THOSE ROCKIN' '90s
Spinal Tap cut 35 songs from its act at a 1992 tribute to this Queen singer; he would've "wanted it this way"
(Freddie) Mercury
2003:
Actor Bob Harris, suffering from jet lag in Tokyo
Bill Murray
A precious grayish-white metallic element, or a term to describe Harlow's blonde hair
platinum
Remove a hidden electronic device
debug
This 6-letter undead minion shares the name of the python deity in West African voodoo cults
zombie
In 1996 this band embarked on the "Joker's Choice" tour
The Steve Miller Band
2002:
Mary Jane Watson, the girl of Peter Parker's dreams
Kirsten Dunst
A "medicine" prescribed simply for the mental relief of a patient
a placebo
Insert 1 letter in "death" to get this word meaning "an insufficient supply"
dearth
The alternate title to the Anne Rice book "Ramses the Damned" mentions one of these previously buried folk
a mummy
Sally was the original name of the protagonist of her 1997 hit "Sunny Came Home"
Shawn Colvin
2004:
Starsky & Hutch
Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson
A level of stability, or a relatively flat surface
a plateau
It's a decorative bottle used for serving wine
a decanter
The ghost of Banquo torments this title Shakespeare king while he's attending a banquet
Macbeth
In 1996 Celine Dion recorded this 1976 Eric Carmen hit in both English & Spanish versions
"All By Myself"
2003:
Racetrack radio reporter Tick-Tock McGlaughlin
William H. Macy
An epidemic with a high rate of mortality, or a novel by Albert Camus
a plague
Meaning socially obligatory, it's from the French for "of strictness"
de rigueur
The male counterpart of a succubus, or a metal band fronted by Brandon Boyd
an incubus
It completes the title of Rod Stewart's 1993 "live" MTV album "Unplugged..."
and Seated
2004:
Jesus Christ, during his last 12 hours
Jim Caviezel
A commonplace or trite remark
a platitude
In this craft, paper cutouts are glued to furniture or accessories & covered with many coats of varnish
decoupage
From the German for "to knock" or "rattle", this spectre may be one that goes bump in the night
poltergeist