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Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#1 Post by Vandal » Thu Feb 12, 2026 9:53 pm

Lyrically Speaking - Day 5
2/13/2026

A Bored favorite: the short snippets game. All lyrics are presented in four words or fewer. You know this drill.

1 point for title, 1 point for artist.


1- Strategically dipped

2- Deadhead sticker

3- Use my sidestep

4- Libations, sensations

5- Elementary Penguin

6- Yardstick for lunatics

7- Strangeness in your smile

8- Tight pants points

9- Maritime Sailors Cathedral

10- Bubblegum tongue

11- Go-kart Mozart

12- Crystal visions

13- Midnight toker


Deep cut bonus:
2 points for title, 2 points for artist

14- Power to charm

15- Loaded gun complex


Krox Bonus: Name another snippet, along with song and artist for 2 points.

Image bonus: Show me an image based on any snippet or song above (AI-generated is okay)
(5 points)
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Re: Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#2 Post by jarnon » Thu Feb 12, 2026 10:35 pm

Spoiler
1- Strategically dipped

2- Deadhead sticker
THE BOYS OF SUMMER

3- Use my sidestep

4- Libations, sensations

5- Elementary Penguin

6- Yardstick for lunatics

7- Strangeness in your smile

8- Tight pants points

9- Maritime Sailors Cathedral
THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD

10- Bubblegum tongue

11- Go-kart Mozart

12- Crystal visions

13- Midnight taker
THE JOKER

14- Power to charm

15- Loaded gun complex

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Re: Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#3 Post by kroxquo » Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:24 am

Edited to spoilerize
Spoiler
1- Strategically dipped

You're So Vain - Carly Simon

2- Deadhead sticker

Boys of Summer - Don Henley

3- Use my sidestep

Brass In Pocket - Pretenders

4- Libations, sensations

5- Elementary Penguin

I Am the Walrus - Beatles

6- Yardstick for lunatics

Incense and Peppermint - Strawberry Alarm Clock

7- Strangeness in your smile

8- Tight pants points

9- Maritime Sailors Cathedral

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot

10- Bubblegum tongue

11- Go-kart Mozart

Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann

12- Crystal visions

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

13- Midnight toker

The Joker - Steve Miller


Deep cut bonus:
2 points for title, 2 points for artist

14- Power to charm

15- Loaded gun complex


Krox Bonus: Name another snippet, along with song and artist for 2 points.

Gas Station of Love - One More Minute - Weird Al Yankovic

Image bonus: Show me an image based on any snippet or song above (AI-generated is okay)
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Re: Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#4 Post by franktangredi » Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:18 am

Spoiler
1- Strategically dipped
YOU'RE SO VAIN/CARLY SIMON

2- Deadhead sticker
THE BOYS OF SUMMER/DON HENLEY

7- Strangeness in your smile
MONA LISA/NAT KING COLE

8- Tight pants points
NIGHT MOVES/BOB SEGER

9- Maritime Sailors Cathedral
THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD/GORDON LIGHTFOOT

10- Bubblegum tongue
YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND/JOHN MAYER

11- Go-kart Mozart
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT/BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

12- Crystal visions
DREAMS/FLEETWOOD MAC

13- Midnight toker
THE JOKER/THE STEVE MILLER BAND (no, not that Steve Miller)
Krox Bonus: Name another snippet, along with song and artist for 2 points.
HALF PAST DEAD
THE WEIGHT/THE BAND
Image bonus: Show me an image based on any snippet or song above (AI-generated is okay)
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Re: Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#5 Post by ShamelessWeasel » Fri Feb 13, 2026 7:32 am

Spoiler
1- You're so Vain - Carly Simon
2- Boys of Summer - Don Henley
3- Brass in pocket - The pretenders
4- nope
5- I am the Walrus - The Beatles
6- Incense & peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
7- nope
8- Night Moves - Bob Seger
9- Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
10- nope
11- Blinded by the light - Manfred Mann
12- Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
13- The Joker - Steve Miller Band
14- Modern Love - David Bowie
15- nope


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Re: Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#6 Post by PanicinDetroit » Fri Feb 13, 2026 8:06 am

LS Day5

1- Strategically dipped

2- Deadhead sticker
THE BOYS OF SUMMER - DON HENLEY

3- Use my sidestep
BRASS IN POCKET - THE PRETENDERS

4- Libations, sensations
DEACON BLUES - STEELY DAN

5- Elementary Penguin
I AM THE WALRUS - THE BEATLES

6- Yardstick for lunatics

7- Strangeness in your smile

8- Tight pants points
NIGHT MOVES - BOB SEGER

9- Maritime Sailors Cathedral
THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD - GORDON LIGHTFOOT

10- Bubblegum tongue

11- Go-kart Mozart
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT - MANFRED MANN

12- Crystal visions
DREAMS - FLEETWOOD MAC

13- Midnight toker
THE JOKER - THE STEVE MILLER BAND

Deep cut bonus:
2 points for title, 2 points for artist

14- Power to charm
MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE

15- Loaded gun complex


Krox Bonus: Name another snippet, along with song and artist for 2 points. WINSLOW, ARIZONA - TAKE IT EASY - THE EAGLES

Image bonus: Show me an image based on any snippet or song above (AI-generated is okay)
(5 points) BUBBLEGUM TONGUE
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Re: Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#7 Post by earendel » Fri Feb 13, 2026 9:59 am

Vandal wrote:
Thu Feb 12, 2026 9:53 pm
Lyrically Speaking - Day 5
2/13/2026

A Bored favorite: the short snippets game. All lyrics are presented in four words or fewer. You know this drill.

