Re: What's on either side of the ampersand?

"Crosseyed and Painless" - Talking Heads
"Above and Below" - The Bravery
"Cattle and Cane" - The Go-Betweens
"Chalkhills and Children" - XTC
"Paper and Iron" - XTC
"Ball and Chain" - XTC
"Blood and Roses" - The Smithereens
"Touch and Go" - The Cars
"Up and Down" - The Cars
"Lost and Found" - The Saints
"Aches and Pains" - The Bears
"Aunties and Uncles" - The Jam
"Black and Blue" - Madness
"Black and White" - The dB's
"Beyond and Back" - X

I know there are lots of others.

None of those tunes you cited actually make use of an ampersand. Did I miss something?

Oh well. Any excuse to make a list:

"Ebony and Ivory" - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
"Auburn and Ivory" - Beach House
"Black and Blue" - Louis Armstrong
"Hot Biscuits and Sweet Marie" - NRBQ
"Twist and Shout" - The Isley Brothers
"Clowns and Jugglers" - Syd Barrett
"Bottles & Bones (shade and sympathy)" - Califone
"Cocks 'N' Asses" - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
"Pleasure And Pain" - The Chameleons UK
"Jennifer and Julia" - The Clientele
"Pale and Precious" - The Dukes of Stratosphere
"Police & Theives" - The Clash
"Rock and Roll" - Led Zeppelin
"Dazed & Chinese" - Bongwater
"A Skull, A Suitcase, And A Long, Red Bottle of Wine - Robyn Hitchcock
"Greatness And Perfection" - Julian Cope
"Effloresce And Deliquesce" - The Chills
"Mr and Mrs. Smack" - Eat
"Trains, Brains & Rain" - The Flaming Lips
"Coffin Ed & Grave Digger Jones" - Flaming Stars
"Fuzzy And Wild" - Flat Duo Jets
"Blood And Fire" - Freakwater
"Faith And Healing" - Ian McCulloch
"Old & New" - Miracle Legion
"Yin And Yang (The Flowerpot Man)" - Love And Rockets
"Land And The Life" - The Lucy Show
"Sweetness And Light" - Lush
"Sun And Moon" - Johnny Marr
"Hair & Skin" - Green On Red
"Beatles And The Stones" - The House of Love
"Shake And Crawl" - The House of Love
"Keith & Donna" - Futurebirds
"Johnny Hit And Run Pauline" - X
"Tumble 'n' Tear" - Giant Sand
"Drum & Guitar" - Giant Sand
"Slice & Dice Blues" - Giant Sand
"Jupiter and Teardrop" - Grant Lee Buffalo
"The Animals And Me" - The Wonder Stuff
"Five And Ten" - Link Wary and The Raymen
"Me & Mr. Jones" - Amy Winehouse
"Over And Over" - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
"Pablo And Andrea" - Yo La Tengo
"Something And Nothing" – The Wedding Present
"Diamonds & Gold" - Tom Waits
"9th & Hennepin" - Tom Waits
"The Briar And The Rose" - Tom Waits
"The Tiger & How We Tamed It" – Viva Voce
"Catch And Release" – Viva Voce
"Sit And Wonder" – Verve
"Space And Time" – Verve
"Blood and Thunder" – Ultra Vivid Scene
"Sugar And Spice" - The Cryan Shames
"7 And 7 Is" - Love
"Incense & Peppermints" – The Strawberry Alarm Clock
"Needles And Pins" - The Searchers
"All Day And All Of The Nights" - The Kinks
"Elvis Presley And America" - U2
"Tina And Glen" – Thin White Rope
"On And On" – Tapes N Tapes
"Life & Soul" – The Sundays
"Skin & Bones" – The Sundays
"F--king In Rhythm & Sorrow" - Sugarcubes
"Fast, Cheap And Out Of Control" – St. Johnny
"Shade And Honey" - Sparklehorse
"Bird And Flag" – The Sea And Cake
"On And On" – Sea & Cake
"Sound & Vision" – David Bowie
“Lady Jessica and Sam” - Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions
"Cheese and Onions" – The Rutles
"Here And Now" – Ride
"Rosewood, Wax, Voltz + Glitter" – Red Red Meat
"53rd & 3rd" – Ramones
"Far Gone And Out" – The Jesus And Mary Chain
"Left Hand Luke & The Beggar Boys" – T.Rex



Post Edited (10-14-14 18:55)

Spik & Span - The Gordons
By & By - Bubble
Death & The Maiden - Verlaines
Slap & Tickle - Squeeze
Words & Guitar - Sleater-Kinney
Weatherman & Skin Goddess - Robert Pollard
Cowboys & Aliens - Kitchens Of Distinction
Fast & True - Anders Parker
Shake & Pop - Nick Lowe
Needles & Plastic - Doublehappys
Divide & Conquer - Husker Du
The Waist & The Knees - Game Theory
Rhthm & Soul - Spoon
Bedbugs & Ballyhoo - Echo & The Bunnymen
If & When - Fleshtones
Tendrils & Paracetamol - The Moles
Everything & After - Doughboys
Red & Purple - The Dodos
Over & Over - Heavenly
Is & Is & Is - White Denim
On & On & On - Jack White

