Cryptically-disguised song lyrics

Trollheart · 01-30-2023, 12:33 PM

Zoidberg away!

Round 10

Song 1

During the early sixties your voice came to my ears via the radio
As I failed to sleep and moved the dial to the station from which you were being broadcast
If my tender age did not prevent you.
You did not receive due renown for your sophomore composition
Edited and amended with the latest state-of-the-art machinery
And at this point, the issue becomes clear to me, as you note
I encountered your offspring though I have no idea what the gist of your conversation with them was.

Answer: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles

Song 2

Claim I am a stranger to you, that my face is unknown to you
Advise me that it is a matter of pure indifference to you who attends such an establishment
Almost waist-deep in the unnecessary fuss and kerfuffle,
Floundering in the combat in which you are engaged
More children leaving home than you can count consuming the darkest hours.
Inventor of the telegraph broadcasts dance music, give your ear to the wireless, do you not recall?

Answer: "We Built This City" by Starship

Song 3

It is indeed good luck that you possess a person who is dependent upon you
You and I began as companions but thinking about you creates a landslide in my mind
The disease has progressed too far and the time to ignore it has now passed
You and I began as companions.

Answer: "Sign Your Name" by Terence Trent D'Arby

Song 4

We do not depart separately yet even so this is goodbye
Perhaps we shall return one day to our home planet, who knows what may happen?
It must be supposed that nobody is culpable
We ascend into the sky
Is it possible, at some point, that our situation will once again be as it is now?

Answer: "The Final Countdown" by Europe

Song 5

I must set aside some of my day in order to cogitate upon this situation
And become adept at diving the true meaning, should this be a requirement as I age
This high peak I have to ascend takes on the aspect of the planet upon my back
Beyond the thunderheads I observe our star giving its light
Helps me to retain warmth as existence chills.

I have experienced bad things as I grow to maturity
Unsure if it is possible for me to relive them
Nevertheless, I am unable to arrest my progress having journeyed such a distance
And alter my existence, in which I have no company at present.

Answer: "I Want to Know What Love is" by Foreigner

Song 6

I have laboured so much, clocking in, a full working day, and to what end?
Please relate to me what it is I possess.
I have a notion that hours, minutes and seconds are creating a physical drag upon me
I fear I shall impact the roof or, alternatively, wreak havoc and destruction upon my home city.

Answer: "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins

ribbons · 01-30-2023, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Wow! You guys are really becoming quite the little dynamic duo aren't ya?

Sorry for the long delay; been offline since Thursday as my router finally decided to end it all, and I've had to have a new one installed. Just got that this morning so now

So glad you're back - I've been worried but didn't want to be nosy!

Glad it was nothing serious with you and Karen - and only a router problem (as annoying as that is).

Missed you!

Saulaac · 01-30-2023, 01:42 PM

Ah, jolly good to see you back, TH. The break gave me the chance to finish reading my thesaurus (or is it thesaurus)..

Trollheart · 01-30-2023, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ribbons

So glad you're back - I've been worried but didn't want to be nosy!

Glad it was nothing serious with you and Karen - and only a router problem (as annoying as that is).

Missed you!

There's no way I would ever consider you nosy, honey, and any email or PM from you will always be very welcome. Thanks for thinking of me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saulaac

Ah, jolly good to see you back, TH. The break gave me the chance to finish reading my thesaurus (or is it thesaurus)..

Thanks. It's good to be back.

Looks like the two of you are the only ones playing this, so thanks for that.

ribbons · 01-30-2023, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

There's no way I would ever consider you nosy, honey, and any email or PM from you will always be very welcome. Thanks for thinking of me.

Thanks. It's good to be back.

Now that you've encouraged me, I'll bombard your inbox and demand to know your whereabouts at all times. Watch out for this rolling pin!

This thread is so much fun and a challenge, and no doubt our friend theSaulaac agrees. (ugh! that was a corny one wasn't it?)

Trollheart · 01-30-2023, 03:07 PM

My inbox awaits your input oooer.

