Lyric of the Week: Splatter Splatter (Moxy Früvous)

Lyric of the WeekHappy Halloween.

Enjoy Splatter Splatter by Moxy Früvous (from 1999’s Thornhill)

Kids in their PJs, big bowl of nachos
Another perfect day in Rhododendron Park.
The sun is shining, now dad’s reclining
Roll down the blinds to watch a movie in the dark.

Some buxom ladies, a Lamborghini
Shadowy motives in a shadowy land.
Some idle chatter, then Splatter Splatter
Cue soundtrack music from the up-and-coming band.

This is (This is)
The best (Just a movie)
I’ve ever seen (She’s just a teen)

I want to see it again and again and again.

She’s babysitting and doing homework.
A sudden phone call from the senior quarterback.
She loves attention, she craves attention
He’s got a present for her from her daddy’s shack

She getting cozy, the window rattles
A few allusions to last summer’s episode.
The windows shatter, then Splatter Splatter
What could be more perfect than to see her head explode?

This is (This is)
The best (Just a movie)
I’ve ever seen (She’s just a teen)

I want to see it again and again and again.

Ahhhhh Ahhhhhh Ahhhhh
She’s just a teen
I want to see it again and again and again.

We came from monkeys, we once were hunted
Perhaps we recognize that haunted human face
Maybe the suburbs are just far too antiseptic
Kids need some splatter splatter messing up the place.

This is (This is)
The best (Just a movie)
I’ve ever seen (She’s just a teen)

I want to see it again and again and again and again.
Again and again and again.

This is (This is)
The best (Just a movie)
I’ve ever seen (She’s just a teen)
I want to see it
Again and again and again

Again and again and again
Again and again and again


If you have a favorite song that features entertaining lyrics which you’d like to see featured as a Lyric of the Week, drop me a line in the comments (or email me at ed@suitcasefullofdimes.com) and tell me what you find special about the song.

The Nickel Quiz #19: About a Boy

The Nickel QuizA couple months ago, when we had the About a Girl theme, we promised one for the boys. The titles in this week’s Nickel Quiz feature names that are generally considered male names.

The year that each song was released is listed after the lyric as an extra clue. And, as usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Binging or Googling):

  • Correct Artist: 1 point
  • Correct Song Title: 1 point
  • Maximum Score: 10 points

If you like this week’s quiz, or have an idea for a future theme, let us know by commenting on this post, via our Twitter feed, or on our Facebook page. Feel free to share this post to your friends on social media.


  1. You can call me Pavlov’s dog. Ring a bell and I’ll salivate. (1992)
  2. He calls his child Jesus ’cause he likes the name. (1971)
  3. Look out on a summer’s day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul. (1971)
  4. Screwed-up eyes and screwed-down hairdo, like some cat from Japan. He could lick ’em by smiling. (1972)
  5. Live a little, be a gypsy, get around. (1971)

[Difficulty: ♫♫♫  /  Snips and snails and puppy-dogs’ tails]


Answers to The Nickel Quiz #18: You are getting very sleepy…:

  1. “I’m So Tired” (originally by The Beatles)
  2. “Talking In Your Sleep” (originally by The Romantics)
  3. “Singing In My Sleep” (originally by Semisonic)
  4. “Do You Sleep?” (originally by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories)
  5. “These Dreams” (originally by Heart)

Lyric of the Week: Posterchild for Tragedy (Sugarbomb)

Lyric of the WeekI remember picking up Sugarbomb’s album Bully in the cutout bin at a local music store. The first time I listened to it, nearly every track was pure enjoyment. This week’s lyric was one of my favorite tracks from that CD.

Enjoy Posterchild for Tragedy by Sugarbomb (from 2001’s Bully).

You got to come back to me
I can’t bare to spend my life alone
Just waiting on your ghost
And living without you
I’m afraid that wouldn’t do

You have to believe me
I can’t spend one night alone
Without your breath in my ear
I’m empty without it
And I’m afraid I couldn’t live

Maybe there’s a chance that I could carry on with your memory
Maybe there’s a hope that I could live in the shell you left of me
Maybe I could last a while as the posterchild for tragedy
I’m afraid that couldn’t be

The silence is deafening
Must I face another day
Without the rhythm of your voice
That echoes inside me
It’s a song I’ll never sing


If you have a favorite song that features entertaining lyrics which you’d like to see featured as a Lyric of the Week, drop me a line in the comments (or email me at ed@suitcasefullofdimes.com) and tell me what you find special about the song.

