friday random 10

Last week’s lyrics proved really difficult. (That, or nobody’s reading these. I suspect it’s some combination of the two.) Better luck this week!

1. “Friday I’m in Love” by the Cure, guessed by Kim
   To see your shoes and your spirits rise
2. “All the Young Dudes” by Mott the Hoople, guessed by Occupant
   Funky little boat race
3. “We Are the Sleepyheads” by Belle and Sebastian
   I felt a whole lot better after that
4. “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” by Renee Stahl (orig. Elton John), guessed by Occupant
   What have I got to do to make you love me
5. “Sunshine Superman” by Mel Torme (orig. Donovan), guessed by Occupant
   When I say we’ll be cool I think that you know what I mean
6. “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Connor, guessed by Clayton
   It’s been seven hours and fifteen days
7. “Stoned Love” by the Supremes
   Put the present time at hand
8. “I Would Die 4 U” by Prince, guessed by Kim
   I’m your messiah and you’re the reason why
9. “Hold Me in the River” by Brakes
   It had been written down in law as a security cost
10. “Let Go” by Frou Frou
    Can’t you see that all that stuff’s a sideshow?

Last week. This week:

1. “The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Co-Ed” by Dar Williams
   Well sometimes, life gives us lessons sent in ridiculous packaging
2. “222” by Those Darlins
   And we didn’t know much about the city
3. “Kirsty” by Maple Leaves
   Melodies like diamonds out of her mouth
4. “I’m an Animal” by Neko Case
   And heaven will smell like the airport
5. “Brothers in Arms” by Dire Straits, guessed by Betty
   Now the sun’s gone to hell
6. “To the Bone” by the Kinks
   I took her back to my bachelor flat while the stereo played for two
7. “Crosseyed and Painless” by Talking Heads
   Facts are never what they seem to be
8. “To Ramona” by Bob Dylan
   Your cracked country lips, I still wish to kiss
9. “All the Old Showstoppers” by the New Pornographers
   When Gabriel saw the numbers he fell
10. “The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell” by David Bowie
    You’re still breathing but you just can’t tell

As always, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “World Go ‘Round” by No Doubt
   The old blueprint no longer manifests itself
2. “Raining in Baltimore” by Counting Crows
   These train conversations are passing me by
3. “10538 Overture” by Electric Light Orchestra, guessed by tammy
   Did you see that man running through the streets today?
4. “Cornflake Girl” by Tori Amos
   She’s putting on her string bean love
5. “Like a Rock” by Bob Seger, guessed by Kim
   My walk had purpose, my steps were quick and light
6. “Sarah” by Ray LaMontagne
   Eyes closed tight, throwing punch after punch at the world
7. “My Maudlin Career” by Camera Obscura
   Now this kiss is giving me a concussion
8. “I Get a Kick Out of You” by Frank Sinatra, guessed by Kim
   Fighting vainly the old ennui
9. “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” by Willie Nelson, guessed by Kim
   I learned all the rules of a modern day drifter
10. “There’s Hope for You” by William Elliott Whitmore
    But through your actions truth will carry on

And so it goes. Good luck!

Only so-so last week. Let’s see how you fare this week:

1. “Ghosts” by Fanfarlo
   It came to change us all for good
2. “What You Feel” from Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More With Feeling, guessed by Betty
   And I’m here strictly by your invocation
3. “Pulse” by Ani DiFranco
   Beautiful and grotesque and all the rest of that bug stuff
4. “Ramble Tamble” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
   They’re selling independence, actors in the White House
5. “The Sporting Life” by the Decemberists
   He turns to throw the lemonade away
6. “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight” by Bob Dylan
   That big, fat moon is gonna shine like a spoon
7. “Slow Love” by Prince
   You can see through race car drivers
8. “Robots” by Flight of the Conchords
   There is no more unethical treatment of the elephants
9. “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield, guessed by Betty and Clayton
   What it is ain’t exactly clear
10. “One Headlight” by the Wallflowers, guessed by Clayton
    I turn the engine but the engine doesn’t turn

Good luck!

Last week proved really difficult. Will this week be the same?

1. “Cheeseburger in Paradise” by Jimmy Buffett, guessed by Clayton
   Tried to amend my carnivorous habits
2. “One of Us Must Know (Sooner of Later)” by Bob Dylan
   I couldn’t see when it started snowin’
3. “Daydream Believer” by Shonen Knife (orig. the Monkees), guessed by Clayton
   Oh, I could hide ‘neath the wings of the bluebird as she sings
4. “Extraordinary Machine” by Fiona Apple, guessed by Thud
   I certainly haven’t been shopping for any new shoes
5. “Crystalnight” by Alipinestars
   And we knew everything
6. “The Limit to Your Love” by Feist
   Clouds part just to give us a little sun
7. “Deep Dark Truthful Mirror” by Elvis Costello
   The sky was just a purple bruise, the ground was iron
8. “Where Is My Mind?” by Storm Large (orig. the Pixies)
   With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
9. “Overated” by Siohhan Donaghy
   See it over freezing, puffing and wheezing
10. “Tianchi Lake” by the Mountain Goats
    Preacher in the soft brown sand begins to speak his piece

Good luck!