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Saturday Is Mystery Lyrics Day: June 6, 2009

I hereby decree Saturday “Mystery Lyrics Day” on Quiz Quiz Bang Bang. And not just today, this Saturday — every Saturday.

(Down side: no more using these as a quick alternative to a real Question of the Day.)

THE SONG

Can you name this song?
(Click for a closer view.)

THE DEAL

This is all the lyrics of a song, minus any mentions of the title, enclouded by Wordle. The bigger the word, the more it appears in the song.

Can you name the song and the artist?

TODAY’S QUESTION:

What song is this?

What song is this? I plugged all the lyrics — minus any appearances of the title — into Wordle, and this is what came out.

Can you identify this rock ‘n’ roll classic?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER:

The question: What 1997 hit was bitterly described as “the best song Jagger and Richards have written in 20 years”?

The answer:
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TODAY’S QUESTION:

Lyrics word clouds are back!

I’ve taken the lyrics to a popular song, removed the title if it appeared in them, and run the rest through Wordle to create a word cloud.

Do you recognize this song?

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PREVIOUS ANSWER:

What famous French quotation was featured in the paintings known as The Treachery of Images?

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TODAY’S QUESTION:

The return of the lyrics cloud! Can you name this song? (Click the image for a closer look.)

Wordle: QQBB ?otD Jan 21 2009

This is all the lyrics of a song, minus any mentions of the title, cloudified by Wordle. The bigger the word, the more the songwriter used it.

YESTERDAY‘S ANSWER:

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Puzzler: What song is this? #25

Can you name this song? (Click the image for a closer look.)

This is all the lyrics of a song, minus any mentions of the title, cloudified by Wordle. The bigger the word, the more the songwriter used it.

UPDATE: Solved by Kza in the comments. Congrats!

Puzzler: What song is this? #24

Can you name this song? (Click the image for a closer look.)

This is all the lyrics of a song, minus any mentions of the title, cloudified by Wordle. The bigger the word, the more the songwriter used it.

UPDATE: Solved in the comments. David had the fastest fingers.

Puzzler: What song is this? #22

Can you name this song? (Click the image for a closer look.)

This is all the lyrics of a song, minus any mentions of the title, cloudified by Wordle. The bigger the word, the more the songwriter used it.

UPDATE: Solved in the comments by Eric. Nice! (I loved this song when I was 10.)

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