Classic Rock Clue Game II

Two phrases that rhyme. (2)
#470. Little Richard, "Good Golly, Miss Molly"

Bon Jovi's "Bad Medicine" is the antidote to this. (+2 to nush)
#469. Robert Palmer, "Bad Case Of Loving You"

Awaiting St. Peter. Get the artist right! (+2 to Unknown One)
#468. Guns 'N' Roses, "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"

Go directly over there and activate that. (3)
#467. Heart, "Straight On"

The inventor of the rock guitar solo sings about a lady. (+3 to mckindog, +2 to nush)
#466. Chuck Berry, "Maybellene"

A group I can't bear listening to is telling me to do exactly that. (+4 to mckindog, +3 to nush)
#465. The Doobie Brothers, "Listen To The Music"

Contains a rare guitar solo by the rhythm guitarist. (+5 to Shadow)
#464. Metallica, "Master Of Puppets"

Beavis and Butthead would chuckle at this singer's name. (4)
#463. Eddie Cochran, "Summertime Blues"

This artist's name ends with "sex". (+4 to Albie, +3 to nush)
#462. David Essex, "Rock On"

The song my father has requested be played at his funeral. (5)
#461. Simon & Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

This round:
nush - 10
mckindog - 7
Shadow - 5
Albie - 4
Unknown One - 2

Overall standings:
nush - 22
cfh - 10
mckindog - 11.5
Unknown One - 7
Shadow - 7
Albie - 6

Nush sits out next round, can cfh or mckindog catch him? This next batch of clues looks easier than the last.

Next group:
#460. Song title rhymes with itself and with the band name. (1)
#459. Believes in the paranormal. (3)
#458. A show of gratitude. (1)
#457. Friday the 13th. (1)
#456. Not for atheists. (2)
#455. Artist name = song name. (2)
#454. Cat's ballad. (1)
#453. Vegetative sensation. (3)
#452. The view from the Empire State Building. (1)
#451. 12-letter word. (4)
 
#455: Bad Company-Bad Company
#454: Stray Cat Strut-Stray Cats
 
A Dutch round?

#460. Song title rhymes with itself and with the band name. (1)
Focus - Hocus Pocus

#459. Believes in the paranormal. (3)
Golden Earring - The Twilight Zone

#452. The view from the Empire State Building. (1)
The Golden Earring - Eight Miles High
 
#458. A show of gratitude. Thank You - Led Zep
#456. Not for atheists. Jesus Christ Pose - Soundgarden
#455. Artist name = song name. Black Sabbath
#454. Cat's ballad. Tea for the Tiller-man - Cat Stevens

And a completely out of the blue guess......

#452. The view from the Empire State Building. Manhattan Skyline - A-ha No, surely not. I may well scrub that if I get a better guess.
 
#460. Song title rhymes with itself and with the band name. (1) -- Hocus Pocus by Focus
#459. Believes in the paranormal. (3) -- so many choices, but I'll go with Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum
#458. A show of gratitude. (1) -- Thank You by Led Zeppelin
#457. Friday the 13th. (1) -- Superstition by Stevie Wonder (I debated using this for the 12-letter word clue)
#456. Not for atheists. (2) -- My Sweet Lord by George Harrison
#455. Artist name = song name. (2) -- Bad Company
#454. Cat's ballad. (1) -- Wild World by Cat Stevens
#453. Vegetative sensation. (3) -- Peaceful Easy Feeling by The Eagles
#452. The view from the Empire State Building. (1) -- I Can See for Miles by The Who
#451. 12-letter word. (4) -- Frankenstein by Edgar Winter
 
Most of the good ones are taken...
460: Hocus Pocus by Focus
459: Magic Man — Heart
458: Just What I Needed: The Cars
457: Superstition — Stevie Wonder
456: My Sweet Lord by George Harrison
455: Bad Company by Bad Company
554: Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin
553: Peaceful Easy Feeling by the Eagles
552: 52nd Street by Billy Joel
551: Subdivisions by Rush
 
This has to be one of the first mentions of The Cars in either of these Clue Games. Am I right? And about time too.

Their songs were cheesy as hell, but good fun.
 
Song title rhymes with itself and with the band name. (+2 to Foro, +1 to Shade, cfh, mckindog)
#460. Focus, "Hocus Pocus"

Believes in the paranormal. (3)
#459. The Black Crowes, "She Talks To Angels"

A show of gratitude. (+2 to Albie, +1 to cfh)
#458. Led Zeppelin, "Thank You"

Friday the 13th. (+2 to cfh, +1 to mckindog)
#457. Stevie Wonder, "Superstition"

Not for atheists. (2 ... cfh - right song, wrong clue!)
#456. Norman Greenbaum, "Spirit In The Sky"

Artist name = song name. (2)
#455. Bo Diddley, "Bo Diddley"

Cat's ballad. (1 ... sung by Peter Criss, whose makeup character was The Cat.)
#454. Kiss, "Beth"

Vegetative sensation. (3)
#453. Marvin Gaye, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"

The view from the Empire State Building. (+2 to cfh)
#452. The Who, "I Can See For Miles"

12-letter word. (4)
#451. Peter Gabriel, "Sledgehammer"

This round:
cfh - 6
Foro, Albie, mckindog - 2
Shadow - 1

Overall standings:
nush - 22
cfh - 16
mckindog - 13.5
Shadow - 8
Albie - 8
Unknown One - 7
Forostar - 2

cfh wins, but has to sit one out now ... nush has a chance to build a commanding lead.

Next group:
#450. San Francisco, 1906. (2)
#449. Every small town has one. (1)
#448. The song Michael Bolton assraped. (1)
#447. Paper or plastic? (3)
#446. The most famous lyric has no meaningful words. (4)
#445. Sup? (1)
#444. Why Ann Wilson got fat. (3)
#443. A card. (1)
#442. Of Biblical proportions. (3)
#441. You are, right now. (1)
 
#445. Sup? What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
#444. Why Ann Wilson got fat. Alone - Heart perhaps? A little comfort eating?
 
#450: We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel
#448: When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
#444: Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
#443: The Jack - AC/DC
 
#449. Every small town has one. (1)
Rose Royce - Car Wash

#447. Paper or plastic? (3)
Status Quo - Paper Plane

#446. The most famous lyric has no meaningful words. (4)
Iron Butterfly - In-a-gadda-da-vida

#443. A card. (1)
Motörhead - Ace of Spades

#442. Of Biblical proportions. (3)
Ike and Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High
 
This is maddening.  I want so badly to guess, particularly for nos. 447, 446 and 441.     

And if Foro is right, and Car Wash by Rose Royce is anywhere on this list...joy.  I love that damn movie.   
 
I have so no clue, but here goes.

444.  Ann Wilson getting fat:  George Baker Selection, Little Green Bag.
 
450: My City Was Gone — The Pretenders
449: Main Street — Bob Seger
448: All of them SMX, all of them  :p (I'll go Sitting on the Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding)
447: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer — George Thorogood
446:I Am the Walrus — Beatles
445: Hey You — Floyd
444: American Pie — Don McLean
443: The Joker — Steve Miller
442: Losing My Religion — REM
441: Maybe I'm Amazed — Paul McCartney scratch that, Dazed and Confused — Led Zep
 
#449: Crossroads - Cream
#447: Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection
#442: Get Off Of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones
#441: Bloody Well Right - Supertramp (I hope I am ;))
 
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