[QUOTE=Tengu]
OK, midling difficulty, I think:
I lack utlity, but that will change soon. Tomorrow’s on its way.
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“Clint Eastwood,” by Gorillaz.
brianjedi and Oakminster both have it right.
D’oh! Beaten to 1 and 5.
Don’t You Want Me; Human League. “You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you…”
The singer encounters a female vocalist who performs the style of music favored by BB King, and requested recent developments of a cheerful nature…
“I’m incapable of admitting the truth to myself
My body is showing signs of stress and anxiety
having a hard time being leisurely”
[QUOTE=Oakminster]
The singer encounters a female vocalist who performs the style of music favored by BB King, and requested recent developments of a cheerful nature…
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American Pie; Don Maclean. “I met a girl who sang the blues/And I asked her for some happy news…”
[QUOTE=Oakminster]
The singer encounters a female vocalist who performs the style of music favored by BB King, and requested recent developments of a cheerful nature…
[/QUOTE]
“American Pie” by Don McLean (“I met a girl who sang the blues, and asked her for some happy news”)
[QUOTE=Enginerd]
“I’m incapable of admitting the truth to myself
My body is showing signs of stress and anxiety
having a hard time being leisurely”
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“Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads (“Can’t seem to face up to the facts, I’m tense and nervous and I can’t relax”)
(And “Don’t You Want Me” is indeed correct.)
Dayum…I gotta quit throwing those hanging curves, and bring some chin music…
Hmmmmm…how about…
Potential employers ignored my assertions of superior intellect, A ranking individual revealed that such were already present in sufficient quantity for their purposes.
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]
Simply speak, and my associates will appear promptly,
Their talons unsheathed, lowering the temperature of the evening.
Are you especially scared by my presence behind you?
An electrical storm is no less fierce than me!
I’ll inscribe your monument with my message of gratitude for this meal.
We creatures enjoy the very finest of pastimes.
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No nibbles on this one? Hint: it was a hit single by one of the biggest bands of the '70s.
[QUOTE=Oakminster]
Potential employers ignored my assertions of superior intellect, A ranking individual revealed that such were already present in sufficient quantity for their purposes.
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Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues; Jim Croce. “They wouldn’t listen to the fact that I was genius; the man said they’d got all that they can use…”
Are mine really that hard? They’re all post-1990, if that helps.
I feel like I should know them , but I can’t get very far.
[QUOTE=brianjedi]
Are mine really that hard? They’re all post-1990, if that helps.
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That would be why I don’t have a clue. Post 1990 music is why Karana rewarded his most loyal Druid with CDs of older stuff. Such as:
My attire is borrowed, and the highway is infinite…
[QUOTE=Oakminster]
My attire is borrowed, and the highway is infinite…
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…and I will not permit them to apprehend the 12:00 horseman.
Pretty spiffy, Biffy
My deepest aspirations are not as bereft of content as my moral guidance might be considered…
[QUOTE=Biffy the Elephant Shrew]
…and I will not permit them to apprehend the 12:00 horseman.
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Though I might observe that the last word you used is particularly ironic in the context I apply to this song…
All the ones I knew got answered. Okay, I’ll put one up.
Creases become evident on my visage and extremities
Creases drop from vertical and horizontal positions.
I’m centrally located, absent of decision
I’m adolecent, I’m mature
The last line is a giveaway.
[QUOTE=zoogirl]
All the ones I knew got answered. Okay, I’ll put one up.
Creases become evident on my visage and extremities
Creases drop from vertical and horizontal positions.
I’m centrally located, absent of decision
I’m adolecent, I’m mature
The last line is a giveaway.
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I’m Eighteen by Alice Cooper
Yup!
[QUOTE=Oakminster]
Pretty spiffy, Biffy
My deepest aspirations are not as bereft of content as my moral guidance might be considered…
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Behind Blue Eyes - the Who
Another entry (get the idea I’m groovin on this thread?)
Father produced quality moonshine, charged 16 bits and remained a caustic beverage.