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You're not shy you get around....Got fire in your veins... Burning hot but you don't feel the pain....Answer. Urgent by Foreigner

**(IF THE SONG IS TOUGH....Give the Decade or a hint)

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90s rock...well-known classic rock artist that passed away in 2017:

Tommy Dorsey

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Besides Tommy Dorsey, this song mentions Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and Sammy Davis...but then the final name mentioned is the late boxer Sonny Liston.

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Closing this one out: "Swingin'" by the late, great Tom Petty. I sure miss Tom Petty. 😢

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80s pop/rock...band was a "one-hit wonder" here in the U.S.:

John F. Kennedy

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I don't remember this song being very popular but it's been one of the most posted 80's song here.

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I was a high-school Senior when this came out...late 1986 and into 1987 for me. I loved this song...I've always wondered why they never had another hit besides this one. I believe that is an acoustic guitar in the beginning of the song...I tried and tried to figure out how to play that when this came out, but I never could.

Additional lyrics: "...with John F. Kennedy and The Beatles...."

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This is "Life In A Northern Town" by The Dream Academy.

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life in a northern town

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That's it! Takes me back to my Senior year of high school (1987).

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Early 90s alternative rock...love the guitar playing in this song:

Frank Sinatra

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Cake?

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I'm not all that familiar with Cake, but that's not the group I was thinking of. You're somewhat close, though...the name of the group also starts with the letter "C" and they were based out of California ( had a pretty big alternative hit back in 1993 or so).

I'll wait about a week or so and then post some additional lyrics. If those don't help, then I'll just go ahead and close any unanswered ones out.

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I'll go ahead and give some additional lyrics for you:

"What the world needs now is a new Frank Sinatra
So I can get you in bed."

(You can rule out "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" with these additional lyrics! 😃)

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I'm closing this one out:

"Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)" by Cracker. "Low" was their big 1993 hit.

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I would’ve got this , G&G

I like what you’re doing here. I did something similar in the past; I’d throw a name out and see what answers came up. It’s cool to see different answers….

Like “Bob Dylan”

The Beastie Boys’ “3 minute rule,” , “The Seeker” by The Who (as Bobby Dylan) , “Mr. Jones” by the Counting Crows; maybe something a little more obscure like “Fizzy” from The Jesus and Mary Chain— all correct answers

Man, I love this game…..keep ‘em comin’ G&G!

Cheers….

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Yes, I know you would have! 😃 I usually try to leave mine for a couple of weeks or a month, then close them out if nobody has gotten it by then. I think that's my OCD kicking in a bit there! 😃

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80s pop/rock:

Mitch Ryder

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A fairly popular male singer...lot of hits and I love a lot of his music, including this song. Here are some additional lyrics:

"There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (They were rockin')
Jackie Wilson, Shangri-Las, Young Rascals
(They were rockin')
Spotlight on Martha Reeves and don't forget James Brown...."

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I'm surprised no one got this one:

"R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60s Rock)" by John Mellencamp.

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Make that two I would’ve named…..

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late 80s pop/rock...female Canadian singer. Song had some nice guitar playing on it:

Jimmie Rodgers

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Black Velvet - Alanah Myles

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Yes...very well done!

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Late 80s pop rock:

Chubby Checker

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The Fat Boys? The Twist?

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No, not what I was thinking of...this one was by a legendary singer/songwriter in the late 80s (still alive and performing today). I'll go ahead and give some additional lyrics (which may give it away, but that's OK):

"...Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in The Congo...."

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Billy Joel We Didn't Start The Fire?

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Yes, that's it...well done!

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Legendary folk duo...from one of their lesser-known tunes:

Dylan Thomas

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Here are some additional lyrics:

I knew a man, his brain was so small
He couldn't think of nothing at all.
Not the same as you and me
He doesn't dig poetry.
He's so unhip that when you say Dylan
He thinks you're talking about Dylan Thomas,
Whoever he was.
The man ain't got no culture.
But it's alright, ma, everybody must get stoned.

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This one was pretty obscure:

"A Simple Desultory Phillipic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'ed Into Submission)" by Simon & Garfunkel.

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Again, make it three.

Pure luck because I’m not sure I could remember anything else from Simon and Garfunkel….I just happen to really like this song….

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50s

Goodbye, Joe, he gotta go, me oh my oh
He gotta go-pole the pirogue go down the Bayou

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Jambalaya (On the Boyou) - Hank Williams
( although there were a lot of versions of it in the 50's, I assume you mean Hank's version)

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correct.

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