friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Inner City Pressure” by Flight of the Conchords
   You want to sit down but you sold your chair
2. “The Only One” by the Black Keys
   I’m so wrapped up in a blaze
3. “Creep” by Scala & Kolacny Brothers (orig. Radiohead), guessed by Tammy
   What the hell am I doing here?
4. “Lady Writer” by Dire Straits, guessed by Clayton
   And I know you never read a book
5. “Bob Dylan Blues” by Syd Barrett
   And my clothes and my hair’s in a mess
6. “She’s So Cold” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Occupant
   I think her engine is permanently stalled
7. “Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)” by Randy Newman
   We’re not asking you to love us
8. “Oh!” by Eric Hutchinson
   The cop got restless as he read me my rights
9. “What’s It Gonna Be” by Dusty Springfield
   A broken heart don’t have a cure
10. “Black Mirror” by Arcade Fire
    You can’t watch your own image

Good luck!

Last week got a lot more response when I posted just half a day late, I figured, why not post a whole day late this week?

1. “Ramshackle” by Beck
   Your old bones are on their own
2. “They Can’t Take that Away from Me” by Frank Sinatra, guessed by Kim
   The way you sing off-key
3. “These Eyes” by the Guess Who, guessed by Kim
   The hurtin’s on me, yeah
4. “Man at the Top” by Bruce Springsteen
   Dreamin’ of his record in the number one spot
5. “On the Wings of Horses” by Emmylou Harris
   I’m glad my wish will come true
6. “Lettin’ Go” by Janelle Monae
   My rent’s due but Imma party anyway
7. “Mass Romantic” by the New Pornographers
   His books on tape ring true
8. “Clumsy” by Our Lady of Peace
   There’s nothing strange about this
9. “The Boxer” by Simon & Garfunkel, guessed by Kim
   Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest
10. “Main Street” by Bob Seger
    There was this long lovely dancer in a little club downtown

Admittedly, I just forgot. The week has kind of gotten away from me, I’m afraid. At any rate, good luck!

Last week. This week, better late than never:

1. “Drinking in LA” by Bran Van 3000, guessed by Heather
   Hi, my name is Stereo Mike
2. “Tube Snake Boogie” by ZZ Top, guessed by Clayton
   She won’t do it but her sister will
3. “Unchained Melody” by Al Hibbler (later, the Righteous Brothers), guessed by Occupant
   And time goes by so slowly
4. “Syndicated Inc.” by Weird Al Yankovic, guessed by Betty
   MASH and All in the Family
5. “What Do You Do When Love Dies” by Dusty Springfield
   I run for the 1:10 uptown
6. “Talking Old Soliders” by Bettye Lavette
   There goes an old frenzy broad again
7. “Another Day” by Paul McCartney, guessed by Clayton
   Dipping in the pocket of her raincoat
8. “Dogs” by the Who, guessed by Kim
   Your white coat was shining in the afternoon sun
9. “Hey Pretty” by Poe
   I’ve got a non-stop hole-in-my-head imagination
10. “New York Minute” by Don Henley, guessed by Betty
    The wolf is always at the door

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Man Out of Time” by Elvis Costello
   So this is where he came to hide
2. “All the Way” by Frank Sinatra, guessed by Occupant
   And for all the in-between years
3. “Julia” by the Beatles, guessed by Thud
   Half of what I say is meaningless
4. “They All Went to Mexico” by Willie Nelson & Carlos Santana
   Straw hat’s packed up and gone away
5. “Flowers on the Wall” by the Statler Brothers, guessed by Clayton
   If I was walkin’ in your shoes, I wouldn’t worry none
6. “When It’s Time” by Green Day
   I’m sorry I don’t take the time to feel the way I do
7. “Your Long Journey” by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
   Fond memories I’ll keep of happy ways
8. “Elephants” by Rachael Yamagata
   Like you and I, they must have some temper
9. “I Don’t Mind” by Slumber Party
   Remind me I’ve been gone for so long
10. “Drown Soda” by Hole
    Just you wait ’til everyone is hooked

And so it goes. Good luck!

Last week, this happened. This week, it’s anybody’s guess:

1. “Lazy Bones” by Jeremy Messersmith
   He sleeps like he’s got something to prove
2. “Leaving on a Jet Plane” by Peter, Paul & Mary, guessed by Occupant
   I tell you now they don’t mean a thing
3. “The Beat” by Elvis Costello
   But I’m no good with machinery
4. “City of Dreams” by Talking Heads, guessed by Betty
   Remember this, our favorite town
5. “A Gallon of Gas” by the Kinks, guessed by Kim
   There’s no more oil left in the well
6. “Cornflake Girl” by Tori Amos, guessed by Thud
   She’s putting on her string bean love
7. “I Feel Better Than James Brown” by Was Not Was
   One year later I was transferred to the moon
8. “Champaign, Illinois” by Old 97’s
   The bottom line’s been snorted
9. “Feed” by Skunk Anansie
   I want the power without the grace
10. “Dealbreaker” by Rachael Yamagata
    I found that record you’d been looking for yesterday

Good luck!