This week’s question: Music fans who got tattooed with Spotify QR codes, which activate a favorite song on the music app when scanned, are finding those codes stop working when skin sags and ink fades. If a rock band were to write a song about this tattoo failure, what should it be titled?
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THE WINNER: “Message in a Wattle”
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Massachusetts
THIRD PLACE: “Hang on Droopy”
“Losing My Collagen”
“Only the Young Dye Good”
“Strawberry Fields for a Few Years”
“Don’t Wanna Be So Dated”
“Can’t Scan, Losing You”
“Can’t Play That Old-timer’s Rock-n-Roll”
“Brand on the Run”
“Goodbye Little Black Code”
“Sgt. Pepper’s Only Art Won’t Scan”
“Fade to Blank”
“Quit the Code, Jack”
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Papa’s Got a Brand New Sag”
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