Game #160: A Peculiar Little Lyrics Game

[Pastor Fireball]

33. "Nothin' on You" inspired the parody "Another Tattoo", which could go with either 24. "King of Pain" or 75. "Beauty's Only Skin Deep". (More than likely, it's the latter.)

Another stretch here, but potatoes could be considered 89. "Eyes without a Face" (unless you're Mr. Potato Head). Maybe we could match that to 12. "Addicted to Love"

85. "Don't Forget My Number" inspired a parody about plumbing. That could go with 36. "Union of the Snake" (because a snake is a plumber's tool). "Don't Forget My Number" could also imply "Phony Calls", which was a parody of 14. "Waterfalls".

58. "Give It Away" inspired a Flintstones-themed parody, which is suggested by 17. "Troglodyte".

Could 8. "Come to My Window" be our match for "Another One Rides the Bus"? You usually have to go to a window to buy a bus ticket, right?

[Pastor Fireball]

CLEANED-UP CONSOLIDATION

Made a few adds and edits along the way...

Tangredi: Songs parodied by Weird Al Yankovic, paired with a song title that implies the subject of the parody.

COMPLETED MATCHES:
1. Beat It + 67. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm = Eat It
5. I Want a New Drug + 62. Yellow Bird = I Want a New Duck
7. Hot in Here + 61. Throwing It All Away = Garbage Day
9. Born This Way + 82. Side Show = Perform This Way
12. Addicted to Love + 89. Eyes Without a Face = Addicted to Spuds
15. Money for Nothing + 76. California Here I Come = Beverly Hillbillies
21. Blurred Lines + 56. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby = Word Crimes
22. The Safety Dance + 93. Family Affair = The Brady Bunch
24. King of Pain + 68. Leather and Lace = King of Suede
25. Party in the USA + 59. Secret Agent Man = Party at the CIA
29. Royals + 53. Tin Man = Foil
31. La Bamba + 51. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant = Lasagna
33. Nothin' on You + 75. Beauty's Only Skin Deep = Another Tattoo
35. Mickey + 72. Lucille = Ricky
37. I Love Rock and Roll + 71. Frozen = I Love Rocky Road
38. Like a Virgin + 80. The First Cut Is the Deepest = Like a Surgeon
40. MacArthur Park + 90. Walk the Dinosaur = Jurassic Park
41. Got My Mind Set on You + 54. Over and Over = This Song Is Just Six Words Long
43. One Week + 44. Is She Really Going Out with Him = Jerry Springer
45. Ridin' + 83. Hip to Be Square = White & Nerdy
48. Stand + 23. A Big Hunk o' Love = Spam
49. I Want It That Way + 10. Shop Around = eBay
52. American Idiot + 16. In a Big Country = Canadian Idiot
55. Who's Johnny + 2. Tonight, Tonight = Here's Johnny
58. Give It Away + 17. Troglodyte = Bedrock Anthem (Flintstones)
65. Another One Bites the Dust + 8. Come to My Window = Another One Rides the Bus
66. Mony Mony + 47. D-I-V-O-R-C-E = Alimony
73. My Sharona + 39. Boar's Head Carol = My Bologna
77. She Drives Me Crazy + 3. Little Old Lady From Pasadena = She Drives Like Crazy
79. Lose Yourself + 30. 57 Channels = Couch Potato
81. Happy + 6. Tan Shoes and Pink Shoelaces = Tacky
84. Jeopardy + 42. Games People Play = I Lost on Jeopardy
87. Wild Thing + 32. Stranded = Gilligan's Isle Thing
92. Fancy + 4. Fix You = Handy
95. Piano Man + 46. Spiderwebs = Ode to a Superhero (Spider-Man)

DOUBLE MATCHES (matches that involve a song used twice--maximum of four sets can be correct):
14. Waterfalls + 85. Don't Forget My Number = Phony Calls
85. Don't Forget My Number + 36. Union of the Snake = The Plumbing Song

69. Living in America + 70. Lump = Living with a Hernia
70. Lump + 11. Simple Kind of Man = Gump

27. Lola + 26. Long Ago and Far Away = Yoda
96. American Pie + 26. Long Ago and Far Away = The Saga Begins

PARTIAL MATCHES:
18. Smells Like Teen Spirit + ????? = Smells Like Nirvana
19. I Think We're Alone Now + ????? = I Think I'm a Clone Now
60. Gangsta's Paradise + ????? = Amish Paradise
74. All About the Benjamins + ????? = All About the Pentiums
91. Bad + ????? = Fat


