name two songs with the same title that couldn't be more different

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I'm going to start with "It's So Easy," by Buddy Holly and Guns 'N' Roses.

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Sunday, 6 February 2005 21:50 (twenty years ago)

Another obv. Guns n Roses one (that was discussed extensively relatively recently here) is "One In A Million", as opposed to the Aaliyah song.

― jsk baby (jsk baby), Sunday, 6 February 2005 21:55 (twenty years ago)

"Always" by Blink-182, Erasure & Irving Berlin
"I Miss You" by Blink 182, Aaron Hall & Bjork

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 6 February 2005 21:56 (twenty years ago)

"Trust Me" Swans vs Barenaked Ladies

― Si Carter (Si Carter), Sunday, 6 February 2005 22:11 (twenty years ago)

Love Me Do-The Beatles
Love Me Do-The Bunnybrains(from Holiday Massacre '98)

― dan bunnybrain (dan bunnybrain), Sunday, 6 February 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

"Unchain My Heart" by Ray Charles and...Gorgoroth

― Siegbran (eofor), Sunday, 6 February 2005 22:44 (twenty years ago)

"Venus," Television and Shocking Blue

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Sunday, 6 February 2005 23:45 (twenty years ago)

"Smile", The Fall and Tony Bennett

― Marcel Verhoeven (Marcel Verhoeven), Sunday, 6 February 2005 23:58 (twenty years ago)

"Blue Monday", Fats Domino and New Order

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Monday, 7 February 2005 00:04 (twenty years ago)

"Thirteen," Frank Zappa and Big Star

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Monday, 7 February 2005 00:04 (twenty years ago)

"Over the Hills and Far Away" by Led Zeppelin and the Mission UK

"The Wait" by Killing Joke and the Pretenders

"Peaches" by the Stranglers and the Presidents of the United States of America

"It Only Hurts When I Breathe" by Cop Shoot Cop and Melissa Ethridge

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 7 February 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

Atmosphere - Joy Division and Russ Abbott

― Black Arkestra (Black Arkestra), Monday, 7 February 2005 00:55 (twenty years ago)

You Win Again- Hank Williams and The Bee Gees

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 7 February 2005 01:00 (twenty years ago)

Rise - Publc Image Ltd and NIghtmares on Wax

― Phil Gruner, Monday, 7 February 2005 01:08 (twenty years ago)

"Happy" - Paul Anka and the Rolling Stones

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Monday, 7 February 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

"Beautiful Child" by Swans and Fleetwood Mac
"Blackmail" by Swans and Joan Jett
"Trust Me" by Swans and Elton John
"Real Love" by Swans and The Beatles
"Blind Love" by Swans and The Allman Brothers Band
"Children of God" by Swans and the cast of Jane Eyre The Musical

― dlp9001, Monday, 7 February 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

"These Days" - Joy Division vs. Nico (Jackson Browne)

― Aaron A., Monday, 7 February 2005 01:18 (twenty years ago)

"Happy When It Rains" - JAMC vs. Garbage

― Aaron A., Monday, 7 February 2005 01:19 (twenty years ago)

"Heartbreak Hotel:" The Jacksons v. Elvis Presley

― mike a, Monday, 7 February 2005 02:07 (twenty years ago)

"God Save the Queen" - Sex Pistols v. the traditional British anthem

― mike a, Monday, 7 February 2005 02:08 (twenty years ago)

"She's The One" - Beta Band vs. Robbie Williams

― neil tacus (tacit), Monday, 7 February 2005 02:23 (twenty years ago)

An obvious, um, one: "One" U2 v. Metallica

― Darthmahler, Monday, 7 February 2005 04:30 (twenty years ago)

Oh, another U2, um one: "Bad" U2 v. Michael Jackson

― Darthmahler, Monday, 7 February 2005 04:31 (twenty years ago)

"Right Now," Van Halen / Al B. Sure!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 7 February 2005 04:48 (twenty years ago)

Disco Inferno, Trammps vs Fiddy

Sweet Dreams, Air Supply vs Marilyn Manson

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 7 February 2005 05:06 (twenty years ago)

"Confusion" New Order vs. The Silver Apples

"Cuckoo" I Am Kloot vs. AFX

"Dance" Motorhead vs. The Egyptian Lover

"Dead Bodies" Air vs. Cex

"Dry Your Eyes" The Tokens vs. The Streets

"Earth Angel" The Penguins vs. Clinic

"Electricity" Suede vs. The Avalanches (and many others)

"Everest" Obscure Celebrities vs. Ratatat

― Nic de Teardrop (Nicholas), Monday, 7 February 2005 06:45 (twenty years ago)

