The "Not Motown" 30-Song Tribute Challenge

Day 1: A Song About Needing Someone's Loving: The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

Day 2: A Song About Being Together Someday: Dire Straits - So Far Away

Day 3: A Song About Deadbeat Dads: Jane's Addiction - Had A Dad

Day 4: A Song About Hearing Rumors Through The Grapevine: Timex Social Club - Rumours

Day 5: A Song About The Brokenhearted: Jackson Browne - In The Shape Of A Heart

Day 6: A Song By A Group Comprised Of Siblings: The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Day 7: A Song About Balls Of Confusion: Cracker - Teen Angst

Day 8: A Song About Doing Something In The Name Of Love: 10cc - The Things We Do For Love

Day 9: A Song About Jazz Royalty: Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean A Thing

Day 10: A Song About My Girl or My Guy: Traveling Wilburys - She's My Baby

Day 11: A Song About Reaching Out For Someone: Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

Day 12: A Song About A Runaway Imagination: Judy Garland - Over The Rainbow

Day 13: A Song About Getting It On: Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg - Je t'aime ... oui non plus 

Day 14: A Song About Brick Houses: Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman

Day 15: A Song Asking About Something Going On: Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth

Day 16: A Song About Not Being Too Proud To Beg: KC & The Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go

Day 17: A Song About Postmen (Or Postwomen): The Box Tops - The Letter

Day 18: A Song About Wanting Money: Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Feel Lucky

Day 19: A Song About Shopping Around: Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing

Day 20: An Anti-War (What Is It Good For?) Song: Bob Dylan - Masters Of War

Day 21: A Song About Superstitions: Doris Day - The Superstition Song

Day 22: A Song About Dancing In The Streets: The Tractors - Baby Likes To Rock It

Day 23: A Song About Higher Ground: Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill

Day 24: A Song About Getting A Witness: Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind Of Wonderful

Day 25: A Song By A Girl Group: The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me

Day 26: A Song About Clowns: Judy Garland - Be A Clown / Once In A Lifetime

Day 27: A Song Asking If Someone Loves You: Chaim Topol & Norma Crane (from Fiddler on the Roof) - Do You Love Me?

Day 28: A Song About Hurrying Love: Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile

Day 29: A Song About Wanting Someone Back: Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U

Day 30: A Motown Song Covered By Another Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

The "NOT by Weird Al Yankovic" 30-Song Tribute Challenge

Day 1: A Song About Food: Ben Folds Five - She Don't Like Jelly

Day 2: A Song About The Medical Profession: Robert Palmer - Bad Case Of Loving You

Day 3: A Song Based On A Headline News Story: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio

Day 4: A Song About A Tourist Attraction: The New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral

Day 5: A Song About Dinosaurs: Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur

Day 6: A Song About (Or From) A 1960s TV Show: Little Roger & The Goosebumps - Stairway to Gilligan's Island

Day 7: A Song About Superheroes: Spin Doctors - Jimmy Olsen's Blues

Day 8: A Song About Crimes (Words or Otherwise): The Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run

Day 9: A Song About Nuclear War: The Fixx - Red Skies

Day 10: A Song About The Internet: Britney Spears - E-mail My Heart

Day 11: A Song About Daring To Be Stupid: Garbage - Stupid Girl

Day 12: A Song About Bad Relationships: PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me

Day 13: A Song About Stalking: The Nylons - Silhouettes

Day 14: A Song About The "Good Old Days": Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days

Day 15: A Song Featuring An Accordion: Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble

Day 16: A Song About A Place With A Ridiculously Long Name: The Four Lads - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Day 17: A Song About Pentiums And Computers: Prince & The Revolution - Computer Blue

Day 18: A Song That Includes Celebrity Name Drops: Phil Ochs - Love Me, I'm A Liberal

Day 19: A Song About A Vocation (Plumbing, HVAC, etc.): Styx - Blue Collar Man

Day 20: A Song About Horror Films: Deep Purple - Why Didn't Rosemary?