Wok'n'Woll - Milk'n'Cookies
Pharaohs & Pyramids - Cut Copy
Katrina and Paul - J-Church
Jawbone and The Air-Rifle - The Fall
Oranges & Lemons - Book of Love
Starfish & Coffee - Prince
Ball and Chain - Social Distortion
Rollin' and Tumblin' - The Strypes
Fame and Fortune - Mission of Burma
Stand Up And Fight - Bush Tetras
Soap, Soup and Salvation - Lone Justice
Stoned And Starving - Parquet Courts
Soldier Boys and Jesus Freaks - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Take Up Thy Stethoscope And Walk - Pink Floyd
Trees And Flowers - Strawberry Switchblade
King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2 & 3- Neutral Milk Hotel

and the first Spanish-language vote goes to...

Y Tu Que Has Hecho - Buena Vista Social Club

Round & Round - Ratt

Well someone had to say it.... ^_^

But seriously folks.....

Love and Other Crimes - Lee Hazlewood
Get Up and Go - Teen Idles
Night and Day - Everything But The Girl
The Tooth Fairy and the Princess - Husker Du
Sickles and Hammers - Minutemen
The Red and The Black - Minutemen, Blue Oyster Cult

Kim & Jessie - M83
Needles & Pins - The Ramones
Between Love & Like - Paul Westerberg
Cigarettes & Alcohol - Oasis
The Party & The After Party - The Weeknd
Dignified & Old - The Modern Lovers

"Wax and Wane" - Cocteau Twins
"Road, River and Rail" - Cocteau Twins
"The Reptiles and I" - Shriekback
"Saccharin and the War" - Sparks
"Throw Her Away and Get a New One" - Sparks
"The Decline and Fall of Me" - Sparks
"Whippings and Apologies" - Sparks
"Magneto and the Titanium Man" - Wings
"Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" - U2
"Love and Anger" - Kate Bush
"Bang and Blame" - REM
"Maps and Legends" - REM
"Fuck and Run" - Liz Phair
"Love and Violence" - OMD
"Motion and Heart" - OMD
"Europa and the Pirate Twins" - Thomas Dolby
"Day and Night" - Jim Carroll Band
"Here and Now" - Letters to Cleo
"Rise and Shine" - The Cardigans
"Nite and Fog" - Mercury Rev
"Sons and Fascination" - Simple Minds
"Colours Fly and the Catherine Wheel" - Simple Minds
"Round & Round & Round" - The Cure
"Shiver and Shake" - The Cure
"Wake Up and Make Love With Me" - Ian Dury
"Rank and File" - Rank and File
"Touch and Go" - John Foxx
"Cut and Run" - Ultravox
"Paths and Angles" - Ultravox
"The Wild, the Beautiful and the Damned" - Ultravox
"Lawyers, Guns and Money" - Warren Zevon
"Kiss and Make Up" - The Field Mice
"Kiss and Make Up" - St. Etienne
"Run and Run" - Psychedelic Furs
"All of This and Nothing" - Psychedelic Furs
"Cars and Girls" - Prefab Sprout
"Cars and Girls" - Dictators
"Sample and Hold" - Neil Young
"Horse and Crow" - Peter Case
"Skin and Teeth" - Joe Henry
"Rock and Roll" - Velvet Underground
"Rock and Roll Pt 2" - Gary Glitter
"Abdul and Cleopatra" - Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
"Half a Boy and Half a Man" - Nick Lowe



Post Edited (10-06-14 09:44)

ampersand? i haven't tried any of that yet.
what a ya smoke it?



Post Edited (10-05-14 20:45)

that reminds me to remind you, never use the same pen you make a list with to scratch over and rub out the things you picked up the pen up in the first place to write something down.

confucius say you soon run out of ink!
.



Post Edited (10-05-14 21:49)

Many, many worthy suggestions already. May I add a couple more?

"The Power and the Passion" – Midnight Oil

"Fast & Hard" – Bash & Pop (that'd be Tommy Stinson's first post-Replacements' gig)

"Between Something and Nothing" - The Ocean Blue
"Kings & Queens" - Killing Joke
"Fun and Games" - Killing Joke
"Cries and Whispers" - Polyrock
"Tweeter and the Monkey Man" - Traveling Wilburys
"Johnny and Mary" - Robert Palmer
"Nice & Neat" - Boomtown Rats
"Touch and Go" - Magazine
"Heart and Soul" - Joy Division
"White Boys and Heroes" - Gary Numan
"Steel and You" - Tubeway Army
"Me and the Major" - Belle and Sebastian

"Me and My Dad" - Wall of Voodoo
"The Sky and the Ground" - Pierce Turner

The Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young
AEIOU (and Sometimes Y) - EBN-OZN
Stand and Deliver - Adam Ant
Generals and Majors - XTC
Deeper and Deeper - The Fixx
Love and a Molotov Cocktail - The Flys
I Saw Your Mommy and Your Mommy's Dead - Suicidal Tendencies
Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive - Men at Work
Pads, Paws and Claws - Elvis Costello