Game #163: American Music

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Game #163: American Music

Identify the 120 songs in the clues below. (Most are from the pop charts, but we make several excursions elsewhere, including one visit to church and another to my alma mater.) Then, match them into 30 pairs and 20 trios according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself. No song will be used twice.

Yes, it is that simple.

1. Well, the rock still rolls,
The beat goes on
After all of this time,
The faces change but the song's the same,
So roll over, Mister Dylan, for the next in line.

2. I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,
But that was long before I met you,
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.

3. But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand,
And if you love him, oh, be proud of him,
'Cause after all, he's just a man.

4. Ours, a love I held tightly
Feeling the rapture grow
Like a flame burning brightly,
But when she left, gone was the glow….

5. What have I become?
My sweetest friend,
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end.

6. Tonight it's very clear,
'Cause we're both lying here,
There's so many things I wanna say.
I will always love you,
I would never leave you alone.

7. Our love was born with our first embrace
And a page was torn out of time and space.

8. This love is a blaze,
I saw flames from the side of the stage
And the fire brigade comes in a couple of days.

9. We like our fun and we never fight.
You can't dance and stay uptight.

10. I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain,
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I.

11. There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky,
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets,
And down in the tunnels where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter,
He was starting to foam in the heat.

12. Once upon a time
That little girl was mine.
If I'd been true
I know she'd never be with you.

13. So tonight
Gotta leave that nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself.

14. Moonlight in the city brings the magic to your eyes,
Freezin' a moment, leave me paralyzed,
Breathe an emotion, set it dancin' in my ear,
Bring on the rhythm when I hold you near.

15. Yes, the strong get smart
While the weak ones fade,
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade.

16. Had a rusty hot rod
On a country road
And a John Deere tractor
With a radio,
Just a long haired farmboy
With jukebox dreams.
Hit the town on weekends
Just to blow off some steam.
(You know what I mean.)

17. Like a rose under the April snow,
I was always certain love would grow.

18. Don't count stars or you might stumble.
Someone drops a sigh and down you'll tumble.

19. It's funny, honey, you don't care,
You never listen to my prayer.

20. Baby Huey,
Tonight it's gonna be some changes,
No acting sadly,
So stop acting and get it clapping
'Cause I'm knowing you feeling me.

21. I didn't come here for cryin',
Didn't come here to break down,
It's just a dream of mine is coming to an end.
And how can I blame you
When I build my world around
The hope that one day we'd be so much more than friends?

22. The trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness,
They're the very things we kill, I guess.

23. Heard the singers playin', how we cheered for more.
The crowd had rushed together tryin' to keep warm.

24. If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me,
If you still want me.

25. You better stop the things that you do.
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'.
I just can't stand it, babe,
The way you're always runnin' 'round,
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down.

26. Always I can’t refuse ’em,
Always my feet pursues ’em,
Long as they’ve got a bosom
I woos ’em.

27. I'm not a woman,
I'm not a man,
I am something that you'll never understand.

28. This is a public service announcement,
This is only a test,
Emergency evacuation protest
May impair your ability to operate machinery.
Can't quite tell just what it means to me,
Keep out of reach of children,
Don't you talk to strangers,
Get your philosophy from a bumper sticker.

29. They say that time takes its toll on a body,
Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey,
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway.

30. We are amazed but not amused
By all the things you say that you'll do,
Though much concerned but not involved
With decisions that are made by you.

31. She helped me with my suitcase,
She stands before my eyes
Driving me to the airport
And to the friendly skies.

32. She'll expose you
When she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you.

33. Anyone who ever loved
Could look at me
And know that I love you.
Anyone who ever dreamed
Could look at me
And know I dream of you.

34. You know I don't come from no black lagoon.
I'm from past the stars and beyond the moon.
You can keep the Thing,
Keep the It,
Keep the Creature, they don't mean sh*t!

35. Now I'm seventeen, still alone
Wondering if I should go home
Or maybe stay out on my own.

36. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,
And sometimes the blues just get ahold of you.

37. And she drops what she's doin' and she hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late,
But she sits waitin' patiently and smiles when she first sees me
'Cause she's made that way.

38. 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there,
Seasons crying no despair,
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air.

39. You want me to leave, you want me to stay,
You ask me to come back, you turn and walk away,
You want to be lovers, and you want to be friends,
I'm losing my patience, you're nearing the end.

40. Woke up to the sound of pouring rain,
The wind would whisper and I'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
And when you needed me I came through.

41. I've been tryin’ for hour just to think of what exactly to say.
I thought I’d leave you with a letter or a fiery speech
Like when an actor makes an exit at the end of a play
And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense.

42. Your name and mine inside a heart on a wall
Still finds a way to haunt me, though they're so small.

43. And even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star,
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

44. Once I was a king,
I thought always a king
'Cause I just captured someone's heart,
But may I explain I treated her mean
And then my kingdom fell apart.

45. I wanna know if she loved me.
Did she really love me?
Was she just playing me for a fool?

46. (Silly girl.)
Shame on you, your mama said.
(Silly girl.)
Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed.

47. What makes you think love will end
When you know that my whole life depends on you?

48. My love, tell me what it's all about.
You've got something that I can't live without.
Happiness is so hard to find.
Hey baby, tell me what is on your mind.

49. It's perfect outside, it's like God let me dial up the weather.
Got the whole crew here, I ain't seen some of them in forever.
It's one of those never forget it, better stop and take it in kinda scenes.
Everything's just right yeah except for one thing.

50. I'm gonna learn to read and write,
I'm gonna see what there is to see,
So if you go from nowhere on the road to somewhere
And you meet anyone, you know it's me.

51. I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.

52. When the bells ring and tell the world I'm taking your hand,
Folks from all over will come to see the wedding we've planned.

53. I am a sniper,
Always hit the mark,
Paid assassin
Working after dark,
Looking through the night,
Using infra-red,
My target on you
Aimed at your head.

54. Though we had our fling,
I just never would suspect a thing
'Til that little bell began to ring in my head,
In my head.
But I tried to run,
Though I knew it wouldn't help me none
'Cause I couldn't ever love no one, or so I said.

55. I don't mind Sunday night at all,
'Cause that's the night friends come to call,
And Monday to Fridays go fast
And another week is past

56. La la la la la dee oh,
Whether the weather be rain or snow,
Pretending can make it real,
A snowy pasture, a green and grassy field.

57. Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John,
He claim he has the misery but he's havin' a lot of fun.

58. Baby, I think tonight
We can take what was wrong and make it right.

59. The night you died, I cut it off,
I really don’t know why,
For now each time I kiss it
I get bloodstains on my tie.

60. Give me a lifetime of promises and a world of dreams,
Speak the language of love like you know what it means.

61. I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra,
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova,
I could walk like Brando right into the sun, then dance just like a Casanova.

62. I don't wanna say it,
I don't wanna find another way
To make it through the day without you.

63. Remember that special night
When all of the stars were shining bright?
We made our first endeavor to stay together,
We made our very first promise
To love, to share, and be real honest,
But on that very first night
It wasn't quite right.

64. I heard the warning voice from friends and my relations,
They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation.

65. Been running so fast
Right from the starting line,
No more connections,
I don't need any more advice.

66. Something about her was familiar,
I could swear I'd seen her face before,
But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken,"
And she didn't say anything more.

67. The love we shared for oh so long is such a big part of me.
If you must take your love away, take it gradually.

68. I need a photo opportunity,
I want a shot at redemption,
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.

69. We had a once in a lifetime,
But I just didn't know it
'Til my life fell apart.

70. Stuck at a red light outside an adult bookstore,
His son said, “Daddy, what are all those X's for?”
As the light turned green, he changed the subject fast,
Started talking about football as they drove right past.

71. Just let it die
With no goodbyes.
Details don't matter,
We both paid the price.
Tears in my eyes,
You know sometimes
It'd be like that, baby.

72. Far above the busy humming
Of the bustling town,
Reared against the arch of heaven
Looks she proudly down.

73. Doctor and a lawyer and an Indian chief,
They all dig that crazy beat.

74. When she says she loves me,
Well, you got your reasons
And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations.

75. A thousand other boys could never reach you.
How could I have been the one?
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
That was your womb.

76. Well, my buddy Jim Bass, he's a-workin' pumpin gas
And he makes two fifty for an hour.
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans,
Sings rock and roll in the shower.

77. I was living like half a man,
Then I couldn't love but now I can.
You pick me up when I'm feeling sad,
More soul than I ever had.

78. Showers,
Your love comes in showers
And every hour on the hour
You let me feel your loving power.

79. Over the highway and over the street
Carpets of clover I'll lay at your feet.

80. Lord, I was stung, shoulda' seen it come a long time ago,
When I realized the reality gave me a role.
If things are the same, then explain why your kiss is so cold
And that mist in your eyes feels like rain on the fire in my soul.

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.

82. You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun,
I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shootin' son of a gun,
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.

83. Could I live through the pain on a terrace in Spain?
Would it pass?
It would pass.
Could I bury my rage with a boy half your age
In the grass?
Bet your ass!

84. Some men follow rainbows I am told,
Some men search for silver, some for gold.

85. I try to shut eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight.
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright.
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her,
I'm gonna talk to her tonight.

86. I'll never forget the moment
We kissed the night of the hayride,
The way that we hugged to try to keep warm
While taking a sleigh ride.

87. I ain't got a fever, got a permanent disease
And it'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy.
I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need.
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me.

88. Don't you buy no rye, don't you buy no rye,
'Cos if you buy me some rye, you gonna make me high.
If you make me high, you'll wanna loosen my tie.
Don't you buy no rye.

89. Like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by.
The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky.

90. I count the falling tears,
They fall before my eyes.
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties.

91. As morning breaks
The heaven on high,
I lift my heavy load to the sky.
Sun comes down with a burning glow,
Mingles my sweat with the earth below.

92. You know I love you, baby,
Better than I do myself.
When I'm with you
I don't need nobody else.

93. There were girls from Argentina and Arkansas,
Maine, Alabama, and Panama,
All mixed together and having a ball.


94. End of the spring and here she comes back,
Hi, hi, hi, hi there,
Them summer days, those summer days.

95. There's no use in me a-crying,
I've done everything, now I'm sick of trying.
I've thrown away my nights,
Wasted all my days over you.

96. So if you feel it coming on,
Catch me getting in the mood.
Boy, I'll give you anything,
Cruising's all you have to do.

97. I'm a hustler baby (I'm a hustler)
I just want you to know (Wanna let you know)
It ain't where I been (It aint where I been)
But where I'm 'bout to go (Top of the world!)

98. Oh well, she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA.
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin rock 'n roll.
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll.

99. Oh, Annette, you know I loved you till you left me,
Oh, Annette, you know I cared till you were gone,
I was young and foolish, I didn't know what I was doin',
I didn't know I lost you till you're gone.

100. Lost and alone on some forgotten highway,
Traveled by many, remembered by few.
Looking for something that I can believe in,
Looking for something that I'd like to do with my life.

101. Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all!

102. I think it's true that we've all been through
Some nasty weather.
Let's understand that we're here
To handle things together.

103. You're like a diamond,
But she treats you like glass,
Yet you beg her to love you,
But me you don't ask.

104. The truth is in the eyes
’Cause the eyes don't lie, amen.
Remember a smile is just
A frown turned upside down.

105. Keep in mind your mother's gonna need your help a whole lot more than she ever did before.
No more fights over little things because I won't be here to stop them anymore.

106. Rainy night and we worked all day,
We both got jobs 'cause there's bills to pay,
We got something they can't take away:
Our love, our lives.

107. Take this message to my brother,
You will find him everywhere,
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair.

108. You can cry tough, baby,
It's all right,
You can let me down easy
But not tonight.

109. Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin',
Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers

110. Through these walls so thin, I hear my neighbors when
They say, "She don't love him, she don't love him."
They say my heart's in danger
'Cause you're leaving me for the love of a stranger.

111. I got troubles, whoa-oh,
I got worries, whoa-oh,
I got wounds to bind.

112. Ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me,
He is my destiny.

113. I learned all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
Don't you hold on to nothin' too long.
Just take what you need from the ladies, then leave them
With the words of a sad country song.

114. If you don't like rock 'n roll,
Think what you've been missin'.
But if you like to bop and strawl,
Come on down and listen.

115. A time to gain, a time to lose,
A time to rend, a time to sew,
A time for love, a time for hate,
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late!

116. Is everything alright?
I just called to say
How lost I feel without you.
Miles away, I really can't believe I'm near
And how I still care about you.

117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.

118. The lights were burning low there in the parlor
When through the kitchen door up popped her father.
He said, "I saw you when you kissed my daughter.
Better wed her right now, or face a slaughter!"

119. My love is yours, baby,
Oh, right from the start.
You, you, you possess my soul now, honey,
And I know, I know you own my heart.

120. I could stay awake just to hear you breathing,
Watch you smile while you are sleeping,
While you're far away and dreaming.
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender,
I could stay lost in this moment forever,
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.

[earendel]

Game #163: American Music

Identify the 120 songs in the clues below. (Most are from the pop charts, but we make several excursions elsewhere, including one visit to church and another to my alma mater.) Then, match them into 30 pairs and 20 trios according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself. No song will be used twice.