Day 21: A Original Of A Song "Weird Al" Has Parodied: The Knack - My Sharona

Day 22: A Polka!: Frank Yankovic - The Pennsylvania Polka

Day 23: A Song About Being Trapped In A Late-Night Situation: Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night

Day 24: A Song About The Television Industry: Don Henley - Dirty Laundry

Day 25: A Song About Shopping: The Clash - Love In The Supermarket

Day 26: A Parody Song By Another Artist: The Rutles - Get Up And Go

Day 27: A Song About Being Nerdy: Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science

Day 28: A Movie Song By An Artist Who Was Also A Lead In That Film: Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love

Day 29: A Song About A Paradise Of Some Sort: Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise

Day 30: A Song That Takes Place A Long, Long Time Ago (In A Galaxy Far Away): Nerf Herder - I'm The Droid (You're Looking For)

The “NOT By Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band” 30-Song Tribute Challenge

Day 1: A Song About Going To Katmandu (Or Another Capital City): Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London

Day 2: A Song About Someone UMC (Upper Middle Class): Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

Day 3: A Song About Taking Chances: Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Feel Lucky

Day 4: A Song About A Rite Of Passage: Meat Loaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Lights

Day 5: A Song About Being Dumped By A Lover: Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

Day 6: A Song About A Lonesome Stretch Of Grey Highway: Blackfoot - Highway Song

Day 7: A Song About Being A Brave Stranger: Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night

Day 8: A Song About Making Automobiles (For Example, Thunderbirds): The Dead Milkmen - Bitchin’ Camaro

Day 9: A Song About Ramblin’, Gamblin’ Men (Or Women): Suzanne Vega - No Cheap Thrill

Day 10: A Song By Bo Diddley (had to adjust it because it’s damn near impossible to find songs ABOUT specific blues artists): Bo Diddley - Road Runner / Mona

Day 11: A Song About Ain’t Having No Money: Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything

Day 12: A Song About A One-Night Stand: The Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What A Night)

Day 13: A Song About Someone Strutting: RuPaul - Supermodel (You Better Work)

Day 14: A Song About “Heavy” Music: Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel

Day 15: A Song About Feeling Like A Number: John Lennon - Working Class Hero

Day 16: A Song About Beautiful Losers: Steely Dan - Deacon Blues

Day 17: A Song About Running (Against The Wind): Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Runnin’ Down A Dream

Day 18: A Song About Getting Out Of Denver (Or Another City): Sheryl Crow - Leaving Las Vegas

Day 19: A Song About A Fire Burning Inside You: Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin’ For You

Day 20: A Song About Being On The Road (Again): Jackson Browne - The Load Out

Day 21: A Song About Sightseeing: Paul Simon - Graceland

Day 22: A Song About Working On Mysteries Without Any Clues: Roy Orbison - She’s A Mystery To Me

Day 23: A Song Taking Place On A Main Street: Doobie Brothers - Taking It To The Streets

Day 24: A Song About Being Strong (Like a Rock): Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough

Day 25: A Song About Bopping (Horizontally Or Otherwise): Nylons - Bop ‘Til You Drop

Day 26: A Song About Life In The Hills Of Hollywood: Weezer - Beverly Hills

Day 27: A Song About Old Time Rock ‘n Roll: The Who - Long Live Rock

Day 28: A Song About Shaking Someone Down: Peter Gabriel and Youssou N’Dour - Shaking The Tree

Day 29: A Song That Uses Mathematical Equations: The Beatles - Come Together

Day 30: A Song About Detroit: Gil Scott-Heron - We Almost Lost Detroit

The "NOT by Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band" 30-Song Tribute Challenge

Day 1: A Song About Labor Unions: The Simpsons - They Have The Plant, But We Have The Power (The Power Plant Strike Song)

Day 2: A Song About Depressed Communities: James Taylor - Our Town

Day 3: A Song About Atlantic City: The Drifters - Under The Boardwalk

Day 4: A Song About Rivers: Bruce Hornsby and The Range - Across The River

Day 5: A Song By Pete Seeger: Pete Seeger - What Did You Learn In School Today?

