I do accept anonymous comments.
  2. I’ll accept cover artists as well.
  3. But don’t go looking up the lyrics before guessing. That’s cheating.

This week’s lyrics:

  1. Whenever I get this way, I just don’t know what to say. Why can’t we be ourselves like we were yesterday? (1986)
    Bizarre Love Triangle, New Order (covered by Frente!)
  2. I don’t know how I bent what you said to what I believe you meant. I don’t know anything at all. (1993)
    Labour of Love, Frente!
  3. I’m stepping through the door, and I’m floating in a most peculiar way. (1969)
    Space Oddity, David Bowie
    Guessed by
    Glen
  4. I got married to the widow next door, she’s been married seven times before. (1910)
    I’m Henery the Eighth, I Am, Harry Champion (covered by Herman’s Hermits)
    Guessed by
    Glen
  5. Like the summer sunshine, pour your sweetness over me. (1969)
    Sugar, Sugar, The Archies
    Guessed by
    Frodis Caper
  6. From the game she was spittin’ in my ear, you would think that she know me. (2004)
    Yeah!, Usher
    Guessed by
    Glen
  7. I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it — ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup. (2002)
    Work It, Missy Elliott
    Guessed by
    Glen
  8. Think of me in the depths of your despair. Make a home down there, as mine sure won’t be shared. (2010)
    Rolling in the Deep, Adele
    Guessed by
    Two9a
  9. Leave all your love and your longing behind. You can’t carry it with you if you want to survive. (2008)
    Dog Days are Over, Florence + the Machine
    Guessed by
    Frodis Caper
  10. And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then. (1972)
    Rocket Man, Elton John
    Guessed by
    Bubs

Your guesses