Random Friday Ten XXXVIII
(I can’t decide which is worse)
1. Blues – Switchfoot (Nothing is Sound)
“Does justice never find you? Do the wicked never lose?
Is there any honest song to sing besides these blues?”
2. Yer So Bad – Tom Petty (Full Moon Fever)
“My sister got lucky, married a yuppie
Took him for all he was worth…”
3. Breathe Deep – Lost Dogs (Scenic Routes)
“Gays and lesbians, demagogues and thespians;
the disabled, preachers, doctors and teachers;
Meat eaters, wife beaters, judges and juries
Long hair, no hair, everybody everywhere…”
4. Fall Down – Toad the Wet Sprocket (Dulcinea)
“She hates her life, she hates her skin, she even hates her friends.”
5. Cajun Song – Gin Blossoms (New Miserable Experience)
“They say you can’t miss something you’ve never had.
So tell me why, why I could feel so bad…”
6. World Leader Pretend – R.E.M. (Green)
“I demand a rematch,
I decree a stalemate,
I divine my deeper motives…”
7. Leave the Biker – Fountains of Wayne (Fountains of Wayne)
“Oh can’t you see my world is falling apart?
Baby, please leave the biker,
Leave the biker, break his heart.”
8. Shine Like it Does – INXS (Listen Like Thieves)
“And if you’re looking, you will find it.”
9. She Is Fading – Vigilantes of Love (Summershine)
“Oh to hold you once again, wipe away your tears;
you are such a welcome sight in my rearview mirror.”
10. The Lament of Desmond R. G. Underwood-Frederick IV - Steve Taylor (Squint)
“The news of my impending death came at a really bad time for me”
- The all-inclusive folk hymn: 3
- Always sounded too happy to me to be about heartbreak: 5
- Immediately precedes my all-time favorite Tom Petty track: 2 (is anyone familiar with the track that follows it?)
Other list keepers: Andrea, Autumn, Ben, Brian, Cziltang, Luna, Marisa, Mark, Sherri
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