The Friday Random 10

Last week, almost half of the lyrics were guessed correctly.

How will this week go? [Update (5/29/26): Nobody guessed any of these, so the answers are all posted below.]

1. “At Seventeen” by Janis Ian
   “And murmured vague obscenities”
2. “Big River” by the Secret Sisters (orig. Johnny Cash)
   “Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry”
3. “Civilian” by Wye Oak
   “I am nothing without pretend”
4. “Queen of Hearts” by Juice Newton
   “Won’t you keep my heart from breaking, if it’s only for a very short time?”
5. “Drag Me Down” by Boomtown Rats
   “Bless the night before the day grows old”
6. “Single” by Lissie
   “So what’s that thing hanging around your finger”
7. “Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely” by Hüsker Dü
   “I keep my distance, but that distance is too far”
8. “Nightlight” by Silversun Pickups
   “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to beware”
9. “Where Is a Woman to Go?” by Dusty Springfield
   “Hey, bartender, honey, gimme change for a ten-dollar bill”
10. “The Price I Pay” by Billy Bragg
    “So keep that phone out of my way for the things I must say”

Good luck!