Friday Random Ten - Do I Really Own This Shit? Edition
In the words of the less-than-immortal Black Eyed Peas, let's get ... it ... oh fuck it ... bring it!
(1) Fire up your IPOD, MP3 or other digital media player
(2) Set to random play
(3) List the first ten songs
Here's are mine:
- Angels - Robbie Williams
- Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls
- Diamond Dogs - Beck
- I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow - The Soggy Bottom Boys
- Gravity's Angel - Laurie Anderson
- Get Out of This House - Shawn Colvin
- The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead - XTC
- You Get What You Give - New Radicals
- Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkle
- Nature Boy - David Bowie
Your turn, sisters and brothers, either in comments below or at your own blog.
1. Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
2. The Byrds - Turn, Turn, Turn
3. The Cincinatti Pops Orchestra (Erich Kunzel conducting) - Klingon Battle (from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture")
4. Marty Robbins - Ribbon of Darkness
5. Asia - Don't Cry
6. Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
7. Jack Johnson - Mediocre Bad Guys
8. Faraway - Jaminji
9. Neil Diamond - Heartlight
10. Bryan Adams - Only Love
Posted by: Robert Schumacher | 14 January 2005 at 02:37
Artist - Album - Track
1. Frank Lowe – Black Beings – Thulani
2. Throbbing Gristle – Heathen Earth – Cornets
3. Herbie Hancock – Future Shock – Earth Beat
4. Richard H. Kirk – The War Against Terror (T.W.A.T.) – Part 4
5. Herbie Hancock – Trio – Look
6. Clifford Thornton – Ketchaoua – Speak With Your Echo (And Call This Dialogue)
7. Manu Dibango – Africadelic (Fiesta 1975) – Monkey Beat
8. Gary Bartz – Follow The Medicine Man – Etoile des Neiges
9. Music Revelation Ensemble – No Wave – Time Table
10. Griot Galaxy – Kins – Xy-Moch
Yeah, an eclectic mix. Almost resembled what I might do on my radio show (which should be starting back up again in a couple weeks).
Posted by: James | 14 January 2005 at 03:02
1. The First Of Autumn-Enya
2. Not the Girl You Think You Are-Crowded House
3. Run-Snow Patrol
4. Pastoral (No.6)-Beethoven, Ludwig von
5. Yellow-Coldplay
6. Goddess On A Highway-Mercury Rev
7. Laid-James
8. The Comeback-Gomez
9. Who Feels Love?-Oasis
10.She Moves On-Paul Simon
Posted by: Pete | 14 January 2005 at 05:31
1) "Car Thief"--The Beastie Boys
2) "Let's Be Adult"--Arto Lindsay & Ambitious Lovers
3) "Brand New Cadillac"--The Clash
4) "Baby I Love You"--The Ronettes
5) "Anything Worth Having"--Joan Moody
6) "Chocolate Town"--Ween
7) "Sister Ray"--Joy Division
8) "That's My Girl"--The Monks
9) "My Baby's Gone"--Buddy Knox
10) "When You're Thrown"--The Thermals
Posted by: Amanda | 14 January 2005 at 08:12
the poor, poor, pitiful me edition:
1) the one to cry - yo la tengo
2) you've got a crush on me - the donnas
3) go your own way - the cranberries
4) drink before the war - sinead o'connor
5) i am a rock - red house painters
6) mr. bones - throwing muses
7) good morning heartache - billie holiday
8) bring your sorrow over here - jason morphew
9) ask - the smiths
10) they don't like me - lyle lovett
xoxo, jared
Posted by: ms. jared | 14 January 2005 at 11:40
Two Angels--The Jayhawks
King of the Road--REM
Faithless Street--Whiskeytown
Loser--Cracker
Don't Ya Tell Henry--Bob Dylan
Draw the Time--Willy Porter
One Step Closer--John Svetkey
Superman Song--Crash Test Dummies
Like I Care--Plow On Boy
Mama Cried--Allison Krauss and Union Station
Posted by: folkbum | 14 January 2005 at 12:29
1. "San Dimas Highschool Football" - The Ataris
2. "I'll Change For Now" - NHOI
3. "It's Nice To Choose" - Heymike
4. "Open Up" - Punchline
5. "A Favor House Atlantic" - Coheed & Cambria
6. "Middle Middle" - Daphne Loves Derby
7. "All Downhill From Here" - New Found Glory
8. "Cover Up" - Name Taken
9. "Disease" - Matchbox Twenty
10. "My Direction" - Sum 41
Posted by: Jennifer | 14 January 2005 at 21:32
1. "Shine A Light" The Apples in Stereo
2. "Wonderfalls" Andy Partridge
3. "The Shadow Knows" Link Wray
4. "Diamonds In The Mine" Leonard Cohen
5. "Good Hearted Woman" George Jones
6. "Everybody's Wrong" Buffalo Springfield
7. "Tourist In Your Own Town" Hot hot heat
8. "When The Curtain Calls For You" Jonathan Fire Eater
9. "Punk Rok Sity Waysted" Kreamy 'Lectric Santa
10. "Right Around The Corner" Detroit Cobras
man i love xTc!!
Posted by: Ralph | 14 January 2005 at 23:41
Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man - The Byrds
From The Morning - Nick Drake
Beeswing - Richard Thompson
Streets of London - Ralph McTell
Steal My Sunshine - Len
Light and Day - Polyphonic Spree
Tiger In My Tank - Eels
Echo Park - Joseph Arthur
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Late In The Day - Hot Rize
Posted by: Jude (Iddybud) | 15 January 2005 at 13:29
1. Robots - TV on the Radio
2. David & Goliath - New Delhi FM
3. Real as Rain - Joseph Arthur
4. A Man and a Woman - U2
5. Six to Eight Black Men - David Sedaris
6. Daddy's on Prozac - Joseph Arthur
7. Your Belgian Things - Moutain Goats
8. Respectable - Nellie McKay
9. Dirt - Depeche Mode
10. A Time to Be So Small - Interpol
Quite a lot of variety among lists here.
Posted by: Robert S. | 15 January 2005 at 14:38
Roxanne, did you see that the Matt Yglesias has suddenly become the "inventor" of the Friday Random Ten amongst the heavy-hitter?
Posted by: Amanda | 15 January 2005 at 15:40
Truth be told, I didn't invent it either. I got it from Terrance Heath, I think.
Posted by: Roxanne | 15 January 2005 at 16:57
Here goes...
1. Hateful - The Clash
2. Soul into Hades - Lacuna Coil
3. Scartissue - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
4. Cannonball Days - Ryan Adams
5. Very Near Blue - Thelonious Monk
6. It's in His Kiss - The Supremes
7. Op. 36 Andantino - Frederic Chopin
8. Whatever (I Had a Dream) - Butthole Surfers
10. What's My Name - The Clash
Posted by: Arethusa | 15 January 2005 at 19:04