The Nickel Quiz #18: You are getting very sleepy…

The Nickel QuizYou know when you’re so tired that the alarm clock goes off at 6AM and you’d swear you only just closed your eyes? The answers to this week’s Nickel Quiz all revolve around that drowsy feeling. How many will you get right before the Sandman sprinkles his beach dirt in your eye sockets?

The year that each song was released is listed after the lyric as an extra clue. And, as usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Binging or Googling):

  • Correct Artist: 1 point
  • Correct Song Title: 1 point
  • Maximum Score: 10 points

If you like this week’s quiz, or have an idea for a future theme, let us know by commenting on this post, via our Twitter feed, or on our Facebook page. Feel free to share this post to your friends on social media.


  1. I’d give you everything I’ve got for a little peace of mind. (1968)
  2. When I hold you in my arms at night, don’t you know you’re sleeping in the spotlight? (1983)
  3. Now I’m falling in love too fast, with you or the songs you chose. (1998)
  4. And you sat on the corner of my bed / And you smoked with the ghost in the back of my head (1995)
  5. I search for the time on a watch with no hands. (1985)

[Difficulty: ♫♫♫  /  Temporarily Comatose]


Answers to The Nickel Quiz #17: Elvis:

  1. “Man on the Moon” (originally by REM)
  2. “Walking in Memphis” (originally by Marc Cohn)
  3. “FM (No Static At All)” (originally by Steely Dan)
  4. “God” (originally by John Lennon)
  5. “Chocolate Cake” (originally by Crowded House)

Lyric of the Week: Girlfriend (Matthew Sweet)

Lyric of the WeekSometimes a simple lyric is all you need.

All you need is love.

De, do, do, do.
De, da, da, da.

‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy.

This week’s lyric is to a song that I simply can’t not sing along to in the car.

Enjoy Girlfriend by Matthew Sweet (from 1991’s Girlfriend).

I wanna love somebody
I hear you need somebody to love
I wanna love somebody
I hear you’re looking for someone to love

‘Cause you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend
And I need to
Get back in the arms of a girlfriend

I didn’t know nobody
And then I saw you coming my way
I didn’t know nobody
And then I saw you coming my way

Don’t you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend?
‘Cause, honey, believe me
I’d sure love to call you my girlfriend

‘Cause you got a good thing going, baby
You only need somebody to love
Oh, you’ve got a good thing going
You’re only looking for someone to love

‘Cause you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend

And I’m never gonna set you free
No, I’m never gonna set you free


If you have a favorite song that features entertaining lyrics which you’d like to see featured as a Lyric of the Week, drop me a line in the comments (or email me at ed@suitcasefullofdimes.com) and tell me what you find special about the song.

The Nickel Quiz #17: Elvis

The Nickel QuizAre you lonesome tonight? Well, maybe this week’s Nickel Quiz will help. Each clue in this week’s quiz mentions the Hound Dog himself. So a little less conversation and a little more solving.

The year that each song was released is listed after the lyric as an extra clue. And, as usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Binging or Googling):

  • Correct Artist: 1 point
  • Correct Song Title: 1 point
  • Maximum Score: 10 points

If you like this week’s quiz, or have an idea for a future theme, let us know by commenting on this post, via our Twitter feed, or on our Facebook page. Feel free to share this post to your friends on social media.


  1. Hey Andy, are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby. Are we losing touch? (1992)
  2. I saw the ghost of Elvis on Union Avenue. (1991)
  3. Nothin’ but blues and Elvis and somebody else’s favorite song. (1978)
  4. I don’t believe in Elvis. I don’t believe in Zimmerman. I don’t believe in Beatles. (1970)
  5. I saw Elvis Presley walk out of a Seven Eleven and a woman gave birth to a baby and then bowled 257. (1991)

[Difficulty: ♫  /  Beginner’s Luck]


Answers to The Nickel Quiz #16: Any Direction:

  1. “Up, Up and Away” (originally by The Fifth Dimension)
  2. “Get Down Tonight” (originally by KC and the Sunshine Band)
  3. “Southern Cross” (originally by Crosby, Stills & Nash)
  4. “West End Girls” (originally by Pet Shop Boys)
  5. “Only a Northern Song” (originally by The Beatles)

Lyric of the Week: Baba O’Riley (The Who)

Lyric of the WeekThis week’s lyric is more commonly referred to by classic rock radio listeners as “Teenage Wasteland.” Its original title was going to be “Teenage Wasteland,” but the title was used for another, unrelated song. The title is a mashup of two of Pete Townshend’s influences, Meher Baba and Terry Riley.