Yes, it is that simple.

1. Well, the rock still rolls,
The beat goes on
After all of this time,
The faces change but the song's the same,
So roll over, Mister Dylan, for the next in line.

American Music - Bruce Springsteen

2. I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,
But that was long before I met you,
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.

Smiling Face - James Taylor

3. But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand,
And if you love him, oh, be proud of him,
'Cause after all, he's just a man.

Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette

9. We like our fun and we never fight.
You can't dance and stay uptight.

Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest

10. I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain,
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I.

Touch Me - The Doors

12. Once upon a time
That little girl was mine.
If I'd been true
I know she'd never be with you.

Take Good Care of my Baby - Bobby Vee

17. Like a rose under the April snow,
I was always certain love would grow.

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

23. Heard the singers playin', how we cheered for more.
The crowd had rushed together tryin' to keep warm.

Who'll Stop the Rain? - CCR

24. If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me,
If you still want me.

Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn

29. They say that time takes its toll on a body,
Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey,
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway.

Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis

31. She helped me with my suitcase,
She stands before my eyes
Driving me to the airport
And to the friendly skies.

Just a Song Before I Go - Crosby, Stills & Nash

32. She'll expose you
When she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you.

Betty Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

36. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,
And sometimes the blues just get ahold of you.

Sweet Seasons - Carole King

37. And she drops what she's doin' and she hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late,
But she sits waitin' patiently and smiles when she first sees me
'Cause she's made that way.

Morning Train - Sheena Easton

38. 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there,
Seasons crying no despair,
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air.

Sister Goldenhair - America

43. And even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star,
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

Somewhere Out There (from "An American Tale")

47. What makes you think love will end
When you know that my whole life depends on you?

Cherish - The Association

54. Though we had our fling,
I just never would suspect a thing
'Til that little bell began to ring in my head,
In my head.
But I tried to run,
Though I knew it wouldn't help me none
'Cause I couldn't ever love no one, or so I said.

I Saw the Light - (the real) Todd Rundgren

66. Something about her was familiar,
I could swear I'd seen her face before,
But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken,"
And she didn't say anything more.

Taxi - Harry Chapin

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.

Ball of Confusion - The Temptations (and the nuns from "Sister Act 2")

82. You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun,
I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shootin' son of a gun,
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.

Joy to the World - 3 Dog Night

101. Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all!

Crown Him with Many Crowns

104. The truth is in the eyes
’Cause the eyes don't lie, amen.
Remember a smile is just
A frown turned upside down.

Smiling Faces - The Undisputed Truth

111. I got troubles, whoa-oh,
I got worries, whoa-oh,
I got wounds to bind.

You Were on my Mind - Wee Five

112. Ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me,
He is my destiny.

I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March (and the nuns in "Sister Act")

115. A time to gain, a time to lose,
A time to rend, a time to sew,
A time for love, a time for hate,
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late!

Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds

[littlebeast13]

A quick pass for this morning....


2. I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,
But that was long before I met you,
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.
Your Smiling Face - James Taylor

6. Tonight it's very clear,
'Cause we're both lying here,
There's so many things I wanna say.
I will always love you,
I would never leave you alone.
Glory of Love - Peter Cetera

9. We like our fun and we never fight.
You can't dance and stay uptight.
Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest (not King Crimson... an oft incorrect LS answer.)

10. I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain,
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I.
Touch Me - Doors (Not 100% sure of the title here...)

12. Once upon a time
That little girl was mine.
If I'd been true
I know she'd never be with you.
Take Good Care Of My Baby - ???

23. Heard the singers playin', how we cheered for more.
The crowd had rushed together tryin' to keep warm.
Who'll Stop The Rain - CCR (Definitely CCR, but I'm having a hard time connecting it to the correct chorus....)

32. She'll expose you
When she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you.
Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

38. 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there,
Seasons crying no despair,
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air.
Ventura Highway - America

43. And even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star,
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.
Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (From An American Tail, just in case that proves important...)

46. (Silly girl.)
Shame on you, your mama said.
(Silly girl.)
Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed.
Big Girls Don't Cry - The Four Seasons

68. I need a photo opportunity,
I want a shot at redemption,
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon

74. When she says she loves me,
Well, you got your reasons
And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations.
If You Could Only See - One of those generic 90's rock bands that all bleed together... Ha! While editing this to fix the missing html tag, the band's name hit me.... Tonic!

76. Well, my buddy Jim Bass, he's a-workin' pumpin gas
And he makes two fifty for an hour.
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans,
Sings rock and roll in the shower.
Gold - John Stewart

80. Lord, I was stung, shoulda' seen it come a long time ago,
When I realized the reality gave me a role.
If things are the same, then explain why your kiss is so cold
And that mist in your eyes feels like rain on the fire in my soul.
Smoke From A Distant Fire - Sanford Townsend Band

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.
Ball of Confusion - Temptations (But Love & Rockets had the BEST version of this song...)

82. You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun,
I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shootin' son of a gun,
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.
Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

85. I try to shut eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight.
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright.
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her,
I'm gonna talk to her tonight.
Somebody's Baby - Jackson Browne

87. I ain't got a fever, got a permanent disease
And it'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy.
I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need.
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me.
Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi (With how often I've heard this on the radio lately, it was impossible to miss...)

96. So if you feel it coming on,
Catch me getting in the mood.
Boy, I'll give you anything,
Cruising's all you have to do.
Mercedes Boy - Pebbles

107. Take this message to my brother,
You will find him everywhere,
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair.
Taking It To The Streets - Doobie Brothers

108. You can cry tough, baby,
It's all right,
You can let me down easy
But not tonight.
Shadows of the Night - Pat Benetar

109. Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin',
Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers
Life Is A Rock - Reunion (What other song name drops so many old singers?)

114. If you don't like rock 'n roll,
Think what you've been missin'.
But if you like to bop and strawl,
Come on down and listen.
I know the song, but not the title or the artist. Rock and Roll is here to stay, it will never die.... etc. It sounds like a Danny & The Juniors song... I'll bet melly gets it

115. A time to gain, a time to lose,
A time to rend, a time to sew,
A time for love, a time for hate,
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late!
Turn Turn Turn - Byrds

117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.
The Long Run - Eagles

120. I could stay awake just to hear you breathing,
Watch you smile while you are sleeping,
While you're far away and dreaming.
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender,
I could stay lost in this moment forever,
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith (I hope this game was worth using the most wretched song ever sung....)

[mellytu74]

FIRST PASS -- RUNNING INTO A LOT OF FAMILIAR-BUT-NOT-RIGH-NOWS

Game #163: American Music

Identify the 120 songs in the clues below. (Most are from the pop charts, but we make several excursions elsewhere, including one visit to church and another to my alma mater.) Then, match them into 30 pairs and 20 trios according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself. No song will be used twice.

Yes, it is that simple.

1. Well, the rock still rolls,
The beat goes on
After all of this time,
The faces change but the song's the same,
So roll over, Mister Dylan, for the next in line.

AMERICAN MUSIC - POINTER SISTERS

2. I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,
But that was long before I met you,
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.

SOMETHING BY JAMES TAYLOR

3. But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand,
And if you love him, oh, be proud of him,
'Cause after all, he's just a man.

STAND BY YOUR MAN - TAMMY WYNETTE

4. Ours, a love I held tightly
Feeling the rapture grow
Like a flame burning brightly,
But when she left, gone was the glow….

BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON

5. What have I become?
My sweetest friend,
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end.

HURT - JOHNNY CASH

6. Tonight it's very clear,
'Cause we're both lying here,
There's so many things I wanna say.
I will always love you,
I would never leave you alone.

GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA

7. Our love was born with our first embrace
And a page was torn out of time and space.

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER - VIC DAMONE

9. We like our fun and we never fight.
You can't dance and stay uptight.

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT -- KING HARVEST

10. I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain,
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I.

TOUCH ME -- THE DOORS

12. Once upon a time
That little girl was mine.
If I'd been true
I know she'd never be with you.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY -- BOBBY VEE (RIP)

13. So tonight
Gotta leave that nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself.

MICHAEL JACKSON .. SONG ESCAPES ME

15. Yes, the strong get smart
While the weak ones fade,
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade.

GOD BLESS THE CHILD -- BILLIE HOLIDAY

17. Like a rose under the April snow,
I was always certain love would grow.

EVERGREEN - BARBRA STREISAND

18. Don't count stars or you might stumble.
Someone drops a sigh and down you'll tumble.

IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU -- MANY MANY PEOPLE

19. It's funny, honey, you don't care,
You never listen to my prayer.

MAYBE BABY -- BUDDY HOLLY

24. If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me,
If you still want me.

TIE A YELLOW RIBBON -- TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN

26. Always I can’t refuse ’em,
Always my feet pursues ’em,
Long as they’ve got a bosom
I woos ’em.

WHEN I'M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE -- FINIAN'S RAINBOW

30. We are amazed but not amused
By all the things you say that you'll do,
Though much concerned but not involved
With decisions that are made by you.

YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN' - STEVIE WONDER

32. She'll expose you
When she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you.

BETTE DAVIS EYES -- KIN CARNES

33. Anyone who ever loved
Could look at me
And know that I love you.
Anyone who ever dreamed
Could look at me
And know I dream of you.

ANYONE WHO EVER HAD A HEART -- DIONNE WARWICK

35. Now I'm seventeen, still alone
Wondering if I should go home
Or maybe stay out on my own.

LONELY TEENAGER -- DION

36. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,
And sometimes the blues just get ahold of you.

CAROLE KING ... UM..

37. And she drops what she's doin' and she hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late,
But she sits waitin' patiently and smiles when she first sees me
'Cause she's made that way.

LITTLE GREEN APPLES

38. 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there,
Seasons crying no despair,
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air.

VENTURA HIGHWAY

42. Your name and mine inside a heart on a wall
Still finds a way to haunt me, though they're so small.

WALK AWAY, RENEE - LEFT BANKE OR FOUR TOPS

43. And even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star,
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

tHE SONG FROM THE MOVIE WITH THE MOUSE

44. Once I was a king,
I thought always a king
'Cause I just captured someone's heart,
But may I explain I treated her mean
And then my kingdom fell apart.

THE JOKER WENT WILD??? BRIAN HYLAND IF IT IS

45. I wanna know if she loved me.
Did she really love me?
Was she just playing me for a fool?

THERE GOES MY BABY -- DRIFTERS

46. (Silly girl.)
Shame on you, your mama said.
(Silly girl.)
Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed.

BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY -- FOUR SEASONS

47. What makes you think love will end
When you know that my whole life depends on you?

NEVER MY LOVE -- THE ASSOCIATION

50. I'm gonna learn to read and write,
I'm gonna see what there is to see,
So if you go from nowhere on the road to somewhere
And you meet anyone, you know it's me.

I AIN'T DOWN YET - UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

54. Though we had our fling,
I just never would suspect a thing
'Til that little bell began to ring in my head,
In my head.
But I tried to run,
Though I knew it wouldn't help me none
'Cause I couldn't ever love no one, or so I said.

I SAW THE LIGHT -- TODD RUNDGREN

55. I don't mind Sunday night at all,
'Cause that's the night friends come to call,
And Monday to Fridays go fast
And another week is past

SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONLIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK -- FRANK SINATRA

57. Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John,
He claim he has the misery but he's havin' a lot of fun.

LONG TALL SALLY -- LITTLE RICHARD

61. I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra,
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova,
I could walk like Brando right into the sun, then dance just like a Casanova.

HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY -- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

64. I heard the warning voice from friends and my relations,
They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation.

BEING WITH YOU -- SMOKEY ROBINSON

66. Something about her was familiar,
I could swear I'd seen her face before,
But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken,"
And she didn't say anything more.

TAXI -- HARRY CHAPIN

68. I need a photo opportunity,
I want a shot at redemption,
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.

YOU CAN CALL ME AL -- PAUL SIMON

69. We had a once in a lifetime,
But I just didn't know it
'Til my life fell apart.

IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN ... ?

73. Doctor and a lawyer and an Indian chief,
They all dig that crazy beat.

WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - JOHNNY OTIS

76. Well, my buddy Jim Bass, he's a-workin' pumpin gas
And he makes two fifty for an hour.
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans,
Sings rock and roll in the shower.

GOLD - TURNING MUSIC INTO GOLD...

78. Showers,
Your love comes in showers
And every hour on the hour
You let me feel your loving power.

THIS IS A DISCO SONG

79. Over the highway and over the street
Carpets of clover I'll lay at your feet.

FOR YOU - DEAN MARTIN, SINATRA, ALL THOSE GUYS

80. Lord, I was stung, shoulda' seen it come a long time ago,
When I realized the reality gave me a role.
If things are the same, then explain why your kiss is so cold
And that mist in your eyes feels like rain on the fire in my soul.

SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE -- SANFORD TOWNSEND BAND

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.

BALL OF CONFUSION -- TEMPTATIONS

82. You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun,
I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shootin' son of a gun,
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.

