ribbons

Yay, Saulaac - three in a row! Van Halen - "Jump"

"I get up and nothin' gets me down..."

That one Jumped right out at me.

Saulaac

If you can get one more, ribbons, that will be a full house, or should I say a complete residence

What about song 5? I recognize the start of the first line "A gentleman proceeds down the avenue asking the question “why is it that I am not as hard in my centre, why is it I am not as hard in my center as my existence certainly is?""

I just can't place the singer or the rest of the song. I think the first words were as follows, almost talk singing (with the notes underneath):
"A man walks down the street...da da da da da da da"
C..G.....E.......E.......D...C.........F...F...F.. .E..E...D..C

Sorry for the crazy explanation but see if you or anyone recognizes that. I don't think TH will mind us "conferring". Just like in a good 'ol pub quiz

ribbons

Hi Saulaac - I have 15 mins left of lunch time here, so let us *confer*! Oh, the pressure.....


That first line seems familiar to me as well - why am I thinking Talking Heads, maybe? But I'm not confident about that. Let me put my thinking cap on....

ribbons

Wait!!

"A man walks down the street and says / Why am I soft in the middle? / Why am I soft in the middle? / When the rest of my life is so hard?"

Paul Simon - "You Can Call Me Al"

See what we can achieve when we put our minds together?

Saulaac

Yes that's it! Well found

One more to go. So far, absolutely no eye deer

ribbons

Bolded = "reminds me of childhood memories / where everything was as fresh as the clear blue sky" and "if i look too long, I'd probably break down and cry."

Oh oh oh oh "Sweet Child O'Mine" - Guns & Roses

And with that I think we may have cleared the table, Saulaac.

TH did a great job on the lyrics in this round - much more challenging this time.

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

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Whew. Glad to see you back, Trolls. I was getting worried about you.

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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

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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!