I know, I know, another one? But this one has some total giveaways (particularly for
theodosia), and I've removed all the Merrill Bainbridge and Goldfrapp. And there's no Italian this time! Now I have to cross my fingers and hope I remember what they're all from!
Wow. You guys are good! Only9 8 left, and of those there' s one I'm confident someone will get, three two that are still possible, and the rest I think this is the wrong crowd for. But give it a try!
1.Oh, I know I'm a fool to keep stayin'/ When you've made hurtin' me such an art "Dagger Through the Heart" Dolly Parton (usually), guessed by
vwbug
2.My fingernails are filthy, I got beach tar on my feet/ And I miss my clean white linen and my fancy french cologne - "Carey" Joni Mitchell, guessed by
lyrajane
3.Well I'm not rich and I'm not free/ But I've got my girl and she got me/ He's got my money and my publishing rights/ But I've got my girl and I'm alright - "Powerman" The Kinks, guessed by
dxmachina
4. Mes yeux te cherchent sans arret/ Ecoute bien mon coeur t'appelle/ Nous pourrons si bien nous aimer/ Tu verras la vie sera belle...
5. Soy'ooz neroosh'imi resp'ooblik svob'odnikh/ Splot'ila nav'eki vel'ikaia Rus
6.I could just pretend that you love me/ The night would lose all sense of fear - "Leather" Tori Amos, guessed by
farwing
7. The geraniums on your window sill/ The carnations, dear, and the daffodil
8.On me connaît partout/ De Clignancourt à Belleville/ Je suis aimé par tous/ Sauf par les sergents de ville - "La Faute à Voltaire" Les Misérables Original Cast Recording (French), guessed by
castalie
9.I don't like your fashion business mister/ And I don't like these drugs that keep you thin - "First We Take Manhattan" Leonard Cohen (although I was actually listening to the R.E.M. cover), guessed by
farwing
10.But me being unwilling for to cross the raging sea,/ Here's a health to my bonny lass wherever she may be. "Lish Young Buy-a-Broom" Clannad (in this case), guessed by
resonant8
11.Say, every time I turn it loose you cats/ Come down and cook my goose - "Put a Lid On It" Squirrel Nut Zippers, guessed by
theodosia
12.Between the salt water and the sea strand, (a soldier cleans and polishes a gun)/ Then she’ll be a true love of mine. (sleeps unaware of the clarion call) - "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme" Simon & Garfunkel, guessed by
farwing
13. He lay open palmed to her world.../ She stretched in arched abeyance,/ Holding thunderclap and starlight in one mind.
14. A neurotic, paranormal impact is waiting to explode/ Another mindless constellation is going to overload
15.See-monkeys, do-monkeys/ Story of my life/ Send three bucks to a comic book/ Get a house, car and wife - "Gunshy" Liz Phair, guessed by
rustler and
seankozma
16. When I've been here for just one day/ You'll already miss me if I go away/ So close the blinds and shut the door/ You won't need other friends anymore
17.If your pad is a wax museum/ Be a swinger if you dare - "Millionaire's Holiday" Combustible Edison, guessed by
theodosia
18. She is only twenty-two/ And she feels her life is through/ Blames it on fate, starts drinking at eight
19.Broken-hearted sisters,/ Aggravating misters, lend me your ears! - "There Ain't No Sweet Man (Worth the Salt of My Tears)" Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra (featuring Bing Crosby!), guessed by
theodosia
20. As you sink beneath the soothing streams of time/ May you be thankful that you had another day
Extra credit!
"You know, there are times when we happen to be
Just sitting there quietly watching TV
When the program we're watching will stop for a while
And suddenly someone appears with a smile
And starts to show us how terribly urgent it is
To buy some brand of detergent
Or soap or cleanser or cleaner or powder or paste or wax or bleach
To help with the housework."
As
vwbug correctly guessed, this is from Free To Be You and Me; anyone know what artist? (Um, that link is for you to buy it if you want to because it's so good -- no cheating, though.)
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4. Mes yeux te cherchent sans arret/ Ecoute bien mon coeur t'appelle/ Nous pourrons si bien nous aimer/ Tu verras la vie sera belle...
5. Soy'ooz neroosh'imi resp'ooblik svob'odnikh/ Splot'ila nav'eki vel'ikaia Rus
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7. The geraniums on your window sill/ The carnations, dear, and the daffodil
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13. He lay open palmed to her world.../ She stretched in arched abeyance,/ Holding thunderclap and starlight in one mind.
14. A neurotic, paranormal impact is waiting to explode/ Another mindless constellation is going to overload
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16. When I've been here for just one day/ You'll already miss me if I go away/ So close the blinds and shut the door/ You won't need other friends anymore
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18. She is only twenty-two/ And she feels her life is through/ Blames it on fate, starts drinking at eight
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20. As you sink beneath the soothing streams of time/ May you be thankful that you had another day
Extra credit!
"You know, there are times when we happen to be
Just sitting there quietly watching TV
When the program we're watching will stop for a while
And suddenly someone appears with a smile
And starts to show us how terribly urgent it is
To buy some brand of detergent
Or soap or cleanser or cleaner or powder or paste or wax or bleach
To help with the housework."
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