"Falling" Mission of Burma vs. Angelo Badalamenti vs. Nitin Sawhney

"Fire" The Swing West vs. Lizzy Mercier Descloux

i'm over it

― Nic de Teardrop (Nicholas), Monday, 7 February 2005 06:47 (twenty years ago)

"The Happening" - Pixies v's Diana Ross & the Supremes

"Sunrise" - New Order v's Pulp

"This Time" - Smashing Pumpkins v's The Verve v's Suede

― Neil FC (Neil FC), Monday, 7 February 2005 12:29 (twenty years ago)

"lonesome tonight": new order and elvis

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Monday, 7 February 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

"Autumn's Child" -- Devendra Banhart, Capt. Beefheart.

― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Monday, 7 February 2005 13:24 (twenty years ago)

"Sweet (Little) Sixteen" Hilary Duff & Chuck Berry
"One of These Days" Michelle Branch & Pink Floyd
"Rock Steady" No Doubt & Aretha Franklin

― lovebug starski (lovebug starski), Monday, 7 February 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

"Sometimes" - My Bloody Valentine v's Erasure

― Neil FC (Neil FC), Monday, 7 February 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

"What Goes On" - The Beatles, Velvet Underground
"She's The One" - Ramones, Springsteen

― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 7 February 2005 15:01 (twenty years ago)

"Hold On" - Wilson Phillips, En Vogue

― ng, Monday, 7 February 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

'Thank You For The Music' - ABBA vs Cornelius
'You Can't Always get What You Want' - The Rolling Stones vs Cornelius

― BARMS, Monday, 7 February 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

"Hold On" - Wilson Phillips, En Vogue
and new kids on the block
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"She's The One" - Beta Band vs. Robbie Williams
-- neil tacus (neiltaci...), February 7th, 2005.
and Australians(pre-Wiggles)-The Cockroaches
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Another obv. Guns n Roses one (that was discussed extensively relatively recently here) is "One In A Million", as opposed to the Aaliyah song.
-- jsk baby (karnova...), February 6th, 2005.
and sam fox
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"Always" by Blink-182, Erasure & Irving Berlin
and bon jovi
"I Miss You" by Blink 182, Aaron Hall & Bjork
and Lisa Loeb and Savage Garden
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"Trust Me" Swans vs Barenaked Ladies
-- Si Carter (SiCarte...), February 6th, 2005
and Australians I'm Talking
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"Venus," Television and Shocking Blue
-- Josh in Chicago (Vitesse9...), February 6th, 2005.
and Frankie Avalon
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"Breathe" Erasure vs Faith Hill
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"Rocksteady " Bryan Adams vs Rocksteady Crew
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"Don't Cry" Boy George vs guns and Roses

― La Camilla Henemark, Monday, 7 February 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

"I Want You" - Kiss, Elvis Costello

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 7 February 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

"Shoot You Down" - the Stone Roses, Birdland, APB

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 7 February 2005 15:20 (twenty years ago)

"Real Love" by Slaughter and The Beatles
"Blind Love" by Real Life and The Allman Brothers Band
"Stand Back" Stevie nicks then Roxus
"My Way" Frank sinatra then Roxus
"This Time" Bryan Adams then Roxus
"Fire and Ice" Pat Benetar then Cinderella
"Carrie" Cliff Richard then Europe
"Cherokee" Europe then London boys
"Say Goodybe" Five Star then indecent Obsession
"Runaway" Del Shannon then Bon Jovi
"UGLY" Daphne and Celeste then Bon Jon Jovi
"Always" Real Life then Erasure then Bon Jovi
"Catch Me I'm Falling "Real Life and Pretty Poison

― La Camilla Henemark, Monday, 7 February 2005 15:26 (twenty years ago)

"Swan Lake", Public Image Ltd. and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 7 February 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

"India", John Coltrane/Psychedelic Furs
"Bo Diddley", Bo Diddley/Guru Guru
"Borderline", MC5/Madonna
"Atlantis", Donovan/Sun Ra

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 7 February 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

'Heartbeat' - Myonga and Tahiti 80

― BARMS, Monday, 7 February 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

god - "black jesus" / everlast - "black jesus"

― echoinggrove (echoinggrove), Monday, 7 February 2005 16:09 (twenty years ago)

"cinammon girl" - neil young/prince

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Monday, 7 February 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

"joy to the world" - the xmas song and the jeremiah was a bullfrog one

"hold on" -- ian gomm, triumph (simultaneous top 40 hits, years before wilson phillips and en vogue!!)

