friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Gotta Get Smart” by El Perro Del Mar
   I know we said we’d give it a try
2. “Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In” by the 5th Dimension, guessed by Kim
   And love will steer the stars
3. “The French Inhaler” by Warren Zevon
   You must try it again until you get it right
4. “Bushfire” by the B-52’s, guessed by Thud
   Burning in a field of molten flowers
5. “All in the Groove” by Blues Traveler
   I ain’t no Solomon from Babel
6. “Velvet Divorce” by Sneaker Pimps
   It’s perfect world disorder
7. “Don’t Speak” by No Doubt, guessed by Kim
   But some are altogether mighty frightening
8. “Time Is a Healer” by Eva Cassidy
   I spoke such harsh words before our goodbye
9. “Souvenir” by Paul McCartney, guessed by Kim
   Everybody’s got a handful of fear
10. “The Galaxy Song” by Monty Python, guessed by RichterCa
    And that’s the fastest speed there is

It’s like we go through this over and over again. Well, anyway, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Betty and Me” by Jonathan Coulton
   I said we should give him wings and a nice prehensile tail
2. “The Waitress” by Tori Amos, guessed by Thud
   If I did it fast, you know that’s an act of kindness
3. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Clayton
   Can’t you see I’m on a losin’ streak
4. “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” by the Pogues
   So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun
5. “Underneath Your Clothes” by Shakira
   But you own the place where all my thoughts go hiding
6. “Radio Nowhere” by Bruce Springsteen
   I was spinnin’ ’round a dead dial
7. “Crying” by Roy Orbison w/ k.d. lang, guessed by Clayton
   I could smile for a while
8. “When I Paint My Masterpiece” by Bob Dylan
   Ancient footprints are everywhere
9. “Movin’ Out” by Aerosmith
   Level with God and you’re in tune with the universe
10. “Beauty and the Beast” by David Bowie
    That’s my kind of high road gone wrong

Good luck!

Last week, which I guess was especially tough? This week…

1. “Truckin'” by the Grateful Dead, guessed by Occupant
   Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings
2. “Move it on Over” by Hank Williams (also George Thorogood), guessed by Occupant
   That baby of mine wouldn’t let me in
3. “This Is For” by Ingrid Michaelson
   Where do you lie down?
4. “Clementine” by Sarah Jaffe
   Now I’m feeling different
5. “Killer Queen” by Queen, guessed by Occupant
   For cars she couldn’t care less
6. “Sacrificial Lambs” by Warren Zevon
   He’s sad but he don’t frown
7. “Rockin’ Rockin’ Leprechauns” by Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
   And have they come back to rock ‘n’ roll?
8. “Unforgettable” by Ani DiFranco and Jackie Chan (orig. Nat King Cole), guessed by Occupant
   How the thought of you does things to me
9. “Sax Rohmer #1” by the Mountain Goats, guessed by Kim
   Every moment points towards the aftermath
10. “In an Operetta” by the Magnetic Fields
    There’s hints of a prince in the end

…which could be too, I guess. Either way, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Big Love” by Fleetwood Mac, guessed by Clayton and Betty
   Oh, you begged me to keep you in that house on the hill
2. “Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine” by Ricky Skaggs & the Dixie Chicks (orig. Bill Monroe)
   Don’t treat it mean and so unkind
3. “Loom” by Ani DiFranco
   I won’t do anything you can’t tell your wife
4. “Making Flippy Floppy” by Talking Heads, guessed by Clayton
   No one makes a monkey out of me
5. “Margaret vs. Pauline” by Neko Case
   Her bravery is mistaken for the thrashing in the lake
6. “Your Ex-Love Is Dead” by Stars
   God that was strange to see you again
7. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
   I told you you could always count on me
8. “When the President Talks to God” by Bright Eyes
   Are the consonants all hard or soft?
9. “Lost Cause” by Beck
   They make it hard to leave you alone
10. “Overcome” by Tricky
    Phenomenally and properly kissed

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Yakety Yak” by the Coasters, guessed by Clayton
   Take out the papers and the trash
2. “You’re the One That I Want” from Grease, guessed by Clayton
   I got chills, they’re multiplyin’
3. “Zombie” by the Cranberries
   We must be mistaken
4. “Wild Mountain Honey” by the Steve Miller Band, guessed by Kim
   Don’t trade your love and goodness for the golden machine
5. “Push” by Pharoahs Monch
   Your weak ass compubot’s power shots mix fly over me
6. “Elvis Costello Is Dead” by Friends of Mary Anning
   His real name was Declan MacManus
7. “The Lumberjack Song” by Monty Python, guessed by Clayton
   On Wednesdays I go shopping
8. “Mystery Dance” by Elvis Costello
   Juliet was waiting with a safety net
9. “Union Song” by the Nightwatchman
   For Joe Hill and Caesar Chavez, who fought in their own time
10. “John the Determinist” by Jeremy Messersmith
    Hoping for a ghost inside the shell

Good luck!