bllklly@uwmacc.UUCP (08/31/84)
Discussing music with a friend, I said I thought "Heartbreaker" must be the
song title used by the greatest number of artists. Led Zeppelin, Pat
Benetar, and the Rolling Stones come to mind without even thinking hard.
She disagreed. Who else has used "Heartbreaker"? What other overused
titles can you think of? Post only those you can list at least 3 artists
for.
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1210 West Dayton St/U Wisconsin Madison/Mad WI 53706brooks@ihuxl.UUCP (The Foxy Carole Brooks) (09/04/84)
I believe Dionne Warwick also released a song entitiled "Heartbreaker". I can think of three different songs with the title "FIRE" One was released by the Pointer Sisters, I can't remember the other two artists but I remember both songs were released about the same time. (Late 60's) ihuxl!brooks Carole Brooks
rohn@randvax.UUCP (Laurinda Rohn) (09/04/84)
Offhand, I can think of one title which would beat "Heartbreaker" : "Lady". There have been at least 4 songs recorded recently with that title. One by Styx (I believe on their 'Greatest Hits' LP), one by Kenny Rogers, one by the Little River Band (I don't remember which LP it was on), and one by George Benson on "Breezin'". Lauri
brooks@ihuxl.UUCP (Carole Brooks) (09/05/84)
Whoever is using derivatives of my name in posting articles, kindly knock it off. C. L. Brooks
tommyo@ihuxw.UUCP (Tom O`Connor) (09/06/84)
There have been quite a few song titles ued by songs which have nothing else in common. To add to "Heartbreaker", there was Dolly Parton and Dionne Warwick. "Fire" was also done by Arthur Brown and the Ohio Players. Here`s more: CALL ME - Blondie, Aretha Franklin, Johnny Mathis, Chris Montez Skyy, Al Green (That`s 6!) CRAZY LOVE - Poco, Allman Brothers, Paul Anka DANCE WITH ME - Orleans, Drifters, Peter Brown FREE - Chicago, Deniece Williams, Tom Leonetti GLORIA - Laura Branigan, Shadows of Knight, Enchantment HEY LITTLE GIRL - Techniques, Major Lance, Dee Clark, Del Shannon HOLD ON - Santana, Triumph, Kansas, Iam Gomm I LOVE YOU - Climax Blues Band, Donna Summer, Volumes, People I`M A MAN - Chicago, Fabian, Yardbirds I`M SORRY - Platters, Brenda Lee, John Denver LADY - Styx, Kenny Rogers, Little River Band, Jack Jones, Whispers STEP BY STEP - Eddie Rabbitt, Crests, Joe Simon TELL ME WHY - Elvis, Belmonts, Bobby Vinton THINK - Aretha Franklin, Brenda Lee, James Brown YOU - George Harrison, Rite Coolidge, Marvin Gaye Quite a few aren`t there? And I`m sure there are more Tom O`Connor ihuxw!tommyo
stein@druny.UUCP (09/06/84)
Just a quick comment on two songs mentioned before. GLORIA has also been done (various versions) by Patty Smith, The Doors, and the Grateful Dead (bootleg). Neil Young also has a song titled "Tell Me Why". Don Stein druny!stein
ag4@pucc-h (Jeff Lewis) (09/07/84)
What!? No-one has yet mentioned U2's fantasic 'Gloria'? Lessee, that
brings the grand total to ... seven!
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#R:uwmacc:-24900:ctvax:39000025:000:210 ctvax!rob Sep 7 09:58:00 1984 "Fire" by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, released on a single sixteen years ago on 7th September 1968. Also on the album "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown". "You're gonna burn, burn ..." ...convex!ctvax!rob
simard@loral.UUCP (Ray Simard) (09/07/84)
[Call the South Northville Aluminum Can and Song Title Recycling Center...]
Let's not forget "Only the lonely"...Roy Orbison and later the Motels.
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{ucbvax, ittvax!dcdwest}!sdcsvax!sdcc6!loral!simardgregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner) (09/09/84)
Dolly Parton put out a song called "Heartbreaker" in the fall of 1978. It was
number one country but only barely made the top 40.
"Lady" has been used by quite a lot of artists:
Styx in 1975
Little River Band in 1979
The Whispers in 1980
Kenny Rogers in 1980 (written by Lionel Richie)
I think the most used title is "Call Me". Someone used it in the 60s but I
can't remember who it was, only that the lyrics went something like "call me,
give me a break but just call me". The ones I can remember are:
Al Green in 1972
Blondie in 1980 (from American Gigolo)
Skyy in 1982
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Greg Skinner (gregbo)
{allegra,cbosgd,ihnp4}!houxm!gregbogregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner) (09/09/84)
Sheesh. I should've remembered the Dionne Warwick "Heartbreaker". I bought
her album (of the same name I think) because of that cut.
"Fire" was originally done by Bruce (Am I losing it?) Springsteen. The Pointer
Sisters' cover of the single came out in the fall of 1978 and marked a turn-
around in their musical career (they started to have hit singles again).
"Fire" was also done by the Ohio Players in 1975.
Just thought of another one! "Magic":
Pilot in 1975
Olivia Newton-John in 1980 (from Xanadu, and also my favorite ONJ tune)
The Cars in 1984 (just this summer!)
