“Go, my songs, to the lonely and the unsatisfied,
Go also to the nerve-racked, go to the enslaved-by-convention,
Bear to them my contempt for their oppressors.”
– Ezra Pound

  1. And the band begins to play
    “Yellow Submarine” by the Beatles, guessed by Betty
  2. Scarlet billows start to spread
    “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin, guessed by Kim
  3. You spurn my natural emotions
    “Ever Fallen in Love” by Nouvelle Vague (orig. Buzzcocks)
  4. Then I think I’ll study criminal law
    “I’m Gonna Always Love You” from The Muppets Take Manhattan, guessed by Kim
  5. Nrsingadeva Jaya Nrsingadeva
    “Govinda” by Kula Shaker
  6. The police are gonna hafta come and get me
    “Straight Outta Compton” by Nina Gordon (orig. N.W.A.)
  7. I forget the movie song
    “Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits, guessed by Sharon
  8. Be one of the comfortable people“Welcome” by the Who, guessed by Betty and Kim
  9. It’s not the way you smile that touched my heart
    “Baby It’s You” by the Shirelles (or the Beatles), guessed by Kim
  10. Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high
    “Summertime” by Ella Fitzgerald (or others), guessed by RichterCa

It’s the Friday Random Guess 10. See last week’s for tips on how it’s not done. (Were they really that obscure?) Anyway, best of luck!