# The 'You Can't Copyright A Song Title Game' Progressive Edition Volume: 1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 17, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942 "2003-10-17T05:25:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/1 "2003-10-17T05:25:21Z")
In honor of **Flamsterette\_X** ’s [_Song Title Game_](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192046) which has been running in MPSIMS since (believe it or not) June 19, 2003 (Wow! 4 months) here’s a game of a slightly different breed for Cafe’ Society Denizens. My theory: The reason the aforementioned game has had such a long run in the ‘Mundane’ forum is because its E’s. I wonder if the regulars of this forum can keep this thread going more than a couple days…it’s a little more challenging. The **‘You Can’t Copyright A Song Title Game’**. (It’s true. You simply can’t copyright a song title. If you or a member of your garage band wants to name the newest song you wrote Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, be my guest. It’s not all that original a title, there’s nothing legally stopping you from doing so). The rules? Simple. Post one song title and the (2 or more) artist **s** who performed them, from one of the artists in the preceding post. The one caveat: The 1st artist you pick has to be in the last post in the thread and has to share a (non-cover) song title with the 2nd artist you come up with. To begin: Song Title: \*\*Fire Artists: Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, The Ohio Players, Prodigy and U2. (Note: No covers. All 5 are unique / different songs that share a title) So there you have it. Anyone game? Select any 1 of the 5 artists listed and pair it with another artist of your choice that has a (non-cover) song title in common with them. Still Confused?For Example: The Next Poster could select the song title Ohio, by both The Ohio Players, The Utah Saints and Crosby Stills Nash & Young. The poster after that could select CSNY & Madness, who both did a different song entitled ‘Our House’. Etc., Etc. Etc. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/2 "2003-10-17T05:43:39Z")
Some people know way too much about music. My god. Rock on. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/3 "2003-10-17T05:51:39Z")
One: U2, Metallica, Three Dog Night ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/4 "2003-10-17T07:41:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tengu \* > \*\*One: U2, Metallica, Three Dog Night \*\* Gloria: U2, Laura Branigan ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/5 "2003-10-17T11:34:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Gloria: U2, Laura Branigan Satisfaction: Laura Branigan, Rolling Stones, Smokey Robinson, Benny Benassi ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/6 "2003-10-17T12:57:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Smapti \* > \*\*Satisfaction: Laura Branigan, Rolling Stones, Smokey Robinson, Benny Benassi \*\* A BIT of a cheat here… Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin & Pat Benatar: “Heartbreaker” I say a BIT of a cheat because the actual title of the Rolling Stones song is “Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker).” ---
**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:** [October 17, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/7 "2003-10-17T13:05:26Z")
**Brown Sugar** - Rolling Stones, John Mayall, Z.Z. Top ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/8 "2003-10-17T13:22:32Z")
**Delirious** - ZZ Top and Prince. ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_Pittiful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Brad\_Pittiful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brad_Pittiful)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/9 "2003-10-17T16:12:50Z")
i need you tonight - zztop and inxs ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/10 "2003-10-17T17:41:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Brad Pittiful \* > \*\*zztop and inxs \*\* Legs **ZZ Top, PJ Harvey & (I think) Art of Noise** ---
**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/11 "2003-10-17T20:46:43Z")
**"Joy"** PJ Harvey & the Sundays ---
**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/12 "2003-10-17T22:24:14Z")
The Wind PJ Harvey, Cat Stevens ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_Pittiful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Brad\_Pittiful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brad_Pittiful)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/13 "2003-10-17T22:31:49Z")
Ghost town - Cat Stevens…The Specials ---
**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/14 "2003-10-18T02:01:57Z")
**Rat Race** The Specials Bob Marley & the Wailers ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/15 "2003-10-18T02:10:55Z")
I Shot the Sheriff. Bob Marley and Eric Clapton. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/16 "2003-10-18T02:40:06Z")
Voiding: I Shot the Sherrif Replace with: _Ghost Town_ \*\*The Specials, Poco & Cheap Trick ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_Pittiful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Brad\_Pittiful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brad_Pittiful)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/17 "2003-10-18T04:17:13Z")
Angel Poco - Aerosmith ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/18 "2003-10-18T04:57:53Z")
Dream On - Aerosmith, Depeche Mode, Herman’s Hermits ---
**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/19 "2003-10-18T06:16:00Z")
Shine Depeche Mode, Collective Soul ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/20 "2003-10-18T07:41:40Z")
Breathe: Collective Soul, The Cult, Pink Floyd [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942.md?page=2)