Kevin

Spies Like Us -- Paul McArtney ?

Bruce Springsteen and the Easy Street Band ?

A: The opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ? B: They both were in the army ?

A : Live-Aid ?

Yes, JR, Thank GOD, that's over. Onto the next one .... They were NOT written by Lamont Dozier ..... so.... They were both artists with #1's who were in their teens ?

Howie Greenfield ? from Greenfield/Sedaka

Doc Pomus / Mort Shuman

Lamont Dozier / Brian & Eddie Holland Holland- Dozier- Holland

Dan Penn / Spooner Oldham ?

Tommy Boyce/ Bobby Hart (for The Monkees )

Jeff Barry /Ellie Greenwich ?!

John Carter / Ken Lewis ?

How about the VC or at least the Distinquished Service Medal !!? Roger Greenaway / Roger Cook

I hope you're right, Katie -- This question's 5 points is worth much more than that to me now ... my sanity--damn near ! This should be at least an 8 or 9er ! :: Oh, great ! Old55 's gone offline, so we have to wait ,too. Guess he doesn't think much of our chances in solving this ...

OK !! To save time, I'll write both ( to save double-posting) : Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil

Katie ! C'mere and put this puppy out of it's misery, will 'ya ?!

If edna hasn't named him/her yet, ( EDNA ! We'll have to nick-name you 'Machine Gun Edna' for your rapid- fire answers !) , how's about a hint ? ::

A piano bar in some Holiday Inn ?

Bernie Taupin ?

Brian Epstein ?

George Martin ?: Oh, no ! All the big guns are rollin' into town -- time to va-moose! I can't handle a game of 'the quick or the dead' !

B: Neil Sedaka (sp?) c: Eric Clapton "Layla"

They both became hits later for other artists: Cathy's Clown --Reba Macintyre The Locomotion -- Kylie Minogue

No, scrap that. It was Marc Bolan.

Sting