“Forever in Blue Jeans” - Neil Diamond
(which, for a long time, I thought was “Reverend Blue Jeans”)
Still in play:
Kettle of July
I guess Kettle of July is proving a stumper. It’s Summer’s Cauldron, XTC.
New clue:
Surfing Accident
Wipeout - The Surfaris
Simian
That’s pretty open, I’ll try:
Apeman - The Kinks
On the off chance it’s correct, the new one is
Person deemed least heroic throughout a localized territorial division.
I was thinking of “Monkey” by George Michael, but “Apeman” is acceptable.
Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers (“…son, you don’t need to fight to be a man…”)
Attach a canary-colored strip of cloth to that tall woody plant of the Quercus genus.
Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree - Tony Orlando and Dawn
John Wayne’s character never gets a day off.
A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done - Sonny & Cher
Vile Circulatory Fluid
Bad Blood - Elton John & Neil Sedaka
Cosmos Strangeness
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Similar to Hawkeye Pierce, or Turk, or C. Everett Koop.
Like a Surgeon - Weird Al.
Prevent our nearest star from giving me head.
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton john (HAHAHA!)
Secure the matriarch to the ground!
Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
The Volunteer State’s Avian Strut
“Tennessee Bird Walk” - Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
(had to Google this one since burpo ninja’d me…hope that’s not cheating…)
In play:
Thou Shouldst Comprehend
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
Malfunction
(I had to Google Tennessee for “Volunteer
State.” I won’t tell if you won’t.)
Breakdown - Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
At the age of sixteen years, eleven months, and twenty-seven days
Almost 17 !
The real reason I bought the issue of Playboy.
Sorry, incorrect. But I like how you think. 
At the age of sixteen years, eleven months, and twenty-seven days
Edge of 17 - Stevie Nicks
The real reason I bought the issue of Playboy.
(My Angel Is A) Centerfold - J. Geils Band
Mater informed me I should not attend
Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks
A fighting force assembled from the peoples of many countries.