MsTree July 4, 2016 Share July 4, 2016 Can you name a song that has the exact same title, but is a completely different tune by a different artist? Name the song and the different artists. No Googling...it's more fun that way. I'm sure there are quite a few, but to give everyone a chance to participate, I'll start with one: Stairway to Heaven -- Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven -- Neil Sedaka Link to comment
Sandman87 July 4, 2016 Share July 4, 2016 "The Bridge" - Elton John "The Bridge" - M (of "Pop Muzik" fame) I think I vaguely recall one or two other bands that also used the title. Link to comment
MsTree July 4, 2016 Author Share July 4, 2016 Good one Sandman. Here's another: Some Kind of Wonderful -- The Drifters Some Kind of Wonderful -- Grand Funk Link to comment
BetterButter July 4, 2016 Share July 4, 2016 Creep - Radiohead Creep - TLC Creep -Stone Temple Pilots 2 Link to comment
AimingforYoko July 4, 2016 Share July 4, 2016 Maneater - Hall and Oates Maneater - Nelly Furtado Gold - John Stewart Gold - Spandau Ballet 1 Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 4, 2016 Share July 4, 2016 Oooh, cool topic! Baby Love - The Supremes Baby Love - Regina (Minor '80s pop hit) Dream On - Aerosmith Dream On - Britny Fox ('80s hair band) Break Your Heart - Barenaked Ladies Break Your Heart - Natalie Merchant Rag Doll - Four Seasons Rag Doll - Aerosmith (Sort of but not quite the same title!) Lovesong - The Cure Love Song - Tesla 3 Link to comment
Bastet July 4, 2016 Share July 4, 2016 (edited) I'm mentally scrolling through my iPod. Its shuffle setting has a penchant for playing these two back to back: Adele, Someone Like You Van Morrison, Someone Like You I also have U2's One and Metallica's One. And there's also One by Three Dog Night. Van Morrison's Gloria and Laura Branagan's Gloria. I think there have been several different songs titled Fire, but The Pointer Sisters and The Ohio Players are the versions I have. Edited July 4, 2016 by Bastet Link to comment
UYI July 4, 2016 Share July 4, 2016 Bon Jovi---I'll Be There For You The Rembrandts--I'll Be There For You (theme song to Friends) 1 Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 4, 2016 Share July 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Bastet said: I think there have been several different songs titled Fire, but The Pointer Sisters and The Ohio Players are the versions I have. Bruce Springsteen did a version of "Fire" (not to be confused with his song, "I'm On Fire"), the one that The Pointer Sisters did ["I'm drivin' in my car..."]. I think it's a pretty good version if you ever want to look it up! 2 Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 4, 2016 Share July 4, 2016 Thought of another title, which seems popular enough! Hold On - Yes Hold On - Wilson Phillips Hold On - Triumph Hold On - Sarah McLachlan Not Hold On, but another set I thought of, and both by Canadian bands. Say Goodbye - Triumph Say Goodbye - Theory Of A Dead Man More with the "Goodbye" theme: Goodbye - The Petenders Goodbye - Night Ranger Link to comment
Sandman87 July 5, 2016 Share July 5, 2016 2 hours ago, WendyCR72 said: Not Hold On, but another set I thought of, and both by Canadian bands. Say Goodbye - Triumph Say Goodbye - Theory Of A Dead Man More with the "Goodbye" theme: Goodbye - The Petenders Goodbye - Night Ranger Maybe this counts twice: "Goodbye, Goodbye" - Oingo Boingo And speaking of Oingo Boingo and titles that almost match: "Nasty Habits" - Oingo Boingo "Filthy Habits" - Frank Zappa Link to comment
Frozendiva July 5, 2016 Share July 5, 2016 "Woman" - John Lennon "Woman" - Wolfmother "Yes" - Coldplay "Yes" - Manic Street Preachers "Fantasy" - Aldo Nova "Fantasy" - Mariah Carey "Lullaby" - Tea Party "Lullaby" - The Cure "Hysteria" - Def Leppard "Hysteria" - Muse "Never Again" - Nickelback "Never Again" - Asia Link to comment
Princess Sparkle July 5, 2016 Share July 5, 2016 13 hours ago, Frozendiva said: "Lullaby" - Tea Party "Lullaby" - The Cure And if I may add a third, we've also got "Lullaby" by Shawn Mullins. When I saw this thread, the first thing I thought of was: "Shout" - The Isley Brothers "Shout" - Tears for Fears But the more I thought about it, I remembered I have 4(!) different songs all named "Closer" on my ipod: "Closer" - Kings of Leon "Closer" - NIN "Closer" - Tegan and Sara "Closer" - Neyo And in what is surely about to out me as having questionable taste in music, I also thought of: "As If" - Blaque "As If" - Sara Evans Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 5, 2016 Share July 5, 2016 16 hours ago, Frozendiva said: "Fantasy" - Aldo Nova "Fantasy" - Mariah Carey Damn, these two never occurred to me! The latter is okay, but I love the former. Link to comment
