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Adam Yauch had a park named after him in Brooklyn today. Did my heart proud.

PRE 1980 SONGS WITH MODES OF TRANSPORT (NOT Running, Walking, etc) IN THEIR TITLES (that charted in the U.S. or the U.K.*) 1. Trains And Boats And Planes - Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas (1965) 2. Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary - (1969) 3. Cars - Gary Numan (1979) 4. Jet Airliner - The Steve Miller Band (1977) 5. Ships - Barry Manilow (1979) 6. Bus Stop - The Hollies (1966) 7. Big Yellow Taxi - Neighborhood (1970) 8. Magic Bus - The Who (1968) 9. Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark (1967) 10. Motor Bikin' - Chris Spedding (1975)* 11. Truck-On (Tyke) - T.Rex (1973)* 12. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns (1975) 13. Ferry Across The Mersey - Gerry & The Pacemakers (1965) 14. My White Bicycle - Nazareth (1975)* 15. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles (1966) 16. Little Honda - The Hondells (1964) 17. Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (1972) 18. Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers (1973) 19. The Boat That I Row - Lulu (1967)* 20. Little Red Rented Rowboat - Joe Dowell (1962) 21. Bicycle Race - Queen (1978) 22. Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys (1963) 23. Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees (1966) 24. Funky Moped - Jasper Carrott (1975)* 25. (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop - Fatback Band (1975)* 26. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf (1968) 27. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett (1966) 28. Sloop John B - Beach Boys (1966) 29. Vehicle - Ides of March (1969) 30. Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - The Jam (1978) * 31. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips 32. Motorcycle Mama--Sailcat (1972) 33. Come Sail Away - Styx (1977)

PRE 1980 SONGS WITH MODES OF TRANSPORT (NOT Running, Walking, etc) IN THEIR TITLES (that charted in the U.S. or the U.K.*) 1. Trains And Boats And Planes - Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas (1965) 2. Leaving On A Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary - (1969) 3. Cars - Gary Numan (1979) 4. Jet Airliner - The Steve Miller Band (1977) 5. Ships - Barry Manilow (1979) 6. Bus Stop - The Hollies (1966) 7. Big Yellow Taxi - Neighborhood (1970) 8. Magic Bus - The Who (1968) 9. Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark (1967) 10. Motor Bikin' - Chris Spedding (1975)* 11. Truck-On (Tyke) - T.Rex (1973)* 12. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns (1975) 13. Ferry Across The Mersey - Gerry & The Pacemakers (1965) 14. My White Bicycle - Nazareth (1975)* 15. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles (1966) 16. Little Honda - The Hondells (1964) 17. Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen (1972) 18. Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers (1973) 19. The Boat That I Row - Lulu (1967)* 20. Little Red Rented Rowboat - Joe Dowell (1962) 21. Bicycle Race - Queen (1978) 22. Little Deuce Coupe - The Beach Boys (1963) 23. Last Train To Clarksville - The Monkees (1966) 24. Funky Moped - Jasper Carrott (1975)* 25. (Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop - Fatback Band (1975)* 26. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf (1968) 27. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett (1966)

1. Lay Down - Strawbs (1972) 2. Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka (1974) 3. Little Bit of Love - Free (1972) 4. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie (1973) 5. Freedom - Richie Havens (1969) 6. Good Lovin' Gone Bad - Bad Company (1975) 7. Torn And Frayed - The Rolling Stones (1972) 8. Love Is Blue - Jeff Beck (1968) 9. Tears on My Pillow - Little Anthony and the Imperials (1958) 10. Last Train to London - Electric Light Orchestra (1979)

PRE 1980 SONGS WITH MODES OF TRANSPORT (NOT Running, Walking, etc) IN THEIR TITLES (that charted in the U.S. or the U.K.*) 1. Trains And Boats And Planes - Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas (1965) 2. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul and Mary - (1969) 3. Cars - Gary Numan (1979) 4. Jet Airliner--The Steve Miller Band (1977) 5. Ships - Barry Manilow (1979) 6. Bus Stop - The Hollies (1966) 7. Big Yellow Taxi - Neighborhood (1970) 8. Magic Bus - The Who (1968) 9. Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark (1967) 10. Motor Bikin' - Chris Spedding (1975)* 11. Truck-On (Tyke) - T.Rex (1973)* 12. Chevy Van - Sammy Johns (1975) I was going to use Train in Vain by The Clash, as it was released on London Calling in 1979, but it wasn't a single until February 1980. Damn it.

