The answers for last week’s Friday 10 are up! A few actually got identified this time around, although going unidentified was the perfect song to kick off a Halloween selection of lyrics. That was, of course, “Haddonfield 15 Years Later,” performed by Jared Weiss and written by Joe Iconis.
As a working songwriter on Broadway, Joe Iconis has written a ton of songs for musicals where somebody else, ultimately, got hired — or else the project wound up going nowhere. He’s also written songs for some of his friends who just really, really want to be able to sing a song based on a movie, novel, or short story they really like. A lot of those show up on his 44-track album entitled Album, including songs for musicals based on Psycho, Archie comics, and Death Becomes Her. About a year after Album dropped, he released a pared-down version based on just the horror songs named A(aaagh!)lbum.
So let’s get into these lyrics, and you guys get into the comments and get to identifying!
Da Rules
- No Googlin’ (or Bingin’, and absolutely no ChatGPTin’)
- Get at least close to the artist and title
- I give credit for covers, but only if they’re easy to find.
Da Lyrics
- The Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitar.
Paul Simon, “Graceland”📺
Identified by John - I think it’s great you’re going through a phase.
- I go on too many dates, but I can’t make them stay.
- Well, I need someone to hold me, but I’ll wait for somethin’ more.
George Michael, “Faith”📺
Identified by John - It’s not about who you are or your fancy car, you’re only ever who you were.
- Snow cone chilly, get it free like Willy.
- President, he sweat through his talcum.
Spin Doctors, “What Time is It?”📺
Identified by John - I know your mind’s made up, you’re gonna cause more misery.
- Her inner space gets tortured by some outer space unknown.
- I’d smoked my mind the night before with cigarettes and the songs I’d been pickin’.
If you want more, John may still have some left — but hurry up, because his go quickly!
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1. Graceland, Paul Simon.
4. Faith, George Michael
7. What Time is It?, Spin Doctors
8 is certainly ringing a bell or two.
Got all three! And what I’ll say about 8 is it’s a very popular band, but a fairly deep cut.
8: Think For Yourself – the Beatles
9: Linda Goes to Mars – John Prine
10: Sunday Morning Coming Down – Kris Kristofferson