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Friday random ten: Cover me

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

In last week’s Houston Chronicle, in their Thursday Entertainment section, there was an article about the author’s ten favorite cover songs. I was going to link to that as the basis of my Friday Random Ten, but for some bizarre … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: That’s just crazy

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

So I was sitting with my laptop trying to be inspired for this week’s Friday list, and it occurred to me that the girls had been driving us a little crazy all weekend. And thus was I inspired. 1. Crazy … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Talk the talk

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

If you follow this blog for things other than random music, you know that I do a lot of candidate and officeholder interviews around election time. In honor of all that talking, here’s ten songs about talking: 1. Ain’t Talkin’ … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: 25 and up

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

For the third and final entry in my numeric theme list, here are ten more songs with numbers in the title, starting with the number 25: 1. When I’m 25 or 64 – Jonathan Coulton 2. Section 29 – The … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: The teen years

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing with last week’s theme, here are ten more numeric songs, beginning with the number 11: 1. Eleven Easy Steps – Trout Fishing In America 2. Come And I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) – Great Big Sea 3. … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: One through ten

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I finished my tour of the alphabet a few weeks ago, and it occurred to me around that time that there was a natural extension of that theme once I got through the Zs. To wit: 1. Going For The … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: You made that up

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

In honor of “Refudiate-gate”, here are ten songs from my collection that feature words not found in nature: 1. Abacab – Genesis 2. Billy-A-Dick – Bette Midler 3. Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste of Honey 4. Boplicity – Miles … Continue reading →

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Friday random twelve: The end of the alphabet

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

At long last, the end of my “Songs that start with a certain letter” theme. I don’t have ten songs that start with the letter Z, but I do have twelve songs that contain a word that starts with the … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: It’s not me, it’s you

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I have 57 songs that start with the word “You”, plus another 25 that begin with a “You” contraction – you’d, you’ll, you’re, you’ve. It’s all about you, isn’t it? Well, these ten songs are, anyway. 1. You & Me … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: In memoriam

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

In honor of Memorial Day on Monday, here are ten songs that I thought were fitting: 1. The Green Fields of France – Ceili’s Muse 2. Another Man’s Cause – SixMileBridge 3. War – Bruce Springsteen 4. Goodnight, Saigon – … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Who, what, where, when, why?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Unlike some other letters I could name, the letter W offers a plethora of possibilities for the “ten songs that start with the same word” theme. So rather than pick just one, I thought I’d go all journalist on you … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Hi, Mom!

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

In honor of Mother’s Day, ten maternal songs: 1. Mother And Child Reunion – Paul Simon 2. My Old Mother – The Mollys 3. Sylvia’s Mother – Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show 4. I’ll Tell Me Ma – Flying … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Brought to you by the letter V

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I have exactly 38 songs that begin with the letter V. No more than four of them start with the same word (“voice” or “voices”), so I’m just going to pick ten V songs that appeal to me and call … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Unconventional love songs

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Chad Orzel last weekend gave a list of “songs about love or people in love, but not quite the sort of thing you should expect to hear as the first dance at a wedding any time soon”. I figured I … Continue reading →

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Friday random ten: Under cover

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

We’re getting close to the end of the alphabet, and along with it we’re getting into some letters that don’t work well with this format I’ve been using. I had to fudge a bit to come up with ten songs … Continue reading →

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