Lyric quiz answers

[daibhidc]

So, once again, my obscure musical tastes have spoiled everything forever...

(Having said that, my f'list is filled with Discworld fans. Why have none of you heard Wintersmith yet? It's brilliant.)


1. "You're [redacted]" "And you're [redacted]"/"And you set up a website just like me"
"Gingery and Furry", Aleksandr Orlov feat. Maurice
(And no UK people got this, despite it being in a widely shown advert. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Or at any rate, someone should...)

2. Blimey!/Saying "Gosh!" and "Crumbs!" and "Crikey!" and all sort of rot like that
"The Boris Johnson Blues", Mitch Benn

3. Very sad sack is a sad bag/Very very sad, very sad sack
"Withered Hope", They Might Be Giants

4. Oh, [redacted]/If I don't always look my best
"Baby I'm Sorry", Mitch Benn

5. So this is the end, the curtain is falling
"Try Not to Die", Mitch Benn

6. Against the wash of stars a nebula hangs
"Great A'Tuin", Dave Greenslade, vocals by Tony Robinson
Got by sabremeister

7. In the spring of 1532/Henry Philip and his son
"John of Ditchford", Steeleye Span

8. One morning he went riding through the Itchen Valley fields
"The South Downs Cowboy", Mitch benn

9. They'll be gathering together/Sharing hearts and hands as first rays fall
"This Day", Runrig

10. When you're just a little child/Everyone's so meek and mild
"Lullaby for the Real World", Mitch Benn

11. [redacted]/Tape it for all your friends and relatives
"Steal This Song", Mitch Benn

12. I walked out/One morning fair
"The Ocean Road", Runrig

13. Well, [redacted]/The man who has the plan?
"Who is That Man?", The Common Men
(i.e. the Extras track for Doctor Who: Requiem for the Common Men. I know...)

14. Be my queen of the winter world
"Crown of Ice", Steeleye Span

15. I want an [redacted]/Everyone else has got one
"African Baby", Mitch Benn

16. Ain't nobody smilin'/They only curl their lip
"Everybody's Elvis", Mitch Benn

17. Far along the bad road/Winding through the forest
"Wintersmith", Steeleye Span

18. Can anyone explain?/I shared your truth today
"Year of the Flood", Runrig

19. She walked into the room/Leaving all her lovers in her trail
"Something's Got to Give", Runrig

20. [redacted], [redacted]/When that gorilla beats his chest
"I'm Impressed", TMBG

21. [redacted]/In London he did dwell
"There was a Wealthy Merchant", Steeleye Span

22. You know I've got to hear you explain/I'm so confused by what you say
"Pathway to Paradise", The Band With Rocks In
(i.e. the Soul Music soundtrack)

23. I've got a little girl called Astrid, she's gonna be one and a bit.
"Toddling Along", Mitch Benn

24. Birds are calling to sing along
"How Can I Sing Like A Girl?", TMBG

25. I'd rather be a [redacted] than a king/I'll tell you the reason why
"The Begger", Steeleye Span

26. A royal king, a shining knight/To lead us through this bloody fight
"Into the Flames", Dougie Maclean

27. Newsround, Newsnight/iPlayer website
"Proud of the BBC", Mitch Benn
Artist got by pedanther, title by sabremeister

28. The turtle moves
"Small Gods", Dave Greenslade, vocals by Stephen Briggs
Got by sabremeister

29. Do you think there's somebody out there?
"The Cap'm", TMBG

30. Hey now, boys, there's something not right
"Clash of the Ash", Runrig

So final score sabremeister 2.5, pedanther 0.5.