I’ve had The Turtles’ “Happy Together” bouncing around my head for a couple of days, then suddenly The Jam song with the same title popped in too. It got me thinking, “Blimey, they’re both pretty good.” Then I began to wonder which song title has cumulatively produced the strongest collection of compositions.
Here’s a few I could think of.
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS [The Jam, David Bowie]; ALL I WANT IS YOU [Roxy Music, U2]; BEST OF MY LOVE [The Eagles, The Emotions]; CHANGES [David Bowie, Black Sabbath]; COME TOGETHER [The Beatles, Blur]; CRY ME A RIVER [Julie London, Justin Timberlake]; DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT [Thin Lizzy, Toploader]; DO IT AGAIN [The Beach Boys, Steely Dan]; DRIVE [The Cars, R.E.M.]; FIRE [The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Jim Hendrix, The Pointer Sisters, Kasabian]; HAPPY TOGETHER [The Turtles, The Jam]; HEAVEN [Talking Heads, Psychedelic Furs, Squeeze]; JUMP [The Pointer Sisters, Van Halen]; LET’S DANCE [Chris Montez, David Bowie, Chris Rea]; THE LOOK OF LOVE [Dusty Springfield, A.B.C.]; LUCKY MAN [Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Verve]; ONE [Harry Nilsson, Metallica, U2]; THE POWER OF LOVE [Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Huey Lewis & The News, Jennifer Rush]; SHOUT [Isley Brothers, Tears For Fears]; STAY [Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, David Bowie, Bernard Butler, Shakespeare’s Sister, Rihanna]; WHO’S THAT GIRL? [Eurythmics, Madonna].
I think my money’s on “Heaven”.
FWIIW.
I Love the Shakespeares Sister song Stay – Wonderful stuff.
Jennifer Rush – The power of love – my late wifes favourite song. It is more than 16 years since she passed away & if I hear it it still brings a tear to my eye.
I adore FGTH Power of love – brilliant song IMHO.
TEMPTATION – New Order, Heaven 17 and Elvis Costello
TIME – Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, Madness
ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT – Can, Grateful Dead
I know there’s a ‘temptation’ to forget about the Wets, but they also served.
And Time flexes like a whore for the Dame.
Culture Club’s Time is also worth noting.
The Everlys had a number one with Temptation, didn’t they?
Edging out the wonderful ‘Crowd Noise’ is surely ‘Untitled’.
ATMOSPHERE [Joy Division, Russ Abbot]
But which ones best?
Ted Chippington’s version
They’re both so good, why miss out on one when you can have them together?
that is so very, very, wrong
‘Heaven’ by Eurythmics is pretty good too
Also ‘Angel Eyes’ (ABBA, Roxy) popped into mind too
Again the Wets (Angel Eyes). And I’m not even a fan, honest!
Oooh, where do you stand on John Martyn/ Wet Wet Wet’s songs called “Sweet Little Mystery”?
Must be a Glasgow thing.
Aretha shares “Baby, I Love You” with the Ronettes (I’m also rather fond of “I Wonder” by both artistes). She also shares “Call Me” with Blondie – and probably loads of others.
Despite being the signature song of the only band named after buoyant turds, “Float On” is a song for The Floaters and Modest Mouse as well..
I Wonder is also a very fine song by Cecil Gant.
There are songs called Face Down Ass Up by both 2-Live Crew and the Dooleys, as I recall.
A quick whizz through the songs on my phone reveals:
This Is Not A Love Song (Danny and the Champions of the World and Public Image Limited)
Catherine Wheel (Crowded House and E R Thorpe)
More (Sisters of Mercy and Marcy Harriell – from the Moana soundtrack)
Tragedy (Brad Colerick and Christina Perri). Oh, there’d be a Beegees one there too?
The Marcy Harriell and Christina Perri are there because my 13-year old daughter insists on buying music off iTunes when logged in as me so I get them dumped to my iPhone automatically. Grrr.
Not sure I know any of them but according to Wiki, “Let it go” has been the title for a song a whopping 42 times, at least. Pick your fave.
