Last week ended a streak of Friday 10s with a lot of lyrics identified. Instead, we wound up with one solitary lyric identified by John. If you want to know what the other 9 lyrics (and the bonus point!) were, you can see the answers now at the original post and on a YouTube playlist.
Among the unidentified songs was Lonnie Donegan’s “Puttin’ on the Style.” These days, familiarity with Donegan is a kind of specialist knowledge — but in his time he was a huge pop cultural force, helping introduce the British isles to skiffle (as filtered through a British folk lens) and touching off the creation of literally thousands of local bands. The staff of some of those bands would eventually coalesce into a group called… let me check my notes… “The Beatles?”
10 more lyrics! Get in the comments to identify the titles and the artists. You’ve got to get at least close, and if you identify a cover version (that I can find), I’ll give you credit! And remember, do it off the top of your head — no searching, no asking an LLM, no turning to the guy in the cubicle next to yours and saying, “Hey, does this sound familliar–?” Edit: The answers are now posted below, and on this YouTube playlist!
Don’t come back any time, you’ve already robbed me blind
Fitz and the Tantrums, “Moneygrabber” 📺
Identified by HL- You’re pissin’ me off, but your hair is so luxurious
Mayer Hawthorne, “The Walk” 📺 - So I’ve got to hang out all my hangups
Jamiroquai, “Canned Heat” 📺 Money don’t grow on trees – I got bills to pay, I got mouths to feed
Cage the Elephant, “No Rest for the Wicked” 📺
Identified by ThudYou float like a feather in a beautiful world
Radiohead, “Creep” 📺
Identified by HLJust keep me stuck inside your head like your favorite tune
Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine, “Stereo Hearts” 📺
Closest identification by HLMan down — call an amberlamps, tell him, “Breathe, bro”
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” 📺
Closest identification by HL- Hit the ferry as it casts away — Hudson River be rockin’
Daveed Diggs, “Weehawken” 📺 (from “Central Park,” s02e01) - You don’t wanna see my hand where my hip be at
Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Mo Dee, “Wild Wild West” 📺 When I said “Joe sent me,” someone laughed out loud
Shakin’ Stevens, “The Green Door” 📺 (Jim Lowe & The High Fives cover, also covered by Crystal Gale)
Identified by HL, who named Crystal Gale’s version- The Culture Club’s “Karma Chameleon” 📺 was the bonus point, and was identified by HL!
Featured photo by Ron Lach
were, you can see the answers now at the original post and on a YouTube playlist.
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4. No rest for the wicked, Cage the Elephant
That was the only one I even thought I knew. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So the post’s title is Kama chameleon by Boy George (which I’ve never had to spell before but should be close enough). The rest I need to mull over, see if anything shakes loose.
Ok, now that I sung Boy George out of my head I know these! Or think I do!
#1 is money grabber by Fitzs and the Tantrums
#5 is creep by radio head
#6 sounds like Adam Levine on my heart’s a stereo – but I know he was only featured on the track
Is 7 the Kendrick Lamar diss track of drake?
I’m guessing for #10 green door by Crystal Gayle
Nicely done! I’ve given you 1, 5, and 10 as well as the bonus track. 6 & 7 will be yours unless someone gets closer before Friday.