Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns 'N' Roses
That's Entertainment • The Jam

Both songs were written in under ten minutes, apparently

Another connection is that jam is sweet

That's Entertainment ~ the Jam
Shuddup Your Face ~ Joe Dolce

Both songs were hits around the same time, February 1981, and the latter song could dubiously be described as entertainment.

Shaddap Ya Face • Joe Dolce Music Theatre
I'm In Love With A German Film Star • Passions

both appeared on TOTP on BBC4 I watched last night 😛

I'm In Love With A German Film Star • Passions
There's No One Quite Like Grandma - St Winifred's School Choir

Both one hit wonders of 1981


Ooh a new total for me

Congrats on the 60K Genie!! 🎉👏🏻👍🏻🎂🎊

There's No One Quite Like Grandma - St Winifred's School Choir
Downtown • Petula Clark

Gordon Lorenz wrote the former and produced some of PC's work

Thanks TC!

Downtown • Petula Clark
Uptown - The Crystals

Self explanatory

Uptown • Crystals
Inbetweener • Sleeper

Both liked an Eddie - songs called I Love You Eddie and Nice Guy Eddie respectively

Inbetweener • Sleeper
Lazy Sunday Afternoon ~ the Small Faces

I am a lazy Sunday afternoon sleeper!

Lazy Sunday • the Small Faces
Carry Me - Bombay Bicycle Club

The original single sleeve of Lazy Sunday shows the other band members carrying a prostrate Steve Marriott

Carry Me - Bombay Bicycle Club
Seven Tears ~ Goombay Dance Band

From Bombay to Goombay!

Seven Tears • Goombay Dance Band
The River • Bruce Springsteen

Seven tears were flowing down the river...

The River • Bruce Springsteen
All-Night Holiday ~ Russ Abbot

Just before Janice Long played this song at a Radio 1 Roadshow in 1985, she fanfared the singer (Russ Abbot) as the next Bruce Springsteen!

I presume she was being sarcastic

All Night Holiday • Russ Abbot
Day 5 • The Church

Both songs have time connections, and both artists an ecclesiastical link

Day 5 • The Church
Wishing the Hours Away - All About Eve



Marty Willson-Piper was a long term member of The Church and also the guitarist for All About Eve from 1991 to 1993 and again from 1999 to 2002.

I think she was, just typical Radio 1 Roadshow sense of humour!

Wishing the Hours Away - All About Eve
Everybody ~ Hearsay

Suzanne Shaw ex-Hearsay had a role in Emmerdale playing character Eve.

(I'm enjoying finding excuses to pick cheesy songs for this thread! )

Everybody ~ Hear'say
You Gotta Be • Des'ree

Both artists have a ' in their name

You Gotta Be • Des'ree
Gotta Go Home ~ Boney M

Another 3-word title including Gotta

Gotta Go Home • Boney M
One Way Ticket • Eruption

Both titles allude to travel, and a common misconception is that the former released the latter.

One Way Ticket • Eruption
Don't Stop Moving ~ S Club 7

The former song was my favourite song from when Jo from S Club 7 was born.

Don't Stop Moving ~ S Club 7
Arnold Layne • Pink Floyd

Both had a Barrett in their line up at one point, Tina & Syd

Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd
Penny Lane - The Beatles

Could both be names of people.....the former is, but the latter refers to a real street.

Penny Lane - The Beatles
Going Underground • The • Jam

Both were double A Sides

Going Underground • The Jam
Prime Time ~ the Tubes

If you go Underground in London you are probably going on one of the tube lines.

(By way of a true story, Going Underground went straight in at no 1 on 18.3.80, just 5 days before a large increase in Underground fares!)

Prime Time • The Tubes
1, 2, 3 • Len Barry

talking of primes, the numbers are all prime numbers

1, 2, 3 • Len Barry
Eloise - Barry Ryan

Eloise was a hit for Barry Ryan , not 1....not 2 but 3 years after the former.....Both singers names include "Barry" and another male name