# Songs That Have Caused You to Press the "Repeat" Button Over and Over Again **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218 "2005-03-25T16:04:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/1 "2005-03-25T16:04:57Z")
I can remember times in my life when I simply fell in love with a song. I would press the “Repeat” button over and over and listen to the song non-stop. I don’t know how common this is but here are a few that I can remember…Please contribute your own. “Anna Begins” - Counting Crows “Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)” - Cowboy Junkies “Wild Horses” - The Sundays “Goodnight Georgie” - Clinic “Love Is Stronger Than Death” - The The “Sleepwalker” - The Wallflowers “One” - U2 “Book of Love” - Peter Gabriel “Catch” - The Cure “Dance With My Father” - Luther Vandross “Nessun Dorma” - Pavarotti singing “Con Te Partiro” - Andrea Bocelli ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/2 "2005-03-25T16:16:23Z")
“Troposphere” by Steve Burns ---
**Author:** ![bclouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bclouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bclouse)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/3 "2005-03-25T16:21:11Z")
I do this all the time. I fall in love with a song and just put it on repeat till infinity. Way too many to write down but a few favorites are: **Gimme Shelter** - The Rolling Stones **The Big Ship** - Brian Eno (Another Green World) **Third World Lover** - Kid Koala And Dynomite D (Bombay the Hard Way, Vol. 2: Electric Vindaloo) **Broken Heart** - Spiritualized (live version from Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997, not the studio version) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/4 "2005-03-25T16:25:29Z")
Two days ago, it was the wonderful **The Hanging Tree** by Marty Robbins. Had to wait until everyone else in the office left before I could though, since I’m sure it would have otherwise driven them nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Stonebow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/5 "2005-03-25T16:34:22Z")
Hmmm…recently, it has been \*\*Simple and Clean \*\* (the American cover of it)…better known as the theme song for Kingdom Hearts 2 **I Need a Hero** , by Bonnie Tyler **Real Emotion** , from Final Fantasy X-2…the way it dips in and out of English is strangely compelling. No, I’m not proud of any of these. ---
**Author:** ![bauble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@bauble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bauble)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/6 "2005-03-25T16:34:51Z")
Let’s see…here’s some of the songs I can’t help repeating when they come up (from the CD I’ve currently got in the car): “The Things I Didn’t Say” by Dr. Hook (actually, most of their Sloppy Seconds album) “Only Women Bleed” by Alice Cooper “Never Been Any Reason” by Head East “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley “Going Down to Texas” by Shel Silverstein “I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You” by Tom Waits “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procul Harem “My Ride’s Here” by Warren Zevon “Keep Me In Your Heart For A While” by Warren Zevon “Numb As A Statue” by Warren Zevon “Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead” by Warren Zevon “Mr. Bad Example” by Warren Zevon ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/7 "2005-03-25T16:39:14Z")
Recently I’ve fallen in love with the CD [Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs of Stephen Foster,](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002M64Z6/ref=wl_it_dp/102-0835110-0276156?%5Fencoding=UTF8&coliid=IGKBS7I0PHPMW&v=glance&colid=3NJE13P4N4YY4) a contemporary tribute to Foster. The two songs that I tend to hit the replay button most often for are “Hard Times Come Again No More” (Mavis Staples) and"Old Folks at Home" (David Ball). This is an amazing CD with some surprises from artists you love, plus an introduction to some artists you didn’t yet know you loved. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/8 "2005-03-25T16:55:01Z")
[This thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=307859) got me thinking that I wanted the Clash’s “Clash City Rockers” in my iPod. I just downloaded it from iTunes this morning and listened to it four times (but not all consecutively) during my commute. This is the song that made me hate the Clash when they first came out because it was such a blatant rip-off of the Who. (I got better. Or they did. Or something.) Never noticed before that there are actually bells during the “bells of old Bowie” section. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/9 "2005-03-25T17:15:28Z")