I don't know who has been doing it, but this is the 2nd week in a row now that my posts have been edited without my permission. Stop it. I'll link my own nominations on my own time, before it's time for everyone to vote. If there's a problem with my post, please send me a PT and I'll change it myself. I don't post anything that violates any of the rules we have to follow around here, so someone sneaking in and changing what I've said is profoundly, profoundly irritating.

Lay Down - Strawbs (1972) Aladdin Sane - David Bowie (1973) Little Bit of Love - Free (1972)

Pre-1980 songs, Zabadak. 1993 doesn't quite make the grade. LOL

1. Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win - Beastie Boys and Santigold (2011) 2. Further On (Up the Road) - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (2002) 3. Erase/Rewind - The Cardigans (1998) 4. #1 Crush - Garbage (1996) 5. Handy Man - Jimmy Jones (1959) 6. Sing a Song - Earth, Wind, & Fire (1975) 7. Heat of the Moment - Asia (1982) 8. I'm Waiting For The Man - The Velvet Underground (1967) 9. New Morning- Bob Dylan (1970) 10. Radioactive - The Firm (1985)

PRE 1980 SONGS WITH THE SAME WORD DOUBLED OR TRIPLED SOLELY AS THE TITLE (that charted in the U.S. or the U.K.*) 1. Honey, Honey - Abba (1974) 2. Money, Money, Money - Abba (1977) 3. Funny, Funny - The Sweet (1971) * 4. Jimmy, Jimmy - The Undertones (1979) * 5. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme - ABBA (1979) * 6. Dance Dance Dance - The Beach Boys (1964) 7. Yeh, Yeh - Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames (1965) 8. Talk Talk - The Music Machine (1966) 9. Chewy Chewy - Ohio Express (1968) 10. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne (1972) * 11. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies (1969) 12. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie (1974) 13. Shame, Shame, Shame - Shirley & Company (1975) 14. Cherry Cherry – Neil Diamond (1966) 15. Ya Ya - Lee Dorsey (1961) 16. Louie Louie – The Kingsmen (1963) 17. Jenny, Jenny - Little Richard (1957) 18. Mony Mony – Tommy James and The Shondells (1968) 19. Goody Goody - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers (1957) 20. Fun,Fun,Fun - The Beach Boys (1964) 21. Go Go Go - Chuck Berry (1963) * 22. Iko Iko - Dixie Cups (1965) 23. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) - Chic (1977) 24. Hi Hi Hi - Wings (1972) 25. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds (1965) 26. Baby Baby - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers (1957) * 27. Green, Green - New Christy Minstrels (1963) 28. Corinna Corinna – Ray Peterson (1960) 29. Shake! Shake! Shake! - Jackie Wilson (1963) 30. Dum Dum - Brenda Lee (1961) 31. Love Love Love - Bobby Hebb (1972) * 32. Pamela Pamela - Wayne Fontana (1966) * 33. Girls Girls Girls - Sailor (1976) * 34. Monday, Monday - The Mamas and the Papas (1966)

PRE 1980 SONGS WITH THE SAME WORD DOUBLED OR TRIPLED SOLELY AS THE TITLE (that charted in the U.S. or the U.K.) 1. Honey, Honey - Abba (1974) 2. Money, Money, Money - Abba (1977) 3. Funny, Funny - The Sweet (1971) 4. Jimmy, Jimmy - The Undertones (1979) 5. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme - ABBA (1979) 6. Dance Dance Dance--The Beach Boys (1964) 7. Yeh, Yeh - Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames (1965) 8. Talk Talk - The Music Machine (1966) 9. Chewy Chewy - Ohio Express (1968) 10. Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne (1972) 11. Sugar, Sugar - The Archies (1969)

#1 Crush - Garbage (1996) Erase/Rewind - The Cardigans (1998) Further On (Up The Road) - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (2002)

That's kind of silly. When she initially recorded the song in 1993, she said several times that growing up she loved the song, and that's what inspired her to do her own version of the song.

