Friday Random Ten XLIV
(the bugs are taking over)
1. Sunny Day Suicide – Chlorophyll (The Philly File Cd)
“If you want to live, some things must die;
leave yourself behind.”
2. Certain Slant of Light – Vigilantes of Love (Blister Soul)
“Let the doubts all perish at sea-
-you gotta’ learn to dream all over again.”
3. Lebanese Blonde – Thievery Corporation (Garden State soundtrack)
“A half a million thoughts
are flowing through my mind…”
4. Hurry Down Doomsday – Elvis Costello (Mighty Like a Rose)
“In time you can turn these obsessions into careers
while the parents of those kidnapped children start the bidding
for their tears.”
5. Acoustic #3 – Goo Goo Dolls (Dizzy up the Girl)
“And I tried so hard to reach you,
but you’re falling anyway.”
6. Southbound Again – Dire Straits (Dire Straits)
“Southbound again—last night I felt like crying.
Right now I’m sick of living, but I’m going to keep on trying.”
7. Latter Days – Over the Rhine (Good Dog, Bad Dog: The Home Recordings)
“Nothing like sleeping on a bed of nails;
nothing much here but our broken dreams;
ah, but baby if all else fails,
nothing is ever quite what it seems.”
8. Occam’s Razor – Adam Again (Homeboys)
“I will paint you in a corner
in a room where the light is off”
9. No One Said It Would Be Easy – Sheryl Crow (Tuesday Night Music Club)
“But I think we’re here to stay;
I can’t imagine it any other way.”
10. God Part II - U2 (Rattle and Hum)
“Don’t believe in excess;
success is to give.
Don’t believe in riches,
but you should see where I live.”
Playing favorites: 10
Song I’d forgotten I liked (since I hadn’t heard it in, oh, five years): 1
Artists I’ve seen live: 1, 2, 7 & 10
No query on the title quote; it’s too easy… isn’t it?
Who else is spinning today? Ben, Brian, Marisa, Mark, Matthew, Philadelphia Story, Sherri
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