Lately it’s been Moby’s cover of New Order’s **Temptation**. Beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/10 "2005-03-25T17:24:18Z")
Lately, it’s been “Halleluia” by the Reeltime Travelers. Great slow bluegrass. One night last week I must have listened to it ten times in a row. Beautiful. Others that have occupied that spot for me in the (more or less) recent past: “Hate to Say I Told You So” by the Hives “Miss Independent” by Kelly Clarkson (shut up!) “We’re an American Band” by Grand Funk Railroad “Queen of Hearts” by Juice Newton (see two lines up) “Hello Operator” by the White Stripes ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/11 "2005-03-25T17:26:12Z")
“Jesus of Suburbia” - Green Day. Yes, I repeat a nine inute long song. It’s just that good. ---
**Author:** ![Winnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/12 "2005-03-25T17:30:08Z")
**Somebody to Love** by Queen **Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain** by Willie Nelson **Master of Puppets** by Metallica **I Got a Name** by Jim Croce **Angry Young Man** by Billy Joel ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/13 "2005-03-25T17:30:14Z")
When I find a song I really like, I’ll listen to it on repeat four or five times. Some songs I currently listen to like this: “Alive” by Ima Robot “Mr. Brightside” by the Killers “The Promise” by When in Rome “Baby, Can You Dig Your Man?” by Self “How We Know” by the Thermals Anything from Doolittle (Pixies) or Slanted and Enchanted (Pavement). These are probably my two favorite albums ever but I’ve been exceptionally obsessed with them lately. Also, all the Jonathan Richman songs I’ve been able to (legally!) download I’ve been listening to on repeat. I can’t wait until I can afford one of his albums for real. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/14 "2005-03-25T17:36:49Z")
“Good Intentions” - by Toad the Wet Sprocket In fact, the entire album, “In Light Syrup” gets played over and over and over, sometimes on random, sometimes in order. It is absolutely wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/15 "2005-03-25T17:49:49Z")
Sabbra Caddabra, by Black Sabbath ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/16 "2005-03-25T18:03:06Z")
Depends what I have on CD vs. cassettes. Because of a “most beautiful” song ever thread here, I listen to “A Rainy Night in Soho” by The Pogues again and again. That’s after repeating “Fairytale of New York” a couple of times. One worth rewinding the cassette for is “If I Were You” by Collin Raye. And I have “Marching to Zion” by Amy Grant on CD for easy repeatage (it’s the drum and bugleness at the end that I love). And the finale of Les Miz. I usually have to train myself to stop listening as much (OK, this is the last time, I promise) or I will OD on the song and lose the magic. I came pretty close on “All I Want is You” by U2. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/17 "2005-03-25T18:07:19Z")
“Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls “Inner Universe” by Yoko Kanno, though I love the entire soundtrack…er, aside from Yakitori. Also a “Real Emotion” fan–I have 6 different media files of it. ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/18 "2005-03-25T18:07:40Z")
“Bombs Over Baghdad” by Outkast. This is also my favorite getting ready to go out song. ---
**Author:** ![CatsCradle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cab0a1/32.png) [@CatsCradle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatsCradle)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/19 "2005-03-25T18:18:10Z")
For me it’s **High and Dry** - Radiohead **Regret** - New Order **You and I Both** - Jason Mraz **Call Me Mellow** - Tears for Fears **Why Can’t I** - Liz Phair **Hands Clean** - Alanis Morrisette **Throw it All Away** - Toad the Wet Sprocket **6th Avenue Heartache** - The Wallflowers **Talk Shows on Mute** - Incubus My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne. Does my Straight Dope membership get revoked? ---
**Author:** ![Bojangles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Bojangles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bojangles)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218/20 "2005-03-25T18:25:30Z")
> [@continuity eror](#): > > \ > > Also, all the Jonathan Richman songs I’ve been able to (legally!) download I’ve been listening to on repeat. I can’t wait until I can afford one of his albums for real. Country Store and Since She Started with Horses: Played to death, resurrected, played to death again, resurrected again… etc. The man’s a genius - and those that think so are in very short supply it seems. Maybe it’s just me! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-have-caused-you-to-press-the-repeat-button-over-and-over-again/296218.md?page=2)