― chuck, Monday, 7 February 2005 17:16 (twenty years ago)

"New York State of mind"

Nas, Billy Joek

― David Allen (David Allen), Monday, 7 February 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

Billy Joel even

― David Allen (David Allen), Monday, 7 February 2005 19:32 (twenty years ago)

"Don't Cry" Boy George vs guns and Roses
And Asia!

"She's The One" - Beta Band vs. Robbie Williams
-- neil tacus (neiltaci...), February 7th, 2005.
and Australians(pre-Wiggles)-The Cockroaches
And Bruce Springsteen.

"Saturday Night" - The Bay City Rollers vs. Aaron Carter

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Monday, 7 February 2005 19:38 (twenty years ago)

'Heartbeat' - Myonga and Tahiti 80

And Buddy Holly and The Knack (the same song, in their cases).

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Monday, 7 February 2005 19:41 (twenty years ago)

And Bruce Springsteen.
I think I already got that one upthread, Rick.

Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison, The Motels

― Ken L (Ken L), Monday, 7 February 2005 19:42 (twenty years ago)

"Creep" - Radiohead and TLC

― dewey, Monday, 7 February 2005 20:21 (twenty years ago)

"Girls and Boys": Prince vs. Blur

― j.lu (j.lu), Monday, 7 February 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

Black Diamond - Kiss, Bee Gees
Cool - Pylon, West Side Story

― Ken L (Ken L), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 18:17 (twenty years ago)

We're an American Band - Yo La Tengo, Grand Funk-ah

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

"paint it black" the rolling stones
"paint it black" fennesz

and it's the same song!

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 18:46 (twenty years ago)

Surely songs with very generic titles like 'Always' or 'Heartbeat' don't count so much, unless they really are by astonishingly different people. And some of the posts upthread aren't by people THAT different, all things considered - I mean, the Mish and Led Zep ? JAMC and Garbage ?

Anyway, Scrooge-like comments over, I'll settle for the no-it's-not-a-cover-version-but-wouldn't-it-be-funny-if likes of

"The Model" - Kraftwerk & Belle and Sebastian
"Twilight Zone" - Manhattan Transfer and Iron Maiden
"The Power" - Snap and Suede

― darren (darren), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 19:25 (twenty years ago)

Golden Earring did a song called "Twilight Zone" too.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

Rush, too!

"Sentimental Journey" - Doris Day/Pere Ubu

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 2 March 2005 21:33 (twenty years ago)

"Body Electric" - Sisters of Mercy/Lycia

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 3 March 2005 02:44 (twenty years ago)

"Crying" - Roy Orbison/Vixen

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 3 March 2005 02:44 (twenty years ago)

Electricity:
Peter Jeffries vs. Suede

― Sasha (sgh), Thursday, 3 March 2005 05:56 (twenty years ago)

"Inside" -- Dubstar, Bardo Pond

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Thursday, 3 March 2005 06:12 (twenty years ago)

"Call the Doctor" -- Sleater-Kinney, Spacemen 3

― Leeeter van den Hoogenband (Leee), Thursday, 3 March 2005 06:19 (twenty years ago)

"dallas" - silver jews, flatlanders

― Shmool McShmool (shmuel), Thursday, 3 March 2005 06:26 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

"Creep" - Radiohead and TLC
-- dewey (dowhatchagottad...), February 7th, 2005.

and STP!

the funniest thing was, all three songs were out around the same time

― cate flamingo (cate flamingo), Monday, 10 July 2006 05:19 (nineteen years ago)

Billy Joek

ahahaha

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Monday, 10 July 2006 05:24 (nineteen years ago)

the funniest thing was, all three songs were out around the same time

And Chino XL wasn't far behind.

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Monday, 10 July 2006 05:26 (nineteen years ago)

which is the best "creep"?

― CDDB (Dan Deluca), Monday, 10 July 2006 05:39 (nineteen years ago)

add to "The Cuckoo" the traditional song, of which Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley's version absolutely rocks.

add to "One In A Million" the Giles Giles and Fripp song, which is perfectly ridiculous.

― Dan Easley (Don Beasley), Monday, 10 July 2006 12:50 (nineteen years ago)

"Happy Birthday" by Altered Images and "Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder - both #2 hits in 1981.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Monday, 10 July 2006 12:53 (nineteen years ago)

Sara by Bob Dylan and Fleetwood Mac

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Monday, 10 July 2006 13:10 (nineteen years ago)

"Come Together" - Beatles, Primal Scream
"Helter Skelter" - Beatles, Meat Beat Manifesto

― hank (hank s), Monday, 10 July 2006 13:24 (nineteen years ago)

"Tonight's The Night" - Neil Young, Rod Stewart

― hank (hank s), Monday, 10 July 2006 13:30 (nineteen years ago)

"Suspended Animation" - Rachel Sweet, Pestilence

― lrsn (larssen), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 01:53 (nineteen years ago)

I like the Tonight's The Night one.

