friday random 10

Last week. And this week:

1. “The KKK Took My Baby Away” by the Ramones, guessed by Kim
   Ring me, ring me, ring me up the President
2. “Magic Bus” by the Who, guessed by Clayton
   Thruppence and sixpence every day
3. “Hang Down Your Head” by Lucinda Williams (orig. Tom Waits)
   Hush you’re in a story I heard somebody told
4. “Happy Together” by Mel Torme (orig. the Turtles), guessed by Kim
   When you’re with me, baby, the skies’ll be blue
5. “Hasten Down the Wind” by Warren Zevon
   He can’t have the restless part
6. “Many the Miles” by Sara Bareilles
   You can’t waste the day wishing it’d slow down
7. “Portland, Oregon” by Loretta Lynn
   If that ain’t love then tell me what is
8. “Our Lips Are Sealed” by the Go-Go’s, guessed by Occupant
   They have no shield, no secrets to reveal
9. “Hat Shaped Hat” by Ani DiFranco
   And the man broke into a smile, like he was breaking into song
10. “‘Til the Money Runs Out” by Tom Waits
    You buy a Sunday paper on a Saturday night

Imagine that. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Common People” by William Shatner (orig. Pulp)
   That’s where I caught her eye
2. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles, guessed by Kim
   I think you’ll understand
3. “Louisiana Saturday Night” by Alabama
   Barrel full of beer and a possum in a sack
4. “Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun” by the Beastie Boy
   I’m a gonna die harder like my kid Bruce Willis
5. “A Cautionary Song” by the Decemberists
   And the snow is softly falling on her petticoats
6. “She’s Got to Be” by Amy Ray
   She’s the one that stills the seas
7. “Bouncy Upbeat Song” from Mystery Science Theater 3000, guessed by Kim
   Have you ever looked at boots?
8. “Good Luck Charm” by Elvis Presley, guessed by Occupant
   If I found a lucky penny, I’d toss it across the bay
9. “Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff
   As I travel along the white cliffs of Dover
10. “I Never” by Rilo Kiley
    I’m only a woman of flesh and bone

Yep, this again. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Paperback Writer” by the Beatles, guessed by Kim
   It’s based on a novel by a man named Lear

2. “Jessie’s Girl” by Rick Springfield, guessed by Kim
   I’ll play along with the charade
3. “Just Like a Woman” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Occupant
   Please don’t let on that you knew me when
4. “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye
   You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
5. “Dance Me to the End of Love” by Kate Gibson (orig. Leonard Cohen), guessed by Betty
   Show me slowly what I only know the limits of
6. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Emm Gryner (orig. Def Leppard), guessed by Kim
   Easy operator come a’knockin’ on my door
7. “Listen to Her Heart” by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, guessed by Kim
   You keep thinking that her mind is gonna change
8. “Five Feet High and Rising” by Johnny Cash
   We can make it to the road in a homemade boat
9. “Cutt Off” by Kasabian
   John was a scientist, he was hooked on LSD
10. “Pads, Paws and Claws” by Elvis Costello
    She could be in pictures if she wasn’t all covered in fur

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Don’t Forget Me” by Harry Nilsson
   But keep your powder dry too
2. “Sunday Morning” by No Doubt
   You’re trying my shoes on for a change
3. “I Shot the Sheriff” by Bob Marley, guessed by Clayton
   He said kill it before it grow
4. “Stop By Anytime” by Devon Sproule
   I’ve got the bookshelves loaded
5. “Time Is on My Side” by Irma Thomas (later the Rolling Stones), guessed by Occupant
   Now you always say that you want to be free
6. “Catch the Wind” by Donovan, guessed by Occupant
   I want to hide a while behind your smile
7. “You Don’t Like Me” by TMBG
   There’s so much pleasure to be had from Mr. Ian’s secret plans
8. “I Gotcha” by Joe Tex
   I’d be the next one to ease on in
9. “The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell” by David Bowie
   I am the best jazz you’ve ever seen
10. “Dance, Soterious Johnson, Dance” by Jonathan Coulton
    All the club kids are watching your glowstick glow

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Hazy Shade of Winter” by the Bangles (orig. Simon & Garfunkel), guessed by Occupant
   There’s a patch of snow on the ground
2. “The Queen of Lower Chelsea” by the Gaslight Anthem
   Or maybe you were taken by the mysteries of New Orleans
3. “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” by Dusty Springfield, guessed by Occupant
   Life seems dead and so unreal
4. “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground” by Willie Nelson
   Trying to keep your spirits up and your fever down
5. “Black Winged Bird” by Nina Persson
   Now we’re paper dolls all aflame
6. “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination” by Gladys Knight & the Pips
   Staring down reality don’t do me no good
7. “I Need a Lover” by Pat Benatar (orig. John Mellencamp), guessed by Kim
   And all them stonies are dancin’ to the radio
8. “Chiron Beta Prime” by Jonathan Coulton, guessed by Betty
   This year has been a little crazy for the Andersons
9. “Shy” by Ani DiFranco
   I squint at the muscular motel light
10. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” by Antony & the Johnsons (orig. Bob Dylan), guessed by Clayton
    I can’t shoot them anymore

Same as it ever was. Good luck!