SONGS
*1. BEAT IT
*2. TONIGHT, TONIGHT
*3. THE LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA
*4. FIX YOU
*5. I WANT A NEW DRUG
*6. TAN SHOES AND PINK SHOELACES
*7. HOT IN HERRE
*8. COME TO MY WINDOW
*9. BORN THIS WAY
*10. SHOP AROUND
*11. SIMPLE KIND OF MAN
*12. ADDICTED TO LOVE
13. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE
*14. WATERFALLS
*15. MONEY FOR NOTHING
*16. IN A BIG COUNTRY
*17. TROGLODYTE
18. SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
19. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
20. ELECTRIC YOUTH
*21. BLURRED LINES
*22. THE SAFETY DANCE
*23. A BIG HUNK O' LOVE
*24. KING OF PAIN
*25. PARTY IN THE USA
**26. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
*27. LOLA
28. WHAT'S GOING ON
*29. ROYALS
*30. 57 CHANNELS
*31. LA BAMBA
*32. STRANDED
*33. NOTHIN' ON YOU
34. MAMA SAID
*35. MICKEY
*36. UNION OF THE SNAKE
*37. I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL
*38. LIKE A VIRGIN
*39. BOAR'S HEAD CAROL
*40. MACARTHUR PARK
*41. GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU
*42. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
*43. ONE WEEK
*44. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM
*45. RIDIN'
*46. SPIDERWEBS
*47. D-I-V-O-R-C-E
*48. STAND
*49. I WANT IT THAT WAY
50. I STARTED A JOKE
*51. SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT
*52. AMERICAN IDIOT
*53. TIN MAN
*54. OVER AND OVER
*55. WHO'S JOHNNY
*56. IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY
57. JACK AND DIANE
*58. GIVE IT AWAY
*59. SECRET AGENT MAN
60. GANGSTA'S PARADISE
*61. THROWING IT ALL AWAY
*62. YELLOW BIRD

63. Seven o'clock in the morning
And the rays from the sun wakes me.
I'm stretchin' and yawnin'
In a bed that don't belong to me.

64. And what I'd like for you to say
Is you'll come home to me each day.

*65. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
*66. MONY MONY
*67. MMMM MMMM MMMM MMMM
*68. LEATHER AND LACE
*69. LIVING IN AMERICA
**70. LUMP
*71. FROZEN
*72. LUCILLE
*73. MY SHARONA
74. ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS
*75. BEAUTY'S ONLY SKIN DEEP
*76. CALIFORNIA HERE I COME
*77. SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY

78. I guess I’ve learned
To question is to grow,
That you still have faith
Is all I need to know.
I’ve learned to love
Myself in spite of me,
And I’ve learned to
Walk on the road I believe.

*79. LOSE YOURSELF
*80. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST
*81. HAPPY
*82. SIDE SHOW
*83. HIP TO BE SQUARE
*84. JEOPARDY
**85. DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER
86. LADY IN RED
*87. WILD THING
88. MIND GAMES
*89. EYES WITHOUT A FACE
*90. WALK THE DINOSAUR
91. BAD
*92. FANCY
*93. FAMILY AFFAIR
94. COLD SHOULDER
*95. PIANO MAN
*96. AMERICAN PIE

[Pastor Fireball]

63. Seven o'clock in the morning
And the rays from the sun wakes me.
I'm stretchin' and yawnin'
In a bed that don't belong to me.

OK... this is "Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly.

This inspired the Weird Al parody "Trapped in the Drive-Thru". This sounds like a more appropriate connection to 8. "Come to My Window".

So the next appropriate match with 65. Another One Bites the Dust would be 45. Ridin', which would be the second use of "Ridin'".

[plasticene]

91. Bad + 23. A BIG HUNK O' LOVE = Fat
48. Stand + 94. COLD SHOULDER = Spam

60. Gangsta's Paradise + 11. SIMPLE KIND OF MAN = Amish Paradise
70. Lump + 52. AMERICAN IDIOT = Gump

18. Smells Like Teen Spirit + 60. GANGSTA'S PARADISE = Smells Like Nirvana

That makes two uses for DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER, LUMP, AMERICAN IDIOT, and GANGSTA'S PARADISE.

LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY isn't a double match; it can only match either YODA or THE SAGA BEGINS. It fits the latter better, but I haven't spotted a good match for YODA.

[franktangredi]

91. Bad + 23. A BIG HUNK O' LOVE = Fat
48. Stand + 94. COLD SHOULDER = Spam

60. Gangsta's Paradise + 11. SIMPLE KIND OF MAN = Amish Paradise
70. Lump + 52. AMERICAN IDIOT = Gump

18. Smells Like Teen Spirit + 60. GANGSTA'S PARADISE = Smells Like Nirvana

That makes two uses for DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER, LUMP, AMERICAN IDIOT, and GANGSTA'S PARADISE.

LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY isn't a double match; it can only match either YODA or THE SAGA BEGINS. It fits the latter better, but I haven't spotted a good match for YODA.

Honestly, people have come up with so many alternate matches - some as clever as the ones I came up with - that I'll probably have to chime in with some specific corrections.
People have come up with TWO plausible matches for Gump that I hadn't intended. Both are as good as mine, or maybe better!

[franktangredi]

I boldfaced matches that were not what I had in mind. Not that they are 'wrong,' they just won't let you complete the puzzle.

CLEANED-UP CONSOLIDATION

Made a few adds and edits along the way...

Tangredi: Songs parodied by Weird Al Yankovic, paired with a song title that implies the subject of the parody.

COMPLETED MATCHES:
1. Beat It + 67. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm = Eat It
5. I Want a New Drug + 62. Yellow Bird = I Want a New Duck
7. Hot in Here + 61. Throwing It All Away = Garbage Day
9. Born This Way + 82. Side Show = Perform This Way
12. Addicted to Love + 89. Eyes Without a Face = Addicted to Spuds
15. Money for Nothing + 76. California Here I Come = Beverly Hillbillies
21. Blurred Lines + 56. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby = Word Crimes
22. The Safety Dance + 93. Family Affair = The Brady Bunch
24. King of Pain + 68. Leather and Lace = King of Suede
25. Party in the USA + 59. Secret Agent Man = Party at the CIA
29. Royals + 53. Tin Man = Foil
31. La Bamba + 51. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant = Lasagna
33. Nothin' on You + 75. Beauty's Only Skin Deep = Another Tattoo
35. Mickey + 72. Lucille = Ricky
37. I Love Rock and Roll + 71. Frozen = I Love Rocky Road
38. Like a Virgin + 80. The First Cut Is the Deepest = Like a Surgeon
40. MacArthur Park + 90. Walk the Dinosaur = Jurassic Park
41. Got My Mind Set on You + 54. Over and Over = This Song Is Just Six Words Long
43. One Week + 44. Is She Really Going Out with Him = Jerry Springer
45. Ridin' + 83. Hip to Be Square = White & Nerdy
48. Stand + 23. A Big Hunk o' Love = Spam
49. I Want It That Way + 10. Shop Around = eBay
52. American Idiot + 16. In a Big Country = Canadian Idiot
55. Who's Johnny + 2. Tonight, Tonight = Here's Johnny
58. Give It Away + 17. Troglodyte = Bedrock Anthem (Flintstones)
65. Another One Bites the Dust + 8. Come to My Window = Another One Rides the Bus
66. Mony Mony + 47. D-I-V-O-R-C-E = Alimony
73. My Sharona + 39. Boar's Head Carol = My Bologna
77. She Drives Me Crazy + 3. Little Old Lady From Pasadena = She Drives Like Crazy
79. Lose Yourself + 30. 57 Channels = Couch Potato
81. Happy + 6. Tan Shoes and Pink Shoelaces = Tacky
84. Jeopardy + 42. Games People Play = I Lost on Jeopardy
87. Wild Thing + 32. Stranded = Gilligan's Isle Thing
92. Fancy + 4. Fix You = Handy
95. Piano Man + 46. Spiderwebs = Ode to a Superhero (Spider-Man)

