FRIDAY RANDOM TEN

Welcome to Blog d’Elisson’s Friday Random Ten, the weekly adventure in Random Musicality where I post a list of ten cuts as pooched out by the iPod d’Elisson on the “Shuffle Songs” setting.

I’m recovering from a two-day Team Building Exercise at the Sweat City headquarters of the Great Corporate Salt Mine. Tonight’s Big Fun Evening at Dave & Buster’s marked the end of a marathon session of meetings and presentations, a veritabobble test of one’s Sitzfleisch.

WTF is Sitzfleisch? It is nothing more than Patience...the ability to stay put for long periods of time. An invaluable component of the Corporate Skill Set.

So: What do we have today, Johnny?

1. Mr. Pinstripe Suit - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
   
   Now...
   Friends, let me tell you about
   This cat that I once met.
   Smooth talker...with an export cigarette.
   I don’t believe I ever saw him
   Without a cocktail in his hand,
   And no one swings as hard
   To the big bad voodoo band.
   Now he strolls through the city
   Like a big ol’ alley cat
   With his pinstripe suit
   And a big bad voodoo hat.
   I don't believe I ever saw him
   Without a kitten on his hand,
   And no one swings as hard
   To the big bad voodoo band.
   
   Chorus
   Hey, Mr. Pinstripe Suit.
   Hey, Mr. Hi De Hi De Ho.
   Well, I know you got the answers
   That we all wanna know.
   Hey, Mr. Wingtip Shoes.
   Hey, Mr. Always On The Go.
   Well, I know you got the answers
   That we all wanna know.
   
   
2. Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles
   
   This particular version is the demo sequence from Beatles Anthology 2. It’s a beautiful, simple vocal by John Lennon, with minimal instrumentation, providing only a hint of what would become one of the most celebrated pop singles of all time.
   
   
3. You Can’t Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
   
   
4. Come Together - The Beatles
   
   
5. The Last Polka - Ben Folds
   
   
6. Blue Angel - Squirrel Nut Zippers
   
   
7. Maahan - Alamaailman Vasarat
   
   
8. Save My Soul - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
   
   
9. Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison
   
   From the album of the same name, my very first Van Morrison purchase back in 1971. It was the album that turned me into a Van Morrison fan: money well spent.
   
   You can take all the tea in China
   Put it in a big brown bag for me
   Sail right around the seven oceans
   Drop it straight into the deep blue sea
   She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   She’s an angel of the first degree
   She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   Just like honey from the bee
   
   You can’t stop us on the road to freedom
   You can’t keep us ’cause our eyes can see
   Men with insight, men in granite
   Knights in armor bent on chivalry
   She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   She’s an angel of the first degree
   She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   Just like honey from the bee
   
   You can’t stop us on the road to freedom
   You can’t stop us ’cause our eyes can see
   Men with insight, men in granite
   Knights in armor intent on chivalry
   She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   She’s an angel of the first degree
   She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   Just like honey from the bee
   
   You know she’s all right
   You know she’s all right with me
   She’s all right, she’s all right (she’s an angel)
   
   You can take all the tea in China
   Put it in a big brown bag for me
   Sail it right around the seven oceans
   Drop it smack dab in the middle of the deep blue sea
   Because she’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   She’s an angel of the first degree
   She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   Just like honey from the bee
   
   She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   She’s an angel of the first degree
   She’s as sweet as tupelo honey
   Just like the honey, baby, from the bee
   She’s my baby, you know she’s all right...
   
   
10. Mystery Dance - Elvis Costello
    
    

It’s Friday. What are you listening to?