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09-16-04, 04:43 PM

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Who wants to solve a word puzzle? (Song Titles and Artists)

OK here's the deal:

Within this block of text:

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LOUIELOUIERORRIMRORRIMREPUALIDNYC
SGHANSONNEILDIAMONDBOBBYHELMSTAER
YNSYOBHCAEBACKHERERITNECMABERWQKI
LIGZCYSPMAHCEHTBROTHERLYLOVEURGCS
VLGAAUVBEYPTRAEHTEEWSTHGINDOOGMIT
IEARTENGELBERTHUMPERDINCKICKYAMMY
AEKCDMZCRDDNALDESIMORPEHTNIGNIVIL
TFSTUTTIFRUTTIQRZESENAPAJGNINRUTA
HAYOPNHAYIXGIRLSJUSTWANTTOHAVEFUN
ENKTADETBVMYOPTHGINEHTFOCISUMEHTE
DOCOUICFBEBDZTIREHTNONITTUPEULBRM
RDIKLAAGOARELLIMREGORPQYESRODEELO
IERDASRUBRAQGNINNIDKRAMDANGMEUARH
FKAANISHLEDOOWNOKCONKTONIBASILRON
TOSNKMCFAYZSTSDALRUOFBABYLOVEBTCW
EOINAANLTOMRSANDMANWAORMVENUSRHKO
RHAYEIHOBUCKOWENSNAPPOGOIRDNOMAID
SHEBOPOWPROTHRKINGSMENMMMBOPMINRB
YYLOMAJEWETELLOURSELVESYWMNAECGOI
EEPYRCNRCALONELYBOYPAULSIMONEHEBL
LSOXEIOSJDNIARTELUMNAEDYLLIBNALIL
DTEBVFTOMYEMHTIWECNADOPNYUFDCEENY
DEPYEILNAANALOIRAMOAHILOSEXNHLADR
IRVINCEGILLBLONDIESETMEMICFIABVOA
DDRENGAWKCAJAFKHESLPHOBYMNLWNOINY
OALPSAXBDBETUCTMNRETENIEPALETLNTC
BYOQTSOAFRICAGIMEENESALLLDAHETDCY
ANNODAMLTNHLBTQYLGEMPLLLEECTDOIRR
PHGTONAIMABNREZFLOIBAIYOLHRNENEYU
ROTRYDYHPTXEOQSAERLENSSWITUIVLTSS
ILAAOEAANDMCLUUTBELRIATRFROEEUYLR
LILEULYIQMZIIITHYIIMELUIEEYLNCTAE
LDLHWELXUACUALAEAMWOLOAVBTSDIIRTD
OASYACBSAHHDSAKRMMWRSNRESFTNNLAIN
VYAKNTMDPWRZUPOSRIHNPETRUAIAGLCPE
