friday random 10

Last week. This week:

1. “I’m Gonna Be a Teenage Idol” by Elton John
   Well there’s slim times when my words won’t rhyme
2. “We’re the Replacements” by They Might Be Giants
   Hey, where’s Tommy? Someone find Tommy
3. “Melt Your Heart” by Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins
   It’s like a valentine from your mother
4. “Saturday Night on Utopia Parkway” by Christine Fellows
   Like your kitchen is a movie set and you’re the heroine in there
5. “One Week” by Barenaked Ladies, guessed by random passer-by
   Bert Kaempfert’s got the mad hits
6. “Gone for Good” by the Shins
   Girl, you must atone some
7. “Blue” by Smashing Pumpkins
   Come out with all those crazy names
8. “Ramblin’ Man” by Hank Williams
   I believe I’d blow my stack
9. “The Queen and the Soldier” by Suzanne Vega
   And I’ve wondered who’s the woman for whom we all kill
10. “The Front Porch Song” by Lyle Lovett
    And a screen without a picture since Giant came to town

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “That’s Not My Name” by the Ting Tings
   Four-letter word just to get me along
2. “Black Betty” by Ram Jam, guessed by Clayton
   The damn thing gone wild
3. “Expectations” by Belle and Sebastian
   Your obsessions get you known throughout the school for being strange
4. “Brand New Sun” by Jason Lytle
   You’re like a tired child
5. “Tramp the Dirt Down” by Elvis Costello
   You haven’t got the whole disease
6. “A Pirate Looks at Forty” by Jimmy Buffett, guess by Clayton
   Occupational hazard be my occupation’s just not around
7. “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” by the Postal Service
   You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
8. “Good Feeling” by Flo Rida
   Crabs in the bucket can’t have me
9. “Skullcrusher Mountain” by Jonathan Coulton
   What’s with all the screaming?
10. “It’s True that We Love One Another” by the White Stripes
    I got your phone number written in the back of my bible

This is how it goes. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Watching the Detectives” by Elvis Costello, guessed by random passer-by
   They beat him up until the teardrops start
2. “Unforgetful You” by Jars of Clay
   You never minded calling me a child
3. “Vienna” by Billy Joel, guessed by Occupant
   You’re so ambitious for a juvenile
4. “2 Bit Blues” by Kid Koala
   It’s what I do with what I got
5. “Korean Parents” by Randy Newman
   Never forget who sent Fido to the farm
6. “Mama Kin” by Aerosmith
   Shootin’ fire from your mouth just like a dragon
7. “Night and Day” by Sarah Blasko
   How could we grow old together?
8. “Turn the Page” by Bob Seger, guessed by Clayton
   You don’t dare make a stand
9. “Evil” by Interpol
   Leave some shards under the belly
10. “Youthless” by Beck
    Shake your seasick legs around

Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. I Hate the Beach Boys” by Bobs
   The sun gets brighter every day
2. “On Our Own” by Sylvie Smith
   We’ll pretend like we’re dancing
3. “The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine” by Spoon
   Every morning I pull on them pants
4. “Reckoning” by Ani DiFranco
   This little war is what kills us
5. “Sticks and Stones” by the Pierces
   It’s awfully hard to stop
6. “Fell in Love With a Girl” by the White Stripes
   She turns and says are you all right?
7. “All the Young Dudes” by Mott the Hoople
   But we can love, oh yes we can love
8. “Blinded by the Light” by Bruce Springsteen, guessed by Clayton
   Play the song with the funky break
9. “Louisiana Land” by OK Go
   Down at the Maple Leaf they pack ’em in
10. “All Right Now” by Free, guessed by Clayton
    Now you’re tryin’ to trick me in love

How many will Occupant guess this time? Good luck!

Last week’s rhythms and rhymes. This week’s:

1. “New York Mining Disaster 1941” by the Bee Gees, guessed by Occupant
   Do you know what it’s like on the outside?
2. “Fuck Wit Dre Day” by Dr Dre
   Your bark was loud, but your bite wasn’t vicious
3. “Every Time We Touch” by Cascada
   I still feel your touch in my dream
4. “The Word” by Betty Lavette (orig. the Beatles), guessed by Occupant
   In the beginning I misunderstood
5. “Dazz” by Brick, guessed by Occupant
   Everybody go on and dance if you want to
6. “Gambler’s Prayer” by Jonathan Coulton
   Oh Lord help me take money from my friends
7. “Christmas in Washington” by Steve Earle
   Rise up, old Joe Hill
8. “Rip Her to Shreds” by Blondie, guessed by Occupant
   She thinks she’s Brenda Starr
9. “Gonna Buy Me a Dog” by the Monkees, guessed by Occupant
   She used to bring me my newspaper
10. “St. Joseph’s” by the Avett Brothers
    We sat at Lake Junaluska

Good luck guessing!