JOY TO THE WORLD -- THREE DOG NIGHT

83. Could I live through the pain on a terrace in Spain?
Would it pass?
It would pass.
Could I bury my rage with a boy half your age
In the grass?
Bet your ass!

COULD I LEAVE YOU -- FOLLIES

85. I try to shut eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight.
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright.
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her,
I'm gonna talk to her tonight.

SOMEBODY'S BABY -- JACKSON BROWNE

86. I'll never forget the moment
We kissed the night of the hayride,
The way that we hugged to try to keep warm
While taking a sleigh ride.

MAGIC MOMENTS - PERRY COMO

89. Like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by.
The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky.

SUMMER WIND -- FRANK SINATRA

94. End of the spring and here she comes back,
Hi, hi, hi, hi there,
Them summer days, those summer days.

HOT FUUN IN THE SUMMERTIME -- SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE

95. There's no use in me a-crying,
I've done everything, now I'm sick of trying.
I've thrown away my nights,
Wasted all my days over you.

IT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE -- BUDDY HOLLY

98. Oh well, she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA.
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin rock 'n roll.
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll.

QUEEN OF THE HOP -- BOBBY DARIN

103. You're like a diamond,
But she treats you like glass,
Yet you beg her to love you,
But me you don't ask.

IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN -- GLADYS KNIGHTS AND THE PIPS

104. The truth is in the eyes
’Cause the eyes don't lie, amen.
Remember a smile is just
A frown turned upside down.

SMILING FACES --UNDISPUTED TRUTH

105. Keep in mind your mother's gonna need your help a whole lot more than she ever did before.
No more fights over little things because I won't be here to stop them anymore.

BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS? CHER, IF IT IS

109. Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin',
Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers

LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME) - REUNION

110. Through these walls so thin, I hear my neighbors when
They say, "She don't love him, she don't love him."
They say my heart's in danger
'Cause you're leaving me for the love of a stranger.

SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER) -- FOUR TOPS

111. I got troubles, whoa-oh,
I got worries, whoa-oh,
I got wounds to bind.

YOU WERE ON MY MIND -- THE SEEKERS. THE SEARCHERS. ONE OF THEM

112. Ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me,
He is my destiny.

I WILL FOLLOW HIM - LITTLE PEGGY MARCH

113. I learned all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
Don't you hold on to nothin' too long.
Just take what you need from the ladies, then leave them
With the words of a sad country song.

MY HEAROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS -- WILLIE NELSON

114. If you don't like rock 'n roll,
Think what you've been missin'.
But if you like to bop and strawl,
Come on down and listen.

ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY -- DANNY AND THE JUNIORS

115. A time to gain, a time to lose,
A time to rend, a time to sew,
A time for love, a time for hate,
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late!

TURN TURN TURN -- PETE SEEGER/THE BYRDS

116. Is everything alright?
I just called to say
How lost I feel without you.
Miles away, I really can't believe I'm near
And how I still care about you.

HEARTS -- MARTY BALIN

118. The lights were burning low there in the parlor
When through the kitchen door up popped her father.
He said, "I saw you when you kissed my daughter.
Better wed her right now, or face a slaughter!"

ONE MINT JULEP -- THE CLOVERS

120. I could stay awake just to hear you breathing,
Watch you smile while you are sleeping,
While you're far away and dreaming.
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender,
I could stay lost in this moment forever,
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.

DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING -- AEROSMITH

[mrkelley23]

Game #163: American Music

Identify the 120 songs in the clues below. (Most are from the pop charts, but we make several excursions elsewhere, including one visit to church and another to my alma mater.) Then, match them into 30 pairs and 20 trios according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself. No song will be used twice.

Yes, it is that simple.



2. I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,
But that was long before I met you,
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.

Your Smiling Face -- James Taylor

3. But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand,
And if you love him, oh, be proud of him,
'Cause after all, he's just a man.

Stand by Your Man -- Tammy Wynette


6. Tonight it's very clear,
'Cause we're both lying here,
There's so many things I wanna say.
I will always love you,
I would never leave you alone.

The Glory of Love -- Peter Cetera or Chicago

9. We like our fun and we never fight.
You can't dance and stay uptight.

Dancin' in the Moonlight -- King Harvest

10. I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain,
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I.

Touch Me -- The Doors

11. There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky,
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets,
And down in the tunnels where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter,
He was starting to foam in the heat.

Is this the one from your church?

13. So tonight
Gotta leave that nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself.

Off the Wall -- Michael Jackson

17. Like a rose under the April snow,
I was always certain love would grow.

Evergreen -- Barbra Streisand


24. If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me,
If you still want me.

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree -- Tony Orlando and Dawn

29. They say that time takes its toll on a body,
Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey,
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway.

Forever and Ever, Amen -- Randy Travis

30. We are amazed but not amused
By all the things you say that you'll do,
Though much concerned but not involved
With decisions that are made by you.

You Haven't Done Nothing -- Stevie Wonder

31. She helped me with my suitcase,
She stands before my eyes
Driving me to the airport
And to the friendly skies.

Just a Song Before I Go-- Crosby, Stills, and Nash

32. She'll expose you
When she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you.

Bette Davis Eyes -- Kim Carnes

36. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,
And sometimes the blues just get ahold of you.

Sweet Seasons -- Carole King

37. And she drops what she's doin' and she hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late,
But she sits waitin' patiently and smiles when she first sees me
'Cause she's made that way.

Little Green Apples -- O.C. Smith

38. 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there,
Seasons crying no despair,
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air.

Ventura Highway -- America

43. And even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star,
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

Somewhere Out There -- Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram

46. (Silly girl.)
Shame on you, your mama said.
(Silly girl.)
Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed.

Big Girls Don't Cry -- Four Seasons

47. What makes you think love will end
When you know that my whole life depends on you?

Cherish -- The Association

50. I'm gonna learn to read and write,
I'm gonna see what there is to see,
So if you go from nowhere on the road to somewhere
And you meet anyone, you know it's me.

This is from The Unsinkable Molly Brown, but I don't remember the title of the song

63. Remember that special night
When all of the stars were shining bright?
We made our first endeavor to stay together,
We made our very first promise
To love, to share, and be real honest,
But on that very first night
It wasn't quite right.

Let's Wait Awhile -- Janet Jackson

64. I heard the warning voice from friends and my relations,
They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation.

Being With You -- Smokey Robinson


66. Something about her was familiar,
I could swear I'd seen her face before,
But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken,"
And she didn't say anything more.

Taxi -- Harry Chapin

67. The love we shared for oh so long is such a big part of me.
If you must take your love away, take it gradually.

Break it To Me Gently -- Juice Newton or somebody else from the 60s.

68. I need a photo opportunity,
I want a shot at redemption,
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.

You Can Call me Al -- Paul Simon

76. Well, my buddy Jim Bass, he's a-workin' pumpin gas
And he makes two fifty for an hour.
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans,
Sings rock and roll in the shower.

Gold -- John Stewart

80. Lord, I was stung, shoulda' seen it come a long time ago,
When I realized the reality gave me a role.
If things are the same, then explain why your kiss is so cold
And that mist in your eyes feels like rain on the fire in my soul.

Smoke from a Distant Fire -- Sanford/Townsend Band

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.

Ball of Confusion -- Temptations

82. You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun,
I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shootin' son of a gun,
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.

Joy to the World -- Three Dog Night

84. Some men follow rainbows I am told,
Some men search for silver, some for gold.

All I Ever Need is You -- Sonny and Cher

85. I try to shut eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight.
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright.
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her,
I'm gonna talk to her tonight.

Somebody's Baby -- Jackson Browne

92. You know I love you, baby,
Better than I do myself.
When I'm with you
I don't need nobody else.

Since I Met You, Baby -- Sam Cooke

94. End of the spring and here she comes back,
Hi, hi, hi, hi there,
Them summer days, those summer days.

Hot Fun in the Summer Time -- Is that Sly and the Family Stone?


101. Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all!

All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name


104. The truth is in the eyes
’Cause the eyes don't lie, amen.
Remember a smile is just
A frown turned upside down.

Smiling Faces Sometimes -- The Undisputed Truth

107. Take this message to my brother,
You will find him everywhere,
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair.

Takin' it to the Streets -- Doobie Brothers


109. Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin',
Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers

Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) -- Reunion

112. Ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me,
He is my destiny.

I Will Follow Him

114. If you don't like rock 'n roll,
Think what you've been missin'.
But if you like to bop and strawl,
Come on down and listen.

At the Hop -- Danny and the Juniors

115. A time to gain, a time to lose,
A time to rend, a time to sew,
A time for love, a time for hate,
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late!

Turn, Turn, Turn -- The Byrds


117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.

The Long Run -- The Eagles

120. I could stay awake just to hear you breathing,
Watch you smile while you are sleeping,
While you're far away and dreaming.
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender,
I could stay lost in this moment forever,
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.


I Don't Want to Miss a Thing -- Aerosmith

[Pastor Fireball]

First pass is pretty late, as I've been out of town for the past few hours.

2. I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,
But that was long before I met you,
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.

YOUR SMILING FACE, James Taylor

13. So tonight
Gotta leave that nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself.

OFF THE WALL, Michael Jackson

21. I didn't come here for cryin',
Didn't come here to break down,
It's just a dream of mine is coming to an end.
And how can I blame you
When I build my world around
The hope that one day we'd be so much more than friends?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU?, Laura Branigan or Michael Bolton

24. If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me,
If you still want me.

TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE, Tony Orlando & Dawn

26. Always I can’t refuse ’em,
Always my feet pursues ’em,
Long as they’ve got a bosom
I woos ’em.

GRAB THEM BY THE P***Y, Donald Drumpf & the Deplorables (Not a real song, but I had to throw that in there. The lyrics were just so loaded.)

32. She'll expose you
When she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you.

BETTE DAVIS EYES, Jackie DeShannon or Kim Carnes

41. I've been tryin’ for hour just to think of what exactly to say.
I thought I’d leave you with a letter or a fiery speech
Like when an actor makes an exit at the end of a play
And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense.

READ 'EM AND WEEP, Meat Loaf or Barry Manilow

43. And even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star,
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt

68. I need a photo opportunity,
I want a shot at redemption,
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.

YOU CAN CALL ME AL, Paul Simon

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.

BALL OF CONFUSION, the Temptations

82. You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun,
I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shootin' son of a gun,
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.

ROCKIN' THE PARADISE, Styx

97. I'm a hustler baby (I'm a hustler)
I just want you to know (Wanna let you know)
It ain't where I been (It aint where I been)
But where I'm 'bout to go (Top of the world!)

GIVE IT TO ME (I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU), Jay-Z

112. Ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me,
He is my destiny.

I WILL FOLLOW HIM, can't remember who sang it but it was played in both "Sister Act" movies

115. A time to gain, a time to lose,
A time to rend, a time to sew,
A time for love, a time for hate,
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late!

TURN! TURN! TURN!, the Byrds

116. Is everything alright?
I just called to say
How lost I feel without you.
Miles away, I really can't believe I'm near
And how I still care about you.

HEARTS, Marty Balin

117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.

THE LONG RUN, the Eagles

120. I could stay awake just to hear you breathing,
Watch you smile while you are sleeping,
While you're far away and dreaming.
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender,
I could stay lost in this moment forever,
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.

I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING, Aerosmith

[kroxquo]

2. I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,
But that was long before I met you,
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.

Your Smiling Face - James Taylor

3. But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand,
And if you love him, oh, be proud of him,
'Cause after all, he's just a man.

Stand By Your Man - Loretta Lynn

9. We like our fun and we never fight.
You can't dance and stay uptight.

Dancing in the Moonlight - Starbuck

10. I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain,
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I.

Touch Me - Doors

24. If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me,
If you still want me.

Tie a Yellow Ribbon etc. - Tony Orlando & Dawn

27. I'm not a woman,
I'm not a man,
I am something that you'll never understand.

I Would Die 4 U - Prince

29. They say that time takes its toll on a body,
Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey,
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway.

Forever and Ever Amen - Randy Travis

31. She helped me with my suitcase,
She stands before my eyes
Driving me to the airport
And to the friendly skies.

Just a Song Before I Go - CS & N

34. You know I don't come from no black lagoon.
I'm from past the stars and beyond the moon.
You can keep the Thing,
Keep the It,
Keep the Creature, they don't mean sh*t!

Mean Green Mutha From Outer Space - Levi Stubbs from Little Shop of Horrors (Movie only)

38. 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there,
Seasons crying no despair,
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air.

Ventura Highway - America

43. And even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star,
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

Somewhere Out There - James Ingram and Linda Ronstadt

46. (Silly girl.)
Shame on you, your mama said.
(Silly girl.)
Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed.

Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons

59. The night you died, I cut it off,
I really don’t know why,
For now each time I kiss it
I get bloodstains on my tie.

I Hold Your Hand In Mine - Tom Lehrer "Of all the songs I've ever sung, that's the one I've had the most requests not to."

64. I heard the warning voice from friends and my relations,
They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation.

Being With You - Smokey Robinson

66. Something about her was familiar,
I could swear I'd seen her face before,
But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken,"
And she didn't say anything more.

