Friday Random Ten XXX
(we are agents of the free)
Don’t worry, the selections are no bawdier than normal, regardless of the three x’s in the title. The routine stands; warm up the randomizer and jot down the first ten tracks.
1. Dig – Adam Again (Dig)
“There was a time when I might have surrendered, but not now.”
2. Grace – U2 (All That You Can’t Leave Behind)
“It’s a name for a girl.
It’s also a thought that changed the world.”
3. Vet – Vigilantes of Love (Welcome to Struggleville)
“I’d liked to forget that moment-
-there’s the curse of video tape;
screaming and all the clenched fists,
spit rolling down my face…”
4. The Long Day Is Over – Norah Jones (Come Away with Me)
“Feeling tired
by the fire…”
5. By My Side – INXS (X)
“I wish you were…”
6. Orange Crush – R.E.M. (Squint)
“got my spine; I’ve got my Orange Crush”
7. Mexico – Lost Dogs (Green Room Serenade, Part One)
“You say a drink’s a dollar there,
and if you’re not a bull the fights are fair.”
8. Place of You – Familiar 48 (Wonderful Nothing)
“And how did we get this way
when everything seemed okay?”
9. Happy Roy – 77’s (Pray Naked)
“You’ve gone away.
I’ll never be the same…”
10. Here without You – 3 Doors Down (Away from the Sun)
“A hundred days have made me older
since the last time that I saw your pretty face…”
Fellow members of the FRT cult: Andrea, Ben, Fred, Kim, Luna, & Marisa
Disclosures:
- Favorite song: “Happy Roy” (just like the last time it made the list)
- Least favorite song: “By My Side” (that “by my side” part in the chorus always seemed obnoxious to me, otherwise the song’s pretty good.)
- Random observation: “Here without You” and “Vet” both remind me of the old troop support discussion that is an unfortunate mainstay of political discourse during a time of war (or conflict). I appreciate “Vet” a little more each time I stumble over it—very bittersweet, though a little light on the sweet part. Good song, could’ve been my favorite on another occasion, but the 77’s tribute to Roy Orbison, which is also bittersweet, is just prettier. (Yeah, I admit it; sometimes I like pretty things.)
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