What is the most common song title ever?

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...also, nearly every lame indie band ever must have a song called 'Shine'. And Motorhead also have such a number.

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Hold On - Happy Clappers
Hold On - Sharon Tandy
Total = 11

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

And how about one artist writing numerous songs of the same name? - See: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00007KE81/qid=1114082982/sr=1-14/ref=sr_1_2_14/202-3747898-9758221

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Hold On - Tom Waits as previously mentioned = 12

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:34 (twenty-one years ago)

You can't count Al Green's "L.O.V.E. (Love)"! I disqualify it!

But Love by Virgin Sleep (obscure 1960s psychedelia) = 7.
Love by Jimmy Nail = 8.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:35 (twenty-one years ago)

plus "love" by the twilight singers = 9

― bg (creamolafoam), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Come Together - Annie = 11.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:37 (twenty-one years ago)

"One Love" isn't so good; can only find four so far.

"Fire":
Ohio Players
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
Pointer Sisters
U2
Prodigy
Prizna feat Demolition Man = 6.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Fire - Jimi Hendrix = 7
Fire - The Sound (or is it THE Fire?)

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Love by Jimmy Nail = 8

That's the John Lennon song, I'll betcha!

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

"I Love You":
Yello
Donna Summer
Cliff Richard
Jackie Lee
Weldon Irvine
Dizzee Rascal (I Luv U)
= 6.

"I Need You"
Chuck Edwards
The Kinks
Sylvester
Pointer Sisters
BVSMP
Deuce
3T
LeAnn Rimes
Dave Gahan
The Stands
= 10.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:48 (twenty-one years ago)

"I Love You" The Bees

― peepee (peepee), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:50 (twenty-one years ago)

the blue nile, 'stay'

― cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Jimmy Nail is indeed John Lennon, so "Love" = 8.

The chart so far:
I Want You - 15.
Hold On - 12.
Stay - 12.
Come Together - 11.
Baby - 10.
I Need You - 10.
Run Run Run - 10.
Fire - 8.
Love - 8.
I Love You - 7.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Ladytron have a 'Fire'

― $V£N! (blueski), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:00 (twenty-one years ago)

'I Need You' = 11 including Nikita Warren

― $V£N! (blueski), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

'I Love You' = 8 inc. Vanilla Ice

― $V£N! (blueski), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

And another 15 for "Dance With Me":
Carrie Lucas
Orleans
Rufus & Chaka Khan
The Drifters
Control
Tin Tin Out ft Tony Hadley
Debelah Morgan
112
Janis Ian
Michael Bolton
Jennifer Lopez
Destiny's Child
Alphaville
Jump5
Snoop Dogg ft Marvin Gaye

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:03 (twenty-one years ago)

There are a good few One Loves to get that one rolling:
Bob Marley
Stone Roses
Prodigy
Massive Attack

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:07 (twenty-one years ago)

add Control to 'Dance With Me' list (tho it's actually 'Dance With Me (I'm Your Ecstasy)')

― $V£N! (blueski), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Skinny Puppy had a "Love" too.

― mjfan, Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:18 (twenty-one years ago)

A fifth One Love = Nas (feat. Q Tip)

― M Carty (mj_c), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:18 (twenty-one years ago)

The Madonna I Want You is a Marvin Gaye cover which I reckon drops it from consideration.

― gspm (gspm), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:20 (twenty-one years ago)

And the winner is... "Move Your Body", with 56.

Gene Farrow & The GF Band
Xpansions
Anticappella
Eurogroove
Eiffel 65
Nina Sky
Isley Brothers
Odyssey
Venom X
Marshall Jefferson
DJ Dainskin
101
Tatact
Tyree
Reel 2 Real
Off
Unlimited Nation
Breaker Mixer
Ruffneck ft Yavahn
Systemex
Maxx
Mark "Ruff" Ryder
Piece Process
Max V
M.C. Pony-Tail
DJ Pierre
OSIO
Staccatto
Coco-Nuts
Savastano
Boston DJ's
Madame-X
Unit
M.D.M. Dee
Selector
Paralizer
Malicious Mike
Korda
Malcolm Frisco
Interstate
Zone 1
2 Eivissa
M Double A
Casseopaya
DJ Trix
Vibeman
Sy & Unknown
Justin Bourne
Jazz Juice
Tungsten & Morph
John B
James Christian
Frankie Knuckles
Julius Papp
Chicago Syndicate
Vinylgroover & The Red Hed

God bless Discogs. Some of these may be covers, but still...