1 point for title, 1 point for artist.
Spoiler
1- Strategically dipped
YOU'RE SO VAIN - Carly Simon

4- Libations, sensations
DEACON BLUES - Steely Dan

5- Elementary Penguin
I AM THE WALRUS - The Beatles

6- Yardstick for lunatics
INCENSE AND PEPPERMINTS - Strawberry Alarm Clock

7- Strangeness in your smile
MONA LISA - Nat King Cole

9- Maritime Sailors Cathedral
WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD - Gordon Lightfoot

13- Midnight toker
THE JOKER - Steve Miller Band

Krox Bonus: Name another snippet, along with song and artist for 2 points.
For me its true - SOMETHING STUPID, Frank & Nancy Sinatra

Image bonus: Show me an image based on any snippet or song above (AI-generated is okay)
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Re: Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#8 Post by mikehardware » Fri Feb 13, 2026 1:58 pm

Spoiler

Lyrically Speaking - Day 5
2/13/2026

A Bored favorite: the short snippets game. All lyrics are presented in four words or fewer. You know this drill.

1 point for title, 1 point for artist.

1- Strategically dipped

You’re So Vain - Carly Simon

2- Deadhead sticker

Boys of Summer - Don Henley

3- Use my sidestep

4- Libations, sensations

5- Elementary Penguin

I am the Walrus - The Beatles

6- Yardstick for lunatics

Incense and Peppermints - ?

7- Strangeness in your smile

8- Tight pants points

Night Moves - Bob Seger

9- Maritime Sailors Cathedral

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot

10- Bubblegum tongue

11- Go-kart Mozart

Blinded by the Light - Bruce Springsteen

12- Crystal visions

Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac

13- Midnight toker

The Joker - Steve Miller


Deep cut bonus:
2 points for title, 2 points for artist

14- Power to charm

15- Loaded gun complex


Krox Bonus: Name another snippet, along with song and artist for 2 points.

16 Parkside Lane - Taxi - Harry Chapin

Image bonus: Show me an image based on any snippet or song above (AI-generated is okay)
(5 points)

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Re: Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#9 Post by elwoodblues » Fri Feb 13, 2026 2:45 pm

Spoiler

1- Strategically dipped You're So Vain - Carly Simon

2- Deadhead sticker The Boys of Summer - Don Henley

3- Use my sidestep Brass in Pockets - Pretenders

4- Libations, sensations Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

5- Elementary Penguin I'll guess I Am the Walrus - Beatles

6- Yardstick for lunatics Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock

7- Strangeness in your smile

8- Tight pants points Night Moves - Bob Seger

9- Maritime Sailors Cathedral Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot

10- Bubblegum tongue

11- Go-kart Mozart Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

12- Crystal visions

13- Midnight toker The Joker - Steve Miller Band


Deep cut bonus:
2 points for title, 2 points for artist

14- Power to charm

15- Loaded gun complex


Krox Bonus: Name another snippet, along with song and artist for 2 points.

Ponder perpetual motion

Up Around the Bend - CCR


Image bonus: Show me an image based on any snippet or song above (AI-generated is okay)
(5 points)

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Re: Lyrically Speaking - Day 5

#10 Post by BackInTex » Fri Feb 13, 2026 4:23 pm

Spoiler

1- Strategically dipped

You're So Vain - Carley Simon


2- Deadhead sticker

Boy of Summer - Don Henley


3- Use my sidestep




4- Libations, sensations




5- Elementary Penguin




6- Yardstick for lunatics




7- Strangeness in your smile




8- Tight pants points

Night Moves - Bob Seger ...went to a Bob Seger tribute band show a few weeks back. Pretty awesome the song catalog he has. You forget how good he is.


9- Maritime Sailors Cathedral


Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot <-- Seriously, will anyone not get this?

10- Bubblegum tongue




11- Go-kart Mozart

Blinded by the Light - Manfed Mann' Earth Band


12- Crystal visions




13- Midnight toker

The Joker - Steve Miller



Deep cut bonus:
2 points for title, 2 points for artist

14- Power to charm




15- Loaded gun complex

Sugar We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy



Krox Bonus: Name another snippet, along with song and artist for 2 points.

"Clicked his heels" , Mr. Bojangles, Jerry Jeff Walker


Image bonus: Show me an image based on any snippet or song above (AI-generated is okay)
(5 points)

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