This week, we’re keeping the theme of the The Nickel Quiz a secret. If you can determine even a couple of the song titles and original artists for the five lyrics below, you may still be able to determine the motif that ties the three songs together.
As usual, scoring is on the honor system (no Googling):
- Correct Artist: 1 point
- Correct Song Title: 1 point
- Mystery Theme: 5 points
- Maximum Score: 15 points
- I never wanted to be your weekend lover / I only wanted to be some kind of friend
- Eastern to Mountain, third party call, the lines are down
- What do I got to do to make you love me? / What do I got to do to make you care?
- All day long, wearing a mask of false bravado / Trying to keep up a smile that hides a tear
- I was trying to catch your eyes / Thought that you was trying to hide / I was swallowing my pain
[Difficulty: ♫ / Wouldn’t you like to know?]
Answers to The Nickel Quiz #6: Superheroes:
- “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” (originally by Jim Croce)
- “Iron Man” (originally by Black Sabbath)
- “One Week” (originally by Barenaked Ladies)
- “The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill” (originally by The Beatles)
- “Paradise City” (originally by Guns N’ Roses)
