Contradictions

[ciphergoth]

On skullculture's journal we notice:

Nobody Likes You (When You're Dead), Zombina and the Skeletones

vs

Everybody Loves You (When You're Dead), Cop Shoot Cop

Anyone got any other good examples of songs whose titles directly contradict?

Comments

[keirf.livejournal.com]

Yazz, "the only way is up", vs. Pulp, "Bob Lind (the only way is down)" ... sort of.

[purplerabbits.livejournal.com]

Wow by Snow Patrol and No Wow by The Kills happened to be favourites of mine at the same time.

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

What fun! How about:

We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong vs Time's Up - The Buzzcocks

The Real Thing - Faith No More vs Substitute - The Who

Panic - Smiths vs Don't Panic - Coldplay

Movin' On Up - Primal Scream vs I'm Going Down - Mary J Bilge (can never resist missspeling that one)

Full Tilt - The Cult vs Steady As She Goes - Raconteurs

Always - Erasure vs Never Ever - All Saints

Get Down, Make Love - Queen vs Get Up, Stand Up - Bob Marley

[babysimon]

Orbital: P.E.T.R.O.L.
Suede: Electricity

Inspiral Carpets: Saturn 5
Beatles: Yellow Submarine

Bow Wow Wow: Go Wild in the Country
Lemon D: Urban Style Music

Abba: Waterloo
Gerry Rafferty: Baker Street
(There's probably a lot more on that theme)

Stone Roses: Waterfall
Andrew Robson Trio: Scrum
(OK, I had to search for that one...)

Elastica: Connection
Plastikman: Disconnect

I could play this all day...

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's so compelling:

Stop! - Erasure vs Start! - The Jam

Let's Dance - David Bowie vs Chill Out - The KLF

Sunset - Fatboy Slim vs Sun Arise - Rolf Harris

Surprise, Surprise - Rolling Stones vs No Surprises - Radiohead

I'm In A Dancing Mood - Delroy Wilson vs I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters

I Want It All - Queen vs I Can't Stand It - The Specials

Run, Run, Run - The Who vs Sit Down - James

[(Anonymous)]

Love will bring us together/Love will tear us apart

[(Anonymous)]

The Smiths - Asleep
Assemblage 23 - Awake

Sorrow - Love dies
Apoptygma Berzerk - Love never dies

Camouflage - One fine day
The Merry Thoughts - Black day

Utah Saints - I want you
Mesh - You didn't want me

The Chameleons - Less Than Human
White Zombie - More Human than Human

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

Stay With Me - Erasure vs Walk Away - The Beat

Everybody's Happy Nowadays - Buzzcocks vs Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur (only an album, though so might not count)

I Love America - Alice Cooper vs I'm So Bored Of The USA - The Clash

Somebody Told Me - The Killers vs Nobody Told Me - John Lennon

Baby One More Time - Britney Spears vs Never Again - Justin Timberlake

Must stop, must stop ...

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

Hanging On The Telephone - Blondie vs Hung Up - Madonna

And that really is my final thought.

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Just thought of

I'm Still Standing - Elton John
I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down - Elvis Costello

[the-maenad.livejournal.com]

A few from the top of my head:

Jefferson Airplane, "White Rabbit" : Led Zeppelin, "Black Dog"
The Vibrators, "Whips and Furs" : Pansy Division, "I'm Vanilla"
The Cars, "Drive" : Iggy Pop, "The Passenger"
Ultravox, "All Stood Still" : Small Faces, "Rolling Over"

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

ABBA - "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
Nine Inch Nails - "No, You Don't"

[emarkienna.livejournal.com]

David Bowie - It Ain't Easy / Guns 'n' Roses - It's So Easy
Pulp - I'm A Man / No Doubt - I'm Just A Girl
Pink Floyd - Speak To Me / No Doubt - Don't Speak (or Garbage - Shut Your Mouth)
Pink Floyd - Breath (or Prodigy, and probably many others) / REM - Try Not To Breathe
Lou Reed - Perfect Day / REM - Bad Day
Biohazard - Wide Awake / The Smiths - Asleep
Dream Theater - Lie / REM - Get Up (or REM - Stand). Or maybe Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth...
The Cure - Love Song / PiL - This Is Not A Love Song