EBLANROIOMIPBAOSTJEVOLTOGWECLEKAT
NOLEAICANTSTOPLOVINGYOUFWONDPPSCE
IBYRDCYSEDTABEUNALMBESTOFMYLOVEER
ABDBAAEALAIDBMCCCRYGENECHANDLERHP
RYNYNLNMAOERYBKIIASURFERGIRLSBYTT
ODAHCLOASRYARRBEREHYROSKUDYEZAADA
NASCESHMTEAHYAECEFISHIRLEYBASSEYE
LYNASHYNGHICDCAHMOPCONNIEFRANCISR
ELADAOAAOTNIEELUAECTHESHIRELLESYG
GOMEMOTMOFIRLAACMKOENILORACTEEWSE
NHAVOKNGDOHELBDKAUMTHEFLEETWOODSH
AYTOHUANHGCLELYRBDEEPERANDDEEPERT
NLOLTPRUANRTGESEAVSFRANKIEAVALONO
ELGEJTRONIATSYTRLFIQROGERGCAMYRAM
EOIBBZAYDKEIYOYRAINLEGNALAICEPSYM
THECREWCUTSLOUXYBSORCGNIBEERHTYVI
EAGLESLMWRTHEMILLSBROTHERSCHERISH
RNEUROPEFRANKIELAINEYDLOGFODNABTP
ENMRROBOTONATKINGCOLECALYLLITNAHC
SBSENOJMOTDIPUCDIPUTSZZTOPDNLMUEO
ALUAPURPUNIWUOYYAKOTHGIRLACFYPBCU
BYIMYOURMANORNOROODODHUBCROONYLHN
RTMKENNYROGERSPEROOMBOBXSQLRNTEOT
EHSRUAMXACORINACORINATHIRSDMAOSRY
WOUOYEVOLINBAAELVISPRESLEYHENRBDO
EWPERCYFAITHGKMLBMKOALLOWDERDNAEU
RDEEMJTRAEHCMEHALGNTYCILOIABEBNTR
CERLBLBEEGEESVTHUOBDPAPLPSRBREGTB
AEMYAEIRRACDPIIYENAYELSIESTMSTLEL
RPOGFUNKYTOWNTWRENNATILPOAHAOWESE
SIDGPKXHVQRMAIYRYAEBEFIOJCEKNESNS
YSEELIPPSINCTSAAEBDTRODPCNVRTEAOS
BYLPTHEPOWERUOWLSERHSRITAUAEONNII
AOOSWEDISHRHAPSODYAGONNXLAPJNTDTN
BULCPAPERDOLLADYAVGINIARLHOLYWBOG
YRIIDUYEDDIEFISHERELPAWUMSROBOEMS
BLTGEVPROCLAIMERSXSNBNAVEBSOELAER
AOAABPMIDNIGHTMARYOOMDYRREHCNODXE
BVBMOONLIGHTGAMBLERODEENILLANVSIG
YEOBLINDMELONGARUNUMANHEAVENEENCI
BXGOODGOLLYMISSMOLLYOGIFEVERTROON
AILLBESEEINGYOUPBZREGNIFDLOGTSWMA
BILLHALEYANDTHECOMETSTAYINALIVEPS

