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Bramblethorn said:
Dibs. Lots of overlap with the "capital punishment" theme here...

8 Men and 4 Women - Diamanda Galás
Iron Lady - Phil Ochs (though I prefer Diamanda's cover)
I Fought The Law (And The Law Won) - The Clash (or the DKs version...)
Hurricane - Bob Dylan
They Dance Alone - Sting
Biko - Peter Gabriel
Nelson Mandela - The Specials
In The Name Of The Father - Sinéad O'Connor
Born Dead - Body Count
Moving Pictures - What About Me?

Next up: cover versions that thoroughly mangled the original, deliberately or otherwise. Special restriction: no more than two by RevCo.
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Naturally, these choices are highly subjective. One could fill out all 10 with William Shatner alone.

Rocket Man - William Shatner
Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Jessica Simpson
Satisfaction - Britney Spears
American Pie - Madonna
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Miley Cyrus
Born To Run - McFly (more like McLovin)
You Shook Me All Night Long - Celine Dion
My Generation - Hilary Duff
Funkytown = Pseudo Echo (Don't fuck with my Funkytown!)

Next: Covers that are better than the original (again, very subjective).
 
Eleanor Rigby by Aretha Franklin / originally by The Beatles
And I Love Him by Esther Phillips / originally And I Love Her by The Beatles
Dear Prudence by Siouxsie And The Banshees / originally by The Beatles
Make You Feel My Love by Adele / originally by Bob Dylan
It's Oh So Quiet by Björk / originally by Betty Hutton
Pancho and Lefty by Emmylou Harris / originally by Townes Van Zandt
Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys by Karen O / originally by Ed Bruce
Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin / originally by Roger Miller
Dreaming My Dreams by Marianne Faithfull / originally by Waylon Jennings
Inside And Out by Feist / originally by The Bee Gees

Disagree with my picks? Well... suck it!

Next: 10 song titles that are complete sentences containing more than 4 words.
 
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hylas_ said:
Next: 10 song titles that are complete sentences containing more than 4 words.
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland and many others
Dance Me to the End of Love - Leonard Cohen
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? - the Shirelles
I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
Ruby, Don't Take your Love to Town - Kenny Rogers
Let's Spend the Night Together - The Rolling Stones
Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer - Elmo 'N' Patsy
Every Day is like Sunday - Morrisey
They Call the Wind Mariah - Gogi Grant and many others

Songs about months.
 
Tio_Narratore said:
Songs about months.
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January Hymn - The Decemberists
February Stars - Foo Fighters
April Fools - Rufus Wainwright
Month of May - Arcade Fire
June Hymn - The Decemberists
Fourth of July - Sufjan Stevens
August Holland - Beirut
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
November Rain - Guns n' Roses
Flowers in December - Mazzy Star

Next up: Titles with contrasts, opposites, etc..
 
scots1920 said:
January Hymn - The Decemberists
February Stars - Foo Fighters
April Fools - Rufus Wainwright
Month of May - Arcade Fire
June Hymn - The Decemberists
Fourth of July - Sufjan Stevens
August Holland - Beirut
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
November Rain - Guns n' Roses
Flowers in December - Mazzy Star

Next up: Titles with contrasts, opposites, etc..
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Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
Us and Them - Pink Floyd
Good Times, Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
Fire and Water - Free
Should I Stay or Should I Go? - The Clash
North and South of the River - U2
Back and White - Tgree Dog Night
Cruel to Be Kind - Nick Lowe
Win or Lose - The Foo Fighters
Always and Never - Coheed and Cambria


Next: Songs about fellatio or include references to fellatio
 
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latecomer91364 said:
Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
Us and Them - Pink Floyd
Good Times, Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
Fire and Water - Free
Should I Stay or Should I Go? - The Clash
North and South of the River - U2
Back and White - Tgree Dog Night
Cruel to Be Kind - Nick Lowe
Win or Lose - The Foo Fighters
Always and Never - Coheed and Cambria


Next: Songs about fellatio or include references to fellatio
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My collection, unfortunately, doesn’t include ten songs about fellatio, but it does have a few. They’re far less explicit than many Rap works, so I’m afraid they’ll be overlooked. I rather enjoy the subtleties, so I’ll note them here, if no one objects. I’m looking forward to finding out about some more to listen to.

Madonna’s “Like a Prayer”

When you call my name it's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
In the midnight hour I can feel your power
Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there

Leonard Cohen’s “Dance Me to the End of Love”

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love

and, adding cunnilingus,

Leonard Cohen’s “Take This Waltz” (After Garcia Lorca's "Little Viennese Waltz")

And I'll dance with you in Vienna
I'll be wearing a river's disguise
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder,
My mouth on the dew of your thighs

Thanks for your indulgence.
 
Tio_Narratore said:
My collection, unfortunately, doesn’t include ten songs about fellatio, but it does have a few. They’re far less explicit than many Rap works, so I’m afraid they’ll be overlooked. I rather enjoy the subtleties, so I’ll note them here, if no one objects. I’m looking forward to finding out about some more to listen to.

