friday random 10

Last week, this happened. What will happen this week?

1. “Something” by Eric Clapton & Paul McCartney (orig. the Beatles), guessed by Betty
   You stick around and it may show
2. “Lady Writer” by Dire Straits, guessed by Betty
   Just the way that her hair fell down around her face
3. “American Idiot” by Green Day
   We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow
4. “Little Wonder” by David Bowie
   It’s all in the tablets, sneezy Bhutan
5. “Arabella Angelique” by Grenadilla
   Walked right into the middle of the week
6. “Levi Stubbs’ Tears” by Billy Bragg
   She was married before she was even entitled to vote
7. “The Jealous Kind” by Joe Cocker
   I don’t want you shackin’ with nobody else
8. “Play the Game” by Queen, guessed by Clayton
   Light another cigarette and let yourself go
9. “Blueberry Hill” by Gene Autry (later Fats Domino), guessed by Occupant
   But all of those vows we made were never to be
10. “Beautiful People” by the Books
    Behold the finite set of thirteen convex figures

Good luck!

Almost all the lyrics were guessed last week. What about this one?

1. “Monkey Man” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Occupant
   I could use a lemon squeezer
2. “San Francisco” by Jill Sobule
   She’ll throw a Frisbee
3. “Good Enough” by Sarah McLachlan, guessed by Clayton
   You deserve so much more than this
4. “Peaceful Easy Feeling” by the Eagles, guessed by Occupant
   But this voice keeps whispering in my other ear
5. “America” by the Indelicates
   I’ve flirted with her mewling gods and petty jealousies
6. “Brown-Eyed Woman” by the Grateful Dead
   Delilah Jones went to meet her god
7. “People Got a Lot of Nerve” by Neko Case
   So the saying says, “An elephant never forgets”
8. “Too Much” by Elvis Presley, guessed by Clayton
   I’m such a fool for your charms
9. “Down to the River to Pray” by Alison Krauss, guessed by Occupant
   And who shall wear the starry crown?
10. “Mystery Dance” by Elvis Costello
    Juliet was waiting with a safety net

Good luck!

Last week went like this, with very few lyrics guessed. Will this week prove to be any different?

1. “Games People Play” by Joe South, guessed by Occupant
   They’re gonna teach you how to meditate
2. “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man” by Prince
   It was 10:35 on a lonely Friday night
3. “Heaven Is My Home” by Sam & Ruby
   Never been handed no welcome mat
4. “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” by Scott McKenzie, guessed by Occupant
   There’s a whole generation with a new explanation
5. “All This Time” by Sara Watkins
   You’re still in my cupboards, get out of my cupboards
6. “I Only Want to Be With You” by Dusty Springfield, guessed by Kim
   I don’t know what it is that makes me love you so
7. “That’s the Way it Goes” by Joe Brown (orig. George Harrison), guessed by Kim
   He’ll acquire it with some Krugerrand
8. “Massachusetts” by the Bee Gees, guessed by Occupant
   Something’s telling me I must go home
9. “Daydream” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, guessed by Kim
   A pie in the face for being a sleepy bull toad
10. “Livin’ Thing” by Electric Light Orchestra, guessed by Clayton
    What a terrible thing to lose

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Just Like Heaven” by Katie Melua (orig. the Cure)
   Daylight licked me into shape
2. “Sober” by Tool
   Mother Mary won’t you whisper
3. “Bob Dylan’s Dream” by Bob Dylan
   We thought we could sit forever in fun
4. “Look and Feel Years Younger” by Brad Sucks
   Collagen injections injected right into my mind
5. “On the Radio” by Emmylou Harris (orig. Donna Summer), guessed by Clayton
   It must’ve fallen out of a hole in your old brown overcoat
6. “Death Wish” by Mark Mallman
   I hear ’em talking smack about the kids today
7. “Brilliant Mistake” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Clayton
   Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine
8. “Canaan” by Black Dub
   And the Indians sing
9. “I Started a Blog Nobody Read” by Sprites
   What’s the story with revolving doors?
10. “Bastards of Young” by the Replacements
    If it’s any consolation, I don’t begin to understand them

Good luck!

Just two were guessed last week. Will this week prove any different?

1. “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Willie Nelson, guessed by Occupant
   Love is like a dying ember
2. “Happiness Is a Warm Gun” by the Beatles, guessed by Thud
   Down to the bits that I left uptown
3. “Love You to Pieces” by Jeremy Messersmith
   The day at the lake when I made funny faces
4. “Rainin’ in Paradise” by Manu Chao
   Go Masai, go Masai, be mellow
5. “Only If for a Night” by Florence + the Machine
   And she was there all pink and gold and glittering
6. “The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine” by Simon & Garfunkel, guessed by Clayton
   Do you sleep alone when other sleep in pairs?
7. “The Birds Will Still Be Singing” by Elvis Costello
   Eternity stinks, my darling, that’s no joke
8. “Play in the Sunshine” by Prince
   Turn all the lights up to ten
9. “Valentine’s Day Is Over” by Billy Bragg
   Don’t come round reminding me again how brittle bone is
10. “Common People” by William Shatner (feat. Joe Jackson)
    I said, “In that case I’ll have a rum and Coca-Cola.”

Good luck!