friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Rain Is Falling” by Electric Light Orchestra, guessed by Clayton
   The sun was up and the sky was very blue
2. “Black Girls” by Violent Femmes, guessed by Kim
   You know I love the Lord of hosts
3. “Arthur Curry 2007” by Ookla the Mok, guessed by Occupant
   And all the second-rate superheroes get TV shows
4. “500 Miles” by Peter, Paul & Mary (or others), guessed by Occupant
   You can hear the whistle blow
5. “Thing Called Love” by Johnny Cash
   He weighed two hundred and thirty-five pounds
6. “Coconut Grove” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, guessed by Kim
   Tonight we’ll find a dune that’s ours
7. “See You in My Nightmares” by Kanye West
   I got the night, I’m running from the sun
8. “I Was Made to Love Her” by Stevie Wonder, guessed by Occupant
   My mama boohooed it
9. “In the City” by the Eagles, guessed by Clayton
   Nothing grows, and life ain’t very pretty
10. “The Galway Girl” by Steve Earle
    We were halfway there when the rain came down

If you don’t know how to play, don’t worry, you’ll catch on. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “The Ferret Song” by John Cleese, guessed by Kim
   Ferrets don’t explode, you say
2. “The Wrestler” by Bruce Springsteen
   This place that is my home I cannot stay
3. “Where Is Bobbie Gentry?” by Jill Sobule
   Maybe she’s in heaven passing black-eyed peas
4. “Long, Long Time” by Linda Ronstadt
   That’s what someone told me but I don’t know what it means
5. “No Light, No Light” by Florence + the Machine
   In your place there were a thousand other faces
6. “Collecting Rocks” by Super XX Man
   And their beauty told me they were beautiful
7. “Not Your Girl” by Bree Sharp
   The venom and the vaccine swirl
8. “Pop Song 89” by R.E.M., guessed by Kim
   Should we talk about the government?
9. “Don’t Speak” by No Doubt, guessed by Kim
   Don’t tell me ’cause it hurts
10. “Jollity Farm” by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
    For everything sings out to us as we go through the gate

As always, good luck!

Last week turned out to be more difficult (or better ignored) than usual. Will this week prove the same?

1. “Escalator of Life” by Robert Hazzard
   Hey, girl, I’m a personal friend of Gloria Vanderbilt
2. “She’s Always a Woman to Me” by Billy Joel, guessed by Kim
   She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
3. “Here Comes the Sun” by Joe Brown (orig. the Beatles), guessed by Kim
   It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter
4. “Brand New Angel” by Jeff Bridges, guessed by Kim
   We heard the whippoorwill
5. “Old Virginia Block” by Devon Sproule
   I’ve got friends in every other place I’ve played
6. “Skullcrusher Mountain” by Jonathan Coulton, guessed by Betty
   Even my henchmen think I’m crazy
7. “Pay it Back” by Elvis Costello
   You’re gonna get more than the family plan
8. “Life on Mars?” by David Bowie, guessed by Kim
   But the film is a saddening bore
9. “The Seeker” by the Who, guessed by Kim
   But he couldn’t help me either
10. “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash, guessed by Kim
    Love is a burning thing

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Carl Perkins’ Cadillac” by Drive-By Truckers
   Like “Dammit Elvis, don’t he know, he ain’t no Johnny Cash”
2. “Say You Will” by Kanye West
   Mrs. So Fly crash lands in my room
3. “Hold Me Down” by Gin Blossoms
   By then I’ve lived another broken story to let me down
4. “Muhammed My Friend” by Tori Amos
   We both know it was a girl back in Bethlehem
5. “To Live Is to Fly” by Steve Earle (orig. Townes Van Zandt)
   Living’s mostly wasting time
6. “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” by Melanie
   We bled inside each other’s wounds
7. “W*O*L*D” by Harry Chapin
   What did you think when you heard me back on the radio?
8. “Back in the USSR” by the Beatles, guessed by Kim
   Let me hear you balalaikas ringing out
9. “All I Want” by Sarah Blasko
   So don’t try and break the spell
10. “Not a Pretty Girl” by Ani DiFranco
    Isn’t there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere?

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Phantom Limb” by the Shins
   This town seems hardly worth our time
2. “The End of the Innocence” by Don Henley, guessed by Clayton
   But I know a place where we can go
3. “Levon” by Elton John, guessed by Clayton
   His family business thrives
4. “Tutti Frutti” by Little Richard, guessed by Clayton
   She almost drives me crazy
5. “Hey World (Don’t Give Up Version)” by Micahel Franti
   Tell me why they close the borders
6. “Ring Around-A-Rosy Rag” by Arlo Guthrie
   We ought to send Officer Joe Strange
7. “4 Small Hands” by Jill Hennessy
   Her baby boy arrived two years later
8. “Dear Avery” by the Decemberists
   There are times life will rattle your bones
9. “Miracles” by Jeremy Messersmith
   There’s a bit of paper torn to pieces on the floor
10. “Something in the Air” by David Bowie
    Your coat and hat are gone

Can you guess the song these lyrics are from? Go on, I’m sure you can. Good luck!