# The song does not remain the same: different songs with the same title \[game\]. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 10, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567 "2009-07-10T15:38:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/21 "2009-07-10T17:39:35Z")
> [@Sean\_Factotum](#): > > “Beautiful” - Carole King and The Go-Gos > “Magic” - Ben Folds Five and Bruce Springsteen > “Forever Young” - Rod Stewart and The Pretenders > “Do It Again” - The Kinks, The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson, and Matthew Sweet > “Help Me” - Joni Mitchell, Concrete Blonde, and Oingo Boingo “Beautiful”–also Christina Aguilera and Snoop Dog “Magic” – also Pilot and the Cars “Forever Young” – also Bob Dylan “Do It Again” – also Steely Dan “Help Me” – also Sonny Boy Williamson ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/22 "2009-07-10T17:39:53Z")
> [@Sean\_Factotum](#): > > “Jane” - Ben Folds Five and Barenaked Ladies And Jefferson Starship > [@Sean Factotum](#): > > “Magic” - Ben Folds Five and Bruce Springsteen And Olivia Newton-John. And the Cars. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/23 "2009-07-10T17:42:35Z")
A couple more that came to mind… “On the Road Again” Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson “Hold On” Ian Gomm/Triumph/Wilson Philips/En Vogue “Where Is The Love” Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway/Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake “S.O.S” ABBA/Rhianna “Runaway” Del Shannon/Jefferson Starship/Bon Jovi/Roxanne Shante ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/24 "2009-07-10T17:48:46Z")
> [@Sean\_Factotum](#): > > “4th of July” - X and Aimee Mann Also Soundgarden > [@](#): > > “She” - The Monkees and Hoodoo Gurus Also the Misfits > [@](#): > > “Do It Again” - The Kinks, The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson, and Matthew Sweet Also Steely Dan and Queens of the Stone Age ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/25 "2009-07-10T17:56:47Z")
Still more… “Words” The Monkees/The Bee Gees “It’s My Life” The Animals/Talk Talk [covered by No Doubt] “Talk Talk” The Music Machine/Talk Talk “Hurt” Timi Yuro [covered by Elvis Presley]/Nine Inch Nails [covered by Johnny Cash] “Separate Ways” Elvis Presley/Journey “Woman” Peter and Gordon/John Lennon “Bitch” The Rolling Stones/Meredith Brooks “Dreams” Fleetwood Mac/Van Halen “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley/Whitney Houston “Express Yourself” Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band/Madonna “Scorpio” Dennis Coffey/Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five “America” The cast of ‘West Side Story’/Simon and Garfunkel (I just know I’m not getting any work done this afternoon.) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/26 "2009-07-10T18:09:54Z")
“Do Re Mi” - Woody Guthrie, Rodgers & Hammerstein ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/27 "2009-07-10T18:25:03Z")
> [@Sean\_Factotum](#): > > Add Material Issue to the “Crazy” train And Seal. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/28 "2009-07-10T18:58:10Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > _Originally Posted by Fearless Leader View Post > I’m sure there’s a million of them, but just off the top of my head, “Angel” from Jack Johnson, Sarah McLaughlin and Shaggy._ > … and Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin and Aerosmith …And Eurythmics. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/29 "2009-07-10T19:08:18Z")
“Cherish” The Association/Madonna “Human Nature” Michael Jackson/Madonna “Over and Over” The Dave Clark Five/Madonna/Nelly & Tim McGraw “Deeper and Deeper” Freda Payne/Madonna “The Power of Love” Joe Simon/Huey Lewis and the News/Jennifer Rush [covered by Celine Dion] “Baby I Love You” The Ronnettes/Aretha Franklin “Summertime” George & Ira Gershwin/DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince “Crazy Love” Van Morrison/Poco “Suspicion” Terry Stafford/REM ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/30 "2009-07-10T19:48:51Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > “Hold On” Ian Gomm/Triumph/Wilson Philips/En Vogue And Yes. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/31 "2009-07-10T19:56:09Z")
Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion Some additions: [ul] [li]“I Need You”, add America[/li][li]“Jump”, add the Pointer Sisters. It even came out later in the same year as Van Halen’s song.[/li][li]“The One”, add Elton John[/li][li]“Jane”, add Jefferson Starship[/li][/ul] And before anybody mentions it, Peter Schilling’s “Major Tom” pairing with David Bowie’s song doesn’t count because David Bowie’s version is called “Space Oddity”. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/32 "2009-07-10T19:56:58Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > “Hold On” Ian Gomm/Triumph/Wilson Philips/En Vogue > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > And Yes. And Sarah Maclachlan. ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/33 "2009-07-10T19:58:23Z")
“Fire” Jimi Hendrix/The Crazy World of Arthur Brown/The Ohio Players/The Pointer Sisters “War” Edwin Starr/Bob Marley ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/34 "2009-07-10T21:12:56Z")
“Again” Mel Torme/Lenny Kravitz “Let’s Dance” Chris Montez/David Bowie “Poison” Alice Cooper/Bel Biv Devoe “Heartbreaker” Pat Benatar/Dionne Warwick “Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis Presley/Bobby Brown “All Around The World” Little Richard/The Jam “Candy” Johnny Mercer/Iggy Pop/Mandy Moore “Rock the Boat” The Hues Corporation/Aaliyah “Miss You” The Rolling Stones/Aaliyah “I’m Free” The Rolling Stones/The Who “Family Affair” Sly and the Family Stone/Mary J. Blige “Me, Myself and I” De La Soul/Beyonce “Heaven” Talking Heads/Bryan Adams/Warrant/Los Lonely Boys “My Love” Petulia Clark/Paul McCartney/Justin Timberlake “Sara” Fleetwood Mac/Starship “Let Me Go” Heaven 17/Three Doors Down “Because of You” Tony Bennett/Kelly Clarkson “Learning to Fly” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers/Pink Floyd “The Show Must Go On” Pink Floyd/Queen “Somebody to Love” Jefferson Airplane/Queen ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/35 "2009-07-10T21:25:29Z")
Bad Reputation by Joan Jett, Thin Lizzy, and Sammy Hagar ---
**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:** [July 10, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/36 "2009-07-10T21:33:06Z")
“Someday”–Mariah Carey, The Strokes, piece-of-shit Sugar Ray “Right Here, Right Now”–Jesus Jones, Fatboy Slim ---
**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:** [July 10, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/37 "2009-07-10T23:51:56Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > How Deep is Your Love - Andy Gibb/Keith Sweat The one you list as Andy Gibb’s was actually recorded by his brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. the Bee Gees. “Wild Thing” – The Troggs/Tone-Loc “Don’t Stop” – Fleetwood Mac/The Rolling Stones ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/38 "2009-07-11T01:27:01Z")
“Heartbreaker” Led Zepplin Grand Funk Nantucket Pat Benatar Can’t say I am familiar with the Dionne Warwick version ---
**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:** [July 11, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567/39 "2009-07-11T04:06:19Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > “Cherish” The Association/Madonna > “Human Nature” Michael Jackson/Madonna > “Over and Over” The Dave Clark Five/Madonna/Nelly & Tim McGraw > “Deeper and Deeper” Freda Payne/Madonna > “The Power of Love” Joe Simon/Huey Lewis and the News/Jennifer Rush [covered by Celine Dion] > “Baby I Love You” The Ronnettes/Aretha Franklin > “Summertime” George & Ira Gershwin/DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince > “Crazy Love” Van Morrison/Poco > “Suspicion” Terry Stafford/REM Kool & the Gang also did a (terrible) song called “Cherish,” and Luther Vandross had a “The Power of Love.” ---
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> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > “Heartbreaker” > Led Zepplin > Grand Funk > Nantucket > Pat Benatar > Can’t say I am familiar with the Dionne Warwick version Doo doo doo doo doo not forget the Rolling Stones. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-does-not-remain-the-same-different-songs-with-the-same-title-game/502567.md?page=3)