Fake THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO Playlist: The Song Retains The Name

This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl is simply too large a concept to be neatly contained within a mere three-hour weekly time slot. Hence these occasional fake TIRnRR playlists, detailing shows we're never really going to do...but could.

You can't copyright a song title. As long as a song isn't a ripoff of a previous song, it's okay to re-use an older title for a presumably fresh composition. Sometimes the re-use is deliberate, but I think more often it's merely a familiar word or phrase not necessarily tethered to one song alone. Either way, it's an excuse to cobble together a fake This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio playlist presenting pairs of different songs that share the same title.

To qualify, the titles need to be precise matches; "The Stand" is not the same title as "Stand!," "Cherry Baby" is not "Cherry Oh Baby," "Rock And Roll" ain't "Rock And Roll, Pt. 2," "I Got You" differs from "I Got You (I Feel Good)," and "Too Late," "It's Too Late," and "It's Too Late Now" are three different titles. Don't worry baby; we still had plenty to choose from while staying within the lines. What's in a name? The songs still sound as sweet.

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Fake TIRnRR Playlist: The Song Retains The Name

CHUCK BERRY: School Days
THE RUNAWAYS: School Days
EYTAN MIRSKY: Happiness
DERRICK ANDERSON: Happiness
DAVID BOWIE: Changes
MICHAEL CARPENTER: Changes
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THE GRIP WEEDS: Every Minute
P. HUX: Every Minute
MINK DeVILLE: Little Girl
THE SYNDICATE OF SOUND: Little Girl
THE GO-GO'S: Vacation
RICHARD X. HEYMAN: Vacation
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DAVID RUFFIN: I Want You Back
THE HOODOO GURUS: I Want You Back
THE EASYBEATS: Sorry
THE SMITHEREENS: Sorry
PAUL McCARTNEY: No More Lonely Nights
THE FLASHCUBES: No More Lonely Nights
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THE SUPREMES: You Can't Hurry Love
THE CONCRETES: You Can't Hurry Love
THE ROLLING STONES: Tell Me
THE BANGLES: Tell Me
THE BEACH BOYS: Wouldn't It Be Nice
THE RUBINOOS: Wouldn't It Be Nice
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ABBA: So Long
FISCHER Z: So Long
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS: Just Like Me
SCREEN TEST: Just Like Me
THE RECORDS: Starry Eyes
ROKY ERICKSON: Starry Eyes
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OTIS REDDING: Pain In My Heart
DAVID JOHANSEN: Pain In My Heart
JOAN JETT: Bad Reputation
THE dB's: Bad Reputation
THE ANIMALS: It's My Life
KISS: It's My Life
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THE KNACK: Don't Look Back
THE REMAINS: Don't Look Back
THE RAMONES: She's The One
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: She's The One
BADFINGER: Day After Day
THE PRETENDERS: Day After Day
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THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES: I Can't Hide
THE FLESHTONES: I Can't Hide
BUDDY HOLLY: Oh Boy
COCKTAIL SLIPPERS: Oh Boy
THE BEATLES: I Need You
THE KINKS: I Need You
CAST: Promised Land
CHUCK BERRY: Promised Land
THE RASPBERRIES: Tonight
THE SHADOWS: Tonight