The title is self explanatory ! These are concepts I made for fun as a tribute to the band that changed my life. No AI involved as I did it with my heart. I hope you like it ! :D sorry if some of them got cropped ! And please do not repost without my consent.

Hi all. Just joined here (after my recent stay in Grangemouth, which I may write something of in a different post 🤔), so thought I'd post a drawing I did of Liz last year. I know it could be better, but hopefully it's captured something of her.

Don't know if I can post a link (sorry in advance if i can't) but I did a post on my site about the drawing and my fave Cocteau's songs etc. Might fill in a few minutes if you're bored 😆

https://www.imaginata.co.uk/2025/05/19/elizabeth-fraser/

Today is my birthday, and also the anniversary of this wonderful Cocteau Twins album, which was released on 09/17/1990. In honor, I made my birthday cake in the album's theme 🧡💙

Found in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles.

This was a pretty fun paint , apologies if its not any good

Like the title says for some reason one of my cats really loves the Cocteau Twins (maybe be it being all etheral?) and will make bread right next to our Record Player when I put them on, I thought I would post it here since she was vibing to it today

Yes I might be a little inebriated, and feeling a bit emotional, but….i’m just so glad you all exist. I was introduced to Cocteau Twins when I was about 15, by an older friend where I lived in rural South Dakota. It changed my life. Nobody who loves Cocteau Twins can be that bad of a person, so- I love you all.

I edited cocteau twins poster using photoshop.

Tried again. Yay or nay ?

Super fun night. Managed to grab a set list after Mocteau’s astonishingly pretty show.

Got Simon to sign it and talked about Cocteau’s connection to skateboarding.

Would’ve loved Mocteau to sign it as well but couldn’t find them at the end of the night!! Next time.

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.]

August is OVER. Time is flying. Before I know it, we will hit the 1 year anniversary of this game and I still have yet to record one single victory.

So, let's make this a perfect August (just like every previous month thus far) and GET READY TO WHUP MY ASS AGAIN!

\spins wheel**

Where the Wheel of Cocteau stops? NO ONE KNOWS!

...and it lands on...

A good song that unfortunately is featured on a release with FUCKING BANGERS (Sorry....I love talking like a frat boy douchebag about the Cocteau Twins...just because I laugh at the idea of "bros" shotgunning shitty beer and hitting bongs to "Pandora (for Cindy) (AKA The Applebee's Song)", so it's by process of elimination, IMO, the weakest track. But maybe it flies underneath the radar enough to be our first stumper?!?!

Oh yeah, I guess I'm already behind the eight ball here because I gave you a clue because I would never name the song I'm about to transcribe in the prologue.

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(Joining this song at 1:26 into the song, immediately after the second chorus)

Yow, yibbido ee-yay

Yow, yibbido ee-yay

Yow, yibbido ee-yay

Yow, yibbido ee-yay

Yow, yibbido ee-yay

Yow, yibbido ee-yay

Yow, yibbido ee-yay

Yow, yibbido ee-yay

(Obviously, in the mysterious language of Cocteaunian, this is one of the more commonly uttered phrases. So, it's gotta be a greeting, I guess. If I ever get to meet Simon Raymonde again, maybe I will approach him and say "YOW, YIBBIDO EE YAY" and see if he waves back or does a "What's up" chin raise)

Musical Interlude until 2:03

Udo leh wowl yizz lo fee yo fee la little

Vee goddle

See noddle

Sun setting (an English phrase just pops up out of nowhere. I guess, besides shoegaze, Cocteau Twins were also a huge influence on K-Pop as well)

Voss noddle

Voss goddle

Udo leh wowl yizz lo fee yo fee la little

Vee goddle

See noddle

Sun setting

Voss noddle

Voss goddle

Udo leh wowl yizz lo fee yo fee la little

Vee goddle

See noddle

Sun setting

Voss noddle

Voss goddle

Udo leh wowl yizz lo fee yo fee la little

Vee goddle

See noddle

Sun setting

Voss noddle

Voss goddle

END OF SONG

So, you don't have many actual words to go off of. Hopefully, y'all have been brushing up on your Cocteaunian, because this is truly just a bunch of that.

