Hanging On in Quiet Desperation is the English Way

Last week’s 10 has all been posted up, and the answers can be listened to as a YouTube playlist if you like! We had 4/10 identified, resulting in a tie between Thudfactor and Fred with two lyrics each!

Among the lyrics for last week was karaoke favorite “Faith,” by George Michael — and anybody I’ve ever seen at a karaoke night who ever got up and announced that they wanted to sing the Limp Bizkit version was rightfully booed from the stage. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t good covers. It just helps if you have J.D. Smoothe take the vocals.

It’s time for a new set of lyrics to be identified, so get in the comments! Remember I give credit for cover versions (as long as I can find them), you need the song and the artist, and you’re on your honor not to go Googling the answer (or any other search, for that matter — yes, a Bing is a Google.)

1. I want a scary ride, oh yeah — see Jekyll turn to Hyde
   Alice Cooper, “Sideshow” 📺
2. Oh, how many times do I have to make this climb?
   The Monkees, “Long Title: Do I Have to Do This All Over Again?” 📺
3. I got voodoo, I got hoodoo, I got things I ain’t even tried
   Keith David, “Friends on the Other Side” (from The Princess and the Frog) 📺
4. Well, he was only 5’3″, but girls could not resist his stare
   David Bowie, “Pablo Picasso” 📺 (Modern Lovers cover)
   Identified by Simon
5. The weekend at the college didn’t turn out like you planned
   Steely Dan, “Reelin’ In the Years” 📺
   Identified by Frodis Caper
6. A man who sells concessions, confections, and protections
   Eddie From Ohio, “Joe’s Gas” 📺
7. Where did your pleasure go when the pain came through you?
   Poe, “Angry Johnny” 📺
   Identified by Fred
8. When the bombshell hits, I get epileptic fits
   Phil Ochs, “Draft Dodger Rag” 📺
9. I will never love you — the cost of love’s too dear
   Helen Reddy, “We’ll Sing in the Sunshine” (originally by Gale Garnett) 📺
10. So I’ll go, but I know I’ll think of you each step of the way
    Dolly Parton, “I Will Always Love You” 📺
    Identified by Fred
11. The Super-Secret Bonus Point 📺

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