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Friday random ten: Down we go

As The Boss once sang, I’m going down down down down… 1. Down By The Riverside – Asylum Street Spankers 2. Down On The Corner – Creedence Clearwater Revival 3. Down On The Riverbed – Los Lobos 4. Down So … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: It’s a helluva town

I don’t really have anything new or original to say about this anniversary of 9/11. What I published back in 2002 is as meaningful as anything I could say today. What I can do is give you some music in … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Oh, come on!

Moving to the letter C and songs that start with the word “come”: 1. Come A Day – Nils Lofgren 2. Come And I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) – Great Big Sea 3. Come Back To Me – … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Right back at you

The word of the week is “Back”. 1. Back Door Santa – Bon Jovi 2. Back Home Again in Indiana – Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, and Stan Getz 3. Back In Baby’s Arms – Patsy Cline 4. Back In Love … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: All there is to it

And we go back to the theme lists, as we take a stroll through the alphabet and find for each letter ten songs that start with the same word, one for each letter. Today is the letter A and the … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Texas, our Texas

We were out of town most of last week, visiting friends in the Washington, DC area, so here are ten songs to serve as reminders of home for the next time we travel. 1. Irving – Austin Lounge Lizards 2. … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Cooling down

After the earlier Too Hot list, I felt this was necessary. 1. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – The Priestess and The Fool 2. Cold Shot – Stevie Ray Vaughan 3. Cold – Annie Lennox 4. The Cool, Cool River – … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Raindrops keep falling on my head

In honor of that wet stuff that’s finally started falling from the sky again after however long a dry spell, here are ten songs about rain. 1. Rain – Flying Fish Sailors 2. Rain and Snow – Solas 3. Rain … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Long train running

In honor of all the train–related news from the week, here are ten train-related songs. 1. Death’s Black Train Is Coming – Gob Iron 2. Hold That Train – Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials 3. Midnight Train – Guy … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Too damn hot

My brain is too sunburned to think of anything clever to say about this particularly timely Friday Random Ten list. I think the theme will be clear to you. 1. Hot Cha – They Might Be Giants 2. Hot House … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: In the good old summer time

OK, maybe “good” isn’t a word most people use to describe the summers around here, especially this one so far. But let’s not let that stop us from reviewing a fine selection of summer-themed songs: 1. Summertime Blues – The … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Little bits

We’ve got big songs, and we’ve got little songs: 1. Little Beggarman – Great Big Sea 2. Little Brown Jug – Glenn Miller 3. Little By Little – Southside Johnny and The Jukes 4. Little Fallen Angel – Austin Lounge … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: What’s the big idea?

It’s very simple, really: Ten songs that start with the word “Big”: 1. Big Bottom – Hayseed Dixie 2. Big Fellah – Black 47 3. Big Legs, Tight Skirt – John Lee Hooker 4. Big Noise – Eddie from Ohio … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Let us raise our glasses

We did food, and now we do drink. Here are ten beverage-related songs. 1. Alcohol – Barenaked Ladies 2. Beer – Asylum Street Spankers 3. A Case of Coors Beer – Austin Lounge Lizards 4. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: You gonna eat that?

Continuing with our Friday theme lists, here are ten songs about food: 1. Pico de Gallo – Trout Fishing in America 2. Watermelon Time – Marcia Ball 3. Col. Josh’s Homestyle Barbecue – Asylum Street Spankers 4. Taco Bell Canon … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Get your game on

Next on the theme list: Songs about sports. 1. HOOPS Yes! (FC Dallas) – The Polyphonic Spree 2. The Stock Car Travels By Illusion – Austin Lounge Lizards 3. Centerfield – John Fogerty 4. Galway Farmer – Ceili’s Muse 5. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: The state you’re in

Gonna switch gears here for a couple of Fridays and do some themed lists. I was inspired to put a few of these together back when I did the spring songs and good songs lists, and I’m finally getting around … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Good songs

I was going to jump into some new music this week, but when I remembered that today is Good Friday, I figured I’d do a theme list instead. So here, for Good Friday, are ten good songs: 1. Two Good … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Life is skittles and life is beer

You know what’s one reason why I love the onset of Daylight Savings Time? It means that spring is right around the corner. And what do you know, here we are on the first day of the spring season. So … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Sleigh bells ring

I don’t have a whole lot of Christmas music in my collection, but I do have enough for a Friday Random Ten, and if this isn’t the time for a Christmas random ten list, then when would it ever be? … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Karaoke!

In honor of the airport karaoke setup, here are ten songs that I have belted out back when I did that sort of thing. 1. “Mack the Knife” – Bobby Darin 2. “What’s Your Name?” – Lynyrd Skynyrd 3. “Keep … Continue reading Continue reading

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