It’s me. Hi.
(I’m the problem; it’s me)
Some of you definitely had your finger on the musical pulse this year! And some of you have been clearly waiting for the hints this week. Either way, I hope you’ve had a great week.
Please use the below format to send your answers to thelyricsquiz@gmail.com by 3pm today (NZ time).
Team/name:
A: [Artist] [Song]
B: [Artist] [Song]
C: [Artist] [Song]
D: [Artist] [Song]
E: [Artist] [Song]
F: [Artist] [Song]
Good luck, have fun, and please reduce waste as much as possible this Christmas.
Kirsti.
A:
Free your sons and unlock your daughters
We'll throw the baby out with the bathwater
With every second, our anger increases
We're gonna smash your nation to pieces
(The will of the people, the will of the people)
Hint: This glam rock song is the title track from this English rock band’s ninth studio album. Their name is a four letter word for the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Ancient Greece. Other songs you may know of theirs include “Starlight”, “Supermassive Black Hole”, “Uprising”, “Plug in Baby”, and “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”. Title in lyrics quoted.
B:
It's me, hi
I'm the problem, it's me
Hint: I love this song so much. Tickets for this artist’s latest tour, Eras, went on sale in the US recently and completely crashed the ticketing system, leading to her fans starting to lobby the US Department of Justice and their attorneys general to break up the Ticketmaster/Live Nation monolopy and strengthen antitrust laws. Look at what you made them do…
Title not in lyrics quoted.
C:
Turn up the music, turn down the lights
I got a feelin' I'm gon' be alright
Okay (Okay), alright
It's about damn time
Hint: This musician upset a lot of conversatives earlier this year when she got the opportunity to play a crystal flute gifted to President Madison by the French in 1813. The Truth Hurts, and she is 100% that bitch: a classically trained flutist who has won three Grammy Awards, and she is ready 2 Be Loved. Title in lyrics quoted.
D:
Music for a sushi restaurant
Music for whatever you want
Scuba-duba-dubub-boo (Oh)
Hint: The story behind this song is pretty cute: this British artist (who definitely spat on Chris Pine at the Venice Film Festival this year, not that Chris Pine deserved it) was in a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles when one of his songs came on from a past album (perhaps “Watermelon Sugar”? “Sign of the Times”?) and he thought, “this is weird music for a sushi restaurant…”. Inspiration comes from weird places sometimes folks. Title in lyrics quoted.
E:
You won't break my soul
I'm tellin' everybody
Everybody
Everybody
Everybody
Now, I just fell in love
And I just quit my job
Hint: New music from Queen B herself. Previous songs of hers include “If I Were a Boy”, “Halo”, and “Single Ladies”. Title in lyrics quoted.
F:
But I ain't worried 'bout it right now (Right now)
Keeping dreams alive, 1999, heroes
I ain't worried 'bout it right now (Right now)
Swimmin' in the floods, dancing on the clouds below
Hint: This. Damn. Song. There was one day I swear it followed me around the shops and drove me nuts - and since I have no intention of watching Top Gun: Maverick, the movie it was written for, it just annoyed me even more. This American pop rock band achieved its first commercial success on Myspace, which I find hilarious for some reason. Other songs of theirs that you might know are “Apologise”, “Stop and Stare”, and “Counting Stars”. Title in lyrics quoted.