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Oy, mike T's chart. Whatever happened to my "Rock and roll"?

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Keith Moon wrote "I need you" for the Who...

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

The first title that popped into my head was "You and I," but I'm not going to do the research.

― Eric von H. (Eric H.), Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Cosmo Vitelli brings the "Dance With Me" list up to 16...

― Telephonething, Thursday, 21 April 2005 11:53 (twenty-one years ago)

This could be Dave Gorman's next project: tracking down and meeting the makers of all 56 versions of "Move Your Body". A sort of odyssey of obscure studios in the Benelux countries, maybe. They could put then their version on, and Dave could have a little dance to it on camera.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

The Beatles have an "I Need You" as well, with sad honking guitar and George.

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Thursday, 21 April 2005 12:08 (twenty-one years ago)

I Love You - People (same version as the Zombies)

I Want You - KISS

Fire - Jefferson Starship

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 21 April 2005 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Fire - Komeda

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 21 April 2005 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

"Walk Away"

Bad Religion
Sisters Of Mercy
Christina Aguilera
Nitin Sawhney
Dropkick Murphys
Donna Summer
Tom Waits (on some soundtrack, I believe)

no AMG here at work, probably lots more I don't know about.

― StanM, Thursday, 21 April 2005 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe Pearl Jam has a song called "Hold On" - 13.

― Roz, Thursday, 21 April 2005 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Valvola have a song called One Love (Le Blues Ermetique), if that counts.

― emil.y (emil.y), Thursday, 21 April 2005 12:50 (twenty-one years ago)

There's a "Walk Away" by Ben Harper, though Eliza Carthy's recording of it ruleth.

And the Lisa Loeb song was originally just "Stay," so it definitely counts.

Glad someone added the Beatles "I Need You."

― The Mad Puffin, Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Walk Away - Shane Fenton & The Fentones
Walk Away - Matt Monro
Walk Away - Joyce Sims
Walkaway - Cast
= 12.

One Love - Blue
= 7.

Move Your Body - 56.
Dance With Me - 16.
I Want You - 15.
Hold On - 13.
I Need You - 13.
Rock And Roll - 13.
Stay - 13.
Walk Away - 12.
Come Together - 11.
Fire - 11.
Baby - 10.
Run Run Run - 10.
I Love You - 9.
Love - 9.
Sunday Morning - 8.
One Love - 7.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

"Call Me":

Aretha Franklin
Chris Montez
Blondie
Go West
Tweet

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:15 (twenty-one years ago)

U2 has a "Stay (Faraway So Close)," which gets that title to 14. Unless the parentheses disqualify it.

― Lyra Jane (Lyra Jane), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

The Orchids = Hold On = 14

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Lou Reed - Hold On (from New York) = 15

The Skinflicks - Hold On = 16

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Hold On = 17

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Sarah McLachlan - Hold On = 18

Limp Bizkit - Hold On = 19

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

"Stay" Dave Matthews Band (14)

― sleep (sleep), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:21 (twenty-one years ago)

er, so 15. actually the dmb song is "Stay (Wasting Time)" i guess, but we'll count those.

― sleep (sleep), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

The Verlaines = Hold On = 20

Good Charlotte - Hold On = 21

Noel Pointer - Hold On = 22

Dave Gahan - Hold On = 23

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Runaway - 25.

Del Shannon
Janet Jackson
E'voke
Salsoul Orchestra ft Loleatta Holloway (also covered by Nu Yorican Soul ft India)
The Corrs
Sahlene
Linkin Park
Bon Jovi
Pat McGee
Bill Champlin
Cher
Jefferson Starship
NB Rydaz
The Real McCoy
Natural
Nina Sky
Wyclef Jean
Zebrahead
Hazel O'Connor
Mae
John Hiatt
Bonnie Raitt
The X-Possibles
Gary Allan
10cc

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:24 (twenty-one years ago)

"The Power of Love"

Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Jennifer Rush (originally an Air Supply song, IIRC, also covered by Celine Dioin)
Luther Vandross
Huey Lewis and the News

there must be many more

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

"Call Me" - Sinatra (do jazz standards count?)

