friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Turning the Gun on Myself” by Teddy Thompson
   New York is loud, it’s wonderfully loud
2. “Oh What a World” by Sonos (orig. Rufus Wainwright)
   Beautiful on a New York Times
3. “29” by Gin Blossoms
   So hang your hopes on rusted-out hinges
4. “Don’t Ask Me Why” by Billy Joel, guessed by Nyssa23
   You can say the human heart is only make-believe
5. “I Told a Lie to My Heart” by Hank Williams
   I told my heart I didn’t love you
6. “Deeper River” by Dusted
   I have fallen to troubled waters
7. “Strangers” by Portishead
   Did you realize no one can ever see inside you view
8. “Hot Soft Light” by the Hold Steady
   It tightened up its tentacles
9. “Day Is Done” by Peter, Paul & Mary
   I know you’re frightened, like everyone
10. “Set the Fire to the Third Bar” by Snow Patrol (w/ Martha Wainwright)
    As drunken men find flaws in science

Don’t worry, you’ll figure it out. Good luck!

Another really good week for guessing last week, with again only one lyric left at the end. Can we try for just as well, or better, this week?

1. “All Day and All of the Night” by the Kinks, guessed by Generik
   The only time I feel all right is by your side
2. “Dear God” by XTC, more or less guessed by Glen
   You’re always letting us humans down
3. “Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh” by Say Hi to Your Mom
   I got something I think I really wanna do right now
4. “Breathe” by Pink Floyd, guessed by Clayton
   Dig that hole, forget the sun
5. “Falling Slowly” by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová, guessed by Kim
   I don’t know you, but I want you all the more for that
6. “Gotta Serve Somebody” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Occupant
   You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
7. “No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn” by the Beastie Boys, guessed by Kim
   He’s got his own room at the back of the bus
8. “Mother and Child Reunion” by Paul Simon, guessed by Kim
   But it just don’t work out that way
9. “Gravity” by the Dresden Dolls
   Honest to god, officer, it’s awful
10. “No Compassion” by Talking Heads
    Takes a lot of time to push away the nonsense

Good luck!

A really good response last week, with all but one lyric guessed right away. Let’s see if we can get a repeat — or better — response this week:

1. “Eclipse” by Pink Floyd, guessed by Rob
   And all that you buy, beg, borrow, or steal
2. “Shaky Town” by Jackson Browne, guessed by Occupant
   Must have played in a thousand bands
3. “Empty Chairs” by Don McLean, guessed by Occupant
   I feel the trembling tingle of a sleepless night
4. “Pepper” by Butthole Surfers, guessed by Clayton
   I don’t mind the sun sometimes, the images it shows
5. “Girl from the North Country” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Occupant
   Please see for me if her hair’s hanging long
6. “Great DJ” by the Ting Tings”
   You gotta love the BPM
7. “Raspberry Beret” by Prince, guessed by Clayton
   He told me several times that he didn’t like my kind
8. “Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House, guessed by Kim
   My possessions are causing me suspicion but there’s no proof
9. “The Rose” by Bette Midler, guessed by Clayton
   And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
10. “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” by Scott McKenzie, guessed by Betty and Clayton
    There’s a whole generation with a new explanation

As always, good luck!

Last week. (Was it seriously only a week ago that my sister got married? At the same time: a whole week ago?) This week:

1. “Justice in Ontario” by Steve Earle and the Dukes
   In Kingston Town they’re locked up still
2. “Dancing with Myself” by Billy Idol, guessed by Kim
   Or down in London town to go go
3. “Get this Party Started” by Shirley Bassey (orig. Pink), guessed by Kim
   We’ll be looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz
4. “Brand New Car” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Kim
   Jack her up baby, go on, open the hood
5. “Black Dog” by Led Zeppelin, guessed by Clayton
   Spent my money, took my car
6. “Last Train to London” by Electric Light Orchestra, guessed by Kim and Occupant
   Underneath a starry sky, time was still but hours
7. “Changing of the Guards” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Occupant
   I rode past destruction in the ditches
8. “God Only Knows” by Petra Haden (orig. the Beach Boys), guessed by Generik
   But as long as there are stars above you
9. “Disconnect the Dots” by Smash Mouth, guessed by Occupant
   Looking at the map and didn’t see the detour
10. “High Life” by the Grateful Dead, guessed by Kim
    The wheels are muddy, got a ton of hay

Am I wrong, or is there almost a weird story emerging from these combined lyrics? Anyway, good luck!

A little busy today, what with my sister’s wedding this afternoon, but through the magic of post-dating here’s the Random Friday Guess 10, again:

1. “White Dove” by John Vanderslice
   We had a daughter, disappeared at eight
2. “Under Your Spell” from Once More With Feeling, guessed by Betty
   I lived my life in shadow, never the sun on my face
3. “League of Failures” by Jill Sobule
   And I will fall a hundred stories and open up my hand
4. “One of Us” by Joan Osborne, guessed by Clayton
   If God had a name, what would it be
5. “Sudden Gift of Fate” by Mary Chapin Carpenter
   Some people have never been the lonely kind
6. “The Longest Time” by Billy Joel, guessed by Betty
   I have been a fool for lesser things
7. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” by Al Green (orig. the Bee Gees), guessed by Occupant
   I can still feel the breeze that rustles through the trees
8. “Special Delivery by Peter Blegvad
   They say everything twice to me
9. “Sometimes” by My Bloody Valentine
   I don’t know how you could not love me now
10. “Kodachrome” by Paul Simon, guessed by Betty
    It’s a wonder I can think at all

I’ll post all the remaining answers to last week’s when I get the chance, maybe late Saturday or Sunday. In the meantime, good luck!

ETA: I’ve added all of the answers to last week‘s lyric quiz.