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Yesterday we had the Negative Music Quiz, where I posted all the songs I own that begin with the word “don’t” and you had to guess the artists.

There were a lot of grey areas here, because some songs were standards which had been recorded by a lot of people, and some songs have the same names. Songs like The Power Of Love is one (although not in this list - Ed). Other song titles get confusing, too. Nirvana had Something In The Way, as did Human Nature. George Harrison wrote Something, which started “Something in the way she moves”, while James Taylor wrote “Something In The Way She Moves” which starts “There’s something in the way she moves.”

George Harrison came up with his title in 1969 after hearing the James Taylor song which was the first single off his first album which he recorded on the Beatles’ Apple label. But that’s cool, because Taylor’s song was originally called I Feel Fine but he changed it after he heard the Lennon/McCartney song of the same name. Still with me?

I think what I’m trying to say is that it all worked out, everyone became famous and bought big country houses except for John Lennon who instead went for an apartment and got shot.

Anyway, enough of my yammering. I’m sure you’re hankering, or, dare I say, jonesing, for the answers.

1. Don’t Bang The Drum, The Waterboys
2. Don’t Be Afraid, Colin Hay
3. Don’t Cha, The Pussycat Dolls & Busta Rhymes
4. Don’t Cha Wanna Ride, Joss Stone
5. Don’t Cry, Guns N’ Roses
6. Don’t Cry Sister, J. J. Cale
7. Don’t Dream It’s Over, Crowded House
8. Don’t Ever Leave Me, Keith Jarrett
9. Don’t Feel Right, The Roots
10. Don’t Get Carried Away, Busta Rhymes
11. Don’t Go, Yazoo
12. Don’t Know How, Joss Stone
13. Don’t Leave Me Now, Pink Floyd
14. Don’t Let Me Down, The Beatles
15. Don’t Let Me Down, Harry J Allstars
16. Don’t Let The Sun Down On Me , George Michael & Elton John
17. Don’t Lie, Black Eyed Peas
18. Don’t Look For Me, Jeffrey Foucault
19. Don’t Look Now, Creedence Clearwater Revival
20. Don’t Make My Brown Eyes Blue, Jolene Parsons
21. Don’t Mess With My Man, Irma Thomas
22. Don’t Phunk With My Heart, Black Eyed Peas
23. Don’t Put All Your Dreams In One Basket, Ray Charles
24. Don’t Say Nothin’, Will Smith
25. Don’t Smoke In Bed, Julie London
26. Don’t Stand So Close To Me, The Police
27. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson
28. Don’t Stop Movin’, S Club
29. Don’t Think Of Me, Dido
30. Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right, James Taylor (Dylan cover)
31. Don’t Wait, J. J. Cale
32. Don’t Wait Up, The Twang
33. Don’t Want To Know, John Martyn
34. Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely, Hüsker Dü
35. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing, Stevie Wonder

Yes, I own all these songs. I am a complex and flawed human being who believes that variety is the spice of life. Also cinnamon. Mmmmm, human beings.

Also, I missed out Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, which is a beautiful song by a singer called James (Reader’s voice: “Bloody”) Taylor.

“Go awaaaay, then damn you. Go on and do as you pleee-eeease. You ain’t gonna see me gettin’ down on my knees.”

Carry on.

“I’m undeciiiiiiided and your heart’s been divided. You been turning my world. Up-siiiide. Down.”

Tomorrow: The Replacement of Magenta Catridge
A Comedie.

“Doolyeee doo doop weedoo doo-doo.”

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