“I Can’t Quit You Babe” - Led Zeppelin
Sticking exclusively to songs that hit #1 on the Billboard charts:
“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” - BJ Thomas
“American Woman” - Guess Who
“The Long and Winding Road” - Beatles
“My Sweet Lord” - George Harrison
“Song Sung Blue” - Neil Diamond
“Ben” - Michael Jackson
“I Can See Clearly Now” - Johnny Nash
“I Am Woman” - Helen Reddy
“Me and Mrs.Jones” - Billy Paul
“You Are the Sunshine of My Life” - Stevie Wonder
“Touch Me in the Morning” - Diana Ross
“Angie” - Rolling Stones
“Sunshine on My Shoulders” - John Denver
“I Shot the Sheriff” - Eric Clapton
“Nothing From Nothing” - Billy Preston
“My Eyes Adored You” -Frankie Valli
“Lovin’ You” - Minnie Riperton
“Love Will Keep Us Together” -Captain & Tennille
“One of These Nights” - Eagles
“Fame” - David Bowie
“Jive Talkin’” - Bee Gees
“Welcome Back” - John Sebastian
“Blinded By the Light” - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
“Dear Prudence” from the Beatles and aptly [and creepily] covered by Siouxie and the Banshees.
“If I had $1,000,000” by Barenaked Ladies
“Baby, Please Don’t Go” - Every Band Ever.
Some classic oldies:
“Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie” by the Everly Brothers
“Good Golly, Miss Molly” by Little Richard
“Love Me Tender,” “Don’t,” and “Little Sister” by Elvis
“Maybellene” by Chuck Berry
Ooh and “I Got the Feeling” - James Brown
I think “Jingle Bells” depends on how the song was taught to you… I always sing “Dashing through the snow…” first.
Actually, the first one I thought of when I saw the thread title was “Knights In White Satin,” but I have no idea if that’s actually correct or not.
One of These Days, by Pink Floyd (you’ve got to listen for it)
She - Green Day ![]()
Brass in Pocket - Pretenders (OK, the first line is Got brass in pocket. I’m calling it close enough.)
Mr Moonlight - probably best known as a Beatles cover
First line is, “I know a gal who’s always late”. LOVE Louis!
Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home
"Sunny came home to her favorite room…’
“Nona,” By Motley Crue. The full lyrics are “Nona, I’m out of my head without you” repeated over and over.
“I Want Action” by Poison.
Kind of a clever twist on this is “My Wife”, by the Who – the first line rhymes (intentionally) with the title. (“My life’s in jeopardy”)
“Mustang Sally” - Wilson Pickett
Leonard Cohan-It Seems So Long Ago Nancy
More Xmas ones:
Froty the Snowman
Silent Night
Joy To The World
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
**Wilco **has a bunch… the ones I can think of:
She’s a Jar
Far, Far Away
Theologians
Impossible Germany
One by One
You and I
Dash 7
Hoodoo Voodoo
On and On and On
Was I In Your Dreams?
Off of their latest CD, Cowboys by Counting Crows.
Ramones:
Beat On The Brat
Judy Is A Punk
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
I Remember You
Now I Wanna Be a Good Boy
I Don’t Care
We’re a Happy Family
Do You Wanna Dance? (Originally “Do You Want to Dance?” by Bobby Freeman)
I Wanna Be Well (starts with a “yeah”)
Why Is It Always This Way? (starts with a “hey, hey, hey”)
I’m Against It (starts with “well”)
Questioningly
She’s the One (starts with a “yeah yeah”)
Danny Says
She’s a Sensation
Come On Now" (starts with a “yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah”)
Sitting in My Room
Psycho Therapy
Time Has Come Today (Originally by The Chambers Brothers)
I’m Not Afraid of Life
Humankind
Endless Vacation
Somebody Put Something in My Drink (starts with an extra “somebody”)
I Lost My Mind