friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Kodachrome” by Paul Simon, guessed by Clayton
   I can read the writing on the wall
2. “Things Have Changed” by Bob Dylan
   Just for a second there I thought I saw something move
3. “People Are Strange” by the Doors, guessed by Betty
   No one remembers your name
4. “China Girl” by Anna Ternheim (orig. Iggy Pop, David Bowie), guessed by Betty
   I could pretend that nothing really meant too much
5. “China Girl” by Anna Ternheim (orig. Iggy Pop, David Bowie), guessed by Betty
   I feel a-tragic like I’m Marlon Brando
6. “The Ghosts That Haunt Me” by Crash Test Dummies
   There will come a time I fear when all my days are done
7. “Join Me in L.A.” by Warren Zevon
   It was midnight in Topanga
8. “Valentine’s Day Is Over” by Billy Bragg
   Poetry and flowers, pretty words and threats
9. “Carl Perkins’ Cadillac” by Drive-By Truckers
   Nashville is where you go to see if what they said is so
10. “Tulsa Time” by Don Williams
    Well there I was in Hollywood wishin’ I was doin’ good

A day late, perhaps, but I didn’t hear any complaints. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Positively 4th Street” by Lucinda Williams (orig. Bob Dylan), guessed by Clayton
   You got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend
2. “The Wind Cries Mary” by Cassandra Wilson (orig. Jimi Hendrix), guessed by Clayton
   The traffic lights, they turn blue tomorrow
3. “The Bridge I Burned” by Elvis Costello
   You said I used to be handsome if you screwed up your eyes
4. “Dark as a Dungeon” by the Chieftans (orig. Merle Travis)
   Seek not your fortune in a dark dreary mine
5. “You Really Got a Hold on Me” by She and Him (orig. the Miracles), guessed by Occupant
   Don’t wanna kiss you, but I need to
6. “Hot” by Missy Elliott
   ‘Cause all you blowin’ up ya ass is some smoke
7. “Ocean of Noise” by Calexico (orig. Arcade Fire)
   Now who here among us still believes in choice?
8. “What a Job” by Devin the Dude (feat. Snoop Dogg & Andre 3000)
   This is for all the engineers who smoke weed
9. “Bears” by Lyle Lovett, guessed by Clayton
   Me, I just bear up to my bewildered best
10. “Heard it in a Love Song” by the Marshall Tucker Band, guessed by Clayton
    I ain’t never been with a woman long enough for my boots to get old

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Red Tide” by Neko Case
   The mollusks, they have won
2. “32 Flavors” by Ani DiFranco
   And I have done well by their names
3. “Who Sold the Gun” by Amy Ray
   We got our name on every toe-tag
4. “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m in Heaven When You Smile” by Van Morrison
   Don’t need no coffee in my cup
5. “Hey Jealousy” by Gin Blossoms
   And you can trust me not to think
6. “Nothing Compares 2U” by Sinead O’Connor, guessed by Clayton
   I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
7. “You Could Be Her” by Jonathan Coulton
   You never wear that sweater I like
8. “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” by Detroit Social Club (also others)
   I thought I heard the shuffle of the angel’s feet
9. “Move it on Over” by Hank Williams
   This dog house here is mighty small
10. “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” by Joe Jackson, guessed by Occupant
    Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsgteen, guessed by random passer-by
   I want to guard your dreams and visions
2. “A Talk With George” by Jonathan Coulton
   You should write a book or two and start a magazine
3. “Rip Her to Shreds” by Blondie
   All she needs is an old knife scar
4. “I Am Weary, Let Me Rest” by the Cox Family
   But now I shall slumber sweetly
5. “I Hate the Beach Boys” by Bobs
   Let me go where the air is cold
6. “Georgia” by Ray Charles
   The road leads back to you
7. “America Gangster Time” by Elvis Costello
   Next week there’ll be some fashionable new sin
8. “Nashville Cats” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, guessed by Clayton
   You might say I was a musical proverbial knee-high
9. “Lies” by Violent Femmes
   I brought it to the end of the song and we didn’t get a chance to jam!
10. “Say Hey (I Love You)” by Michael Franti & Spearhead
    Now I’m not a highly metaphysical man

Just as always, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “High Fidelity” by Elvis Costello
   Some things you never get used to
2. “Cosmic Charlie” by the Grateful Dead
   Calamity’s waiting for a way to get to her
3. “Midnight Rider” by Joe Cocker (orig. the Allman Brothers), guessed by Clayton
   And I’ve got one more silver dollar
4. “Stamp” by the Rural Alberta Advantage
   ’cause the winter laughs in the branches above you
5. “Searching” by George Jones
   Other loves have come my way
6. “Where’ve You Been?” by Kathy Mattea
   I’m just not myself when you’re away
7. “Fly Away” by Poe
   It makes sense that it should happen this way
8. “Another Sunny Day” by Belle and Sebastian
   I took a photograph of you in the herbaceous border
9. “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” by Renee Stahl (orig. Elton John), guessed by Clayton
   What have I got to do to make you love me?
10. “The Queen of Lower Chelsea” by the Gaslight Anthem
    Were your records all you had to pass the time?

It just keep on happening, doesn’t it? Good luck!