# Song titles with opposite meanings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 24, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922 "2020-01-24T22:34:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/61 "2020-01-26T20:22:38Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I suppose we could follow this up with McCartney’s [The Back Seat Of My Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKsgckliB84). > [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > That’s excellent! If if there’s a song called “In The Trunk”, we can complete the cycle. Under My Wheels by Alice Cooper? j ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/62 "2020-01-26T20:28:52Z")
Hearts On Fire - Gram Parsons\* Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams j - - sorry, I have no idea who did the original! ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/63 "2020-01-26T20:37:50Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Hearts On Fire - Gram Parsons\* > Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Williams > > j > > - > - sorry, I have no idea who did the original! Neither do I! I have done some research in the past and still haven’t found the original recording or who did it in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/64 "2020-01-26T21:33:23Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Neither do I! I have done some research in the past and still haven’t found the original recording or who did it in the first place. [Here is video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYa49zkTD-E) from one of the two composers of the song, Walter Egan, where he talks about how Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris came to record it. I can find no record of The Flying Burrito Brothers having recorded it. The other composer is Tom Guidera. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/65 "2020-01-26T21:33:58Z")
_Blue Skies_ - by Irving Berlin (recorded by many) _Hurricane_\* - Bob Dylan - Yes, I know it’s not actually about a hurricane. The question is about song titles. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/66 "2020-01-26T21:56:17Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Neither do I! I have done some research in the past and still haven’t found the original recording or who did it in the first place. [The Hard Luck of Walter Egan](https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2014/08/hard-luck-walter-egan/): > [@](#): > > However, in 1972 country rock icons Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris opted to record “Hearts of Fire,” a song Egan wrote, for Parsons’ Grievous Angel. Scheduled for release in 1973, Angel was delayed when Parsons died of a drug overdose. The album would ultimately be regarded as one of the finest ever made, but it sold poorly and it lead to only a handful of session work gigs for Egan. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/67 "2020-01-26T21:57:18Z")
Yesterday - Beatles Tomorrow - various (_ **Annie** _ as an example) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/68 "2020-01-26T22:06:46Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > [The Hard Luck of Walter Egan](https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2014/08/hard-luck-walter-egan/): Thank you very much, much appreciated. I never had the idea to search for the songwriter, I had the impression that “Hearts On Fire” was another older and classic country duet Gram and Emmylou covered. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/69 "2020-01-26T23:42:11Z")
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack The Last Time I Saw Him - Diana Ross I Can’t Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar Slowpoke - Neil Young Cocktails For Two - Duke Ellington The Song of the Temperance Union - The Chad Mitchell Trio ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/70 "2020-01-27T00:52:45Z")
“Come Away With Me” Norah Jones “Get Away From Me” Nellie McKay ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/71 "2020-01-27T00:55:01Z")
“Honey Hush” by Albert Collins “Shout It Out Loud” by Kiss ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/72 "2020-01-27T01:02:47Z")
Alison Moyet: “Is this love?” The Beatles: “Real Love.” ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/73 "2020-01-27T01:03:45Z")
“Rocket in My Pocket” Little Feat “Spider in My Stew” Buster Benton * * * “Devil’s Haircut” by Beck “Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes” by Elvis Costello ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/74 "2020-01-27T04:21:14Z")
_Relax_ - Frankie Goes to Hollywood _Lively Up Yourself_ - Bob Marley and the Wailers ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/75 "2020-01-27T09:31:11Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > [Here is video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYa49zkTD-E) from one of the two composers of the song, Walter Egan, where he talks about how Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris came to record it. I can find no record of The Flying Burrito Brothers having recorded it. The other composer is Tom Guidera. > [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > [The Hard Luck of Walter Egan](https://www.portablepress.com/blog/2014/08/hard-luck-walter-egan/): Just outstanding, **AD**. Thanks! j ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/76 "2020-01-27T10:15:53Z")
“Enjoy Yourself”–the Specials “Put a Lid On It”–Squirrel Nut Zippers ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/77 "2020-01-27T13:42:39Z")
Captain and Tennille “Love Will Keep Us Together” Joy Division “Love Will Tear Us Apart” ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/78 "2020-01-27T15:30:43Z")
Up On The Roof - The Drifters A Song From Under The Floorboards - Magazine Heart Of The City - Nick Lowe Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys j ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/79 "2020-01-27T15:42:40Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > That’s excellent! If if there’s a song called “In The Trunk”, we can complete the cycle. At your service. The Tragically Hip - [Locked in the Trunk of My Car](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-WBZMRFFkU) ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922/80 "2020-01-27T15:50:23Z")
[No Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVn6b7DdpA) - Blind Melon [The Rain Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeDylD8dV7U) - Paige and Plant [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-titles-with-opposite-meanings/846922.md?page=5)