friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Crowd Surf off a Cliff” by Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton
   Cursed with a love that you can’t express
2. “My City Was Gone” by the Pretenders
   South Howard had disappeared
3. “All My Little Words” by the Magnetic Fields
   You tell me that you’re unboyfriendable
4. “Many the Miles” by Sara Bareilles
   I made up my mind when I was a young girl
5. “Fight Test” by the Flaming Lips
   I thought there was a virtue in always being cool
6. “Mexican Radio” by Wall of Voodoo, guessed by Kim
   I buy the product and never use it
7. “The Last of Me” by Bree Sharp
   Playing castles on some beach’s sands
8. “Wild Tyme” by Jefferson Airplane
   I see people all around me changing faces
9. “Lodestar” by Sarah Harmer
   Breathe in the air and the stillness of the bay
10. “Ghosts” by Fanfarlo
    It came to change us all for good

Good luck!

A little later this week, thanks to some post-Thanksgiving loafing. First, last week’s answers. And now, this week’s mystery lyrics:

1. “Know Your Rights” by the Clash, guessed by Kim
   This is a public service announcement…with guitar
2. “It’s All Understood” by Jack Johnson
   Everyone laughed at her joke
3. “Bygones” by Sara Watkins
   As faint as a phantom, but I can pull you under
4. “Laid” by James, guessed by Kim
   The neighbors complain about the noises above
5. “Dearest” by Buddy Holly
   You scold and you were so bold
6. “Help Yourself” by Sad Brad Smith
   Oceans of water underneath our feet
7. “Shy” by Ani DiFranco
   And I’ve locked myself in it to think
8. “Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 1)” by Pink Floyd, guessed by Kim
   Daddy’s flown across the ocean
9. “Blame it on the Stones” by Kris Kristofferson
   And the taste of his martini doesn’t please his bitter tongue
10. “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp, guessed by Kim and Clayton
    I’m hoping it’s going to come true

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Sunny Came Home” by Shawn Colvin
   She didn’t believe in transcendence

2. “Since I’ve Been Loving You” by Led Zeppelin, guessed by Kim
   It kinda makes my life a drag
3. “Mean Disposition” by the Rolling Stones
   I’m going have to stand my ground like Crockett at the Alamo
4. “The Wrote and the Writ” by Laura Marling
   What of all those wayward priests?
5. “Time” by Tori Amos (orig. Tom Waits)
   And Napoleon is weeping in a carnival saloon
6. “Dancing With Myself” by the Donnas (orig. Billy Idol), guessed by Kim
   Well, I wait so long for my love vibration
7. “All Along the Watchtower” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Clayton
   Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
8. “Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth” by Neko Case
   Don’t be tempted by her favors
9. “He Went to Paris” by Jimmy Buffett, guessed by Clayton
   And four to five years slipped away
10. “Desperado” by the Eagles, guessed by Clayton
    You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “A Matter of Trust” by Billy Joel, guessed by Clayton
   And I’ll walk away a fool or a king
2. “Close the Door” by the Holmes Brothers
   I can’t stand your conversation
3. “In My Life” by Johnny Cash (orig. the Beatles), guessed by Clayton
   I know I’ll often stop and think about them
4. “Shoggoths Away” by the Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
   I tried to sell them on their mimicking adaptive powers
5. “Let Me Roll it” by Paul McCartney & Wings, guessed by Kim
   My heart is like a wheel
6. “LadyLuck” by Maria Taylor
   We were the wear in my favorite shirt
7. “I Come Prepared” by K’naan
   And he ain’t even from New York, that’s what’s weird yo
8. “With a Little Help from My Friends” by Joe Cocker (orig. the Beatles), guessed by Betty
   Are you sad because you’re on your own?
9. “Tales of Brave Ulysses” by Cream, guessed by Kim
   And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea
10. “Anything But Down” by Sheryl Crow
    Well, I got some wishes of my own

Good luck!

Last week went like this. How will this week go?

1. “Strange Currencies” by R.E.M., guessed by Kim
   I don’t know why you’re mean to me
2. “Float” by Bronwen Exter
   Those days are done and gone
3. “The Sons of Cain” by Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
   So you’re gone now, and who’s to blame?
4. “When Doves Cry” by the Be Good Tanyas (orig. Prince), guessed by Clayton
   Dig if you will the picture of you and I engaged in a kiss
5. “Reason to Believe” by Bruce Springsteen
   Like if he stood there long enough that dog’d get up and run
6. “17 Again” by the Eurythmics
   We should’ve jumped out of that airplane after all
7. “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin, guessed by Clayton
   Scarlet billows start to spread
8. “Faster” by Rachael Yamagata
   You’re like an old tattoo
9. “100,000 Times” by Maria Taylor
   I won’t hold the future to your eye
10. “Rainbows in the Dark” by Tilly and the Wall
    I was kidnapped real young by the sweet taste of love

Yeah, like that. Good luck!