DOUBLE MATCHES (matches that involve a song used twice--maximum of four sets can be correct):
14. Waterfalls + 85. Don't Forget My Number = Phony Calls
85. Don't Forget My Number + 36. Union of the Snake = The Plumbing Song

69. Living in America + 70. Lump = Living with a Hernia
70. Lump + 11. Simple Kind of Man = Gump

27. Lola + 26. Long Ago and Far Away = Yoda
96. American Pie + 26. Long Ago and Far Away = The Saga Begins

PARTIAL MATCHES:
18. Smells Like Teen Spirit + ????? = Smells Like Nirvana
19. I Think We're Alone Now + ????? = I Think I'm a Clone Now
60. Gangsta's Paradise + ????? = Amish Paradise
74. All About the Benjamins + ????? = All About the Pentiums
91. Bad + ????? = Fat


SONGS
*1. BEAT IT
*2. TONIGHT, TONIGHT
*3. THE LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA
*4. FIX YOU
*5. I WANT A NEW DRUG
*6. TAN SHOES AND PINK SHOELACES
*7. HOT IN HERRE
*8. COME TO MY WINDOW
*9. BORN THIS WAY
*10. SHOP AROUND
*11. SIMPLE KIND OF MAN
*12. ADDICTED TO LOVE
13. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE
*14. WATERFALLS
*15. MONEY FOR NOTHING
*16. IN A BIG COUNTRY
*17. TROGLODYTE
18. SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
19. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
20. ELECTRIC YOUTH
*21. BLURRED LINES
*22. THE SAFETY DANCE
*23. A BIG HUNK O' LOVE
*24. KING OF PAIN
*25. PARTY IN THE USA
**26. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
*27. LOLA
28. WHAT'S GOING ON
*29. ROYALS
*30. 57 CHANNELS
*31. LA BAMBA
*32. STRANDED
*33. NOTHIN' ON YOU
34. MAMA SAID
*35. MICKEY
*36. UNION OF THE SNAKE
*37. I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL
*38. LIKE A VIRGIN
*39. BOAR'S HEAD CAROL
*40. MACARTHUR PARK
*41. GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU
*42. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
*43. ONE WEEK
*44. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM
*45. RIDIN'
*46. SPIDERWEBS
*47. D-I-V-O-R-C-E
*48. STAND
*49. I WANT IT THAT WAY
50. I STARTED A JOKE
*51. SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT
*52. AMERICAN IDIOT
*53. TIN MAN
*54. OVER AND OVER
*55. WHO'S JOHNNY
*56. IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY
57. JACK AND DIANE
*58. GIVE IT AWAY
*59. SECRET AGENT MAN
60. GANGSTA'S PARADISE
*61. THROWING IT ALL AWAY
*62. YELLOW BIRD

63. Seven o'clock in the morning
And the rays from the sun wakes me.
I'm stretchin' and yawnin'
In a bed that don't belong to me.

64. And what I'd like for you to say
Is you'll come home to me each day.

*65. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
*66. MONY MONY
*67. MMMM MMMM MMMM MMMM
*68. LEATHER AND LACE
*69. LIVING IN AMERICA
**70. LUMP
*71. FROZEN
*72. LUCILLE
*73. MY SHARONA
74. ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS
*75. BEAUTY'S ONLY SKIN DEEP
*76. CALIFORNIA HERE I COME
*77. SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY

78. I guess I’ve learned
To question is to grow,
That you still have faith
Is all I need to know.
I’ve learned to love
Myself in spite of me,
And I’ve learned to
Walk on the road I believe.

*79. LOSE YOURSELF
*80. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST
*81. HAPPY
*82. SIDE SHOW
*83. HIP TO BE SQUARE
*84. JEOPARDY
**85. DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER
86. LADY IN RED
*87. WILD THING
88. MIND GAMES
*89. EYES WITHOUT A FACE
*90. WALK THE DINOSAUR
91. BAD
*92. FANCY
*93. FAMILY AFFAIR
94. COLD SHOULDER
*95. PIANO MAN
*96. AMERICAN PIE

[kroxquo]

In Smells Like Nirvana, Weird Al talks about how hard it is to understand what they are saying - so might that be:

Smells Like Teen Spirit + What's Going On = Smells Like Nirvana

[kroxquo]

I also don't know if Frank would do this - On Weird Al's self-titled first album, Buckingham Blues was originally written as a parody of Jack and Diane and was going to be Chuck and Diane about the royal family. I'm sure Frank wouldn't use that as one of the songs Al parodied - would he?

