What's on my MP-3 Player? (P-R)

Cafe Society
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  1. Rosalinda’s eyes, Billy Joel
  2. Rubberband man, The Spinners, I think
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Six more correct answers. Way to go. Only four more left.

Here is the updated listing, with solved songs in parentheses:

  1. “Im up from Indiana, down to Tennessee.” (PEACEFUL WORLD)

  2. “Now I’m getting old, don’t wear underwear.” (PENCIL THIN MUSTACHE)

  3. “Passion killer, you’re too much.” (PHOTOGRAPH)

  4. “Didn’t I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can?” (PIECE OF MY HEART)

  5. “Occasionally glancing up through the rain” (PIGS ON THE WING)

  6. “I’m the number one fan of the man from Tennessee.” (PLEASE COME TO BOSTON)

  7. “And I asked Henry, my bartending friend, if I should bother dating unfamous men.”

  8. “And I just turned 22. I was wondering what to do.” (POWDERFINGER)

  9. “So if you don’t rate, just overcompensate.” (PRETTY FLY FOR A WHITE GUY)

  10. “You want it, you take it, you pay the price.” (PROVE IT ALL NIGHT)

  11. “Painted wings and giant strings make way for other toys.” (PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON)

  12. “Sometimes I’d like to quit; nothing ever seems to fit.” (RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS)

  13. “Knowing that you lied, straightfaced while I cried.” (REASON TO BELIEVE)

  14. “Love is a burning thing…” (RING OF FIRE)

  15. “I swear you never looked so dog-gone pretty.” (RINGS)

  16. “Do I love you? My oh my.”

  17. “Maybe you’ll wonder where you are. I don’t care.” (ROAD TO NOWHERE)

  18. “No serenade, no fire brigade, just a pyromaniac.” (ROCK OF AGES)

  19. “Don’t feel like Satan, but I am to them.” (ROCKING IN THE FREE WORLD)

  20. “Crazy Latin dancing solo down in Herald Square.” (ROSALINDA’S EYES)

  21. “Guaranteed to blow your mind so high it won’t come down.” (RUBBER BAND MAN)

  22. “The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down.” (RUBY DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN)

  23. “I should get drunker than a monkey but I don’t like to drink.”

  24. “Are these times contagious? I’ve never been this bored before.”

  25. “Wishing you were here by me, to end this misery.” (RUNAWAY)

  26. “Working on a mystery, going wherever it leads.” (RUNNING DOWN A DREAM)

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I’ve been racking my brain, thinking about this one. I finally figured it out.
24) “I should get drunker than a monkey but I don’t like to drink.”

Rumbleseat - John Cougar Mellencamp

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  1. Polyester Bride - Liz Phair
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Well done, Petey and Enginerd. Only a couple lyrics still remain.

Here is the updated listing, with solved songs in parentheses:

  1. “Im up from Indiana, down to Tennessee.” (PEACEFUL WORLD)

  2. “Now I’m getting old, don’t wear underwear.” (PENCIL THIN MUSTACHE)

  3. “Passion killer, you’re too much.” (PHOTOGRAPH)

  4. “Didn’t I give you nearly everything that a woman possibly can?” (PIECE OF MY HEART)

  5. “Occasionally glancing up through the rain” (PIGS ON THE WING)

  6. “I’m the number one fan of the man from Tennessee.” (PLEASE COME TO BOSTON)

  7. “And I asked Henry, my bartending friend, if I should bother dating unfamous men.” (POLYESTER BRIDE)

  8. “And I just turned 22. I was wondering what to do.” (POWDERFINGER)

  9. “So if you don’t rate, just overcompensate.” (PRETTY FLY FOR A WHITE GUY)

  10. “You want it, you take it, you pay the price.” (PROVE IT ALL NIGHT)

  11. “Painted wings and giant strings make way for other toys.” (PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON)

  12. “Sometimes I’d like to quit; nothing ever seems to fit.” (RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS)

  13. “Knowing that you lied, straightfaced while I cried.” (REASON TO BELIEVE)

  14. “Love is a burning thing…” (RING OF FIRE)

  15. “I swear you never looked so dog-gone pretty.” (RINGS)

  16. “Do I love you? My oh my.”

  17. “Maybe you’ll wonder where you are. I don’t care.” (ROAD TO NOWHERE)

  18. “No serenade, no fire brigade, just a pyromaniac.” (ROCK OF AGES)

  19. “Don’t feel like Satan, but I am to them.” (ROCKING IN THE FREE WORLD)

  20. “Crazy Latin dancing solo down in Herald Square.” (ROSALINDA’S EYES)

  21. “Guaranteed to blow your mind so high it won’t come down.” (RUBBER BAND MAN)

  22. “The shadow on the wall tells me the sun is going down.” (RUBY DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN)

  23. “I should get drunker than a monkey but I don’t like to drink.” (RUMBLESEAT)

  24. “Are these times contagious? I’ve never been this bored before.”

  25. “Wishing you were here by me, to end this misery.” (RUNAWAY)

  26. “Working on a mystery, going wherever it leads.” (RUNNING DOWN A DREAM)

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Well, I never actually knew the name of this song, but based on alphabetical order, I’m guessing it might be “River Deep, Mountain High”??

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That’s right. I really thought this was one of the easiest clues on the list, because the title of the song immediately follows the lyrics given.

BTW, #25 still remains to be solved.