“Let It Go” (Alexandra Burke song), 2012
“Let It Go” (Brit & Alex song), 2008
“Let It Go” (Def Leppard song), 1981
“Let It Go” (Devlin song), 2011
“Let It Go” (Disney song), from the 2013 movie Frozen, sung by Idina Menzel, covered by Demi Lovato
“Let It Go” (Dragonette song), 2012
“Let It Go!” (F.T. Island song), 2011
“Let It Go” (George Strait song), 2015
“Let It Go” (Jacky Cheung song), 2010
“Let It Go” (James Bay song), 2014
“Let It Go” (Keyshia Cole song), 2007
“Let It Go” (Ray J song), 1997
“Let It Go” (Tim McGraw song), 2008
“Let It Go” (Will Young song), 2009
“Letitgo” (Prince song), 1994
“Let It Go”, by Afterlife from The Afterlife Lounge
“Let It Go”, by Alesha Dixon from Fired Up
“Let It Go”, by Anna Rossinelli from Marylou
“Let It Go”, by The Bangles from Different Light
“Let It Go”, by Cavo from Bright Nights Dark Days
“Let It Go”, by Cormega from Legal Hustle
“Let It Go”, by Day26
“Let It Go”, by Day One
“Let It Go”, by Dirty South
“Let It Go”, by Dissident Prophet from We’re Not Grasshoppers
“Let It Go”, by Fe
“Let It Go”, by Floor Thirteen from Mmmm!
“Let It Go”, by Grace Slick from Dreams
“Let It Go”, by Great Big Sea from Something Beautiful*
“Let It Go”, by Hideki Naganuma from the video game Ollie King
“Let It Go”, by Kirk Franklin from Hero
“Let It Go”, by Krokus from Heart Attack
“Let It Go”, by Lorene Drive from Romantic Wealth
“Let It Go”, by Luba from Secrets and Sins
“Let It Go”, by Melissa O’Neil from Melissa O’Neil
“Let It Go”, by The Neighbourhood from I Love You
“Let It Go”, by Nick Carter
“Let It Go”, by Scatman John from Everybody Jam!
“Let It Go”, by Shinhwa from The Return
“Let It Go”, by Wiz Khalifa from O.N.I.F.C.
“Let It Go”, by Yuna Ito
“Let It Go (Lil Mama)”, by Nelly from Brass Knuckles
That title also appears on albums from Fairport Convention “Rising For The Moon” (sung by Dave Swarbrick) and jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker (funk instrumental with “vocal effects”) on his album “34th N Lex”.
Neither are very memorable. At least the Fairport one is short at exactly 2 minutes.
Largely forgotten early noughties synth-plinkers The French have a song called Let It Go, which features the choice opening line:
“Katie sang a stupid song as she pulled her knickers on..”
Of course I had to find that one. The French were that witty wordsmith, Darren Hayman, and bassist John Morrison.
Not much chance of mixing this up with those Frosty princesses!
Another one from The French which may amuse you: cocking a snoot at the Sledgehammer Hitmaker.
Gabriel at the airport:
Pretty sure the only one of those I’ve ever heard is the one from Frozen, and I can’t stand it. Can’t help you on a vote on this one I’m afraid.
@clive Thank you! next time I am at the karaoké with my choir, I will know how to annoy anyone who chose that song.
Layla
Derek and the Dominoes
Richard and Linda Thompson.
Lean On Me
Bill Withers
Red Box
Mud
Red Box would be my choice from that list
And a Redskins single as well
Substitute
The Who
Clout
Score draw
?
Doctor Doctor
UFO
Thompson Twins
Barclay James Harvest
Thompson TwinsUFO winsLove Changes Everything
Climie Fisher
Michael Ball
The warblings of Simon Climie outweigh those of the Ballster
Stairway To Heaven
Neil Sedaka
Led Zeppelin
but which one wins …
You forgot Rolf. Can’t imagine why.
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Bee Gees
Metallica
Def Leppard’s cover version of Ringo Starr’s Photograph is quite remarkable in that it has a different tune and different lyrics
Hello
Oasis
Adele
Lionel Richie
The Beloved
Beloved !