Taxi - Harry Chapin

68. I need a photo opportunity,
I want a shot at redemption,
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.

You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon

76. Well, my buddy Jim Bass, he's a-workin' pumpin gas
And he makes two fifty for an hour.
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans,
Sings rock and roll in the shower.

Gold - Some guy who was friends with Fleetwood Mac and got Stevie and Lindsey to sing back up for him

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.

Ball of Confusion - Temptations

82. You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun,
I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shootin' son of a gun,
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.

Joy to the World - Three Dog Night

101. Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all!

Fits the meter of A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (aka Theme to Davy and Goliath)

107. Take this message to my brother,
You will find him everywhere,
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair.

Takin It To the Street - Doobie Brothers

114. If you don't like rock 'n roll,
Think what you've been missin'.
But if you like to bop and strawl,
Come on down and listen.

Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay - Sha Na Na

115. A time to gain, a time to lose,
A time to rend, a time to sew,
A time for love, a time for hate,
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late!

Turn Turn Turn - Byrds

117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.

The Long Run - Eagles

[plasticene]

Ready for a consolidation?

Game #163: American Music

Identify the 120 songs in the clues below. (Most are from the pop charts, but we make several excursions elsewhere, including one visit to church and another to my alma mater.) Then, match them into 30 pairs and 20 trios according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself. No song will be used twice.

Yes, it is that simple.

1. Well, the rock still rolls,
The beat goes on
After all of this time,
The faces change but the song's the same,
So roll over, Mister Dylan, for the next in line.

AMERICAN MUSIC, Bruce Springsteen

2. I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,
But that was long before I met you,
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.

YOUR SMILING FACE, James Taylor

3. But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand,
And if you love him, oh, be proud of him,
'Cause after all, he's just a man.

STAND BY YOUR MAN, Tammy Wynette

4. Ours, a love I held tightly
Feeling the rapture grow
Like a flame burning brightly,
But when she left, gone was the glow….



5. What have I become?
My sweetest friend,
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end.

HURT, Johnny Cash

6. Tonight it's very clear,
'Cause we're both lying here,
There's so many things I wanna say.
I will always love you,
I would never leave you alone.

GLORY OF LOVE, Peter Cetera

7. Our love was born with our first embrace
And a page was torn out of time and space.

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, Vic Damone

8. This love is a blaze,
I saw flames from the side of the stage
And the fire brigade comes in a couple of days.



9. We like our fun and we never fight.
You can't dance and stay uptight.

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT, King Harvest

10. I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain,
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I.

TOUCH ME, The Doors

11. There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky,
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets,
And down in the tunnels where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter,
He was starting to foam in the heat.



12. Once upon a time
That little girl was mine.
If I'd been true
I know she'd never be with you.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY, Bobby Vee

13. So tonight
Gotta leave that nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself.

OFF THE WALL, Michael Jackson

14. Moonlight in the city brings the magic to your eyes,
Freezin' a moment, leave me paralyzed,
Breathe an emotion, set it dancin' in my ear,
Bring on the rhythm when I hold you near.



15. Yes, the strong get smart
While the weak ones fade,
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade.

GOD BLESS THE CHILD, Billie Holiday

16. Had a rusty hot rod
On a country road
And a John Deere tractor
With a radio,
Just a long haired farmboy
With jukebox dreams.
Hit the town on weekends
Just to blow off some steam.
(You know what I mean.)



17. Like a rose under the April snow,
I was always certain love would grow.

EVERGREEN, Barbra Streisand

18. Don't count stars or you might stumble.
Someone drops a sigh and down you'll tumble.

IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU, [Many Many People]

19. It's funny, honey, you don't care,
You never listen to my prayer.

MAYBE BABY, Buddy Holly

20. Baby Huey,
Tonight it's gonna be some changes,
No acting sadly,
So stop acting and get it clapping
'Cause I'm knowing you feeling me.



21. I didn't come here for cryin',
Didn't come here to break down,
It's just a dream of mine is coming to an end.
And how can I blame you
When I build my world around
The hope that one day we'd be so much more than friends?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU?, Laura Branigan or Michael Bolton

22. The trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness,
They're the very things we kill, I guess.



23. Heard the singers playin', how we cheered for more.
The crowd had rushed together tryin' to keep warm.

WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN, CCR

24. If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me,
If you still want me.

TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE, Tony Orlando & Dawn

25. You better stop the things that you do.
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'.
I just can't stand it, babe,
The way you're always runnin' 'round,
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down.



26. Always I can’t refuse ’em,
Always my feet pursues ’em,
Long as they’ve got a bosom
I woos ’em.

WHEN I'M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE, Finian's Rainbow

27. I'm not a woman,
I'm not a man,
I am something that you'll never understand.

I WOULD DIE 4 U, Prince

28. This is a public service announcement,
This is only a test,
Emergency evacuation protest
May impair your ability to operate machinery.
Can't quite tell just what it means to me,
Keep out of reach of children,
Don't you talk to strangers,
Get your philosophy from a bumper sticker.



29. They say that time takes its toll on a body,
Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey,
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway.

FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN, Randy Travis

30. We are amazed but not amused
By all the things you say that you'll do,
Though much concerned but not involved
With decisions that are made by you.

YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN', Stevie Wonder

31. She helped me with my suitcase,
She stands before my eyes
Driving me to the airport
And to the friendly skies.

JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO, Crosby, Stills & Nash

32. She'll expose you
When she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you.

BETTE DAVIS EYES, Kim Carnes

33. Anyone who ever loved
Could look at me
And know that I love you.
Anyone who ever dreamed
Could look at me
And know I dream of you.

ANYONE WHO EVER HAD A HEART, Dionne Warwick

34. You know I don't come from no black lagoon.
I'm from past the stars and beyond the moon.
You can keep the Thing,
Keep the It,
Keep the Creature, they don't mean sh*t!



35. Now I'm seventeen, still alone
Wondering if I should go home
Or maybe stay out on my own.

LONELY TEENAGER, Dion

36. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,
And sometimes the blues just get ahold of you.

SWEET SEASONS, Carole King

37. and she drops what she's doin' and she hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late,
But she sits waitin' patiently and smiles when she first sees me
'Cause she's made that way.

MORNING TRAIN, Sheena Easton

38. 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there,
Seasons crying no despair,
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air.

VENTURA HIGHWAY, America

39. You want me to leave, you want me to stay,
You ask me to come back, you turn and walk away,
You want to be lovers, and you want to be friends,
I'm losing my patience, you're nearing the end.



40. Woke up to the sound of pouring rain,
The wind would whisper and I'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
And when you needed me I came through.



41. I've been tryin’ for hour just to think of what exactly to say.
I thought I’d leave you with a letter or a fiery speech
Like when an actor makes an exit at the end of a play
And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense.

READ 'EM AND WEEP, Meat Loaf or Barry Manilow

42. Your name and mine inside a heart on a wall
Still finds a way to haunt me, though they're so small.

WALK AWAY, RENEE, Left Banke or Four Tops

43. and even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star,
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram

44. Once I was a king,
I thought always a king
'Cause I just captured someone's heart,
But may I explain I treated her mean
And then my kingdom fell apart.

THE JOKER WENT WILD?, Brian Hyland?

45. I wanna know if she loved me.
Did she really love me?
Was she just playing me for a fool?

THERE GOES MY BABY, Drifters

46. (Silly girl.)
Shame on you, your mama said.
(Silly girl.)
Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed.

BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY, Four Seasons

47. What makes you think love will end
When you know that my whole life depends on you?

CHERISH, The Association

48. My love, tell me what it's all about.
You've got something that I can't live without.
Happiness is so hard to find.
Hey baby, tell me what is on your mind.



49. It's perfect outside, it's like God let me dial up the weather.
Got the whole crew here, I ain't seen some of them in forever.
It's one of those never forget it, better stop and take it in kinda scenes.
Everything's just right yeah except for one thing.



50. I'm gonna learn to read and write,
I'm gonna see what there is to see,
So if you go from nowhere on the road to somewhere
And you meet anyone, you know it's me.

I AIN'T DOWN YET, Unsinkable Molly Brown

51. I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.



52. When the bells ring and tell the world I'm taking your hand,
Folks from all over will come to see the wedding we've planned.



53. I am a sniper,
Always hit the mark,
Paid assassin
Working after dark,
Looking through the night,
Using infra-red,
My target on you
Aimed at your head.



54. Though we had our fling,
I just never would suspect a thing
'Til that little bell began to ring in my head,
In my head.
But I tried to run,
Though I knew it wouldn't help me none
Cause I couldn't ever love no one, or so I said.

I SAW THE LIGHT, Todd Rundgren

55. I don't mind Sunday night at all,
'Cause that's the night friends come to call,
And Monday to Fridays go fast
And another week is past

SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK, Frank Sinatra

56. La la la la la dee oh,
Whether the weather be rain or snow,
Pretending can make it real,
A snowy pasture, a green and grassy field.



57. Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John,
He claim he has the misery but he's havin' a lot of fun.

LONG TALL SALLY, Little Richard

58. Baby, I think tonight
We can take what was wrong and make it right.



59. The night you died, I cut it off,
I really don’t know why,
For now each time I kiss it
I get bloodstains on my tie.

I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE, Tom Lehrer

60. Give me a lifetime of promises and a world of dreams,
Speak the language of love like you know what it means.



61. I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra,
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova,
I could walk like Brando right into the sun, then dance just like a Casanova.

HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY, Bruce Springsteen

62. I don't wanna say it,
I don't wanna find another way
To make it through the day without you.



63. Remember that special night
When all of the stars were shining bright?
We made our first endeavor to stay together,
We made our very first promise
To love, to share, and be real honest,
But on that very first night
It wasn't quite right.

LET'S WAIT AWHILE, Janet Jackson

64. I heard the warning voice from friends and my relations,
They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation.

BEING WITH YOU, Smokey Robinson

65. Been running so fast
Right from the starting line,
No more connections,
I don't need any more advice.



66. Something about her was familiar,
I could swear I'd seen her face before,
But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken,"
And she didn't say anything more.

TAXI, Harry Chapin

67. The love we shared for oh so long is such a big part of me.
If you must take your love away, take it gradually.

BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY, Juice Newton?

68. I need a photo opportunity,
I want a shot at redemption,
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.

YOU CAN CALL ME AL, Paul Simon

69. We had a once in a lifetime,
But I just didn't know it
'Til my life fell apart.

IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN, ?

70. Stuck at a red light outside an adult bookstore,
His son said, “Daddy, what are all those X's for?”
As the light turned green, he changed the subject fast,
Started talking about football as they drove right past.



71. Just let it die
With no goodbyes.
Details don't matter,
We both paid the price.
Tears in my eyes,
You know sometimes
It'd be like that, baby.



72. Far above the busy humming
Of the bustling town,
Reared against the arch of heaven
Looks she proudly down.



73. Doctor and a lawyer and an Indian chief,
They all dig that crazy beat.

WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE, Johnny Otis

74. When she says she loves me,
Well, you got your reasons
And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations.

IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE, Tonic

75. A thousand other boys could never reach you.
How could I have been the one?
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
That was your womb.



76. Well, my buddy Jim Bass, he's a-workin' pumpin gas
And he makes two fifty for an hour.
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans,
Sings rock and roll in the shower.

GOLD, John Stewart

77. I was living like half a man,
Then I couldn't love but now I can.
You pick me up when I'm feeling sad,
More soul than I ever had.



78. Showers,
Your love comes in showers
And every hour on the hour
You let me feel your loving power.



79. Over the highway and over the street
Carpets of clover I'll lay at your feet.

FOR YOU, Dean Martin

80. Lord, I was stung, shoulda' seen it come a long time ago,
When I realized the reality gave me a role.
If things are the same, then explain why your kiss is so cold
And that mist in your eyes feels like rain on the fire in my soul.

SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE, Sanford Townsend Band

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.

BALL OF CONFUSION, Temptations

82. You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun,
I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shootin' son of a gun,
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.

JOY TO THE WORLD, Three Dog Night

83. Could I live through the pain on a terrace in Spain?
Would it pass?
It would pass.
Could I bury my rage with a boy half your age
In the grass?
Bet your ass!

COULD I LEAVE YOU, Follies

84. Some men follow rainbows I am told,
Some men search for silver, some for gold.

ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU, Sonny and Cher

85. I try to shut eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight.
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright.
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her,
I'm gonna talk to her tonight.

SOMEBODY'S BABY, Jackson Browne

86. I'll never forget the moment
We kissed the night of the hayride,
The way that we hugged to try to keep warm
While taking a sleigh ride.

MAGIC MOMENTS, Perry Como

87. I ain't got a fever, got a permanent disease
And it'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy.
I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need.
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me.

BAD MEDICINE, Bon Jovi

88. Don't you buy no rye, don't you buy no rye,
'Cos if you buy me some rye, you gonna make me high.
If you make me high, you'll wanna loosen my tie.
Don't you buy no rye.



89. Like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by.
The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky.

SUMMER WIND, Frank Sinatra

90. I count the falling tears,
They fall before my eyes.
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties.



91. As morning breaks
The heaven on high,
I lift my heavy load to the sky.
Sun comes down with a burning glow,
Mingles my sweat with the earth below.



