friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “My Beautiful Enemy” by Dar Williams
   Hail to your vast hegemony
2. “Coldest Winter” by Kanye West
   On lonely nights I start to fade
3. “Wiggley Fingers” by Patty Griffin
   And who in the hell is gonna be your savior now
4. “Sever” by Fever Ray
   We talk about love, we talk about dishwasher tablets
5. “Ring Them Bells” by Sufijan Stevens (orig. Bob Dylan)
   And time is running backwards, and so is the bride
6. “Valentine Moon” by Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra (feat. Sam Brown)
   Cette fois que tu m’embrasse, au bout de notre rue
7. “Derelict” by Beck
   I’m spinning round like a gambling wheel
8. “The Democratic Circus” by Talking Heads
   They drive in Cadillacs, using walkie-talkies and the Secret Service
9. “Undun” by the Guess Who, guessed by Thud
   She didn’t know what she was headed for
10. “To the Teeth” by Ani DiFranco
    Yeah, Malcolm forecasted this flood

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “God’s Comic” by Elvis Costello, guessed by Eric B.
   I’m sitting here on the top of the world
2. “RoboCop” by Kanye West
   Keep it up enough to keep it going on
3. “Coma Girl” by Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
   Into action everybody sprang
4. “The Last Thing You Should Do” by David Bowie
   Catch the last bus with me
5. “Independence Day” by Ani DiFranco
   So many sheep I quit counting
6. “Jack Straw” by the Grateful Dead, guessed by Eric B.
   We can share what we got of yours ’cause we done shared all of mine
7. “The Pharoahs” by Neko Case
   You were married in the mirrored hall when I was sixteen
8. “Eat the Rich” by Aerosmith, guessed by Eric B.
   Then I hope this does the trick
9. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan, guessed by Eric B.
   That long black cloud is comin’ down
10. “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, guessed by Clayton
    And then you get distracted by her older sister

Good luck!

So last week, we didn’t do so well, only two out of ten being guessed. Let’s see what you may of this week’s lyrics:

1. “Tear in Your Hand” by Tori Amos, guessed by Thud
   Maybe she’s just pieces of me you’ve never seen
2. “What a Wonderful World” by Joey Ramone (orig. Louis Armstrong), guessed by Thud
   They’re really saying, I love you
3. “Never Say Never” by Romeo Void
   Old couple walks by, as ugly as sin
4. “Six O’Clock” by the Lovin’ Spoonful, guessed by Kim
   I went home and found that time to sleep was rare
5. “Under Your Spell/Standing (Reprise)” from Once More with Feeling, guessed by Victor
   And it’ll grieve me ’cause I love you so
6. “If Jeff Buckley had Lived” by the Indelicates
   And there’s a flicker of religion in the chances you take
7. “On Every Street” by Dire Straits
   The moon is hanging upside down
8. “The Sporting Life” by the Decemberists, guessed by Fafner
   He turns and loads the lemonade away
9. “Sunset Grill” by Don Henley, guessed by Clayton
   It’s the kind that tears you up inside
10. “Loom/Pulse” by Ani DiFranco
    The carnival of you and me is coming to town

As always, good luck!

Last week’s answers. This week’s mysteries:

1. “Frozen” by Tegan and Sara
   There’s not much said that I don’t know
2. “Polyester Bride” by Liz Phair
   You’re lucky to even know me
3. “All Night” by Sam Phillips
   I could fly if I could only fall
4. “Gump” by Weird Al Yankovic, guessed by Victor
   Waitin’ for the bus with his hands in his pockets
5. “Feels Like Home” by Bonnie Raitt
   Something in your eyes, makes me want to lose myself
6. “Red Right Hand” by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, guessed by Betty
   They’re whispering his name through this disappearing land
7. “Milk” by Garbage
   I am red hot kitchen
8. “Honky Tonkin'” by Hank Williams
   If you go to the city then you will find me there
9. “Vincent O’Brien” by M. Ward
   There may even be a man in the moon
10. “Sept 15 1983” by the Mountain Goats
    Where will the wicked run to on that last day?

Can you guess what songs these are? Good luck!

Last week you guessed every lyric. Can you do the same this week?

1. “Germs” by Weird Al Yankovic, guessed by Occupant
   Sometimes I really want to be alone
2. “Begging You” by the Stone Roses
   Since I took off the lid, there’s nowhere to hide
3. “Tell Her What She Wants to Know” by Sam Phillips, guessed by Occupant
   You think too much about her
4. “I Feel Fine” by the Beatles, guessed by Clayton
   She’s so glad, she’s telling all the world
5. “Now” by Edie Brickell
   Your magnetism breathes through the moonlit trees
6. “Making Love out of Nothing at All” by Air Supply, guessed by Kim
   I know just how to whisper
7. “My Rollercoaster” by Kimya Dawson
   What is it about you that has commandeered my brain?
8. “Rock Me Gently” by Andy Kim, guessed by Occupant
   Lord, I feel such a sweet surrender
9. “A Summer Song” by Chad and Jeremy, guessed by Occupant
   Sweet sleepy warmth of summer nights
10. “Let’s Spend the Night Together” by the Rolling Stones, guessed by Eric B.
    I’m going red and my tongue’s getting tied

Good luck!