Songs You Think Of For:

Cafe Society
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  1. The Police – Don’t Stand So Close to Me (mainly for the line about Nabokov)

  2. Madonna – Material Girl (Definitely because I have the KMFDM cover on my iPod)

  3. The Kinks – Lola, only because I loved the Weird Al parody…

  4. Duran Duran – Union of the Snake… Possibly the most incomprehensible music video of its time, too…

  5. The Rolling Stones – Paint it Black

  6. Green Day – Whn I Come Around

  7. Elvis Presley – I Can’t Help Falling in Love With you

  8. Aerosmith – Walk This Way, although I can’t hear it without Run DMC

  9. Bryan Adams – Cuts Like a Knife

  10. Meat Loaf – Paradise by the Dashboard Light

42

[QUOTE=Hal Briston]
Obviously inspired by the many “roles you think of for” threads.

  1. The Police-Sychronicity II
  2. Madonna-Ray of Light
  3. The Kinks-Waterloo Sunset
  4. Duran Duran-The Reflex
  5. The Rolling Stones-Monkey Man
  6. Green Day-When I Come Around
  7. Elvis Presley-Burnin’ Love
  8. Aerosmith-Janie Got a Gun
  9. Bryan Adams-Summer of '69
  10. Meat Loaf-Paradise By the Dashboard Light
43
  1. The Police – Every Breath You Take
  2. Madonna – Like a Virgin
  3. The Kinks – You Really Got Me
  4. Duran Duran – Rio, of course!
  5. The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
  6. Green Day – Time of Your Life
  7. Elvis Presley – Heartbreak Hotel (of the artists on this list, this answer is the most likely to vary depending on just when I’m asked the question)
  8. Aerosmith – I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
  9. Bryan Adams – Summer of '69
  10. Meat Loaf – Paradise by the Dashboard Light
44

To be precise, the title is All Day And All Of The Night, and the line you quote follows I’m not content to be with you in the daytime.

Art Vandelay, Architect: In keeping with your screen name, you picked “the Seinfeld clip song” whose correct title (as posted elsewhere in the thread) is Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life).

ultrafilter: I suspect that the Aerosmith song I named in my list may be the recent crap you can’t remember the name of.

45
  1. The Police - Every Breath You Take
  2. Madonna - Material Girl
  3. The Kinks - n/a (I’m sure I’ve heard them, but don’t recognize them by name.)
  4. Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
  5. The Rolling Stones - Paint it Black
  6. Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
  7. Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?
  8. Aerosmith - Cryin’
  9. Bryan Adams - Somebody
  10. Meat Loaf - I Would Do Anything For Love
46
  1. The Police- Roxanne
  2. Madonna- Evita
  3. The Kinks- Gallon of Gas
  4. Duran Duran- View to a Kill
  5. The Rolling Stones-Some Girls
  6. Green Day- Hitchin’ a Ride
  7. Elvis Presley-Blue Suede Shoes
  8. Aerosmith-Sweet Emotion
  9. Bryan Adams-who?
  10. Meat Loaf- Paradise by the Dashboard Light
47

How can I be the only one to associate Duran Duran with Ordinary world ? I was only a small kid when it was released, but it’s been in my mental catalogue as one of the songs from the 80’s that I’ll instantly recognise. I liked it a lot, too.

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first songs coming to mind…

  1. The Police - Every Breath You Take
  2. Madonna - Like a Virgin
  3. The Kinks - Lola
  4. Duran Duran - Rio
  5. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
  6. Green Day - When I Come Around
  7. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (not very familiar with his ouevre)
  8. Aerosmith - Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing (I know, I know)
  9. Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
  10. Meat Loaf - I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)
49
  1. The Police: Every Breath You Take
  2. Madonna: Poppa Don’t Preach
  3. The Kinks: You Really Got Me
  4. Duran Duran: Nuthin’ nuthin’
  5. The Rolling Stones: Start Me Up
  6. Green Day: Never heard of them
  7. Elvis Presley: Heartbreak Hotel
  8. Aerosmith: Walk This Way
  9. Bryan Adams: Cuts Like A Knife
  10. Meat Loaf: I got nothin.
50
  1. The Police - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
  2. Madonna - Material Girl
  3. The Kinks - You Really Got Me? (Have no idea if this is actually them)
  4. Duran Duran - Rio
  5. The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want
  6. Green Day - Longview
  7. Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?
  8. Aerosmith - Rag Doll
  9. Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (I Do It for You)
  10. Meat Loaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Susan

51

The Police–“I Can’t Stand Losing”
Madonna–“Vogue”
The Kinks–“Well-Respected Man”
Duran Duran–“Is There Something I Should Know”
Rolling Stones–“Time Is On My Side”
Green Day–“American Idiot”
Elvis Presley–“Kentucky Rain”
Aerosmith–“Sweet Emotion”
Bryan Adams–“Summer of '69”
Meatloaf–“Hot Summer Night”