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DIFFERENT song, SAME title!

firepoint525 said:
"Release Me," Wilson Phillips
"Release Me," Englebert Humperdink

"Promises Promises," Naked Eyes
"Promises Promises," Dionne Warwick

These two examples are interesting, because "Release Me" marked the second straight Wilson Phillips hit to have a "recycled" title ("Hold On" was obviously the first), while the Dionne Warwick "Promises" was a Burt Bacharach/Hal David song. Another Bacharach/David title, "Always Something There to Remind Me," had been covered by Naked Eyes, becoming their first hit, while "Promises" was a Naked Eyes original.
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nightfly61 said:
Always Something There to Remind Me," had been covered by Naked Eyes, becoming their first hit, while "Promises" was a Naked Eyes original.
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1.ASTTRM was originally done by Sandi Shaw before Dionne Warwick.
2. Naked Eyes hit was "Promises, Promises", not "Promises"...although Eric Clapton had a "Promises".
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CTListener said:
firepoint525 said:
Also, interesting to note that one of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Bands included Richard Marx, and that "Should Have Known Better" was one of the songs performed on that tour. Because of Marx's presence on that tour, I am assuming that it was his song that was performed, and not the Beatles'.
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The Beatles' song was "I Should Have Known Better."
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Silly me. I thought everyone could figure out that I was using "shorthand" for these titles, especially since I had spelled out both of these examples earlier in this thread! ::)
 
"Waterfalls," Paul McCartney
"Waterfalls," TLC

"Nobody Knows," Paul McCartney
"Nobody Knows," Tony Rich Project (and a cover version for the country charts)

Both McCartney titles above were from McCartney II (1980).
 
cd637299 said:
I indeed learned of "Everybody Knows" via Casey!

I believe someone sent him a trivia question, like "did any artist ever put out 2 songs w/ same title, but totally different songs?" Casey said something like "we were starting research, figuring it would never happen----but ya know what? It DID!"

The second "Everybody Knows" had a subtitle which I forget right now.

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Dave Clark Five, in 1964 released Everybody Knows (I Still Love You). Then in 1967 released Everybody Knows...
 
CTListener said:
firepoint525 said:
Also, interesting to note that one of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Bands included Richard Marx, and that "Should Have Known Better" was one of the songs performed on that tour. Because of Marx's presence on that tour, I am assuming that it was his song that was performed, and not the Beatles'.
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The Beatles' song was "I Should Have Known Better."
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Yep, covered that one earlier in this thread, too:
firepoint525 said:
"I Should Have Known Better," The Beatles
"I Should Have Known Better," Richard Marx
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The Marx title was technically, "Should've Known Better."
 
The Marx title was technically, "Should've Known Better."
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Why didn't you put "Known Better", since "we've" been in shorthand mode on a thread with MANY different & very close titles. ::)

Please Don't Go- Mike Posner
Please Don't Go-K.c & the Sunshine Band, and KWS

Animal-Def Leppard
Animal-Neon Trees

Dynamite-Jermaine Jackson
Dynamite-Taio Cruz
(close) DynOmite-Bazuka

I Like It-Enrique Iglaseus
I Like It-Dino
I Like It-Gerry & the Pacemakers

Pray-M.C Hammer
Pray-Justin Bieber
I Like It-Debarge
 
nightfly61 said:
The Marx title was technically, "Should've Known Better."
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Why didn't you put "Known Better", since "we've" been in shorthand mode on a thread with MANY different & very close titles. ::)
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"Give it Up," KC
"Give it Up," firepoint525's advice to the "nightfly" ::)
Please Don't Go-K.c & the Sunshine Band, and KWS
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We also had "Please Don't Leave" by Lauren Wood on the charts at about the same time as KC & the Sunshine Band had "Please Don't Go."

Also charting simultaneously:
"Loverboy," Billy Ocean
"Lovergirl," Teena Marie (RIP)
 
Got some more, don't think these have been mentioned before (at least recently! ;D)

"Give It Up," KC
"Give It Up," Wilson Phillips (at least three recycled titles for Wilson Phillips so far!)

"Don't Be Cruel," Elvis Presley, The Judds, Cheap Trick
"Don't Be Cruel," Bobby Brown (charted simultaneously with Cheap Trick's "Don't Be Cruel")

"Shout," Isley Brothers
"Shout," Tears for Fears

"Jungle Love," Steve Miller Band
"Jungle Love," Morris Day and the Time

"Treat Her Like a Lady," Cornelius Brothers/Sister Rose
"Treat Her Like a Lady," (anyone know who did this one back in the '80s? It is not the Cornelius Brothers' version.)

And some close ones:

"Point of Know Return," Kansas
"Point of No Return," Nu Shooz

"Stil the One," Orleans
"You're Still the One," Shania Twain (she would probably like to forget about that one!)
 
firepoint525 said:
"Treat Her Like a Lady," Cornelius Brothers/Sister Rose
"Treat Her Like a Lady," (anyone know who did this one back in the '80s? It is not the Cornelius Brothers' version.)
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"Treat Her Like A Lady"-Celine Dion
"Treat Her Like A Lady"-Jimmy Buffet
"Treat Her Like A Lady"-The Temptations
I almost said Journey, but I think that a different title.
 
Home-Daughtry
Home-Michael Buble

(close one):
Sign Of the Times-Petula Clark
Sign O' the Times-Prince

for firepoint:
Get Over It-Ok Go
Get Over It-Eagles

Honey-Bobby Goldsboro
Honey-Mariah Carey
 
Since You Been Gone-Rainbow
Since U Been Gone-Kelly Clarkson

Holiday-The Bee Gees
Holiday-Madonna
Holiday-The Scorpions
Holiday-Green Day
 
Dreams-Fleetwood Mac
Dreams-Van Halen

Dreaming-Blondie
Dreaming-Cliff Richards
 
Just heard during WDRC-FM's A to Z music library blowout:

Good Thing -- Fine Young Cannibals
Good Thing -- Paul Revere & the Raiders

Good Times -- Chic
Good Times -- Sam Cooke
 
Your Love-Nicki Minaj
Your Love-Outfield

You Got It-Simply Red
You Got It-Roy Orbison (may have been out at the same time)
 
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