pop00_tries_left = 2
score = 0

while pop00_tries_left > 0:
    with open("2000POPSONGLIST.txt", "r") as pop00songs_file:
        with open("2000POPARTISTLIST.txt", "r") as pop00artists_file:
            pop00songs_and_artists = [(pop00song.rstrip('\n'), pop00artist.rstrip('\n'))
                                      for (pop00song, pop00artist) in zip(pop00songs_file, pop00artists_file)]
            random00pop_song, random00pop_artist = random.choice(pop00songs_and_artists)
            pop00songs_intials = "".join(item[0].upper() for item in random00pop_song.split())
            print("The songs' initials are", pop00songs_intials, "and the name of the artist is", random00pop_artist)
            pop00guess = input("Guess the name of the song! ")
            pop00_tries_left = pop00_tries_left - 1
    if pop00guess == random00pop_song:
        print("Well Done!")
        score = score + 1
        time.sleep(0.5)
        print("Your Score Is", score)
        pop00_tries_left = 2
    else:
        pop00guess = input("Nope! Try Again! Guess the name of the song again! ")
        pop00_tries_left = pop00_tries_left - 1

#! /usr/bin/env python3

import random as rnd

songlist = {
    'firehouse': 'kiss',
    'mr. speed': 'kiss',
    'forever': 'kiss',
    'god gave rock and roll to you': 'kiss',
    'smoke on the water': 'deep purple',
    'godzilla': 'blue oyster cult',
    'jamie\'s crying': 'van halen',
    'running with the devil': 'van halen',
    'how blue can you get': 'jeff healey',
    'too late now': 'jeff healey',
    'come together': 'jeff healey',
    'lost in your eyes': 'jeff healey'
}

score = 0;
tries = 3

while tries > 0:
    try:
        random_song = rnd.choice(list(songlist.items()))
        intials = []
        for first_letter in random_song[0].split():
            intials.append(first_letter[0].capitalize())

        print(f'The intials for the song are {" ".join(intials)} and the artist is {random_song[1].title()}')
        print('Can you guess the song?')
        song = input('>> ')
        if song.lower().strip() == random_song[0].lower().strip():
            print(f'Well done! You have {tries - 1} tries left. Your score is {score + 1}.')
            tries -= 1
            score += 1
            continue
        else:
            print(f'That is incorrect. You have {tries - 1} tries left. Your score is {score}.')
            tries -= 1
            continue

        break
    except ValueError as error:
        print(error)

Output:
The intials for the song are C T and the artist is Jeff Healey
Can you guess the song?
>> come together
Well done! You have 2 tries left. Your score is 1.
The intials for the song are R W T D and the artist is Van Halen
Can you guess the song?
>> run with the dogs
That is incorrect. You have 1 tries left. Your score is 1.
The intials for the song are M S and the artist is Kiss
Can you guess the song?
>> mr. speed
Well done! You have 0 tries left. Your score is 2.