friday random 10

Random 10 5/22

Last week. This week:

  1. “God’s Comic” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Eric B.
    I’m sitting here on the top of the world
  2. “RoboCop” by Kanye West
    Keep it up enough to keep it going on
  3. “Coma Girl” by Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
    Into action everybody sprang
  4. “The Last Thing You Should Do” by David Bowie
    Catch the last bus with me
  5. “Independence Day” by Ani DiFranco
    So many sheep I quit counting
  6. “Jack Straw” by the Grateful Dead, guessed by Eric B.
    We can share what we got of yours ’cause we done shared all of mine
  7. “The Pharoahs” by Neko Case
    You were married in the mirrored hall when I was sixteen
  8. “Eat the Rich” by Aerosmith, guessed by Eric B.
    Then I hope this does the trick
  9. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Eric B.
    That long black cloud is comin’ down
  10. “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, guessed by Clayton
    And then you get distracted by her older sister

Good luck!

Random 10 5/15

So last week, we didn’t do so well, only two out of ten being guessed. Let’s see what you may of this week’s lyrics:

  1. “Tear in Your Hand” by Tori Amos, guessed by Thud
    Maybe she’s just pieces of me you’ve never seen
  2. “What a Wonderful World” by Joey Ramone (orig. Louis Armstrong), guessed by Thud
    They’re really saying, I love you
  3. “Never Say Never” by Romeo Void
    Old couple walks by, as ugly as sin
  4. “Six O’Clock” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, guessed by Kim
    I went home and found that time to sleep was rare
  5. “Under Your Spell/Standing (Reprise)” from Once More with Feeling, guessed by Victor
    And it’ll grieve me ’cause I love you so
  6. “If Jeff Buckley had Lived” by the Indelicates
    And there’s a flicker of religion in the chances you take
  7. “On Every Street” by Dire Straits
    The moon is hanging upside down
  8. “The Sporting Life” by the Decemberists, guessed by Fafner
    He turns and loads the lemonade away
  9. “Sunset Grill” by Don Henley, guessed by Clayton
    It’s the kind that tears you up inside
  10. “Loom/Pulse” by Ani DiFranco
    The carnival of you and me is coming to town

As always, good luck!

Random 10 5/8

Last week’s answers. This week’s mysteries:

  1. “Frozen” by Tegan and Sara
    There’s not much said that I don’t know
  2. “Polyester Bride” by Liz Phair
    You’re lucky to even know me
  3. “All Night” by Sam Phillips
    I could fly if I could only fall
  4. “Gump” by Weird Al Yankovic, guessed by Victor
    Waitin’ for the bus with his hands in his pockets
  5. “Feels Like Home” by Bonnie Raitt
    Something in your eyes, makes me want to lose myself
  6. “Red Right Hand” by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, guessed by Betty
    They’re whispering his name through this disappearing land
  7. “Milk” by Garbage
    I am red hot kitchen
  8. “Honky Tonkin'” by Hank Williams
    If you go to the city then you will find me there
  9. “Vincent O’Brien” by M. Ward
    There may even be a man in the moon
  10. “Sept 15 1983” by the Mountain Goats
    Where will the wicked run to on that last day?

Can you guess what songs these are? Good luck!

Random 10 5/1

Last week you guessed every lyric. Can you do the same this week?

  1. “Germs” by Weird Al Yankovic, guessed by Occupant
    Sometimes I really want to be alone
  2. “Begging You” by the Stone Roses
    Since I took off the lid, there’s nowhere to hide
  3. “Tell Her What She Wants to Know” by Sam Phillips, guessed by Occupant
    You think too much about her
  4. “I Feel Fine” by the Beatles, guessed by Clayton
    She’s so glad, she’s telling all the world
  5. “Now” by Edie Brickell
    Your magnetism breathes through the moonlit trees
  6. “Making Love out of Nothing at All” by Air Supply, guessed by Kim
    I know just how to whisper
  7. “My Rollercoaster” by Kimya Dawson
    What is it about you that has commandeered my brain?
  8. “Rock Me Gently” by Andy Kim, guessed by Occupant
    Lord, I feel such a sweet surrender
  9. “A Summer Song” by Chad and Jeremy, guessed by Occupant
    Sweet sleepy warmth of summer nights
  10. “Let’s Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Eric B.
    I’m going red and my tongue’s getting tied

Good luck!

Random 10 4/24

Last week. This week:

  1. “Daydream Believer” by Shonen Knife (orig. the Monkees), guessed by Eric B.
    But how much, baby, do we really need?
  2. “I Am the Walrus” by the Beatles, guessed by Clayton
    Don’t you think the joker laughs at you?
  3. “I Don’t Like Mondays” by the Boomtown Rats, guessed by Eric B.
    She’s gonna make them stay at home
  4. “Joe Bean” by Johnny Cash, guessed by Eric B.
    He was an unruly kid
  5. “The Girl from Yesterday” by the Eagles, guessed by Occupant
    She only knows the pain that comes from waiting for so long
  6. “Real Men” by Tori Amos (orig. Joe Jackson), guessed by Eric B.
    See the nice boys, dancing in pairs
  7. “Drive My Car” by the Beatles, guessed by Clayton
    I told that girl that my prospects were good
  8. “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley, guessed by Eric B.
    Rise up this mornin’, smiled with the risin’ sun
  9. “Not Dark Yet” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Rob
    Shadows are falling and I been here all day
  10. “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins, guessed by Eric B.
    It will if you don’t even try

Good luck!