Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

Yes, it's Thursday's Musical Lyrics Quiz!


1) All the hen-folk are hatchin'/While their men-folk are scratchin' minmorton

2) Then I saw thousands of millions/Crying for this man - halcyon_shift

3) No-one comes to dinner now/We'd only eat them anyhow minmorton

4) Nothing comes from nothing/Nothing ever could voluta

5) Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet/Bangin' on the big bass drum jimbairn

6) And you'll take with you all you own from A to Zee/And all of me

7) Kiss today goodbye / And point me toward tomorrow allthelivesofme

8) Beware you'll scuttle the ship;/And the devil will drag you under rikibeth

9) I would have drowned in one second more/Just push his head under and yell/"Last one in is a rotten egg"/and race him back to shore voluta

10) Why won't he be the king I know he is?/The king I see inside? - halcyon_shift

I shall be posting a musical lyrics quiz later on but I realised I hadn't given the answers to last week's 80's lyrics quiz. My bad!

There were 3 songs not guessed:-

1. I want to watch Rembrandt sketch/I want to talk theory with Curie/Impossible I guess

Donna Summer "Dinner With Gershwin"

5. Can't complain, Mustn't grumble/help yourself to another piece of apple crumble

ABC, "That Was Then, But This Is Now"

6. Hi darlin', the kids say they love you/Hey baby, is everything fine with you?/Please forgive me, but I'm trying not to cry...

The Rah Band, "Clouds Across The Moon"

And these were the 3 I thought people might not get, so no great surprise. ABC's lyric I think once got voted as one of the worst of the 80's, which is saying something :D

Wow, you all did pretty darn well at the musicals lyrics quiz. All were answered except for No 9 and 'm not entirely surprised, because these lines were redacted from the show some while ago, to avoid giving offence to, umm, anybody at all, presumably. Certainly they're not present in the movie but you can hear them on the original soundtrack recordings. So the answer was:-

9: "And the Money Kept Rolling In (and Out)", Evita, sung by Che and chorus.

And the winner, with 10 points, is commoncomitatus. Lyric quiz bragging rights are yours, at least for a day :D

So now I throw down the gauntlet again and challenge you to guess lyrics from '80's hits!

(Yes, still very, very bored at work, why do you ask?)

1. I want to watch Rembrandt sketch/I want to talk theory with Curie/Impossible I guess

2. I reached inside myself today/Thinking there's got to be some way/To keep my troubles distant - commoncomitatus

3. I'm tired of dancing here all by myself/Tonight I wanna dance with someone else - jenni411

4. My head is stuck on something precious/Let me know if you're coming down to land - annuala

5. Can't complain, Mustn't grumble/help yourself to another piece of apple crumble

6. Hi darlin', the kids say they love you/Hey baby, is everything fine with you?/Please forgive me, but I'm trying not to cry...

7. The blonde waitresses take their trays/They spin around and they cross the floor/They've got the moves (oh whey oh)/You drop your drink then they bring you more - jenni411

8. Don't wish too hard/Because they may come true/And you can't help them/
You don't know what you might/Have set upon yourself - commoncomitatus

9. I'm on a journey for the inspiration/To anywhere and there ain't no salvation - commoncomitatus

10. Eight to Ten years after coming home almost eight hundred thousand men/
Are still fighting the Vietnam War - commoncomitatus

Apparently my flist is very musical savvy. I approve :) Only one that remained unguessed was no.9

9) I'll be wetting down the razor then I figure "what's the point?" so I go into the living room, roll another joint - "Scrap" from The Full Monty.

Well played peoples!

I was bored at work earlier so I thought up a song lyric meme :) Guess the song and the musical these lyrics come from!


1) Selling your mom is a wrench, Perfume can cover a stench, That's what I learned from the French - "American Dream" from Miss Saigon (nabbed by thessalian)

2) Fighting with microphones, Freezing down to my bones, And to top it all off, I'm with you! - "Tango:Maureen" from Rent (nabbed by halcyon_shift)

3) But where on earth can people hide their little piece of heaven? Thank God for Switzerland. - "And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)" from Evita (nabbed by vissy)

4) You can go to Philadelphia, Take a hack to Hackensack. Hey, I'll never ring a bell for yer, or yell fer yer to come back! - "I Can Do Without You" from Calamity Jane (nabbed by minmorton)

5) He looks like he's asleep, it's a shame that he won't keep, but it's summer an' we're runnin' outta ice - "Pore Jud is Daid" from Oklahoma! (nabbed by halcyon_shift)

6) And I'm a genius genius, and I believe in God - "Manchester, England" from Hair (nabbed by vickita)

7) If I were a duck, I'd quack! And if I were a goose, I'd be cooked! - "If I Were A Bell" from Guys and Dolls (nabbed by jenni411)

8) He took a flower in its prime. And then he used it and he abused it, it was murder but not a crime! - "The Cell Block Tango" from Chicago (mostly nabbed by jenni411)

9) I'll be wetting down the razor then I figure "what's the point?" so I go into the living room, roll another joint

10) No father is not proud of you, no sister acts ashamed - "The Wizard and I" from Wicked (nabbed by voluta)

Because I just haven't spammed LJ enough today....

I've had a few songs rattling around my skull lately, at least one of which was entirely the fault of kelemvor and his pesky lyrics quiz, so I am attempting revenge. Plus hopefully getting a few song lyrics outta my head.

10 songs for yoooou! Although as I can't get email comments atm, don't look for a response until later tomorrow ;)

1) Finally baby / The truth has been told / Now you tell me that I'm crazy / That's nothing that I didn't know - "I Don't Want To Know" - Fleetwood Mac. Guessed by kelemvor

2) Something deep inside / Said move away / Try to leave what's good behind

3) Where'd you get that accent son / it matches your cowboy boots

4) Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture / And save it from the funny tricks of time "Slipping Through My Fingers" - Abba. Guessed by kelemvor

5) Who I was meant to be / A snob yet over-attentive "Take Me or Leave Me" - Rent. Guessed by adelpha

6) Never stay too long in your bed / Never lose your heart, use your head

7) You said that you'd love me / And that you always will /

8) Love, I'm a cynical bitch / Gonna scratch that itch / With a bitch like you "A Place To Crash" - Robbie Williams. Guessed by itsjustaname

9) The likes of you get swept up in the morning with the trash "Eva and Magaladi/Eva Beware of the City" - Evita. Guessed descriptively by doccy.

10) And all the while the silent watch / Behind closed doors, quietly choosing sides