Tag Archives: Friday random ten

Pretty good week for the ladies, wouldn’t you say? Winning elections is the best revenge. Congrats to Claire, Elizabeth, Heidi, Mazie, and Tammy for reminding us that a lady’s place is in the Senate. 1. Josie – The Darcys 2. … Continue reading →

Happy Friday after Halloween! 1. Ida Red – Hot Club of Cowtown 2. Irene – Leadbelly 3. Isabel – Steeleye Span 4. Jackie O – John Mellencamp 5. Jamie – Trinity University Jazz Band 6. Jeannine – The Manhattan Transfer … Continue reading →

Still more songs with ladies’ names for titles. 1. Emily – Elana James 2. Emily de Muse – The Buddhacrush 3. Erin – Jiggernaut 4. Evangeline – Los Lobos 5. Fanny – Asylum Street Spankers 6. Ginger Faye – Eddie … Continue reading →

More songs named for ladies, from my binder full of Friday Random Ten lists. 1. Caroline – Georgetown Chimes 2. Cassidy – Suzanne Vega 3. Cecilia – Simon and Garfunkel 4. Cindy – The Chieftains 5. Claudette – Robert Johnson … Continue reading →

There are a lot of songs out there whose titles are just the name of a woman. I’m going to go through the ones I have in my collection. 1. Alison – Tufts Beelzebubs 2. Alma – Tom Lehrer 3. … Continue reading →

For your Friday listening pleasure, ten behaviors to avoid. 1. Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette – Elena James 2. Smoke – Eddie From Ohio 3. Gettin’ High – Asylum Street Spankers 4. Too Much Barbecue – Big Twist and The … Continue reading →

Following up on last week’s post, here are the remaining “one-hit wonders” in my collection from that list that I found in that Village Voice post. 1. Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood 2. In A Big Country – Big … Continue reading →

I came across this interesting rumination on what truly makes a “one hit wonder”, which pointed me to this list of the Top 100 One Hit Wonders Of All Time, according to VH1. I encourage you to read the story … Continue reading →

Enough politics. Let’s have some political songs. 1. Born In The USA – Bruce Springsteen 2. Winning The War On Drugs – Asylum Street Spankers 3. Arthur McBride – SixMileBridge 4. We Shall Overcome – The SNCC Freedom Singers, Dorothy … Continue reading →

It would have been Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday this week. After reading this story, which alerted me to this fact, I decided this week to celebrate the music of artists in my collection who have passed that milestone as well. … Continue reading →

Hope everyone had a good Fourth of July. In belated celebration of our constitutional freedoms, here are some songs about freedom and being free. 1. Free As A Bird – The Beatles 2. Free Ride – Austin Allsup 3. Freedom … Continue reading →

We’re still waiting for the SCOTUS ruling on the Affordable Care Act. Here’s some music to listen to while we sit in the waiting room reading back issues of Cosmo and Sports Illustrated. 1. The Doctor’s Gonna Cut Ya – … Continue reading →

Technically, summer starts next week, but weather-wise it’s been here for awhile. 1. All Summer Long – The Beach Boys 2. Cruel Summer – Bananarama 3. Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer – Stevie Wonder 4. Our Last Summer – … Continue reading →

I figure this is a good week for some songs that make you want to get back up and keep fighting. 1. Arthur McBride – SixMileBridge 2. Tubthumping – Chumbawamba 3. We’re Not Gonna Take It – Twisted Sister 4. … Continue reading →

I know what I am. 1. I’m A Bear In A Ladies Boudoir – Asylum Street Spankers 2. I’m A Believer – The Monkees 3. I’m A Rocker – Bruce Springsteen 4. I’m An Old Cowhand – Mutual Admiration Society … Continue reading →

Ever notice how some songs have and alternate, parenthetical title? Here are ten examples from my collection. 1. Remember (Walking In The Sand) – Aerosmith 2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) – They Might Be Giants 3. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of … Continue reading →

When I did that Name That Tune list a bit ago, one of the answers was clearly on the right track but had the wrong name for the song. I’m talking about Pink Floyd’s “Brain Damage”, which you might well … Continue reading →

Gonna try something a little different that week. Here are ten lyric snippets from my song library. Your job is to name the song and the artist – original or cover of your choice, I don’t care. Obviously, using the … Continue reading →

It’s what really makes the world go ’round. 1. Easy Money – Billy Joel 2. Money – Pink Floyd 3. Money – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings 4. Money – Yes 5. Money – N.A.S.A 6. Money, Money, Money … Continue reading →

Time once again for a Good Friday random ten list. 1. Good – Better Than Ezra 2. Good After Time – team9 vs Stereogum 3. Good Enough – Sarah McLachlin 4. Good Feeling To Know – Richie Furay 5. A … Continue reading →