Last week, almost half of the lyrics were guessed correctly.
How will this week go? [Update (5/29/26): Nobody guessed any of these, so the answers are all posted below.]
- “At Seventeen” by Janis Ian
“And murmured vague obscenities” - “Big River” by the Secret Sisters (orig. Johnny Cash)
“Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry” - “Civilian” by Wye Oak
“I am nothing without pretend” - “Queen of Hearts” by Juice Newton
“Won’t you keep my heart from breaking, if it’s only for a very short time?” - “Drag Me Down” by Boomtown Rats
“Bless the night before the day grows old” - “Single” by Lissie
“So what’s that thing hanging around your finger” - “Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely” by Hüsker Dü
“I keep my distance, but that distance is too far” - “Nightlight” by Silversun Pickups
“Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to beware” - “Where Is a Woman to Go?” by Dusty Springfield
“Hey, bartender, honey, gimme change for a ten-dollar bill” - “The Price I Pay” by Billy Bragg
“So keep that phone out of my way for the things I must say”
Good luck!