Madonna’s “Like a Prayer”

When you call my name it's like a little prayer
I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
In the midnight hour I can feel your power
Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there

Leonard Cohen’s “Dance Me to the End of Love”

Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin
Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in
Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove
Dance me to the end of love

and, adding cunnilingus,

Leonard Cohen’s “Take This Waltz” (After Garcia Lorca's "Little Viennese Waltz")

And I'll dance with you in Vienna
I'll be wearing a river's disguise
The hyacinth wild on my shoulder,
My mouth on the dew of your thighs

Thanks for your indulgence.
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For clarification, that there are at least 10 songs: including Rap, this list could be doubled at least:

Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
Love in an Elevator - Aerosmith
Chelsea Hotel#2 - Leonard Cohen
Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song (sequel) - Jeffrey Lewis
Head - Prince
The Most Offensive Song Ever - Trey Parker, Matt Stone and others
Sodomy - Cast of Hair
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams (about oral sex by his oen admission)Kiss That Frog - Peter Gabriel
Reel Around the Fountain - The Smiths (British gay 80's slang)

As I'm answering my own challenge, I offer the next challenge topic to whoever wanders through here next.
 
latecomer91364 said:
For clarification, that there are at least 10 songs: including Rap, this list could be doubled at least:

Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
Love in an Elevator - Aerosmith
Chelsea Hotel#2 - Leonard Cohen
Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song (sequel) - Jeffrey Lewis
Head - Prince
The Most Offensive Song Ever - Trey Parker, Matt Stone and others
Sodomy - Cast of Hair
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams (about oral sex by his oen admission)Kiss That Frog - Peter Gabriel
Reel Around the Fountain - The Smiths (British gay 80's slang)

As I'm answering my own challenge, I offer the next challenge topic to whoever wanders through here next.
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I didn't doubt that there were many; I just noted my limited familiarity with them (I did overlook Lou Reed and Aerosmith) in my music collection. Thanks for introducing the others to me.

So, I will propose the next theme -- songs based on fairy tales.
 
latecomer91364 said:
For clarification, that there are at least 10 songs: including Rap, this list could be doubled at least:

Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
Love in an Elevator - Aerosmith
Chelsea Hotel#2 - Leonard Cohen
Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song (sequel) - Jeffrey Lewis
Head - Prince
The Most Offensive Song Ever - Trey Parker, Matt Stone and others
Sodomy - Cast of Hair
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams (about oral sex by his oen admission)Kiss That Frog - Peter Gabriel
Reel Around the Fountain - The Smiths (British gay 80's slang)
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Some more:

Mouth - Merril Bainbridge (I think; judge for yourself http://www.metrolyrics.com/mouth-lyrics-merril-bainbridge.html)
Cocksucker Blues - Rolling Stones (not really ambiguous)
Christian Woman - Type O Negative ("before him beg to serve or please/On your back or knees")
She Goes Down - Mötley Crüe
Too Drunk To Fuck - Dead Kennedys
Gimme Head - Radiators
I Kissed A Girl - Jill Sobule (pretty oblique, but "pearl" is suggestive http://www.metrolyrics.com/i-kissed-a-girl-lyrics-jill-sobule.html)
 
Tio_Narratore said:
So, I will propose the next theme -- songs based on fairy tales.
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aaaaand dibs.

The Truth About Snow-White - Chamber - L'Orchestre de Chamber Noir
Storybook Love - Mark Knopfler
Kiss That Frog (back again, so soon!) - Peter Gabriel
Magda Treadgolds Märchen - Schandmaul
Krabat - ASP (song and entire album)
Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly
Magic Dance - David Bowie (from "Labyrinth")
Trollhammaren - Finntroll
Sleeping Beauty - Divinyls
Das Lied von den Zwielichtgestalten - Herumor

Next up: songs about the colour yellow (gold doesn't count).
 
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Bramblethorn said:
aaaaand dibs.

The Truth About Snow-White - Chamber - L'Orchestre de Chamber Noir
Storybook Love - Mark Knopfler
Kiss That Frog (back again, so soon!) - Peter Gabriel
Magda Treadgolds Märchen - Schandmaul
Krabat - ASP (song and entire album)
Three Little Pigs - Green Jelly
Magic Dance - David Bowie (from "Labyrinth")
Trollhammaren - Finntroll
Sleeping Beauty - Divinyls
Das Lied von den Zwielichtgestalten - Herumor

Next up: songs about the colour yellow (gold doesn't count).
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Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Mellow Yellow - Donovan
The Yellow Rose of Texas - Pee Wee Herman and the people around the phone booth.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
Don't Eat The Yellow Snow - Frank Zappa
Yellow Raven - Scorpions
Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree - Tony Orlando
Yellow Cat - John Denver
18 Yellow Roses - Bobby Darin

Next: Songs about vegetables or with vegetable(s) in the title (no fruit).
 
