# Most well-known songs with the same exact title. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 26, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629 "2018-02-26T23:07:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/41 "2018-02-27T06:43:08Z")
There are also songs called “Stay” by: Shakespeare’s Sister Pretty Ricky Nas Flyleaf Gavin De Graw Goldfinger Ne-Yo Armin van Buren & Krezip Zedd feat Alessia Cara Derek Vincent Smith Miley Cyrus Rihanna feat Mikky Ekko ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/42 "2018-02-27T08:01:04Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1549901/whats-the-most-common-billboard-hot-100-song-title) has 7 for “Hold On.” > > 1. Wilson Phillips > 2. En Vogue > 3. Santana > 4. Triumph > 5. Jamie Walters > 6. Ian Gomm > 7. Kansas Also, [Yes had one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_On_(Yes_song)), which made it to #43 on the Rock charts. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/43 "2018-02-27T09:03:33Z")
Lady - Lionel Richie Lady - Styx ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/44 "2018-02-27T09:22:57Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Lady - Lionel Richie > Lady - Styx Also Kenny Rogers and Little River Band, both of which were top 10 hits in the US. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/45 "2018-02-27T12:04:25Z")
**"Don’t Let Me Down"** is the title of charting singles by the Beatles, the Farm, Will Young, and Lotta Engberg & Christer Sjögren, plus three further non-charting singles by other groups, plus ten more album tracks by other groups, plus a song that was featured in Disney’s _Bedknobs and Broomsticks_. It’s also a near-miss with the similarly titled **“Don’t Bring Me Down”** by ELO. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/46 "2018-02-27T13:21:40Z")
“Somebody To Love” - Jefferson Airplane and Queen (a contender in the category of best entirely different rock songs with the same title). There’s been a shitload of songs titled “Someone To Love”, of which the best is by Fountains of Wayne. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/47 "2018-02-27T13:29:00Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Also, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. And how do we count Jackson Browne’s version, which is sort of a cover of the Maurice Williams song, but not really (the tune is the same, the lyrics quite different)? ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/48 "2018-02-27T13:44:12Z")
Creep - Radiohead Creep - Stone Temple Pilots Creep - TLC The three songs were more or less contemporaneous, between 1992 and 1994 ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/49 "2018-02-27T13:59:28Z")
> [@awldune](#): > > Creep - Radiohead > Creep - Stone Temple Pilots > Creep - TLC > > The three songs were more or less contemporaneous, between 1992 and 1994 That’s a formidable trio, up there with **Think** (Aretha; James Brown; Stones) mentioned above. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/50 "2018-02-27T14:33:35Z")
> [@awldune](#): > > Creep - Radiohead > Creep - Stone Temple Pilots > Creep - TLC > > The three songs were more or less contemporaneous, between 1992 and 1994 I had forgotten about the TLC version, but I came to post about the other two. And, they were both Alternative, so being played on the same stations at the same time. The TLC would have been on pop, R&B, and dance stations. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/51 "2018-02-27T14:58:19Z")
Whenever I go on vacation, I get ready by downloading audiobooks and songs set in the city/country I’m going to. So I’ve ended up with multiple tunes titled “Mexico” (SHF Band is my favorite), a number of "California"s (the winner? John Mayall), and five "Amsterdam"s (Crowded House and Guster do amazing tunes, which aren’t anything alike). ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/52 "2018-02-27T15:26:18Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > I had forgotten about the TLC version, but I came to post about the other two. And, they were both Alternative, so being played on the same stations at the same time. The TLC would have been on pop, R&B, and dance stations. It was not uncommon for Radiohead Creep and STP Creep to be played back to back. I was surprised the STP version was by far the least commercially successful of these, it seemingly was ALWAYS on the radio. I had to Youtube the TLC version which is not at all memorable to me compared to some of TLC’s other hits. Wikipedia says it hit #1. Mainly I remember the video with the lustrous satin pajamas. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/53 "2018-02-27T18:56:28Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > And how do we count Jackson Browne’s version, which is sort of a cover of the Maurice Williams song, but not really (the tune is the same, the lyrics quite different)? As a cover ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/54 "2018-02-27T19:02:00Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > And “Angel” is the name of popular songs by both Aerosmith and Sarah McLachlan. There are 20 "Angel"s listed on my google search. And they don’t even list Fleetwood Mac who had one of the best (a Bob Welch song) I’d venture. And there’s Jimi Hendrix. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/55 "2018-02-27T19:06:55Z")
Fire on the Mountain…Marshall Tucker and The Grateful Dead ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/56 "2018-02-28T01:47:44Z")
The one I found most confusing because of the similar names: “Show Me Love” by **Robin S.** was a top 10 hit in 1993 “Show Me Love” by **Robyn** was a top 10 hit in 1995. ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/57 "2018-02-28T01:51:47Z")
Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd and Tom Petty - first thing that jumped into my head despite no one else mentioning it. Probably because I noticed it in the past and it’s not exactly nearly as common a phrase as the rest. Also, Breathe - Prodigy and Pink Floyd. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/58 "2018-02-28T02:14:22Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > There are 20 "Angel"s listed on my google search. And they don’t even list Fleetwood Mac who had one of the best (a Bob Welch song) I’d venture. And there’s Jimi Hendrix. Isn’t it funny what you remember about a song? I immediately thought “Hey, Poco’s ‘Angel’ has that sweet backup vocal swoosh…” [(just checked, it’s at 3:10)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFqgylM4BY&index=1&list=RDomFqgylM4BY) And now my brain’s going through its “Backup Vocals” file drawer. JD Souther (SHF Band, see “Fallin’ in Love”), Herb Pedersen’s duets with Emmylou, Clare Torry live with Pink Floyd, John Frusciante (RHCP), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple and Sabbath), Neil Young and Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield), and of course Roger Taylor on Bohemian Rhapsody. Sorry, should be a different thread. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/59 "2018-02-28T02:17:38Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > “Heart & Soul” (1984) - #8 hit by Huey Lewis & the News, originally by Exile (1981) which did not chart. > “Heart & Soul” (1987) - #4 hit by T’Pau. > > Also, the 30’s song “Heart & Soul” which has been covered by just about everybody, including [Robert Loggia & Tom Hanks.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF7-rz9nIn4) 🙂 Joy Division. > [@glowacks](#): > > Also, Breathe - Prodigy and Pink Floyd. U2 and the Cult. “Breathing” by Kate Bush. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629/60 "2018-02-28T02:43:21Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > U2 and the Cult. “Breathing” by Kate Bush. For “Breathe,” the [Telepopmusik](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyut3GyQtn0) one is the first that comes to mind, for some reason. That said, [holy cow there’s a lot of song named that](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathe_(song)). Twenty-one of them notable enough to have their own Wikipedia page. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-songs-with-the-same-exact-title/809629.md?page=4)