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Old 02-04-2013, 23:53
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Poor Old Soul - Orange Juice
In The Morning - Razorlight


Both bands have had hits called 'Rip It Up'.
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Old 03-04-2013, 03:47
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In The Morning - Razorlight
Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel



Both Razorlight and Simon & Garfunkel released songs called 'America'.
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Old 03-04-2013, 13:08
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Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel
Rabbit - Chas and Dave


Art Garfunkels biggest hit was 'Bright Eyes', which was a film about some rabbits.
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Old 03-04-2013, 15:53
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Rabbit - Chas and Dave
Talk - Coldplay

Rabbit is Cockney rhyming slang.... "rabbit and pork" meaning "talk"
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Old 03-04-2013, 22:07
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Talk - Coldplay
One Day Like This - Elbow

Coldplays debut hit was called 'Yellow'.
Elbows debut single was called 'Red'.


Also, Elbows title 'One day like this' contains the letters
'T','A','L' & 'K'.. the title of the aforementioned Coldplay song.
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Old 04-04-2013, 12:45
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One Day Like This - Elbow
Lullaby - Starsailor

Lullaby is also the b-side of ODLT...plus they're similar sounding bands
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Old 04-04-2013, 15:50
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Lullaby - Starsailor
4 My People - Missy Elliott


Lullaby was also a song by Melanie B.
Missy Elliott duetted with Mel B on her only UK chart-topper 'I Want You Back' back in 1998.
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Old 05-04-2013, 08:25
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4 My People - Missy Elliott
Maneater - Nelly Furtado

Both have worked with Timbaland
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Old 05-04-2013, 11:12
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Maneater - Nelly Furtado
Rich Girl ~ Daryl Hall/ John Oates

Daryl & John also had a hit with a song called Maneater
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Old 05-04-2013, 12:43
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Rich Girl ~ Daryl Hall/ John Oates
Don't Speak - No Doubt

Gwen Stefani (of No Doubt) also had a hit called 'Rich Girl'.
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Old 05-04-2013, 14:57
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Don't Speak - No Doubt
Over Rising - Charlatans

No Doubt's Tom Dumont was in a band called Rising before he found fame with ND
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Old 05-04-2013, 15:20
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Over Rising - Charlatans
Melting Pot - Blue Mink

Over Rising appeared on the Charlatans' first greatest hits compilation, 1998's Melting Pot which is also the name of Blue Mink's debut single which reached number 3 in 1969
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Old 05-04-2013, 15:38
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Melting Pot - Blue Mink
Equality Street - David Brent

Both songs promote racial harmony
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Old 05-04-2013, 16:12
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Equality Street - David Brent
The Office - Pepper

David Brent is a character in the Office
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Old 06-04-2013, 00:17
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The Office - Pepper
Blue Savannah - Erasure


A Bell is a type of pepper. (Main colours being red,yellow & green)
A. Bell (as in 'Andy') is the lead singer with Erasure.
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Old 06-04-2013, 10:09
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Blue Savannah - Erasure
Chelsea Girl - Ride

Chelsea play in blue, but the link is a different Andy Bell was one of Ride
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Old 06-04-2013, 11:55
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Chelsea Girl - Ride
Fernando - ABBA

Fernando Torres is a striker for Chelsea FC.
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Old 06-04-2013, 13:21
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Fernando - ABBA

Save your kisses for me - Brotherhood of Man


Both songs were number 1 in March 1976 - and performed by Eurovision Song Contest winners
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Old 06-04-2013, 15:23
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Save your kisses for me - Brotherhood of Man
Only Fools (Never Fall in Love) - Sonia


Both songs were co-written by Tony Hiller
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Old 06-04-2013, 16:29
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Only Fools (Never Fall in Love) - Sonia
The Motown Song - Rod Stewart ft. The Temptations

Both songs spent consecutive weeks (peaking) at #10 in late June 1991.
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Old 06-04-2013, 17:18
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The Motown Song - Rod Stewart ft. The Temptations
I Love To Watch A Woman Dance - The Eagles


The Motown Song, written by Larry John McNally, was also originally recorded by him for the soundtrack to the film Quicksilver......he also wrote the latter
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Old 07-04-2013, 16:25
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I Love To Watch A Woman Dance - The Eagles
Boys Of Summer - DJ Sammy


The latter was originally a hit for The Eagles drummer/vocalist Don Henley.
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Old 08-04-2013, 00:35
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Boys of summer - DJ Sammy

If she should come to you - Anthony Newley

Both artists had a hit with a song called 'Why'.
Anthony Newley before DJ Sammy was born; DJ Sammy after Anthony Newley had died.
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Old 08-04-2013, 08:50
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If she should come to you - Anthony Newley
Golfdinger - Ash

Newley wrote the Goldfinger Bond theme
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Old 08-04-2013, 12:09
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Goldfinger - Ash
License To Kill - Bob Dylan


Both songs named after James Bond films but neither from the actual films themselves.
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