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latecomer91364 said:
Next: Songs about vegetables or with vegetable(s) in the title (no fruit).
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Calling all vegetables - Frank Zappa
Vegetable Man - Pink Floyd
Every time I eat vegetables I think of you - The Ramones
Vegetable - Radiohead
We are the vegetables - INXS
Carrot juice is murder - The arrogant worms
Glass Onion - The Beatles
Potato Pie - King Crimson
Converting vegetarians - Infected Mushroom
Hot potato - The wiggles


Next up, 10 face palmingly obvious answers over the last 6 pages that others have missed.
 
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I don't know about face palmingly obvious, but...

Yellow by Coldplay (yellow)
Suck My Kiss by Red Hot Chilli Peppers (fellatio)
Black or White by Michael Jackson (opposites)
Pale September by Fiona Apple (months)
Last Night I Dreamed That Somebody Loved Me by The Smiths (complete sentence)
Valerie by Amy Winehouse (covers that are better than the original; original by The Zutons)
I Love Rock'n'Roll by Britney Spears (covers that mangled the original; original by Joan Jett)
Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone (injustice)
Falling by Julee Cruise (TV themes; theme song of Twin Peaks)
You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette (songs about actors; the song is rumoured to be about Dave Coulier)

Next: 10 break-up songs that don't express anger or sadness.
 
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hylas_ said:
Next: 10 break-up songs that don't express anger or sadness.
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I can't come close to ten, but I'll donate these to anybody who wants to complete this list.

It's Too Late - Carole King
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Green Day

Everlast's "The Letter" comes close, but I don't think it quite counts; it's more about trying to deal with anger/sadness in an adult way.
 
Apologies for skipping over Bramblethorn's reply.

These are about either resignation, relief, or happiness that it's over:

Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine) - Bob Dylan
We Just Disagree - Dave Mason
If the Phone Doesn't Ring It's Me - Jimmy Buffett
Thank God And Greyhound - Roy Clark
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
I Didn’t Like You Anyway - The Donnas
Dime A Dozen - Tuscadero
I Feel Better - Frightened Rabbit
These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ - Nancy Sinatra

Next: Vicious, "I totally fucking hate you, you stinking piece of shit' type of breakup songs
 
latecomer91364 said:
Apologies for skipping over Bramblethorn's reply.
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Nothing to apologise for! I just wanted to give that one a nudge along.

Next: Vicious, "I totally fucking hate you, you stinking piece of shit' type of breakup songs
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Dibs.

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrissette
That's What I Get - NIN
Back Off Bitch - Guns 'n' Roses
Should Have Known Better - Ministry
I Was Wrong - Sisters of Mercy
Kein Gott und keine Liebe - Umbra et Imago (hate here is more in how it sounds than the lyrics)
Song For The Dumped - Ben Folds Five
Hat Back Boogie - Lee Presson and the Nails (I think; can't find the lyrics and I don't have the track at hand to check)
Smile - Lily Allen

Next up: songs about reconciliation/mending relationships.
 
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Bramblethorn said:
Nothing to apologise for! I just wanted to give that one a nudge along.



Dibs.

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Soft Cell
You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrissette
That's What I Get - NIN
Back Off Bitch - Guns 'n' Roses
Should Have Known Better - Ministry
I Was Wrong - Sisters of Mercy
Kein Gott und keine Liebe - Umbra et Imago (hate here is more in how it sounds than the lyrics)
Song For The Dumped - Ben Folds Five
Hat Back Boogie - Lee Presson and the Nails (I think; can't find the lyrics and I don't have the track at hand to check)
Smile - Lily Allen

Next up: songs about reconciliation/mending relationships.
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Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word - Elton John
With or Without You - U3
Open Arms - Journey
Reunited - Peaches and Herb
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Please Forgive Me - Bryan Adams
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing - Marvin Gaye
Never Can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5
Second Chance - .38 Special

Next: Original songs covered many, many times by other artists
 
latecomer91364 said:
Next: Original songs covered many, many times by other artists
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My way - Sinatra
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
We will rock you - Queen
Paint it black - Rolling stones
Yesterday - The Beatles
Killing in the name of - Rage against the Machine
Ring of fire - Johnny Cash
Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
Throw your arms around me - Hunters and Collectors

Next up, 10 songs that will make you bust out the air drums.
 
Zionisacat said:
My way - Sinatra
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
We will rock you - Queen
Paint it black - Rolling stones
Yesterday - The Beatles
Killing in the name of - Rage against the Machine
Ring of fire - Johnny Cash
Wish you were here - Pink Floyd
Throw your arms around me - Hunters and Collectors

Next up, 10 songs that will make you bust out the air drums.
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Very subjective - these get my hands in the air:

In The Air Tonight (that drum break!) - Phil Collins
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
Rock and Roll - Led Zeppelin
Wipeout - The Surfaris
Hawaii 50 Theme - The Ventures
Baba O'Riley - Any song by the Who
Hot for Teacher - Van Halen
Rock Candy - Montrose (possibly first kick-beat ever)
Brontosaurus - The Move
Tom Sawyer - Rush (begrudgingly: Neil Peart is one of the best, but I can't stand Rush - please don't hate me)

Next: Songs with the best guitar solos
 
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