[kroxquo]

I'm also thinking Is She Really Going Out With Him might match with Lola?

[franktangredi]

I also don't know if Frank would do this - On Weird Al's self-titled first album, Buckingham Blues was originally written as a parody of Jack and Diane and was going to be Chuck and Diane about the royal family. I'm sure Frank wouldn't use that as one of the songs Al parodied - would he?

No, he wouldn't. Not for that song, certainly.

[kroxquo]

64. And what I'd like for you to say
Is you'll come home to me each day.

OK, I admit I googled this one - "Just Like Me" by Paul Revere & the Raiders which means:

I Think We're Alone Now + Just Like Me = I Think I'm a Clone Now

[plasticene]

27. Lola + 67. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm = Yoda
1. Beat It + 96. American Pie = Eat It

I love that for Yoda! Not so sure about American Pie, but I don't see anything else.

[Pastor Fireball]

78. I guess I’ve learned
To question is to grow,
That you still have faith
Is all I need to know.
I’ve learned to love
Myself in spite of me,
And I’ve learned to
Walk on the road I believe.

This is the last unsolved song, and it's "Do I Make You Proud" by one-time American Idol silver fox Taylor Hicks.

This became the Weird Al parody "Do I Creep You Out". 13. "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" sounds creepy enough to match up with it.

[Pastor Fireball]

And perhaps "Side Show" should go with Jerry Springer. His talk show is often compared to a circus, anyway.

[franktangredi]

27. Lola + 67. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm = Yoda
1. Beat It + 96. American Pie = Eat It

I love that for Yoda! Not so sure about American Pie, but I don't see anything else.

I wish I had left Yoda out! There have been too many perfect legit suggestions.

Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm is indeed used twice, but no one has suggested the match I had in mind. Think of it as unintelligible mumbling and see where that leads you.

[plasticene]

70. Lump + 34. Mama Said = Gump
14. Waterfalls + 50. I Started a Joke = Phony Calls
27. Lola + 88. Mind Games = Yoda
9. Born This Way + 86. Lady in Red = Perform This Way

Since Frank said Mmmm etc. is used twice, I think that just leaves

67. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm + 28. What's Going On = ????

[Pastor Fireball]

Let's see if this configuration is what Frank had in mind. 50 matches, exactly 4 songs (including "Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm") used twice, and each match makes sense.


Tangredi: Songs parodied by Weird Al Yankovic, paired with a song title that implies the subject of the parody.

COMPLETED MATCHES (42):
5. I Want a New Drug + 62. Yellow Bird = I Want a New Duck
7. Hot in Here + 61. Throwing It All Away = Garbage Day
9. Born This Way + 86. Lady in Red = Perform This Way
12. Addicted to Love + 89. Eyes Without a Face = Addicted to Spuds
14. Waterfalls + 50. I Started a Joke = Phony Calls
15. Money for Nothing + 76. California Here I Come = Beverly Hillbillies
19. I Think We're Alone Now + 64. Just Like Me = I Think I'm a Clone Now
21. Blurred Lines + 56. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby = Word Crimes
22. The Safety Dance + 93. Family Affair = The Brady Bunch
25. Party in the USA + 59. Secret Agent Man = Party at the CIA
27. Lola + 88. Mind Games = Yoda
29. Royals + 53. Tin Man = Foil
31. La Bamba + 51. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant = Lasagna
33. Nothin' on You + 75. Beauty's Only Skin Deep = Another Tattoo
35. Mickey + 72. Lucille = Ricky
37. I Love Rock and Roll + 71. Frozen = I Love Rocky Road
38. Like a Virgin + 80. The First Cut Is the Deepest = Like a Surgeon
40. MacArthur Park + 90. Walk the Dinosaur = Jurassic Park
41. Got My Mind Set on You + 54. Over and Over = This Song Is Just Six Words Long
43. One Week + 82. Side Show = Jerry Springer
48. Stand + 94. Cold Shoulder = Spam
49. I Want It That Way + 10. Shop Around = eBay
52. American Idiot + 16. In a Big Country = Canadian Idiot
55. Who's Johnny + 2. Tonight, Tonight = Here's Johnny
57. Jack & Diane + 44. Is She Really Going Out with Him = Homer and Marge (Simpsons)
58. Give It Away + 17. Troglodyte = Bedrock Anthem (Flintstones)
60. Gangsta's Paradise + 11. Simple Kind of Man = Amish Paradise
63. Trapped in the Closet + 8. Come to My Window = Trapped in the Drive-Thru
66. Mony Mony + 47. D-I-V-O-R-C-E = Alimony
70. Lump + 34. Mama Said = Gump
73. My Sharona + 39. Boar's Head Carol = My Bologna
74. All About the Benjamins + 20. Electric Youth = All About the Pentiums
77. She Drives Me Crazy + 3. Little Old Lady From Pasadena = She Drives Like Crazy
78. Do I Make You Proud + 13. I'm Gonna Make You Mine = Do I Creep You Out
79. Lose Yourself + 30. 57 Channels = Couch Potato
81. Happy + 6. Tan Shoes and Pink Shoelaces = Tacky
84. Jeopardy + 42. Games People Play = I Lost on Jeopardy
85. Don't Forget My Number + 36. Union of the Snake = The Plumbing Song
87. Wild Thing + 32. Stranded = Gilligan's Isle Thing
91. Bad + 23. A Big Hunk o' Love = Fat
92. Fancy + 4. Fix You = Handy
95. Piano Man + 46. Spiderwebs = Ode to a Superhero (Spider-Man)

