These go to eleven.

The last ten have their answers posted now. Only one of them got guessed last time, so there’s nine answers for you to check out.

And now here’s the next ten! You know the song? Drop the title and the artist into the comments.

  1. “You’re not the kind of girl to tell your mother the kind of company you keep.”“Cuddly Toy,” by Harry Nillsson
  2. “Young Lust,” by Pink Floyd [guessed by Thud]“Where are all the good times? Who’s gonna show this stranger around?”
  3. “Jump ‘em in like jump rope, double dutch, then turn on the mic with a thumb stroke, subtle touch.”“Benzie Box,” by Dangerdoom
  4. “There’s naught but care on every hand, and every hour that passes, oh—” (name either the poet or one artist who sings it)“Green Grow the Rushes” – Dougie MacLean (Robert Burns)
  5. “Janine,” by Soul Coughing [guessed by Thud]“If you were the Baltic Sea, and I were a cup, uh-huh.”
  6. “If I Were a Carpenter,” by Johnny Cash [guessed by Carl]“If I were a miller at a mill wheel grinding…” (again, name one artist)
  7. “Resolve is a concept that’s as dead as the leaves.”“No Other Way,” by Jack Johnson
  8. “Under African Skies,” by Paul Simon [Guessed by Thud]“This is the story of how we begin to remember.”
  9. “A sad blue-eyed drummer rehearses outside.”“Into White,” by Cat Stevens
  10. “But if I seem to act unkind, it’s only me – it’s not my mind that is confusing things.”“I Want to Tell You,” by The Beatles

2 Responses to “These go to eleven.”

  1. Carl Says:

    “If I Were a Carpenter”
    I heard it way back when, by Bobby Darin, but I really liked the version by Johnny Cash and June Carter.

  2. thud Says:

    #2: Young Lust, Pink Floyd

    #5: Jeannine, Soul Coughing

    #8: Under African Skies, Paul Simon (I think.)

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