# Your Songonyms **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 17, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710 "2022-02-17T23:25:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/21 "2022-02-18T12:30:12Z")
Of course, there’s “Our House” by Madness vs. by CSNY. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oXA6CLTDekw/maxresdefault.jpg "Madness - Our House") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXA6CLTDekw) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aunVlekXjkE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-DoACuAiKAgwIABABGGUgYShbMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCx45QJNz5BhMIQg15hh16aMpKl-w "Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young - Our House (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aunVlekXjkE) You can place the flowers in the vahz yourself; I prefer the former. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/22 "2022-02-18T13:14:51Z")
Contrast and compare … [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vlQ9O0HzfPc/maxresdefault.jpg "Ramones - "Ramona" - Rocket to Russia") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlQ9O0HzfPc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-_w-Ai5AyJg/hqdefault.jpg "David Whitfield - Ramona (1961)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_w-Ai5AyJg) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/23 "2022-02-18T13:26:28Z")
A Girl Like You - Wolfgang Press [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/g1EW-mBQDgQ/maxresdefault.jpg "The Wolfgang Press - A Girl Like You (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1EW-mBQDgQ) A Girl Like You - Edwyn Collins [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6oqJ0JpMj6I/maxresdefault.jpg "Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oqJ0JpMj6I) A Girl Like You - The Smithereens [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5LwjD8z2mOg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeAoAChgKKAgwIABABGF0gXShdMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAeA-bNe5WnWDLep3_KOfHz5UUqQg "The Smithereens - A Girl Like You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LwjD8z2mOg) ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/24 "2022-02-18T14:18:46Z")
Wow, Pink Floyd has a lot of these. And I’ll add another. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here - Incubus ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/25 "2022-02-18T14:30:34Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > There’s _Changes_ by Bowie > > and _Changes_ by Sugar And the beautiful Changes by Phil Ochs. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rlVfVBFdMaM/hqdefault.jpg "Phil Ochs - Changes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlVfVBFdMaM) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/26 "2022-02-18T15:07:33Z")
I still think it’s bizarre that two unrelated songs have this title: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/q3YsB-4rxFU/maxresdefault.jpg "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3YsB-4rxFU) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ioPRCwpB1Ak/maxresdefault.jpg "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioPRCwpB1Ak) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/27 "2022-02-18T16:00:30Z")
**Don’t Bring Me Down** Electric Light Orchestra: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/z9nkzaOPP6g/maxresdefault.jpg "Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9nkzaOPP6g) The Animals: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZdIvqfsXQqg/maxresdefault.jpg "Don't Bring Me Down Animals FULL SONG ReEdit STEREO ReMix HiQ Hybrid JARichardsFilm") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdIvqfsXQqg) The Pretty Things: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mMON9beHcio/hqdefault.jpg "The Pretty Things - Don't Bring me Down in True STEREO") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMON9beHcio) Sia: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dvK_PIZ7A8s/maxresdefault.jpg "Don't Bring Me Down") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvK_PIZ7A8s) All very different songs. I prefer the Sia song marginally over ELO. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/28 "2022-02-18T16:35:58Z")
“The Power of Love”. You know, that song from 1984. By Frankie Goes to Hollywood… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WtdRv6GT9Zg/maxresdefault.jpg "Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtdRv6GT9Zg) …or by Jennifer Rush… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/b_zHQ6kFuQ0/maxresdefault.jpg "Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love (Official Video) (VOD)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_zHQ6kFuQ0) …or by Huey Lewis & the News. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wBl2QGAIx1s/maxresdefault.jpg "Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of Love (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBl2QGAIx1s) That one. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/29 "2022-02-18T16:42:25Z")
Don’t forget Celine Dion’s _Power of Lurve_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Y8HOfcYWZoo/maxresdefault.jpg "Céline Dion - The Power Of Love (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8HOfcYWZoo) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/30 "2022-02-18T16:44:25Z")
That’s a cover of the Jennifer Rush one. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/31 "2022-02-18T16:50:24Z")
Rachael Yamagata wrote a song with the same title. A bouncy little pop thing with some jazzy horns on the back end. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hibywoUvJl8/maxresdefault.jpg "I Want You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hibywoUvJl8) ---
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> [@hogarth](#): > > Godspell’s “Day By Day” vs. Doug & The Slugs’ “Day By Day”. I think they’re both good, but not great. I’ll add The Hooters song for comparison [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/91G8E0SoiBM/maxresdefault.jpg "The Hooters - Day by Day") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91G8E0SoiBM) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/33 "2022-02-18T16:56:51Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > That’s a cover of the Jennifer Rush one. D’oh! So it is. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/34 "2022-02-18T17:06:16Z")
Some powerhouses. Queen - “Somebody to Love” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kijpcUv-b8M/hqdefault.jpg "Queen - Somebody To Love (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kijpcUv-b8M) Jefferson Airplane - “Somebody to Love” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/a-C9pUGszsw/maxresdefault.jpg "Jefferson Airplane - Somebody to Love (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-C9pUGszsw) Justin Bieber - “Somebody to Love” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bp5SRjnAjrw/maxresdefault.jpg "Somebody To Love") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp5SRjnAjrw) Of course I have to go with Grace Slick over everyone. Including The Bee Gees “To Love Somebody” ---
**Author:** ![SailorHG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SailorHG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SailorHG)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/35 "2022-02-18T17:08:19Z")
And can’t forget this one: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/omhNnvX3Sx0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDpUvu3RQII3GOXyLxBPyN2oWDRcg "Yes - Changes - Remastered [Lyrics in description]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omhNnvX3Sx0) Yes / Changes ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/36 "2022-02-18T17:38:44Z")
Per the OP (it helps to read those), my two songs… _ **Midnight Blue** _ - Melissa Manchester [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xQUnN-fZsHM/maxresdefault.jpg "Midnight Blue") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQUnN-fZsHM) _ **Midnight Blue** _ - Lou Gramm [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RIgv_uwKPvE/maxresdefault.jpg "Midnight Blue") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIgv_uwKPvE) I’ll give this one to Melissa. ---
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There must be a dozen songs called Rock And Roll. There’s that Led Zep thing, but I’ll go with the Velvets: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1Dahqz-R49I/maxresdefault.jpg "Rock And Roll (Full Length Version) (2015 Remastered)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dahqz-R49I) j ---
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Those are the same song. ---
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You forgot this one. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8X9PjUpWpLk/maxresdefault.jpg "THE YOUNG RASCALS - "A Girl Like You"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X9PjUpWpLk) ---
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> [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](#): > > I still think it’s bizarre that two unrelated songs have this title: (the title in question being The Night Has A Thousand Eyes) Along the same lines, who would have thought there would be two songs called Smoke On The Water? Red Foley for me. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PLSmj9G0cE0/hqdefault.jpg "SMOKE ON THE WATER by RED FOLEY (1944)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLSmj9G0cE0) j [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710.md?page=3)