"It was then that Delirium noticed that she had absentmindedly transformed herself into a hundred and eleven perfect, tiny, multicolored fish. Each fish sang a different song. And as she put herself back together again, unable for the moment to remember whether the silver flecks went in the blue eye or the green one, she decided that a dog would be a nice thing to have. And then it occurred to her that there had been a dog around at some point, hadn't there? A nice doggie. And she went off to look for it, trailing occasional fish..." - Neil Gaiman, Sandman: The Kindly Ones

Random 10 10/30

October 30, 2009 at 12:30 pm

A really good response last week, with all but one lyric guessed right away. Let’s see if we can get a repeat — or better — response this week:

  1. “Eclipse” by Pink Floyd, guessed by Rob
    And all that you buy, beg, borrow, or steal
  2. “Shaky Town” by Jackson Browne, guessed by Occupant
    Must have played in a thousand bands
  3. “Empty Chairs” by Don McLean, guessed by Occupant
    I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
  4. “Pepper” by Butthole Surfers, guessed by Clayton
    I don’t mind the sun sometimes, the images it shows
  5. “Girl from the North Country” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Occupant
    Please see for me if her hair’s hanging long
  6. “Great DJ” by the Ting Tings”
    You gotta love the BPM
  7. “Raspberry Beret” by Prince, guessed by Clayton
    He told me several times that he didn’t like my kind
  8. “Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House, guessed by Kim
    My possessions are causing me suspicion but there’s no proof
  9. “The Rose” by Bette Midler, guessed by Clayton
    And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
  10. “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” by Scott McKenzie, guessed by Betty and Clayton
    There’s a whole generation with a new explanation

As always, good luck!

7 Comments »

  1. Rob said,

    October 30, 2009 @ 1:14 pm

    #1: “Eclipse” - Pink Floyd

  2. Clayton said,

    October 30, 2009 @ 1:30 pm

    1 - Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
    4 - Pepper - Butthole Surfers
    7 - Raspberry Beret - Prince
    9 - The Rose - Bette Midler

  3. Betty said,

    October 30, 2009 @ 1:56 pm

    Damn, people got in with the Floyd ahead of me. It is “Eclipse,” by the way. Technically a different song than “Brain Damage.”

    I knew #9, too. I had to memorize that song in the 6th grade for some stupid school assembly thing.

    Well, I’m pretty sure #10 is “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)”, but I’m damned if I can remember who sings it. Some hippie band. :)

  4. Clayton said,

    October 30, 2009 @ 1:59 pm

    If you’re correct about #10, I think the singer is Scott McKenzie.

  5. Occupant said,

    October 30, 2009 @ 3:13 pm

    2. “Shaky Town” by Jackson Brown
    3. “Empty Chairs” by Don McLean
    5. “Girl From the North Country” by Bob Dylan

  6. Kim said,

    October 30, 2009 @ 10:07 pm

    8 is Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House

  7. occasional fish » Random 10 11/6 said,

    November 6, 2009 @ 12:32 pm

    […] really good week for guessing last week, with again only one lyric left at the end. Can we try for just as well, or better, this […]

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