The Nostalgia Edition of The Friday Random 10

1. Guy Forsyth -- Can You Live Without
'In times of trouble/we decide what we need/what we take with us/and what we leave'
This was one of the songs I listened to a lot right after 9/11. It was part of a mix, actually. Perhaps I'll tell you later what the other songs were. It's especially poignant for me personally for that reason, but it's also a very good song.

2. A Tribe Called Quest -- Buggin' Out
Ah, A Tribe Called Quest. It all seems so innocent now, and so far away. Tribe was one of the few rap acts that I could actually listen to for an entire album. They still hold up very well, IMHO.

3. Audra Kubat -- Georgia
Another CMJ disc refugee. There are so many songs on all my respective CMJ discs that there are always gems that I discover later that I have overlooked. Like this one.

4. Joan Osborne -- Lumina
I loved this CD (except for that painful god song). It's held up pretty well over the years. This is a nice song; not one of the best on the disc, but not bad by any stretch of the imagination.

5. Elvis Costello -- Alison
Everyone's favorite Elvis Costello song. I wouldn't say it's my favorite, but it's definitely my *first* Elvis Costello song, and that's got to count for something. Plus, it's held up amazingly well. It's really a very good song. He doesn't really shoot her in the end, does he?

6. Dionne Warwick -- Say a Little Prayer
I'll admit it. I 'discovered' this song along with everyone else of my generation -- after seeing "My Best Friend's Wedding." My fav DW song is still "Do You Know the Way to San Jose," but this one's still very good.

7. Neil Young -- Southern Man
This is definitely a DH song; I'm not much of a Neil Young fan. The main attraction of this song is that now I know what Lynard Skynard was talking about in "Sweet Home Alabama." Doesn't seem all that bad to me...

8. The Beastie Boys -- Sure Shot
From, "Ill Communication," the second Beastie Boys album I ever bought. The first? "Licensed to Ill," of course. On *vinyl!*

9. Wyclef Jean -- Anything Can Happen
Man, this really *is* turning into a trip down memory lane, innit? I *loved* this CD as well in its day, and this is one of the better songs on it.

10. Elvis Presley -- Viva Las Vegas
Two Elvises for the price of one FRT! Not necessarily ending on a bang this week, but FYI, I did snag this one from Napster (or wherever) after ZZ Top (I believe) released their remake a few years ago. Viva!