10 Song Challenge (Vol III)

Rachel Patel49 said:Just a small correction on the previous post: "don't" actually stands for "do not"... that's two words if you count them up.😁

I have to respectfully disagree there. Technically, it functions as a single unit. If you look at various discussions online regarding whether contractions should be classified as one word or two, the consensus seems to lean toward treating them as a single lexical item. https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/com...ered_one_word/
It reminds me of how we handle certain compound adverbs in English—words like "anyway," "sometimes," or "anywhere"—which are essentially combinations of two parts but are written as one cohesive word.
But honestly, it’s not a huge deal... everything is fine.

Topic: Let's play a little game. Post two songs labeled a/b. For song A, pick a title with exactly two words. For song B, go with a three-word title. The twist? The first two words of song A have to be identical to the first two words of song B. Just like matching socks, but for your playlist.

01a Wilson Phillips - Hold On
01b Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
02a Ed Sheeran - Don't
02b Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
03a Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It
03b T-Rex - Get It On

Jackson & Wonder - Get It (1987)

T-Rex - Get It On (1971)

Topic - Everyone posts two songs under an a/b format. Song A needs a two-word title. Song B needs a three-word title. The first two words of song A must match the first two words of song B.

01a Wilson Phillips - Hold On
01b Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
02a Ed Sheeran - Don't
02b Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
03a Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It
03b T-Rex - Get It On
04a Pat Benatar - We Belong
04b Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
05a The Pussycat Dolls - Do It
05b Chemical Brothers - Do It Again

Subject - Everyone should list two songs using an a/b format. The title under A must be two words long. The title under B must be three words long. Crucially, the first two words of song A must be identical to the first two words of song B.

01a Wilson Phillips - Hold On
01b Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
02a Ed Sheeran - Don't
02b Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
03a Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It
03b T-Rex - Get It On
04a Pat Benatar - We Belong
04b Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
05a The Pussycat Dolls - Do It
05b Chemical Brothers - Do It Again
06a Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
06b Zeal & Ardor - Don't You Dare

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
Zeal & Ardor - Don't You Dare

... 😁 just for the sake of the quarter ..it's written and spoken as one single word and brighteagle39 is absolutely correct in his assessment ... even if it technically consists of two, depending on how you prefer to view it
pronunciation
dont duit
du not duit

Topic - Post two songs using an a/b format. Song A needs a two-word title. Song B needs a three-word title. The first two words of Song A must match the first two words of Song B.

01a Wilson Phillips - Hold On
01b Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
02a Ed Sheeran - Don't
02b Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
03a Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It
03b T-Rex - Get It On
04a Pat Benatar - We Belong
04b Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
05a The Pussycat Dolls - Do It
05b Chemical Brothers - Do It Again
06a Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
06b Zeal & Ardor - Don't You Dare
07a The Beach Boys - Good Time
07b Red Hot Chili Peppers - Good Time Boys
08a Prince - Feel Good
08b Pink - Feel Good Time

Jerry Robinson56 said:06a Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me))

... 😁 just for the neighborhood... it's written and said as one single word, and I think brighteagle39 is totally right about the pronunciation... even if technically it’s two words, however you want to slice it
pronunciation
dont duit
du not duit

I’m honestly at a loss here... why would anyone include something where the official title clearly has five words instead of two, especially when everyone is specifically looking for two?

Topic - Here’s the drill: everyone posts two songs labeled a/b. Song A must have a two-word title. Song B must have a three-word title. To make the connection, the first two words of Song A have to be identical to the first two words of Song B. Think of it like a musical matching game, similar to how you might sort tools in a garage—everything has its specific slot.

01a Wilson Phillips - Hold On
01b Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
02a Ed Sheeran - Don't
02b Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
03a Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It
03b T-Rex - Get It On
04a Pat Benatar - We Belong
04b Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
05a The Pussycat Dolls - Do It
05b Chemical Brothers - Do It Again
06a The Beach Boys - Good Time
06b Red Hot Chili Peppers - Good Time Boys
07a Prince - Feel Good
07b Pink - Feel Good Time
08a Elton John & Kiki Dee - True Love
08b Cliff Richard - True Love Ways

Elton John & Kiki Dee - True Love (1993)

Cliff Richard - True Love Ways (1983)

Topic - Everyone posts two songs as an a/b pair. Song A title: two words. Song B title: three words. The first two words of Song A must match the first two words of Song B.

