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"Black-eyed teeth" is a riddle made up by [[User:Geyser|geyser]] after listening to Drifting by [[wp: | "Black-eyed teeth" is a riddle made up by [[User:Geyser|geyser]] after listening to Drifting by [[wp:Recoil (band)|Recoil]]. | ||
:Unless mentioned otherwise, I=me=geyser in the stuff below. | :Unless mentioned otherwise, I=me=geyser in the stuff below. | ||
::Please use the talk page for guesses etc. | ::Please use the talk page for guesses etc. | ||
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===Drifting=== | ===Drifting=== | ||
:I came across [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-5NH4Bmu7M Drifting] on YouTube after becoming aware of Recoil (thanks to [[User:Neo|Neo]]). | :I came across [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-5NH4Bmu7M Drifting] on YouTube after becoming aware of Recoil (thanks to [[User:Neo|Neo]]). | ||
:It is the first single from | :It is the first single from Recoil's album [[wp:Unsound Methods|Unsound Methods]] and it has an official video. | ||
;Lyrics | ;Lyrics | ||
:<nowiki>http://www.rogerwatersonline.com/Artists_r/recoil_lyrics/drifting.html</nowiki> (dead link) | :<nowiki>http://www.rogerwatersonline.com/Artists_r/recoil_lyrics/drifting.html</nowiki> (dead link) | ||
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:which feature the answer in some way or other. | :which feature the answer in some way or other. | ||
::More or less deliberately misleading... | ::More or less deliberately misleading... | ||
:[[wp: | :[[wp:I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump|Bossa Nova]] by [[wp:Shivaree (band)|Shivaree]] | ||
::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssgxx0sbtE | ::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jssgxx0sbtE | ||
:[[wp: | :[[wp:I Don't Feel Like Dancin'|I Don't Feel Like Dancin']] by the [[wp:Scissor Sisters|Scissor Sisters]] | ||
::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I6y1Qvz0 | ::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I6y1Qvz0 | ||
:[[wp: | :[[wp:Clubbed to Death (instrumental)|Clubbed to Death]] by [[wp:Rob Dougan|Rob Dougan]] | ||
::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA | ::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFS4zYWxzNA | ||
:[[wp:Biomega (manga)|Biomega]] by [[wp: | :[[wp:Biomega (manga)|Biomega]] by [[wp:Tsutomu Nihei|Tsutomu Nihei]] | ||
::https://www.amazon.co.jp/BIOMEGA-1-%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-%E5%BC%90%E7%93%B6-%E5%8B%89/dp/4088772105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277675665&sr=8-1 | ::https://www.amazon.co.jp/BIOMEGA-1-%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-%E5%BC%90%E7%93%B6-%E5%8B%89/dp/4088772105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277675665&sr=8-1 | ||
The answer is featured rather prominently in all those. | The answer is featured rather prominently in all those. | ||
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The answer is, as is often the case, frustratingly simple. | The answer is, as is often the case, frustratingly simple. | ||
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:[[wp: | :[[wp:In the End|In the End]] by [[wp:Linkin Park|Linkin Park]] | ||
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIwWqYSbzGA | ::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIwWqYSbzGA | ||
:[[wp: | :[[wp:The Odyssey (album)|Awakenings]] by [[wp:Symphony X|Symphony X]] | ||
::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3y-TLfnnuQ | ::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3y-TLfnnuQ | ||
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:which do ''not'' feature the answer in any way | :which do ''not'' feature the answer in any way | ||
::(as far as I ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]) can tell). | ::(as far as I ([[User:Geyser|geyser]]) can tell). | ||
:'''What's up, people?!''' by [[wp: | :'''What's up, people?!''' by [[wp:Maximum the Hormone|Maximum the Hormone]] | ||
::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_3EYa3lMPw | ::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_3EYa3lMPw | ||
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==I Don't Feel | ==I Don't Feel Like Dancin'== | ||
This song features multiple more or less direct references to the riddle's solution, intertwined with the song/video's own trivia. | This song features multiple more or less direct references to the riddle's solution, intertwined with the song/video's own trivia. | ||
:Notably, the solution is explicitly named in this song's lyrics and appears several times in the video (see link above). | :Notably, the solution is explicitly named in this song's lyrics and appears several times in the video (see link above). | ||
[[Category:Real World]] | [[Category:Real World]] | ||