That was then. And this:
- “Air” by Talking Heads, guessed by Eric B.
What is happening to my skin? - “Apple Scruffs” by George Harrison, guessed by Eric B.
You’ve been stood around for years - “The Birds Will Still Be Singing” by Elvis Costello
He wants to kiss you. Will you condescend? - “Peace in the Valley” by Alabama 3
She spends too much time with herself every night - “FM” by Steely Dan, guessed by Eric B.
Kick off your high heel sneakers, it’s party time - “Love Is Nothing” by Liz Phair, guessed by Eric B.
You thought I’d totally excite you - “Still Crazy After All These Years” by Paul Simon, guessed by Eric B.
I seem to lean on old familiar ways - “Mortal City” by Dar Williams
You know I don’t even know your brother - “If There’s Such a Thing as Love” by the Magnetic Fields
(also, apparently, “Cool Love” by Wanda Jackson guessed by Eric B.)
Now the clock is striking one - “The Wind Cries Mary” by Jimi Hendrix, guessed by Eric B.
The traffic lights, they turn blue tomorrow
is now. Starting to see a pattern here? Guess the lyric, win no prize. As always, best of luck!
Since I took the week off from Gen’s quiz, I’m here to bug yours.
1. Talking Heads, “Air”
2. George Harrison, “Apple Scruffs”
5. Steely Dan, “FM”
6. Liz Phair, “Love is Nothing”
7. Paul Simon, “Still Crazy After All These Years”
9. Wanda Jackson, “Cool Love”
10. Jimi Hendrix, “The Wind Cries Mary”
Interesting… I was going to say that #9 is wrong, since that wasn’t the song I played and I’ve never even heard of Jackson. But sure enough, a quick Googling shows that your song and mine share a lyric.
By my reckoning, that leaves three and a half lyrics left to guess. I’m almost tempted to try a do-over, but I think I’d have a tough time coming up with many, much less ten, songs Eric doesn’t know.
Interesting. Seems like #9 is just generic enough to potentially pop up in lots of different songs. (Likely of the country-ish variety.)
(BTW, Wanda Jackson is definitely someone worth hearing of — not all classic female country/honky tonk came from Patsy and Tammy. And for my money Wanda beats them out. Also worth checking out is Janis Martin, who in her late ’50s heyday was billed as the female Elvis — and for good reason.)
If you want to call do-over, I promise to sit that one out.
(Man, I’m just pooping on everyone’s parade lately. I apologize for that. The ironic thing is, if I were to do a quiz like that just based on what’s come up lately on my iTunes, it would probably stump most folks.)
(Man oh man, I’m using a lot of parentheses today.)
(Yep.)