friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “The Book I Read” by Talking Heads, guessed by Occupant
   I’m tipping over backwards
2. “Better” by Jonathan Coulton
   Snap your mandibles once to say you understand
3. “Desperado” by the Eagles, guessed by Occupant
   Don’t your feet get cold in the winter time?
4. “Silver Bell” by Patty Griffin
   I hear you’re digging a hole to hell
5. “We End Up Together” by the New Pornographers
   Boom, there go the treetops
6. “How You Like Me Now?” by the Heavy
   See, I been a bad bad bad bad man
7. “California” by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
   I hope they don’t fall into the sea
8. “Que Sera Sera” by Pink Martini (orig. Doris Day), guessed by Occupant
   I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
9. “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor” by Arctic Monkeys
   Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
10. “Astronomy Domine” by Pink Floyd
    Flicker, flicker, flicker, blam

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Great DJ” by the Ting Tings
   He said he had some songs to play
2. “Things That Scare Me” by Neko Case
   Were they telling me to run?
3. “Born Secular” by Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
   God goes where he wants
4. “Nice ‘n’ Easy” by Frank Sinatra
   To rush would be a crime
5. “Make You Cry” by Jonathan Coulton
   The least that you could do is be at home
6. “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature” by the Guess Who, guessed by Kim
   You’re tripping back now to places you’ve been to
7. “Holocene” by Bon Iver
   And at once I knew I was not magnificent
8. “Don’t Change” by INXS
   See no evil in all directions
9. “So Long and Thanks for All the Fish” from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
   Lie back and let the planet dissolve around you
10. “What it Takes” by Aerosmith, guessed by Clayton
    Tell me that your body doesn’t miss my touch

I’m pretty sure everybody knows how this works. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Don’t Do Me Like That” by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, guessed by Kim
   I was talkin’ with a friend of mine
2. “Best of My Love” by the Eagles, guessed by Occupant
   Thinkin’ about all the things that we said
3. “Mohammed’s Radio” by Warren Zevon, guessed by Betty
   I heard somebody singing sweet and soulful
4. “The Weight” be Deana Carter (orig. the Band), guessed by Kim
   I picked up my bags, I went looking for a place to hide
5. “Knots” by Jeremy Messersmith
   I’m tangled from the inside out
6. “Unknown Brother” by the Black Keys, guessed by Occupant
   We’ll walk through fields where children play
7. “Son of Your Father” by Elton John, guessed by Occupant
   I’ll catch the tramline in the morning
8. “Where Is My Mind?” by Pixies, guessed by Remi
   Animals were hiding behind the rock
9. “Bird on a Wire” by Sarah Blasko
   As you broke in your wings you forgot how to sing
10. “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” by Monty Python, guessed by Kim
    Worse things happen at sea, you know

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “In My Head” by the Ballet
   I know it’s wrong to make you fall in love with me
2. “Not a Pretty Girl” by Ani DiFranco
   Wouldn’t you prefer a maiden fair?
3. “Come Together” by the Beatles, guessed by Clayton
   He got hair down to his knee
4. “Lake Marie” by John Prine
   One of them was named Elizabeth
5. “Didn’t Leave Nobody But The Baby” by Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch
   She’s long gone with her red shoes on
6. “The Crying Game” by Dave Berry
   And if he knows, maybe he’ll explain
7. “I Wanna Be Your Lover” by Yo La Tengo (orig. Bob Dylan)
   Well, jumpin’ Judy can’t go no higher
8. “Missed the Boat” by Modest Mouse
   Could we change the subject now?
9. “Callin’ Out” by Lyrics Born
   I won’t stop till I feel my lungs stop breathing
10. “Coming Back to Life” by Pink Floyd, almost guessed by Betty
    Where were you when I was burned and broken

As always, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Dancing With Myself” by Nouvelle Vague (orig. Billy Idol), guessed by Occupant
   But your empty eyes seem to pass me by
2. “Grass” by Animal Collective
   Though you don’t need to see me often
3. “Unsatisfied” by the Replacements
   Everything you dream of is right in front of you
4. “Little Darlin’ (I Need You)” by Marvin Gaye, guessed by Occupant
   You’d better let this fool back in
5. “The Temptation of Adam” by Josh Ritter
   If this was the cold war we could keep each other warm
6. “Coin-Operated Boy” by the Dresden Dolls
   Love without complications galore
7. “Man in the Long Black Coat” by Mark Lanegan (orig. Bob Dylan)
   Somebody said from the Bible he’d quote
8. “Everything Under the Sun” by Common Rotation
   She pins up her petals on the row of scarecrows

9. “Will it Go Round in Circles” by Martin Sexton (orig. Billy Preston), guessed by Occupant
   I let the bad guy win every once in a while
10. “Listening Wind” by Peter Gabriel (orig. Talking Heads)
    Mojique plants devices in the free trade zone

So it goes. Good luck!