# Pop song homonyms: same title, different songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 21, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427 "2007-08-21T21:56:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/41 "2007-08-23T04:51:42Z")
At least two **Glorias** , if not more: Van Morrison and U2. **Wonderful** , by Adam Ant and Stone Temple Pilots **Why** , Annie Lennox and Bronski Beat **Trouble** , Shawn Colvin and Lindsey Buckingham **Tomorrow** , Morrissey and Silverchair **Tighten Up** , remake of a 60s song by R.E.M. and Electronic **These Days** , R.E.M. and Joy Division **Talking In Your Sleep** , Level 42 and The Romantics **Superstar** , Sheryl Crow and The Carpenters **Stay Young** , Oasis and INXS **She’s Gone** , Hall & Oates and Bob Marley ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/42 "2007-08-23T09:16:16Z")
The Last Time=The Stones and Keane Push the Button Chemical Brothers (excellent) and Sugar Babes(utter tripe) ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/43 "2007-08-23T09:43:58Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] **Wonderful** , by Adam Ant and Stone Temple Pilots [/QUOTE] And Everclear… Brendon Small ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/44 "2007-08-23T12:33:44Z")
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] **Wonderful** , by Adam Ant and Stone Temple Pilots [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Brendan Small] and Everclear [/QUOTE] Also Brian Wilson (_Smile_) [QUOTE=Hippy Hollow] **Trouble** , Shawn Colvin and Lindsey Buckingham [/QUOTE] add Material Issue ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/45 "2015-11-09T22:50:43Z")
“All For Love”- Color Me Badd and a threeway duet between Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting. “One More Try”-George Michael and Timmy T “One”-U2 and Elton John, except Elton’s title includes “The” “Someone Like You”-Adele and Van Morrison “The Power of Love”-Celine Dion, Jennifer Rush, Huey Lewis and the News, Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Because”-The Beatles and Dave Clark Five ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/46 "2015-11-09T23:01:47Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > “One More Try”-George Michael and Timmy T And the Rolling Stones. ---
**Author:** ![chancetx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@chancetx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chancetx)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/47 "2015-11-09T23:15:18Z")
“Head Over Heels” - The Go-Gos, Tears For Fears, ABBA, Accept, Midnight Oil, plenty of others ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/48 "2015-11-09T23:29:31Z")
> [@sqweels](#): > > > [@DfrntBreign](#): > > > > I just had this conversation with my brother. > > “Learning To Fly” - **Pink Floyd** and **Tom Petty** > > And also one by Emerson, Lake , and Powel (yes, _Powel_). No, it’s [Powell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_Powell) (two L’s). There’s also “Learn to Fly” by Foo Fighters. Iron Maiden has recorded three songs that share the same title as Bruce Dickinson’s solo songs: “The Wicker Man”, “The Alchemist”, and “The Man of Sorrows”. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/49 "2015-11-09T23:36:51Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > There’s also “Learn to Fly” by Foo Fighters. And another by Procol Harum. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/50 "2015-11-09T23:40:22Z")
Ha! I was about to object to the OP not including Rhianna in the listing of “Stay” artists, but the song wasn’t out in '07. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/51 "2015-11-09T23:59:12Z")
In 8 years, no one has mentioned two hits from 1980: [9 to 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_%28Sheena_Easton_song%29) by Sheena Easton and [9 to 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_%28Dolly_Parton_song%29) by Dolly Parton. (The former was a British song renamed as “Morning Train” in the US to avoid the confusion.) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/52 "2015-11-10T00:29:57Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > “All For Love”- Color Me Badd and a threeway duet between Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting. > > “One More Try”-George Michael and Timmy T > “One”-U2 and Elton John, except Elton’s title includes “The” > “Someone Like You”-Adele and Van Morrison > “The Power of Love”-Celine Dion, Jennifer Rush, Huey Lewis and the News, Frankie Goes to Hollywood > “Because”-The Beatles and Dave Clark Five The Bee Gees also recorded a song called “One.” “Somebody to Love” by Queen and Jefferson Airplane. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/53 "2015-11-10T00:37:51Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > In 8 years, no one has mentioned two hits from 1980: [9 to 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_%28Sheena_Easton_song%29) by Sheena Easton and [9 to 5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_%28Dolly_Parton_song%29) by Dolly Parton. (The former was a British song renamed as “Morning Train” in the US to avoid the confusion.) In the U.S it was credited as Morning Train(9 to 5), though elsewhere it was Morning. Train. I wanted to mention it but was hesitant and you beat me to it. By the way they were both #1 singles in Spring 1981. In Canada the Easton song was known only as Morning Train. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/54 "2015-11-10T00:38:37Z")
Now that this thread has been resurrected, we can add **Hello** by Lionel Richie and Adele. ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/55 "2015-11-10T01:54:13Z")
“Bad Blood”- Neil Sedaka and Taylor Swift “I’m Your Man”- Leonard Cohen and Wham “Fame”- David Bowie and Lady Gaga ---
**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/56 "2015-11-10T01:55:13Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > The Bee Gees also recorded a song called “One.” > > “Somebody to Love” by Queen and Jefferson Airplane. Didn’t Three Dog Night also have a hit called “One”? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/57 "2015-11-10T03:48:12Z")
> [@Nema98](#): > > “Fame”- David Bowie and Lady Gaga And Irene Cara (theme song for the movie; if you’re going to get nitpicky, Cara’s song is officially “Fame\*\*!\*\*”, but I think it’s close enough. “Ship of Fools” - the Grateful Dead / Bruce Hornsby & the Range / World Party “Winds of Change” - Eric Burdon & the Animals / the Bee Gees / Jefferson Starship / the Scorpions ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/58 "2015-11-10T04:20:53Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > A"Ship of Fools" - the Grateful Dead / Bruce Hornsby & the Range / World Party Also Van der Graaf and the Doors. (Did Bruce Hornsby really do a “Ship of Fools” that wasn’t the Grateful Dead song? Where?) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/59 "2015-11-10T06:30:41Z")
“Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen and G. F. Handel… ---
**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427/60 "2015-11-10T06:59:12Z")
The song title “Magic” has been used for at least 20 different songs, including several which were hits: Pilot (1974) Olivia Newton-John (1980) The Cars (1984) Robin Thicke (2008) B.o.B with Rivers Cuomo (2010) Coldplay (2014) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-song-homonyms-same-title-different-songs/416427.md?page=4)