Random 10

the devil appeared like Jesus through the steam on the street
showin' me a hand I knew even the cops couldn't beat

David Bowie, "It's Hard To Be a Saint in the City"
Warren Zevon, "Lawyers, Guns and Money"
Oasis, "Live Forever"
New Order, "Blue Monday"
Steve Taylor, "Hero"
U2, "In God's Country"
Stevie Wonder, "For Once in My Life"
Husker Du, "Love Is All Around"
Polyphonic Spree, "Reach for the Sun"
The Delays, "On"

Comments

[ajb]

"I went home with a waitress, the way I always do."

[Ranjan]

RIP Warren.

You know, I've always liked the Bowie cover of "Saint". But my wife, one of the original Springsteen fans (beginning c. 1976) has always disagreed with me. I'm curious, Fred: in your opinion, what about the cover is better than the original?

Problem is, the more I listen to Springsteen's original, the more I feel that Bowie's version is a pale imitation.

[Scott Lemieux]

Best Friday Random 10 ever! ;)

[Steve]

Hero
it's a nice-boy notion that the real world's gonna destroy
you know
it's a Marvel comicbook Saturday matinee fairytale, boy

Growing older you'll find that illusions are brought
and the idol you thought you'd be was just another zero
I wanna be a hero

Heroes died when the squealers bought 'em off
died when the dealers got 'em off
welcome to the "in it for the money as an idol" show
when they ain't as big as life
when they ditch their second wife
where's the boy to go?
gotta be a hero