Ebony and Ivory
by Corey Plover
ANSWER: RUSH RUSH
This puzzle comprised 189 double-sided antonym pairs, each numbered between 1 and 34. By arranging and flipping these antonym pairs, 34 sets of lyrics can be formed. These lyrics are from pairs of songs with opposite sounding titles, performed by bands (numbered 1 to 17) and artists that have left these bands for solo careers (numbered 18 to 34).
The enumerations given on the additional handout do not correspond to the song titles of the numbered set, but to their group / solo counterpart. In the case of each pairing, the highlighted letters correspond. The set of lyrics and song pairings, ordered by sets 1-17, are:
| Lyrics | Song title | Letter |
|---|---|---|
| 1. "Everything good, Everything gold" | Fleetwood Mac - Come a Little Bit Closer | B |
| 28. "I did not hear from you" | Stevie Nicks - Stand Back | |
| 2. "If we met tomorrow for the very first time" | No Doubt - Simple Kind of Life | L |
| 21. "C'est-pas possible cet amour c'est incroyable" | Gwen Stefani - Luxurious | |
| 3. "Can't win you're always right behind me" | Spice Girls - Stop | O |
| 31. "Take my hand let's disappear" | Geri Halliwell - Scream If You Wanna Go Faster | |
| 4. "Don't forget I'm always near" | Eurythmics - Take Your Pain Away | N |
| 33. "A million little deaths you've died" | Annie Lennox - The Hurting Time | |
| 5. "Every time she comes to mind my friend" | Jackson 5 - She's Good | D |
| 20. "In broad daylight" | Michael Jackson - Bad | |
| 6. "Mother Mary comes to me" | The Beatles - Let It Be | I |
| 32. "He didn't feel any pain" | Paul McCartney - Looking for Changes | |
| 7. "Making small circles move across the surface" | Matchbox Twenty - The Difference | E |
| 27. "Falling down under the pale moonlight" | Rob Thomas - Ever the Same | |
| 8. "I'm getting buck wild tonight" | Destiny's Child - Sexy Daddy | S |
| 25. "Dropping everything that's what I'll do" | Beyonce - Suga Mama | |
| 9. "Now in the unemployment lines" | Take That - It Only Takes a Minute | L |
| 18. "We've got stars directing our fate" | Robbie Williams - Millennium | |
| 10. "Maybe he'll be my cure" | Blue Angel - Maybe He'll Know | O |
| 30. "Left suppresses right" | Cyndi Lauper - You Don't Know | |
| 11. "Mighty high and hopeless" | Boyzone - All the Time in the World | W |
| 34. "Our love is getting back on track" | Ronan Keating - (We Just Need) Time | |
| 12. "You didn't show up that night" | Genesis - Misunderstanding | M |
| 24. "Just like you never left" | Phil Collins - You Know What I Mean | |
| 13. "Children groovin' women confusion" | Black Eyed Peas - Say Goodbye | O |
| 26. "I rock it hardcore for my fly ladies" | Fergie - Here I Come | |
| 14. "But I just said I hate heights" | The Go-Gos - Forget That Day | T |
| 29. "Believing forever" | Belinda Carlisle - Remember September | |
| 15. "I have lost my illusions" | Savage Garden - So Beautiful | I |
| 23. "Heat that denigrates" | Darren Hayes - Dirty | |
| 16. "Young teacher the subject" | The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me | O |
| 22. "I'll always be a slave to your charms" | Sting - We'll Be Together | |
| 17. "First a drink then a laugh" | Rogue Traders - Better in the Dark | N |
| 19. "I'm left here with the pieces of another try" | Natalie Bassingthwaighte - Turn the Lights On |
This spells the phrase BLONDIE "SLOW MOTION", to which the corresponding solo and antonym counterpart is Deborah Harry's RUSH RUSH.