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 Oooh, also, I totally forgot, Cara and I went to Folk by the Oak the other weekend - her birthday present to me! It was such good fun, it's only a tiny one-day festival but there was lots going on, plus it was a lovely, sunny day. Music-wise, Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo really grabbed me, as did Cara Dillon, and the Ukuleke Orchestra were lots of fun too. I have to say, I wasn't that impressed by Show of Hands - the music was good but they opened with three unbelievably cynical and miserable songs and I lost patience with it a bit.

On the whole the music was great, but possibly the nicest thing about the day was that we didn't have to do anything apart from turn up and lie around in a field listening to music, reading, snoozing and occasionally getting up for chips and ice cream. We spend so many weekends rushing around doing All The Things, it was really good to have some real down time. (Plus the last couple of years we've been to Cambridge Folk Fest, and although it's always good we spend more time dashing between stages and trying to figure out where we can sit, whereas FbtO was much easier in that respect because it's that much smaller.) 

Set your music player on random and use the first line of every song to write your own. It doesn't even have to make sense!

O hallowed halls and vine-draped walls
For twenty-seven years I've been trying
When I look into your eyes I can see a love restrained
Oh it's been getting so hard

I heard there was a secret chord
Someone turns the key
So wake up
You saw me crying in the chapel
Sleep

The way you wear your hat
Hello, yes that's what I said
I heard you on the wireless back in 52
I slept all day
And I would do anything for love

iPod's on shuffle... you know how it goes... for the easy ones, extra points for getting the right version/performer!

1. I am not your senorita, I am not from your tribe Raspberry Swirl, Tori Amos Guessed by ladyvivien
2. I’m only happy when it rains Garbage, I'm Only Happy When it Rains, Guessed by silly_cleo and trialia
3. Billy Ray was a preacher’s son Dusty, Son of a Preacher man, guessed by silly_cleo and trialia
4. All the things you said to me today changed my perspective in every way Dreaming my Dreams, the Cranberries, guessed by 3_fries_short (sort of) and trialia
5. I was searching down a one-way street
6. Hit me with a hot note, and watch me bounce Hit me with a Hote Note, Bonnie Langford, guessed by silly_cleo
7. You must be mistaken, it couldn’t have been, you couldn’t have seen him yesterday Take That Look off Your Face, Song and Dance guessed by ladyvivien (but it was Bernadette!)
8. When darkness falls, leaving shadows in the night, don't be afraid, wipe that fear from your eyes Run With Us, Lisa Lougheed, guessed by carawj
9. Feels like I’m standing in a timeless dream I Love You Always Forever, Donna Lewis, guessed by trialia
10. Clouds descending, I’m not policing what you think and dream
11. We are not together here, though we lie entwined Between, Vienna Teng, guessed by trialia
12. I must go on standing, you can’t break that which isn’t yours Regina Spektor, Apres Moi, guessed by trialia
13. Holiday quiet on these streets, except for some stubborn leaves Carbon Leaf, What about Everything? guessed by silly_cleo
14. You can tell from the scars on my arms and the cracks on my hips Girl Anachronism, Dresden Dolls, guessed by ladyvivien and trialia
15. Live in my house, I’ll be your shelter RENT, I'll Cover You, guessed by silly_cleo and trialia
16. I have got so much to give, I swear I do Barking at the Moon, Jenny Lewis, guessed by carawj
17. On the floors of Tokyo, down in London town's a go-go Billy Idol, Dancing With Myself, guessed by silly_cleo and carawj
18. You got me running, going out of my mind
19. I want a little sugar in my bowl
20. Once I found a stowaway upon my ship on Christmas day The Stowaway, Doctor Who ST, guessed by silly_cleo

From deccaboo, since I'm writing an essay and I deserve a five-minute messing-around break...

Set your music player on random and use the first line of every song to write your own. It doesn't even have to make sense!

( A Song That Goes Like This... )