friday random 10

Random is as random does

Last week, maybe in my haste to get it posted before my trip to California, I posted eleven of these. This week, though, we’re back to the regular ten:

  1. “Lonely Teardrops” by Jackie Wilson, guessed by Occupant
    You know my heart does nothing but burn
  2. “Labio-Dental Fricative” by Vivian Stanshall & the Sean Head Showband
    How many pies can a porpoise poise on purpose if she pleases?
  3. “Mary Lou” by Ronnie Hawkins
    Left me stranded in Kalamazoo, making her a fortune off a fool like you
  4. “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” by Jerry Lee Lewis, guessed by Kim
    Whose barn, what barn, my barn
  5. “If You Could Read My Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot, guessed by Clayton
    When you reach the part where the heartaches come, the hero would be me
  6. “Judy Is a Punk” by the Ramones, guessed by Kim
    Third verse, different from the first
  7. “Lullabye” by Emitt Rhodes
    Sing it soft and only sigh
  8. “Lost Again” by Dance Hall Crashers
    ’cause I can’t take another handshake or another blank stare
  9. “Paper Anniversary” by Christine Fellows
    All the birds fly home today, it’s fly home day
  10. “A Cautionary Song” by the Decemberists
    Remember what she does when you’re asleep

As always, best of luck!

Is it Friday again already?

By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to California. Unless, of course, something goes wrong with the timestamping and I don’t have internet access while I’m away. In which case, you’ll be reading this next Tuesday or Wednesday.

Anyway, for a refresher, here are last week’s answers. And here are this week’s lyrics:

  1. “Button Up Your Overcoat” by The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, guessed by Occupant
    You’ll get a pain and ruin your bank vault
  2. “All I Really Want to Do” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Occupant
    I ain’t lookin’ to compete with you
  3. “I Grieve” by Peter Gabriel
    It was only one hour ago
  4. “Shanty for Arethusa” by the Decemberists
    Tell your daughters do not walk the streets alone tonight
  5. “Baby What You Want Me to Do” by Van Morrison
    You got me up, down, down, up, anyway you want and I’ll roll
  6. “Kick Him When He’s Down” by the Offspring
    Little men try but don’t get a lot done
  7. “Everest” by Ani DiFranco
    And still the world is smoother than a shiny ball-bearing
  8. “Hold Me Down” by Gin Blossoms
    Then I think the music is too loud
  9. “Me and Little Andy” by Dolly Parton
    My daddy’s drunk again in town
  10. “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Roy Acuff (also Willie Nelson), guessed by Occupant
    Love is like a dying ember
  11. “Float on” by Modest Mouse
    A fake Jamaican took every last dime with a scam

If I’m unable to post while I’m gone, see you all when I get back from LA. Have a good weekend, and good luck!

The Friday Random 10

Then. Now:

  1. “25 Minutes to Go” by Johnny Cash, almost guessed by Kim
    So I laughed in his face and I spit in his eye
  2. “I Met a Girl” by Wheat

    3. “Here Comes Your Man” by the Pixies, guessed by Eric B.
    You’ll never wait so long

  3. “Clumsy” by Our Lady of Peace, guessed by Kim
    And maybe you should sleep
  4. “The Lady Don’t Mind” by Talking Heads, guessed by Eric B.
    Little boat that floats on a river, it’s drifting through a haze
  5. “Surprise” by Christine Fellows
    Search my brow for any others you might find
  6. “Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura
    I can’t see further than my own nose at the moment
  7. “The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Eric B.
    Just tell me where it hurts you, honey, and I’ll tell you who to call
  8. “Last Great American Whale” by Loud Reed

    9. But you can’t always trust your mother

  9. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears, guessed by Eric B.
    Turn your back on mother nature

Another random 10

You know how this works:

  1. “Keep Up” by Thea Gilmore
    Strip the sky, I will hang out of the window
  2. “Downtown Train” by Tom Waits, guessed by Kim
    I climb through the window and down to the street
  3. “Raining in Baltimore” by Counting Crows, guessed by Heather
    I can always hear a freight train if I listen real hard
  4. “10358 Overture” by Electric Light Orchestra
    Did you see that man running through the streets today?
  5. “Ice Cream Man” by Tom Waits
    I’ll be clickin’ by your house about two forty-five
  6. “When You Gonna Learn” by Jamiroquai
    Money’s on the menu in my favorite restaurant
  7. “Angel Food” by Ani DiFranco
    We’d be written out like a couple of question marks
  8. “When I Paint My Masterpiece” by the Band (orig. Bob Dylan), guessed by Generik
    Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble
  9. “Stan” by Eminem, guessed by Kim
    There probably was a problem at the post office or somethin’
  10. “Sept 15 1983” by the Mountain Goats
    And the whole scene’s like a movie

And on the off-chance that you don’t… Good luck!

Once more from the top…

Last week. This week:

  1. “Claudette” by Roy Orbison
    When I see her tonight I’m gonna squeeze her to death
  2. “Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?” by Chicago, guessed by Thud
    A pretty lady looked at me and said her diamond watch had stopped cold dead
  3. “Let’s Live it Up” by the Brian Setzer Orchestra
    You only go around once on this big spinnin’ planet of love
  4. “Oh My God” by Pink w/ Peaches, guessed by Kim
    Put me on the table, make me say your name
  5. “’39” by Queen, guessed by Eric B.
    For my life, still ahead, pity me
  6. “Tonight” by TV on the Radio
    We’ll skip to the final line of some suicide note well publicized
  7. “It’s All Been Done” by Barenaked Ladies, guessed by Betty
    And if I put my fingers here, and if I say, “I love you, dear”
  8. “Lookin’ for a Love” by Neil Young, guessed by Eric B.
    She’ll be nothing like I pictured her to be
  9. “High Time We Went” by Joe Cocker
    Somebody’s been shouting, “Don’t forget the lemon and lime”
  10. “Trip Through Your Wires” by U2, guessed by Eric B.
    I was naked in the clothes you made

Best of luck!