Are 144 song titles, and the artists that performed them. Some artists have more than one song title in the puzzle, so there are less than 144 artists to find. The artists and titles can be left to right, right to left, top to bottom, or bottom to top.

To make things easier for you, here's that same block of text left to right:

Quote:

CYNDILAUPERMIRRORMIRROREIUOLEIUOL
REATSMLEHYBBOBDNOMAIDLIENNOSNAHGS
IKQWREBAMCENTIREREHKCABEACHBOYSNY
SCGRUEVOLYLREHTORBTHECHAMPSYCZGIL
TIMGOODNIGHTSWEETHEARTPYEBVUAAGLV
YMMAYKCIKCNIDREPMUHTREBLEGNETRAEI
LIVINGINTHEPROMISEDLANDDRCZMDCKEA
ATURNINGJAPANESEZRQITTURFITTUTSFT
NUFEVAHOTTNAWTSUJSLRIGXIYAHNPOYAH
ETHEMUSICOFTHENIGHTPOYMVBTEDATKNE
MRBLUEPUTTINONTHERITZDBEBFCIUOCOD
OLEEDORSEYQPROGERMILLERAOGAALKIDR
HRAUEMGNADMARKDINNINGQARBURSADREI
NORLISABINOTKNOCKONWOODELHSINAAKF
WCTBEVOLYBABFOURLADSTSZYAFCMKNSOT
OKHRSUNEVMROAWNAMDNASRMOTLNAANIOE
DIAMONDRIOGOPPANSNEWOKCUBOHIEYAHR
BRNIMPOBMMMNEMSGNIKRHTORPWOPOBEHS
IOGCEANMWYSEVLESRUOLLETEWEJAMOLYY
LBEHENOMISLUAPYOBYLENOLACRNCRYPEE
LILANBILLYDEANMULETRAINDJSOIEXOSL
YNEECDFUYNPODANCEWITHMEYMOTFVBETD
RDALHNXESOLIHAOMARIOLANAANLIEYPED
AOVBAIFCIMEMTESEIDNOLBLLIGECNIVRI
YNIONWLNMYBOHPLSEHKFAJACKWAGNERDD
CTNLTELAPEINETERNMTCUTEBDBXASPLAO
YCDTEHADLLLASENEEMIGACIRFAOSTQOYB
RRIODTCEELLLPMEGLYQTBLHNTLMADONNA
UYENENRHLOYIABIOLFZERNBAMIANOTGHP
SSTLVIUTIWSSNELREASQOEXTPHYDYRTOR
RLYUEEORFRTAIRLEBTUULCMDNAAEOAALI
EATCNLYEEIULEMIIYHTIIIZMQIYLUELIL
DTRIIDSTBVAOLOWMAEALAUCAUXLEWHLDL
NIALNNTFSERNSRWMMRKASDHHASBCAYSAO