― dewey, Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Spiritualized - Hold On - 24

Badfinger - Hold On - 25

Pete Sandberg - Hold On - 26

JJ Cale - Hold On - 27

Phylis Hyman - Hold On - 28

Redskins - Hold On - 29

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Call Me - Spagna
Call Me - Le Click
Call Me - Jamelia
Call Me - Bill Wolfer
Call Me - The Jiving Juniors
Call Me - Nancy Wilson
Call Me (Come Back Home) - Al Green (if we're counting brackets, which we seem to be).
= 13.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 21 April 2005 13:29 (twenty-one years ago)

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Dick Pearce?

― NickB (NickB), Friday, 22 April 2005 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

does "(Hidden track)" count?

― StanM, Friday, 22 April 2005 11:32 (twenty-one years ago)

or "Untitled" ?

― StanM, Friday, 22 April 2005 11:37 (twenty-one years ago)

or "CALLOUT RESEARCH HOOK"

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 22 April 2005 12:48 (twenty-one years ago)

three months pass...

Delta Goodrem had an early, obscure B side called Love.

― Brian Peck, Monday, 8 August 2005 05:45 (twenty years ago)

U.S.E. now have a song called "Dance with Me" as well

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Monday, 8 August 2005 06:03 (twenty years ago)

Maybe a bit late at the starting gate but a few called 'Angel':

Madonna, Poco, Jimmy Nail, Weekend Players, Jimi Hendrix.

I'm sure there must be a few more.

Add America and Pat Metheny to the list of songs titled 'You'.

― avery keen-gardner (avery keen-gardner), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:12 (twenty years ago)

Power
Krayzie Bone
Ice T
kmfdm
Helloween
Tears For Fears
Fields Of The Nephilim
Rainbow
Agnostic Front
Peter, Paul & Mary
Clawfinger

The Power
Snap
Alias
Elton John
Vanessa Amorosi
Suede
Manowar
Die Krupps
Amy Grant
Cher

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Monday, 8 August 2005 09:49 (twenty years ago)

Hold On:
1.Ian Gomm
2.Yes
3.John Lennon
4.Kansas
5.Santana
6.Pink Fairies

-- Myonga Von Bontee (scottyfield...), April 21st, 2005.
i'll add new kids on the block and wilson phillips and en vogue
make the 6 into a nine.

― kordan jnight, Monday, 8 August 2005 09:57 (twenty years ago)

Power
BoA
Empire
Kansas
Mother's Finest
Planet P Project
Red Rider - 'Power (Stregth in Numbers)'
The Sound

That's 17 for Power and 9 for The Power

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Monday, 8 August 2005 10:04 (twenty years ago)

Walk Away

Atheneum
Black Sabbath
Buffalo Tom
Eric Clapton
Linda Davis
Dokken
English Beat
Face To Face
Five Chinese Brothers
John Foxx
Gene Loves Jezebel
Goldfinger
Good Charlotte
Phylis Hyman
Indigo Girls
Madball
Wendy Matthews
Alanis Morisette
Northern Pikes
Pineforest Crunch
Ronnie Spector
Squeeze
Voice Farm
Joe Walsh
Weber And The Buzztones
Zebrahead

I make that 41 so far.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Monday, 8 August 2005 10:33 (twenty years ago)

Another "Power": Temptations f/ Rick James

Another "Hold On": Jamie Walters

I'm more intrigued by the multiple "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show"s: repetitions of titles that are a little more unusual. Like there being two distinct songs called "Never Had a Dream Come True."

― Joe McCombs, Monday, 8 August 2005 19:18 (twenty years ago)

add u2 to the one loves

― katie, a princess (katie, a princess), Monday, 8 August 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

seven months pass...

In case it "helps", there are 521 recordings called "Sweet dreams" on allmusic. They can't all be covers of the Eurythmics song, suuuuuuurely! I mean, I mean, (Woody Allen) it's not the deepest song ever written, is it?

― Jonathan Michael Kent, Friday, 10 March 2006 09:04 (twenty years ago)

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