friday random 10

Same as last week, just with different lyrics:

1. “Pissant” by Smashing Pumpkins
   Got me a raygun, got me an altitude
2. “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, guessed by Clayton
   I’ve played the silver ball
3. “Days” by the Kinks
   Now I’m not frightened of this world, believe me
4. “Gangsta Queens” by Trina, Rah-Digga & Groove Armande
   Fuck the diamond in the rough, I’m flawless
5. “In the Deep” by Bird York
   Now you’re out there spinning
6. “People Grinnin’ in Your Face” by Ruthie Foster
   You know they try and beat you down
7. “The Acid Queen” by the Who, guessed by Betty
   Your boy won’t be a boy no more
8. “The Entertainer” by Billy Joel, guessed by Clayton
   Gotta get those fees to the agencies
9. “Into Temptation” by Crowded House
   The sentence is all my own
10. “Myriad Harbour” by the New Pornographers
    Ah, who cares, you always end up in the city

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Out of Tears” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Kim
   And I just can’t pour my heart out to another living thing
2. “From the Air” by Laurie Anderson, guessed by Occupant
   We are about to attempt a crash landing
3. “Raining Blood” by Tori Amos (orig. Slayer)
   Fall into me, the sky’s crimson tears
4. “My Immortal” by Evanescence, guessed by Kim
   You used to captivate me by your resonating light
5. “No One’s Gonna Love You” by Band of Horses
   It’s looking like a limb torn off
6. “This Hard Land” Bruce Springsteen, guessed by Occupant
   We made our bed, sir, from the rock on the mountainside
7. “War” by the Cardigans, guessed by Occupant
   Oh, come crush me now
8. “Alleluia” by Dar Williams
   Ron and Nancy got the house but Sid and Nancy rule
9. “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield, guessed by Clayton
   And when his daddy would visit he’d come along
10. “Love Song” by Sara Bareilles
    And they tell me to breathe easy for a while

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Starman” by Dar Williams (orig. David Bowie), guessed by Occupant
   Let all the children boogie
2. “Feathers in a Bag” by Hera
   She’s been waiting for a storm
3. “My Before and After” by Cotton Mather
   Said the word for alone is “alone”
4. “The Charging Sky” by Jenny Lewis (w/ the Watson Twins)
   And it’s a surefire bet I’m gonna die
5. “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow” by the Soggy Bottom Boys, guessed by Victor
   Maybe your friends think I’m just a stranger
6. “Don’t Forget to Dance” by the Kinks, guessed by Occupant
   And all the young punks whistle at you
7. “I’ve Loved Enough to Know” by Deana Carter
   I hear what you’re telling me but that don’t make it so
8. “Beware of Darkness” by George Harrison, guessed by Kim
   And that is not what you are here for
9. “Shake a Tail Feather” by the Five Du-Tones, guessed by Occupant
   Well I know that the rock and roll is not for shy
10. “Atomic Dog” by George Clinton, guessed by Occupant
    Futuristic bow-wow

Last one for August. Good luck!

Last week. (Although I’ve been posting so little recently that you barely need to scroll down.) This week:

1. “Little Earthquakes” by Tori Amos, guessed by Occupant
   We danced in graveyards with vampires till dawn
2. “Kiss Me Til it Bleeds” by Nina Gordon
   He’s a Saturday night and Sunday morning rolled into one
3. “Sympathique” by Pink Martini
   Le soleil passe son bras par la fenêtre
4. “Wonder Wheel” by BomberGirl and the Mechanic
   I wonder how I will get her back into the skies
5. “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels Band, guessed by Occupant
   He was in a bind ’cause he was way behind
6. “If You Change Your Mind” by Rosanne Cash
   You know where you’ll always find me
7. “Teach Your Children Well” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, guessed by Betty and Occupant
   They seek the truth before they can die
8. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears, guessed by Occupant
   When they do I’ll be right behind you
9. “The Sh*t Song” by Loudon Wainwright III
   And a weaker bathroom light bulb just might take care of it
10. “Wig in a Box” from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, guessed by Kim
    Suddenly I’m Miss Midwest Midnight Checkout Queen

As always, good luck!

Last week wasn’t the greatest showing — three out of ten — but there’s always this week, right?

1. “Another Lost Summer” by Blanche
   The love I planned to sing about never came along
2. “Got that Vibe” by Afrika Bambaataa (feat. King Kamonzi)
   Fight the great evil and all the envy
3. “What a Diff’rence a Day Made” by Dinah Washington, guessed by Occupant
   It’s heaven when you find romance on your menu
4. “Where I Find My Heaven” by Gigolo Aunts
   Hey Monday mornin’ is only for the brave
5. “Sunny Afternoon” by the Kinks, guessed by Occupant
   He’s taken everything I’ve got
6. “Rock, Paper, Scissors” by April McLean
   I don’t expect you to get it at all
7. “Life on Mars” by David Bowie, guessed by Occupant
   From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
8. “I Gotcha” by Joe Tex, guessed by Occupant
   You shouldn’t have promised if you weren’t gonna do it
9. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by the Beatles, guessed by Clayton
   You were perverted too
10. “Luna” by Smashing Pumpkins
    What moonsongs do you sing your babies?

Guess the lyric, win no prize! Good luck!