friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Cradle and All” by Ani Difranco
   Fourteenth Street and the garbage swirls like a cyclone
2. “The Chain” by Ingrid Michaelson, guessed by Occupant
   The bones are shifting in my skin
3. “Lipstick Vogue” by Elvis Costello
   Don’t say you love me when it’s just a rumor
4. “Eleanor Rigby” by the Beatles, guessed by Betty
   Darning his socks in the night when there’s nobody there
5. “Girl from the North County” by Rosanne Cash (orig. Bob Dylan), guessed by Kim
   Please see for me if her hair is hanging long
6. “Look” by Solilaquists of Sound
   But to blame our human nature is a waste of time
7. “For Your Love” by the Yardbirds, guessed by Occupant
   I’d bring you diamond rings and things right to your door
8. “Dear Mr. President” by P!nk, guessed by Occupant
   You’ve come a long way, from whiskey and cocaine
9. “God Only Knows” by Petra Haden (orig. the Beach Boys), guessed by Clayton
   The world could show nothing to me
10. “Failsafe” by the New Pornographers
    Signing my checks with a name that’s not mine

I’m sure you know some of these, right? Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “You Know I’m No Good” by Amy Winehouse
   You tear men down like Roger Moore
2. “Pot Kettle Black” by Tilly and the Wall
   The trash washes up to shore even in this land-locked place
3. “What Good Am I Without You” by Marvin Gaye w/ Kim Weston
   What good is a doctor if he can’t cure the pain?
4. “The Downeaster Alexa” by Billy Joel, guessed by Clayton
   We took on diesel back in Montauk yesterday
5. “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails, guessed by Kim
   Everyone I know goes away in the end
6. “Guttermouth” by Bree Sharp
   She’s got tons of DNA, but all they see is T & A
7. “Rock ‘N Me” by Steve Miller Band, guessed by Clayton
   But it just keeps gettin’ tougher every day
8. “I Wanna Be Sedated” by the Ramones, guessed by Kim
   Hurry hurry hurry before I go insane
9. “Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo
   I was hit by something last night in my sleep
10. “Square One” by Tom Petty, almost guessed by Kim
    You can’t say what you don’t know

Good luck!

Last week, this happened. This week, this happens:

1. “A Boy Named Sue” by Johnny Cash, guessed by Occupant
   My fist got hard and my wits got keen
2. Somehow everything I own smells of you
3. “Sunny Afternoon” by Tom Jones w/ Space (orig. the Kinks), guessed by Occupant
   Live this life of luxury
4. “Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)” by Nouvelle Vague (orig. the Buzzcocks)
   You spurn my natural emotions
5. “Melt with You” by Modern English, guessed by Kim
   Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace
6. “Hope it Gives You Hell” by the All-American Rejects
   Now where’s your picket fence, love?
7. “Girlfriend” by Avril Lavigne
   She’s like “So, whatever”
8. “Truckin'” by the Grateful Dead, guessed by Clayton
   What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
9. “Cryin'” by Aerosmith, guessed by Kim
   All I want is someone I can’t resist
10. “Superstition” by Beck, Bogert & Appice (orig. Stevie Wonder), guessed Occupant
    Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin’ strong

Who can tell what will happen next week? Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Behind the Wall of Sleep” by the Smithereens
   She had hair like Jeannie Shrimpton back in 1965
2. “Brand New Sun” by Jason Lytle
   You’re like a tired child
3. “Youth of America” by Birdbrain
   They got a carrot on a stick in front of ya
4. “All This Useless Beauty” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Clayton
   It’s at times such as this she’d be tempted to spit
5. “I Can’t Decide” by Scissor Sisters, guessed by Betty
   It’s not easy having yourself a good time
6. “The Climb” by No Doubt
   I gather my thoughts the further and further I go
7. “Yer Blues” by the Beatles, guessed by Kim
   Even hate my rock and roll
8. “Wave of Mutilation” by Pixies
   You’ll think I’m dead, but I sail away
9. “I Count the Tears” by Rosanne Cash (orig. the Drifters)
   I have counted all your lies, all your alibis
10. “Failure” by Laura Marling
    And if it comes to the rain, just be glad you’ll smile again

And so it goes. Good luck!

Not too many guessed last week. Will this week be any better?

1. “The Seeker” by the Who, guessed by Occupant
   I’ve tried to find the key to fifty million fables
2. “Proud Mary” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, guessed by Occupant
   Bet you gonna find some people who live
3. “Major Tom (Coming Home)” by Peter Schilling
   Control is not convinced
4. “Heart of Gold” by Tori Amos (orig. Neil Young), guessed by Occupant
   It’s these expressions I never give
5. “Top of the Hill” by Tom Waits
   The birds keep singing, baby, after you’re dead
6. “Everlasting Light” by the Black Keys
   Love is the coal that makes this train roll
7. “Move it on Over” by Hank Williams, guessed by Occupant
   This dog house here is mighty small
8. “Have a Good Life Baby” by Dusty Springfield, guessed by Occupant
   But pretend the sun is on a rise
9. “A Spoonful Weighs a Ton” by the Flaming Lips
   The doubters all were stunned
10. “Too Young” by Phoenix
    I knew a time was gone and it took me like ages

Good luck!