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23 February 2009

How about a Monday morning lyrics challenge? →[More:]
1. History shows again and again / How nature points up the folly of men

2. Everybody 's talking bout the stormy weather

3. Oh what a burden to be so relied on

4. Dislocated, suffocated / The land grows weary of its own

5. I was on a Paris train / I emerged in London rain

6. Pictures of your mama, taken by your papa a long time ago

7. I can't wait for you to operate

8. She doesn't think so but she's dressed for the H-Bomb

9. Well I thought it was already as heavy as can be

10. I was saying let me out of here before I was even born

post by: BoringPostcards at: 09:34 | 22 comments

#2 is a song on Rock Band 2. It's the one I know all the lyrics to, but I never remember the title.

#9 is "Waiting for Superman" by The Flaming Lips.

posted by muddgirl 23 February | 10:05

Right on #9.

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 10:06

#10 - Blank Generation: Richard Hell & the Voidoids

posted by misteraitch 23 February | 10:19

Man, I never get these even when I know the song. But, finally, I recognize a couple:

#2 is Teenage Riot by Sonic Youth and #10 is Blank Generation by Richard Hell & the Voidoids.

posted by danostuporstar 23 February | 10:19

Right on both of those! dano and misteraitch in a tie for #10, in fact.

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 10:28

#4 is U2 - A Sort of Homecoming (oh, the drama!)

posted by richat 23 February | 10:37

Yup, right on 4!

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 10:39

Oh, and #6 is the Kinks...man I love that song. Oh, it's called "Picture Book"

posted by richat 23 February | 10:41

So do I! Right on #6...

That puts us halfway. It's impossible to tell beforehand how this will go, isn't it? A couple that I thought would be the first ones to go are still un-solved, while a couple of the ones I thought would be harder WERE the first to go. Cool.

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 10:55

#7 is Sexual Healing ?

posted by LoriFLA 23 February | 10:56

Yes! Right on #7

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 10:58

I like how these lyrics games show the diversity of Metachat musical interest.

posted by muddgirl 23 February | 11:01

#1's 'Godzilla,' by Blue Oyster Cult.

posted by box 23 February | 11:11

#5: Metro, by Berlin?

posted by initapplette 23 February | 11:13

Yes on #'s 1 and 5!

Only #3 and #8 left.

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 11:17

#8 is so damn familiar and I think I'm going to be upset when I hear what it is.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 23 February | 11:27

I'm with slack...I know I've heard it, but I am fighting the urge to google!

posted by richat 23 February | 11:32

If nobody guesses either of these in the next few minutes, I'll add another line from each song.

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 11:34

More lyrics for #3:

They're selling up their maisonettes
Left their Hotpoints to rust in their kitchenettes

More lyrics for #8:

The worst thing in 1954 was the Bikini
See the girl on the TV dressed in a Bikini
She doesn't think so but she's dressed for the H-Bomb

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 11:44

No takers on the last two? Well, since I'm about to wrap things up and head home, I'll give the answers.

#3 was "Cindy Tells Me," by Brian Eno. #8 was "I Found That Essence Rare," by Gang of Four.

That was fun, y'all... thanks for playing!

posted by BoringPostcards 23 February | 14:01

Man, can we have some easier challenges?

Like "Can't get no...satisfaction"

or "Happy birthday, dear mullacc"

or you know, that one the goes "da da da" then he says "too cold!"

posted by mullacc 23 February | 14:51

Ok, so I know why #8 was familar, but...I wasn't going to get it.

I struggled with posting easy ones too, but then...it's like fish in a barrel! They need to be sorta hard I think?

posted by richat 23 February | 16:00

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