The Man in the Flying Trapeze
The Man Who Sold the World - Bowie or Cobain
the guy who got a headache and accidentally saves the world - the flaming lips
I'm Sitting On Top of the World (Les Paul/Mary Ford, et al)
world shut your mouth - julian cope
I've got the world on a string-Frankie
third world man - steely dan
River of No Return (Marilyn Monroe, Tenn. Ernie Ford.
Return to Me (Dean Martin)
Return of the Red Baron - Royal Guardsmen
Red Roses for a Blue Lady (Lots of country singers)
almost blue - elvis costello
Blue Moon - Elvis and many others