92. You know I love you, baby,
Better than I do myself.
When I'm with you
I don't need nobody else.

SINCE I MET YOU, BABY, Sam Cooke

93. There were girls from Argentina and Arkansas,
Maine, Alabama, and Panama,
All mixed together and having a ball.






94. End of the spring and here she comes back,
Hi, hi, hi, hi there,
Them summer days, those summer days.

HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME, Sly and The Family Stone

95. There's no use in me a-crying,
I've done everything, now I'm sick of trying.
I've thrown away my nights,
Wasted all my days over you.

IT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE, Buddy Holly

96. So if you feel it coming on,
Catch me getting in the mood.
Boy, I'll give you anything,
Cruising's all you have to do.

MERCEDES BOY, Pebbles

97. I'm a hustler baby (I'm a hustler)
I just want you to know (Wanna let you know)
It ain't where I been (It aint where I been)
But where I'm 'bout to go (Top of the world!)

GIVE IT TO ME (I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU), Jay-Z

98. Oh well, she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA.
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin rock 'n roll.
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll.

QUEEN OF THE HOP, Bobby Darin

99. Oh, Annette, you know I loved you till you left me,
Oh, Annette, you know I cared till you were gone,
I was young and foolish, I didn't know what I was doin',
I didn't know I lost you till you're gone.



100. Lost and alone on some forgotten highway,
Traveled by many, remembered by few.
Looking for something that I can believe in,
Looking for something that I'd like to do with my life.



101. Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all!

CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS/ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME

102. I think it's true that we've all been through
Some nasty weather.
Let's understand that we're here
To handle things together.



103. You're like a diamond,
But she treats you like glass,
Yet you beg her to love you,
But me you don't ask.

IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN, Gladys Knights and The Pips

104. The truth is in the eyes
’Cause the eyes don't lie, amen.
Remember a smile is just
A frown turned upside down.

SMILING FACES, The Undisputed Truth

105. Keep in mind your mother's gonna need your help a whole lot more than she ever did before.
No more fights over little things because I won't be here to stop them anymore.

BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS?, Cher?

106. Rainy night and we worked all day,
We both got jobs 'cause there's bills to pay,
We got something they can't take away:
Our love, our lives.



107. Take this message to my brother,
You will find him everywhere,
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair.

TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS, Doobie Brothers

108. You can cry tough, baby,
It's all right,
You can let me down easy
But not tonight.

SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT, Pat Benatar

109. Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin',
Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers

LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME), Reunion

110. Through these walls so thin, I hear my neighbors when
They say, "She don't love him, she don't love him."
They say my heart's in danger
'Cause you're leaving me for the love of a stranger.

SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER), Four Tops

111. I got troubles, whoa-oh,
I got worries, whoa-oh,
I got wounds to bind.

YOU WERE ON MY MIND, Wee Five

112. Ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me,
He is my destiny.

I WILL FOLLOW HIM, Little Peggy March

113. I learned all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
Don't you hold on to nothin' too long.
Just take what you need from the ladies, then leave them
With the words of a sad country song.

MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS, Willie Nelson

114. If you don't like rock 'n roll,
Think what you've been missin'.
But if you like to bop and strawl,
Come on down and listen.

ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY, Danny and the Juniors

115. A time to gain, a time to lose,
A time to rend, a time to sew,
A time for love, a time for hate,
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late!

TURN TURN TURN, Byrds

116. Is everything alright?
I just called to say
How lost I feel without you.
Miles away, I really can't believe I'm near
And how I still care about you.

HEARTS, Marty Balin

117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.

THE LONG RUN, Eagles

118. The lights were burning low there in the parlor
When through the kitchen door up popped her father.
He said, "I saw you when you kissed my daughter.
Better wed her right now, or face a slaughter!"

ONE MINT JULEP, The Clovers

119. My love is yours, baby,
Oh, right from the start.
You, you, you possess my soul now, honey,
And I know, I know you own my heart.



120. I could stay awake just to hear you breathing,
Watch you smile while you are sleeping,
While you're far away and dreaming.
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender,
I could stay lost in this moment forever,
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.

I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING, Aerosmith

[franktangredi]

Two of the titles on this consolidation are incorrect; in both cases, the correct title had been suggested by someone else.

A couple of songs that have been correctly identified will benefit from including parenthetical parts that have been left out.

Ready for a consolidation?

Game #163: American Music

Identify the 120 songs in the clues below. (Most are from the pop charts, but we make several excursions elsewhere, including one visit to church and another to my alma mater.) Then, match them into 30 pairs and 20 trios according to a Tangredi, or principle you must discover for yourself. No song will be used twice.

Yes, it is that simple.

1. Well, the rock still rolls,
The beat goes on
After all of this time,
The faces change but the song's the same,
So roll over, Mister Dylan, for the next in line.

AMERICAN MUSIC, Bruce Springsteen

2. I thought I was in love a couple of times before with the girl next door,
But that was long before I met you,
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you.

YOUR SMILING FACE, James Taylor

3. But if you love him, you'll forgive him
Even though he's hard to understand,
And if you love him, oh, be proud of him,
'Cause after all, he's just a man.

STAND BY YOUR MAN, Tammy Wynette

4. Ours, a love I held tightly
Feeling the rapture grow
Like a flame burning brightly,
But when she left, gone was the glow….



5. What have I become?
My sweetest friend,
Everyone I know
Goes away in the end.

HURT, Johnny Cash

6. Tonight it's very clear,
'Cause we're both lying here,
There's so many things I wanna say.
I will always love you,
I would never leave you alone.

GLORY OF LOVE, Peter Cetera

7. Our love was born with our first embrace
And a page was torn out of time and space.

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, Vic Damone

8. This love is a blaze,
I saw flames from the side of the stage
And the fire brigade comes in a couple of days.



9. We like our fun and we never fight.
You can't dance and stay uptight.

DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT, King Harvest

10. I'm gonna love you
Till the heavens stop the rain,
I'm gonna love you
Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I.

TOUCH ME, The Doors

11. There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky,
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets,
And down in the tunnels where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter,
He was starting to foam in the heat.



12. Once upon a time
That little girl was mine.
If I'd been true
I know she'd never be with you.

TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY, Bobby Vee

13. So tonight
Gotta leave that nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself.

OFF THE WALL, Michael Jackson

14. Moonlight in the city brings the magic to your eyes,
Freezin' a moment, leave me paralyzed,
Breathe an emotion, set it dancin' in my ear,
Bring on the rhythm when I hold you near.



15. Yes, the strong get smart
While the weak ones fade,
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade.

GOD BLESS THE CHILD, Billie Holiday

16. Had a rusty hot rod
On a country road
And a John Deere tractor
With a radio,
Just a long haired farmboy
With jukebox dreams.
Hit the town on weekends
Just to blow off some steam.
(You know what I mean.)



17. Like a rose under the April snow,
I was always certain love would grow.

EVERGREEN, Barbra Streisand

18. Don't count stars or you might stumble.
Someone drops a sigh and down you'll tumble.

IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU, [Many Many People]

19. It's funny, honey, you don't care,
You never listen to my prayer.

MAYBE BABY, Buddy Holly

20. Baby Huey,
Tonight it's gonna be some changes,
No acting sadly,
So stop acting and get it clapping
'Cause I'm knowing you feeling me.



21. I didn't come here for cryin',
Didn't come here to break down,
It's just a dream of mine is coming to an end.
And how can I blame you
When I build my world around
The hope that one day we'd be so much more than friends?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU?, Laura Branigan or Michael Bolton

22. The trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness,
They're the very things we kill, I guess.



23. Heard the singers playin', how we cheered for more.
The crowd had rushed together tryin' to keep warm.

WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN, CCR

24. If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me,
If you still want me.

TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE, Tony Orlando & Dawn

25. You better stop the things that you do.
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'.
I just can't stand it, babe,
The way you're always runnin' 'round,
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down.



26. Always I can’t refuse ’em,
Always my feet pursues ’em,
Long as they’ve got a bosom
I woos ’em.

WHEN I'M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE, Finian's Rainbow

27. I'm not a woman,
I'm not a man,
I am something that you'll never understand.

I WOULD DIE 4 U, Prince

28. This is a public service announcement,
This is only a test,
Emergency evacuation protest
May impair your ability to operate machinery.
Can't quite tell just what it means to me,
Keep out of reach of children,
Don't you talk to strangers,
Get your philosophy from a bumper sticker.



29. They say that time takes its toll on a body,
Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey,
But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair
And if it all fell out, well, I'd love you anyway.

FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN, Randy Travis

30. We are amazed but not amused
By all the things you say that you'll do,
Though much concerned but not involved
With decisions that are made by you.

YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN', Stevie Wonder

31. She helped me with my suitcase,
She stands before my eyes
Driving me to the airport
And to the friendly skies.

JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO, Crosby, Stills & Nash

32. She'll expose you
When she snows you
Off your feet with the crumbs she throws you.

BETTE DAVIS EYES, Kim Carnes

33. Anyone who ever loved
Could look at me
And know that I love you.
Anyone who ever dreamed
Could look at me
And know I dream of you.

ANYONE WHO EVER HAD A HEART, Dionne Warwick

34. You know I don't come from no black lagoon.
I'm from past the stars and beyond the moon.
You can keep the Thing,
Keep the It,
Keep the Creature, they don't mean sh*t!



35. Now I'm seventeen, still alone
Wondering if I should go home
Or maybe stay out on my own.

LONELY TEENAGER, Dion

36. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,
And sometimes the blues just get ahold of you.

SWEET SEASONS, Carole King

37. and she drops what she's doin' and she hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late,
But she sits waitin' patiently and smiles when she first sees me
'Cause she's made that way.

MORNING TRAIN, Sheena Easton

38. 'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there,
Seasons crying no despair,
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air.

VENTURA HIGHWAY, America

39. You want me to leave, you want me to stay,
You ask me to come back, you turn and walk away,
You want to be lovers, and you want to be friends,
I'm losing my patience, you're nearing the end.



40. Woke up to the sound of pouring rain,
The wind would whisper and I'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
And when you needed me I came through.



41. I've been tryin’ for hour just to think of what exactly to say.
I thought I’d leave you with a letter or a fiery speech
Like when an actor makes an exit at the end of a play
And I've been dying for hours trying to fill up all the holes with some sense.

READ 'EM AND WEEP, Meat Loaf or Barry Manilow

42. Your name and mine inside a heart on a wall
Still finds a way to haunt me, though they're so small.

WALK AWAY, RENEE, Left Banke or Four Tops

43. and even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing on the same bright star,
And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby,
It helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.

SOMEWHERE OUT THERE, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram

44. Once I was a king,
I thought always a king
'Cause I just captured someone's heart,
But may I explain I treated her mean
And then my kingdom fell apart.

THE JOKER WENT WILD?, Brian Hyland?

45. I wanna know if she loved me.
Did she really love me?
Was she just playing me for a fool?

THERE GOES MY BABY, Drifters

46. (Silly girl.)
Shame on you, your mama said.
(Silly girl.)
Shame on you, you're cryin' in bed.

BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY, Four Seasons

47. What makes you think love will end
When you know that my whole life depends on you?

CHERISH, The Association

48. My love, tell me what it's all about.
You've got something that I can't live without.
Happiness is so hard to find.
Hey baby, tell me what is on your mind.



49. It's perfect outside, it's like God let me dial up the weather.
Got the whole crew here, I ain't seen some of them in forever.
It's one of those never forget it, better stop and take it in kinda scenes.
Everything's just right yeah except for one thing.



50. I'm gonna learn to read and write,
I'm gonna see what there is to see,
So if you go from nowhere on the road to somewhere
And you meet anyone, you know it's me.

I AIN'T DOWN YET, Unsinkable Molly Brown

51. I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.



52. When the bells ring and tell the world I'm taking your hand,
Folks from all over will come to see the wedding we've planned.



53. I am a sniper,
Always hit the mark,
Paid assassin
Working after dark,
Looking through the night,
Using infra-red,
My target on you
Aimed at your head.



54. Though we had our fling,
I just never would suspect a thing
'Til that little bell began to ring in my head,
In my head.
But I tried to run,
Though I knew it wouldn't help me none
Cause I couldn't ever love no one, or so I said.

I SAW THE LIGHT, Todd Rundgren

55. I don't mind Sunday night at all,
'Cause that's the night friends come to call,
And Monday to Fridays go fast
And another week is past

SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK, Frank Sinatra

56. La la la la la dee oh,
Whether the weather be rain or snow,
Pretending can make it real,
A snowy pasture, a green and grassy field.



57. Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John,
He claim he has the misery but he's havin' a lot of fun.

LONG TALL SALLY, Little Richard

58. Baby, I think tonight
We can take what was wrong and make it right.



59. The night you died, I cut it off,
I really don’t know why,
For now each time I kiss it
I get bloodstains on my tie.

I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE, Tom Lehrer

60. Give me a lifetime of promises and a world of dreams,
Speak the language of love like you know what it means.



61. I had skin like leather and the diamond-hard look of a cobra,
I was born blue and weathered but I burst just like a supernova,
I could walk like Brando right into the sun, then dance just like a Casanova.

HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY, Bruce Springsteen

62. I don't wanna say it,
I don't wanna find another way
To make it through the day without you.



63. Remember that special night
When all of the stars were shining bright?
We made our first endeavor to stay together,
We made our very first promise
To love, to share, and be real honest,
But on that very first night
It wasn't quite right.

LET'S WAIT AWHILE, Janet Jackson

64. I heard the warning voice from friends and my relations,
They tell me all about your heartbreak reputation.

BEING WITH YOU, Smokey Robinson

65. Been running so fast
Right from the starting line,
No more connections,
I don't need any more advice.



66. Something about her was familiar,
I could swear I'd seen her face before,
But she said, "I'm sure you're mistaken,"
And she didn't say anything more.

TAXI, Harry Chapin

67. The love we shared for oh so long is such a big part of me.
If you must take your love away, take it gradually.

BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY, Juice Newton?

68. I need a photo opportunity,
I want a shot at redemption,
Don't want to end up a cartoon
In a cartoon graveyard.

YOU CAN CALL ME AL, Paul Simon

69. We had a once in a lifetime,
But I just didn't know it
'Til my life fell apart.

IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN, ?

70. Stuck at a red light outside an adult bookstore,
His son said, “Daddy, what are all those X's for?”
As the light turned green, he changed the subject fast,
Started talking about football as they drove right past.



71. Just let it die
With no goodbyes.
Details don't matter,
We both paid the price.
Tears in my eyes,
You know sometimes
It'd be like that, baby.



72. Far above the busy humming
Of the bustling town,
Reared against the arch of heaven
Looks she proudly down.



73. Doctor and a lawyer and an Indian chief,
They all dig that crazy beat.

WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE, Johnny Otis

74. When she says she loves me,
Well, you got your reasons
And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations.

IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE, Tonic

75. A thousand other boys could never reach you.
How could I have been the one?
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
That was your womb.



76. Well, my buddy Jim Bass, he's a-workin' pumpin gas
And he makes two fifty for an hour.
He's got rhythm in his hands as he's tappin' on the cans,
Sings rock and roll in the shower.

GOLD, John Stewart

77. I was living like half a man,
Then I couldn't love but now I can.
You pick me up when I'm feeling sad,
More soul than I ever had.



78. Showers,
Your love comes in showers
And every hour on the hour
You let me feel your loving power.



79. Over the highway and over the street
Carpets of clover I'll lay at your feet.

FOR YOU, Dean Martin

80. Lord, I was stung, shoulda' seen it come a long time ago,
When I realized the reality gave me a role.
If things are the same, then explain why your kiss is so cold
And that mist in your eyes feels like rain on the fire in my soul.

SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE, Sanford Townsend Band

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.

BALL OF CONFUSION, Temptations

82. You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun,
I'm a high night flier and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shootin' son of a gun,
I said a straight shootin' son of a gun.

JOY TO THE WORLD, Three Dog Night

83. Could I live through the pain on a terrace in Spain?
Would it pass?
It would pass.
Could I bury my rage with a boy half your age
In the grass?
Bet your ass!

COULD I LEAVE YOU, Follies

84. Some men follow rainbows I am told,
Some men search for silver, some for gold.

ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU, Sonny and Cher

85. I try to shut eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight.
I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright.
We'll, I'm just gonna walk up to her,
I'm gonna talk to her tonight.

SOMEBODY'S BABY, Jackson Browne

86. I'll never forget the moment
We kissed the night of the hayride,
The way that we hugged to try to keep warm
While taking a sleigh ride.

MAGIC MOMENTS, Perry Como

87. I ain't got a fever, got a permanent disease
And it'll take more than a doctor to prescribe a remedy.
I got lots of money, but it isn't what I need.
Gonna take more than a shot to get this poison out of me.

BAD MEDICINE, Bon Jovi

88. Don't you buy no rye, don't you buy no rye,
'Cos if you buy me some rye, you gonna make me high.
If you make me high, you'll wanna loosen my tie.
Don't you buy no rye.



89. Like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by.
The world was new beneath a blue umbrella sky.

SUMMER WIND, Frank Sinatra

90. I count the falling tears,
They fall before my eyes.
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties.



91. As morning breaks
The heaven on high,
I lift my heavy load to the sky.
Sun comes down with a burning glow,
Mingles my sweat with the earth below.



92. You know I love you, baby,
Better than I do myself.
When I'm with you
I don't need nobody else.

SINCE I MET YOU, BABY, Sam Cooke

93. There were girls from Argentina and Arkansas,
Maine, Alabama, and Panama,
All mixed together and having a ball.






94. End of the spring and here she comes back,
Hi, hi, hi, hi there,
Them summer days, those summer days.

HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME, Sly and The Family Stone

95. There's no use in me a-crying,
I've done everything, now I'm sick of trying.
I've thrown away my nights,
Wasted all my days over you.

IT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE, Buddy Holly

96. So if you feel it coming on,
Catch me getting in the mood.
Boy, I'll give you anything,
Cruising's all you have to do.

MERCEDES BOY, Pebbles

97. I'm a hustler baby (I'm a hustler)
I just want you to know (Wanna let you know)
It ain't where I been (It aint where I been)
But where I'm 'bout to go (Top of the world!)

GIVE IT TO ME (I JUST WANNA LOVE YOU), Jay-Z

98. Oh well, she tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the kids dancin' 'cross the USA.
She don't care 'bout a thing 'ceptin rock 'n roll.
My baby drives me crazy when she does the stroll.

QUEEN OF THE HOP, Bobby Darin

99. Oh, Annette, you know I loved you till you left me,
Oh, Annette, you know I cared till you were gone,
I was young and foolish, I didn't know what I was doin',
I didn't know I lost you till you're gone.



100. Lost and alone on some forgotten highway,
Traveled by many, remembered by few.
Looking for something that I can believe in,
Looking for something that I'd like to do with my life.



101. Let every kindred, every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all!

CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNS/ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS' NAME

102. I think it's true that we've all been through
Some nasty weather.
Let's understand that we're here
To handle things together.



103. You're like a diamond,
But she treats you like glass,
Yet you beg her to love you,
But me you don't ask.

IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN, Gladys Knights and The Pips

104. The truth is in the eyes
’Cause the eyes don't lie, amen.
Remember a smile is just
A frown turned upside down.

SMILING FACES, The Undisputed Truth

105. Keep in mind your mother's gonna need your help a whole lot more than she ever did before.
No more fights over little things because I won't be here to stop them anymore.

BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS?, Cher?

106. Rainy night and we worked all day,
We both got jobs 'cause there's bills to pay,
We got something they can't take away:
Our love, our lives.



107. Take this message to my brother,
You will find him everywhere,
Wherever people live together
Tied in poverty's despair.

TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS, Doobie Brothers

108. You can cry tough, baby,
It's all right,
You can let me down easy
But not tonight.

SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT, Pat Benatar

109. Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin',
Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can't stop now, I got the shivers

LIFE IS A ROCK (BUT THE RADIO ROLLED ME), Reunion

110. Through these walls so thin, I hear my neighbors when
They say, "She don't love him, she don't love him."
They say my heart's in danger
'Cause you're leaving me for the love of a stranger.

SHAKE ME, WAKE ME (WHEN IT'S OVER), Four Tops

111. I got troubles, whoa-oh,
I got worries, whoa-oh,
I got wounds to bind.

YOU WERE ON MY MIND, Wee Five

112. Ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me,
He is my destiny.

I WILL FOLLOW HIM, Little Peggy March

113. I learned all the rules of the modern-day drifter,
Don't you hold on to nothin' too long.
Just take what you need from the ladies, then leave them
With the words of a sad country song.

MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS, Willie Nelson

114. If you don't like rock 'n roll,
Think what you've been missin'.
But if you like to bop and strawl,
Come on down and listen.

ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY, Danny and the Juniors

115. A time to gain, a time to lose,
A time to rend, a time to sew,
A time for love, a time for hate,
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late!

TURN TURN TURN, Byrds

116. Is everything alright?
I just called to say
How lost I feel without you.
Miles away, I really can't believe I'm near
And how I still care about you.

HEARTS, Marty Balin

117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.

THE LONG RUN, Eagles

118. The lights were burning low there in the parlor
When through the kitchen door up popped her father.
He said, "I saw you when you kissed my daughter.
Better wed her right now, or face a slaughter!"

ONE MINT JULEP, The Clovers

119. My love is yours, baby,
Oh, right from the start.
You, you, you possess my soul now, honey,
And I know, I know you own my heart.



120. I could stay awake just to hear you breathing,
Watch you smile while you are sleeping,
While you're far away and dreaming.
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender,
I could stay lost in this moment forever,
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure.

I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING, Aerosmith

[littlebeast13]

One of the titles that needs to be fixed is #104. It's definitely "Smiling Faces Sometimes"....

lb13

[kroxquo]

A couple of songs that have been correctly identified will benefit from including parenthetical parts that have been left out.

37. and she drops what she's doin' and she hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late,
But she sits waitin' patiently and smiles when she first sees me
'Cause she's made that way.

MORNING TRAIN, Sheena Easton (9 to 5)

[mrkelley23]

A couple of songs that have been correctly identified will benefit from including parenthetical parts that have been left out.

37. and she drops what she's doin' and she hurries down to meet me
And I'm always late,
But she sits waitin' patiently and smiles when she first sees me
'Cause she's made that way.

MORNING TRAIN, Sheena Easton (9 to 5)

Actually, 37 is one of the ones that is misidentified. It's DEFINITELY "LIttle Green Apples", first a hit for O.C. Smith and remade by lots of people.

[Pastor Fireball]

Adding info to the consolidation:

17. Like a rose under the April snow,
I was always certain love would grow.

EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM "A STAR IS BORN"), Barbra Streisand

67. The love we shared for oh so long is such a big part of me.
If you must take your love away, take it gradually.

BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY, Juice Newton or Brenda Lee

69. We had a once in a lifetime,
But I just didn't know it
'Til my life fell apart.

IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN, Peabo Bryson

81. Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration,
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation.

BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT'S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY), Temptations

[mrkelley23]

I"m pretty sure that 101 is just All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name. Crown Him with Many Crowns is a different melody -- it's not like some of those hymns that share a melody. And I don't remember those words anywhere in "Crown."

[littlebeast13]

22. The trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness,
They're the very things we kill, I guess.

THE HEART OF THE MATTER - Don Henley


48. My love, tell me what it's all about.
You've got something that I can't live without.
Happiness is so hard to find.
Hey baby, tell me what is on your mind.

I CAN'T WAIT - Nu Shooz (How do I miss this every time it's in an LS game?)

[Pastor Fireball]

Coming back for some of the low hanging fruit...

4. Ours, a love I held tightly
Feeling the rapture grow
Like a flame burning brightly,
But when she left, gone was the glow….

BLUE VELVET, Bobby Vinton

14. Moonlight in the city brings the magic to your eyes,
Freezin' a moment, leave me paralyzed,
Breathe an emotion, set it dancin' in my ear,
Bring on the rhythm when I hold you near.

ROCK ME TONITE, Billy Squier

20. Baby Huey,
Tonight it's gonna be some changes,
No acting sadly,
So stop acting and get it clapping
'Cause I'm knowing you feeling me.

I should have gotten this one earlier off of the first two words... POP LOCK & DROP IT, Huey. Now my spidey senses are tingling on why Frank would put this one-hit wonder rap song in one of his games.

40. Woke up to the sound of pouring rain,
The wind would whisper and I'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
And when you needed me I came through.

I REMEMBER YOU, Skid Row

58. Baby, I think tonight
We can take what was wrong and make it right.

BROKEN WINGS, Mr. Mister

62. I don't wanna say it,
I don't wanna find another way
To make it through the day without you.

JUST ANOTHER DAY, Jon Secada

75. A thousand other boys could never reach you.
How could I have been the one?
I saw the world spin beneath you
And scatter like ice from the spoon
That was your womb.

BLACK BALLOON, Goo Goo Dolls

102. I think it's true that we've all been through
Some nasty weather.
Let's understand that we're here
To handle things together.

GET ON YOUR FEET, Gloria Estefan

[Pastor Fireball]

Something else that has my spidey senses tingling: The theme of this game is "American Music" and we're looking for a total of 50 matches. There's gotta be something related to the 50 states in this game.

[Pastor Fireball]

Coming back for a couple of more big songs:

60. Give me a lifetime of promises and a world of dreams,
Speak the language of love like you know what it means.

THE BEST, Tina Turner

65. Been running so fast
Right from the starting line,
No more connections,
I don't need any more advice.

HEAD OVER HEELS, the Go-Go's

78. Showers,
Your love comes in showers
And every hour on the hour
You let me feel your loving power.

HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL, Tavares

I'm seeing a lot of things from those oddball songs (like "Pop Lock & Drop It") that Frank selected, but nothing cohesive yet.

[franktangredi]

Seems like a hint may be required. Here are two:

(A) In terms of mechanics, this game resembles my 'We Are the World' game from last year.

(B) The title does mean something, but not what you think it means, and it may not help right now. You have to think outside the box.

