1980s Song Title Puzzle
 

Okay, here's a collection of clues for 1980s song titles. I think they are all 1980s, and if not, they are very close in the late 1970s or early 1990s. Some clues are literal, some are not. There are 25 artists/bands, one for every letter of the alphabet except X. The clues are sorted alphabetically, but this has no impact on the puzzle other than to randomize the list. Artists can be used for the first letter of either their first or last name (example: Steve Winwood could be an “S” or “W”). Ignore the word “The” for band names (Example: The Cars would fall under “C”). I will acknowledge and "green font" the correct answers once they are posted. Good luck!

444 = A Flock of Seagulls, "I Ran"

August 2004!!! = The Motels, "Suddenly Last Summer"

Boy, it’s warm this evening! = Loverboy, "The Kid is Hot Tonight"

Certainly not a flush for this poker player = Yes, "Owner of a Lonely Heart"

Chess statement = Olivia Newton John, "Make a Move on Me"

Cool miracle to do = Devo, "Whip it"

Cupidian concrete might do it = Quarterflash, "Harden my Heart"

Famous weather pattern = The Who, "Eminence Front"

Fabulous mental focus = George Harrison, "Got My Mind Set On You"

Field sobriety test = Huey Lewis & the News, "Walking on a Thin Line"

Friday on Saturday = Foreigner, "That was Yesterday"

Fun D song = Blondie, "The Tide is High"

…help them up = Stevie Nicks, "If Anyone Falls"

Jack’s critical dance partner = Elton John, "Nikita"

Jacksonian squeeze = Rick Springfield, "Jesse's Girl"

Lead Bronco’s got some of this = INXS, "Devil Inside"

Long, high triple shot = Van Halen, "Jump"

No Hamlet ending = Crowded House, "Don't Dream it's Over"

Oedipal school subject = Thomas Dolby, "She Blinded Me With Science"

Saint Anthony’s familiar refrain = U2, "I still haven't found what I'm looking for"

Sibling Wildcat slayer = Night Ranger, "Sister Christian"

Thanks, H.H. = J Giels Band, "Centerfold"

Tom Hanks’ hour = Peter Gabriel, "Big Time"

Unsafe, but not the end = Kenny Loggins, "Danger Zone"

Worn like a razor, dude = ZZ Top, "Sharp Dressed Man"

Cupidian concrete- Stuck with you(huey lewis and the news)?

Oedipal School Subject- Hot for Teacher(Van Halen)?

The Heat is on - Glenn Frey

Tom Hanks’ hour

"Big Time" by Peter Gabriel?

I like Loverboy's The Kid is Hot Tonight better for this one.

Qwik and Quik are correct, two down.

HH = Hugh Heffner = "My Angel is a Centerfold" - J. Giels Band?

Yup. I think the song title is just "Centerfold."

= Hurricane = Rock You Like a Hurricane = Scorpions

(Too many Carolina Hurricanes games where they play this all the time...)

Saint Anthony's familiar refrain

Kyrie Elesion by Mister Mister?

Nope and nope.

= "Walking on a Thin Line" = Huey Lewis & the News

Aye

Long, high triple shot - "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" - George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers

Good try, but not what I was looking for.

Chess statement = Murray Head, "One Night In Bangkok"?
Jacksonian squeeze = Michael Jackson, Billie Jean?
Oedipal school subject = Police, Don't Stand So Close To Me?

Jacksonian Squeeze could also be Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson

This is a long shot, that I don't think is likely to be correct, but... chess statement, One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head?

(I'd sooner guess that it's something related to "check" or "checkmate".)

Saint Anthony’s familiar refrain


Doctor, Doctor??? I think it way by the Thompson Twins...

Is the chess statement that Busta-Rhymes song? Something like "Woo Ha, I got you all in check?"

All rather clever interpretations, but no hits.

August 2004 - "Suddenly Last Summer" by The Motels

Bingo

Straight from the Heart, Bryan Adams? Or maybe the Bonnie Tyler version?

Cool miracle to do - Eddie Money, "Walk on Water"

I got one! I got one!

Getting warm, but no.

Excellent! But not the one I picked.

Red Skies at Night by The Fixx?

Famous weather pattern = Rain in the Summertime - The Alarm???

not bad, either...

Nope.

As a side note, I always thought The Fixx were underrated. Cool band.

dola
Not that either.

Famous weather pattern = Weather Girls, It's Raining Men

It's Raining Men by the Weathergirls



Very ashamed to have posted that.

Shame on both of you. And no.

"Famous" is wordplay.

Saint Anthony's Familiar Refrain - Jump by Van Halen

Going out on a limb there.

Nope, sorry, the limb just broke. :D

I retract my earlier statement. I was confused.

Famous weather pattern - St. Elmo's Fire by John Parr

Nope.

"Famous" is in there for a reason, but not as an adjective to describe the weather pattern. It's wordplay that matches something in the song title.

Oedipal school subject - Van Halen's Hot for Teacher

No, but humorous.

Famous weather pattern - Scorpion's Rock You Like a Hurricane

Nope

Read the thread. I blew this one long ago with the same guess

Since royalty is famous, and purple is the color of royalty:

"Purple Rain" by Prince

oops, missed that one :)

More along those lines...but no.

Famous ===> star? celebrity? hero? popular?

I'm thinking the word might be star, but haven't gotten anywhere with that...

You guys might want to set aside "Famous Weather Pattern" until you whittle down the letters. It may be clearer once you know which letter artist/band you're looking for.