friday random 10

Once more from the top. Last week. This week:

1. “Saturday Night on Utopia Parkway” by Christine Fellows
   Next to the plastic lobsters, a reverent homage
2. “It’s Lonely at the Top” by Randy Newman
   Listen all you fools out there
3. “Piece of My Heart” by Janis Joplin, guessed by Clayton
   You know you got it if it makes you feel good
4. “Throwing Stones” by the Grateful Dead
   It strolls the sidewalks and it rolls the streets
5. “Iris” by Live, guessed by Kim
   I liked the way my hand looked on your head
6. “Suffer for Fashion” by Of Montreal
   We just want to emote ’til we’re dead
7. “Volcano” by Jimmy Buffett, guessed by Kim
   No time to count what I’m worth
8. “I Can’t Be With You” by the Cranberries
   But it’s bad and it’s mad and it’s making me sad
9. “Life in a Northern Town” by the Dream Academy, guessed by Clayton
   Like Sinatra in a younger day
10. “Both Sides Now” by Rachael Yamagata (orig. Joni Mitchell), guessed by Occupant
    And feather canyons everywhere

As always, good luck!

Admittedly a little late today, but I have the day off and have been a little preoccupied. Anyway, last week went like this. How will this week go?

1. “Happiness Hotel” from The Great Muppet Caper, guessed by Occupant
   Don’t try to order dinner, there’s no kitchen anymore
2. “Color of Your Blues” by Money Mark, guessed by Kim
   It’s the story of faded glory
3. “Sunday Afternoon” by Rachael Yamagata
   It’s not about geography or happenstance
4. “Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen, guessed by Occupant
   Ain’t no sound but the sound of his feet
5. “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak, guessed by Eric B.
   The world was on fire, no one could save me but you
6. “Dead End Street” by the Kinks
   A Sunday joint of bread and honey
7. “I Shall Be Free” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Kim
   Walk like a duck and smell like a skunk
8. “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Gus (orig. Blue Oyster Cult), guessed by Eric B.
   The curtains flew and then he appeared
9. “Time and Time Again” by Counting Crows, guessed by Thud
   I wanted to see you walking backwards
10. “Song for Myla Goldberg” by the Decemberists
    Pretty hands do pretty things when pretty times arrive

Only time will tell. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Click Click Click Click” by Bishop Allen
   And I sat there with her friends and with her family and I was happy
2. “The One on the Right Is on the Left” by Johnny Cash, guessed by Generik
   And the guy in the rear was a Methodist
3. “On the Old Kentucky Shore” by Ricky Skaggs & Friends (orig. Bill Monroe)
   I’ll make my plans and meet her up above
4. “Peaches” by the Presidents of the United States, guessed by Kim
   I took a little nap where the roots all twist
5. “Melt Your Heart” by Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins
   It’s like a valentine from your mother
6. “How Do You Sleep” by the Stone Roses
   When all the fun was over, I put you on my shoulder
7. “Here Comes Your Man” by Kate Rogers (orig. the Pixies)
   Outside we wait ’til face turns blue
8. “Fire & Fast Bullets” by Blitzen Trapper
   There’s dragons and demons alive in the skies
9. “Sorry I Am” by Ani DiFranco
   I keep thinking someday I will make this all up to you
10. “Sacrificial Lambs” by Warren Zevon
    We’ve worked out the kinks in your DNA

And so it goes. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Kiss with a Fist” by Florence + the Machine
   A kick in the teeth is good for some
2. “Out of Tears” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Kim
   And I just can’t pour my heart out to another living thing
3. “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)” by the Byrds, guessed by Clayton
   A time to refrain from embracing
4. “All Over You” by Live, guessed by Kim
   Pinned down and abused for being strange
5. “California Dreamin'” by the Mamas & the Papas, guessed by Eric B.
   You know the preacher likes the cold
6. “When I’m Gone” by Ani DiFranco (orig. Phil Ochs)
   So I guess I’ll have to do it while I’m here
7. “This Tornado Loves You” by Neko Case
   Climb the boxcars to the engine through the smoke into the sky
8. “Where Is My Mind?” by the Pixies, guessed by Eric B.
   Try this trick and spin it, yeah
9. “Past the Mission” by Tori Amos, guessed by Eric B.
   I don’t believe I went too far
10. “Jessica” by Adam Green
    Your son-in-law feeds you injections of cortisone

As always, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Roots” by Show of Hands
   And a minister said his vision of hell is three folk singers in a pub near Wales
2. “Human Behavior” by Bjork
   There’s definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
3. “Volcano” by Damien Rice
   You give me miles and miles of mountains and I’ll ask for the sea
4. “Joke Shop Man” by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, guessed by Kim
   Like sneezing powder, snakes, and rubber feet
5. “Starman” by David Bowie, guessed by Kim
   Switch on the TV, we may pick him up on channel two
6. “I’m in Love With a Girl” by Big Star
   All that a man should do is true
7. “Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me” by the Pipettes
   And you might try to hold my hand again
8. “How High the Moon” by Ella Fitzgerald
   The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon
9. “Oxford Comma” by Vampire Weekend
   Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
10. “I Want You” by Elvis Costello
    It’s the stupid details that my heart is breaking for

As always, good luck!