friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “Roots” by Show of Hands
   And a minister said his vision of hell is three folk singers in a pub near Wales
2. “Human Behavior” by Bjork
   There’s definitely, definitely, definitely no logic
3. “Volcano” by Damien Rice
   You give me miles and miles of mountains and I’ll ask for the sea
4. “Joke Shop Man” by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, guessed by Kim
   Like sneezing powder, snakes, and rubber feet
5. “Starman” by David Bowie, guessed by Kim
   Switch on the TV, we may pick him up on channel two
6. “I’m in Love With a Girl” by Big Star
   All that a man should do is true
7. “Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me” by the Pipettes
   And you might try to hold my hand again
8. “How High the Moon” by Ella Fitzgerald
   The darkest night would shine if you would come to me soon
9. “Oxford Comma” by Vampire Weekend
   Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
10. “I Want You” by Elvis Costello
    It’s the stupid details that my heart is breaking for

As always, good luck!

Not too many guesses last week. But that was positively a blow-out compared to the week before. Will this week turn the tide?

1. “Here Comes the Flood” by Oysterband, guessed by Chris McLaren
   Some people think I’m crazy but I’m not
2. “Georgia on My Mind” by Ray Charles, guessed by Kim
   Other arms reach out to me
3. “Jailhouse Rock” by John Mellencamp (orig. Elvis Presley), guessed by tammy
   I sure would be delighted with your company
4. “My Rights Versus Yours” by the New Pornographers
   But there’s dangerous levels of it here
5. “Searchin'” by the Beatles (orig. the Coasters), guessed by Kim
   I’m gonna walk right down that street like a Bulldog Drummond
6. “Trouble” by Ray LaMontagne, guessed by Kim
   Worry just will not seem to leave my mind alone
7. “As Is” by Ani DiFranco
   You can’t hide behind social graces
8. “Wages of Sin” by Damien Jurado & Rosie Thomas (orig. Bruce Springsteen)
   I was running down that broken path with the devil snapping at my heels
9. “Rumble with the Gang Debs” by Tullycraft
   They’re taking lipstick out tonight
10. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler, guessed by Kim
    And we’ll only be making it right

Guess the lyric, win no prize! Good luck!

Last week‘s lyrical quiz proved really difficult for everyone. This week’s just might do the same:

1. “Ever Lovin’ Man” by the Dirtbombs
   Time is running out, and I can’t wait
2. “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town” by Johnny Cash
   He sang a song as on he rode, his guns hung at his hips
3. “Keep My Skillet” by Those Darlins
   I’ll lay around your shanty all the time, time, time
4. “War on Machines” by Blitzen Trapper
   Salty ocean but my tears will bring me home again
5. “The Rainbow Connection” from The Muppet Movie, guessed by Betty
   So we’ve been told and some chose to Believe it
6. “We Make Our Own Adventures” by the Kabeedies
   Our lives don’t need a censor
7. “Padre Fear” by Poe
   Angels calling the angels here
8. “Sensation” by the Who, guessed by Kim
   They worship me and all I touch
9. “Careless Love” by Camera Obscura
   I blow hot and cold, yeah, I’m like a yo-yo
10. “Wish You Were Here” by Wyclef Jean (orig. Pink Floyd)
    Critics, don’t mistake this for just any cover tune

Either way, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Pow!” by the Lovin’ Spoonful
   I was standing in the artsy-fartsy uptown restaurant a few frozen dinners ago
2. “This Ain’t the Summer of Love” by Blue Oyster Cult
   The key will dangle by the inside
3. “The Scientist” by Aimee Mann (orig. Coldplay), guessed by Betty
   You don’t know how lovely you are
4. “Party” by El Perro Del Mar
   I just want to be a part of you
5. “Unforgetful You” by Jars of Clay
   I never minded calling you a king
6. “Country Roads” by Ryan Bingham
   I’ll never be a king of slaves
7. “When the Day Met the Night” by Panic at the Disco
   Just hanging around then he fell in love
8. “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel” by Talking Heads
   You can look, tell me what you see
9. “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” by Melanie
   We all had caught the same disease
10. “Mornington Crescent” by Belle and Sebastian
    Rain in the southeast, men feeling blue

See if you can guess this week’s lyrics!

So we had less than remarkable results with this last week. Will this week prove to be better?

1. “Collecting Rocks” by Super XX Man
   Is that what you call a somber tune?
2. “Sidedish Friend” by Rachael Yamagata
   And we can stay together separately and we won’t be lonely at all
3. “Double Takes” by Christine Fellows
   I don’t think life just happens to you
4. “Eyesight to the Blind” by the Who, guessed by Generik
   You know her daddy gave her magic
5. “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley, guessed by Clayton
   Where broken-hearted lovers do cry away their gloom
6. “Valentine’s Day” by Hello Saferide
   And I won’t see you looking at that girl’s butt
7. “I Can’t Help it If I’m Still in Love With You” by the Holmes Brothers (feat. Rosanne Cash)
   A picture from the past came slowly stealing
8. “The Drinking Song” by Moxy Früvous, guessed by Chris McLaren
   We lived in the noise and the sweet amber poison
9. “Slide” by Ani DiFranco
   And her feet were the pedals while her appetite steered
10. “The Best of Jill Hives” by Guided by Voices
    Every child of God’s a brat

Guess the lyric, win no prize! Good luck!