Month: May 2011

Song of the day

I couldn’t decide between…well, “I Can’t Decide” by Scissor Sisters and “All this Useless Beauty” by Elvis Costello, two of the tracks correctly guessed in this week’s Random Guess 10. (I also already posted Costello’s song last August.)

So I decided to split the difference with “Voodoo Child” by Rogue Traders

FYI, it’s splitting the difference because both this and the Scissor Sisters song feature pretty heavily in the last episode of David Tennant’s third season of Doctor Who — “Here! Come! The! Drums!” — and the Rogue Traders song pretty heavily samples Costello’s “Pump it Up.” In case you were wondering.

Random 10 5-13-11

Last week. This week:

  1. “Behind the Wall of Sleep” by the Smithereens
    She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965
  2. “Brand New Sun” by Jason Lytle
    You’re like a tired child
  3. “Youth of America” by Birdbrain
    They got a carrot on a stick in front of ya
  4. “All This Useless Beauty” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Clayton
    It’s at times such as this she’d be tempted to spit
  5. “I Can’t Decide” by Scissor Sisters, guessed by Betty
    It’s not easy having yourself a good time
  6. “The Climb” by No Doubt
    I gather my thoughts the further and further I go
  7. “Yer Blues” by the Beatles, guessed by Kim
    Even hate my rock and roll
  8. “Wave of Mutilation” by Pixies
    You’ll think I’m dead, but I sail away
  9. “I Count the Tears” by Rosanne Cash (orig. the Drifters)
    I have counted all your lies, all your alibis
  10. “Failure” by Laura Marling
    And if it comes to the rain, just be glad you’ll smile again

And so it goes. Good luck!

Happy days

Today was pretty much just a Thursday, you know? I had a fortune cookie this evening that read, “Some pursue happiness; you create it.”

Well, I try.