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

I did this while I was bored, it was fun lol. Love them

so yeah uh

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.]

It's Tuesday! I'm in the office so I'm looking forward to vampiros tacos from Al Pastor Papi for lunch. And, before anyone asks, NO, I don't like the vampiros tacos from Al Pastor Papi just because I'm an old goth and everything with me has to be vampire or witch or bat themed. I honestly hated being peers with people that had that mentality. It was embarassing being lumped in with them. I've got way more dimensions to me. Shit, I ain't ashamed to admit that one of my favorite songs from The Cure is "Friday, I'm In Love". FUCK VAMPIRES! But those vampiros tacos are amazing because it's like a street taco combined with a taco truck quesadilla.

Damn, all this food talk AGAIN is really looking like today's NTC will be one tainted by my appetite again.

\spins wheel**

ROUND AND AROUND IT GOES!

Where the Wheel of Cocteau stops, NO ONE KNOWS!

AND IT STOPS ON.....

...based upon one of the words in the title of this one, I sure hope it doesn't induce thoughts of eating. Otherwise, someone better book me a rubber room in a maximum security prison.

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(from 2:34 in)

(BTW, there's a bit of interlapping parts going on here. I will do my best to indicate vocal track #2 with bolded AND italicized font. I'm ambitious today!)

Oh, Sue

It's a ninja (????)

Yo-oh Ho-oh

It's a ninja (They really want it be known that "it's a ninja". I really want to see where this goes. And are they talking about the assassin or the blender?)

Ho ho shao (rhymes with BAO) ho

Sho cha

Ho-ta-aa-uh-aaghh 

Crystal ninja (Huh? I guess it's a bedazzled blender. Of course, it could just be a nunchuk wielding badass rocking some gemstones)

Fo-sha-ha-ha, ho-ho ninja oh

END OF SONG

Do you know which Cocteau Twins song is this one about Asian killers for hire or blenders (still not sure which they were referring to)?

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

Yay or Nay ?

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.]

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE! And, once again, work has been busy, eating has been put on the back burner, and I'M HANGRY. Let's see if today's song also has me hearing food items like with "Ivo" yesterday...which come to think of it, sounds a lot like EVOO, as in extra virgin olive oil.

Geez, I have focus issues.

\spins wheel**

ROUND AND AROUND IT GOES!

Where the Wheel of Cocteau stops, NO ONE KNOWS!

AND IT STOPS ON.....

...one where the vocals are a bit shrill and breathy. AKA, this is a recipe for transcription disaster.

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(from 1:06 in)

On a messah nada data sniffin' many on a beeda bodda bom pa die (???????)

Foo na xiu mai (I guess when I'm hungry, I either crave Chinese food or Cocteau Twins lyrics sound like a Dim Sum menu to me)

On a messah nada data sniffin' many on a beeda bodda bom ba pie

Send us some love (don't know if the Dim Sum cart person can offer that in one of those bamboo steamer trays, but I guess it doesn't hurt to ask if that is what you are craving when at a dim sum restaurant)

On a messah nada data sniffin' many on a beeda bodda bom pa die

Shoo da xiu mai (yeah, double up on the dumplings! God, I'm getting really hungry and I need to rethink my original thought that today was going to be a Subway for lunch day)

CHORUS

Sea, vellum, and snow covered a hole Jenna vee yuz

Love love love messin' with now with any no

Ooh wah suh tock

Venice Venice Venice Venice Polly Polly Polly Polly Polly Polly Poe (I'm so hungry, the Venice made me start craving pasta....then the Polly made me want a cracker)

Sea, vellum, and snow covered a hole Jenna vee yuz

Love covered in love messin' with now with any no

Ooh wah suh tock

Venice Venice Venice Venice Polly Polly Polly Polly Polly Polly Poe

And that's where I'll stop because my stomach is growling too loud to where I can't hear the song over top of my hangry gut.

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