Oldies Brain Busters!

[ Oldies Brain Busters! ]

Our brain buster was a Cryptoldies!
A cryptogram is a coded message in which one letter stands for a different letter throughout the puzzle. In the example below the letter G always represents the letter T.

 Cryptogram: GDW VYZXWA OEAXT FCGXGEZW GWAG

 Solution:     THE OLDIES MUSIC APTITUDE TEST

Each of the three cryptograms below yielded lyrics to Top 40 songs by different artists when the codes were cracked. Players were asked to determine the lyrics, and then their corresponding song titles and artists. They received one point for each correct song title and artist, up to the maximum of 3 points.

Starter letter for song lyric #1: A=E 
PAJZ DVZ HZ XJPJX, IVNN THW ZAJP XT UHHY? VR RHHY XA TAJZD RH IZVRA, 
IVNN THW RJYA J NHHY? 

ANSWER: PAPERBACK WRITER -- THE BEATLES
                             
Starter letter for song lyric #2: J=E
CJBAFJ G XA GTKHTJ G MADL UZ QGDDAV WA UZ MJHL, HTL KQFGTX RQ GT UZ CJL, 
KSFJHUGTX ARW WMJ VAFLK G LFJHL 

ANSWER: I THINK I LOVE YOU - THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY

Starter letter for song lyric #3: R=E  
G VTIU LNHL G CEYL QI UNHL'Y ZGWNL, HY YEZR HY VGJGCHTSHZI ZGYRY JGVR 
IJFCDEY HOIXR LNR YRZHTWRLLO 

ANSWER: AFRICA - TOTO

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