# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/81 "2022-02-19T04:31:29Z")
Not _exactly_ the same title, but I think a little leeway is warranted. _Be My Yoko Ono_, by Barenaked Ladies: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k5YIJ1pZEBc/hqdefault.jpg "Barenaked Ladies - Be My Yoko Ono (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5YIJ1pZEBc) _Be My Yoko_, by the Bobs: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BUq8_-S_3-U/maxresdefault.jpg "Be My Yoko") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUq8_-S_3-U) _I Won’t Be Your Yoko Ono_, by Dar Williams: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TinkctDzsNo/maxresdefault.jpg "I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TinkctDzsNo) I think I give this one to BNL. ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/82 "2022-02-19T04:41:02Z")
I swear these guys performed this with Benny Hill on his show in the 80’s! Sailor - Girls Girls Girls [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UPGiLsdWZdo/hqdefault.jpg "Sailor - Girls Girls Girls 1976") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPGiLsdWZdo) Not to be confused with Mötley Crüe! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/d2XdmyBtCRQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Mötley Crüe - Girls Girls Girls (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2XdmyBtCRQ) ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/83 "2022-02-19T04:44:31Z")
I almost feel like we should exclude songs that only have one word for a title… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ntG50eXbBtc/maxresdefault.jpg "Spandau Ballet - Gold (HD Remastered)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntG50eXbBtc) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q5_47eLxb8o/maxresdefault.jpg "Sir Sly - Gold") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5_47eLxb8o) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WJI7Hlo5zxY/maxresdefault.jpg "Trixie Mattel - Gold (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJI7Hlo5zxY) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/84 "2022-02-19T04:54:46Z")
_9 to 5_, by Dolly Parton: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UbxUSsFXYo4/maxresdefault.jpg "Dolly Parton - 9 To 5") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxUSsFXYo4) _9 to 5 (Morning Train)_, by Sheena Easton: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/S_3vZYOYNYU/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgWSgyMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDtUyMGn74XTCl4eZ3s1K4XbiDyXw "Sheena Easton - 9 to 5 (Morning Train) - Official Music Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_3vZYOYNYU) C’mon, we all know this one goes to Dolly. ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/85 "2022-02-19T04:57:53Z")
Cyndi Lauper sang this song “Hole in My Heart”; I remember it was on the soundtrack to her movie _Vibes_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hP9b4zlO2cU/maxresdefault.jpg "Cyndi Lauper - Hole in My Heart") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP9b4zlO2cU) … but I heard a more recent song with the same title that I also liked. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CeniTRybFNA/hqdefault.jpg "Secrecies - Hole In My Heart (Official Album Visuals)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeniTRybFNA) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/86 "2022-02-19T05:02:51Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > …ineffable Pablo Cruise. They played a lot in my local area, and I’m pretty sure they got effed plenty. ---
**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 19, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/87 "2022-02-19T05:09:10Z")
I didn’t think about it until I lined these two up: Bon Jovi [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mh8MIp2FOhc/maxresdefault.jpg "Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh8MIp2FOhc) … and the Rembrandts [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RCaEvjWtI9I/hqdefault.jpg ""We're the millers?" post credits scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCaEvjWtI9I) ---
**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 19, 2022, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/88 "2022-02-19T05:18:49Z")
Steve Miller … [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8Gkg3Ck37k0/maxresdefault.jpg "Steve Miller Band - Jungle Love 1977") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gkg3Ck37k0) … vs. Morris Day and The Time [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N2FPQvwhSDY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gEygVMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBU3nKo1A_phbvi6Xpm4sQiHDNmjA "Morris Day and The Time - Jungle Love (HQ)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2FPQvwhSDY) ---
**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 19, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/89 "2022-02-19T05:27:43Z")
I don’t think they covered “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”, but here’s Def Leppard … [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sHNBxd4LnDs/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHSA4AC6AKKAgwIABABGGMgSChlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLANhN2vyDFgjwp3iqnEfgie8KVwaA "DEF LEPPARD - "Let It Go" (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHNBxd4LnDs) If you have (or had since 2013) little girls, you know what’s coming next. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/moSFlvxnbgk/maxresdefault.jpg "Disney's Frozen "Let It Go" Sequence Performed by Idina Menzel") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk) ---
**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 19, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/90 "2022-02-19T05:36:54Z")
My wife was raised on country music, but I was an 80’s music kid. We never agree on this one. Alabama [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WfqSerRC-0I/maxresdefault.jpg "Alabama Love In The First Degree 1981") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfqSerRC-0I) Bananarama [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/prGhk_Gvzwo/maxresdefault.jpg "Bananarama - Love In The First Degree (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prGhk_Gvzwo) ---
