Song shuffle tarot

OK, I’m playing this game that user waitingtoderail introduced
and I love it, you can play it as many times as you like and still amuse yourself, at least. I love accidental meaning in general; the illusion of meaning, that is, arising from randomness. The million monkeys pounding keyboards and that sort of thing. Oh, and this game also reminds me of the "interviews" they’d do on the Dr Demento radio show when I was a kid, where the "answers" would be song clips.

I first excluded my classical and Christmas music, as well as songs in languages other than English, since all of those will decrease readability or would just not be as interesting.

The rules:
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. NO CHEATING!

The questions, and my answers:

Will it be ok?
Long As I Can See the Light


How are you feeling today?
Cannonball Rag


How do your friends see you?
Up On the Roof


Will you get married?
Woe is Me


What is your best friend’s theme song?
My Wife


What is the story of your life?
The Deserter


What was high school like?
Falling From Above


How can you get ahead in life?
Postcard Blues

What is the best thing about your friends?
When You Walk In the Room


What is today going to be like?
The Unwelcome Guest


What is in store for this weekend?
House on the Lake


What song describes you?
Nothing to Say


To describe your grandparents?
King of Bohemia


How is your life going?
Waiting Room


What song will they play at your funeral?
Keep Your Distance


How does the world see you?
Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets)


Will you have a happy life?
Seven Sisters


What do your friends really think of you?
It Might As Well Be Spring


Do people secretly lust after you?
Dark the Night


How can I make myself happy?
All Together Now

What should you do with your life?
Step Into the Light


Will you ever have children?
The Lovers’ Rights

Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Drifters, Ella Fitzgerald, The Who, Oysterband, Neil Young, Cowboy Junkies, Karla Bonoff, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Rosanne Cash, The Kinks, Richard Thompson, Emm Gryner, Patty Loveless, The Mother Hips, Martin & Jessica Simpson, Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, Sandy Denny, The Beatles, Patty Larkin, The Rosebuds

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