The song meme

Ah, the song meme. Below are lyrics, identify the song/artist and you get a something something. Since I'm fully aware all y'all might not know this music, I've tried to at least make the lyrics interesting.

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Hint: 4 is from the solo career of the lead singer of the band that did 9. And the name of the Poe story in 10 is the name of the song (think bricks).

The Revenge of Trivial Pursuit

Trivial Pursuit will be at my place at 4:30, 5 o'clock this Saturday. I believe we're going out to Fat Boy for dinner. If you wish to attend, reply here and I'll email directions.

The Bride of the Song Meme

Doing that meme got me to thinking of all the weird crap I've had to sing. Rather than make you try and guess - because so not happening - here are some of the wierdest lyrics I've had to sing

For the harp rhymes are lawn fawn and the like.
Rejoice in the Lamb – Benjamin Britten

Fix my car. Cure my cancer. Bring me sexy ballet dancer to hold near and romance her. Is that too much to ask?
Sun Rings – Terry Riley

Vermin eaten saints with moldy breath, unwashed legions with the ways of Death
General Booth Enters into Heaven – Charles Ives

Woe to them who draw iniquity with cords of vanity and sin, as it were, with a cart rope. (How exactly do you sin with a cart rope? Yes, I know that's not what it means.)
The Peacable Kingdom – Randall Thompson

And this is just the English stuff, and just from the last year and a half.