friday random 10

Random 10 3/5

Last week. This week:

  1. “Deju Vu All Over Again” by John Fogerty
    Did you hear ’em talkin’ ’bout it on the radio?
  2. “Africa” by Toto, guessed by Clayton
    I hear the drums echoing tonight
  3. “Alabama Song” by Lotte Lenya (also The Doors, others), guessed by Clayton
    We’ve lost our good old mama
  4. “The Mountain” by Heatless Bastards
    And then we have to worry more about the ones we love
  5. “On the Outside” by Sheryl Crow
  6. “See You in My Nightmares” by Kanye West
    You think your shit don’t stink but you are Mrs. P-U
  7. “Potholes” by Randy Newman
    My love is unconditional or something
  8. “How Soon” by Martha Wainwright
    Forgive me if I’m dreaming
  9. “Lost My Driving Wheel” by Cowboy Junkies
    My car broke down in Texas
  10. “Great Life” by Goatboy
    It’s about living with inspiration

Can you guess these lyrics? Good luck!

Random 10 2/26

Last week. This week:

  1. “Downtown Train” by Tom Waits
    They have nothing that will ever capture your heart
  2. “Undun” by the Guess Who, guessed by Eric B.
    She didn’t know what she was headed for
  3. “California” by Gina Villalobos
    Let’s get dirty and make us some drinks
  4. “One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)” by Frank Sinatra, guessed by Clayton
    Put another nickel in the machine
  5. “High Fidelity” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Eric B.
    Maybe you’re only changing channel
  6. “Uncle Pen” by Ricky Skaggs & Friends (orig. Bill Monroe), guessed by Clayton
    He played an old tune they called the “Soldier’s Joy”
  7. “As Cool as I Am” by Dar Williams
    You have a word for every woman you can lay your eyes on
  8. “War” by the Cardigans
    Hear the dust roll over the floor
  9. “Today” by Smashing Pumpkins, guessed by Eric B.
    I wanted more than life could ever grant me
  10. “Broken Ship” by Immaculate Machine, guessed by Kim
    If it never really started how can it be over?

Guess the lyric, win no prize. Same as it ever was. Good luck!

Random 10 2/19

Last week. This week:

  1. “I Hate Scotland” by Ballboy
    And the ability to do a perfect backflip
  2. “I Feel Free” by Cream, guessed by Kim
    Though the pavements are one huge crowd
  3. “Right Here, Right Now” by Ice Cube & Paul Oakenfold
    Not a Erika Badu, that’s looking for an “I do”
  4. “Only Time Will Tell” by Jimmy Buffett, guessed by Kim and Betty
    Metaphors were never made for keeping score
  5. “City” by Sara Bareilles
    You got your wolves in their clothes whispering Hollywood’s name
  6. “Save Ginny Weasley” by Harry and the Potters
    You can’t take my best friend’s sister
  7. “Gone” by Kelly Hogan & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts
    Now my life is much too long
  8. “Old Time Religion” by Pete Seeger
    I’m a Zarathustra booster
  9. “Losing My Religion” by Nina Persson (orig. R.E.M.), guessed by Thud
    Oh no, I’ve said too much
  10. “Us and Them” by Pink Floyd, guessed by Thud
    And after all we’re only ordinary men

And so it goes. Good luck! May the best guesses win!

Random 10 2/12

Last week. This week:

  1. “Lumina” by Joan Osborne
    Eve took a train, Eve took a train
  2. “13 Steps Lead Down” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Generik
    Just stop playing that ugly drug music
  3. “What Is and What Should Never Be” by Led Zeppelin, guessed by Kim
    Oh, what fun it all would be
  4. “Angel of the Morning” by the Pretenders (orig. by Merrilee Rush), guessed by Occupant
    I see no need to take me home
  5. “Not Wanted on the Voyage” by Christine Fellows
    We’re clutching our hearts at the sound of the birds
  6. “Both Hands” by Ani DiFranco
    She is listening through the air shaft to see how long our swan song can last
  7. “Time Is a Killer” by Amy Ray
    There’s a big big love I need to be part of
  8. “Dark Globe” by Syd Barrett
    Wouldn’t you miss me at all?
  9. “Kill Zone” by T-Bone Burnett
    Can we untangle guilt or innocence?
  10. “Disease of Yore” by MC Frontalot
    June Cleaver never suffered

And so, as always, it goes. Good luck!

Random 10 2/5

Last week was a pretty good showing. Am I disappointed that no one got #8, which was on my “best of ’09” mix? Nah. These lyric quizzes can be surprisingly hard, even when you know the songs. Anyway, here’s this week’s version:

  1. “Girls Room” by Liz Phair
    And we hear Terry say that Tricia’s okay
  2. “Over the Rhine” by Born
    Whatever you got I don’t mind
  3. “Daniel” by Elton John, guessed by Clayton
    They say Spain is pretty though I’ve never been
  4. “Gloria” by Van Morrison w/ Them, guessed by Clayton
    Just about five feet four from her head to the ground
  5. “Unchain My Heart” by Ray Charles
    Some fella tells me that you’re not at home
  6. “Pressure” by Billy Joel, guessed by Clayton
    I’m sure you’ll have some cosmic rationale
  7. “Mickey Mouse” by Sparks
    Basically, everything is easy
  8. “My Dark Life” by Elvis Costello
    They’re dining on rice paper scenery
  9. “Nothing but Time” by Jackson Browne
    Rolling down 295 out of Portland, Maine
  10. “Wild Mountain Berries” by Kelly Hogan & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts (orig. Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty)
    We didn’t go skinny dippin’ in a cement pond

Good luck!