EPCLGAIAURTEPNHIRSOPUZRWPDMTNKAYV
TAKELCEWGOTLOVEJTSOABPIMOIORNALBE
ECSPPDNOWFUOYGNIVOLPOTSTNACIAELON
REEVOLYMFOTSEBMLANUEBATDESYCDRYBI
PHRELDNAHCENEGYRCCCMBDIALAEAABDBA
TTYBSLRIGREFRUSAIIKBYREOAMNLNYNYR
ADAAZEYDUKSORYHEREBRRAYRSAOLCHADO
EYESSABYELRIHSIFECEAYHAETMHSECSAN
RSICNARFEINNOCPOMHACDCIHGNYHSANYL
GYSELLERIHSEHTCEAULEEINTOAAOADALE
ESWEETCAROLINEOKMCAALRIFOMTOMEMOG
HSDOOWTEELFEHTMUAKDBLEHODGNKOVAHN
TREPEEDDNAREPEEDBRYLELCGHNAUHOTYA
ONOLAVAEIKNARFSVAESEGTRNAURPTLOLN
MARYMACGREGORQIFLRTYSTAINORTJEGLE
MYSPECIALANGELNIARYOYIEKDYAZBBIOE
IVYTHREEBINGCROSBYXUOLSTUCWERCEHT
HSIREHCSREHTORBSLLIMEHTRWMLSELGAE
PTBANDOFGOLDYENIALEIKNARFEPORUENR
CHANTILLYLACELOCGNIKTANOTOBORRMNE
OEUMLNDPOTZZSTUPIDCUPIDTOMJONESBS
UCBPYFCALRIGHTOKAYYOUWINUPRUPAULA
NHLYNOORCBUHDODOORONRONAMRUOYMIYB
TOETNRLQSXBOBMOOREPSREGORYNNEKMTR
YRSOAMDSRIHTANIROCANIROCAXMAURSHE
ODBRNEHYELSERPSIVLEAABNILOVEYOUOW
UEANDREDWOLLAOKMBLMKGHTIAFYCREPWE
RTNBEBAIOLICYTNGLAHEMCHEARTJMEEDR
BTGERBRSPLPAPDBOUHTVSEEGEEBLBLREC
LELTSMTSEISLEYANEYIIPDCARRIEAYMEA
ESEWOAHAOPLITANNERWTNWOTYKNUFGOPR
SNSENKECJOIFEBEAYRYIAMRQVHXKPGDIS
SOAETRVNCPDORTDBEAASTCNISPPILEESY
IINNOEAUATIRSHRESLWOUREWOPEHTPLYB
NTDTNJPALXNNOGAYDOSPAHRHSIDEWSOOA
GOBWYLOHLRAINIGVAYDALLODREPAPCLUB
SMEOBORSMUWAPLEREHSIFEIDDEYUDIIRY
REALEOSBEVANBNSXSREMIALCORPVEGTLB
EXDONCHERRYDMOOYRAMTHGINDIMPBAAOA
GISVNALLINEEDORELBMAGTHGILNOOMBVB
ICNEENEVAEHNAMUNURAGNOLEMDNILBOEY
NOORTREVEFIGOYLLOMSSIMYLLOGDOOGXB
AMWSTGOLDFINGERZBPUOYGNIEESEBLLIA
SPEVILANIYATSTEMOCEHTDNAYELAHLLIB

and top to bottom:

