# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/41 "2003-10-21T01:03:13Z")
Well, technically, the Ramones song is titled “We’re A Happy Family”, but if the OP writer is letting it slide… **She’s the One** Ramones and Bruce Springsteen. ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/42 "2003-10-21T05:42:32Z")
“My Hometown” Springsteen and Ryan Adams. ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/43 "2003-10-21T05:57:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Treviathan \* > \*\*“My Hometown” > > Springsteen and Ryan Adams. \*\* **New York, New York** : Ryan Adams, Frank Sinatra, U2, Richard Ashcroft.\* - Okay, the latter two’s songs were titled simply “New York”. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/44 "2003-10-21T12:31:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jervoise \* > \*_ **New York, New York** : Ryan Adams, Frank Sinatra, U2, Richard Ashcroft._ > > - Okay, the latter two’s songs were titled simply “New York”. \*\* “Talk to Me” -Frank Sinatra, Stevie Nicks, Chico de Barge ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/45 "2003-10-21T13:02:28Z")
**I Did It My Way** - Frank Sinatra, Sex Pistols, Elvis, Jay-Z ---
**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 21, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/46 "2003-10-21T13:31:48Z")
Aren’t all those "My Way"s the same song? **This Town** - Frank Sinatra, the Go-Go’s, the Stranglers, Elvis Costello ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/47 "2003-10-21T14:42:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astorian \* > “Talk to Me” -Frank Sinatra, Stevie Nicks, Chico de Barge What? No Fiona (Flannagan) That song got so much airplay it’s burned into my brain. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biffy the Elephant Shrew \* > **"This Town - Frank Sinatra, the Go-Go’s, the Stranglers, Elvis Costello** _Peaches_ **The Stranglers** , **Captain Beefheart** , **R L Burnside** and **The _Lumps_ of the United Staes of America** ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/48 "2003-10-21T17:17:47Z")
**Supermodel** The P. of the USA, Jill Sobule, Juliana Hatfield, RuPaul ---
**Author:** ![DavisMcDavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dfb087/32.png) [@DavisMcDavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavisMcDavis)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/49 "2003-10-21T21:38:44Z")
**Nirvana** Juliana Hatfield, The Cult ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/50 "2003-10-22T00:44:33Z")
**Revolution** The Cult, The Beatles ooooh I just thought of another one **Misery** The Beatles, The Kinks, Green Day ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/51 "2003-10-22T00:50:47Z")
**Revolution** The Cult, The Beatles ooooh I just thought of another one **Misery** The Beatles, The Kinks, Green Day ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/52 "2003-10-22T01:33:33Z")
**Morning Song** - Kinks, Jewel ---
**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 22, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/53 "2003-10-22T01:49:55Z")
**I Need You** - The Kinks, the Beatles, the Who, America, Bob Marley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joan Armatrading, Eurythmics, Leann Rimes… ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/54 "2003-10-22T03:25:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JohnBckWLD \* > \*\*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.\*\* Wow… I didn’t know it had been going on that long, although it does have a lot of replies. Yes, the game is probably easy… but this game is challenging… both games are good. 🙂 I don’t think I have anything to add here at this point, but I’ll check back here later to see if I do. Cheers! F\_X ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/55 "2003-10-22T03:25:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JohnBckWLD \* > \*\*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.\*\* Wow… I didn’t know it had been going on that long, although it does have a lot of replies. Yes, the game is probably easy… but this game is challenging… both games are good. 🙂 I don’t think I have anything to add here at this point, but I’ll check back here later to see if I do. Cheers! F\_X ---
**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 22, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/56 "2003-10-22T03:43:43Z")
Born to Run Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bruce Springsteen ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/57 "2003-10-22T04:39:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Brad Pittiful \* > \*\*Born to Run > > Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bruce Springsteen \*\* “Reason to Believe” - Bruce Springsteen & Rod Stewart (both great songs… though I like Rod’s better) ---
**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 22, 2003, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/58 "2003-10-22T06:51:22Z")
Maggie Ma(e/y) Beatles, Rod Stewart ---
**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/59 "2003-10-22T13:47:39Z")
**Come Together** Beatles Macy Gray ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942/60 "2003-10-22T22:30:02Z")
**Tell Me Why** The Beatles, Neil Young, Elvis Presley, and Berlin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-cant-copyright-a-song-title-game-progressive-edition-volume-1/207942.md?page=4)