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As Mark is re-hauling CAP, so is the music for the story. Alright, here we go....

Chapter 1

 

-When J.P. Crampton goes over his post-doctorate possibilities with Professor Rosenberg.

 

"Teacher's Pet" by Doris Day

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svc36HxxKZU

 

-When J.P. cruises a young redhead in the bathroom.

 

"Pillow Talk" by Doris Day

 

 

-When J.P. meets with his roomate Andre, and muses on his hopeless crush on Andre.

 

"Dream Lover" by Bobby Darin

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBn1KgE8xCU

 

-When J.P. and Andre go out, and dance with Barbara and Peggy.

 

"Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwEOg-Dynxw

 

 

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Chapter 2

 

-When J.P. 'tends' to a passed-out drunk Andre.

 

"I Only Have Eyes For You" by the Flamingoes

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BudszBq0iyc

 

-When J.P. rescues Peter Gordon from the policeman, and plans an escape from town, down to the Delaware coast.

 

"Town Without Pity" by Gene Charles

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5BfjNdItBw

 

 

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As Mark is re-hauling CAP, so is the music for the story. Alright, here we go....

Chapter 1

 

-When J.P. Crampton goes over his post-doctorate possibilities with Professor Rosenberg.

 

"Teacher's Pet" by Doris Day

 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=svc36HxxKZU

 

-When J.P. cruises a young redhead in the bathroom.

 

"Pillow Talk" by Doris Day

 

 

-When J.P. meets with his roomate Andre, and muses on his hopeless crush on Andre.

 

"Dream Lover" by Bobby Darin

 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=uBn1KgE8xCU

 

-When J.P. and Andre go out, and dance with Barbara and Peggy.

 

"Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp

 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=SwEOg-Dynxw

 

 

 

Can you imagine the scandal if someone released a song like "Teacher's Pet" today? Wow.

 

Things had really changed, even by the 1980s:

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Chapter 3

 

-When J.P. and Peter get down to the Delaware Coast, and remark on the wreckage caused by the Good Friday Nor'Easter of '62.

 

"Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Darin

 

 

-When the boys have dinner at a black barbeque joint, and Peter recounts the failure of his relationship to J.P.

 

"Runaround Sue" by Dion

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq6_4qKnOJA

 

-When Peter shaves his beard, and he and J.P. finally get down to business at the motel.

 

"Do You Wanna Dance?' by Cliff Richard

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQYdxd7CXb8

 

-When J.P. talks to Andre on the phone, learning that the policeman is okay.

 

"The Telephone Hour" from Bye-Bye Birdie

 

 

-When J.P. and Peter make plans for where he's going to go, which includes a shopping spree Philadelphia. (It's a shame King of Prussia Mall hasn't been built yet...J.P. would have LOVED it.)

 

"Traveling Man" by Ricky Nelson

 

 

 

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Chapter 4

 

-When J.P. ruminates after Peter leaves, feeling lonely after finally discovering what it's like to make love to a man.

 

"Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUXmj3Fl7x0

 

-When J.P. reads the letter from his French mother, who talks about Tonto's efforts to integrate Claremont High School. He then goes on a spiel about the American-made cars that their families are obligated to buy- GM for the Cramptons, Ford for the Hendricksons, and Chryslers for the Schulters.

 

"America" from West Side Story

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QS7wWzwak4

 

I'm going to take this moment to note that Andre is supposed to look like the main guy singing here. I can see why J.P. was so hung up on him- George Chakiris was really sexy and charming in that movie.

 

-When J.P. and Andre drive into the Heights portion of Claremont.

 

"Little Boxes" by Pete Seeger

 

 

-When J.P. goes to Dino's and has a run-in with Frank Hayes, a Tony Dow look-alike with rage issues.

 

"Walk Don't Run" by The Ventures

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysb5QsaFbWg

 

 

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Chapter 5

 

-When Billy and J.P. get sloshed in New York, and Billy confides that his upcoming child isn't really his.

 

"Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=201Joshj6AQ

 

-When J.P. decides to mess around with his cousin Billy, to comfort him for a wife who's likely pregnant with another man's child.

 

"Let Me Entertain You" by Natalie Wood

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOzrZIhIxlo

 

-When J.P. anxiously waits around for word on whether or not he got the job at Northwestern.

 

"Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes

 

 

 

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