FRIDAY RANDOM TEN

Yes, Esteemed Readers: It’s Friday, time once again for Elisson’s Random Musical Mashup.

And not just any Friday. For us Jews, it’s Chol ha-Moed Pesach, one of the intermediate days of the eight-day Passover festival. And for our Christian friends, it’s Good Friday.

So: What’s playing on the iPod d’Elisson? Checkit:

1. Stagger Lee - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
   
2. 3rd Planet - Modest Mouse
   
3. Birthday - The Beatles
   
4. Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) - Procol Harum
   
   I loves me some Procol Harum. Here’s a video of them performing “Shine On Brightly,” the title track of the album on which “Magdalene” appeared.
   
   
   
   
5. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band
   
   [A parody of “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”, this song made the Top 40 in 1968.]
   
   Judy in disguise, well that’s what you are
   Lemonade pie with a brand new car
   Cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight
   Judy in disguise with glasses
   
   Keep a-wearing your bracelets and your new rara
   Cross your heart - yeh - with your living bra
   Chimney sweep sparrow with guise
   Judy in disguise with glasses
   
   Come to me tonight, come to me tonight
   Taking everything in sight
   Except for the strings on my kite
   
   Judy in disguise, hey that’s what you are
   Lemonade pies hey got your brand new car
   Cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight
   Judy in disguise with glasses
   
   Come to me tonight, come to me tonight
   Taking everything in sight
   Except for the strings on my kite
   
   Judy in disguise, well what you aiming for
   A circus of horrors, yeah, well that’s what you are
   You made me a life of ashes
   I guess I’ll just take your glasses
   
   
6. Motion Picture Soundtrack - Radiohead
   
7. Malen’kiy Mal’chik - Leningrad
   
   Malen’kiy mal’chik nashel pulemet,
   Bol’she v derevne nikto ne zhivet,
   I kogda on lyudey ubival,
   Pesenku ztu on napival:
   
   “Nebo koptyat poezda
   I gudyat provoda
   I s benzinom voda”
   
   Malen’kiy mal’chik limonku nashel,
   I na zanyatiya v shkolu prishel,
   I kogda on cheku vyryval,
   Pesenku ztu on napival:
   
   “Nebo koptyat poezda
   I gudyat provoda
   I s benzinom voda”
   
   Chi-ko-ko
   
   “Nebo koptyat poezda
   I gudyat provoda
   I s benzinom voda”
   
   [Music from Leningrad’s album Mat bez Elektrichestva (which loosely translates as “Filth Unplugged”) is available here. Just pick a song and click the Mp3 or txt links to get the .mp3 file or lyrics (in Russian).]
   
   
8. Three Is A Green Crown - The Incredible String Band
   
9. Counting Sheep - The Judybats
   
10. California - Joni Mitchell
    

It’s Friday. What are you listening to?