The "Hey, I finally remembered it's Friday" Friday Random 10

Ah, here we are. The end of another work week.

That's all I got...

1. Cherry Poppin' Daddies -- Swingin' with Tiger Woods
I've noted before my feelings about CPD. They're the DH's favorite; definitely not mine...

2. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin -- Mack the Knife
We all love Ol' Blue Eyes and Dino, but Bobby Darrin will always own this song. Another DH pick.

3. The Clash -- Magnificent Seven
What can you say about The Clash that hasn't already been said? This is one of my favorite songs, but the sing-along value is pretty low 'cuz I can't understand what the hell he's saying.

4. Missy Elliot -- One Minute Man
The one with Trina not the one with (God love 'im) Jay-Z. I'm all about girl power. Though this version -- from my free music days -- has some annoying guy yelling in the background through the song. I guess you get what you pay for...

5. Green Day -- American Idiot
"Now everybody do the propoganda/and sing along to the age of paranoia"
The song that made think, 'hey, maybe it's *not* just me.'

6. Consonant -- Blissful
This is off the CMJ CD way back in August of '02. I really miss CMJ. It got really erratic the last time I subscribed and it's too expensive to wonder if I'm going to get my issue this month. Oh, well. This song is okay.

7. Marius Muller -- Es geht mir gut
Yes, it's in German. No, I don't know what he's talking about (tho the title means 'I'm fine' or 'It's going good for me'). This was the joy of what was the Wild West of Napster. I could find and download a hit German song that I heard once many years earlier on a visit to the country with absolutely no problem at all. Man, I miss Napster. We'll be telling our grandkids about it one day...

8. Heart -- Barracuda
I first heard of Heart in the '80s with the schmaltzy "These Dreams." I had no idea then how hard they used to rock. If I was a rock star, I'd sing this song.

9. The Offspring -- Original Prankster
Except for their first couple of *big* songs -- I'm thinking "Keep 'em separated" -- all of The Offspring's songs have an expiration date, about 6 weeks after you first hear it. I remember pegging them as a total one-hit wonder all those years ago. Shows you what I know, Ha!

10. -M- -- Belleville Rendez-Vous (French)
Yes, I bought the soundtrack to "The Triplets of Belleville." Once you hear this damn song, you can't help it. It's got that fun, jazzy '20s speakeasy vibe. I dare you to listen to it and not want to dance. I like the "English" version much better, though you can understand the English lyrics about as well as you can the French ones. The English version sounds a little -- I don't know -- rougher, somehow.

I bought the new Strokes'CD, BTW. The verdict so far: not as good as "Is This It" but better than "Room on Fire."

So there.