Day 6: A Song About Someone Named Mary: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Mary’s New Car

Day 7: A Song About July 4: Aimee Mann - 4th of July

Day 8: A Song About State Troopers: Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name

Day 9: A Song About The Viet Nam War: Country Joe & The Fish - The “I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die” Rag

Day 10: A Song About Running: Pharrell Williams - Runnin’

Day 11: A Song About Cadillacs: Camper Van Beethoven - Joe Stalin's Cadillac

Day 12: A Song About (Back) Streets: Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street

Day 13: A Song About Immigrants: Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song

Day 14: A Song About The Criminal Underworld: Theme from The Godfather

Day 15: A Political Song: Mira Awad and Noa - There Must Be Another Way

Day 16: A Song About Hungry Hearts: T’Pau - Heart and Soul

Day 17: A Song About Highway Wrecks: Roy Acuff - Wreck On The Highway

Day 18: A Song About Disguises (Brilliant or Otherwise): Debbie Gibson - Love in Disguise

Day 19: A Song About New Jersey: Ella Fitzgerald - Jersey Bounce

Day 20: A Song About The American Land: Ray Charles - America the Beautiful

Day 21: A Song About Growing Up: Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves

Day 22: A Song About Dancing: King Harvest - Dancing In The Moonlight

Day 23: A Song About A Hometown: The Michael Stanley Band - My Town

Day 24: A Song About A (Seaside) Bar: Dick The Bruiser Band - Bars

Day 25: A Song About Not Surrendering: Queen featuring David Bowie - Under Pressure

Day 26: A Song With Biblical References or Connotations: The Hooters - All You Zombies

Day 27: A Song With A Saxophone Solo: Supertramp - The Logical Song

Day 28: A Song About A Minimum Wage Worker: Huey Lewis and The News - Workin’ For A Living

Day 29: A Song About Looking (But Not Touching): The Tubes - She’s A Beauty

Day 30: A Motown Song: Jimmy Ruffin - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted?

The "NOT by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers" 30-Song Tribute Challenge

Day 1: A Song About the American South: Gladys Knight and the Pips, Midnight Train to Georgia

Day 2: A Song About The Great Wide Open: Noa (Achinoam Nini) - Space

Day 3: A Song About Running Down Dreams: Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream

Day 4: A Song About A High School Dance: The Sylvers - High School Dance

Day 5: A Song About A Road Trip: Weird Al Yankovic - The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota

Day 6: A Song About Waiting: The Rolling Stones - Waiting On A Friend

Day 7: A Song About A Good Girl: Meat Loaf - Good Girls Go To Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)

Day 8: A Song About Artistic Freedom: Frank Zappa - Porn Wars

Day 9: A Song Set In A Lounge, Bar, or Saloon: Barry Manilow - Copacabana

Day 10: A Song About Minimum Wage Jobs: Mary Chaplin Carpenter - He Thinks He’ll Keep Her

Day 11: A Song About Flying: Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly

Day 12: A Song With Parenthesis (As Part Of The Title): Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)

Day 13: A Song About Buried Treasure: Grant-Lee Phillips - Buried Treasure

Day 14: An Acoustic Song: Kansas - Dust In The Wind

Day 15: A Song Featuring A Sitar: Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man

Day 16: A TP/TPATH Song Covered By Another Artist: Johnny Cash - Southern Accents

Day 17: A Song About Disc Jockeys: Donald Fagen - The Nightfly

Day 18: A Song That Includes Celebrity Name Drops: Madonna - Vogue

Day 19: A Song About Smoking Cigarettes or Staring At The Moon: Siouxsie and The Banshees - Nicotine Stain

Day 20: A Song About Mary Jane: Cypress Hill & Sonic Youth - I Love You Mary Jane

Day 21: A Song That Tells A Story: Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Day 22: A Song About Apartments: Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex

Day 23: A Spoken Word Song: Gil Scott-Heron - Work For Peace

Day 24: A Song About Taking On The Establishment : Public Enemy - Fight The Power

Day 25: A Song About Royalty: Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

Day 26: A Song About Rebels: Allan Sherman - The Rebel

Day 27: A Song About Gunslingers: The Theme from “ Rawhide”

Day 28: A Song About (Crashing) Planes, (Runaway) Trains, or (Mary’s New) Automobiles: Soul Asylum - Runaway Train

Day 29: A Song About Being Stupid And In Love: Willie Nelson - Crazy

Day 30: A Song By A Fellow Wilbury: George Harrison - Give Me Love