Quote:

LSYLVIATHEDRIFTERSYELDDIDOBAPRILLOVENIARONLEGNANEETERESABREWERCARSYBABYBABYBAB
OGNILEEFANODEKOOHHYESTERDAYNHOLIDAYBOBBYDAYLOHYLLOHANNBLYTHOWDEEPISYOURLOVEXII
UHSGGAKSYKCIRASIAELPOEPVRLONGTALLSALLYDNASNAMATOGIEGEMSUIMSUPERMODELOLITABOGLL
IAYZARCTOTOKDANNYBOYXBYIEPQOTRAEHYKAERBYHCADEVOLEBCLUREAMKROEELYGGEPSCIGAMBOLL
ENOCATDUPAULANKAEOMREVENNSTDOYOUWANNADANCESAMOHTJBRERRNPYEUYRMBAFPLTWPDEBOLOBH
LSBYUEMTNDIASIMAIPACIFICGASANDELECTRICALLSHOOKUPTZESOOOUONAECJLEUKIHEAUVPOIDEA
OOHSVNZTHECARSCNHOJNOTLEAXOMAYAYLBMOCYENOHYATNARRAWLPBJRUNMVYTBINXPEDPYPMNNGSL
UNCPBGCIATFGUHFLOWERSONGWBALIHAIXSDIASAMAMNAMGNUOYCMEOMPRYXOFRERKHPPIEERILDOEE
INAMEERFYBBOBLATBPWCJMAIKDFTMPNQUAPONELASTGOODHANDUWFTOUMRALAAERYVSOSRDODIMLEY
EEEAYLDRIVEAREYOUREADYALCBRNATDMAHWMTDAOREHTFOGNIKTRROTNAOCIIEGATQIWHDDCNGELIA
RIBHPBDUXMBRADZMCOTLNENLAEIHBXMZCHRISTIEYAINIHCRAESTANDINGONTHECORNEROILIHLYNN
OLACTENTGYDEQOSRKTEOIMABJTCLNECIUDZPTADRAHCIRELTTILHNAIWOERBHCEDWMCRHLEAGTOMGD
RDCERRATIOZLGOTSOHLNAHLLAUABROLIASUBOBBYRYDELLEGSYOEKTPURRIAGMSPNATUALFIHGNIYT
RIKHATLIRPTLNWSAWRLERTOOFCGTEQUILAPAPEMBRACEABLEYOUMIKUONSNAKEVITISOPAIMTAGSOH
IAHTEHDQLTIIINDNEKOLTIINKTIQZSUTAKOOLUCKBEALADYSTYXIEICYOPAEMHTIWYAWSDSEMMASUE
MMEBHUERSHRMNOADNIUYEWRDHMMYFATHERSSONCIECHUCKRERRYLLNDYRECLLAHYRRALOYHRABRMPC
RORRTMSZJGERNKLMSNRBLEAIENELLEBYAMRTVACIREMAMABALABLAGIAOROVBLUEEYESDAESRLUOBO
ONEOEPIEUIHEICRANGSOUCMESREGOREIMMIJILRAEFOEKUDVFISSICPKOORIMGONNABEYVRXYENLZM
RDRTEEMSSNTGDOUNASEYMNOSLENEILLIWWHENMYSHIPCOMESINOBNOUODOISKNBANEDRAGESORULRE
RBIHWROETENOKNOWPMLPNAAEPTEMBERMORNVGBGUYSCTETEFQLRRELTTOMNPOTDYABTHGILNOOMYET
IOTESDRNWHORRKFAPEVAADHTHESPANIELSPOYEERRHOHNHPRRECOYESHDBARAYPETERSONPBMDAOGS
MBNRTIPAATNPATBOONEUEOIMONALISALONELOSNFOINEIEEAOGGTDCZGHOTELCALIFORNIANDENGNT
RBELHNEPNFIQMOARGMSLDPLEBILLYSTUARTTUTEESRNSLFRNGNNHLAZIUBHSLIPSLIDINAWAYEHIIA
EYCYGCHATOTYDNBMOMYSYNOMYELLOWRIVEROFOCRKLIHOLAKEAIEOLTRBXILOLLIPOPTXRUVRNEFFY
PHMLIKTJTCTEAIYVIMWILYSIMPLELIFEBSUGWFHGUEEIRENIRLBRGYOLCSREWOPEOJCALLMERIAEDI
UEAONINGOIUSNBLERBMMLUECNADEHTRETFAWOMAIDYFRAEDEGAESFLPARQSYDISSACNUAHSBELVVLN
ALBVDCINHSPRGAONDONOIFXFLLACRUOYSTIENYNRYBRECTDACIECOLDCOLDHEARTHEVAPORSHLEEOA
LMEEOKGIAUEOMSVUNPANBDNIWEHTNIELDNACDLDLEAALTWEVACRHDINFORMERBBMAKREJLOOCANRGL
ISRUOYNNVMUDEIESOMEENCHANTEDEVENINGLPOLSZSNLEOEAMEHENTLYNNANDERSONTONYBENNETTI
DTWRGAIREELEULBRMICHAELBOLTONLUCILLEPVEBASCEEOPLYPTRANMPYTORNBETWEENTWOLOVERSV
NAQGMMVUFHBEARTHANGELEAVINDIETYTRACKSERYAEISWDEORSYIBAUBLESBANGLESANDBEADSNOWE
YEKCIMITUTRLROCKIROBINDONTCRYSLATIPACEHTDYSYSSRNAYVSTHECHORDETTESNOITOMEXICOMP
CRISTYLANEMOHNWODBILLYRAYCYRUSREDNETERPTAERGEHTOMMIHPCOUNTYOURBLESSINGSREGINAS

