# Songs Commonly Played back-to-back **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610 "2013-04-24T17:51:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/21 "2013-04-24T19:53:57Z")
INXS - _Need You Tonight_ and _Mediate_ ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/22 "2013-04-24T19:55:43Z")
> [@Rubixcube](#): > > Pink Floyd has several … > _Brain Damage_/_Eclipse_ Despite the two titles, that is really one song. They do not really work separately (though together they work brilliantly). Another dual-titled song that can’t really be separated into two without huge loss is _Won’t You Try_/_Saturday Afternoon_ from _Jefferson Airplane_’s album _After Bathing at Baxter’s_ (although it may not count as “commonly played”). Although there is a rhythmic change, lyrical and melodic motifs from the first “song” continue to be woven into the fabric of the second, so that it is really impossible to say where one ends and the other begins. _Helter Skelter_ and _Long, Long, Long_ on The Beatles’ White Album are, by contrast, quite distinct songs, but the segue between them, the sudden but seamless descent from the raucous noise of the first to the calm softness of the second, is terrific. If they aren’t commonly played together they should be. Another great segue is that between _China Cat Sunflower_ and _I Know You Rider_ on the _Grateful Dead_’s _Europe '72_. This is more of an instrumental bridge than a direct segue, but I think it is perhaps the best few seconds on the whole triple album. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/23 "2013-04-24T20:00:10Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Bleeding. > > Excuse me. > > _Bleeding._ > > Also: > > Crosby, Stills and Nash _Suite: Judy Blue Eyes/Marrakesh_ > > Simon and Garfunkel _A Hazy Shade of Winter/At the Zoo_ > > Reminder to DJs: if you’re not playing these pairs as a single track, you’re doing DJ’ing wrong, and need to turn in your turntables. JHC I got two out of the three wrong. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/24 "2013-04-24T20:02:03Z")
Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (both from _Hair_) - The 5rh Dimension ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/25 "2013-04-24T20:08:28Z")
> [@Rubixcube](#): > > _Space Intro_/_Fly Like an Eagle_ - Steve Miller Band Also “Threshold” and “Jet Airliner” by Steve Miller Band. It’s always exciting finding out which version of the latter the DJ plays: is it the one with the line “and I don’t want to get caught up in any of that funky kicks going down in the city?” Or is it the one with “…funky shit going down in the city?” ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/26 "2013-04-24T20:10:25Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band / With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles Are you sure you don’t mean Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) / A Day In the Life ? 😉 ETA: dammit, I hate it when I forget to refresh before posting! ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/27 "2013-04-24T20:11:17Z")
Ziggy Stardust/Suffragette City – David Bowie ---
**Author:** ![doverpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@doverpro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doverpro)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/28 "2013-04-24T20:29:21Z")
ZZ Top: _Waiting for the Bus/Jesus Just Left Chicago_ ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/29 "2013-04-24T20:48:55Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > Ziggy Stardust/Suffragette City – David Bowie And of course, from the same album, “Stone Love”/“Moonage Daydream”. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/30 "2013-04-24T21:19:42Z")
Falling In And Out Of Love With You / Amie - Pure Prairie League Rambling On My Mind / Have You Ever Loved A Woman? - Eric Clapton ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/31 "2013-04-24T21:27:51Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > [ > _Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?_ - Soft Cell This wasn’t strictly speaking two songs played back to back. It’s a single mix comprising the two songs. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/32 "2013-04-24T21:41:13Z")
Your move/ I’ve seen all good people. Yes ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/33 "2013-04-24T21:50:31Z")
_This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ To Glide_ - The Kings _Devil With a Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly_ - Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels ---
**Author:** ![irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irritant)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/34 "2013-04-24T23:12:21Z")
Brain Stew/Jaded - Green Day. Usually. ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/35 "2013-04-24T23:39:26Z")
Devo had a few of these… Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA Timing X/Clockout ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/36 "2013-04-25T00:22:23Z")
> [@DonLogan](#): > > The Star-Spangled Banner / O Canada > > O Canada / The Star-Spangled Banner I love this answer. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/37 "2013-04-25T00:25:06Z")
_Another Nail In My Heart/ Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)_ by Squeeze. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/38 "2013-04-25T01:32:20Z")
Simon and Garfunkel: _Save the Life of my Child/America_ Jethro Tull: _Thick as a Brick, side 1/Thick as a Brick, side 2_ (or is that cheating?) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/39 "2013-04-25T04:26:05Z")
Bob Seger: Travelin’ Man / Beautiful Loser J. Geils Band: Whammer Jammer / Hard Drivin’ Man mmm ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-commonly-played-back-to-back/656610/40 "2013-04-25T04:49:34Z")
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