DOUBLE MATCHES (4 of 4):
1. Beat It + 96. American Pie = Eat It
96. American Pie + 26. Long Ago and Far Away = The Saga Begins (Star Wars)

18. Smells Like Teen Spirit + 67. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm = Smells Like Nirvana
67. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm + 28. What's Going On = Headline News

24. King of Pain + 68. Leather and Lace = King of Suede
69. Living in America + 24. King of Pain = Living with a Hernia

45. Ridin' + 83. Hip to Be Square = White & Nerdy
65. Another One Bites the Dust + 45. Ridin' = Another One Rides the Bus


SONGS
*1. BEAT IT
*2. TONIGHT, TONIGHT
*3. THE LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA
*4. FIX YOU
*5. I WANT A NEW DRUG
*6. TAN SHOES AND PINK SHOELACES
*7. HOT IN HERRE
*8. COME TO MY WINDOW
*9. BORN THIS WAY
*10. SHOP AROUND
*11. SIMPLE KIND OF MAN
*12. ADDICTED TO LOVE
*13. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE
*14. WATERFALLS
*15. MONEY FOR NOTHING
*16. IN A BIG COUNTRY
*17. TROGLODYTE
*18. SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
*19. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
*20. ELECTRIC YOUTH
*21. BLURRED LINES
*22. THE SAFETY DANCE
*23. A BIG HUNK O' LOVE
**24. KING OF PAIN
*25. PARTY IN THE USA
*26. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
*27. LOLA
*28. WHAT'S GOING ON
*29. ROYALS
*30. 57 CHANNELS
*31. LA BAMBA
*32. STRANDED
*33. NOTHIN' ON YOU
*34. MAMA SAID
*35. MICKEY
*36. UNION OF THE SNAKE
*37. I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL
*38. LIKE A VIRGIN
*39. BOAR'S HEAD CAROL
*40. MACARTHUR PARK
*41. GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU
*42. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
*43. ONE WEEK
*44. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM
**45. RIDIN'
*46. SPIDERWEBS
*47. D-I-V-O-R-C-E
*48. STAND
*49. I WANT IT THAT WAY
*50. I STARTED A JOKE
*51. SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT
*52. AMERICAN IDIOT
*53. TIN MAN
*54. OVER AND OVER
*55. WHO'S JOHNNY
*56. IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY
*57. JACK AND DIANE
*58. GIVE IT AWAY
*59. SECRET AGENT MAN
*60. GANGSTA'S PARADISE
*61. THROWING IT ALL AWAY
*62. YELLOW BIRD
*63. TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET
*64. JUST LIKE ME
*65. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
*66. MONY MONY
**67. MMMM MMMM MMMM MMMM
*68. LEATHER AND LACE
*69. LIVING IN AMERICA
*70. LUMP
*71. FROZEN
*72. LUCILLE
*73. MY SHARONA
*74. ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS
*75. BEAUTY'S ONLY SKIN DEEP
*76. CALIFORNIA HERE I COME
*77. SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY
*78. DO I MAKE YOU PROUD
*79. LOSE YOURSELF
*80. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST
*81. HAPPY
*82. SIDE SHOW
*83. HIP TO BE SQUARE
*84. JEOPARDY
*85. DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER
*86. LADY IN RED
*87. WILD THING
*88. MIND GAMES
*89. EYES WITHOUT A FACE
*90. WALK THE DINOSAUR
*91. BAD
*92. FANCY
*93. FAMILY AFFAIR
*94. COLD SHOULDER
*95. PIANO MAN
**96. AMERICAN PIE

