friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Here You Come Again” by Dolly Parton, guessed by Occupant
   And there go all my defenses
2. “Why Do I Lie?” by Luscious Jackson
   Then I am enlabored
3. “Lodestar” by Sarah Harmer
   Your hand won’t write, not tonight
4. “Sweet Talk Sweet Talk” by the New Pornographers
   It’s feeling Byzantine
5. “The Ballad of…” by Franz Nicolay
   Someone’s strung up by a howling mob
6. “Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us” by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
   Strange things are happening every day
7. “Rose Tint My World” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, guessed by Occupant
   I was a regular Frankie fan
8. “Go to Heaven” by the Pierces
   You say the cutest things I’ve ever heard
9. “True Confessions” by Blue Oyster Cult
   Spent all night with Candy’s eyes
10. “Get Rid of That Girl” by the Donnas
    I’m gonna use an axe like Madame Defarge

Good luck!

Was last week really so difficult? How will you fare this week?

1. “You Send Me” by Sam Cooke, guessed by Occupant
   At first I thought it was infatuation
2. “Werewolves of London, guessed by Clayton
   You better not let him in
3. “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here” by She & Him
   We like the same things and I like your style
4. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Occupant
   Hey hey hey, that’s what I say
5. “Let’s Live for Today” by the Grass Roots, guessed by Occupant
   We’ll take it nice and easy and use my simple plan
6. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Bono (orig. Elvis Presley), guessed by Clayton
   Wise men say only fools rush in
7. “Run Through the Jungles, guessed by Kim
   Let the people know my wisdom, fill the land with smoke
8. “Starting Square” by Lucy Wainwright Roche
   In my nights I have bargained with the eastern lights
9. “My Baby Loves Me” by Martina McBride
   Don’t need to dress like no beauty queen
10. “Claudette” by Roy Orbison
    I’m gonna ask my baby if she’ll marry me

Good luck!

What are the chances that you’re visiting my weblog and you don’t know how this game works? I don’t think I’ve had many new visitors to this blog in close to a decade. Anyway, it’s a simple guess-the-lyric thing I’ve been doing for years. Guess it right, win no prize! I dunno, it keeps the kids off the streets.

Here’s last week’s. And here’s this week’s:

1. “Sinister Kid” by the Black Keys
   But your mother don’t pay our bills
2. “In Asking Land” by Talking Heads
   All the miners breathing underground
3. “Hercules” by Elton John
   That old tough man routine up her sleeves
4. “Your Love” by Outfield, guessed by Clayton
   You know I like my girls a little bit older
5. “Rumble With the Gang Debs” by Tullycraft
   They’re taking lipstick out tonight
6. “Curl” by Jonathan Coulton
   Got to keep the Canadians down
7. “Where Is Bobby Gentry?” by Jill Sobule
   Does she ever go to Choctaw?
8. “Pancho & Lefty” by Willie Nelson (orig. Townes van Zandt)
   You weren’t your momma’s only boy
9. “Self Esteem” by Offspring
   Now I’ll relate this little bit
10. “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, guessed by Clayton
    We’re finally on our own

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Hush” by Kula Shaker (orig. Deep Purple), guessed by Occupant
   She broke my heart but I love her just the same now
2. “I’ll Be Faithful” by Dusty Springfield
   I would be your water when your thirsty mouth was dry
3. “Comets” by Fanfarlo
   If you look at the horizon there is always something ducking out of sight
4. “Time Is on My Side” by Irma Thomas (later the Rolling Stones), guessed by Occupant
   You’re searching for good times, but just wait and see
5. “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, guessed by Occupant
   Your heart gets stolen by some mousy little girl
6. “Right Place, Wrong Time” by Dr. John, guessed by Occupant
   Got to cure this insecurity
7. “Civilian” by Wye Oak
   I am nothing without pretend
8. “Hey Bulldog” by Toad the Wet Sprocket (orig. the Beatles), guessed by Occupant
   You think you know me, but you haven’t got a clue
9. “One Tree Hill” by U2, guessed by Kim
   Jara sang, his song a weapon
10. “Playing in the Band” by the Grateful Dead
    Some folks trust to reason

As always, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Tweeter and the Monkey Man” by the Traveling Wilburys, guessed by tammy
   They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash
2. “My Brother Makes the Noises for the Talkies” by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
   He’s even got a noise for Lillian Gish
3. “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver” by Primus, guessed by Clayton
   He never did win no checkered flag
4. “Ain’t it Strange” by Dr. Dog
   How a word can tell you more than words can say
5. “Oxford Comma” by Vampire Weekend
   Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
6. “War on Machines” by Blitzen Trapper
   River’s winding around the mountains here before the bend
7. “Hold on You” by Jeff Bridges
   I’ve been to China and old Peru
8. “It’s War” by the Cardigans
   Oh, come crush me now
9. “Cindy of 1000 Lives” by Billy Bragg
   The grotesque figure who never comes into town
10. “Don’t Stop Believin'” by Journey, guessed by Clayton
    For a smile they can share the night

And so it goes. Good luck!