Hello and welcome to the first Just For Fun game of 2026! To celebrate, we’ve collected a few songs released early this year for you all to listen to. We also, though, want to make sure your listening and transcription skills remain as razor sharp as they were last year. Here’s what you have to do:
Listen to the time-stamped audios below and proofread the given transcriptions. When you hear an error, make a note of the actual word you hear instead. Once you’ve done so for each of the 4 songs, you should have a complete phrase. Submit it as your answer for the month in this form.
01:02 - 01:18
I lost my way and my beliefs
But with your blessing I can fix it
Your loving prayers is all I need
So, baby, tell me how you want it
Mumford & Sons - The Banjo Song
02:52 - 03:07
Tell a lie
See a light
Burn every bridge
It’ll be alright
Things don’t have to fall apart
Zach Bryan - Plastic Cigarette
00:12 - 00:25
Well I ain’t written a love poem
In so long as your hair leads down your spine
But I don’t mind a few lines tonight
I’ll regret it for the rest of time
02:24 - 02:42
This the part where you break it all the way down, down, down, down
This the part where I turn you all the way around, ‘round, ‘round, ‘round
Put some spirit in it, put your heart into it
That’s all I need
And if I like what I see, you’re coming to Rome to me
Got your phrase? Submit it here and stay tuned for the answers next month.
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Here we are back again, with the results from last month’s just for fun game! We asked you to correct 4 tracks, in the process finding a super special key-phrase using the corrected words. It was a good chance to start the year with a scrubbing up of your proofreading skills; you can recheck the provided lyrics above for an indication of the faulty bits, and read below for confirmation of the results!
Many of you correctly identified the errors in the provided transcriptions of the four featured songs - Robyn’s ‘Talk To Me’, Mumford & Sons’ ‘The Banjo Song’, Zach Bryan’s ‘Plastic Cigratette’ and Bruno Mars’ ‘I Just Might’ and succeeded in submitting the resulting 4-word phrase: ‘Make a song home’
Congratulations to…
Klara, nora, Sina, Riah, Csuka, Nabin ⭐, Sthefany, Sebastian, Koy Camerini, Miracle Matthew, Nelly, Britney Rodriguez, Katie Capinski, Hillary, Duong Bao Anh, Haziq F., Tereza Schm, Olwethu Mchunu, Journie, Sherise Dsouza, Rachel Doe, Foeke, Trisha, and Tegan
Your proofreading skills are still clearly top-notch, and you’ve helped successfully uncover our message of encouragement for the year.
Thanks to everyone else who took part as well! Be sure to tune in again next month for more fun!
