NAME THAT COCTEAUNE! - For Monday, June 8, 2026

THE RULES:

1. I listen to a Cocteau Twins song
2. I attempt to transcribe the lyrics WITHOUT ANY AID OF LINER NOTES OR LYRICS WEBSITES (foolish....I know)
3. You reply with your guess as to what the song is.
4. Multiple guesses are allowed! HOWEVER, if a multiple guesser gets the correct answer within the same minute as another Redditor who has yet to guess, the Redditor guessing the song on their first guess WINS. If multiple Redditors who have already lobbed guesses get the correct answer within the same minute time stamp on my notifications, the Redditor I'm notified of first wins.
5. The winner gets….honestly…nothing. Except bragging rights, a celebratory GIF, and a link to the song of the day.

[NOTE: Any lyrics I perceive that either name a good portion of the song title or is just the song title in whole will be blocked out with *CENSORED*. Text shown in italics wrapped in parentheses are just my snarky asides, usually about my shitty hearing.]

*I will be putting NAME THAT COCTEAUNE on hiatus from 6/15 through 6/29 as I will be on my UK vacation. I'm also giving myself a day to recover from jet lag. Knowing how much activities we try to cram into our vacations, I don't envision being at the hotel for a long enough amount of sedentary time it takes to transcribe, post, and respond.

Though, don't be surprised if, in two weeks, you may start seeing random games posted at odd for me hours.

But, if anyone is willing to take over for me during vacation, please let me know!*

WOOHOO! One week from today, I will be in Edinburgh, Scotland, visiting the country that spawned the Cocteau Twins for the very first time (Scotland....been to the UK many a time). I am so psyched. I am so mentally checked out of work and, luckily, my workload seems to be obliging me doing just that. I hope everyone else is having a good start to their weeks as well.

*spins wheel*

ROUND AND AROUND IT GOES!

Where the wheel of Cocteau Twins songs stops, NO ONE KNOWS!

AND IT STOPS ON.....

OH! This should have some intelligible lyrics. I'm curious how keen my ears will be today.

GOOD LUCK (to you all and to me as well in transcribing)!

Now from the top....

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Its in a chokey way

In a social gray

He sell la-la-lettuce

Like he said he would, like he said he would

It's in a chokey way

In a social gray

He sell la-la-lettuce

Like he said he would, like he said he would

Like he said he would, like he said he would, like he said he would

I think you should all know this track obviously about a guy running a vegetable stand.

As always, I look forward to your guesses and snark.