Friday Random Ten - The Happy Birthday to the Best Partner EVAR! Edition
Published by McBoing July 28th, 2006 in Friday Random TenHappy birthday, baby. I love you.
1) Jens Lekman - Draw a Dinosaur For Me
2) Jason Brouwer - Run Me Out of Town
3) Br. Danielson - Your Daughters Will Tune You
4) Gogol Bordello - Start Wearing Purple
5) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Crow Jane
6) Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
7) Elliott Smith - Happiness
David Byrne - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
9) Sufjan Stevens - Size Too Small
10) The Screamin’ Mee-Mees - Hot Sody
Bonus Guilty Pleasure: 2Pac and Jodeci - How Do You Want It?
1) Everclear: Santa Monica
Wicked Tinkers: Jigs ‘n’ Reels
2) Steely Dan: East St. Louis Toodle-oo
3) Melissa Etheridge: Chrome Plated Heart
4) Steely Dan: Deacon Blues
5) Sublime: Santeria
6) Jimi Hendrix: All Along The Watchtower
7) Rage Against The Machine: Street Fightin’ Man
9) Coelbeg: Jolly Beggar
10) Lou Reed: All Through The Night
Random #11) AC/DC: Ride On
Though AC/DC is widely known as an Australian band, three members of their breakout lineup were born in Scotland. Among them was Bon Scott. Ride On haunts me because it is not as is sometimes said Scott writing his own epitaph, but rather looking forward with equal parts resignation and hope.
The GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS edition:
1.) Dresden Dolls - Bank of Boston Beauty Queen
2.) Rasputina - Gingerbread Coffin
3.) Concrete Blonde - Joey
4.) Faith & the Muse - Branwen Slayne
5.) Hungry Lucy - Blue Dress
6.) Siouxsie & the Banshees - Into the Light
7.) Regina Spektor - the Flowers
8.) Polly Panic - Pretty Pissing
9.) Lennon - My Beautiful
10.) Matson Jones - A Bit of Arson Never Hurt Anyone