Extremely different songs with the same name

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At least two different songs with the same song title is not at all unusual. This thread, however, is devoted to those cases where two songs with the same title are extremely different from each other.

For instance, Tom Waits and Whitney Houston both have recorded songs called "Saving All My Love For You" that aren't exactly very similar to each other.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 21:06 (twenty years ago)

Tool's "pushit" and Salt 'n Peppa's "Push It." Also, "Push It" by Garbage.
Pretty distinct.

― Michael Swartz, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 22:31 (twenty years ago)

There's "Gold" by GZA, and then there's "Gold" on Kompakt's Pop Ambient 2005 compilation.

― Harrison Barr (Petar), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 22:37 (twenty years ago)

Incubus - Wish You Were Here and Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

I have a song called Julia, and so do The Beatles.

― Steve Goldberg (Steve Goldberg), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 22:54 (twenty years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sets_of_unrelated_songs_with_identical_titles

― Martin Schneider (priceyeah), Tuesday, 23 May 2006 23:02 (twenty years ago)

The Boys Are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy and that other one from 48 Hours ... They're both good.

― tronidlkfjsdflk, Tuesday, 23 May 2006 23:02 (twenty years ago)

the cheesy standard "What A Wonderful World" and the awesome Sam Cooke "(What A) Wonderful World"

I always think people are talking about the good one and then I get all sad when they aren't

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 01:58 (twenty years ago)

"Money", by Embrace and Pink Floyd.

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 05:46 (twenty years ago)

Spiritualized / Captain Beefheart / Suede / Something for Kate / Avalanches - Electricity (And it would seem, a shit load more: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=17:433661 )

Spiritualized / Primal Scream / Beatles - Come Together

― S- (sgh), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 05:49 (twenty years ago)

spiritualized / for against - "medication"

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 05:57 (twenty years ago)

Butthole Surfers, Pixies, Fear,- "Hey"

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 06:05 (twenty years ago)

Butthole Surfers, Pixies, Fear,- "Hey"

also MF DOOM.

― Guy Incognito (Guy Incognito), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 07:53 (twenty years ago)

nobody has yet mentioned joy division and russ abbott? for shame.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 09:21 (twenty years ago)

Spiritualized / Primal Scream / Beatles - Come Together

MC5 too.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 09:30 (twenty years ago)

And Blur.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 09:30 (twenty years ago)

Primal Scream / Primal Scream "Come Together"

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 09:38 (twenty years ago)

Mike Oldfield / Mike Oldfield "Sally"

One was a 'rock' number with a chorus of "Sally, I'm just a GORILLA!"
the other was the usual newagey instrumental thing.

One replaced the other on two editions of the same album.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 09:39 (twenty years ago)

Blondie / Throwing Muses /Al Green: Call Me

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 12:28 (twenty years ago)

The Beatles: "Honey Pie" and "Wild Honey Pie". :)'

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 13:11 (twenty years ago)

John Lennon - "Give Peace A Chance"
Joe Cocker/Leon Russel - "Give Peace A Chance"

― Sean Robison (yaratnam), Thursday, 25 May 2006 01:35 (twenty years ago)

"Promises, Promises"
Burt Bacharach vs. Naked Eyes

(All the more confusing since NE did cover BB's "Always Something There to Remind Me.")

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Thursday, 25 May 2006 03:13 (twenty years ago)

Doris Day/Pere Ubu, "Sentimental Journey"

Not that this is a competition, but if it were, this would be the winnah! (Up to this point, anyways.)

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Thursday, 25 May 2006 03:33 (twenty years ago)

Another good'un: Miles Davis/Ministry, "So What"

― MVB (Monty Von Byonga), Thursday, 25 May 2006 04:09 (twenty years ago)

We've had this thread before - I nominated "Trust Me" by Barenaked Ladies and Swans - but I can't find it now!

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:51 (twenty years ago)

ILM hive mind deja vu.

― Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:58 (twenty years ago)

the cheesy standard "What A Wonderful World"

Booooo...

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 25 May 2006 17:06 (twenty years ago)

Black Flag/Vanilla Ice- "I love you"

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Friday, 26 May 2006 08:31 (twenty years ago)

Black Flag/Vanilla Ice- "I love you"

Add Yello and Cliff Richard for further stylistic extremes. :)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:33 (twenty years ago)

"Hold On": Tom Waits vs. Wilson Phillips vs. Good Charlotte vs. R. Kelly vs. Green Day vs. Sarah McLachlan vs. Badfinger vs. Elvin Bishop vs. Pearl Jam vs. New Kids on the Block etc. etc. etc.

― marc h. (marc h.), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:39 (twenty years ago)

Slayer/Heaven 17 - "Temptation"
Venom/ICP/Quincy Jones - "Witching Hour"

― dave q (listerine), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:53 (twenty years ago)

Madonna has 2 songs called "Forbidden Love".

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Friday, 26 May 2006 17:55 (twenty years ago)

The Sex Pistols and millions of other Brits - God Save The Queen

― Vornado, Friday, 26 May 2006 18:20 (twenty years ago)

Linkin Park/S Club Juniors - "One Step Closer"

― Iain F (i.f), Friday, 26 May 2006 22:37 (twenty years ago)

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