Roll Up (And That’s an Invitation)

Last week saw Fred take the victory with two lyrics correctly identified. Frodis Caper and Simon came in with one apiece, and the remaining six lyrics went unclaimed. You can see the answers now either on the original post, or in this handy YouTube playlist for those who are aural learners!

Among the songs that went unidentified was “Sideshow,” the opening track from Alice Cooper’s “The Last Temptation.” I’ve always wanted to turn the album into a movie or a stage musical, and there was a great graphic novel based on the album with a perfect story for such a show. Unfortunately, that graphic novel was written by a person who turned out to be horrifically terrible¹, so fuck that noise completely.

Speaking of people who turn out to be terrible, Alice Cooper has always been a vocal conservative in the entertainment industry, even as he engaged in theatrics that made conservative politicians and commentators wet their pants in the 70’s and 80’s. These days, however, he’s a darling of Christian broadcasters, having released a memoir about how important his faith was to his recovery from alcoholism. Like a lot of people who skew conservative but rely on liberal largesse to practice their art, he actually seems like a very cool and friendly person from everything that’s been said. Unlike most public conservatives these days, he’s only mildly transphobic (he worries it’s “become a fad,” but is also sure that transgender identity is a real thing and thinks people should be allowed to transition). But he’s also a supporter of That Fucking Guy and as recently as 2025 complained about “woke,” so fuck this guy, he’s got a lot to answer for, too. “School’s Out” is still a banger, tho. And in my movie of “The Last Temptation,” the part of Alice Cooper will be played by Ethel Cain.

Enough of who believes what terrible thing or has done what horrific act. Let’s get into the lyrics for this time around. Remember, no searchin’ the answers up — do it off the top of your head. I’ll give credit for covers if I can find the cover, and I’ll give credit if you get close on artist and title and nobody gets closer.

1. Oh, you got a pulse and you are breathing (2014)
2. The sun’s in my heart and I’m ready for love (1952)
3. You could take a lick, but it’s too cold to bite me (2020)
4. If you ever go to Houston, oh you better walk right (1905)
5. So now I gotta flex in the steps of truth (1993)
6. Diamonds and platinum: I find ’em, I flatten ’em (2021)
7. But, lowkey, I think that we’re highkey goals (lowkey) (2019)
8. Meet me underneath the IHOP sign (2011)
9. You must have dreamed it in your sleep. Bop-bop. (1967)
   Harry Nilsson, “Cuddly Toy” 📺 (Nilsson wrote it, but The Monkees’ version was released one month before his own)
   Identified by Frodis Caper
10. He took my twenty dollar bill and he vanished in the air (1970)

Photo by Capotina Entretenimientos

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1 – Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault, Neil Gaiman is the horrifically terrible person in question, and if this is how you’re finding out about the allegations then I am truly sorry.