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BY JIM RIDLEY

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1. I DON'T WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
2. SHE LOVES YOU--NOT!
3. YOU DON'T WIN AGAIN
4. THEY CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME
5. I WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY
6. I CAN HELP IT IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU
7. I WILL NOT ALWAYS LOVE YOU
8. I'M NOT YOUR PUPPET
9. I DON'T WANT YOU BACK
10. I AM NOT A ROCK
11. I'M LISA
12. I CAN'T SEE CLEARLY NOW
13. I CAN'T SEE FOR MILES
14. I DON'T WANNA BE SEDATED
15. I'M NOT GONNA WASH THAT MAN RIGHT OUTTA MY HAIR
16. I DON'T GET AROUND
17. WORRY, BABY
18. YOU CANNOT CALL ME AL
19. I'M NOT SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
20. A HARD RAIN'S A-NOT GONNA FALL
21. I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH A WONDERFUL GUY
22. PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE NOT IN LOVE
23. I AM NOT SIXTEEN (GOING ON SEVENTEEN)
24. THE TIMES THEY ARE NOT A-CHANGIN'
25. I AM NOT, I DID NOT SAY
26. YOU DON'T MAKE ME FEEL (LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN)
27. EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE NOT DOWN AND OUT
28. (I CAN GET SOME) SATISFACTION
29. SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE BUT ME
30. YOU REALLY DON'T GOT ME
31. YOU ARE NOT SO BEAUTIFUL
32. YOU MUST NOT'VE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY
33. YOU CAN JUDGE A BOOK (BY LOOKING AT THE COVER)
34. YOU CAN ROLLER SKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD
35. GIRL, YOU WON'T BE A WOMAN SOON
36. IT'S NOT MY PARTY
37. (LET ME BE) MISUNDERSTOOD
38. EVERYBODY'S TRYING NOT TO BE MY BABY
39. I DON'T FALL TO PIECES
40. I DON'T GO TO PIECES
41. YES, SCRUBS
42. SWEET DREAMS (ARE NOT MADE OF THIS)
43. CAN HELP FALLING IN LOVE
44. I WON'T BE YOUR MIRROR
45. EVERYTHING COMPARES 2 U
46. ALMOST LIKE NOT BEING IN LOVE
47. ALMOST NOT BLUE
48. ACCIDENTS WILL NOT HAPPEN
48. MY LEAST FAVORITE THINGS
49. I HEARD IT DIRECTLY, NOT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
50. DON'T YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME?
51. D'YA THINK I'M NOT SEXY?
52. TWO OUT OF THREE IS BAD
53. GOT TO GET YOU OUT OF MY LIFE
54. TRY ALMOST NO TENDERNESS
55. WITH ALMOST NO HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
56. BORN TO BE TIMID, FEARFUL
57. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY
58. YOU'RE NOT A GRAND OLD FLAG
59. AND I DON'T LOVE HER
60. THANK YOU FANOTLETTIN ME BE MICE ELF AGAIN
61. I WANT TO TAKE YOU LOWER
62. I DON'T WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND
63. I DON'T WANNA ROO YOU
64. I WON'T BE THERE FOR YOU
65. I WON'T BE THERE
66. I DIDN'T ASK HER FOR WATER (AND SHE DIDN'T GIVE ME GASOLINE)
67. I AM NOT WOMAN
68. I'M NOT A MAN
69. THIS LAND IS NOT YOUR LAND
70. THIS LAND IS NOT MINE
71. THIS IS NOT THE ARMY, MR. JONES
72. WE ARE NOT THE WORLD
73. DON'T TEACH YOUR CHILDREN
74. DON'T FIGHT THE POWER
75. FEAR THE REAPER
76. I'VE GOT NO JOY, JOY, JOY, JOY, DOWN IN MY HEART
77. YOU ARE NOT MY SUNSHINE
78. YOU ARE NOT THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE
79. EVERYTHING IS NOT BEAUTIFUL
80. TONIGHT'S NOT THE NIGHT
81. LIVIN' LA VIDA ANTICLIMACTICA
81. NOT AT ALL LIKE A ROLLING STONE
82. SHE DIDN'T GET THE GOLDMINE (AND I DIDN'T GET THE SHAFT)
83. DON'T GET UP OFFA THAT THING
84. PAPA DOES TAKE MESS
85. PAPA'S GOT A GENERIC OLD BAG
86. (I HAVEN'T GOT YOU) I DON'T FEEL GOOD
87. YOU DO NOTHING SPECIAL TO ME
88. S'NOT WONDERFUL
89. I DID NOT FIGHT THE LAW
90. IT'S NOT A WONDERFUL WORLD
91. IT'S NOT THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
92. IT DID NOT COME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
93. WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE NOT
94. YOU'RE NOT THE REASON GOD MADE OKLAHOMA
95. ONLY THE YOUNG DIE GOOD
96. SHE'S NOT ABOUT A MOVER
97. YOU HAVEN'T GOT A FRIEND
98. PAPA WAS NOT A ROLLING STONE
99. YOU CAN ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT
100. WILL GET FOOLED AGAIN.

 

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