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“Rumpled Romeo” – A Lyrical Puzzle
by
Matthew Lees
Dean’s mind must have been rumpled when he began
writing the songs for the album way back in the early ‘80s. The lyrics
just didn’t make sense!
Below are 10 lyrics from his “original” drafts of
the 10 songs on the album. Luckily, he later got his head together,
broke up these lyrics into two parts, and then put each of the parts
into different songs.
Each of the 10 songs from the album has lyrics
that appear in two excerpts below, represented by one phrase
that starts a lyric, and one phrase that ends a lyric. To get you
started, the answer is given to #1 below.
Can you identify the songs that the other 9
excerpts come from?
(Only songs from the original album appear below;
bonus tracks from the CD are not included. Some liberties have been
taken with punctuation.)
- “He was a rumpled romeo in a mild depression.
Answer:
Love is Real: “He
was a rumpled romeo with a 10-speed bike and a stereo…”
Buy My Baby a Car:
“My baby’s in a mild depression…”
- “She is an angel in a UFO.”
- “Will he drive you right up the wall?”
- “I depend on sexy legs and a perfect bod.”
- “Daddy, Roger punched me in the Oreos.”
- “I never want to be without your library
card.”
- “Are your cheeks soaking wet from the storm?”
- “I got a date tonight with the only other
virgin I know.”
- “Thanks I said, but are you certain that
you’re old enough?”
- “Buy a present for my honey, with a note that
says “straighten out the living room.””
Song List:
First Date / McDonald’s Girl / Are You Ready Yet?
/ Hey, Larry / Love Is Real
Buy My Baby a Car / Special Effects/ I Depend on
You / Marginal Middle Class / I Will Never Leave You
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