AimingforYoko July 5, 2016 Share July 5, 2016 (edited) 16 hours ago, Frozendiva said: "Fantasy" - Aldo Nova "Fantasy" - Mariah Carey Missing a classic: "Fantasy" - Earth, Wind & Fire. Edited July 5, 2016 by AimingforYoko 1 Link to comment
Sandman87 July 5, 2016 Share July 5, 2016 This one kind of smacked me in the face today on my radio: "Locomotion" - OMD "Locomotion" - John Coltrane Link to comment
Bastet July 5, 2016 Share July 5, 2016 (edited) At least you didn't hear Kylie Minogue's Locomotion (or The Loco-Motion as it had become titled again by the time it was released in the version that became a temporary craze). Edited July 5, 2016 by Bastet Link to comment
Frozendiva July 6, 2016 Share July 6, 2016 "Fame" - David Bowie "Fame" - Irene Cara "Wildest Dreams" - Asia "Wildest Dreams" - Taylor, er, Swift "Bag Lady" - Manic Street Preachers "Bag Lady" - Erykah Badu "Dancing with Tears in my Eyes" - Ultravox "Dancing with Tears in my Eyes" - Ke$ha "Hungry Eyes" - Platinum Blonde "Hungry Eyes" - Eric Carmen 1 Link to comment
MsTree July 6, 2016 Author Share July 6, 2016 9 hours ago, Sandman87 said: "Locomotion" - OMD "Locomotion" - John Coltrane Add Little Eva to the "Locomotion" .... and IIRC, Grand Funk Railroad also did their version of it. On 7/4/2016 at 8:33 PM, Frozendiva said: Woman" - John Lennon "Woman" - Wolfmother Add Gary Puckett and the Union Gap to "Woman" (even if he did repeat it twice :-) Link to comment
UYI July 6, 2016 Share July 6, 2016 Shake It Off--Mariah Carey Shake It Off--Taylor Swift Link to comment
jazzygem July 6, 2016 Share July 6, 2016 "Someday" - Mariah Carey "Someday" - Sugar Ray "I Know" - Jay-Z "I Know" - Dionne Faris "Hero" - Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott "Hero" - Regina Spektor "Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Maps" - Maroon 5 "Encore" - Cheryl Lynn "Encore" - Jay-Z "Loverboy' - Billy Ocean "Loverboy' - Mariah Carey "One More Night" - Phil Collins "One More Night" - Maroon 5 Link to comment
Sandman87 July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Another "jumped out at me from my radio" example today: "Ball and Chain" - Social Distortion "Ball and Chain" - XTC Link to comment
MsTree July 7, 2016 Author Share July 7, 2016 51 minutes ago, Sandman87 said: Ball and Chain" - Social Distortion "Ball and Chain" - XTC Don't forget Janis Joplin's Ball & Chain. 1 Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 1 hour ago, MsTree said: Don't forget Janis Joplin's Ball & Chain. Aldo Nova has a ballad called "Ball and Chain", too. Link to comment
BetterButter July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Jump - Van Halen Jump - Kris Kross 13 hours ago, jazzygem said: "Hero" - Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott "Hero" - Regina Spektor Hero - Enrique Iglesias On 7/4/2016 at 9:22 AM, AimingforYoko said: Gold - John Stewart Gold - Spandau Ballet Gold - Chet Faker Link to comment
UYI July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 7 hours ago, MsTree said: Don't forget Janis Joplin's Ball & Chain. Well technically, it was her band, Big Brother & the Holding Company. :) Sorry if this was mentioned already: Good Vibrations--The Beach Boys Good Vibrations--Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch Link to comment
Ohwell July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 I'm In Love - Wilson Pickett I'm In Love - Evelyn Champagne King Link to comment
Shannon L. July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 "Somebody to Love"-Queen "Somebody to Love"-Jefferson Airplane "You and I"-Lady Gaga "You and I"-Eddie Rabbit and Crystal Gayle Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 10 hours ago, BetterButter said: Jump - Van Halen Jump - Kris Kross Jump - The Pointer Sisters 1 Link to comment
Bastet July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Quote Jump - Van Halen Jump - Kris Kross Also The Pointer Sisters. I believe they added the (For My Love) subtitle because of the Van Halen Song. Aretha Franklin also has a Jump song, as does Madonna. Oh, and Loverboy. 1 Link to comment
UYI July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 I Kissed a Girl--Jill Sobule I Kissed a Girl--Katy Perry Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Rhythm of Love - The Scorpions Rhythm of Love - Yes Animal - Def Leppard Animal - Pearl Jam Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 7, 2016 Share July 7, 2016 Gone Away - Cold Gone Away - The Offspring Forever - Kiss Forever - Papa Roach Forever - Kenny Loggins Forever - Lisa Lisa Everything - Jody Watley Everything - Lifehouse Come Back - Pearl Jam Come Back - J. Geils Band All Night Long - Lionel Ritchie All Night Long - Rainbow All Night Long - Joe Walsh In the close but not quite category: Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson Since You've Been Gone - Rainbow Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 And last two I can think of - for now: Stone Cold - Rainbow Stone Cold - Demi Lovato Two more - and I hope that's it for now and my brain is purged. LOL! Angel - Jimi Hendrix Angel - Aerosmith Link to comment
