friday random 10

Last week. That seems so long ago now. This week:

1. “Ghosts Under Rocks” by Ra Ra Riot
   You soak in one dream
2. “The Wanderer” by Johnny Cash
   I went out walking under an atomic sky
3. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” by Emm Gryner (orig. Def Leppard), guessed by Clayton
   Demolition woman, can I be your man?
4. “Pretty in Pink” by the Dresden Dolls (orig. the Psychedelic Furs)
   Caroline talks to you softly sometimes
5. “Bumper” by Cults
   Maybe I should start a life with someone new
6. “Spiderwebs” by No Doubt
   Your words walk right through my ears
7. “A Piece of the Pie” by Randy Newman
   You say you got two jobs and so’s your wife
8. “Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall” by Simon & Garfunkel
   So I’ll continue to continue to pretend
9. “Handle With Care” by the Traveling Wilburys, guessed by Occupant
   You’re the best thing that I’ve ever found
10. “Gone Daddy Gone” by Violent Femmes
    Where she is now, I can only guess

Good luck!

Last week…or rather two weeks ago, since last week I was sick, hugging my bed. This week:

1. “Street Spirit” by Peter Gabriel (orig. Radiohead)
   I can feel their blue hands touching me
2. “Like a Rock” by Bob Seger, guessed by Clayton
   My hands were steady, my eyes were clear and bright
3. “Four Dreams” by Jesca Hoop
   A bee flew from my nose
4. “Milk” by Garbage
   I am red hot kitchen
5. “Artificial Heart” by Jonathan Coulton
   It’s easy to sleep when I’m not buzzing all the time
6. “Tree Hugger” by Kimya Dawson & Antsy Pants
   The cat wished that it was a bee
7. “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley, guessed by Clayton
   Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit
8. “American Idiot” by Green Day
   We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow
9. “Car Song” by Elastica
   My heart’s spaghetti junction
10. “Jerry Springer” by Weird Al Yankovic, guessed by random passer-by
    They all exhibit reprehensible behavior

If you’re still out there playing, good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “So Far Away” by Dire Straits, guessed by Occupant
   Here I am again in this mean old town
2. “Ok” by the Beastie Boys
   It’s a gift, it’s a curse, it’s a telephone
3. “Closer” by Tegan and Sara
   All I dream of lately is how to get you underneath me
4. “The Ballad of Frankie Crisp” by George Harrison
   Joan and Molly sweep the stairs
5. “Bones” by MS MR
   These are hard times for dreamers and love lost believers
6. “Bird as Prophet” by Christine Fellows
   We are creatures of such like desire
7. “Joey’s on the Streets Again” by the Boomtown Rats
   He used to lie against the wall like he was holding up the bricks
8. “Big Wheel” by Tori Amos
   Gonna turn that whiskey into rain
9. “Ocean of Noise” by Calexico (orig. Arcade Fire)
   You’ve got your reasons, and me I’ve got mine
10. “1999” by Prince, guessed by Occupant
    Forgive me if it goes astray

It’s less complicated than you might think. Good luck!

Last week. This week:

1. “Breathing Underwater” by Metric
   They were right when they said we should never meet our heroes
2. “Hush” by Bedouin Soundclash
   Your mother can’t do you no good
3. “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea” by Elvis Costello
   They call her Natasha when she looks like Elsie
4. “Spy” by They Might Be Giants
   I can see right through the ground
5. “Love Is Here to Stay” by Ella Fitzgerald (and others), guessed by Occupant
   In time the Rockies may crumble
6. “Flesh” by Aerosmith
   The witch has brewed her baddest batch
7. “Bali Ha’i” by Peggy Lee (and others), guessed by Occupant
   Bloom on the hillside and shine in the streams
8. “Take it Away” by Paul McCartney, guessed by Clayton
   Some important impresario has a message for the band
9. “Science Fiction Double Feature” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, guessed by Occupant
   And passing them used lots of skills
10. “Good Morning Good Morning” by the Beatles, guessed by Occupant
    I’ve got nothing to say but it’s okay

Wax on, wax off. Good luck!

Last week, or last year. This week, or this year:

1. “Night Moves” by Bob Seger, guessed by Clayton
   To the backroom, the alley, the trusty woods
2. “Mystery Dance” by Elvis Costello
   Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill
3. “Phony Calls” by Weird Al Yankovic, guessed by Clayton
   Little Melvin has a natural obsession
4. “Dad’s Gonna Kill Me” by Richard Thompson
   Charbroiled with his own Willie Pete
5. “The Rainbow Connection” by Kermit the Frog, guessed by random passer-by
   Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
6. “The New Timer” by Bruce Springsteen
   I hoed sugar beets outside of Firebaugh
7. “Your Love” by the Outfield
   I ain’t got many friends left to talk to
8. “Tightrope” by Janelle Monae (feat. Big Boi)
   I tip on alligators and little rattlesnakers
9. “He War” by Cat Power
   I never meant to be the needle that broke your back
10. “The Party’s Over” by Willie Nelson
    And tomorrow starts the same old thing again

Because why break with tradition? (I’ve been doing this since at least 2005.) Good luck!