Musical Allusions by AlexanderD

Kid Rock mentions what song by name, then proceeds into a riff from said song during "All Summer Long"?

"Chrono Trigger" may have triggered the Rickrolling phenomenon, as Robo's theme sounds a whole lot like Rick Astley's debut single. Name the song.

Much of the background of the hook in Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music" is lifted from the background of a Michael Jackson song that is also sampled for the theme music of the anime "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi". Name the song.

"Buzzword", a prize cue from "Wheel of Fortune's" halcyon days in the late 80s and 90s, was re-purposed as the theme music for "Merv Griffin's Crosswords" in 2007. In the original song, the bridge re-purposes the first seven notes to what quiz show's incredibly catchy "think" piece?

The ending theme music to "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" borrows heavily from the title track of an album released by New Kids on the Block the same year the series premiered (with new lyrics written by Nick Boxer). Name the album, and you name the song.

An earlier Beatles work, a European national anthem, and an old Glenn Miller tune are amongst the references alluded to by the Fab Four over the course of what song?

The first arcade version of "Punch-Out!!" (as well as the NES version) features as its theme an interpolation of "Look Sharp Be Sharp", a march originally recorded for what company's "Cavalcade of Sports"?

Chris Brown's "She Ain't You" samples from a 1993 song that sampled Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" in its remix. Name either the song or the girl group that sang it.

The first 15 seconds of the ending music to Enix's "ActRaiser" is a goof on what film company's fanfare (more specifically, the fanfare with CinemaScope extension)?

Ronnie Spector herself sings the end of the hook for one of her hits with the Ronettes as part of the hook for one of Eddie Money's hits during the 80s. Name either song.

Billy Joel sings the Cadillacs' version of "Gloria" in what song that is referenced (at least the longer version of it) in "Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel)"?

Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka is a known Beatles fan, so it stands to reason that he would include at least one Fab Four tune in a game he scored. The intro to what 1968 single was used as the "Fever" music in "Dr. Mario"?

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