The Friday Random Guess 10, the “I’m Starting to Forget What It’s Even Like to Be at Work” Edition:
- “Walking with the Ghost” by the White Stripes (orig. Tegan and Sara)
I said please, please don’t insist - “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” by Crash Test Dummies w/ Ellen Reid (orig. XTC), guessed by Kim
Plots and sex scandals failed outright - “Midnight Rambler (live)” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Kim
I’m sighin’ down the wind so sadly - “Cecilia” by Simon and Garfunkel, guessed by Thud
You’re shaking my confidence daily - “School Boy Heart” by Jimmy Buffett, guessed by Betty
I suspect I died in some cosmic shipwreck - “Don’t Be Afraid of Your Anger” by Clem Snide
And there’s towels and ice we could use - “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan
I’ve been out in front of a dozen dead oceans - “Murder Incorporated” by Bruce Springsteen
Bobby’s got a gun that he keeps beneath his pillow - “Finale: The Magic Store” from The Muppet Movie, guessed by Kim
You’re getting standing ovations - “Dead End Street” by the Kinks
There’s a crack up in the ceiling
As always, guess the lyric, win absolutely nothing. Other blogs, they might toy with your affections, offer prizes — not me! I offer you no prize, guaranteed!
Best of luck. Last week’s answers posted…soonish here.
#4 is Cecilia, Simon and Garfunkel
Damn, I knew number for, but I got beat to the punch! OK, then, #5 is “Schoolboy Heart” by Jimmy Buffett.
Ahem. I knew number four. And I can spell simple words, and everything…
#2- I’m drawing a blank as to the artist but I think the song is Peter Pumpkinhead??
#3- Midnight Rambler by the Stones
#9 – The Magic Store from the Muppet Movie