Song titles in the form "[monosyllable] [monosyllable] a [monosyllable]"

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(Inspired by watching the music videos for "Head Like a Hole", "We Care a Lot", and "Fight Like a Brave" in succession -- totally unplanned and spooky!)

Tried to think of more examples, but I'm having an easier time finding near-misses: "Bird on the Wire", "I Found a Reason", "Prove It All Night"

Nature's promise vs. Simple truth (bernard snowy), Saturday, 18 September 2021 14:53 (three years ago)

Time and a Word

that which does not chungus makes us chonger (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 September 2021 14:57 (three years ago)

I Have a Dream

that which does not chungus makes us chonger (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:00 (three years ago)

God Shine a Light

that which does not chungus makes us chonger (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:00 (three years ago)

I Kissed a Girl

that which does not chungus makes us chonger (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:01 (three years ago)

I'm on a boat

Lily Dale, Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:02 (three years ago)

Boom Bang a Bang

that which does not chungus makes us chonger (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:03 (three years ago)

I Got a Name

aegis philbin (crüt), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:04 (three years ago)

You've Got a Friend

aegis philbin (crüt), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:06 (three years ago)

Eight Days a Week

aegis philbin (crüt), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:07 (three years ago)

Love is a Lie

that which does not chungus makes us chonger (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:08 (three years ago)

I Am a Rock

that which does not chungus makes us chonger (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:09 (three years ago)

This Is a Low

Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:09 (three years ago)

I Am a Child

Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:09 (three years ago)

Funk Pop a Roll

J. Sam, Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:10 (three years ago)

Word on a Wing

that which does not chungus makes us chonger (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:12 (three years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWk5wr1p3mk

that which does not chungus makes us chonger (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 18 September 2021 15:15 (three years ago)

Lord Love a Duck

the adventures of pavlo and schrödis (geoffreyess), Saturday, 18 September 2021 16:26 (three years ago)

I Need a Man
I Had a King
Make Me a Song
Sealed with a Kiss

Josefa, Saturday, 18 September 2021 16:36 (three years ago)

Walk like a man

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Saturday, 18 September 2021 16:58 (three years ago)

Kiss from a rose

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Saturday, 18 September 2021 17:00 (three years ago)

Two of a kind

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Saturday, 18 September 2021 17:03 (three years ago)

Thrown like a stone

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Saturday, 18 September 2021 17:05 (three years ago)

"I Need a Girl (Part One)" and "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" are off sulking in the corner of this thread

Nature's promise vs. Simple truth (bernard snowy), Saturday, 18 September 2021 17:12 (three years ago)

Let's buy a bridge
Let's build a car

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Saturday, 18 September 2021 17:14 (three years ago)

Give peace a chance

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Saturday, 18 September 2021 17:16 (three years ago)

She's Got a Way
She Has a Way

Josefa, Saturday, 18 September 2021 17:16 (three years ago)

"Room with a View" (either the Let's Active or the Imperial Teen song)

Nature's promise vs. Simple truth (bernard snowy), Saturday, 18 September 2021 17:16 (three years ago)

O Can a Da

Josefa, Saturday, 18 September 2021 17:19 (three years ago)

Feels like a lie (Joywave)

kinder, Saturday, 18 September 2021 18:07 (three years ago)

I Want a Dog

Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 18 September 2021 18:16 (three years ago)

Love is a place (Metric)
Me and a gun (Tori Amos)

kinder, Saturday, 18 September 2021 18:17 (three years ago)

I Need a Beat

Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 18 September 2021 18:18 (three years ago)

Piss Up a Rope

Mr. Snrub, Saturday, 18 September 2021 18:19 (three years ago)

speak like a child (Style Council)
Son of a Gun

kinder, Saturday, 18 September 2021 18:19 (three years ago)

Was it a lie? (Sleater Kinney)
You'll Find A Way (Santigold)

kinder, Saturday, 18 September 2021 18:25 (three years ago)

We Got the Beat

Hideous Lump, Saturday, 18 September 2021 18:51 (three years ago)

We Are The Clash

Mark G, Saturday, 18 September 2021 20:14 (three years ago)

Oh, not 'the'?

