This metapuzzle re-uses answers which are names of songs. When these songs are requested as indicated in the URL bar, a similarly named song from musical theater appears instead, the URL has changed, and the solver is asked what to play next. The new given URL is related by some mechanism to the song currently playing; apply that same mechanism to the next song in the musical (with playlists provided to guarantee a well defined order) yields a URL that redirects to a new song with a new URL. After several such links, the solver reaches a dead end with a new, mysterious URL. Each starting song produces its own chain and its own dead end URL:
Starts from BLACKBIRD -> Feed the birds.
Song | Given URL | Mechanism | Next song | Next URL |
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Feed the birds | mp-ftb | first letters | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious | mp-s |
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious | 1w34l | # words, # letters | Temper, Temper | 2w12l |
Temper, Temper | caughtyouatlast | what lyric first follows the title lyric? | Chim Chim Cher-ee (Rooftop Duet) | asweepisaslucky |
Chim Chim Cher-ee (Rooftop Duet) | 5v____eY____ | (dead end) | (dead end) | (dead end) |
Starts from GREENLIGHT -> My green light.
Song | Given URL | Mechanism | Next song | Next URL |
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My green light | tgg-mgl | first letters | Shady | tgg-s |
Shady | s-ninetimes | title first letters, then how many times title appears in lyrics | Better Hold Tight | bht-fivetimes |
Better Hold Tight | bdeeghhilortttt | alphabetize title letters | Past is Catching Up to Me | aacceghiimnoppsstttu |
Past is Catching Up to Me | _vv____Y7___ | (dead end) | (dead end) | (dead end) |
Starts from SWEETCHILDOMINE -> Sweet child.
Song | Given URL | Mechanism | Next song | Next URL |
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Sweet child | tlm-sc | first letters | Poor Unfortunate Souls | tlm-pus |
Poor Unfortunate Souls | ursula | who's the main singer? | Positoovity | scuttle |
Positoovity | 1w11l | # words, # letters | Beyond My Wildest Dreams | 4w21l |
Beyond My Wildest Dreams | __vE____70__ | (dead end) | (dead end) | (dead end) |
Starts from IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS -> If I were a rich man.
Song | Given URL | Mechanism | Next song | Next URL |
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If I were a rich man | fotr-iiwarm | first letters | Sabbath Prayer | fotr-sp |
Sabbath Prayer | aaabbehprrsty | alphabetize title letters | To Life | efilot |
To Life | tl-nineteentimes | title first letters, then how many times title appears in lyrics | Miracle of Miracles | mom-fivetimes |
Miracle of Miracles | ___E3____0D_ | (dead end) | (dead end) | (dead end) |
Starts from HONEY -> Honey, honey.
Song | Given URL | Mechanism | Next song | Next URL |
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Honey, honey | mm-hh | first letters | Money Money Money | mm-mmm |
Money Money Money | mustbefunny | what lyric first follows the title lyric? | Mamma Mia! | hereigoagain |
Mamma Mia! | papatio | take opposites of every word | Dancing Queen | singingking |
Dancing Queen | ____3N____Dd | (dead end) | (dead end) | (dead end) |
Starts from PURPLERAIN -> A Little Fall of Rain.
Song | Given URL | Mechanism | Next song | Next URL |
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A Little Fall of Rain | lm-alfor | first letters | Drink with Me | lm-dwm |
Drink with Me | eatwithoutyou | take opposites of every word | Bring Him Home | takeheraway |
Bring Him Home | valjean | who's the main singer? | Dog Eats Dog | thenardier |
Dog Eats Dog | 5____Ne____d | (dead end) | (dead end) | (dead end) |
The dead end URLs clearly fit together to make 5vvE3NeY70Dd. When this complete URL is requested, a final song clip appears, playing the short excerpt, "The demon barber of [blank] [blank]." The final answer is what goes in those blanks, FLEET STREET.