― jim wentworth (wench), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 03:08 (nineteen years ago)

"I Want You" - Kiss, Elvis Costello

I don't know the former, but I'm willing to bet neither is anything like the Bob Dylan version.

Electricity: Peter Jeffries vs. Suede

Likewise Captain Beefheart here.

― Pessimist (Pessimist), Tuesday, 11 July 2006 07:01 (nineteen years ago)

sixteen years pass...

2022 single called Girlfriend, anyone? But this time we get to hear from the girlfriend? Take it away, Hemlocke Springs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEvbBFV3zB4

(I really like this)

― imago, Friday, 24 February 2023 00:15 (two years ago)

Slayer - Angel of Death
Angel Witch - Angel of Death

both completely different, both great

― waiting for a czar to fall (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 February 2023 00:41 (two years ago)

Dr Dre - Fuck You
Bad Religion - Fuck You
Overkill - Fuck You
Cee-Lo - Fuck You

― waiting for a czar to fall (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 February 2023 00:42 (two years ago)

“Black Coffee” by Peggy Lee and “Black Coffee” by Black Flag are two songs that couldn’t SOUND more different but in the end are basically about the same thing.

― Josefa, Friday, 24 February 2023 01:29 (two years ago)

I came in to say this year's "Girlfriend" and the Matthew Sweet song! Should we up the ante to triples of songs with the same title, each pair of which couldn't be more different?

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 24 February 2023 01:33 (two years ago)

Xpost Heavy D - Black Coffee

― waiting for a czar to fall (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 February 2023 01:34 (two years ago)

Ha, the Heavy D thing is a 180 degree take on the black coffee concept

― Josefa, Friday, 24 February 2023 01:38 (two years ago)

Braggadocio vs Self pity

― Josefa, Friday, 24 February 2023 02:41 (two years ago)

Blue Pearl - Naked in the Rain
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Naked in the Rain
Dio - Naked in the Rain
Crosby & Nash - Naked in the Rain
Loretta Lynn - Naked in the Rain

― ledge, Friday, 24 February 2023 10:24 (two years ago)

at least three of those couldn't be more different - blue pearl, dio, loretta lynn. rhcp & crosby split some of the differences.

― ledge, Friday, 24 February 2023 10:32 (two years ago)

"This Time" - Smashing Pumpkins v's The Verve v's Suede

+ Bryan Adams

"Don't Cry" Boy George vs guns and Roses

+ Asia

― nat king cole slaw (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 24 February 2023 15:30 (two years ago)

ok so 7 years ago I wrote a song called “the shape of you” that took me years to figure out &is gonna be on the record but obv Ed Sheerans “shape of you” came out like 5 years ago. Do I change the name of the song or just go for it knowing that forever ppl will think of Ed ?
— MP (@mannequinpussy) February 23, 2023

― Indexed, Friday, 24 February 2023 15:58 (two years ago)

Change the name, no-brainer.

Unless u want people to constantly say "no no not THAT Shape of You, the other one" when discussing your song.

― waiting for a czar to fall (Neanderthal), Friday, 24 February 2023 18:40 (two years ago)

Suggest "Shape of U".

― Maggot Bairn (Tom D.), Friday, 24 February 2023 18:43 (two years ago)

Shape of Yoo
Shape of Yuu
Shaype of U

Many alternatives really

― into the crypt of ray reardon (Matt #2), Friday, 24 February 2023 18:59 (two years ago)

the uncommon shape of you

― imago, Friday, 24 February 2023 19:02 (two years ago)

gah I have just had this argument

I recently played drums on a single that the writer titled "Don't Forget About Me" and I keep having to tell people it isn't the Simple Minds song

― nat king cole slaw (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 24 February 2023 21:24 (two years ago)

maybe stylize it as “(Don’t You) Forget About Me”

― let us now celebrate ama ‘piano’ smith & the clowns (breastcrawl), Friday, 24 February 2023 22:49 (two years ago)

Chez Puff Ewe

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 25 February 2023 15:04 (two years ago)

I'll Never Forget You -- Husker Du, Rosemary Clooney (also the O'Jays, Francis and the Lights, about a zillion others)

― The Terroir of Tiny Town (WmC), Saturday, 25 February 2023 15:25 (two years ago)

"Rave On" by Buddy Holly and Happy Mondays

― visiting, Saturday, 25 February 2023 19:30 (two years ago)

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