friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “The Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die Rag” by Country Joe and the Fish
   The only good commie is the one who’s dead
2. “Demon Called Deception” by Grant Lee Buffalo
   Charlie sang for a pocket full of pills
3. “The Lady Is a Tramp” by Frank Sinatra, guessed by Occupant
   She gets too hungry for dinner at eight
4. “The Execution of All Things” by Rilo Kiley
   Then we’ll go to Omaha to work and exploit the booming music scene and humility
5. “The Galway Girl” by Steve Earle
   We were halfway there when the rain came down
6. “Sapphire Bullets of Love” by They Might Be Giants, guessed by Betty
   John, I’ve been bad, and they’re coming after me
7. “Love Over Gold” by Dire Straits, guessed by Clayton
   Your footsteps are forbidden
8. “Canadia” by MC Frontalot
   Let me get this straight: provinces, not states?
9. “Things Have Changed” by String Swing (orig. Bob Dylan)
   Any minute now I’m expecting all hell to break loose
10. “Twilight” by Electric Light Orchestra, guessed by Clayton
    You came down to me from the open skies

Guess the lyric, win no prize! Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left” by Andrew Bird, guessed by Thud
   You’re what happens when two substances collide
2. “Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad” by Bettye Lavette (orig. Derek and the Dominoes)
   I might have to break the law if I catch you
3. “The Beat Goes On” by the All Seeing I (orig. Sonny & Cher), guessed by Clayton
   Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain
4. “Polly Come Home” by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
   And he knows all the ways of the wind
5. “Extraordinary Girl” by Green Day
   She gets so sick of crying
6. “Dig Gravedigger Dig” by Corb Lund
   I asked him if he ever got spooked
7. “Chewing Gum” by Elvis Costello
   So here they are in the departure lounge
8. “Buoy” by Carsie Blanton
   She was struck dumber than a detour
9. “Give Me Time” by Dusty Springfield
   I’ll forget I even knew his name
10. “John the Determinist” by Jeremy Messersmith
    Hoping for a ghost inside the shell

This is getting to be a pattern. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Like the Way She Moves” by Chris Isaak
   I met a girl, she was half out of her mind
2. “(What’s So Funny About) Peace, Love and Understanding” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions, guessed by Occupant
   My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
3. “Listening to Levon” by Marc Cohn
   And you’re listening right now to that old boy on the radio
4. “Both Sides Now” by Rachael Yamagata (orig. Joni Mitchell), guessed by Occupant
   You leave them laughing when you go
5. “Two Little Girls” by Ani DiFranco
   You make as much sense as a nursery rhyme
6. “San Bernardino” by the Mountain Goats
   But we consulted maps from earlier days
7. “Face Down. Feet First.” by Christine Fellows
   Remember the day you graduated to unusual from strange
8. “Caramel” by Suzanne Vega
   I know the way these things begin
9. “Joe Bean” by Johnny Cash
   He was an unruly kid
10. “Title and Registration” by Death Cab for Cutie
    So I’m proposing a swift orderly change

You know how this works, right? Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Her Majesty” by the Beatles, guessed by Clayton
   But I gotta get a belly full of wine
2. “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele
   And it’s bringing me out the dark
3. “Here She Comes Now” by the Velvet Underground
   Oh, it’s made out of wood
4. “We Used to Be Friends” by the Dandy Warholds
   But I haven’t thought of you lately at all
5. “The Bleeding Heart Show” by the New Pornographers
   Our golden handshake has been smashed into this shape
6. “Lost & Defeated” by Sarah Blasko
   The emotional tide has turned and I see red
7. “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” by Paul Simon, guessed by Betty
   Well that’s one way to lose these walking blues
8. “Goodnight Saigon” by Billy Joel, guessed by Clayton
   Remember Charlie? Remember Baker?
9. “Gravity” by the Dresden Dolls
   Forces go to work while we are sleeping
10. “Feel Good Inc.” by Gorillaz
    And all I wanna hear is the message beep

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Hello Again” by the Cars, guessed by Clayton
   You tied your knots and you made your friends
2. “1941” by Harry Nilsson, guessed by Kim
   Well he followed every railroad track and every highway sign
3. “Kim Catrall” from MST3K, guessed by Kim
   I liked your dress at the Ace Awards
4. “Walls” by Newcomers Home
   I’ve never taken to the taste of tears
5. “Take a Minute” by K’naan
   How did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger strikes and all?
6. “Desert Train” by Kimmie Rhodes
   Gone like the souls who vanish from the plain
7. “Little Green Bag” by George Baker, guessed by Clayton
   Lookin’ upstairs, lookin’ behind
8. “Blink” by Chameleon Circuit
   The angels are approaching and the front door is locked
9. “Highway 61 Revisited” by Karen O & the Million Dollar Bashers (orig. Bob Dylan)
   Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
10. “I Want You to Want Me” by Gary Jules (orig. Cheap Trick), guessed by Kim
    I’ll shine up the old brown shoes, put on a brand-new shirt

It’s altogether possible I’m doing this just for myself at this point. If not, good luck!