# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/41 "2022-02-18T18:01:08Z")
Art Blakey : Moanin’ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uKOoxgI_xfQ/hqdefault.jpg "Moanin' - Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Live") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKOoxgI_xfQ) Charles Mingus : Moanin’ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/__OSyznVDOY/hqdefault.jpg "Charles Mingus - Moanin'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__OSyznVDOY) I slightly prefer the latter. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/42 "2022-02-18T18:08:33Z")
David Bowie - “Modern Love” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HivQqTtiHVw/maxresdefault.jpg "David Bowie - Modern Love (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HivQqTtiHVw) Peter Gabriel - “Modern Love” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FDjJpmt-wzg/maxresdefault.jpg "Peter Gabriel - Modern Love") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDjJpmt-wzg) ---
**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, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/43 "2022-02-18T18:14:58Z")
Everyone knows the Mariah Carey song. It’s unavoidable from Thanksgiving to 5 days after Christmas. But a New Orleans-based band called Vince Vance & The Valiants recorded a song with the same title 5 years earlier. I think I like their song better. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lwkVi35mLHo/maxresdefault.jpg "Vince Vance & The Valiants - All I Want For Christmas Is You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwkVi35mLHo) ---
**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, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/44 "2022-02-18T18:21:35Z")
High Hopes (Frank Sinatra): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/A_HvBDorpzE/maxresdefault.jpg "High Hopes (Remastered)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_HvBDorpzE) High Hopes (Panic! At the Disco): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IPXIgEAGe4U/maxresdefault.jpg "Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPXIgEAGe4U) High Hopes (Pink Floyd): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lku1fP-LszI/maxresdefault.jpg "High Hopes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lku1fP-LszI) ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/45 "2022-02-18T18:28:21Z")
Pere Ubu has often re-used classic song titles for their own work. Their discography includes titles like “Blue Velvet” “Drinking Wine Spodyody” (they changed the spelling for that one) and “Sentimental Journey.” ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/46 "2022-02-18T18:35:03Z")
A Place in the Sun - Michael Burgess [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lVTcvrCgYsk/maxresdefault.jpg "Michael Burgess - A Place In the Sun") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVTcvrCgYsk) A Place in the Sun - Stevie Wonder [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W8lVPMWLCBQ/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEnCOADEOgC8quKqQMb8AEB-AH-BIAC6AKKAg0IABABGIwBIFEoFTAP&rs=AOn4CLBRRLt3gh0HzokCpCyOyhqtgG1hXg "A Place In the Sun - Stevie Wonder (with lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8lVPMWLCBQ) The late Michael Burgess was a sweet-voiced Canadian singer who gained my following after I saw him on stage as Jean Valjean in the original Toronto production of “Les Miserables”. In 1997, he released his first album, “A Place in the Sun”, and the title song was prominently featured in the promo, leading me to buy the album. I really like the buildup leading to the crescendo at the end of the song. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/47 "2022-02-18T18:53:46Z")
The Cars - _Drive_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xuZA6qiJVfU/maxresdefault.jpg "The Cars - Drive (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZA6qiJVfU) R.E.M. - _Drive_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-UE7tXDKIus/hqdefault.jpg "R.E.M. - Drive (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UE7tXDKIus) tiktok tiktok ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/48 "2022-02-18T19:07:30Z")
The Escape Club “Wild Wild West” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6vE5ewvxdfo/maxresdefault.jpg "The Escape Club - Wild Wild West (1988)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vE5ewvxdfo) Kool Moe Dee “Wild Wild West” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/auhwI00iKWg/maxresdefault.jpg "Kool Moe Dee - Wild Wild West") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auhwI00iKWg) ---
**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, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/49 "2022-02-18T19:25:36Z")
_ **Jump** _ - Pointer Sisters [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mZmC_QOuZns/maxresdefault.jpg "Jump (Original Mix)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZmC_QOuZns) _ **Jump** _ - Van Halen [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SwYN7mTi6HM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGMBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgWyhGMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBEkugRjhHZQYhWieNk8VKu6pK7zA "Van Halen - Jump (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwYN7mTi6HM) Can’t choose. I like them both. ---
**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, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/50 "2022-02-18T19:28:51Z")
If your name is Diane, you have your choice of songs: by Trip Shakespeare… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8v59iykZBww/maxresdefault.jpg "Diane") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v59iykZBww) Material Issue… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XjnNERIy0HI/maxresdefault.jpg "Material Issue - Diane") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjnNERIy0HI) The Dons… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0f3-pvCT2H0/maxresdefault.jpg "Diane") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f3-pvCT2H0) and a near miss by Fleetwood Mac [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/plwjBKk8y_s/maxresdefault.jpg "Oh Diane (2016 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plwjBKk8y_s) ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/51 "2022-02-18T19:33:48Z")
