Point/counterpoint

"Accidents Will Happen" - Elvis Costello
"Accidents Never Happen" - Blondie

"Enough Is Enough" - The Dance Hall Crashers
"Enough Is Not Enough" - Joe Jackson

I'm sure the great minds on this board can come up with more pairings!

"I'm Down" - Beatles
"I'm Not Down" - Clash

Love will keep us together
Love will tear us apart

It's funny.. When I first heard of the Joy Division song in print when it was released, I thought it was an answer song to the Captain And Tennille hit!



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For further rumination on the Fresh New Sound of Yesterday®

Constantinople - Echo & The Bunnymen
Instanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Bob Dylan
Think Twice, It's Not All Right - Everybody Was In The French Resistance...Now!

I Got a Name - Joe Croce
That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings

One Small Day - Ultravox
Best Day of My Life - American Authors

Some Velvet Morning - Lee Hazelwood
Some Nights - fun.

Clean - Taylor Swift
Dirty - Christina Aguilera

Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
Teenage Riot - Sonic Youth

Uptown - Prince
Downtown - Tom Waits

You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
You Don't Always Want What You Get - The Flaming Stars

I Love Rock 'N Roll - The Jesus And Mary Chain
I Hate Rock 'N Roll - The Jesus And Mary Chain

Rain - The Clientele
Shine - The Clean

Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
Loose - The Stooges

I'm So Worried - Monty Python
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin

You're Gonna Change - Hank Williams
Don't Ever Change - The Jesus And Mary Chain

Why - Annie Lennox
Don't Ask Why - My Bloody Valentine

Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam - Nirvana
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam - The Vaselines

You Gotta Move - Mississippi Fred McDowell
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - The Rave-Ups

Tame - Pixies
Grow Wild - Hugo Largo

Cut The Tree - The Wolfgang Press
Feed The Tree - Belly

Going Up - Echo And The Bunnymen
Going Down - The Stone Roses

...

Edited to add:

Meat - Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Meat Is Murder - The Smiths

What She Said - The Smiths
She Never Said - The Church

Everywhere At Once - The Plimsouls
Sitting Still - R.E.M.

Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.
No Feelings - Sex Pistols

I Love You Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel
I Hate Everything About You - Three Days Grace

You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
Incredibly Ugly Girl - Julian Cope

Legs - ZZ Top
Nice Legs Shame About Her Face - The Monks

Movin' On Up - Primal Scream
Down Down Down - Tom Waits

...

Edited to add:

Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
Let Me Down Gently - Spacemen 3

Yeah Yeah Yeah - The Wedding Present
No For The 13th Time - The Wonder Stuff

They Say I'm Different - Betty Davis
Don't Ever Think You're Different - A House

Everything Is Beautiful - St. Johnny
Everything's Fucked - The Dirty Three

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Edited to add:

Do The Evolution - Pearl Jam
Rock 'N Roll Creation - Spinal Tap



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I'm ok/you're fucked

the queers

Jane, you ignorant slut. HA! Just had to throw that in there.

The Gift - VU/ Return The Gift - Gang of Four

"I Wanna Be A Lifeguard" - Blotto
"The Drowners" - Suede

HollowbodyKay wrote:

> "I Wanna Be A Lifeguard" - Blotto
> "The Drowners" - Suede

I love a good Blotto reference. Those crusty old guys are still kicking around around these parts. I know a couple of them.

Let's Dance - David Bowie

I Don't Want To Dance - Eddy Grant



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