• Who's Carl This Time?

  A Democrat resorts to pop culture catch phrases; The League of Extraordinary Gentlewomen; Warning: 7-year-old girl armed with live microphone on national television!

   

• Exito de Los Crazy Boys; 'Tratame Bien'
  Tratame Bien

  Artist:

  Exito de Los Crazy Boys

  Composer:

  Leiber/Stoller

  CD Title:

  Historia del Rock & Roll, Vol. 11

  Label:

  Orfeon

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  • CD: Historia del Rock & Roll, Vol. 11
  • Artist: Various Artists
  • Label: Orfeon

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• Opening Panel Round

  An Inconvenient Hotel Room Key.

   

• Eddie Floyd; 'Knock on Wood'
  Knock on Wood

  Artist:

  Eddie Floyd

  Composer:

  Floyd/Cropper

  CD Title:

  Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time

  Label:

  Rhino

  Catalog Number:

  78300

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  • CD: Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time
  • Artist: Various Artists
  • Label: Rhino

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• Bluff the Listener

  "Dorks! Gone! Wild!" Three stories about normally reserved dorks doing crazy things.

   

• Lionel Richie; 'Stuck on You'
  Stuck on You

  Artist:

  Lionel Richie

  Composer:

  Richie

  CD Title:

  Can't Slow Down

  Label:

  Motown

  Catalog Number:

  37463-6059-2

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  • CD: Can't Slow Down
  • Artist: Lionel Richie
  • Label: Motown

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• Not My Job: Nastia Lukin

  Olympic gymnast Nastia Liuken plays our game called "The Collected Wit and Wisdom of Matthew McConaughey." Three questions about … Matthew McConaughey.

   

• Van Halen; 'Jump'
  Jump

  Artist:

  Van Halen

  Composer:

  VanHalen/Anthony/Ro

  CD Title:

  1984

  Label:

  WEA Japan

  Catalog Number:

  2870

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  • CD: 1984
  • Artist: Van Halen
  • Label: WEA Japan
  • Released: 1984

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• Panel Round Two

  Sadly, Paul Revere won't be around to warn the locals; The worst-kept secret in Washington; A bad habit is hard to break.

   

• John Barry; 'Blueberry Hill'
  Blueberry Hill

  Artist:

  John Barry

  Composer:

  Lewis/Rose/Stock

  CD Title:

  The EMI Years, Vol. 3: 1962-1964

  Label:

  Scamp

  Catalog Number:

  9710

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  • CD: The EMI Years, Vol. 3: 1962-1964
  • Artist: John Barry
  • Label: Scamp

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• Listener Limerick Challenge

  Janet Leigh should have worn a mask; He'll break Cal Ripken Jr.'s record by the time he's 12; Follow the North Star … or just follow the cows.

   

• Creedence Clearwater Revival; 'Bad Moon Rising'
  Bad Moon Rising

  Artist:

  Creedence Clearwater Revival

  Composer:

  Fogerty

  CD Title:

  Chronicle, Vol. 1

  Label:

  Fantasy

  Catalog Number:

  CCR-2

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  • CD: Chronicle, Vol. 1
  • Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Label: Fantasy

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• Lightning Fill In The Blank

  All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

   

• Cy Coleman; 'Playboy's Theme'
  Playboy's Theme

  Artist:

  Cy Coleman

  Composer:

  Coleman

  CD Title:

  Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale

  Label:

  Capitol

  Catalog Number:

  35177

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  • CD: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale
  • Artist: Various Artists
  • Label: Capitol

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• Prediction

  What will John McCain do next week at the Republican National Convention to top Barack Obama's acceptance speech?

   

• The Meters; 'Little Old Money Maker'
  Little Old Money Maker

  Artist:

  The Meters

  Composer:

  Nocentelli/Neville/

  CD Title:

  Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology

  Label:

  Rhino/WEA

  Catalog Number:

  71869

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  • CD: Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology
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