friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Out of Tears” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Kim
   And I just can’t pour my heart out to another living thing
2. “From the Air” by Laurie Anderson, guessed by Occupant
   We are about to attempt a crash landing
3. “Raining Blood” by Tori Amos (orig. Slayer)
   Fall into me, the sky’s crimson tears
4. “My Immortal” by Evanescence, guessed by Kim
   You used to captivate me by your resonating light
5. “No One’s Gonna Love You” by Band of Horses
   It’s looking like a limb torn off
6. “This Hard Land” Bruce Springsteen, guessed by Occupant
   We made our bed, sir, from the rock on the mountainside
7. “War” by the Cardigans, guessed by Occupant
   Oh, come crush me now
8. “Alleluia” by Dar Williams
   Ron and Nancy got the house but Sid and Nancy rule
9. “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield, guessed by Clayton
   And when his daddy would visit he’d come along
10. “Love Song” by Sara Bareilles
    And they tell me to breathe easy for a while

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Starman” by Dar Williams (orig. David Bowie), guessed by Occupant
   Let all the children boogie
2. “Feathers in a Bag” by Hera
   She’s been waiting for a storm
3. “My Before and After” by Cotton Mather
   Said the word for alone is “alone”
4. “The Charging Sky” by Jenny Lewis (w/ the Watson Twins)
   And it’s a surefire bet I’m gonna die
5. “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow” by the Soggy Bottom Boys, guessed by Victor
   Maybe your friends think I’m just a stranger
6. “Don’t Forget to Dance” by the Kinks, guessed by Occupant
   And all the young punks whistle at you
7. “I’ve Loved Enough to Know” by Deana Carter
   I hear what you’re telling me but that don’t make it so
8. “Beware of Darkness” by George Harrison, guessed by Kim
   And that is not what you are here for
9. “Shake a Tail Feather” by the Five Du-Tones, guessed by Occupant
   Well I know that the rock and roll is not for shy
10. “Atomic Dog” by George Clinton, guessed by Occupant
    Futuristic bow-wow

Last one for August. Good luck!

Last week. (Although I’ve been posting so little recently that you barely need to scroll down.) This week:

1. “Little Earthquakes” by Tori Amos, guessed by Occupant
   We danced in graveyards with vampires till dawn
2. “Kiss Me Til it Bleeds” by Nina Gordon
   He’s a Saturday night and Sunday morning rolled into one
3. “Sympathique” by Pink Martini
   Le soleil passe son bras par la fenêtre
4. “Wonder Wheel” by BomberGirl and the Mechanic
   I wonder how I will get her back into the skies
5. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels Band, guessed by Occupant
   He was in a bind ’cause he was way behind
6. “If You Change Your Mind” by Rosanne Cash
   You know where you’ll always find me
7. “Teach Your Children Well” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, guessed by Betty and Occupant
   They seek the truth before they can die
8. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears, guessed by Occupant
   When they do I’ll be right behind you
9. “The Sh*t Song” by Loudon Wainwright III
   And a weaker bathroom light bulb just might take care of it
10. “Wig in a Box” from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, guessed by Kim
    Suddenly I’m Miss Midwest Midnight Checkout Queen

As always, good luck!

Last week wasn’t the greatest showing — three out of ten — but there’s always this week, right?

1. “Another Lost Summer” by Blanche
   The love I planned to sing about never came along
2. “Got that Vibe” by Afrika Bambaataa (feat. King Kamonzi)
   Fight the great evil and all the envy
3. “What a Diff’rence a Day Made” by Dinah Washington, guessed by Occupant
   It’s heaven when you find romance on your menu
4. “Where I Find My Heaven” by Gigolo Aunts
   Hey Monday mornin’ is only for the brave
5. “Sunny Afternoon” by the Kinks, guessed by Occupant
   He’s taken everything I’ve got
6. “Rock, Paper, Scissors” by April McLean
   I don’t expect you to get it at all
7. “Life on Mars” by David Bowie, guessed by Occupant
   From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
8. “I Gotcha” by Joe Tex, guessed by Occupant
   You shouldn’t have promised if you weren’t gonna do it
9. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by the Beatles, guessed by Clayton
   You were perverted too
10. “Luna” by Smashing Pumpkins
    What moonsongs do you sing your babies?

Guess the lyric, win no prize! Good luck!

I’ve been having computer issues for the past couple of days, first with my iPod — I wound up buying a new one — and then with my internet connection — I tweaked the router settings and now can’t log on with either the new or old laptop. Still, just a day late, here’s that weekly musical quiz I keep doing and you people keep answering. Last week, it went like this. This week, it goes like:

1. “Super Agent” by Public Enemy
   But you can’t pledge allegiance to the block
2. “Ramshackle” by Beck
   Your old bones are on their own
3. “Trinco Dog” by Bedouin Soundclash
   The road we’ve traveled is rock and gravel
4. “One of Us” by Joan Osborne, guessed by Kim
   What would you ask if you had just one question?
5. “Getting Better” by Fionn Reagan (orig. the Beatles), guessed by Kim
   I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved
6. “Don’t Worry About the Government” by Talking Heads
   I see the clouds that move across the sky
7. “Long Way Home” by Norah Jones
   Money’s just something you throw off the back of a train
8. “Paranoid” by Kanye West
   You wanna kill the vibe on another night?
9. “Take it Easy” by Jackson Browne (also the Eagles), guessed by Kim
   I’ve got seven women on my mind
10. “Why Do I Lie?” by Luscious Jackson
    I don’t want to be hazy

Good luck!