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TSC has had its share of lyric-guessing games.  And though they are weird, none can compare to the one, the ultimate:

NUMERICAL LYRICS!!!

This game provides a double-challenge: to decipher the code AND guess the lyrics of the song in the code.

The rules of this game are very simple:

• Each letter is represented by its corresponding letter in the alphabet (for example, the code for A is 1, the code for B is 2, the code for Z is 26).
• Each letter is separated by a dash, and each word is separated by two spaces (for example, 6-21-3-11  15-6-6 decodes to…well, you figure it out).
• Punctuation is not coded (e.g. a comma is -,)
• Each individual round consists of the opening coded lyrics of a song (usually one verse or the first few line).
• The first person to post the right band receives 1 point
• The first person to post the right song receives 2 points

For example, here are the two opening lines of Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers, uncoded:

Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea;

Here they are coded:

1-8-,  6-15-18  10-21-19-20  15-14-5  20-9-13-5  9  23-15-21-12  20-1-11-5  20-8-5  14-15-18-20-8-23-5-19-20  16-1-19-19-1-7-5
6-9-14-4  20-8-5  8-1-14-4  15-6  6-18-1-14-11-12-9-14  18-5-1-3-8-9-14-7  6-15-18  20-8-5  2-5-1-21-6-15-18-20  19-5-1-;

Enjoy!  The first round is coming soon.



Leaderboard:

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Round 1:

Guess the song for these coded opening lyrics.


15-14-5  16-9-12-12  13-1-11-5-19  25-15-21  12-1-17-7-5-17
1-14-4  15-4-5  16-9-12-12  13-1-11-5-19  25-15-21  19-14-1-12-12
1-14-4  19-8-5  15-14-5-19  20-8-1-20  14-16-21-8-5-17  7-9-19  25-15-21
4-15-14-’-19  4-15  1-14-25-19-8-9-14-7  1-19  1-12-12

[yse]

I think the additional challenge for the person -writing- the lyrics is to actually get them all right. (hint hint)

Also is it necssary to post the correct lyric along with your answers?

[Bilan]

If these weren't coded I'd probably bother X)

[qubit]

I think the additional challenge for the person -writing- the lyrics is to actually get them all right. (hint hint)

Also is it necssary to post the correct lyric along with your answers?

[snapback]6995[/snapback]

I thought about that, but decided against it.  Anyway, round one is still up for grabs.