# What's on My MP-3 Player? (M) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527 "2006-04-13T15:03:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/1 "2006-04-13T15:03:53Z")
After the quick success of our last challenge, I’m back with the latest version of “What’s on my MP-3 player?” This time all the songs begin with the letter M. Here are the other clues: - the songs are generally by popular artists and generally cover the time frame from the 60s through the 90s (there are a few exceptions) - the songs are NOT necessarily #1 hits - the title of the song will not be found in the lyrics given As always, please identify the song title as well as the original artist when responding. Good luck. 1. “No need to abort. The countdown starts.” 2. “Children play in the park, they don’t know.” 3. “Soldier on. Only you can do what must be done.” 4. “Andy Kaufmann in a wrestling match…” 5. “When two men go out to face each other, only one returns.” 6. “She’s sitting with you, but her eyes are on the door.” 7. “Peace has come to Zimbabwe” 8. “Papa said ‘oy’, if I get that boy, I’m gonna stick him in the house of detention.” 9. “I can smile at the old days. I was beautiful then.” 10. “I was the troubled boy, looking for a double-dare.” 11. “When I tell all the world that I love you.” 12. “Black-eyed looks from those Bible books…” 13. “Two drifters, off to see the world.” 14. “Another sunny afternoon, walking to the sound of my favorite tune.” 15. “Though it seems strange to say, I’ve never been laid so low.” 16. “Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the human race.” 17. “So you keep a little secret down, deep inside your dresser drawer.” 18. “Mutiny from stern to bow” 19. “Then I came crashing down like a drunk on a barroom floor.” 20. “As I watched it on TV, somehow it really bothered me.” 21. “Thanks for acting like you cared.” 22. “Love can touch us one time, and last for a lifetime.” 23. “Once I thought that love was meant for anyone else but me.” 24. “I was smoking with the boys upstairs, when I heard about the whole affair.” 25. “If you wanna kiss the sky, better learn how to kneel (on your knees boy!)” ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/2 "2006-04-13T15:19:42Z")
1. “No need to abort. The countdown starts.” **Major Tom** 2. “Children play in the park, they don’t know.” **Make Me Smile** - Chicago 3. “Andy Kaufmann in a wrestling match…” **Man in the Moon** - REM 4. “Papa said ‘oy’, if I get that boy, I’m gonna stick him in the house of detention.” **Me and Julio** - Paul Simon 5. “When I tell all the world that I love you.” **Midnight Confession** ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/3 "2006-04-13T15:31:32Z")
14 - (What’s The Story) Morning Glory - Oasis 25 - Mysterious Ways - U2 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/4 "2006-04-13T15:34:33Z")
1. My Back Pages - Bob Dyaln 2. My Brain is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg) - Ramones 3. My Old School - Steely Dan 4. Mysterious Ways - U2 ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/5 "2006-04-13T15:35:41Z")
1. Missionary Man by Eurythmics 2. Moon River - Andy Williams ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/6 "2006-04-13T15:36:00Z")
> [@tanstaafl](#): > > 1. “When I tell all the world that I love you.” > **Midnight Confession** Is this by Grass Roots? ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/7 "2006-04-13T16:03:45Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > Is this by Grass Roots? Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/8 "2006-04-13T16:08:52Z")
Wow! Half the lyrics solved in less than an hour. I’m going to have to start coming up with more obscure lyrics in order to stump you all. Here is the updated listing, with solved songs in parentheses: 1. “No need to abort. The countdown starts.” (MAJOR TOM) 2. “Children play in the park, they don’t know.” (MAKE ME SMILE) 3. “Soldier on. Only you can do what must be done.” 4. “Andy Kaufmann in a wrestling match…” (MAN ON THE MOON) 5. “When two men go out to face each other, only one returns.” 6. “She’s sitting with you, but her eyes are on the door.” 7. “Peace has come to Zimbabwe” 8. “Papa said ‘oy’, if I get that boy, I’m gonna stick him in the house of detention.” (ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD) 9. “I can smile at the old days. I was beautiful then.” 10. “I was the troubled boy, looking for a double-dare.” 11. “When I tell all the world that I love you.” (MIDNIGHT CONFESSION) 12. “Black-eyed looks from those Bible books…” (MISSIONARY MAN) 13. “Two drifters, off to see the world.” (MOON RIVER) 14. “Another sunny afternoon, walking to the sound of my favorite tune.” (MORNING GLORY) 15. “Though it seems strange to say, I’ve never been laid so low.” 16. “Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the human race.” 17. “So you keep a little secret down, deep inside your dresser drawer.” 18. “Mutiny from stern to bow” (MY BACK PAGES) 19. “Then I came crashing down like a drunk on a barroom floor.” 20. “As I watched it on TV, somehow it really bothered me.” (MY BRAIN IS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN) 21. “Thanks for acting like you cared.” 22. “Love can touch us one time, and last for a lifetime.” 23. “Once I thought that love was meant for anyone else but me.” 24. “I was smoking with the boys upstairs, when I heard about the whole affair.” (MY OLD SCHOOL) 25. “If you wanna kiss the sky, better learn how to kneel (on your knees boy!)” (MYSTERIOUS WAYS) ---
**Author:** ![Petey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@Petey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petey)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/9 "2006-04-13T16:09:37Z")
1. “Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the human race.” Mr. Blue Sky - ELO ---
**Author:** ![Petey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@Petey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petey)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/10 "2006-04-13T16:16:37Z")
1. “I was the troubled boy, looking for a double-dare.” Midnight Blue - (I don’t remember the singer) ---
