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Musical monday #47

You know the drill. Here are the lyrics. What do they all have in common? And an additional question: What's the point of origin? (The question's a bit obscure but I can't give the theme away, but I think you'll figure it out.)

Because of the holiday of Shavuos, there will be no Musical Monday next week, and it's scheduled to resume at Elie's Expositions in two weeks!

1) Striking out? Well count me in
2) And don't try to change her,just leave it
3) Metal under tension
4) To keep me sane in this life that I lead
5) If I tend to look dazed I've read it someplace
6) I am a man who will fight for your honor
7) You’ve been as constant as the Northern Star
8) Never knew the meaning of a heartache
9) I should run on the double
10) I'd like to take her out of her chains
11) You beauty queens come on so clean
12) Barry and the boys are going in for free
13) I'm a stranger in this town, can't I have my ups and downs?
14) We both bruise too easily
15) A tombstone bar in a jukejoint car
16) Wind was blowing, time stood still
17) I had nothing to do on this hot afternoon
18) And I've walked these streets in the mad house asylum
19) Millions of people living as foes
20) Behind those doors, it's a wilder ride
21) You know you've changed and your words they lie

I recently saw that Ann Althouse had a post about driving songs. She linked to the VH1 list of top driving songs. But in her discussion and the list, I thought there were quite a few missing. (I can't say I was familiar with every choice on the VH1 list.) There was no Backroads by Ricky Van Shelton (my guess is that these lists give short shrift to country songs) or Runnin' down a dream by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Any other good driving songs?

Here are the answers to Musical Monday 45. As was guessed, the theme was song with questions. Many apologies to Elie, for stealing his theme. I hadn't remembered.

1) Running around as you do with your head up in the clouds
Have you never been mellow? Olivia Newton-John
2)Everything you do has been done, And this won't last forever
What makes you think you're the one? Fleetwood Mac
3) Give me time, To realize my crime
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Culture Club
4) No one will be watching us
Why don't we do it in the road? - The Beatles
5)Can anybody love anyone so much that they will never fear
What is love? Howard Jones
6)You said you'd give to me, soon as you were free
Where is the love? Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway
7)He's acting shy looking for an answer
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? - Rod Stewart
8)Ill be here til the end of time
Should I stay or should I go? The Clash
9) L.A. is a great big freeway
Do you know the way to San Jose? Dionne Warwick
10) Are you sorry we drifted apart
Are you lonesome tonight? Elvis Presley
11) Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? Elvis Costello
12) Why does my heart skip a crazy beat?
Why do fools fall in love? Frankie Lymon and the teenagers
13)Now the walls say your name, And the pictures are haunted
Does my ring burn your finger? Lee Ann Womack, Buddy Miller
14)She touched his face and shook her head
Where've you been? Kathy Mattea
15) 3 a.m. sit up straight in my bed
Do you feel for me? Lee Ann Womack
16)I've seen babies dancing in the midnight sun,
Do ya? ELO
17) Give me no reasons, give me alibis
Don't it make my brown eyes blue? Crystal Gayle
18) Yesterday, and days before, sun is cold and rain is hard,
Have you every seen the rain? CCR
19) Clouds of mystery pourin' confusion on the ground.
Who'll stop the rain? CCR
20) How can you stop the rain from falling down?
How can you mend a broken heart? Bee Gees
21) I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right
Who can it be now? Men at Work
22) I woke up in a soho doorway
Who are you? The Who
23) Used a cobra snake for a neck tie.
Who do you love? Bo Diddley, George Thoroughgood
24) He made my baby, Fall in love with me
Who put the bomp? Barry Mann
25) ...yearning, burning yearning ...
Where did our love go? The Supremes, Soft Cell