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    #26
    I Don't Wanna Dance - Eddy Grant
    I Want To Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

    Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
    Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

    Prime Time - The Tubes
    Nightshift - The Commodores

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      #27
      The Real Thing - 2 Unlimited / various
      Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

      DISCO - Ottawan
      Nodisco - Depeche Mode

      Float On - The Floaters
      Sink to the Bottom - Fountains Of Wayne

      Higher than the Sun - Primal Scream
      Deeper than the Night - Olivia Newton-John

      Originally posted by 3 Colours Red View Post
      Let's Get Married - The Proclaimers
      D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Tammy Wynette
      Maybe even:

      Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
      DIVORCE - Tammy Wynette

      ...which could lead on to 'acts that contradict themselves in song titles'?

      Unbelievable - EMF
      I Believe - EMF

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        #28
        Don't look now, it ain't you or me
        Looking out my back door

        (the Revival)

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          #29
          I Want Your Love - Chic
          I Don't Want Your Love - Duran Duran

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            #30
            The Clash - White Riot
            Depeche Mode - Black Celebration

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              #31
              Originally posted by Jah Womble View Post
              The Real Thing - 2 Unlimited / various
              Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

              DISCO - Ottawan
              Nodisco - Depeche Mode

              Float On - The Floaters
              Sink to the Bottom - Fountains Of Wayne

              Higher than the Sun - Primal Scream
              Deeper than the Night - Olivia Newton-John


              Maybe even:

              Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
              DIVORCE - Tammy Wynette

              ...which could lead on to 'acts that contradict themselves in song titles'?

              Unbelievable - EMF
              I Believe - EMF
              REM come close with 'Daysleeper' and 'Nightswimming'.

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                #32
                Fashion - David Bowie
                Out Of Touch - Hall & Oates

                I Know - New Atlantic
                You Don't Know - Helen Shapiro

                You Don't Know Me - Armand Van Helden
                I Know You - Craig David

                You Wreck Me - Tom Petty
                Fix You - Coldplay

                etc.

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                  #33
                  She Makes My Nose Bleed - Mansun
                  He Heals Me - India Arie

                  Cool Cat - Queen
                  Hot Dog - Shakin' Stevens

                  Waking Up in the Sun - The Adult Net
                  Sleeping in the Rain - John Kilzer

                  Bridge - Orange Juice
                  Underpass - John Foxx

                  Originally posted by gjt View Post
                  REM come close with 'Daysleeper' and 'Nightswimming'.
                  Indeed they do - and the J&MC hit a (deliberate) bullseye (refer to my OP).

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                    #34
                    Miss you - The Rolling Stones
                    I ain't missing you at all - Jim Diamond

                    Sideshow - Barry Biggs
                    The Carnival is over - The Seekers

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                      #35
                      Bang On - Propellerheads
                      Way Off - DOOMgang

                      Sell Out - Reel Big Fish
                      Integrity - Jme

                      Carrots - Panda Bear
                      The Sticks - Mother Mother

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                        #36
                        It Started with a Kiss - Hot Chocolate
                        Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam

                        Losing My Religion - REM
                        Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

                        She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
                        The Boy Does Nothing - Alesha Dixon

                        Stand and Deliver - Adam and the Ants
                        Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band

                        Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? - Peter Sarstedt
                        The Bitch is Back - Elton John

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                          #37
                          Neanderthal Man - Hotlegs
                          21st Century Boy - Sigue Sigue Sputnik

                          Respectable Street - XTC
                          Dirty Back Road - The B-52's

                          Heroes - David Bowie
                          No More Heroes - The Stranglers

                          Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' The Tears
                          The Passenger - Iggy Pop

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                            #38
                            The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness
                            Gabriel Rios - Broad Daylight

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                              #39
                              Originally posted by Jah Womble View Post

                              ...which could lead on to 'acts that contradict themselves in song titles'?

                              Unbelievable - EMF
                              I Believe - EMF
                              Suede had She's Not Dead and He's Dead, though the first was an album track and the second a B-side.

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                                #40
                                Down Down Status Quo
                                Up where we belong Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warne

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                                  #41
                                  Old Man Neil Young
                                  Young Man Machine Gun Kelly

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                                    #42
                                    Originally posted by longeared View Post
                                    Prime Time - The Tubes
                                    Nightshift - The Commodores
                                    or:
                                    9 To 5 – Dolly Parton
                                    Nightshift – The Commodores


                                    Work – Rihanna
                                    Holiday – Madonna

                                    So Easy – Royksopp
                                    So Hard – Pet Shop Boys

                                    Tougher Than The Rest – Bruce Springsteen
                                    Delicate – Terence Trent D'Arby & Des'ree

                                    Unbreakable – Westlife
                                    Fragile – Sting

                                    Sun Goes Down – David Jordan
                                    The Sun Rises – The Beloved

                                    Complex – Gary Numan
                                    Pure And Simple – Hear'Say

                                    I Don't Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats
                                    Friday I'm In Love – The Cure

                                    So Far Away – Dire Straits
                                    So Close – Dina Carroll

                                    All Over The World – ELO
                                    Right Here – SWV

                                    Praise You – Fatboy Slim
                                    Fuck You – Cee-Lo Green

                                    or, bowdlerised:

                                    Forget You – Cee-Lo Green
                                    Remember Me – Blueboy

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                                      #43
                                      Incidentally, there's some great pairings throughout this thread, but I have to stop and take my hat off to Mumpo for this one, which is simply magnificent:
                                      Originally posted by Mumpo View Post
                                      The Clash - White Riot
                                      Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
                                      Outstanding effort.

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                                        #44
                                        Hold Back the Night - The Trammps
                                        Bring On the Night - The Police

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                                          #45
                                          Three Little Birds -Bob Marley and the Wailers

                                          Two Little Boys Rolf Harris

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                                            #46
                                            North to Alaska - Johnny Horton
                                            South of the Border - various

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                                              #47
                                              War - Edwyn Collins
                                              Give Peace a Chance - John Lennon

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                                                #48
                                                Cool for Cats - Squeeze
                                                Diamond Dogs - David Bowie

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                                                  #49
                                                  The Sound of Music - Julie Andrews
                                                  The Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

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                                                    #50
                                                    Happy Talk - Captain Sensible
                                                    Insert Smiths song of choice here

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