friday random 10

So I guess last week’s lyrics were too tough. Only the first two wound up being guessed. Maybe you’ll have better luck with this week’s…

1. “Save Me” by Queen, guessed by Occupant
   It started off so well
2. “Tragic Kingdom” by No Doubt
   Once was a magical place
3. “Private Goes Public” by Suzanne Vega
   Take your last kick now at any regime
4. “Careless Love” by Camera Obscura
   So I don’t think I should see you again
5. “It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right” by Dolly Parton
   The amber sunset glow has died
6. “Grace Cathedral Hill” by the Decemberists
   The light was slight and disappeared
7. “Yesterday” by the Beatles, guessed by Betty
   There’s a shadow hanging over me
8. “I Can Make You a Man” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, guessed by Occupant
   Such strenuous living I just don’t understand
9. “Movin’ Out” by Billy Joel, guessed by Betty
   Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
10. “My Manic and I” by Laura Marling
    Morning is mocking me

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “What Is and What Should Never Be” by Led Zeppelin, guessed by Clayton
   It’s to a castle I will take you
2. “Found Out About You” by Gin Blossoms, guessed by Kim
   I get the time too often on AM radio
3. “What Are Years?” by Christine Fellows
   A pair of shoes are swinging in the breeze
4. “Riverwide” by Sheryl Crow
   I spent a year in the mouth of a whale
5. “Sukie in the Graveyard” by Belle and Sebastian
   She had to press her nose on the refectory wall
6. “Here Comes the Sun Again” by M. Ward
   Kingdoms and queens they all bow down to you
7. “A Match Made in Texas” by Her Space Holiday
   It’s the magic of America, we’re always so American
8. “Two Little Girls” by Ani DiFranco
   I had a year in New York City under my belt
9. “I Want to Vanish” by Elvis Costello
   I’m trying my best to make it dark
10. “Elephants” by Rachael Yamagata
    There are only two ends to this dance

Will the vicious cycle ever end? Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Secret Garden” by Bruce Springsteen
   She’ll let you in her heart if you got a hammer and a vise
2. “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, guessed by Clayton
   You might want to sing it note for note
3. “I Met a Girl” by Wheat
   Everyone stands on the corner promiscuously
4. “Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)” by Reunion, guessed by Occupant
   At the end of my rainbow lies a golden oldie
5. “Love in the Library” by Jimmy Buffett, guessed by Betty
   She was standing in fiction stretched high on bare feet

6. “Not Enough Love in the World” by Don Henley, guessed by Clayton
   I don’t know if even Heaven knows
7. “Finding You” by Tom Russell
   And I’ll pray to any god who leaves the light on late at night
8. “Souvenirs” by Christine Fellows
   Crosswords hidden in the landscape
9. “15 Minutes Away” by K’naan
   It felt so good when she said write down this eleven digits
10. “Imagine” by John Lennon, guessed by Clayton
    I hope someday you’ll join us

And so it goes. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Drive” by R.E.M., guessed by Kim
   Maybe you’re crazy in the head
2. “Why Does Love Have to Be So Sad” by Bettye LaVette (orig. Derek and the Dominoes)
   I might have to break the law when I catch you
3. “Blueprints” by Christine Fellows
   Will you teach me how to whistle with a mouthful of nails?
4. “Mercy Now” by Mary Gauthier
   I know we don’t deserve it, but we need it anyhow
5. “Better Days” by Bruce Springsteen
   Well I took a piss at fortune’s sweet kiss
6. “Don’t Touch Me There” by the Tubes, guessed by Occupant
   I love how it feels with your jeans against mine
7. “Chelsea Dagger” by the Fratellis
   Let her dance with me just for the hell of it
8. “Psychic City (Voodoo City)” by YACHT
   Hang around, baby, we’ll be baking a cake for you
9. “Fantasize” by Liz Phair
   I hear people are talking about us
10. “One” by Harry Nilsson, guessed by Clayton
    It’s just no good anymore since you went away

Good luck!