Friday Random Ten

Moussa Doumba - Keleya
Material - Black Light
M-1 Alternative - Juliet
Angelo Badalamenti - Fats Revisited
Wire - Dot Dash
Rhythm Rockers - Madness
The Blasters - Common Man
Combustible Edison - Hot and Bothered
Wire - Two People in a Room
Smithereens - In a Lonely Place

Common Man is a great song, as relevant today as it was 25 years ago. Lyrics below the fold:

He wasn't born in a cabin
He never fought in a war
But he learned to smile and quote Abe Lincoln
And get his foot in the door

He knows all your problems
He shares all your dreams
And when he laughs, his wife laughs too
As they drive in their limousine

(chorus)
So wave the flag and take a stand
Stand in line to shake his hand
He says he's your friend,
A friend of the common man

He's got all the answers
The good days will be back soon
There's one more strike in a copper mine
And a hungry child in each classroom

(chorus)

Everybody works day to day to get by
Everybody's searching for a reason to try
Ain't he a friend,
A friend of the common man

He wasn't born in a cabin
He never fought in a war
But he learned to smile and quote Abe Lincoln
And get his foot in the door

With one hand on the bible,
He says he's only here to serve
While everyone says, for better or worse,
we get what we deserve

(chorus)

[That's all, folks]