Mark G, Saturday, 18 September 2021 20:15 (three years ago)

Heart Like a Wheel

juristic person (morrisp), Saturday, 18 September 2021 20:35 (three years ago)

"This Is A Call"

Mark G, Saturday, 18 September 2021 20:37 (three years ago)

Let’s Have a War

juristic person (morrisp), Saturday, 18 September 2021 20:37 (three years ago)

Free as a Bird
Fly Like a Bird

juristic person (morrisp), Saturday, 18 September 2021 20:57 (three years ago)

I'm like a bird

kinder, Saturday, 18 September 2021 21:54 (three years ago)

freak on a leash

reggae mike love (polyphonic), Saturday, 18 September 2021 21:58 (three years ago)

Shah Shah a Go go.

(sshh)

Mark G, Saturday, 18 September 2021 22:22 (three years ago)

Three Times a Lady

it's gonna take a spiracle (Matt #2), Saturday, 18 September 2021 22:42 (three years ago)

Give It a Whirl (Split Enz)

it's gonna take a spiracle (Matt #2), Saturday, 18 September 2021 22:44 (three years ago)

Caught in a Dream (Alice Cooper)

it's gonna take a spiracle (Matt #2), Saturday, 18 September 2021 22:46 (three years ago)

Sick as a dog
Rage in a cage
Fly like a eagle

henry s, Sunday, 19 September 2021 00:04 (three years ago)

One At a Time
We Got a Hit

(Who songs; neither great, but “One” is one of their worst.)

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 19 September 2021 00:45 (three years ago)

I Saw a Light
Give Me a Break

Marty J. Bilge (Old Lunch), Sunday, 19 September 2021 01:06 (three years ago)

Ten Cents a Dance

Josefa, Sunday, 19 September 2021 01:26 (three years ago)

We Bought a Zoo
Snakes on a Plane
…oh wait, those are films

juristic person (morrisp), Sunday, 19 September 2021 03:02 (three years ago)

Is this a it?

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Sunday, 19 September 2021 03:34 (three years ago)

Heart like a wheel
Head like a hole
Ace of a spades
Heart shaped a box
Here comes a man

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Sunday, 19 September 2021 04:24 (three years ago)

Start me a joke

The 25 Best Songs Ever Ranked In Order (Deflatormouse), Sunday, 19 September 2021 04:26 (three years ago)

Peel Me a Grape

Hideous Lump, Sunday, 19 September 2021 04:48 (three years ago)

When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're a Right

Porking level G4 (Boring, Maryland), Sunday, 19 September 2021 04:52 (three years ago)

Death Is a Star
Is It a Star?
Fuck Like a Beast

Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 19 September 2021 13:58 (three years ago)

We've written a song

henry s, Sunday, 19 September 2021 14:17 (three years ago)

er,

We wrote a song
Just needs a beat

henry s, Sunday, 19 September 2021 14:19 (three years ago)

Boom Bang a Bang

(must have been done already?)

Mark G, Sunday, 19 September 2021 18:10 (three years ago)

ooooh I just came up with a good one:

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - "Stove by a Whale"

Nature's promise vs. Simple truth (bernard snowy), Monday, 20 September 2021 17:58 (three years ago)

Shame On A Nuh

Paul, Monday, 20 September 2021 18:05 (three years ago)

If only "Send Me An Angel" were "Send Me A Bat"

... (Eazy), Monday, 20 September 2021 22:10 (three years ago)

I've Been A Mess

Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 20 September 2021 22:30 (three years ago)

You're Just A Baby

Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 20 September 2021 22:34 (three years ago)

i got a man

grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Monday, 20 September 2021 22:35 (three years ago)

oops, not monosyllable

Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 20 September 2021 22:35 (three years ago)

Back of a Car

Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Monday, 20 September 2021 22:36 (three years ago)

Dick in a Box

Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 01:14 (three years ago)

holy shit came to post that!

assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 21 September 2021 02:33 (three years ago)

"You're just a ....." (The Ruts)

Mark G, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 09:16 (three years ago)

Saved by a Waif

feed me with your chips (zchyrs), Tuesday, 21 September 2021 21:49 (three years ago)

I Found a Love

swim, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 22:18 (three years ago)

"I Fought a Law"

swim, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 22:18 (three years ago)

Pure cool 80s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4fYKSvBMqQ

... (Eazy), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 01:01 (three years ago)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/IKnowAPlace.jpg

juristic person (morrisp), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:04 (three years ago)


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