After The Fall - Ray Davies

Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed

both artists referred to cross-dressing in songs that were massive hits at a time when homophobia was pretty much institutional
(Kinks - Lola)

walk on the wild side - lou reed

common people - pulp

(both acts appeared on the trainspotting soundtrack)

Common People - Pulp

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles

Connection: The video for 'Common People' features a homage to the Eleanor Rigby sequence from the film Yellow Submarine, with everyday people stuck in repeating loops lasting less than a second.

^ Impressive

Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Rest In Peace - Extreme

IIRC, The Beatles took the song title Eleanor Rigby from a name on a gravestone. Obviously R.I.P could also be inscribed on a tombstone.

Rest in Peace - Extreme
Helena - My Chemical Romance

Video for Helena features a funeral and a coffin and a body rising from the coffin ( certainly not resting in peace ! )

Helena - My Chemical Romance
Hip Hip Hooray - The Troggs

The former song is on MCR's "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge" LP...

Bonus trivia: my mum went to school with the bass player from The Troggs.

Hip Hip Hooray - the Troggs

I don't want to miss a thing - Aerosmith

link - the Troggs arguments during recording were the inspiration for the argument scenes in Spinal Tap and the Aerosmith as "Rock in a Hard Place" was inspiration for "Stonehenge".

I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
The Chocolatier - Soundz Organisation

I suppose you could call a chocolatier an Aero-smith hahaha...

LMAO terrence!!
Unfortunately I dont know that tune so I'm waiting on someone with less musical ignorance before I can take part


The chocolatier - soundz organisation

Heh you're too kind.. You'd get put in stocks and have rotten veg chucked at yer for jokes that bad in olden times... <sotto voce> in fact they probably still do in one or two villages near me

I'll move it on.....

The Chocolatier - Soundz Organisation
The Auctioneer - REM

both titles are two words, first word 'the', second word a profession ending with an 'ear' sound...

The auctioneer - REM
Hammer to fall - Queen

I know it's not called a hammer but the hammer like tool of the auctioneer falls to signal the end of the auction .

Hammer To Fall - Queen

Heroes - David Bowie

Connection: Both songs were played at Live Aid in 1985.

Heroes - David Bowie
Vive Le Rock - Adam Ant

Connection: both produced by Tony Visconti

Vive Le Rock - Adam Ant

Friend Or Foe - Lily Allen

Connection: 'Friend Or Foe' is the title of the first solo album to be relased by Adam Ant in 1982.

^ Yes, and some of us can remember buying it - cost £4.99 from Our Price

Friend Or Foe - Lily Allen
Here I Go Again - Archie Bell And The Drells

Connection: Both artists also contain FM's dogs names

^

Here I Go Again - Archie Bell And The Drells

All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople

Connection: Both songs released in 1972.

All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
The Laughing Gnome - David Bowie

Bit of a 'QI obvious answer hooter' connection I know, but Bowie of course wrote the former.

The Laughing Gnome - David Bowie

No More Fun - Roger Taylor

Connection: Roger Taylor from Queen referenced 'The Laughing Gnome' in the opening lyrics of 'No More Fun' from his album 'Electric Fire'.

No More Fun - Roger Taylor
Sweet And Tender Hooligan - The Smiths

Similarly, Morrissey sings of a 'poor old man who had an accident with a two bar (electric) fire...'

Sweet And Tender Hooligan - The Smiths

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel

Connection: The artwork on the cover for 'Sweet And Tender Hooligan' features a still of boxer Cornelius Carr from the video of Morrissey's contemporary solo single "Boxers" as directed by James O'Brien in 1995.

The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
Get In The Ring - Guns N Roses

Connection: Boxing ring (yes, I know it's bad, but it is after midnight )

Get In The Ring - Guns N Roses
Knockin' On Heavens Door - Eric Clapton

Link: GNR's cover of the latter precedes the former on Use Your Illusion II

Knockin' On Heavens Door - Eric Clapton

Still Cruisin' (After All These Years) - The Beach Boys

Connection: Both featured on the soundtrack for 'Lethal Weapon 2'.

Still cruisin' = Beach Boys
[b]Girls on film [/B = Duran Duran

Beach Boys had 3 x Wilson
Duran had 3 x Taylor


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Girls On Film - Duran Duran (who had 3x Taylors)

link with the Commodores, who had Three Times A Lady