Lose Yourself in the answers to this week's quiz... while pondering what your Saturdays would be like Without Me...
10. Bizet's loneliness.
Bizet's most famous opera was Carmen.
Eric Carmen - All By Myself
Rigid Digit woke up first this weekend to snap this one up.
9. Animal doctor siblings stir feelings between us.
An animal doctor is a vet. D'oh.
The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
Knew Charity Chic would get this one.
8. Van & Laura's girl won't die.
Van Morrison and Laura Branigan both sang about Gloria.
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Another point for Rigid Digit.
7. A blogging hero gets sad about his tactile addiction.
The Swede gets the blues... But Alyson gets the clue.
Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling
6. Billet doux on the cost of keeping time.
Metronomes keep time. Economy counts the cost.
Metronomy - Love Letters
Well done, Chris.
5. 50 shades of spliff will have you floating off...
A spliff is a doobie (hence The Doobie Brothers). 50 Shades of Grey, obviously.
Dobie Gray - Drift Away
Lynchie was hip enough to get this one.
4. An indistinct packet of Alecia's daylight.
Pink!'s real name is Alecia Beth Moore.
An indistinct packet would be a fuzzy box.
Fuzzbox (or, if you prefer, We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It!!) - Pink Sunshine
Another point for RD!
3. I am intensely enthusiastic about Franka Potente.
As Chris pointed out, I spelled Franka Potente incorrectly. Sorry, that wasn't part of the clue.
The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Filmstar
Half a point to Lynchie, half a point to Chris.
2. American mother reveals excessive excerpts of erotic envy.
Momus - A Complete History Of Sexual Jealousy (parts 17 to 24)
Lynchie got the artist (half a point), The Swede beat Chris to the song by one minute (half a point).
1. Gregory Peck goes west for a solitary fireplace.
Gregory Peck was in a western called The Big Country.
A fireplace has a grate.
Another one for Rigid Digit, making him this week's undisputed winner.
Thanks for playing. More next week.