friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Fried My Little Brains” by the Kills
   Like six little milk teeth, all gone bad
2. “Rock and Roll” by Led Zeppelin, guessed by Clayton
   I can’t count the tears of a life with no love
3. “All Arise!” by the Decemberists
   Hear it tightens up when you fall after fifty tries
4. “Come Round Soon” by Sara Bareilles
   Well who needs angels anyway?
5. “November” by Azure Ray
   And then I’ll cry so hard to these sad songs
6. “Tragic Kingdom” by No Doubt
   Midgets that disguise themselves as tiny little dwarfs
7. “Phantom Pains” by Christine Fellows
   We’ll be finishing each other’s sentences
8. “Crazy” by Willie Nelson (also Patsy Cline), guessed by Occupant
   I knew you’d love me as long as you wanted
9. “Big Love” by Fleetwood Mac
   Oh I’ll build you a kingdom in that house on the hill
10. “The Needle Has Landed” by Neko Case, guessed by Thud
    Took the name of your town from a sharp-toothed freighter

Good luck!

I didn’t just update last week’s lyrics, or even just last week’s and the week before. No, I’ve posted ten brand new lyrics for you to puzzle over in frustration. It keeps the kids off the street, anyway.

1. “Pop Song 89” by R.E.M., guessed by Kim
   Should we talk about the government?
2. “These Days” by Nico
   I don’t do too much talking these days
3. “French Navy” by Camera Obscura
   Waiting for some words to jump at me
4. “Behind Blue Eyes” by the Who, guessed by Kim
   When I smile, tell me some bad news
5. “The Ballad of Grim and Lily” by Bree Sharp
   She’s sick about the thickness of this plot
6. “Walk Through the Bottomland” by Lyle Lovett
   But she met a cowboy who rode on the rodeo
7. “Murder Incorporated” by Bruce Springsteen
   That equipment you got’s so outdated
8. “Romance” by Wild Flag
   Sound is the blood between me and you
9. “Sleep Alone” by Bat for Lashes
   The dream of love is a two-hearted dream
10. “Dog Walker” by They Might Be Giants
    Must be hard for you Draculas

Good luck!

Well last week was just…well, I’m going to keep it up, without the answers, until at least tomorrow, in case you want to take another stab at it. (Also because it’s just lightly tedious updating these every week.) Right now, only one lyric was guessed last week. Will this week prove any different?

1. “Like a Rock” by Bob Seger, guessed by Kim
   Felt like a million, felt like number one
2. “Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It” by Belle and Sebastian
   In the boardroom the quiet man takes a second to think what to do
3. “Superbird” by Country Joe and the Fish
   Yeah, I found out why from a Russian spy
4. “Trip Through Your Wires” by U2
   I was naked in the clothes you made
5. “Iieee” by Tori Amos
   And there’s no sign of a parachute
6. “Guitar Hero” by Amanda Palmer, guessed by Occupant
   And just when he was getting so good
7. “Starving in the Belly of a Whale” by Tom Waits, guessed by Occupant
   Man’s a fiddle that life plays on
8. “I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down” by Elvis Costello and the Attractions, guessed by Occupant
   I’m a man who’s been hurt a little too much
9. “Turning the Gun on Myself” by Teddy Thompson
   The morning is bright, it’s Rapper’s Delight
10. “Henry the Eighth” by Herman’s Hermits, guessed by Kim
    She wouldn’t have a Willy or a Sam

Good luck!

I was having some website issues yesterday, so let’s just pretend it’s still Friday, okay?

Anyway, last week…and this week:

1. “Deep Red Bells” by Neko Case”
   It looks a lot like engine oil and tastes like being poor and small
2. “My Eyes” from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
   Is the world finally growing wise?
3. “Breathe” from The Heights
   I think of the days when this city was mine
4. “Audience” by Cold War Kids
   He will drive all over three lanes
5. “I Just Want to Love” by Franz Nicolay
   And this song is dumb, I know
6. “Crosses of San Carlos” by Tom Russell
   They’re headed out in search of strong libation
7. “The Valleys” by Electrelane
   I heard him singing in the mountains
8. “Excitable Boy” by Warren Zevon, guessed by Occupant
   And he bit the usherette’s leg in the dark
9. “Kooks” by David Bowie
   We bought a lot of things to keep you warm and dry
10. “Our Days in Kansas” by Tullycraft
    I told you I’d stay but it’s just temporary