[littlebeast13]

At some point when I get time this week, I'm going to do another consolidation (unless someone beats me to it) to see if anything clicks. I think we're still missing quite a few of the songs, though.

If we get anywhere with this game, I should have some time later on this week to dedicate to working on it... but just wanted to drop a post now saying it hasn't been forgotten....

lb13

[mellytu74]

I should have some time later on this week to dedicate to working on it... but just wanted to drop a post now saying it hasn't been forgotten....

lb13

Likewise -- I am working on writing an annual report and a couple other projects. When I have the time, I don't have the concentration.

[earendel]

How about this for a consolidation?

1. AMERICAN MUSIC – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
2. SMILING FACE – JAMES TAYLOR
3. STAND BY YOUR MAN – TAMMY WYNETTE
4. BLUE VELVET – BOBBY VINTON
5. HURT – JOHNNY CASH
6. GLORY OF LOVE – PETER CETERA
7. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER – VIC DAMONE

8. This love is a blaze,
I saw flames from the side of the stage
And the fire brigade comes in a couple of days.

9. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT – KING HARVEST
10. TOUCH ME – THE DOORS

11. There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky,
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets,
And down in the tunnels where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter,
He was starting to foam in the heat.

12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY – BOBBY VEE
13. OFF THE WALL – MICHAEL JACKSON
14. ROCK ME TONIGHT – BILLY SQUIER
15. GOD BLESS THE CHILD – BILLIE HOLIDAY

16. Had a rusty hot rod
On a country road
And a John Deere tractor
With a radio,
Just a long haired farmboy
With jukebox dreams.
Hit the town on weekends
Just to blow off some steam.
(You know what I mean.)

17. EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN”) – BARBRA STREISAND

18. Don't count stars or you might stumble.
Someone drops a sigh and down you'll tumble.

19. MAYBE BABY – BUDDY HOLLY
20. POP LOCK & DROP IT - HUEY
21. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU? – LAURA BRANIGAN
22. THE HEART OF THE MATTER – DON HENLEY
23. WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN? – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
24. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ‘ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE – TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN

25. You better stop the things that you do.
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'.
I just can't stand it, babe,
The way you're always runnin' 'round,
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down.

26. WHEN I’M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE – FINIAN’S RAINBOW
27. I WOULD DIE 4 U - PRINCE

28. This is a public service announcement,
This is only a test,
Emergency evacuation protest
May impair your ability to operate machinery.
Can't quite tell just what it means to me,
Keep out of reach of children,
Don't you talk to strangers,
Get your philosophy from a bumper sticker.

29. FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN – RANDY TRAVIS
30. YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ – STEVIE WONDER
31. JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO – CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH
32. BETTY DAVIS EYES – KIM CARNES
33. ANYONE WHO’S EVER HAD A HEART – DIONNE WARWICK
34. MEAN GREEN MUTHA FROM OUTER SPACE – LEVI STUBBS

35. Now I'm seventeen, still alone
Wondering if I should go home
Or maybe stay out on my own.

36. SWEET SEASONS – CAROLE KING
37. LITTLE GREEN APPLES – O.C. SMITH
38. VENTURA HIGHWAY - AMERICA

39. You want me to leave, you want me to stay,
You ask me to come back, you turn and walk away,
You want to be lovers, and you want to be friends,
I'm losing my patience, you're nearing the end.

40. I REMEMBER YOU – SKID ROW
41. READ ‘EM AND WEEP – MEAT LOAF
42. WALK AWAY RENEE – LEFT BANKE
43. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE – LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM
44. THE JOKER WENT WILD(??) – BRIAN HYLAND
45. THERE GOES MY BABY – THE DRIFTERS
46. BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY – FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS
47. NEVER MY LOVE – THE ASSOCIATION
48. I CAN’T WAIT – NU SHOOZ

49. It's perfect outside, it's like God let me dial up the weather.
Got the whole crew here, I ain't seen some of them in forever.
It's one of those never forget it, better stop and take it in kinda scenes.
Everything's just right yeah except for one thing.

50. I AIN’T DOWN YET – UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

51. I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.

52. When the bells ring and tell the world I'm taking your hand,
Folks from all over will come to see the wedding we've planned.

53. I am a sniper,
Always hit the mark,
Paid assassin
Working after dark,
Looking through the night,
Using infra-red,
My target on you
Aimed at your head.

54. I SAW THE LIGHT – TODD RUNDGREN
55. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONLIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK – FRANK SINATRA

56. La la la la la dee oh,
Whether the weather be rain or snow,
Pretending can make it real,
A snowy pasture, a green and grassy field.

57. LONG TALL SALLY – LITTLE RICHARD
58. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
59. I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE – TOM LEHRER
60. THE BEST – TINA TURNER
61. HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
62. JUST ANOTHER DAY – JON SECADA
63. LET’S WAIT A WHILE – JANET JACKSON
64. BEING WITH YOU – SMOKEY ROBINSON
65. HEAD OVER HEELS – THE GO-GOS
66. TAXI – HARRY CHAPIN
67. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY – JUICE NEWTON
68. YOU CAN CALL ME AL – PAUL SIMON
69. IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN – PEABO BRYSON

70. Stuck at a red light outside an adult bookstore,
His son said, “Daddy, what are all those X's for?”
As the light turned green, he changed the subject fast,
Started talking about football as they drove right past.

71. Just let it die
With no goodbyes.
Details don't matter,
We both paid the price.
Tears in my eyes,
You know sometimes
It'd be like that, baby.

72. Far above the busy humming
Of the bustling town,
Reared against the arch of heaven
Looks she proudly down.

73. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE – JOHNNY OTIS

74. When she says she loves me,
Well, you got your reasons
And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations.

75. BLACK BALLOONS – GOO GOO DOLLS
76. GOLD

77. I was living like half a man,
Then I couldn't love but now I can.
You pick me up when I'm feeling sad,
More soul than I ever had.

78. HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - TAVERES
79. FOR YOU
80. SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE – SANFORD TOWNSEND BAND
81. BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) – THE TEMPTATIONS
82. JOY TO THE WORLD – THREE DOG NIGHT
83. COULD I LEAVE YOU - FOLLIES
84. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU – SONNY & CHER
85. SOMEBODY’S BABY – JACKSON BROWNE
86. MAGIC MOMENTS – PERRY COMO
87. BAD MEDICINE – BON JOVI

88. Don't you buy no rye, don't you buy no rye,
'Cos if you buy me some rye, you gonna make me high.
If you make me high, you'll wanna loosen my tie.
Don't you buy no rye.

89. SUMMER WIND – FRANK SINATRA

90. I count the falling tears,
They fall before my eyes.
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties.

91. As morning breaks
The heaven on high,
I lift my heavy load to the sky.
Sun comes down with a burning glow,
Mingles my sweat with the earth below.

92. SINCE I MET YOU, BABY – SAM COOKE

93. There were girls from Argentina and Arkansas,
Maine, Alabama, and Panama,
All mixed together and having a ball.

94. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME – SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
95. IT DON’T MATTER ANYMORE – BUDDY HOLLY
96. MERCEDES BOY - PEBBLES
97. GIVE IT TO ME – JAY-Z
98. QUEEN OF THE HOP – BOBBY DARIN

99. Oh, Annette, you know I loved you till you left me,
Oh, Annette, you know I cared till you were gone,
I was young and foolish, I didn't know what I was doin',
I didn't know I lost you till you're gone.

100. Lost and alone on some forgotten highway,
Traveled by many, remembered by few.
Looking for something that I can believe in,
Looking for something that I'd like to do with my life.

101. ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME
102. GET ON YOUR FEET – GLORIA ESTEFAN
103. IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
104. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES – THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH
105. YOU’D BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS - CHER

106. Rainy night and we worked all day,
We both got jobs 'cause there's bills to pay,
We got something they can't take away:
Our love, our lives.

107. TAKING IT TO THE STREETS – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
108. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT – PAT BENETAR
109. LIFE IS A ROCK - REUNION
110. SHAKE ME, WAKE ME – FOUR TOPS
111. YOU WERE ON MY MIND – WEE FIVE
112. I WILL FOLLOW HIM – LITTLE PEGGY MARSH
113. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS – WILLIE NELSON
114. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY – DANNY & THE JUNIORS
115. TURN, TURN, TURN – THE BYRDS
116. HEARTS – MARTY BALIN

117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.

118. ONE MINT JULEP – THE CLOVERS

119. My love is yours, baby,
Oh, right from the start.
You, you, you possess my soul now, honey,
And I know, I know you own my heart.

120. I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING - AEROSMITH

[franktangredi]

Two of the titles on here are incomplete in ways that will prove significant. Otherwise, everything on here that needs to be right is right.

How about this for a consolidation?

1. AMERICAN MUSIC – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
2. SMILING FACE – JAMES TAYLOR
3. STAND BY YOUR MAN – TAMMY WYNETTE
4. BLUE VELVET – BOBBY VINTON
5. HURT – JOHNNY CASH
6. GLORY OF LOVE – PETER CETERA
7. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER – VIC DAMONE

8. This love is a blaze,
I saw flames from the side of the stage
And the fire brigade comes in a couple of days.

9. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT – KING HARVEST
10. TOUCH ME – THE DOORS

11. There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky,
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets,
And down in the tunnels where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter,
He was starting to foam in the heat.

12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY – BOBBY VEE
13. OFF THE WALL – MICHAEL JACKSON
14. ROCK ME TONIGHT – BILLY SQUIER
15. GOD BLESS THE CHILD – BILLIE HOLIDAY

16. Had a rusty hot rod
On a country road
And a John Deere tractor
With a radio,
Just a long haired farmboy
With jukebox dreams.
Hit the town on weekends
Just to blow off some steam.
(You know what I mean.)

17. EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN”) – BARBRA STREISAND

18. Don't count stars or you might stumble.
Someone drops a sigh and down you'll tumble.

19. MAYBE BABY – BUDDY HOLLY
20. POP LOCK & DROP IT - HUEY
21. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU? – LAURA BRANIGAN
22. THE HEART OF THE MATTER – DON HENLEY
23. WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN? – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
24. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ‘ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE – TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN

25. You better stop the things that you do.
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'.
I just can't stand it, babe,
The way you're always runnin' 'round,
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down.

26. WHEN I’M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE – FINIAN’S RAINBOW
27. I WOULD DIE 4 U - PRINCE

28. This is a public service announcement,
This is only a test,
Emergency evacuation protest
May impair your ability to operate machinery.
Can't quite tell just what it means to me,
Keep out of reach of children,
Don't you talk to strangers,
Get your philosophy from a bumper sticker.

29. FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN – RANDY TRAVIS
30. YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ – STEVIE WONDER
31. JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO – CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH
32. BETTY DAVIS EYES – KIM CARNES
33. ANYONE WHO’S EVER HAD A HEART – DIONNE WARWICK
34. MEAN GREEN MUTHA FROM OUTER SPACE – LEVI STUBBS

35. Now I'm seventeen, still alone
Wondering if I should go home
Or maybe stay out on my own.

36. SWEET SEASONS – CAROLE KING
37. LITTLE GREEN APPLES – O.C. SMITH
38. VENTURA HIGHWAY - AMERICA

39. You want me to leave, you want me to stay,
You ask me to come back, you turn and walk away,
You want to be lovers, and you want to be friends,
I'm losing my patience, you're nearing the end.

40. I REMEMBER YOU – SKID ROW
41. READ ‘EM AND WEEP – MEAT LOAF
42. WALK AWAY RENEE – LEFT BANKE
43. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE – LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM
44. THE JOKER WENT WILD(??) – BRIAN HYLAND
45. THERE GOES MY BABY – THE DRIFTERS
46. BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY – FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS
47. NEVER MY LOVE – THE ASSOCIATION
48. I CAN’T WAIT – NU SHOOZ

49. It's perfect outside, it's like God let me dial up the weather.
Got the whole crew here, I ain't seen some of them in forever.
It's one of those never forget it, better stop and take it in kinda scenes.
Everything's just right yeah except for one thing.

50. I AIN’T DOWN YET – UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

51. I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.

52. When the bells ring and tell the world I'm taking your hand,
Folks from all over will come to see the wedding we've planned.

53. I am a sniper,
Always hit the mark,
Paid assassin
Working after dark,
Looking through the night,
Using infra-red,
My target on you
Aimed at your head.

54. I SAW THE LIGHT – TODD RUNDGREN
55. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONLIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK – FRANK SINATRA

56. La la la la la dee oh,
Whether the weather be rain or snow,
Pretending can make it real,
A snowy pasture, a green and grassy field.

57. LONG TALL SALLY – LITTLE RICHARD
58. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
59. I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE – TOM LEHRER
60. THE BEST – TINA TURNER
61. HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
62. JUST ANOTHER DAY – JON SECADA
63. LET’S WAIT A WHILE – JANET JACKSON
64. BEING WITH YOU – SMOKEY ROBINSON
65. HEAD OVER HEELS – THE GO-GOS
66. TAXI – HARRY CHAPIN
67. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY – JUICE NEWTON
68. YOU CAN CALL ME AL – PAUL SIMON
69. IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN – PEABO BRYSON

70. Stuck at a red light outside an adult bookstore,
His son said, “Daddy, what are all those X's for?”
As the light turned green, he changed the subject fast,
Started talking about football as they drove right past.

