The answers:
1. on a journey with R.E.M. = Pilgrimage
Explanation: see the album Murmur of R.E.M.
2. Jerry = Tom's Diner
Explanation: of the cartoon Tom and Jerry, the cat and the mouse.
3. paradise by the dashboardlight = Fat Man And Dancing Girl
Explanation: the very successful song of Meatloaf, the band of a fat man and a
dancing girl.
4. Sue Evans & Shawn Colvin = Neighborhood Girls
Explanation: These two women are descended from the neighborhood of Suzanne
Vega.
5. pupil = In The Eye
Explanation: necessary?
Huub Ritzema