I am looking for a short list (6-8 or more) of songs about doing
things on a whim, or where the act of doing totally random acts figure
prominently in the lyrics. The music will be cleared and used legally.
Prefer songs by Canadian artists, but that's not 100% critical.

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Clarification of Question by jhabley-ga on 22 Feb 2003 22:39 PST

Hi Bobbie,
I didn't find what I was hoping for in there, but you did answer the
question as per my parameters, so feel free to answer it formally. :)

Hi jhabley-ga and thank you for accepting my answer formally.

These are the songs that I found about random acts and doing things on
a whim:

Artist: Eddie Reader  
Song: On A Whim 
You can review the lyrics here: 
http://web.bham.ac.uk/doveral/honey/tracks/erOW.htm 
http://www.lyricsmp3.net/D28000/kk27515.htm 

Artist: Tom Lehrer 
Song: Irish Ballad 
Background:  Irish Ballad by Tom Lehrer is a comically gruesome song
about a girl kills her entire family on a whim. Then casually admits
it to the police because lying is a sin.
words and music by Tom Lehrer 
You can review the lyrics here: 
http://thebards.net/music/lyrics/Irish_Ballad.shtml 

Artist: Patty Loveless 
Song: That's The Kind Of Mood I'm In 
You can review the lyrics here: 
http://www.angelfire.com/tn/bratty40/sh5.html 
http://www.geocities.com/imin2country2/lyrics/thats_the_kind_of_mood_im_in.html
 
Artist:  Pink  
Song:  Catch 22  
You can review the lyrics here: 
http://www.reallyrics.com/lyrics/P004200020002.asp 
 
Artist: Inside Out A Cappella – 
Song: The Dreamer 
http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=%98YZY%17%E4%83p 
 
Artist : Raging Speedhorn  
Song : Random Acts Of Violence 
You can review the lyrics here: 
http://www.letssingit.com/?http://www.letssingit.com/raging-speedhorn-random-acts-of-violence-k828kfj.html
 
Artist: Bush  
Song: Machinehead 
You can review the lyrics here: 
http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=G%15%C8%EF%87%C2%DB%89 
 
Artist: 311  
Song: Random 
You can review the lyrics here: 
http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=C%21%3C+O%02%F6%D1 
 
Artist: Millencolin  
Song: Random I Am  
You can review the lyrics here: 
http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=%0B%F6%2C%F8B%BE%7F%0F 


Search Criteria:
lyrics “on a whim”
lyrics “random acts”

Best wishes,
Bobbie7-ga

Hi jhabley-ga! It’s nice to see you again.

Would these songs fit your needs? 

Artist : Eddie Reader 
Song : On A Whim
You can review the lyrics here:
http://web.bham.ac.uk/doveral/honey/tracks/erOW.htm
http://www.lyricsmp3.net/D28000/kk27515.htm

Artist: Patty Loveless
Song: That's The Kind Of Mood I'm In
You can review the lyrics here:
http://www.angelfire.com/tn/bratty40/sh5.html
http://www.geocities.com/imin2country2/lyrics/thats_the_kind_of_mood_im_in.html

Artist:  Pink 
Song:  Catch 22 
You can review the lyrics here:
http://www.reallyrics.com/lyrics/P004200020002.asp

Artist: Tom Lehrer
Song: Irish Ballad
Background:  Irish Ballad by Tom Lehrer is a comically gruesome song
about a girl kills her entire family on a whim. Then casually admits
it to the police because lying is a sin.
words and music by Tom Lehrer
You can review the lyrics here:
http://thebards.net/music/lyrics/Irish_Ballad.shtml

Artist: Inside Out A Cappella –
Song: The Dreamer
http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=%98YZY%17%E4%83p

Artist : Raging Speedhorn 
Song : Random Acts Of Violence
You can review the lyrics here:
http://www.letssingit.com/?http://www.letssingit.com/raging-speedhorn-random-acts-of-violence-k828kfj.html

Artist: Bush 
Song: Machinehead
You can review the lyrics here:
http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=G%15%C8%EF%87%C2%DB%89

Artist: 311 
Song: Random
You can review the lyrics here:
http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=C%21%3C+O%02%F6%D1

Artist: Millencolin 
Song: Random I Am 
You can review the lyrics here:
http://www.leoslyrics.com/listlyrics.php?sid=%0B%F6%2C%F8B%BE%7F%0F


Thanks

--Bobbie7-ga