**Author:** ![GorillaGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@GorillaGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaGirl)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/11 "2006-04-13T16:42:33Z")
1. “Soldier on. Only you can do what must be done.” **Man in Motion** - John Parr 2. “Love can touch us one time, and last for a lifetime.” **My Heart Will Go On** - Celine Dion 3. “Once I thought that love was meant for anyone else but me.” **My Love** - Petula Clark ---
**Author:** ![cruel\_butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/12 "2006-04-13T16:42:43Z")
**6) "She’s sitting with you, but her eyes are on the door."** _Maneater_ Hall & Oates **22) "Love can touch us one time, and last for a lifetime."** _My Heart Will Go On_ Celine Dion ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/13 "2006-04-13T16:47:37Z")
> [@Petey](#): > > 1. “I was the troubled boy, looking for a double-dare.” > > Midnight Blue - (I don’t remember the singer) That would be \*\*Lou Gramm \*\* (the former lead singer of Foreigner). ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/14 "2006-04-13T16:50:52Z")
By my count, that’s six more since my latest update, bringing us to 18 out of 25 solved. Here is the updated listing, with solved songs in parentheses: 1. “No need to abort. The countdown starts.” (MAJOR TOM) 2. “Children play in the park, they don’t know.” (MAKE ME SMILE) 3. “Soldier on. Only you can do what must be done.” (MAN IN MOTION) 4. “Andy Kaufmann in a wrestling match…” (MAN ON THE MOON) 5. “When two men go out to face each other, only one returns.” 6. “She’s sitting with you, but her eyes are on the door.” (MANEATER) 7. “Peace has come to Zimbabwe” 8. “Papa said ‘oy’, if I get that boy, I’m gonna stick him in the house of detention.” (ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD) 9. “I can smile at the old days. I was beautiful then.” 10. “I was the troubled boy, looking for a double-dare.” (MIDNIGHT BLUE) 11. “When I tell all the world that I love you.” (MIDNIGHT CONFESSION) 12. “Black-eyed looks from those Bible books…” (MISSIONARY MAN) 13. “Two drifters, off to see the world.” (MOON RIVER) 14. “Another sunny afternoon, walking to the sound of my favorite tune.” (MORNING GLORY) 15. “Though it seems strange to say, I’ve never been laid so low.” 16. “Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the human race.” (MR. BLUE SKY) 17. “So you keep a little secret down, deep inside your dresser drawer.” 18. “Mutiny from stern to bow” (MY BACK PAGES) 19. “Then I came crashing down like a drunk on a barroom floor.” 20. “As I watched it on TV, somehow it really bothered me.” (MY BRAIN IS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN) 21. “Thanks for acting like you cared.” 22. “Love can touch us one time, and last for a lifetime.” (MY HEART WILL GO ON) 23. “Once I thought that love was meant for anyone else but me.” (MY LOVE) 24. “I was smoking with the boys upstairs, when I heard about the whole affair.” (MY OLD SCHOOL) 25. “If you wanna kiss the sky, better learn how to kneel (on your knees boy!)” (MYSTERIOUS WAYS) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/15 "2006-04-13T17:10:55Z")
1. “Peace has come to Zimbabwe” - **Master Blaster (Jammin’)** by Stevie Wonder 2. “I can smile at the old days. I was beautiful then.” - **Memory** from “Cats.” I know it’s been recorded by Barbra Streisand and Barry Manilow, and possibly others. 3. “Though it seems strange to say, I’ve never been laid so low.” - **Mother and Child Reunion** - Paul Simon ---
**Author:** ![Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hook)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/16 "2006-04-13T17:17:50Z")
1. **Man who shot Liberty Valance** by the late, great Gene Pitney. ---
**Author:** ![Frostillicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-my-mp-3-player-m/352527/17 "2006-04-13T21:18:39Z")
4 more correct answers means that we only have 3 unsolved lyrics remaining. (#s 17,19,21) Here is the updated listing, with solved songs in parentheses: 1. “No need to abort. The countdown starts.” (MAJOR TOM) 2. “Children play in the park, they don’t know.” (MAKE ME SMILE) 3. “Soldier on. Only you can do what must be done.” (MAN IN MOTION) 4. “Andy Kaufmann in a wrestling match…” (MAN ON THE MOON) 5. “When two men go out to face each other, only one returns.” (MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALENCE) 6. “She’s sitting with you, but her eyes are on the door.” (MANEATER) 7. “Peace has come to Zimbabwe” (MASTER BLASTER) 8. “Papa said ‘oy’, if I get that boy, I’m gonna stick him in the house of detention.” (ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD) 9. “I can smile at the old days. I was beautiful then.” (MEMORIES) 10. “I was the troubled boy, looking for a double-dare.” (MIDNIGHT BLUE) 11. “When I tell all the world that I love you.” (MIDNIGHT CONFESSION) 12. “Black-eyed looks from those Bible books…” (MISSIONARY MAN) 13. “Two drifters, off to see the world.” (MOON RIVER) 14. “Another sunny afternoon, walking to the sound of my favorite tune.” (MORNING GLORY) 15. “Though it seems strange to say, I’ve never been laid so low.” (MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION) 16. “Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the human race.” (MR. BLUE SKY) 17. “So you keep a little secret down, deep inside your dresser drawer.” 18. “Mutiny from stern to bow” (MY BACK PAGES) 19. “Then I came crashing down like a drunk on a barroom floor.” 20. “As I watched it on TV, somehow it really bothered me.” (MY BRAIN IS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN) 21. “Thanks for acting like you cared.” 22. “Love can touch us one time, and last for a lifetime.” (MY HEART WILL GO ON) 23. “Once I thought that love was meant for anyone else but me.” (MY LOVE) 24. “I was smoking with the boys upstairs, when I heard about the whole affair.” (MY OLD SCHOOL) 25. “If you wanna kiss the sky, better learn how to kneel (on your knees boy!)” (MYSTERIOUS WAYS)