UYI July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 The Beach Boys also had a song called Forever, which John Stamos made more famous on Full House. ;) Link to comment
Bastet July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 Quote Angel - Jimi Hendrix Angel - Aerosmith I'd like to mock this one, but the truth is I like it almost as much: Shaggy's Angel. 1 Link to comment
spaceytraci1208 July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 On 7/4/2016 at 2:32 AM, MsTree said: Can you name a song that has the exact same title, but is a completely different tune by a different artist? Name the song and the different artists. No Googling...it's more fun that way. I'm sure there are quite a few, but to give everyone a chance to participate, I'll start with one: Stairway to Heaven -- Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven -- Neil Sedaka also: Stairway To Heaven - The OJays 1 Link to comment
Ohwell July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, spaceytraci1208 said: also: Stairway To Heaven - The OJays Oh my. Yaaaassss. 1 Link to comment
ebk57 July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 (edited) On 7/4/2016 at 5:33 PM, WendyCR72 said: Hold On - Yes Hold On - Wilson Phillips Hold On - Triumph Hold On - Sarah McLachlan Hold On - Alabama Shakes On the way home, I was listening to Jim Ladd on Deep Tracks (I love Jim Ladd). He played these: I Want You - Bob Dylan I Want You - The Beatles (okay, so there's (She's So Heavy) in the Beatles song, but it's close) Edited July 8, 2016 by ebk57 Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 2 minutes ago, ebk57 said: I Want You - Bob Dylan I Want You - The Beatles (okay, so there's (She's So Heavy) in the Beatles song, but it's close) I Want You - Kiss I Want You - Bon Jovi Link to comment
Sandman87 July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 Looking through my Frank Zappa collection, I came up with this: "Valerie" - Frank Zappa (probably a cover of someone else, it's do-wop) "Valerie" - The Monkees Link to comment
MsTree July 8, 2016 Author Share July 8, 2016 16 hours ago, UYI said: Well technically, it was her band, Big Brother & the Holding Company. :) Ya got me! (of course you're correct :)) Link to comment
MsTree July 8, 2016 Author Share July 8, 2016 On 7/5/2016 at 7:34 PM, Frozendiva said: Wildest Dreams" - Asia "Wildest Dreams" - Taylor, er, Swift Didn't the Moody Blues do a "Wildest Dreams"? Link to comment
WendyCR72 July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 40 minutes ago, MsTree said: Didn't the Moody Blues do a "Wildest Dreams"? Yep, I remember the '60-ish themed video on MTV for it when MTV used to play music. 1 Link to comment
Ohwell July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 11 hours ago, ebk57 said: I Want You - Bob Dylan I Want You - The Beatles (okay, so there's (She's So Heavy) in the Beatles song, but it's close) I Want You - Marvin Gaye 2 Link to comment
UYI July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 8 hours ago, MsTree said: Didn't the Moody Blues do a "Wildest Dreams"? Judgement call: Their version is actually called "YOUR Wildest Dreams". :P 1 Link to comment
AimingforYoko July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 13 hours ago, Sandman87 said: Looking through my Frank Zappa collection, I came up with this: "Valerie" - Frank Zappa (probably a cover of someone else, it's do-wop) "Valerie" - The Monkees Valerie - Steve Winwood Valerie - Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse Link to comment
Bastet July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 (edited) All Through the Night -Cyndi Lauper -Ella Fitzgerald Any Day Now -Bob Dylan -Ronnie Milsap Talking In Your Sleep -Crystal Gayle -The Romantics Little Sister -Elvis Presley (or Dwight Yoakam) -Jewel Electric Blue -The Cranberries -Icehouse Edited July 8, 2016 by Bastet Link to comment
BatmanBeatles July 8, 2016 Share July 8, 2016 Quote Hold On - Yes Hold On - Wilson Phillips Hold On - Triumph Hold On - Sarah McLachlan Hold On - En Vogue Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper Time After Time - Timmy T 1 Link to comment
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