The student teaching gig has gone quite well. Despite being an under-rested crabass bitch, I’m doing just fine. But give me the fucking weekend already.
If it’s Friday somewhere, it’s time for the Friday Random Ten. Set your politics aside, load up your full catalog of mp3s, and list the first ten the randomizer spits out.
1) The Vibrators – Disco in Moscow
2) Nick Drake – River Man
3) The Waitresses – I Know What Boys Like
4) His Infernal Majesty – Don’t Fear The Reaper (surprisingly good Blue Oyster Cult cover)
5) The Dwarves – Dairy Queen
6) The Moody Blues – Nights In White Satin
7) Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High
8) Tammy St. John – He’s The One For Me
9) Sebastian Tellier – La Tuerie
10) T-Rex – Cosmic Dancer
Bonus Guilty Pleasure: Dolly Parton, I Will Always Love You
Alright, I’m setting my iTunes on the Dolly song you hit at the end, and starting from there. Here’s what comes next:
1. Lee Dorsey, “Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further?”
2. Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Hey Tonight”
3. Outkast, “Mamacita”
4. Django Reinhardt, “St. Louis Blues”
5. De La Soul, “Baby Phat”
6. The Detroit Cobras, “Find Me a Home”
7. …And You Will Kone Us By The Trail of Dead, “Mistakes & Regrets”
8. Tegan and Sara, “Walking with a Ghost”
9. Land of the Loops, “Multi-Family Garage Sale (bargain-bin mix)”
10. Bloc Party, “The Answer”
My closing guilty pleasure: Tammy Wynette, “Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad”
Do you get a 3-day weekend?
I wish. But tomorrow the teacher won’t be there and I get a sub. Because the sub is legally in charge and by university policy I am not allowed to serve as a substitute, I get a free day to do nuthin’. Joy.
Rolling Stones – “Losing My Touch”
Eric Clapton – “After Midnight”
Johnny Lang _ “A Quitter Never Wins”
Bruce Springsteen _ “Mary’s Place”
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown – “Real Life”
Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Down On The Corner”
Gene Kelton – “Texas Honey”
John Lee Hooker – “I Love You Honey”
Nora Jones – “The Long Day Is Over”
Irma Thomas – “If You Want It, Come And Get It”
Huh, look at that; two CCR tunes. Who’d a thunk it?
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1) Steely Dan: Josie
2) Jane’s Addiction: Jane Says
3) George Thoroughgood: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
4) B-52s: Rock Lobster
5) Bo Diddly: Before You Accuse Me
6) Soundgarden: Superunknown
7) Bongshang: If & When
8) Big Bad Voodoo Daddy: Minnie the Moocher
9) Rolling Stones: Let’s Spend the Night Together
10) Elmore James: Shake Your Moneymaker
Non-random bonus track — Proclaimers: Scotland’s Story
Friday Random Ten
To play: put your digital music player on shuffle, click play, and list the first ten songs that show up. You must resist the temptation to click past the bad or embarrassing songs. Leave your list in comments or trackbacks.
Here’s my list:
1. …
The Factory – Halfnelson
Big Brass Ring [v.1] – Sparks
Political Science – Randy Newman
Culture Vultures [J. Peel] – Wire
Hell No We Ain’t All Right – Public Enemy
No Matter Who You Vote For the Government Always Gets In – Bonzo Dog Band
It Ain’t Easy – David Bowie
Being With the One You Love – Brian Wilson
MACDOWELL: Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 57 “Norse”: Tristamente, Ma Con Tenerezza – Fred Karpoff
Ambitions of Empire – League of Infinite Justice
The “Tom Waits posessed my iPod” edition:
1) Russet – Ken Nordine
2) Promise What You Will – Iron & Wine
3) Keep off the Grass – Todd Snider
4) Soon – My Bloody Valentine
5) Underground – Tom Waits
6) Overcome – Tricky
7) Green Grass – Tom Waits
8) Everyone Says ‘Hi’ – David Bowie
9) Gin Soaked Boy – Tom Waits
10) Papercuts – Broadcast
my first ever Friday Random Ten
1. Say – Cat Power
2. The Trouble with Jeanie – Amy Rigby
3. Seven Silver Curses – The Fiery Furnaces
4. Beat My Chest – Superchunk
5. The Mariner’s Revenge Song – The Decemberists
6. Panthers – Wilco
7. Writer’s Cramp – Husker Du
8. Memory Machine – The Dismemberment Plan
9. Slow Explosion – Normanoak
10. Numb Songs – Brilliant Redlights
Friday Random Ten–”We Need Some Prince Up In Here” Edition
Lauren kicks hers off with The Vibrators, who are playing Emo’s tonight. I’ve been told that if I don’t rate myself, someone else will and I won’t like it. (Norbiz is kicking off the audit with the cover of one…
1) “Duke Booty” by Miles Davis off of Doo Bop
2) “Doctor Wu” by Steely Dan of of Showbiz Kids
3) “Manteca” by Cal Tjader off of Soul Burst (By this time it is obvious the randomizer wants me to have rum drinks with little umbrellas.)
4) “Cheap Thrills” by the Persuasions off of Frankly A Cappella (Okay maybe I’ll switch to Espresso.)
5) “Message to Love” by Jimi Hendrix off of Band of Gypsyes
6) “Hey Pocky Way” by Art Neville off of Keys to the Crescent City (Fantastic segue from Hendrix.)
7) “Mar E Morada De Sodade” by Cesaria Evora off of Cabo Verde (Back to the Rum Drinks)
8) “Homeless” by Paul Simon off of Graceland
9) “Stop” by Jimi Hendrix off of Band of Gypsys
10) “Bon Ton Roulet” by Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias off of I’m Back at Carnival Time (That does it hurricanes for the rest of the day.)
Welcome to this week’s schizophrenic edition of my Friday Random Ten™. Today was my one-day fall break. Not really a fall break so much as TCU saying “Here, have a token day off.”
Artist — “Song”
Pearl Jam — “Black”
Anthrax — “Time”
Rob Zombie — “Spookshow Baby”
Stan Getz — “The Girl from Ipanema”
Method Man — “Da Rockwilder”
Slayer — “Live Undead”
Charles Mingus — “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”
Nine Inch Nails — “Sanctified”
Tupac Shakur — “Hail Mary”
A Perfect Circle — “Thomas”
Non-random bonus track: Rage against the Machine — “Killing in the Name Of”
My FRT, Crying Edition
The Earls - Cry, Cry, Cry
Tony Bennett - Don’t Cry, Baby
Etta James - Cry Me A River
Mandy Barnett - I’ve Got A Right To Cry
Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Cryin’ in The Rain
Elvis Presley - Cryin’ In The Chapel
Beau Brummels - Cry Just A Little
Vonda Shepard - Crying
Joss Stone &
Melissa Etheridge - Cry Baby
Meatloaf - For Crying Out Loud
Bonus selection:
Barbra Streisand - Cry Me A River
Cross-posted at Carrie’s Bar & Grill.