I have three Magic songs I like: The Cars Olivia Newton-John Pilot Of the three I like The Cars song best (my favorite group) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/52 "2022-02-18T20:23:39Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > Per the OP (it helps to read those), my two songs… > > _ **Midnight Blue** _ - Melissa Manchester > > _ **Midnight Blue** _ - Lou Gramm Too bad you had to restrict yourself to only two songs; otherwise you could have included this gem from the Japanese cartoon “Patlabor” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/G8VDPcZjJXQ/hqdefault.jpg "Midnight Blue - Patlabor full ending") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8VDPcZjJXQ) ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/53 "2022-02-18T20:41:58Z")
What about Lou Bonnevie’s version of “Heartbreaker” as featured in _A.D. Police?_ [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmzgt0yLU-0) Also, “Loverboy” sings a song called “Jump”, too. They _still_ rock after all these years (and after losing their original bass player in a mysterious boating disappearance). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tz7MVJsivI8/maxresdefault.jpg "Loverboy - Jump (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz7MVJsivI8) ---
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And Husker Du too. ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/55 "2022-02-18T23:00:11Z")
Wow… I totally expected that _Patlabor_ song to be the City Pop “Midnight Blue” by Megumi Hayashibara, and it’s _not!_ Her song _does_ show up as an ending theme in _Slayers_, but that’s not where I know it from. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TEiH-ppzSgI/hqdefault.jpg "Midnight slayers ending") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEiH-ppzSgI) ELO also recorded a song called “Midnight Blue” for their 1979 album _Discovery_ (“Disco? _Very!_”). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/f38qG3Aeb-A/maxresdefault.jpg "Electric Light Orchestra - Midnight Blue (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f38qG3Aeb-A) ---
**Author:** ![psiekier](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psiekier/32/116_2.png) [@psiekier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psiekier)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/56 "2022-02-18T23:09:19Z")
Under “All Night Long”, we have: (of course) Lionel Richie [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nqAvFx3NxUM/maxresdefault.jpg "Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqAvFx3NxUM) Billy Squier [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9fsPBBZCrv4/hqdefault.jpg "Billy Squier - All Night Long") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fsPBBZCrv4) Rainbow [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XdknZ-Otj_U/maxresdefault.jpg "Rainbow - All Night Long") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdknZ-Otj_U) … and then Peter Frampton [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sbeHQCTnGJ8/hqdefault.jpg "Peter Frampton - All Night Long") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbeHQCTnGJ8) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/57 "2022-02-18T23:15:41Z")
Hank Williams - You Win Again Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again Bee Gees - You Win Again The latter two are fun pop songs, but the first is a Hank Williams classic, and not really much beats a Hank Williams classic, so I go for that. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ehmC6hVVdkM/maxresdefault.jpg "Hank Williams Sr... "You Win Again" 1952 (with Lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehmC6hVVdkM) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JCDWWiYVHjg/hqdefault.jpg "Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCDWWiYVHjg) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KZY9oYSSjFI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgYChRMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCmvz2DF2WAPkR1oVV1LQdvT38KZQ "Bee Gees - You Win Again (1987)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZY9oYSSjFI) ---
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After watching a lot of these videos I have to say that, Holy cow 4:3 sucks so much. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/59 "2022-02-18T23:26:13Z")
Thought of another pair: The Beach Boys - Do It Again Steely Dan - Do It Again I like both very much and cannot decide which is better. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Y-vMTAzfNOA/maxresdefault.jpg "Do It Again (Remastered 2001)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-vMTAzfNOA) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jmdiKePVUy8/maxresdefault.jpg "Do It Again") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmdiKePVUy8) ETA: I just noticed again that “Can’t Buy A Thrill” has one of the ugliest cover of a great album. But that’s a thought for another thread… ---
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Here’s a famous pair. “The End”, by: The Doors [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VScSEXRwUqQ/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgVChTMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAloX2HIG_EuDC8kll8V2MrxR_GAA "The Doors - The End") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VScSEXRwUqQ) And the Beatles [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oV8PSj-hQvw/hqdefault.jpg "The Beatles - The End") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV8PSj-hQvw) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710.md?page=4)