01a Wilson Phillips - Hold On
01b Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
02a Ed Sheeran - Don't
02b Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
03a Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It
03b T-Rex - Get It On
04a Pat Benatar - We Belong
04b Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
05a The Pussycat Dolls - Do It
05b Chemical Brothers - Do It Again
06a The Beach Boys - Good Time
06b Red Hot Chili Peppers - Good Time Boys
07a Prince - Feel Good
07b Pink - Feel Good Time
08a Elton John & Kiki Dee - True Love
08b Cliff Richard - True Love Ways

09a indie artist - The Feather
09b indie artist - The Feather Cycle

Topic - Post two songs under a/b. Song A needs a two-word title. Song B needs a three-word title. The first two words of song A must match the first two words of song B.

01a Wilson Phillips - Hold On
01b Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight
02a Ed Sheeran - Don't
02b Guns N' Roses - Don't Cry
03a Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson - Get It
03b T-Rex - Get It On
04a Pat Benatar - We Belong
04b Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
05a The Pussycat Dolls - Do It
05b Chemical Brothers - Do It Again
06a The Beach Boys - Good Time
06b Red Hot Chili Peppers - Good Time Boys
07a Prince - Feel Good
07b Pink - Feel Good Time
08a Elton John & Kiki Dee - True Love
08b Cliff Richard - True Love Ways
09a indie artist - The Feather
09b indie artist - The Feather Cycle
10a The Hollies - Leave Me
10b Lou Reed - Leave Me Alone

... bonus 🍿
a/ABC - Say It
b/Santana - Say It Again

...your turn.

Topic - Let's play a little game of "A vs. B." Here’s the deal: both entries need to be single-word titles. They have to share the exact same name. To make things interesting, the songs under A and B must have been officially released as studio singles at least ten years apart, and they can't just be one person covering the other. It’s all about those coincidental echoes through time.

01a Lulu - Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout

Lulu - Shout (1964)

Tears For Fears - Shout (1984)

Topic - Let's play a game where we pair two different tracks under an "A/B" format. To qualify, both songs must share a single-word title. Additionally, they must have been officially released as studio singles at least ten years apart from one another, and neither can be a cover version of the other.

01a Lulu - Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout
02a Deep Purple - Burn
02b Ellie Goulding - Burn

Deep Purple - Burn (1974)

Ellie Goulding - Burn (2013)

analogbear40 said:I am at a loss for words... why bother submitting an entry where the official title clearly consists of five words rather than two, when the prompt specifically demands two?

It is quite evident that such logic does not always hold true... there are nuances to language that exist beyond simple counts.
Don't you, forget about me .... parentheses serve a different purpose entirely...

Have you ever actually seen The Breakfast Club?

The Premise: One submits two items under the a/b format. Each item must have a single-word title. Both titles must be identical. Furthermore, the song under category A and the song under category B must have been officially released as singles in their studio versions at least ten years apart from one another, and they cannot be cover versions of each other.

01a Lulu - Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout
02a Deep Purple - Burn
02b Ellie Goulding - Burn
03a Stevie Wonder - Faith
03b George Michael - Faith

Stevie Wonder - Faith ft. Ariana Grande (2016)

George Michael - Faith (1987)

Topic - Let's play a game of a/b pairings. Each pair features two songs sharing the exact same one-word title. To keep things interesting, both tracks must have been officially released as studio singles at least ten years apart, and they can't be covers of each other.

01a Lulu -Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout
02a Deep Purple - Burn
02b Ellie Goulding - Burn
03a Stevie Wonder - Faith
03b George Michael - Faith
04a Madonna - Rain (1993)
04b Mika - Rain (2009)
05a Mat Bianko - Smooth (1986)
05b Santana - Smooth (1999)

Chloe Allen13 said:05a Mat Bianko - Smooth (1986)

Sadly, "Smooth" actually never made the cut as a single.

😉

Topic - Everyone needs to list two tracks under an a/b format. Each track must have a single-word title. Both titles must be identical. To qualify, both songs need to have been officially released as studio single versions at least ten years apart, and they can't be covers of one another.

