Friday Random Ten - Lose the Hat Edition
If you haven't played before, you can pick up the rules from our leader. Here's my set:
- Make Believe Mambo - David Byrne
- Orphan Girl - Emmylou Harris
- Titanium Expose - Sonic Youth
- About a Girl - Nirvana
- Is That Love- Squeeze
- Blind-Side - Soul Purpose
- A Kissed Out Red Floatboat - Cocteau Twins
- Why Can't We Be Friends - War
- Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin
- Jackie Blue - Smashing Pumpkins
Now it's your turn, either in comments below or at your own blog.
I'm off to the Clown Show later this morning and will report back later. In the meantime, please read this excellent essay by Michael Bérubé.
Roxanne - Sting
Embarassment - Madness
Common People - Pulp
13 Steps Lead Down - Elvis Costello
Eyes Adjust to Light - Irving
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Evolution Revolution Love - Tricky
Sleepwalker - Wallflowers
Delta Lady - Joe Cocker
Boxcars - Joe Ely
Posted by: Eli | 08 April 2005 at 06:59
Delurking to utter a small cheer: Cocteau Twins! Hooray!
Posted by: Phantom Scribbler | 08 April 2005 at 07:01
It Might Be You – Stephen Bishop
Let 'Em In – Paul McCartney & Wings
Sail Away Sweet Sister – Queen
Night Train – James Brown
Waitress In The Sky – The Replacements
Seven Swans – Sufjan Stevens
Tragic Anatomy – Jerk With A Bomb
Baby I Love Your Way – Peter Frampton
California Dreamin' – Eddie Hazel
Island Letter – Shuggie Otis
Posted by: TravisG | 08 April 2005 at 09:16
Guts (Live) – John Cale
Hymn 43 – Jethro Tull
Call Me Happy – John Kirby Sextet
Stop the Sun – Elysian Fields
Ruby – tweaker
Suspicious Minds – Elvis
Rub Me Raw – Warren Zevon
The Bed – Lou Reed
A Walk in the Dark – David Byrne
Any Way the Wind Blows – The Mothers of Invention
Posted by: BenA | 08 April 2005 at 09:41
1. Freestyler - Bombfunk MCs
2. Urgent - Foreigner
3. Birthright - Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe
4. Hands Up - Black Eyed Peas
5. Drive - Ziggy Marley
6. Ready to Go - Republica
7. Love of Midnight - Peter Himmelman
8. Lovers in a Dangerous Time - Barenaked Ladies
9. Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
10. Only Time Will Tell - Asia
Send it the Clown Show!
Posted by: Shiny | 08 April 2005 at 11:13
lapdance - n.e.r.d.
a measured room - brian eno
triptych - roxy music
here comes the flood - robert fripp
the royal scam - steely dan
the pearl - brain eno and harold budd
ray - aimee mann
fame throwa - pavement
flowers - echo & the bunnymen
ain't got no--i got life - nina simone
Posted by: david benke | 08 April 2005 at 14:11
er, "here comes the flood" should read "water music."
Posted by: david benke | 08 April 2005 at 14:21
I posted an "African and Afro-Caribbean Heritage Edition" over at Lauren's, so once again, you get the, what, "melting pot"? edition (Touche pas à mon pote). I may try to alternate next Friday:
1) Πάει κι αυτό - Sadahzinia
2) 出路 - Wang Fei 王菲
3) Ήμουνα μόρτης μια φορά – Aman Amerika Orchestra
4) Rosemary – Suzanne Vega
5) Yueliang daibiao wode xin 月亮代表我的心 - Deng Lijun 鄧麗君
6) Sense Outta Nansense – Linton Kwesi Johnson
7) Badda Card – Prince Far I
8) 不顧一切 - Zhang Huimei 張惠妹
9) dy-na-mi-tee – Ms. Dynamite
10) Power to the People – Public Enemy
Posted by: Jimmy Ho | 08 April 2005 at 15:01
Sorry, there are two Chinese titles I forgot to romanize. Here they are, for what it's worth:
-#2 (Wang Fei): "Chulu"
-#8 (Zhang Huimei): "Bugu yiqie".
Zheyang keyi le ba? Xia libai wu jian!
Posted by: Jimmy Ho | 08 April 2005 at 15:08
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