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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Eddie Money Wrote the "Two Tickets to Paradise" Riff

It is, of course, not uncommon for pop and rock stars to write their music. But the riff at the start of the 1970s rock hit "Two Tickets to Paradise" is a little unusual because it is played on guitar, and was written by a non-guitarist. Eddie Money's instruments were the sax and the harmonica, primarily.

We had two hints as to last week's headline theme. The first was: "we think Pope Leo XIV would approve." The second was: "we'll tell you that a fair number of people have guessed something like 'religious symbols.' That's close, but it's not right. And it may help to know that the original headline for the first item was 'The Iran War: What a Sh** Show.' But we changed it because we thought that was unnecessarily vulgar."

And here is the solution, courtesy of reader D.H. in Leesburg, AL:

Sh** this was a good one! All headlines work with the word "Holy":

Iran: The War Is Not Going Well

Redistricting Wars: Republicans Didn't See This Coming

Legal News: Blanche Wants to Throw the Book at the SPLC

Today in Marxism: Trump Administration Is Considering an Ownership Stake in Spirit Airlines

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Vulcan Was Inspired by the Roman Emperor Nero

This Week in Schadenfreude: Gold Card Program Is Going up in Smoke

This Week in Freudenfreude: Clan of the Fiery Cross

Thanks, team!

Pope Leo definitely likes holy things. And Holy Money is a somewhat well known experimental music album by Swans, so that covers this item's headline.

Here are the first 60 readers to get it right:

N.H. in London, England, UK
R.S. in Landing, NJ
K.G.W. in Lafayette, IN
M.W. in Altea, Spain
N.K. in Cleveland Heights, OH
A.O'N. in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
T.K. in Half Moon Bay, St. Kitts
A.C. in Kingston, MA
J.N. in Zionsville, IN
C.W. in Atlantic Beach, FL
E.W. in Skaneateles, NY
D.L. in Springfield, IL
M.S. in Canton, NY
S.K. in Ardmore, PA
D.D. in Bucks County, PA
E.P. in Windham, CT
D.P. in Minneapolis, MN
J.E. in Gilbertsville, PA
E.S. in Providence, RI
B.U. in St. Louis, MO
M.H. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
R.S. in Milan, OH
P.A. in Redwood City, CA
D.E. in High Springs, FL
J.M.R. in Muncie, IN
J.H. in Pittsburgh, PA
B.A. in Edmond, OK
R.B. in Amherst, MA
M.K. in Maplewood, NJ
S.S. in Lucerne, Switzerland

M.P. in Chapel Hill, NC
D.F. in Vancouver, BC, Canada
M.K. in Seattle, WA
M.B. in Albany, NY
K.J. in Toronto, ON, Canada
H.B. in State College, PA
J.Y. in London, England, UK
D.M. in Seattle, WA
M.M. in Wylie, TX
D.H. Leesburg
B.H. in Sherman Oaks, CA
D.K. in Chicago, IL
S.L. in Glendora, CA
P.H. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
B.N. in San Rafael, CA
A.D. in Vass, NC
B.A. in Sioux Falls, SD
D.F. in San Diego, CA
N.G. in Chicago, IL
M.S. in Scranton, PA
I.C. in Seattle, WA
J.J. in Paris, France
C.B.G. in Tucson, AZ
L.G. in New York City, NY
P.P. in Montreal, QC, Canada
M.M. in Gary, IN
R.P. in Chicago, IL
S.S. in Tustin, CA
A.D. in London, England, UK
J.T. in The Villages, FL

The 60th correct response was received at 10:30 p.m. PT on Sunday.

For this week's theme, it relies on one word per headline, and it's in the category Movies. For a hint, we'll say that anyone who is Transylvanian has a big edge today. Well, except for Dracula, because it has nothing to do with him.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject line May 1 Headlines. (Z)

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