Any song that mentions Vince Hilaire and Bobby Ball must take the crown.
Someone from Brookside is mentioned too. Dates it. (Brooky was way cool in 1990)
Billy Corkhill. Not the better-known Jimmy. Kudos…
Aussie corner here, but…
John Butler Trio’s Hello. Love that one.
And the Cat Empire. Not quite so much ‘love’ for this…
Inbetweenies*
The Goodies
Ian Dury And The Blockheads
*I know The Goodies song has “the” as a prefix but that’s just nitpicking
Come Together is indeed The Beatles and Blur, but also Spiritualized and Primal Scream.
I think Spiritualized edge this one to be honest…
See also Senseless Things and MC5
Lots of Crazy!
yup. Georgia Satellites, Icehouse, REM and Gnarls Barkley. I’d go Icehouse, from choice, but I’m also off to see them next week.
Sign O(f) The Times:
Bryan Ferry
The Belle Stars
Prince
Simple Minds
Harry Styles
Europe
Petula Clark
Travis Tritt
Prince wins this one.
The Simple Minds one is an ill advised cover of Prince
Mmm. In a Scratch My Back stylee I wouldn’t have minded hearing Prince cover This Fear of Gods.
Would it sparkle in the purple rain?
New Gold Experience Dream…
Girls and Boys From Brazil…
My Name Is Derek Forbes And I Am Funky…
…I’ll stop now
I knew dat
Two from Kram Relfponk.
Coyote; Joni Mitchell, The Knopf
5:15; The Who, Mark K (Well, Knopfler’s is properly titled ‘5:15am’ but lets not quibble)
I like them all. I shall rock no boats.
Bryan Adams is another to have written a “Heaven”
And the Stones on Tattoo You.
Breaking up is hard to do. Only one, right? Wrong, it seems Neil Sedaka did one too. Here’s the better one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j24UdE44P_k
Just from the top of my collection….
1,000,000 by Nine Inch Nails and REM ? I don’t like either
All I Want – Joni Mitchell, LCD Sound System and Toad The Wet Sprocket ? Definitely Toad for mine.
All Or Nothing At All – Frank Sinatra or Brice Springsteen ? Brooce.
Angel – Jim Hendrix, John Hiatt or Eurythmics ? Hiatt.
Animal – Def Leppard, Pearl Jam or REM ? Tough to choose…Leppard ?
Bad Reputation – Thin Lizzy or Freedy Johnson ? Another tough one, depends on my mood as I love them both.
Big Love – Little Village and Fleetwood Mac ? LV.
Birthday – Beatles and Sugarcubes ? Sugarcubes I think.
Blind – Train and Talking Heads ? Can’t choose.
Changes – Bowie or Sugar ? Can’t choose.
this could take a while and I need to work…
Bugger, now I’ve read the OP properly. Ok, so strongest set of compositions…Changes, because of Bowie and Sugar, not fussed about Sabbath.
All this way and no mention of Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus and Neil Young / Emmylou Harris?
Stupid Girl – Stones, Garbage. Garbage is probably preferable.
I’m Not In Love – Talking Heads, 10 cc. 10 cc wins since it is a masterpiece.
“Yes” – both the McAlmont & Butler single and the Manics track (first off the Holy Bible, sweary as you like) are terrific – will have to have a hunt round for others.
An excellent pair, Milkybarnick! Alas, those even tangentially linked to the school of mid nineties “British Pop” are not the most loved round these parts, so you may not win the popular vote..
Heroes David Bowie
Or Måns Zelmerlöw
Make your choice, I have a Schlager-allergy, so I stick with the Dame.
Bowie vs Zelmerlöw? Hard to choose… 😉
Rain – Bruce Ruffin, Madonna, Status Quo and the HJHM.
Of course it’s the Fabs!
‘Imagine’ by one Martin Martin (?) preceded the Lennon/Ono song: “Imagine what life would be if there were no reality…”
I promise this is my last one, but I just remembered it.
‘Cold Turkey’: John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band (1969) and Big Boy Pete (1968). Pete wins it.