# Iconic song titles...diminished **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 23, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274 "2019-01-23T16:11:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/1 "2019-01-23T16:11:01Z")
Alter the title of a well known song (any genre) to a lesser version. Try to keep as much of the original title as possible. “I Left My Heart In San Mateo” “Frontage Road To Hell” “Standby Tickets To Paradise” For one or two word titles, see if you can keep the original “flavor”. “Bluefin Tuna” “Barracuda” Bonus points for matching lyrics or atrocious puns. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/2 "2019-01-23T17:04:24Z")
Senses Working Part Time (XTC) ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/3 "2019-01-23T17:11:38Z")
Sixteen Pounds (Tennessee Ernie Ford) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/4 "2019-01-23T17:17:56Z")
Sunday Slight Cuts and Abrasions Sunday (U2) ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/5 "2019-01-23T17:48:26Z")
“I Can’t Drive 35” “Hop” “Escalator to Heaven” “Eye of the Ocelot” “Scenes from an Italian Food Truck” ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/6 "2019-01-23T18:32:16Z")
Don’t Go Causing Myochardial Damage to My Heart - Elton John Don’t Be Apprehensive About the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult Lavender Haze - Jimi Hendrix You Induced an Agitated State In Me All Night Long - AC/DC Rock Me Like a Tropical Depression - Scorpions ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/7 "2019-01-23T18:35:23Z")
Might Get Fooled Again ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/8 "2019-01-23T18:40:07Z")
Heartache Motel (Elvis) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/9 "2019-01-23T18:45:16Z")
Arroyo by Duran Duran ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/10 "2019-01-23T18:50:34Z")
Jesus Christ, Pretty Nice Guy Stop That Damn Whining, Argentina ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/11 "2019-01-23T19:10:22Z")
Yellow Submersible Eight Days A Year Can’t Buy Me Like When I’m Thirty Eight ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/12 "2019-01-23T19:21:52Z")
Don’t Fear The Harvester Welcome To The Overgrowth Amble This Way ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/13 "2019-01-23T19:27:29Z")
12th Street Snag Bohemian Requiem ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/14 "2019-01-23T19:40:59Z")
Hotel Alabama Sweet Home, North Dakota Summer In The Suburbs Another Part Of The Wall He Stopped Loving Her Right Away ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/15 "2019-01-23T20:16:42Z")
The Bob Dylan wing - Mr. Alembic Cymbal Man - Tangled Up in Mauve - Boots of Albanian Leather - Ringing Heaven’s Doorbell ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/16 "2019-01-23T20:19:03Z")
On a classical note, The _Meh_ Gates of Kiev. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/17 "2019-01-23T20:22:06Z")
The Sounds Of Susurration Born To Be Mild Great Balls Of Embers Bridge Over Ruffled Water (Sittin’ Under) The Dock Of The Bay ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/18 "2019-01-23T21:31:48Z")
Ridin’ the Mist Out ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/19 "2019-01-23T21:37:06Z")
Loose Melody Money for Jam Downtown Slut MacArthur’s Cake ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274/20 "2019-01-23T21:39:07Z")
Which individual is responsible for granting the canines a point of egress? Wait, that’s not right. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-song-titles-diminished/828274.md?page=2)