The Manfred Mann/Squeeze one is another example of the second one being a direct reference to the first (or at least the film to which the Manfred Mann track was the theme)
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- Jan 2015
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- Wrexham... ish
- R. + R. McReynold's Travelling Circus, The Jurgen Klopp Farewell Tour XI, Page's Boys
- Ginger Nut
I Wish (Stevie Wonder and Skee-Lo)
Don't You Want Me (The Human League and Felix)
Gold (Spandau Ballet and Prince)
All probably too generic for this thread but hey-ho...
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"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" was originally Curtis Lee.
"Best Of My Love" - The Eagles (awful) and The Emotions (great).
"My Girl" - The Temptations, Otis Redding and Rod StewartLast edited by adams house cat; 26-11-2018, 17:57.
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You never know - Wilco
You never know - Goldfrap
You do something to me - Paul Weller
You do something to me - Cole Porter (I have Ella Fitzgerald and Marlene Dietrich performing this)
I just organised my songs alphabetically (in reverse for some reason) and didn't have far to go to get these too, ignoring all the obvious cover versions. I'm sure there are many many more.
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The amiright site is quite admirable, particularly for not including the Carpenters in the "Close To You" entry, because as everyone knows, that song is called (They Long To Be) Close To You.
But it then blots its copybook with the entry for prospective longest duplicate title "It Never Rains in Southern California" which is the title of Albert Hammond's track, whereas Tony! Toni! Toné!'s song was actually called It Never Rains (In Southern California).
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- Mar 2008
- 3353
- at the edge of the sea
- Plymouth Argyle, Plymouth Gladiators, Seattle Mariners
- cream crackers spread with nutella
Originally posted by Jah Womble View PostWhat I'd like to know is (without having to trawl through that entire database), might there be a longer/more defined song title than that of the OP that has been used by more than one artist?
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Yeah, it's a tough one to nail down - compared to BOBD, WBOTBH? feels like a commonplace question, while BTDYK is a standard saying. (I was going to add Jesus Jones to the latter mix, but their hit was simply The Devil You Know.)
I think we'll know when we find it.
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- Mar 2008
- 9764
- Tyne 'n' Wear (emphasis on the 'n')
- Dundee Utd, Gladbach, Atleti, Napoli, New Orleans Saints, Elgin City
Originally posted by Mr Cogito View PostGames People Play (multiple, I have a Bob Andy version)
Games People Play - Alan Parsons
Good Times, Bad Times - Rolling Stones
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin (a comma, and a nod?)
Loads of Hold On
London Girl - Pogues
London Girl - The Jam
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Tears on My Pillow - Little Anthony & The Imperials / Johnny Tillotson / Kylie Minogue
Tears on My Pillow - Johnny Nash
They are actually different songs, although when I first heard Kylie's version of the former, I was surprised by how closely the lyrics resembled those of the Nash song. (Not knowing about the original of Kylie's hit, I assumed that this must be a SAW rip-off job. Thankfully, I'm older and wiser now.)
True Colo(u)rs - Cyndi Lauper
True Colours - Go West
The latter were daft enough to release their song when Lauper's was already in the charts. Not a clever move - and it stiffed.
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