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Greg Skinner (gregbo)
{allegra,cbosgd,ihnp4}!houxm!gregbogregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner) (09/09/84)
I was just wandering through my archives and came up with a few more:
Why Me -- Styx (1980), Planet P (1983), Irene Cara (1983)
My Love -- Petula Clark (1966), Wings (1973), Lionel Richie (1983)
I'm surpised no one got this one, but probably there aren't many netters
who would have thought of Petula Clark.
My Girl -- Temptations (1965), Chilliwack (1981), Donnie Iris (1982)
If anyone is still trying to come up with Canadian bands, Chilliwack is
from Canada.
Games People Play -- Joe South (1969), Spinners (1975), The Alan Parsons
Project (1981)
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Greg Skinner (gregbo)
{allegra,cbosgd,ihnp4}!houxm!gregbosunny@sun.uucp (Sunny Kirsten) (09/09/84)
Greetings:
There is always Tobacco Road
Jefferson Airplane
The Leaves
Creedance
etc. ... there are at least 7 versions, but trying to remember them all...
How about House of the Rising Sun?
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{ucbvax|decvax|ihnp4}!sun!sunny (Sunny Kirsten of Sun Microsystems)merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant) (09/11/84)
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I bumped across one today which is kind of cute, but I don't consider it a
serious candidate for "Recycled Names."
"Mirror Man" -- The Human League and Talk Talk.
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"Here comes the mirror man" Peter Merchantabc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Brint Cooper ) (09/15/84)
Don't forget the oldest GLORIA yet to be mentioned: the one by Vivaldi!
merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant) (09/17/84)
All Night Long...Lionel Richie, Lipps, Inc., and Billy Squier. (Thanks Ron...I didn't want to mention it because I only had two names) (Psst -- Billy's "All Night Long" is god-like. Co-produced by Jim Steinman!) -- "Don't you wanna live?" Peter Merchant
ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (09/20/84)
But you still didn't answer my questions. Are we still talking about the song that goes "There is a house in New Orleans" or is there some other song with the same name. -Ron
rohn@randvax.UUCP (Laurinda Rohn) (09/20/84)
There is also an "All Night Long" on the Urban Cowboy Soundtrack. I believe it is done by Joe Walsh. Lauri
cdelliot@uokvax.UUCP (09/21/84)
Wasn't "Fire" also the name of a Jimi Hendrix song? !ctvax!uokvax!cdelliot
msw@browngr.UUCP (Mark Wachsler) (09/23/84)
[munch, munch] Another "recycled song title" was "Crazy Love", by the Allman Brothers and Poco, I believe. In fact these two were both hits at the same time. (I seem to remember Casey Kasem saying something to that effect [yes, I admit it, I did listen to that show back then.]) ---------------- Tonight I'm gonna break away, Mark Wachsler Just you wait and see... browngr!msw
jdb@qubix.UUCP (Jeff Bulf) (09/24/84)
> From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) > OK, I'll bite. What about the House of The Rising Sun? What version > other than the one done by the Animal (I think?) and Dolly Parton. > -Ron Sorry to have to do this one from memory. First version I heard of "Rising Sun" was on an early Joan Baez album -- I think her first -- in the early 60's. I seem to recall credits saying that that the song was old even then, but I dont remember any details. BTW: in many older (pre-Animals) versions, the "rising sun" was euphemism for a red lantern and the house was a whorehouse, not a gambling den. Not that the two have to be mutually exclusive. Maybe just a difference of emphasis (or target market). -- Dr Memory ...{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!decwrl!qubix!jdb
wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (09/26/84)
I thought that this poll/contest/whatever was supposed to be about COMPLETELY DIFFERENT songs that happen to have the same title, not just different versions/renditions of the same song by different singers or groups. Yet most of the responses I read seem to be about how this or that particular song was done by all of: the Sex Pistols and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Barbra Streisand and the Red Army Chorus and Bob Dylan. Am I wrong in the way I interpreted the original posting, or are all these other contributors the ones in the wrong? [Don't worry, even if you are wrong, nothing will happen to you...] Will
dvw@hopd3.UUCP (D. V. Wilkerson) (09/26/84)
What about "Heartbreak Hotel" (different songs) by Elvis Presley and the Jacksons (yes, those Jacksons). D. Wilkerson ..!hopd3!dvw
wmartin@brl-tgr.UUCP (09/27/84)
Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site houti.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA Message-ID: <4761@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Thu, 27-Sep-84 02:00:00 EDT ng Titles Poll Organization: Ballistics Research Lab Lines: 13 I thought that this poll/contest/whatever was supposed to be about COMPLETELY DIFFERENT songs that happen to have the same title, not just different versions/renditions of the same song by different singers or groups. Yet most of the responses I read seem to be about how this or that particular song was done by all of: the Sex Pistols and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Barbra Streisand and the Red Army Chorus and Bob Dylan. Am I wrong in the way I interpreted the original posting, or are all these other contributors the ones in the wrong? [Don't worry, even if you are wrong, nothing will happen to you...] Will
asente@decwrl.UUCP (Paul Asente) (09/28/84)
Another recycled song title is "Dancing in the Dark." There is an old song by that name. Also, Peter Wolf was going to name the song on his new album that's now named "Light's Out" "Dancing in the Dark" until you-know-who released a song by the same name. -paul asente
agz@pucc-k (Andrew Banta) (10/02/84)
How about "All Night Long" on Jefferson Starship's _Earth_ album ...
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