71. Just let it die
With no goodbyes.
Details don't matter,
We both paid the price.
Tears in my eyes,
You know sometimes
It'd be like that, baby.

72. Far above the busy humming
Of the bustling town,
Reared against the arch of heaven
Looks she proudly down.

73. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE – JOHNNY OTIS

74. When she says she loves me,
Well, you got your reasons
And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations.

75. BLACK BALLOONS – GOO GOO DOLLS
76. GOLD

77. I was living like half a man,
Then I couldn't love but now I can.
You pick me up when I'm feeling sad,
More soul than I ever had.

78. HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - TAVERES
79. FOR YOU
80. SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE – SANFORD TOWNSEND BAND
81. BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) – THE TEMPTATIONS
82. JOY TO THE WORLD – THREE DOG NIGHT
83. COULD I LEAVE YOU - FOLLIES
84. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU – SONNY & CHER
85. SOMEBODY’S BABY – JACKSON BROWNE
86. MAGIC MOMENTS – PERRY COMO
87. BAD MEDICINE – BON JOVI

88. Don't you buy no rye, don't you buy no rye,
'Cos if you buy me some rye, you gonna make me high.
If you make me high, you'll wanna loosen my tie.
Don't you buy no rye.

89. SUMMER WIND – FRANK SINATRA

90. I count the falling tears,
They fall before my eyes.
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties.

91. As morning breaks
The heaven on high,
I lift my heavy load to the sky.
Sun comes down with a burning glow,
Mingles my sweat with the earth below.

92. SINCE I MET YOU, BABY – SAM COOKE

93. There were girls from Argentina and Arkansas,
Maine, Alabama, and Panama,
All mixed together and having a ball.

94. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME – SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
95. IT DON’T MATTER ANYMORE – BUDDY HOLLY
96. MERCEDES BOY - PEBBLES
97. GIVE IT TO ME – JAY-Z
98. QUEEN OF THE HOP – BOBBY DARIN

99. Oh, Annette, you know I loved you till you left me,
Oh, Annette, you know I cared till you were gone,
I was young and foolish, I didn't know what I was doin',
I didn't know I lost you till you're gone.

100. Lost and alone on some forgotten highway,
Traveled by many, remembered by few.
Looking for something that I can believe in,
Looking for something that I'd like to do with my life.

101. ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME
102. GET ON YOUR FEET – GLORIA ESTEFAN
103. IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
104. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES – THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH
105. YOU’D BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS - CHER

106. Rainy night and we worked all day,
We both got jobs 'cause there's bills to pay,
We got something they can't take away:
Our love, our lives.

107. TAKING IT TO THE STREETS – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
108. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT – PAT BENETAR
109. LIFE IS A ROCK - REUNION
110. SHAKE ME, WAKE ME – FOUR TOPS
111. YOU WERE ON MY MIND – WEE FIVE
112. I WILL FOLLOW HIM – LITTLE PEGGY MARSH
113. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS – WILLIE NELSON
114. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY – DANNY & THE JUNIORS
115. TURN, TURN, TURN – THE BYRDS
116. HEARTS – MARTY BALIN

117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.

118. ONE MINT JULEP – THE CLOVERS

119. My love is yours, baby,
Oh, right from the start.
You, you, you possess my soul now, honey,
And I know, I know you own my heart.

120. I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING - AEROSMITH

[Vandal]

32. BETTY DAVIS EYES – KIM CARNES

BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES

[T_Bone0806]

ANSWERING 11, 25, 35, 39, 51, 77, 88, 100, 117, 119. ALSO, on #92 the artist is listed as Sam Cooke. The "hit" version is by Ivory Joe Hunter. That may make a difference. Or not. Just putting it out there.

Two of the titles on here are incomplete in ways that will prove significant. Otherwise, everything on here that needs to be right is right.

How about this for a consolidation?

1. AMERICAN MUSIC – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
2. SMILING FACE – JAMES TAYLOR
3. STAND BY YOUR MAN – TAMMY WYNETTE
4. BLUE VELVET – BOBBY VINTON
5. HURT – JOHNNY CASH
6. GLORY OF LOVE – PETER CETERA
7. AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER – VIC DAMONE

8. This love is a blaze,
I saw flames from the side of the stage
And the fire brigade comes in a couple of days.

9. DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT – KING HARVEST
10. TOUCH ME – THE DOORS

11. There's evil in the air and there's thunder in the sky,
And a killer's on the bloodshot streets,
And down in the tunnels where the deadly are rising
Oh, I swear I saw a young boy down in the gutter,
He was starting to foam in the heat.


BAT OUT OF HELL-MEAT LOAF


12. TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY – BOBBY VEE
13. OFF THE WALL – MICHAEL JACKSON
14. ROCK ME TONIGHT – BILLY SQUIER
15. GOD BLESS THE CHILD – BILLIE HOLIDAY

16. Had a rusty hot rod
On a country road
And a John Deere tractor
With a radio,
Just a long haired farmboy
With jukebox dreams.
Hit the town on weekends
Just to blow off some steam.
(You know what I mean.)

17. EVERGREEN (LOVE THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN”) – BARBRA STREISAND

18. Don't count stars or you might stumble.
Someone drops a sigh and down you'll tumble.

19. MAYBE BABY – BUDDY HOLLY
20. POP LOCK & DROP IT - HUEY
21. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU? – LAURA BRANIGAN
22. THE HEART OF THE MATTER – DON HENLEY
23. WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN? – CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
24. TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ‘ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE – TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN

25. You better stop the things that you do.
I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin'.
I just can't stand it, babe,
The way you're always runnin' 'round,
I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down.


I PUT A SPELL ON YOU-SCREAMIN JAY HAWKINS, CCR, A ZILLION OTHERS


26. WHEN I’M NOT NEAR THE GIRL I LOVE – FINIAN’S RAINBOW
27. I WOULD DIE 4 U - PRINCE

28. This is a public service announcement,
This is only a test,
Emergency evacuation protest
May impair your ability to operate machinery.
Can't quite tell just what it means to me,
Keep out of reach of children,
Don't you talk to strangers,
Get your philosophy from a bumper sticker.

29. FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN – RANDY TRAVIS
30. YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN’ – STEVIE WONDER
31. JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO – CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH
32. BETTY DAVIS EYES – KIM CARNES
33. ANYONE WHO’S EVER HAD A HEART – DIONNE WARWICK
34. MEAN GREEN MUTHA FROM OUTER SPACE – LEVI STUBBS

35. Now I'm seventeen, still alone
Wondering if I should go home
Or maybe stay out on my own.


LONELY TEENAGER-DION


36. SWEET SEASONS – CAROLE KING
37. LITTLE GREEN APPLES – O.C. SMITH
38. VENTURA HIGHWAY - AMERICA

39. You want me to leave, you want me to stay,
You ask me to come back, you turn and walk away,
You want to be lovers, and you want to be friends,
I'm losing my patience, you're nearing the end.


TREAT ME RIGHT-PAT BENATAR


40. I REMEMBER YOU – SKID ROW
41. READ ‘EM AND WEEP – MEAT LOAF
42. WALK AWAY RENEE – LEFT BANKE
43. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE – LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM
44. THE JOKER WENT WILD(??) – BRIAN HYLAND
45. THERE GOES MY BABY – THE DRIFTERS
46. BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY – FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS
47. NEVER MY LOVE – THE ASSOCIATION
48. I CAN’T WAIT – NU SHOOZ

49. It's perfect outside, it's like God let me dial up the weather.
Got the whole crew here, I ain't seen some of them in forever.
It's one of those never forget it, better stop and take it in kinda scenes.
Everything's just right yeah except for one thing.

50. I AIN’T DOWN YET – UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN

51. I was lost, I was lost,
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed,
I was lost, oh yeah.


IN MY PLACE-COLDPLAY


52. When the bells ring and tell the world I'm taking your hand,
Folks from all over will come to see the wedding we've planned.

53. I am a sniper,
Always hit the mark,
Paid assassin
Working after dark,
Looking through the night,
Using infra-red,
My target on you
Aimed at your head.

54. I SAW THE LIGHT – TODD RUNDGREN
55. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONLIEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK – FRANK SINATRA

56. La la la la la dee oh,
Whether the weather be rain or snow,
Pretending can make it real,
A snowy pasture, a green and grassy field.

57. LONG TALL SALLY – LITTLE RICHARD
58. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
59. I HOLD YOUR HAND IN MINE – TOM LEHRER
60. THE BEST – TINA TURNER
61. HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THE CITY – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
62. JUST ANOTHER DAY – JON SECADA
63. LET’S WAIT A WHILE – JANET JACKSON
64. BEING WITH YOU – SMOKEY ROBINSON
65. HEAD OVER HEELS – THE GO-GOS
66. TAXI – HARRY CHAPIN
67. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY – JUICE NEWTON
68. YOU CAN CALL ME AL – PAUL SIMON
69. IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN – PEABO BRYSON

70. Stuck at a red light outside an adult bookstore,
His son said, “Daddy, what are all those X's for?”
As the light turned green, he changed the subject fast,
Started talking about football as they drove right past.

71. Just let it die
With no goodbyes.
Details don't matter,
We both paid the price.
Tears in my eyes,
You know sometimes
It'd be like that, baby.

72. Far above the busy humming
Of the bustling town,
Reared against the arch of heaven
Looks she proudly down.

73. WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE – JOHNNY OTIS

74. When she says she loves me,
Well, you got your reasons
And you got your lies
And you got your manipulations.

75. BLACK BALLOONS – GOO GOO DOLLS
76. GOLD

77. I was living like half a man,
Then I couldn't love but now I can.
You pick me up when I'm feeling sad,
More soul than I ever had.


DARLIN'-BEACH BOYS


78. HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL - TAVERES
79. FOR YOU
80. SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE – SANFORD TOWNSEND BAND
81. BALL OF CONFUSION (THAT’S WHAT THE WORLD IS TODAY) – THE TEMPTATIONS
82. JOY TO THE WORLD – THREE DOG NIGHT
83. COULD I LEAVE YOU - FOLLIES
84. ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU – SONNY & CHER
85. SOMEBODY’S BABY – JACKSON BROWNE
86. MAGIC MOMENTS – PERRY COMO
87. BAD MEDICINE – BON JOVI

88. Don't you buy no rye, don't you buy no rye,
'Cos if you buy me some rye, you gonna make me high.
If you make me high, you'll wanna loosen my tie.
Don't you buy no rye.


DON'T YOU FEEL MY LEG-MARIA MULDAUR


89. SUMMER WIND – FRANK SINATRA

90. I count the falling tears,
They fall before my eyes.
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties.

91. As morning breaks
The heaven on high,
I lift my heavy load to the sky.
Sun comes down with a burning glow,
Mingles my sweat with the earth below.

92. SINCE I MET YOU, BABY – SAM COOKE

93. There were girls from Argentina and Arkansas,
Maine, Alabama, and Panama,
All mixed together and having a ball.

94. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME – SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
95. IT DON’T MATTER ANYMORE – BUDDY HOLLY
96. MERCEDES BOY - PEBBLES
97. GIVE IT TO ME – JAY-Z
98. QUEEN OF THE HOP – BOBBY DARIN

99. Oh, Annette, you know I loved you till you left me,
Oh, Annette, you know I cared till you were gone,
I was young and foolish, I didn't know what I was doin',
I didn't know I lost you till you're gone.

100. Lost and alone on some forgotten highway,
Traveled by many, remembered by few.
Looking for something that I can believe in,
Looking for something that I'd like to do with my life.


SWEET SURRENDER-JOHN DENVER


101. ALL HAIL THE POWER OF JESUS’ NAME
102. GET ON YOUR FEET – GLORIA ESTEFAN
103. IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN – GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
104. SMILING FACES SOMETIMES – THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH
105. YOU’D BETTER SIT DOWN KIDS - CHER

106. Rainy night and we worked all day,
We both got jobs 'cause there's bills to pay,
We got something they can't take away:
Our love, our lives.

107. TAKING IT TO THE STREETS – THE DOOBIE BROTHERS
108. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT – PAT BENETAR
109. LIFE IS A ROCK - REUNION
110. SHAKE ME, WAKE ME – FOUR TOPS
111. YOU WERE ON MY MIND – WEE FIVE
112. I WILL FOLLOW HIM – LITTLE PEGGY MARSH
113. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS – WILLIE NELSON
114. ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY – DANNY & THE JUNIORS
115. TURN, TURN, TURN – THE BYRDS
116. HEARTS – MARTY BALIN

117. You know I don't understand why you don't treat yourself better,
Do the crazy things that you do,
When all the debutantes in Houston, baby,
Couldn't hold a candle to you.


THE LONG RUN-EAGLES. Someone did answer this earlier..


118. ONE MINT JULEP – THE CLOVERS

119. My love is yours, baby,
Oh, right from the start.
You, you, you possess my soul now, honey,
And I know, I know you own my heart.


SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER-DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES


120. I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING - AEROSMITH