Friday Random Ten
(in a chest with key)
My list lingers below, but first, some other spinning fools:
Ben, Brian, Coffee Girl, Ellen, Kate, Luna, Marisa, Matthew, Sherri
1. Flies and Blue Skies – King’s X (Dogman)
“There are flies and blue skies,
and the just and the unjust all walk side by side.”
2. Imitation of Life – R.E.M. (In Time: The Best of 1988-2003)
“You are the greatest thing, the greatest thing since bread came sliced.”
3. Best-laid Plans – Guilded Lilies (0)
“I’m running from the voices in my head
that tell me I should run from you instead.”
4. Bothered – Over the Rhine (Ohio)
“Don’t be bothered by your fears;
I’ll try to bottle them like my mother’s perfume.”
5. Rainin’ – Sponge (Rotting Pinata)
“You got what you wished for;
is that what you really wanted?”
6. Southern Gurl – Better than Ezra (Deluxe)
“Kids and dogs runnin’ by;
she smiles as she drinks iced tea…”
7. My One and Only Love – Sting (Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack)
“The very thought of you makes my heart sing,
like an April breeze on the wings of spring.”
8. Incomplete – Switchfoot (New Way to Be Human)
“He’s tired of the holes that are keeping him incomplete.”
9. The Man I Used to Be – Jellyfish (Belly Button)
“I never thought it’d be so hard to see you grow so fast;
you turned into the man I used to be.”
10. Julia, You Have No Heartbeat – Ruth Ruth (The Little Death)
“I remember how angry she’d get at me – - foolish young temper, now beautiful to me.”
Favorite: 10 (I just barely resisted the urge to write 3 instead)
Least: 5 (I like the band, but never got into this particular track for some reason)
Seen live: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 (and 3, sort of…)
Artists with sites offering free downloads: 3 (ultra Indie), 4 (great mp3 “attic” – I especially like “Moth”), 8 (offers a free track in exchange for your email address), 10 (NY-based power pop/punk – recommend downloading “Uninvited”, if nothing else) – note, these are just the ones I noticed offering free downloads.
Incidentally, the first guesser of which song the title quote is from will get a prize, either an online review of your website by me, or if you don’t have a website, maybe just a virtual pat on the back (which is actually part of the package with the other prize too).
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