**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 19, 2022, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/91 "2022-02-19T05:43:16Z")
Have another one, two hymns of rebellion: The Who - We’re Not Gonna Take It Twisted Sister - We’re Not Gonna Take It The Twisted Sister works better as a fist-raising anthem, but musically I like The Who’s better, though it really only works in the context of Tommy. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqmC1T9rukk) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4xmckWVPRaI/hqdefault.jpg "Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xmckWVPRaI) ---
**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 19, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/92 "2022-02-19T06:04:27Z")
Everybody knows this one by The Cure … [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X8UR2TFUp8w/maxresdefault.jpg "The Cure - Pictures Of You (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8UR2TFUp8w) … but there was also this _very_ 80’s song from the movie _The Terminator_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8o6Jw2Vfw2g/hqdefault.jpg "Terminator Soundtrack - Pictures Of You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o6Jw2Vfw2g) ---
**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 19, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/93 "2022-02-19T06:13:29Z")
> [@psiekier](#): > > Everybody knows this one by The Cure … This is my favorite Cure song. ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/94 "2022-02-19T09:45:16Z")
Even the artists can get in on it! Listed chronologically and in decreasing preference: “Show Me Love” – Robin S. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ps2Jc28tQrw/hqdefault.jpg "Robin S - Show Me Love (Official Music Video) [1993]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps2Jc28tQrw) “Show Me Love” – Robyn [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bhWEI6-_w9E/maxresdefault.jpg "Robyn - Show Me Love (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhWEI6-_w9E) “Show Me Love” – Robin Schulz (and Richard Judge) – the one I didn’t know, but it’s almost got 100M views [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DMg8LwfXdyc/maxresdefault.jpg "ROBIN SCHULZ & RICHARD JUDGE – SHOW ME LOVE (OFFICIAL VIDEO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMg8LwfXdyc) P.S. I forgot to mention it above, but I think I’d go Spektor, Spoon, Summer for “On the Radio.” ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/95 "2022-02-19T13:10:49Z")
Wow thanks. Who knew? ---
**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 19, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/96 "2022-02-19T13:59:02Z")
“Santa Fe” from **Newsies** has its fans… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QsfrVvDuoos/hqdefault.jpg "Newsies (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 10. Santa Fe") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsfrVvDuoos) …but my vote goes to “Santa Fe” from **Rent**. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3FYb0vBCPWc/maxresdefault.jpg "Santa Fe") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FYb0vBCPWc) ---
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Love Song, sometimes Lovesong. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qi7Yh16dA0w/maxresdefault.jpg "Sara Bareilles - Love Song (Official HD Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi7Yh16dA0w) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OIQC-gxX7ck/hqdefault.jpg "LOVE SONG - Orleya") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIQC-gxX7ck) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aNh4L3jpZEc/hqdefault.jpg "ANNE MURRAY - LOVE SONG.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNh4L3jpZEc) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/98 "2022-02-19T15:36:55Z")
_ **One** _ - Nilsson [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jb1clkGqp5s/maxresdefault.jpg "One") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb1clkGqp5s) _ **One** _ - U2 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ftjEcrrf7r0/maxresdefault.jpg "U2 - One (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftjEcrrf7r0) Harry for the win! There’s also the Metallica song and a few others. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/99 "2022-02-19T16:29:48Z")
> [@psiekier](#): > > I almost feel like we should exclude songs that only have one word for a title… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xVUtpUdY3Uo/hqdefault.jpg "John Stewart- Gold Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVUtpUdY3Uo) > [@psiekier](#): > > “Hole in My Heart” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jrBOPo4Awpg/maxresdefault.jpg "Rick Springfield - Hole In My Heart (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrBOPo4Awpg) ---
**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 19, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710/100 "2022-02-19T16:50:37Z")
I know I said we should exclude songs with one-word titles, but … ELO [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yDcZ0dh-Suo/maxresdefault.jpg "Electric Light Orchestra - Stranger (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDcZ0dh-Suo) Trixie Mattel (cover of a [Lavender Country song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL1qqHKe8bQ)) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1d4tOXKl010/maxresdefault.jpg "Trixie Mattel - Stranger (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d4tOXKl010) VersaEmerge [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zPN2FMPp1bw/maxresdefault.jpg "VersaEmerge - Stranger (HD)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPN2FMPp1bw) … and then … ELO [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-TLfhBCKcnw/maxresdefault.jpg "Electric Light Orchestra - Surrender") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TLfhBCKcnw) Cheap Trick [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1sAm5UCJ9vA/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGMgYyhjMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDBIGGF1iWBCDAtaZ3ex4HJtL6xDw "Cheap Trick Surrender") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sAm5UCJ9vA) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-songonyms/959710.md?page=6)