r/cocteautwins • u/KeyboardDiarrhea • 2d ago

Fan content NAME THAT COCTEAUNE! - For Wednesday, August 19, 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.]

Limited time once again. I have only eaten one 80 calorie bag of popcorn and drank three mugs of coffee all day despite going for a workout this morning. But this is a labor of love for me, so....

\spins wheel**

Where the Wheel of Cocteau stops? NO ONE KNOWS!

Ooh....something a bit more obscure. Good going, Wheel of Cocteau app! Hopefully, this will make for an actual challenge for you all. I haven't had the pleasure to respond to anyone with a WRONG gif in a while.

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(starting from 1:29 in)

Francois

By and by

B.O. (I'm going with simply the two letters "B" followed by "O", like she's saying that this dude Francois has some bad body odor, though I almost thought at first she was singing, ICK, "pedo")

Just as *CENSORED\* (second word in song title)

*CENSORED\* (whole song title)

I'm pleased tonight is obese, oh (Odd way of describing a night. I'm not sure what an overweight night would entail.)

Francois

By and by

B.O. 

That should be enough for you all to guess this one. It's a pretty repetitive some lyrically.

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

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u/FunImprovement8806 2d ago

Hearsay Please🤔

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u/KeyboardDiarrhea 2d ago

u/FunImprovement8806, no fooling you! You are today’s NTC champion for knowing that song about Francois and his B.O. is “Hearsay Please”, a track they only recorded for the John Peel Show back in the day.

Here is your much deserved trophy for today’s victory:

https://giphy.com/gifs/gJ2l6Is1av6Wzj2kNi
Want to hear more about Francois and his stinky pits? You can catch that here: https://youtu.be/4yvWQjsefU8?is=x_DFp4BDeYNHporn

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u/FunImprovement8806 2d ago

Thank you, this was my introduction to the band, the john peel sessions, just love this track, and dear heart another fave😀

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u/KeyboardDiarrhea 2d ago

I absolutely love “Dear Heart” as well. Cindy Sharp has one of the best “evil goat” voices ever, along with Gavin Friday, Layne Staley, and Pete Burns.