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 (four years ago)

Time and a Word

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

I Have a Dream

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

God Shine a Light

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

I Kissed a Girl

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

I'm on a boat

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

Boom Bang a Bang

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

I Got a Name

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

You've Got a Friend

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

Eight Days a Week

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

Love is a Lie

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

I Am a Rock

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

This Is a Low

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

I Am a Child

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

Funk Pop a Roll

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

Word on a Wing

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

Lord Love a Duck

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

Walk like a man

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

Kiss from a rose

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

Two of a kind

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

Thrown like a stone

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

Give peace a chance

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

She's Got a Way
She Has a Way

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

O Can a Da

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

Feels like a lie (Joywave)

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

I Want a Dog

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

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

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

I Need a Beat

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

Piss Up a Rope

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

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

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

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

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

We Got the Beat

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

We Are The Clash

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

Oh, not 'the'?

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

Heart Like a Wheel

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

"This Is A Call"

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

Let’s Have a War

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

Free as a Bird
Fly Like a Bird

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

I'm like a bird

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

freak on a leash

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

Shah Shah a Go go.

(sshh)

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

Three Times a Lady

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

Give It a Whirl (Split Enz)

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

Caught in a Dream (Alice Cooper)

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

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

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

I Saw a Light
Give Me a Break

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

Ten Cents a Dance

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

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

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

Is this a it?

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

Start me a joke

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

Peel Me a Grape

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

We've written a song

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

er,

We wrote a song
Just needs a beat

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

Boom Bang a Bang

(must have been done already?)

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

Shame On A Nuh

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

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

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

I've Been A Mess

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

You're Just A Baby

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

i got a man

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

oops, not monosyllable

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

Back of a Car

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

Dick in a Box

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

holy shit came to post that!

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

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

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

Saved by a Waif

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

I Found a Love

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

"I Fought a Law"

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

Pure cool 80s:

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

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

https://img.discogs.com/1nSXBrG2ewj8QN3PJWHOjQzmHgc=/fit-in/600x551/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1236811-1631563905-4498.jpeg.jpg

― juristic person (morrisp), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 04:00 (four years ago)

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

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

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