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1. This song is from a group sometimes called the first heavy metal band. It's from their 1970 album, which takes its title from this song. It is about the slow descent into mental illness. "Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind / People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time." What is the song?
2. In this reggae song, we hear a woman and a man lament the fact that they never seem to find the time to be together. They sing in alternating verses. Part of the woman's verse is: "Join me, I deserve it / No time to have you lurking." "You know I dealt with you the nicest." What song is this?
3. This song appeared on one of the most popular American rock albums of the 1970s. In it, we hear a woman advise someone who has just had his heart broken. "Did she make you cry, make you break down, shatter your illusions of love?" Further on, we hear, "Rulers make bad lovers / You'd better put your kingdom up for sale." What song is it?
4. "There's a little black spot on the sun today," the lead singer says on this track. "It's the same old thing as yesterday." The man calls himself a ruler of sorts, but it's not a title anyone would want. What is that?
5. In this song, the vocalist tells us he's tired of helping a troubled friend. "Like the coldest winter will..." It appears on the first album by a band from Seattle. "Sure, there's problems in your life," he sings, but he can't stand to be around his friend anymore. What's the song?
6. This song is about a man who can't believe what he's seen and heard. The single came out in 1978. The album on which it appeared was released in 1979. "Is she really going to take him home tonight?" The man goes to a party, and sees a woman with her new boyfriend. "If my eyes don't deceive me, there's something going wrong around here." What song is this?
7. In this song, a man warns a rival that he'd better take care of home, or else things might get out of hand. "Did you ever feel like / some little vagabond / could be messing with your wife, messing with your life?" What song is this?
8. This song is about an epilepsy patient, who was acquainted with the singer of a post-punk band from Manchester. "And a voice had told her when and where to act..." After the man sees her having a seizure, he calls a friend, to tell him he thought the woman would die. "She expressed herself in many different ways, until..." What song is this?
9. In this song, a man says he doesn't want to wind up like someone who's just hanging around, watching the factories, trying to keep from getting killed. "I don't want to spend the rest of my days / keeping out of trouble, like the soldiers say." "It's dark all day and it glows all night / Factory smoke and acetylene light." What song is this?
10. This song became known for its video, which resembles the story "Alice in Wonderland." The singer tells us he can't be with his lover anymore. "I've given up, honey, please admit it's over." "I don't feel you anymore / You darken my door." What song is this?
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