and bottom to top:

Quote:

BABYBABYBABYSRACREWERBASERETEENANGELNORAINEVOLLIRPABODIDDLEYSRETFIRDEHTAIVLYSL
IIXEVOLRUOYSIPEEDWOHTYLBNNAHOLLYHOLYADYBBOBYADILOHNYADRETSEYHHOOKEDONAFEELINGO
LLGOBATILOLEDOMREPUSMIUSMEGEIGOTAMANSANDYLLASLLATGNOLRVPEOPLEAISARICKYSKAGGSHU
LLOBMAGICSPEGGYLEEORKMAERULCBELOVEDACHYBREAKYHEARTOQPEIYBXYOBYNNADKOTOTCRAZYAI
HBOLOBEDPWTLPFABMRYUEYPNRRERBJTHOMASECNADANNAWUOYODTSNNEVERMOEAKNALUAPUDTACONE
AEDIOPVUAEHIKUELJCEANOUOOOSEZTPUKOOHSLLACIRTCELEDNASAGCIFICAPIAMISAIDNTMEUYBSL
LSGNNMPYPDEPXNIBTYVMNURJBPLWARRANTAYHONEYCOMBLYAYAMOXAELTONJOHNCSRACEHTZNVSHOO
EEODLIREEIPPHKRERFOXYRPMOEMCYOUNGMANMAMASAIDSXIAHILABWGNOSREWOLFHUGFTAICGBPCNU
YELMIDODRSOSVYREAALARMUOTFWUDNAHDOOGTSALENOPAUQNPMTFDKIAMJCWPBTALBOBBYFREEMANI
AILEGNCDDHWIQTAGEIICOANTORRTKINGOFTHEROADTMWHAMDTANRBCLAYDAERUOYERAEVIRDLYAEEE
NNYLHILIORENROCEHTNOGNIDNATSEARCHINIAYEITSIRHCZMXBHIEALNENLTOCMZDARBMXUDBPHBIR
DGMOTGAELHRCMWDECHBREOWIANHLITTLERICHARDATPZDUICENLCTJBAMIOETKRSOQEDYGTNETCALO
TYINGHIFLAUTANPSMGAIRRUPTKEOYSGELLEDYRYBBOBUSAILORBAUALLHANLHOSTOGLZOITARRECDR
HOSGATMIAPOSITIVEKANSNOUKIMUOYELBAECARBMEPAPALIUQETGCFOOTRELRWASWNLTPRILTAHKIR
EUSAMMESDSWAYWITHMEAPOYCIEIXYTSYDALAEBKCULOOKATUSZQITKNIITLOKENDNIIITLQDHETHAI
CPMRBARHYOLARRYHALLCERYDNLLYRRERKCUHCEICNOSSREHTAFYMMHDRWEYUINDAONMRHSREUHBEMM
OBOULRSEADSEYEEULBVOROAIGALBALABAMAMERICAVTRMAYBELLENEIAELBRNSMLKNREGJZSMTRROR
MZLNEYXRVYEBANNOGMIROOKPCISSIFVDUKEOFEARLIJIMMIEROGERSEMCUOSGNARCIEHIUEIPEOENO
ERLUROSEGARDENABNKSIODOUONBONISEMOCPIHSYMNEHWWILLIENELSONMYESANUODGTNSSMEETRDR
TEYMOONLIGHTBAYDTOPNMOTTLERRLQFETETCSYUGBGVNROMREBMETPEAANPLMPWONKONETEORWHIBR
SGOADMBPNOSRETEPYARABDHSEYOCERRPHNHOHRREEYOPSLEINAPSEHTHDAAVEPAFKRROHWNRDSETOI
TNGNEDNAINROFILACLETOHGZCDTGGOAEEIENIOFNSOLENOLASILANOMIOEUENOOBTAPNTAAPITRNBM
AIIHEYAWANIDILSPILSHBUIZALHNNGNRFLSNRSEETUTTRAUTSYLLIBELPDLSMGRAOMQIFNPENHLEBR
YFFENRVURXTPOPILLOLIXBRTLOEIAEKALOHILKRCOFOREVIRWOLLEYMONYSYMOMBNDYTOTAHCGYCYE
IDEAIREMLLACJOEPOWERSCLOYGRBLRINERIEEUGHFWGUSBEFILELPMISYLIWMIVYIAETCTJTKILMHP
NLVVLEBSHAUNCASSIDYSQRAPLFSEAGEDEARFYDIAMOWAFTERTHEDANCEULMMBRELBNSUIOGNINOAEU
AOEELHSROPAVEHTRAEHDLOCDLOCEICADTCERBYRNYNEITSYOURCALLFXFIONODNOAGRPSHNICDVBLA
LGRNACOOLJERKAMBBREMROFNIDHRCAVEWTLAAELDLDCANDLEINTHEWINDBNAPNUVSMOEUAIGKOEEML
ITTENNEBYNOTNOSREDNANNYLTNEHEMAEOELNSZSLOPLGNINEVEDETNAHCNEEMOSEIEDUMVNNYOURSI
VSREVOLOWTNEEWTEBNROTYPMNARTPYLPOEECSABEVPELLICULNOTLOBLEAHCIMRBLUELEERIAGRWTD
EWONSDAEBDNASELGNABSELBUABIYSROEDWSIEAYRESKCARTYTEIDNIVAELEGNAHTRAEBHFUVMMGQAN
PMOCIXEMOTIONSETTEDROHCEHTSVYANRSSYSYDTHECAPITALSYRCTNODNIBORIKCORLRTUTIMICKEY
SANIGERSGNISSELBRUOYTNUOCPHIMMOTHEGREATPRETENDERSURYCYARYLLIBDOWNHOMENALYTSIRC

I win $20 if I get the most amount of artist / song title combos.

Who wants to help out?