Same Name, Different Song: Vol. 1

Here's a cool new idea for a music blog post. Before you think I'm bragging, I'm not. The original concept for this post (and all future volumes under the same theme) was suggested by my friend Daniel Entzminger. There are 10 different song titles here, with 2 completely different songs for each of them. And by completely different, I do mean completely different! Take a listen, and comment here or on the site where you saw this post with your favorite artist for each title. There will be more of these to come. Oh yeah, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  "Rag Doll"

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

vs.

Aerosmith

2)  "Love Song"*

Tesla

vs.

311

3)  "Accidents Will Happen"

Elvis Costello

vs.

Patsy Ann Noble

4)  "Summertime"

Ella Fitzgerald

vs.

The Sundays

5)  "Tunnel Of Love"

Bruce Springsteen

vs.

Dire Straits

6)  "Any Day Now"

Missy Higgins

vs.

Ronnie Milsap

7)  "Only The Lonely"

Roy Orbison

vs.

The Motels

8)  "1, 2, 3, 4"

Plain White T's

vs.

Feist

9)  "Animal"

Neon Trees

vs.

Pearl Jam

10)  "This Kiss"

Carly Rae Jepsen

vs.

Faith Hill

*Apologies to Sara Bareilles, who penned and performed a terrific tune called "Love Song." But alas, I had posted that song here recently in my "Songs with 'Song' In The Title" entry. Incidentally, in that same post I included The Cure's original version of the 311 song covered here.

Songs By Ladies Named Lucy

Do we really need an introduction to this one? It's pretty straightforward. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lucy Spraggan  ~  "Tea And Toast"

2)  Lucy Walsh  ~  "Lullaby"

3)  Lucy Schwartz  ~  "Graveyard"

4)  Lucy Rose  ~  "Scar"

5)  Lucy Wainwright Roche  ~  "Open Season"

6)  Lucy Woodward  ~  "Ragdoll"

7)  Lucy Ward  ~  "For The Dead Men"

8)  Lucy Mason  ~  "White As Snow"

9)  Lucy Hale  ~  "Nervous Girls"

10)  Lucy Diakovska  ~  "Where"

11)  Lucy Kaplansky  ~  "Scavenger"

12)  Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles  ~  "Just A Kid"

"Clean" Songs

As promised, here's a bunch of songs with the word "Clean" in their titles. So yeah, enjoy them!  ~  JH

1)  Tristan Prettyman  ~  "Come Clean"

2)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Clean Up Your Own Backyard"

3)  Hilary Duff  ~  "Come Clean"

4)  The Allman Brothers Band  ~  "Good, Clean Fun"

5)  Betty Wright ft. Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra  ~  "Clean Up Woman"

6)  Lou Reed  ~  "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"

7)  Eisley  ~  "Come Clean"

8)  Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson  ~  "If I Can Find A Clean Shirt"

9)  Audrey Assad  ~  "Come Clean"

10)  Donnie McClurkin  ~  "Create In Me A Clean Heart"

11)  Lisa Mitchell  ~  "Clean White Love"

12)  The Mowgli's  ~  "Clean Light"

13)  Camera Obscura  ~  "Keep It Clean"

14)  Kutless  ~  "Give Us Clean Hands"

15)  k.d. lang  ~  "Wash Me Clean"

BONUS SONG:  Utada Hikaru  ~  "Simple And Clean"  (By special request, I added this song to the list at the very last minute. You're welcome, Crystal!)

"Dirty" Songs

These songs are not necessarily as advertised. You know I like to keep it "PG" up in here. But they are, nonetheless, a collection of songs with the word "Dirty" in their titles. This, of course, will be followed up with a collection of songs with "Clean" in the titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Dirty Diana"

2)  The Pogues  ~  "Dirty Old Town"

3)  Cher Lloyd  ~  "Dirty Love"

4)  The White Stripes  ~  "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground"

5)  AC/DC  ~  "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"

6)  The Cliks  ~  "Dirty King"

7)  Sonic Youth  ~  "Dirty Boots"

8)  Eagles  ~  "Dirty Laundry"

9)  Terri Clark  ~  "Dirty Girl"

10)  Gorillaz  ~  "Dirty Harry"

11)  Steve Winwood  ~  "Dirty City"

12)  Let's Buy Happiness  ~  "Dirty Lakes"

13)  Eels  ~  "Dirty Girl"

14)  Chris Garneau  ~  "Dirty Night Clowns"

15)  The Three Degrees  ~  "Dirty Ol' Man"

Songs By People Named Smith

Here's another one of those I-heard-a-song-on-the-radio-that-I-really-like-and-wanted-to-put-on-the-blog-but-I-couldn't-think-of-a-logical-way-to-include-it-so-I-made-something-up posts. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sam Smith  ~  "Stay With Me"

2)  Patti Smith  ~  "Because The Night"

3)  Will Smith  ~  "Switch"

4)  Mindy Smith  ~  "Jolene"

5)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "How To Say Goodbye"

6)  Muriel Smith  ~  "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"

7)  Frankie Smith  ~  "Double Dutch Bus"

8)  Alice Smith  ~  "Be Easy"

9)  Granger Smith  ~  "Don't Listen To The Radio"

10)  April Smith & The Great Picture Show  ~  "Colors"

11)  Carl Smith  ~  "(When You Feel Like You're In Love) Don't Just Stand There"

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12)  Mamie Smith  ~  "Harlem Blues"

13)  Steve Smith  ~  "Time On My Hands"

14)  Sammi Smith  ~  "Help Me Make It Through The Night"

15)  Russell Smith  ~  "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"

16)  Carmen Smith  ~  "Love's On The Run"

17)  Margo Smith  ~  "It Only Hurts For A Little While"

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18)  Preston Smith  ~  "Oh, I Love You So"

19)  Sy Smith  ~  "The Art Of You"

20)  Kate Smith  ~  "God Bless America"