Friday Random Ten
(we’ll help you down the long road)
1. Night and Day Stars – Garrison Starr (Something to Hold You over)
“I used to play guitar
‘til someone told me that I may be a star… “
2. Rings – Toad the Wet Sprocket (Coil)
“How is it I remember
knowing that I would live forever?”
3. Crumbs from Your Table – U2 (How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb)
“Would you deny for others what you demand for yourself?”
4. Under You – Better than Ezra (How Does Your Garden Grow?)
“Ramen noodles at 4:30 in the morning;
when we barely could survive, I was never more alive.”
5. Before You Were Born – Toad the Wet Sprocket (Fear soundtrack)
“… and God damn the wounds that show how deep a word can cut.”
6. Mountain – Tonic (Lemon Parade)
“Like a demon I’m drawn to her flame – gonna burn calling her name.”
7. Show Me – Over the Rhine (Ohio)
“Baby, you’re my favorite rolling stone …”
8. Love is the Movement – Switchfoot (Learning to Breathe)
“And everybody’s scared that the motion will never come …”
9. Starry-Eyed – Vigilantes of Love (Audible Sigh)
“Sure I believe in brand new starts,
but we’re so good at telling lies.”
10. Cherry Lane – Ryan Adams and the Cardinals (Cold Roses)
“I could never get close enough to you …”
Favorite: 6
Least: 1 (but it doesn’t seem fair; this is one of my all-time great lists)
Seen live and in person: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9
Other players: Ben, Brian, Ellen, Jessica, Marisa, Sparky
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