[franktangredi]

And that wraps it up! Sorry for all the alternate matches, but I hope everybody had as much fun with this one as I did. I've been thinking about doing it for quite a while.

Let's see if this configuration is what Frank had in mind. 50 matches, exactly 4 songs (including "Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm") used twice, and each match makes sense.


Tangredi: Songs parodied by Weird Al Yankovic, paired with a song title that implies the subject of the parody.

COMPLETED MATCHES (42):
5. I Want a New Drug + 62. Yellow Bird = I Want a New Duck
7. Hot in Here + 61. Throwing It All Away = Garbage Day
9. Born This Way + 86. Lady in Red = Perform This Way
12. Addicted to Love + 89. Eyes Without a Face = Addicted to Spuds
14. Waterfalls + 50. I Started a Joke = Phony Calls
15. Money for Nothing + 76. California Here I Come = Beverly Hillbillies
19. I Think We're Alone Now + 64. Just Like Me = I Think I'm a Clone Now
21. Blurred Lines + 56. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby = Word Crimes
22. The Safety Dance + 93. Family Affair = The Brady Bunch
25. Party in the USA + 59. Secret Agent Man = Party at the CIA
27. Lola + 88. Mind Games = Yoda
29. Royals + 53. Tin Man = Foil
31. La Bamba + 51. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant = Lasagna
33. Nothin' on You + 75. Beauty's Only Skin Deep = Another Tattoo
35. Mickey + 72. Lucille = Ricky
37. I Love Rock and Roll + 71. Frozen = I Love Rocky Road
38. Like a Virgin + 80. The First Cut Is the Deepest = Like a Surgeon
40. MacArthur Park + 90. Walk the Dinosaur = Jurassic Park
41. Got My Mind Set on You + 54. Over and Over = This Song Is Just Six Words Long
43. One Week + 82. Side Show = Jerry Springer
48. Stand + 94. Cold Shoulder = Spam
49. I Want It That Way + 10. Shop Around = eBay
52. American Idiot + 16. In a Big Country = Canadian Idiot
55. Who's Johnny + 2. Tonight, Tonight = Here's Johnny
57. Jack & Diane + 44. Is She Really Going Out with Him = Homer and Marge (Simpsons)
58. Give It Away + 17. Troglodyte = Bedrock Anthem (Flintstones)
60. Gangsta's Paradise + 11. Simple Kind of Man = Amish Paradise
63. Trapped in the Closet + 8. Come to My Window = Trapped in the Drive-Thru
66. Mony Mony + 47. D-I-V-O-R-C-E = Alimony
70. Lump + 34. Mama Said = Gump
73. My Sharona + 39. Boar's Head Carol = My Bologna
74. All About the Benjamins + 20. Electric Youth = All About the Pentiums
77. She Drives Me Crazy + 3. Little Old Lady From Pasadena = She Drives Like Crazy
78. Do I Make You Proud + 13. I'm Gonna Make You Mine = Do I Creep You Out
79. Lose Yourself + 30. 57 Channels = Couch Potato
81. Happy + 6. Tan Shoes and Pink Shoelaces = Tacky
84. Jeopardy + 42. Games People Play = I Lost on Jeopardy
85. Don't Forget My Number + 36. Union of the Snake = The Plumbing Song
87. Wild Thing + 32. Stranded = Gilligan's Isle Thing
91. Bad + 23. A Big Hunk o' Love = Fat
92. Fancy + 4. Fix You = Handy
95. Piano Man + 46. Spiderwebs = Ode to a Superhero (Spider-Man)

