Wordplay (2006): Puzzle Songs

The clip puzzle songs from Wordplay (2006)

One across. A three-letter word. "Doberman doc. "
Four across. A four-letter word. "Antony of antiquity. "
Eight across. A five-letter word. "Match play"?
Whatever image that I had of myself when I was younger...
about what I would be at 50 or in general as a grown-up...
it's not what happened.
Um, I was on the academic track when I was in school...
and-and I was supposed to be a lawyer or a teacher or an accountant.
And-And somehow I'm a piano player.
How did that happen?
I've been solving puzzles since I'm a kid.
Give me spaces that need to be filled in and I want to fill them in.
I started competing in 1985...
and did okay.
The year after that, I made it into the final...
and I've been there every year since.
You give the accompanist your music.
"Here you go. I will be singing 'Gimme Gimme' from Thoroughly Modern Millie. "
"On My Own" from Les Misérables.
"Rock of Rages" from Leader of the Pack.
"Where the Boys Are" by Connie Francis.
"La Isla Bonita" by Madonna.
"Crossword Puzzle" by Maltby and Shire. It's from Starting Here, Starting Now.
I am sitting here doing the Sunday Times crossword puzzle
Somehow the words won't come
I am staring at squares but my eyes never focus
And my mind's feeling strangely numb
It's sort oflike dealing with puzzles.
Because I'll show up in a room like I am today...
and people will hand me a piece of music that I may have never seen before...
or heard before or even heard ofbefore...
and I have to play it for them right away.
I don't get to rehearse it. I don't get to even think about it.
So I get to solve this little puzzle for 90 seconds.

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