01a Lulu -Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout
02a Deep Purple - Burn
02b Ellie Goulding - Burn
03a Stevie Wonder - Faith
03b George Michael - Faith
04a Madonna - Rain (1993)
04b Mika - Rain (2009)
05a Human League - Human
05b Goldfrapp - Human

Human League - Human (1986)

Goldfrapp - Human (2000)

Topic: The rules are simple. You pair two tracks under an a/b format. Each title must consist of exactly one word. Both titles must be identical. Furthermore, both songs must have been officially released as studio single versions at least ten years apart, and they cannot be covers of one another.

01a Lulu -Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout
02a Deep Purple - Burn
02b Ellie Goulding - Burn
03a Stevie Wonder - Faith
03b George Michael - Faith
04a Madonna - Rain (1993)
04b Mika - Rain (2009)
05a Human League - Human
05b Goldfrapp - Human
06a Pink Floyd - Time
06b Hans Zimmer & Alan Walker – Time

Pink Floyd - Time (1974)

Hans Zimmer & Alan Walker – Time (2021)

Prince likely has a few entries as well...

analogbear40 said:Unfortunately, Smooth wasn't actually a single.

😉

🤦 moving too fast again. My bad. 🙂 👍

The rules—everyone puts two things under A/B. Both titles consist of just one word. They have identical names. The track under A and the track under B must have been officially released as studio singles at least 10 years apart, and they can't be covers of each other.

01a Lulu - Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout
02a Deep Purple - Burn
02b Ellie Goulding - Burn
03a Stevie Wonder - Faith
03b George Michael - Faith
04a Madonna - Rain
04b Mika - Rain
05a Human League - Human
05b Goldfrapp - Human
06a Pink Floyd - Time
06b Hans Zimmer & Alan Walker – Time
07a Savage - Radio (1984)
07b Robbie Williams - Radio (2004)

Topic - Everyone’s pairing two things under an a/b format. Both tracks need a one-word title. They gotta have the exact same name. Also—and this is key—both songs must be official studio single releases at least 10 years apart from each other, and neither can be a cover of the other.

01a Lulu -Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout
02a Deep Purple - Burn
02b Ellie Goulding - Burn
03a Stevie Wonder - Faith
03b George Michael - Faith
04a Madonna - Rain
04b Mika - Rain
05a Human League - Human
05b Goldfrapp - Human
06a Pink Floyd - Time
06b Hans Zimmer & Alan Walker – Time
07a Savage - Radio (1984)
07b Robbie Williams - Radio (2004)
08a Beyoncé - Halo (2009)
08b Texas - Halo (1997)

Topic: Let's play a game of "A vs. B." Here’s the deal: pair two things together. Both titles must be just one single word. They have to share that exact same name. To make it interesting, both tracks need to be official studio single releases, and there must be at least a ten-year gap between them. Also, no covers allowed—they can't be versions of each other. Just two different songs sharing a name.

01a Lulu -Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout
02a Deep Purple - Burn
02b Ellie Goulding - Burn
03a Stevie Wonder - Faith
03b George Michael - Faith
04a Madonna - Rain
04b Mika - Rain
05a Human League - Human
05b Goldfrapp - Human
06a Pink Floyd - Time
06b Hans Zimmer & Alan Walker – Time
07a Savage - Radio (1984)
07b Robbie Williams - Radio (2004)
08a Beyoncé - Halo (2009)
08b Texas - Halo (1997)
09a The Blue Nile - Stay
09b Sash! - Stay

The Blue Nile - Stay (1984)

Sash - Stay (1997)

Topic - Let's play a little game with a/b pairings. Each pair needs two tracks that share the exact same one-word title. To keep things interesting, there has to be at least a ten-year gap between their official studio single releases, and obviously, they can't just be cover versions of one another.

01a Lulu - Shout
01b Tears For Fears - Shout
02a Deep Purple - Burn
02b Ellie Goulding - Burn
03a Stevie Wonder - Faith
03b George Michael - Faith
04a Madonna - Rain
04b Mika - Rain
05a Human League - Human
05b Goldfrapp - Human
06a Pink Floyd - Time
06b Hans Zimmer & Alan Walker – Time
07a Savage - Radio (1984)
07b Robbie Williams - Radio (2004)
08a Beyoncé - Halo (2009)
08b Texas - Halo (1997)
09a The Blue Nile - Stay
09b Sash! - Stay

10a Bruce Springsteen - Fire
10b Kasabian - Fire