friday random 10

Was last week really so difficult? How will you fare this week?

1. “You Send Me” by Sam Cooke, guessed by Occupant
   At first I thought it was infatuation
2. “Werewolves of London, guessed by Clayton
   You better not let him in
3. “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here” by She & Him
   We like the same things and I like your style
4. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Occupant
   Hey hey hey, that’s what I say
5. “Let’s Live for Today” by the Grass Roots, guessed by Occupant
   We’ll take it nice and easy and use my simple plan
6. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Bono (orig. Elvis Presley), guessed by Clayton
   Wise men say only fools rush in
7. “Run Through the Jungles, guessed by Kim
   Let the people know my wisdom, fill the land with smoke
8. “Starting Square” by Lucy Wainwright Roche
   In my nights I have bargained with the eastern lights
9. “My Baby Loves Me” by Martina McBride
   Don’t need to dress like no beauty queen
10. “Claudette” by Roy Orbison
    I’m gonna ask my baby if she’ll marry me

Good luck!

What are the chances that you’re visiting my weblog and you don’t know how this game works? I don’t think I’ve had many new visitors to this blog in close to a decade. Anyway, it’s a simple guess-the-lyric thing I’ve been doing for years. Guess it right, win no prize! I dunno, it keeps the kids off the streets.

Here’s last week’s. And here’s this week’s:

1. “Sinister Kid” by the Black Keys
   But your mother don’t pay our bills
2. “In Asking Land” by Talking Heads
   All the miners breathing underground
3. “Hercules” by Elton John
   That old tough man routine up her sleeves
4. “Your Love” by Outfield, guessed by Clayton
   You know I like my girls a little bit older
5. “Rumble With the Gang Debs” by Tullycraft
   They’re taking lipstick out tonight
6. “Curl” by Jonathan Coulton
   Got to keep the Canadians down
7. “Where Is Bobby Gentry?” by Jill Sobule
   Does she ever go to Choctaw?
8. “Pancho & Lefty” by Willie Nelson (orig. Townes van Zandt)
   You weren’t your momma’s only boy
9. “Self Esteem” by Offspring
   Now I’ll relate this little bit
10. “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, guessed by Clayton
    We’re finally on our own

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Hush” by Kula Shaker (orig. Deep Purple), guessed by Occupant
   She broke my heart but I love her just the same now
2. “I’ll Be Faithful” by Dusty Springfield
   I would be your water when your thirsty mouth was dry
3. “Comets” by Fanfarlo
   If you look at the horizon there is always something ducking out of sight
4. “Time Is on My Side” by Irma Thomas (later the Rolling Stones), guessed by Occupant
   You’re searching for good times, but just wait and see
5. “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, guessed by Occupant
   Your heart gets stolen by some mousy little girl
6. “Right Place, Wrong Time” by Dr. John, guessed by Occupant
   Got to cure this insecurity
7. “Civilian” by Wye Oak
   I am nothing without pretend
8. “Hey Bulldog” by Toad the Wet Sprocket (orig. the Beatles), guessed by Occupant
   You think you know me, but you haven’t got a clue
9. “One Tree Hill” by U2, guessed by Kim
   Jara sang, his song a weapon
10. “Playing in the Band” by the Grateful Dead
    Some folks trust to reason

As always, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Tweeter and the Monkey Man” by the Traveling Wilburys, guessed by tammy
   They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash
2. “My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies” by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
   He’s even got a noise for Lillian Gish
3. “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver” by Primus, guessed by Clayton
   He never did win no checkered flag
4. “Ain’t it Strange” by Dr. Dog
   How a word can tell you more than words can say
5. “Oxford Comma” by Vampire Weekend
   Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
6. “War on Machines” by Blitzen Trapper
   River’s winding around the mountains here before the bend
7. “Hold on You” by Jeff Bridges
   I’ve been to China and old Peru
8. “It’s War” by the Cardigans
   Oh, come crush me now
9. “Cindy of 1000 Lives” by Billy Bragg
   The grotesque figure who never comes into town
10. “Don’t Stop Believin'” by Journey, guessed by Clayton
    For a smile they can share the night

And so it goes. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Sundown” by Gordon Lightfoot, guessed by Kim
   Gettin’ lost in her lovin’ is your first mistake
2. “Send in the Clowns” by Catherine Zeta-Jones (from A Little Night Music), guessed by Occupant
   Just when I’d stopped opening doors
3. “PHDream” by Bubba Sparxx & the Chemical Brothers
   What’s in they heart they spit it out
4. “New York Groove” by Ace Frehly, guessed by Occupant
   Stop at Third and Forty-three, exit to the night
5. “Didn’t Leave Nobody But the Baby” from O Brother, Where Art Thou?, guessed by Kim
   Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones
6. “The Boy in the Bubble” by Paul Simon, guessed by Betty
   Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts
7. “Southland in the Springtime” by the Indigo Girls, guessed by Kim
   When God made me a Yankee he was teasing
8. “Sacrifical Lambs” by Warren Zevon
   He’s sad but he don’t frown
9. “Keep Up” by Thea Gilmore
   Teaching them trapeze every Saturday in the square
10. “Walking With a Ghost” by the White Stripes (orig. Tegan and Sara)
    I said please, please don’t insist

It’s getting to be like a thing. Good luck!