Musical Monday #126

Welcome to the 126th edition of Musical Monday, the weekly quiz that Soccer Dad and I alternate hosting. As always, the challenge is to identify the title and artist of each song quote below, as well as the common theme of the entire set of songs.

There's a single theme this week, though the last couple of songs relate to it somewhat differently than the rest.

1) "The whole world looks upon the sight"
2) "I am tired of this devil"
3) "What we need to survive, together alive"
4) "Don't forget what your good book said"
5) "I go to the movie, and I go downtown"
6) "Won't you please excuse my frankness"
7) "A butcher, a banker, a drummer and then"
8) "Now some of us would rather cuss and make a fuss"
9) "I have wants and desires just like you"
10) "I seen you walkin' down in Chinatown"
11) "I've worked on jobs with my feet and my hands"
12) "Momma she worked so hard to earn every penny"
13) "The man in the silk suit hurries by"
14) "The light bulb's gettin' dim, there's meltdown in the sky"
15) "Walk me down to school, baby, everybody's acting deaf and blind"
16) "His patience's long, but soon he won't have any"
17) "But he never did like to talk about it all that much"
18) "I can't pay no doctor bill"
19) "He don’t like dreads, he thinks we’re all crooks"
20) "Well you know your cat has nine lives babe"
21) "Is finally, and permanently, discredited, and abandoned"
22) "Like a starry summer night, or a snow covered winter's day"
23) "Be grateful that it doesn't last all year!"
24) "One man betrayed with a kiss"
25) "Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?"

Good luck and enjoy!