Song Sung Blue
In 1986 she had a Top 10 hit with the title track to her "True Blue" album
Madonna
Change a letter in the color of money into the rapacious desire for said money
Green and Greed
On Sept. 6, 1901 he was shot at the Pan-American exposition in Buffalo & died 8 days later
McKinley
A woven container, or the structure under a hot air balloon for the crew & equipment
Basket
U.S. executive mansion that's a legal confinement to one's own residence instead of prison
White House arrest
Isabella Rossellini sings this song in the 1986 David Lynch film of the same name
Blue Velvet
A word meaning mild or not very flavorful spices things up by becoming a verb meaning to mix
Bland and Blend
Once known as the bad boy of tennis, today he's a respected commentator, both here and abroad
John McEnroe
A handbag; it can also refer to the prize money in a boxing match
Purse
Historic New York City sports arena where Adam & Eve lived in the Bible
Madison Square Garden of Eden
hat Dishwalla song from the '90s that says, "Tell me all your thoughts on god" is actually titled "Counting Blue" these
Cars
With a change of just one letter, to burn slightly becomes a single-named superstar singer/actress
Char and Cher
In February 2020 the Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to this designer on the 10th anniversary of his death, wearing one of his outfits
Alexander McQueen
Wearable term for the box from which cards are dealt for blackjack in a casino
a Shoe
Paul McCartney's Bond theme plays as Bruce Willis fights off bad guys at the Nakatomi Building
Live and Let Die Hard
In a 1984 top 10 hit, he "Just met a girl named Blue Jean"
David Bowie
A word meaning of short duration turns very sad as one denoting sharp sorrow over a death
Brief and Grief
She's best remembered by sci-fi readers for her "Pern" novels, many written with son Todd
Anne McCaffrey
This small glass container can begin with "v" or with "ph"
a vial (phial)
2012 male stripper cinematic saga that went on to be our 70th Secretary of State
Magic Mike Pompeo
E.L.O. asked this title guy, "Tell us why you had to hide away for so long... where did we go wrong?"
Mr. Blue Sky
Change a letter in the opposite of illuminated to get a word for unpleasantly damp & chilly
Dark and Dank
After his 1960s gig as Secretary of Defense, he became president of the World Bank
Robert McNamara
From the Latin for "box", it's an underground reservoir for collecting rainwater
a Cistern
1873 Jules Verne adventure novel that's an NBC soap opera on the air since 1965
Around the World in Eighty Days of Our Lives