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There are still three entirely unrecognized songs on the list, but I'm guessing people aren't going to get them, so here's the final list, with scores!
I think next time around, I'll have to grant additional points for songs identified later. People who don't see the post in the first day are being a bit unfairly penalized for not responding early enough.
And in the final scoring,
tronpublic picks up one more point to knock
shoutingboy out of the lead:
I think next time around, I'll have to grant additional points for songs identified later. People who don't see the post in the first day are being a bit unfairly penalized for not responding early enough.
- What You Feel, Buffy Musical soundtrack
corpsefairy,
melissa_actress
Why'd you run away? Don't you like my style? - One Thing Leads To Another, The Fixx
vvvexation,
hydrolagus,
malabar
The deception with tact, just what are you trying to say? - I Do Both Jay and Jane, Larissa
tacky_tramp,
feyandstrange
I met a boy, his name was Jay, he was so fine
I met a girl, her name was Jane, she wants to be mine - Living in the Plastic Age, The Buggles
hydrolagus,
ragani
Every day my metal friend, shakes my bed at 6am - Sunday Bloody Sunday, U2
blue_estro,
kest,
shoutingboy,
vvvexation,
michiexile,
mangosteen,
tronpublic,
malabar,
plymouth,
rikibeth
I can't believe the news today - Waiting on a Friend, The Rolling Stones
tronpublic,
bloodredrosev - This was the least recognized Major Pop Hit on the list.
Watching girls, passin' by, it ain't the latest thing
I'm just standin' in a doorway - I'm on Fire, Bruce Springsteen
shoutingboy,
mangosteen,
hydrolagus,
anthologie,
malabar,
corpsefairy,
jeffpaulsen,
zunger,
rikibeth
Hey, little girl, is your daddy home? - Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen, was looking for the cover by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
shoutingboy,
3diff,
tronpublic,
rikibeth
In the day we sweat it out in the streets of a runaway american dream - The Waiting, Tom Petty
shoutingboy
Oh, Baby, don't it feel like heaven right now - Hell, Squirrel Nut Zippers
mangosteen,
hydrolagus,
3diff,
ratontheroad,
ragani,
anthologie,
malabar,
corpsefairy,
jessicac,
zunger,
rikibeth
In the afterlife, you could be headed for the serious strife - Boy in the Bubble, Paul Simon
shoutingboy,
src,
hydrolagus,
tronpublic,
corpsefairy
It was a slow day, and the sun was beating - Eleanor Rigby, The Beatles, was looking for the Industrial cover by Godhead
blue_estro,
kest,
shoutingboy,
vvvexation,
michiexile,
solan_t,
src,
hydrolagus,
3diff,
ragani,
anthologie,
tronpublic,
malabar,
corpsefairy,
jessicac,
zunger,
plymouth,
rikibeth
Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been - Blinded by the Light, Bruce Springsteen, although I was looking for the Mannfred Mann cover.
src,
tronpublic,
jeffpaulsen,
rikibeth
Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat - Hold on Tight, ELO. I didn't realize this was originally a Springsteen song when I put it on the disc.
mangosteen,
src,
3diff
Hold on tight to your dream - Fever, performed by LA artist Devil Doll
vvvexation,
src,
malabar. Most people don't realize that Peggy Lee was actually covering an earlier, quite successful, hit.
Never know how much i love you - Rich Girl, Hall and Oates, was looking for the cover artist Bird and the Bee
src,
tronpublic,
malabar,
jeffpaulsen. It's really interesting how people misremember the lyrics to this song, too.
You're a rich girl, and you've gone too far - Rapture, by the artist known as Vaio until Sony threatened to sue her into a neighboring plane of existence, thereafter known as Iio. Because that's not confusing.
The night I laid my eyes on you
Felt everything around me move - Dirty Laundry, by Bitter:Sweet
Tasty, tasty torchy badness
I've got a bad boy and that's alright with me
His dirty laundry's nothing that I can't keep clean - Surrender, by Lunascape
A lovely, lovely breakup song
The daylight, cried for a cure
I will wake over you - Pure Imagination, originally performed by Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. I was actually looking for a recent techno mix performed by the band Ford
vvvexation,
mangosteen,
corpsefairy,
jeffpaulsen,
rmd,
iamradar,
blooderedrosev,
darthsunshine,
noirrosaleen
Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three
Come with me, and you'll be, in a world of pure imagination
And in the final scoring,
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