1. She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze (1987) 2. Jaded - Aerosmith (2001) 3. Thru and Thru - The Rolling Stones (1994) 4. Ain't Wastin' Time No More - Allman Brothers Band (1972) 5. So Lonely – The Hollies (1965) 6. Please, Please, Please - James Brown (1956) 7. Strangelove - Depeche Mode (1987) 8. Sweet Cherry Wine - Tommy James and the Shondells (1969) 9. Further On Up The Road - Eric Clapton (1977) 10. Heart & Soul - T'Pau (1985)

A bit of a hodge-podge this week: She's Like The Wind - [color:fuchsia]Patrick Swayze (1987) Jaded - [color:fuchsia]Aerosmith (2001) Hopefully you'll recognize the actress starring in that video, but to give you a hint, she was also starring in a very popular TV show when this single was released. Thru and Thru - [color:fuchsia]The Rolling Stones (1994)

1. Down In The Boondocks - Billy Joe Royal (1965) 2. Great Pretender, The - The Platters (1955) 3. Nashville Cats - The Lovin' Spoonful (1968) 4. You're The One - The Vogues (1965) 5. How Can I Be Sure - The Young Rascals (1967) 6. Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz (1988) 7. Life Is a Rock - Reunion (1974) 8. Piece of My Heart - Erma Franklin (1967) 9. Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain - Willie Nelson (1975) 10. Runaway - Bon Jovi (1984)

I'm pretty sure that's damn near impossible. Selling 100 million copies on your own, then joining a group and selling another 100 million copies? Don't think so.

I could have gone with "The Iron Lady rusts in peace" but I thought that might be a bit too obscure for people who don't know Iron Maiden album titles. In any event, Margaret Thatcher, first female Minister of Great Britain, has died. http://abcnews.go.com/International/margaret-thatcher-britains-iron-lady-dead-87/story?id=13644011

Down In The Boondocks - [color:teal]Billy Joe Royal (1965) Nashville Cats - [color:teal]The Lovin' Spoonful (1968) The Great Pretender - [color:teal]The Platters (1955)

1. It Hurts To Be In Love - Gene Pitney (1964) 2. Born Too Late - The Poni-Tails (1958) 3. My True Story - The Jive Five (1961) 4. At The Hop - Danny & the Juniors (1957) 5. Long Gone - Syd Barrett (1970) 6. Shake, Rattle and Roll - Big Joe Turner (1954) 7. That's The Way It's Got To Be - The Poets (1965) 8. Mindbender - Stillwater (1977) 9. Look, The - Roxette (1988) 10. In The End - Linkin Park (2000)

New artists doesn't have to mean just new in terms of the year. It can be a well-known artist or group that just hasn't gotten a song in the TT yet.

It Hurts To Be In Love - [color:teal]Gene Pitney (1964) My True Story - [color:teal]The Jive Five (1961) Born Too Late - [color:teal]The Poni-Tails (1958)

1. I Shall Be Released - Joe Cocker (1969) 2. Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited (1968) 3. I Go To Pieces - Peter and Gordon (1964) 4. Custard Pie - Led Zeppelin (1975) 5. If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & The Pips (1970) 6. Right Now and Not Later Baby - The Shangri-Las (1965) 7. Love Is a Hurting Thing - Lou Rawls (1966) 8. Just For You - Sam Cooke (1961) 9. Sacrifice - Elton John (1990) 10. (Believe) When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever - Stevie Wonder (1973)

Looking at the list, aside from the four shows I nominated, I've only watched two others. I don't think it would be right to vote for four other shows that I haven't seen just to pad out my 10, so I'm going to abstain from voting, sadly.

If we're allowed to add a 4th nom, I select Doctor Who.