Enjoy Baba O’Riley by The Who (from 1971’s Who’s Next).

Out here in the fields
I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living

I don’t need to fight
To prove I’m right
I don’t need to be forgiven

Don’t cry, don’t raise your eye
It’s only teenage wasteland

Sally, take my hand
We’ll travel south ‘cross land
Put out the fire and don’t look past my shoulder

The exodus is here
The happy ones are near
Let’s get together before we get much older

Teenage wasteland
It’s only teenage wasteland

They’re all wasted


If you have a favorite song that features entertaining lyrics which you’d like to see featured as a Lyric of the Week, drop me a line in the comments (or email me at ed@suitcasefullofdimes.com) and tell me what you find special about the song.

The Nickel Quiz #16: Any Direction

The Nickel QuizYou may want a compass for this week’s Nickel Quiz. Each song title in this week’s quiz contains a direction. So go forward, move ahead, try to detect it, it’s not too late.

The year that the song was released is listed after each lyric as an extra clue. And, as usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Binging or Googling):

  • Correct Artist: 1 point
  • Correct Song Title: 1 point
  • Maximum Score: 10 points

  1. Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? (1967)
  2. I’ll meet you, same place, same time, where we can get together and ease up our mind. (1975)
  3. In a noisy bar in Avalon, I tried to call you. But on a midnight watch, I realized why twice you ran away. (1982)
  4. If, when, why, what, how much have you got? (1986)
  5. If you think the harmony is a little dark and out of key, you’re correct. There’s nobody there. (1969)

[Difficulty: ♫♫  /  East of Easy]


Answers to The Nickel Quiz #15: Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom:

  1. “Cherry, Cherry” (originally by Neil Diamond)
  2. “Blueberry Hill” (originally by Gene Autry; popularized by Fats Domino)
  3. “Strawberry Fields Forever” (originally by The Beatles)
  4. “Cornflake Girl” (originally by Tori Amos)
  5. “American Pie” (originally by Don McLean)

Lyric of the Week: Back of a Car (Big Star)

Lyric of the WeekThis week’s lyric is by Big Star, a band that remains a major influence on a huge number of today’s artists. The band broke up in 1974, shortly after the release of their second album, but reformed in 1993. They continued until Alex Chilton’s death in 2010.

Enjoy Back of a Car by Big Star (from 1974’s Radio City).

Sitting in the back of a car
Music so loud can’t tell a thing
Thinking ’bout what to say
I can’t find the lines

You know I love you a lot
I just don’t know, should I not?
Waiting for a brighter day
I can’t find a way

I’ll go on and on with you
Like to fall and lie with you
I love you, too

Baby, I’m too afraid
I just don’t know if it’s okay
Trying to get away
From everything

Why don’t you take me home
It’s gone too far inside this car
I know I’ll feel a whole lot more
When I get alone

I’ll go on and on with you
Like to fall and lie with you
I love you, too

Sitting in the back of a car
Music so loud can’t tell a thing
Thinking ’bout what to say
I can’t find the lines


If you have a favorite song that features entertaining lyrics which you’d like to see featured as a Lyric of the Week, drop me a line in the comments (or email me at ed@suitcasefullofdimes.com) and tell me what you find special about the song.

The Nickel Quiz #15: Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom

The Nickel QuizIn this week’s Nickel Quiz, we’re doing a little grocery shopping because, well, ya gotta eat. Each song title in this week’s quiz contains a food of some sort. The year that the song was released is listed after each lyric as an extra clue.

As usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Googling):

  • Correct Artist: 1 point
  • Correct Song Title: 1 point
  • Maximum Score: 10 points

  1. I know you know what I’m sayin’. Can’t stand still while the music is playin’. (1966)
  2. The wind in the willow played Love’s sweet melody (1956)
  3. No-one I think is in my tree / I mean it must be high or low (1967)
  4. Thought it was a good solution hanging with the raisin girls (1994)
  5. A quartet practiced in the park and we sang dirges in the dark (1971)

[Difficulty: ♫♫♫  /  Yummy Yummy Yummy]


Answers to The Nickel Quiz #14: Song Songs:

  1. “The Logical Song” (originally by Supertramp)
  2. “Immigrant Song” (originally by Led Zeppelin)
  3. “Your Song” (originally by Elton John)
  4. “The Lottery Song” (originally by Harry Nilsson)
  5. “The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)” (originally by The Greg Kihn Band)

A site for lovers of great lyrics; formerly a music podcast.