DOUBLE MATCHES (4 of 4):
1. Beat It + 96. American Pie = Eat It
96. American Pie + 26. Long Ago and Far Away = The Saga Begins (Star Wars)

18. Smells Like Teen Spirit + 67. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm = Smells Like Nirvana
67. Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm + 28. What's Going On = Headline News

24. King of Pain + 68. Leather and Lace = King of Suede
69. Living in America + 24. King of Pain = Living with a Hernia

45. Ridin' + 83. Hip to Be Square = White & Nerdy
65. Another One Bites the Dust + 45. Ridin' = Another One Rides the Bus


SONGS
*1. BEAT IT
*2. TONIGHT, TONIGHT
*3. THE LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA
*4. FIX YOU
*5. I WANT A NEW DRUG
*6. TAN SHOES AND PINK SHOELACES
*7. HOT IN HERRE
*8. COME TO MY WINDOW
*9. BORN THIS WAY
*10. SHOP AROUND
*11. SIMPLE KIND OF MAN
*12. ADDICTED TO LOVE
*13. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE
*14. WATERFALLS
*15. MONEY FOR NOTHING
*16. IN A BIG COUNTRY
*17. TROGLODYTE
*18. SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
*19. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW
*20. ELECTRIC YOUTH
*21. BLURRED LINES
*22. THE SAFETY DANCE
*23. A BIG HUNK O' LOVE
**24. KING OF PAIN
*25. PARTY IN THE USA
*26. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
*27. LOLA
*28. WHAT'S GOING ON
*29. ROYALS
*30. 57 CHANNELS
*31. LA BAMBA
*32. STRANDED
*33. NOTHIN' ON YOU
*34. MAMA SAID
*35. MICKEY
*36. UNION OF THE SNAKE
*37. I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL
*38. LIKE A VIRGIN
*39. BOAR'S HEAD CAROL
*40. MACARTHUR PARK
*41. GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU
*42. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
*43. ONE WEEK
*44. IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM
**45. RIDIN'
*46. SPIDERWEBS
*47. D-I-V-O-R-C-E
*48. STAND
*49. I WANT IT THAT WAY
*50. I STARTED A JOKE
*51. SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT
*52. AMERICAN IDIOT
*53. TIN MAN
*54. OVER AND OVER
*55. WHO'S JOHNNY
*56. IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY
*57. JACK AND DIANE
*58. GIVE IT AWAY
*59. SECRET AGENT MAN
*60. GANGSTA'S PARADISE
*61. THROWING IT ALL AWAY
*62. YELLOW BIRD
*63. TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET
*64. JUST LIKE ME
*65. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
*66. MONY MONY
**67. MMMM MMMM MMMM MMMM
*68. LEATHER AND LACE
*69. LIVING IN AMERICA
*70. LUMP
*71. FROZEN
*72. LUCILLE
*73. MY SHARONA
*74. ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS
*75. BEAUTY'S ONLY SKIN DEEP
*76. CALIFORNIA HERE I COME
*77. SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY
*78. DO I MAKE YOU PROUD
*79. LOSE YOURSELF
*80. THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST
*81. HAPPY
*82. SIDE SHOW
*83. HIP TO BE SQUARE
*84. JEOPARDY
*85. DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER
*86. LADY IN RED
*87. WILD THING
*88. MIND GAMES
*89. EYES WITHOUT A FACE
*90. WALK THE DINOSAUR
*91. BAD
*92. FANCY
*93. FAMILY AFFAIR
*94. COLD SHOULDER
*95. PIANO MAN
**96. AMERICAN PIE

[kroxquo]

Lots of fun. Thanks Frank

[Pastor Fireball]

It's always fun to recall those great Weird Al parodies. Fun fact about Weird Al: He is, as far as I know, the only musician to have only one Top 40 hit in each of four different decades. "Eat It" in the 1980s, "Amish Paradise" in the 1990s, "White & Nerdy" (his only Top 10 hit) in the 2000s, and "Word Crimes" in the 2010s.

If everybody isn't too burned out on lyrics games, I have one ready to go... but not right now. My summer vacation is coming up in a couple of days, and I would rather wait until I return from vacation to post it.