friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Downtown Train” by Tom Waits
   They have nothing that will ever capture your heart
2. “Undun” by the Guess Who, guessed by Eric B.
   She didn’t know what she was headed for
3. “California” by Gina Villalobos
   Let’s get dirty and make us some drinks
4. “One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)” by Frank Sinatra, guessed by Clayton
   Put another nickel in the machine
5. “High Fidelity” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Eric B.
   Maybe you’re only changing channel
6. “Uncle Pen” by Ricky Skaggs & Friends (orig. Bill Monroe), guessed by Clayton
   He played an old tune they called the “Soldier’s Joy”
7. “As Cool as I Am” by Dar Williams
   You have a word for every woman you can lay your eyes on
8. “War” by the Cardigans
   Hear the dust roll over the floor
9. “Today” by Smashing Pumpkins, guessed by Eric B.
   I wanted more than life could ever grant me
10. “Broken Ship” by Immaculate Machine, guessed by Kim
    If it never really started how can it be over?

Guess the lyric, win no prize. Same as it ever was. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “I Hate Scotland” by Ballboy
   And the ability to do a perfect backflip
2. “I Feel Free” by Cream, guessed by Kim
   Though the pavements are one huge crowd
3. “Right Here, Right Now” by Ice Cube & Paul Oakenfold
   Not a Erika Badu, that’s looking for an “I do”
4. “Only Time Will Tell” by Jimmy Buffett, guessed by Kim and Betty
   Metaphors were never made for keeping score
5. “City” by Sara Bareilles
   You got your wolves in their clothes whispering Hollywood’s name
6. “Save Ginny Weasley” by Harry and the Potters
   You can’t take my best friend’s sister
7. “Gone” by Kelly Hogan & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts
   Now my life is much too long
8. “Old Time Religion” by Pete Seeger
   I’m a Zarathustra booster
9. “Losing My Religion” by Nina Persson (orig. R.E.M.), guessed by Thud
   Oh no, I’ve said too much
10. “Us and Them” by Pink Floyd, guessed by Thud
    And after all we’re only ordinary men

And so it goes. Good luck! May the best guesses win!

Last week. This week:

1. “Lumina” by Joan Osborne
   Eve took a train, Eve took a train
2. “13 Steps Lead Down” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Generik
   Just stop playing that ugly drug music
3. “What Is and What Should Never Be” by Led Zeppelin, guessed by Kim
   Oh, what fun it all would be
4. “Angel of the Morning” by the Pretenders (orig. by Merrilee Rush), guessed by Occupant
   I see no need to take me home
5. “Not Wanted on the Voyage” by Christine Fellows
   We’re clutching our hearts at the sound of the birds
6. “Both Hands” by Ani DiFranco
   She is listening through the air shaft to see how long our swan song can last
7. “Time Is a Killer” by Amy Ray
   There’s a big big love I need to be part of
8. “Dark Globe” by Syd Barrett
   Wouldn’t you miss me at all?
9. “Kill Zone” by T-Bone Burnett
   Can we untangle guilt or innocence?
10. “Disease of Yore” by MC Frontalot
    June Cleaver never suffered

And so, as always, it goes. Good luck!

Last week was a pretty good showing. Am I disappointed that no one got #8, which was on my “best of ’09” mix? Nah. These lyric quizzes can be surprisingly hard, even when you know the songs. Anyway, here’s this week’s version:

1. “Girls Room” by Liz Phair
   And we hear Terry say that Tricia’s okay
2. “Over the Rhine” by Born
   Whatever you got I don’t mind
3. “Daniel” by Elton John, guessed by Clayton
   They say Spain is pretty though I’ve never been
4. “Gloria” by Van Morrison w/ Them, guessed by Clayton
   Just about five feet four from her head to the ground
5. “Unchain My Heart” by Ray Charles
   Some fella tells me that you’re not at home
6. “Pressure” by Billy Joel, guessed by Clayton
   I’m sure you’ll have some cosmic rationale
7. “Mickey Mouse” by Sparks
   Basically, everything is easy
8. “My Dark Life” by Elvis Costello
   They’re dining on rice paper scenery
9. “Nothing but Time” by Jackson Browne
   Rolling down 295 out of Portland, Maine
10. “Wild Mountain Berries” by Kelly Hogan & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts (orig. Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty)
    We didn’t go skinny dippin’ in a cement pond

Good luck!

I was a little surprised that none of last week’s lyrics were guessed, but maybe you’ll all have better luck with these ones:

1. “Private Goes Public” by Suzanne Vega
   Take your last kick now at any regime
2. “Whistling in the Dark” by They Might Be Giants, guessed by Betty
   By hitting it with a rock, he said, though I am not unkind
3. “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien” by Edith Piaf, guessed by Generik
   Tout ça m’est bien égal
4. “Movin’ Right Along” from The Muppet Movie, guessed by Betty
   With good friends, you can’t lose
5. “5:15” by the Who, guessed by Clayton
   The ushers are sniffing, eau-de-cologning
6. “Mother and Child Reunion” by Paul Simon, guessed by Occupant
   I never been laid so low
7. “Midnight Rambler” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Generik
   He don’t give a hoot of warning, wrapped up in a black cat cloak
8. “A Matter of Time” by the Leisure Society
   She lacks in desire what I lack in direction
9. “Dead Man Walking (A Dream Like This)” by Mary Chapin Carpenter, guessed by Chris McLaren
   Broken worlds will not be fixed
10. “Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues, guessed by Clayton
    Letters I’ve written, never meaning to send

Good luck!