Always wondered how a dinosaur managed to write a grammar book, but I guess that's why they went extinct: too much of the old nose (beak? Snout?) in books so they didn't see the asteroid coming.

I can just see it now:

"There's a huge fiery rock coming towards us!"

"Well now: you could have said, a stone on fire, a burning chunk of earth, an... asteroid? Yes, an aster- oh dear! No volume 2 then!"

ribbons · 01-30-2023, 03:20 PM

!

Trollheart · 01-30-2023, 03:57 PM

Now you're speaking my language!

Saulaac · 01-31-2023, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ribbons

This thread is so much fun and a challenge, and no doubt our friend theSaulaac agrees. (ugh! that was a corny one wasn't it?)

That's a good spot, ribbons, keep 'em coming!

Round 10 ain't easy. You're saving the really tough ones for the last rounds aren't you, TH. We must be getting close to the final boss level

Trollheart · 01-31-2023, 06:13 AM

Hmm. Got another ten prepared....

01-30-2023, 12:33 PM	#131 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Zoidberg away! Round 10 Song 1 During the early sixties your voice came to my ears via the radio As I failed to sleep and moved the dial to the station from which you were being broadcast If my tender age did not prevent you. You did not receive due renown for your sophomore composition Edited and amended with the latest state-of-the-art machinery And at this point, the issue becomes clear to me, as you note I encountered your offspring though I have no idea what the gist of your conversation with them was. Answer: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles Song 2 Claim I am a stranger to you, that my face is unknown to you Advise me that it is a matter of pure indifference to you who attends such an establishment Almost waist-deep in the unnecessary fuss and kerfuffle, Floundering in the combat in which you are engaged More children leaving home than you can count consuming the darkest hours. Inventor of the telegraph broadcasts dance music, give your ear to the wireless, do you not recall? Answer: "We Built This City" by Starship Song 3 It is indeed good luck that you possess a person who is dependent upon you You and I began as companions but thinking about you creates a landslide in my mind The disease has progressed too far and the time to ignore it has now passed You and I began as companions. Answer: "Sign Your Name" by Terence Trent D'Arby Song 4 We do not depart separately yet even so this is goodbye Perhaps we shall return one day to our home planet, who knows what may happen? It must be supposed that nobody is culpable We ascend into the sky Is it possible, at some point, that our situation will once again be as it is now? Answer: "The Final Countdown" by Europe Song 5 I must set aside some of my day in order to cogitate upon this situation And become adept at diving the true meaning, should this be a requirement as I age This high peak I have to ascend takes on the aspect of the planet upon my back Beyond the thunderheads I observe our star giving its light Helps me to retain warmth as existence chills. I have experienced bad things as I grow to maturity Unsure if it is possible for me to relive them Nevertheless, I am unable to arrest my progress having journeyed such a distance And alter my existence, in which I have no company at present. Answer: "I Want to Know What Love is" by Foreigner Song 6 I have laboured so much, clocking in, a full working day, and to what end? Please relate to me what it is I possess. I have a notion that hours, minutes and seconds are creating a physical drag upon me I fear I shall impact the roof or, alternatively, wreak havoc and destruction upon my home city. Answer: "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018 Last edited by Trollheart; 02-02-2023 at 11:10 AM.

01-30-2023, 03:07 PM	#136 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	My inbox awaits your input oooer. Always wondered how a dinosaur managed to write a grammar book, but I guess that's why they went extinct: too much of the old nose (beak? Snout?) in books so they didn't see the asteroid coming. I can just see it now: "There's a huge fiery rock coming towards us!" "Well now: you could have said, a stone on fire, a burning chunk of earth, an... asteroid? Yes, an aster- oh dear! No volume 2 then!" __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-30-2023, 03:57 PM	#138 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Now you're speaking my language! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-31-2023, 06:13 AM	#140 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Hmm. Got another ten prepared.... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-30-2023, 01:42 PM	#133 (permalink)
Saulaac Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Montauban, France Posts: 130	Ah, jolly good to see you back, TH. The break gave me the chance to finish reading my thesaurus (or is it thesaurus)..

01-30-2023, 03:20 PM	#137 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	!