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lyrics quiz!

Postby naughty boy » 02 Jul 2018, 13:06

1. feeding all the boys at Ed's cafe
2. a distant man can't sympathise
3. and no-one else could smoke while she was in the room
4. and take away this lonely hell
5. leave the real one far behind
6. what you gonna do when the well runs dry?
7. find yourself a caravan
8. don't purchase me 'cos I won't work
9. you're used to wearing less
10. she thinks she's Brenda Starr
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Re: lyrics quiz!

Postby Penk! » 02 Jul 2018, 13:21

Are they all from ’Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta’ by the Geto Boys?
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Re: lyrics quiz!

Postby Neige » 02 Jul 2018, 13:38

Hey, I'm usually not very good at this, but I do know Nr. 1

Let's Make The Water Turn Black, Mothers of Invention. :P
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Re: lyrics quiz!

Postby Tom Waits For No One » 02 Jul 2018, 14:14

9. Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Give a shit or be a shit.

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Postby Rayge » 02 Jul 2018, 14:25

6. I'm Walking by Fats Domino
10. is from Rip her to Shreds by Blondie
And three is a song on Transformer, can't remember the title
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Re: lyrics quiz!

Postby Charlie O. » 02 Jul 2018, 16:19

5 is "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats

7 is "Slip Inside This House" by the Elevators

2 is familiar but I haven't come up with it...
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Postby Tom Waits For No One » 02 Jul 2018, 16:57

2. Neat Neat Neat
Give a shit or be a shit.

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Postby Fonz » 02 Jul 2018, 17:09

Funny. I read through the list, convinced I’d never heard any of them before; BCB canon shite.

Turns out I own at least half
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Re: lyrics quiz!

Postby naughty boy » 02 Jul 2018, 17:46

Wow - you're all very good!

these are left:


3. and no-one else could smoke while she was in the room
4. and take away this lonely hell

8. don't purchase me 'cos I won't work
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Re: lyrics quiz!

Postby borofan » 02 Jul 2018, 17:55

4. Eloise
We're usually skipping around the function room in our long-johns by now...

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Re: lyrics quiz!

Postby Darkness_Fish » 03 Jul 2018, 10:07

ORORORO wrote:3. and no-one else could smoke while she was in the room

Sprinkler Girl?
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Re: lyrics quiz!

Postby Charlie O. » 03 Jul 2018, 13:10

I don't recognize the line, but based on Rayge's hint I'll say it's "Hangin' 'Round".
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Re: lyrics quiz!

Postby naughty boy » 03 Jul 2018, 13:21

yes!

so only 8 remains...
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