Battle Royale of Similarly-Titled Songs in my iTunes Library

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A&E by Goldfrapp vs ABC by the Jackson Five (winner: Jacksons)

All Over Now by Aimee Mann vs All Over the World by ELO (Aimee Mann)

All the Pretty Girls Go to the City by Spoon vs All the Rage by Elvis Costello (Costello)

And I Was a Boy from School by Hot Chip vs And I Love Her by the Beatles (Beatles)

Anytime by Neil Finn vs Anytime at All by the Beatles (Beatles)

Bad by Michael Jackson vs Bad by U2 (I guess Michael Jackson but I don't really care for either)

The Ballad of John and Yoko by the Beatles vs The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead by XTC (XTC)

Beat It by Michael Jackson vs Beat it Up by Mannie Fresh (Jackson)

Beautiful by Carole King, Aimee Mann, Michael Penn and Goldfrapp (Goldfrapp)

Blame it on Cain by Elvis Costello vs Blame it On the Boogie by the Jackson Five (Costello)

Blue Jean by David Bowie vs Blue Jeans by Ladytron (Bowie)

Breakdown by Guns n' Roses vs Breakdown by Suede (Suede)

Bullets by Tunng vs Bullet by Rhymefest (Tunng)

Can't Stop Partying by Weezer vs Can't Stop the World by the Go-Go's (Weezer)

Center of the Universe by Built to Spill vs The Center of the Universe by Viva Voce (Viva Voce)

Cities by Phish vs Cities by Talking Heads (Talking Heads)

Cowboy by the Sugarcubes vs Cowboy Song by Rufus Wainwright

Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles vs Cruisin' by Huey Lewis and the News (Smokey)

Dear Prudence by the Beatles vs Dear Yoko by John Lennon (Beatles)

Dead by the Pixies vs Dead by They Might Be Giants (Pixies)

Don't Stop by Girl Talk vs Don't Stop Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson (Girl Talk)

Electrify by the Beastie Boys vs Electricity by the Avalanches (Beastie Boys)

Else by Built to Spill vs Elsa by Los Destellos (Built to Spill)

End of a Century by Blur vs End of the Day by Simian (Blur)

Every Little Thing by the Beatles vs Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police (Beatles)

Fever by Rhymefest vs Fever by Adam Lambert (Adam Lambert)

Fire by Ladytron vs Fired by Ben Folds (Ladytron)

Get Back by Britney Spears vs Get Back by the Beatles (Beatles)

Girl by Beck vs Girl by Prince vs Girl by the Beatles (Beck)

Girls on the Beach by the Beach Boys vs Girls on Film by Duran Duran (Duran Duran)

God by Prince vs God by Tori Amos (Tori Amos)

Gone by U2 vs Gone by Kanye West vs Gone by Ben Folds (Kanye)

Good Morning Good Morning by the Beatles vs Good Morning by Kanye West (Kanye)

Good Night by the Beatles vs Good Night by Kanye West (neither, I don't listen to either. Kanye by default maybe since I think the Beatles song is annoying)

Happiness by Elliott Smith vs Happiness by Goldfrapp vs Happiness by Grant Lee Buffalo (3-way tie!)

A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon & Garfunkle vs A Hazy Shade of Winter by the Bangles (Simon & Garfunkle)

Hello, Goodbye by the Beatles vs. Hello/Goodbye by Lupe Fiasco (Beatles)

Helpless by Simian vs Helpless by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Simian)

Hey Jude vs Hey Bulldog by the Beatles (Bulldog)

High Time by Michael Penn vs High Times by Del Amitri (Amitri)

Hole in the Ice by Neil Finn vs Hole in the Head by Sugababes (tie)

Honey Don't by the Beatles vs Honey Don't Think by Grant Lee Buffalo (Grant Lee Buffalo)

I Should've Known by Aimee Mann vs I Should Have Known Better by the Beatles (Beatles but Mann would have won against anyone else)

I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince vs I Wanna Be Your Man by Beatles (Beatles)

Into the Maelstrom by Redwalls vs Into the Groove by Madonna (Redwalls)

It's All Right by Huey Lewis vs. It's All Right Here by Tim Fite (Fite)

It's Not by Aimee Mann vs. It's Not Safe by Aimee Mann (It's Not Safe)

It's Over by Roy Orbison vs. It's Over by Badfinger (Badfinger would win against anyone except Orbison)

Just a Test by the Beastie Boys vs Just a Memory by Elvis Costello (Costello)

La La Love You by the Pixies vs La La Hee Hee by Prince (Pixies)

Laura by Lush vs Laura by Scissor Sisters (Scissor Sisters)

Little Sister by Redwalls vs Little Sister by Rufus Wainwright (Redwalls)

Low by Coldplay vs Low by Cracker (Cracker for old times' sake)

Lucky One by Michael Penn vs Lucky Ones by Viva Voce (Madonna's former brother-in-law)

Magic by the Cars vs Magic by Ben Folds Five (Cars)

The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie vs The Man Who Sailed Around the World by XTC (Bowie by default; I don't think I've listened to the XTC song)

Mind by Talking Heads vs Mind Games by John Lennon (Talking Heads)

Oh My God by Kaiser Chiefs vs Oh My God St. Vincent (Kaiser Chiefs)

Oh Well by Fiona Apple vs Oh Well by Tim Fite (Tim Fite)

Ooh La La by the Faces vs Ooh La La by Goldfrapp (Goldfrapp)

Ooh Ooh Baby by Britney Spears by Ooo Baby Baby by Smokey Robinson (I know Smokey's is the better song but I listen to Britney's when I run so I will take that)

Possession by Elvis Costello vs Possession Obsession by Hall & Oates (H&O)

Possibilities by Office vs Possibility by Lykke Li (Lykke Li)

Radio, Radio by Elvis Costello vs. Radio by the Avalanches (the Avalanches)

Rock n Roll Music by the Beatles vs Rock n Roll, Part 2 by Gary Glitter (if I could only keep one I confess it's Gary Glitter)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town vs Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Gene Autry (an enthusiastic tie)

Satellite by Aimee Mann vs Satellite by Dave Matthews Band (probably the one and only time DMB beats anything)

Seventeen Years by Ratatat vs Seventeen by Ladytron (Ratatat)

She's Always a Woman by Billy Joel vs She's Always in My Hair by Prince (Prince)

Ship of Fools by Erasure vs. Ship of Fools by World Party (World Party)

So Far Away by Carol King vs. So Far Away by Dire Straits (Dire Straits)

So Young by Suede vs So Young by Elvis Costello (Suede)

The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkle vs the Sounds of Science by the Beastie Boys (Beasties)

Telephone Line by ELO vs Telephone by Lady Gaga and Beyonce (The one that is currently ringtone wins)

Temptation Waits by Garbage vs. Temptation by Elvis Costello (Elvis)

Tonite by Jarvis Cocker vs Tonight by the Go-Go's (Cocker)

Towers of London by XTC vs Tower of Learning by Rufus Wainwright (tie)

Uptown by Roy Orbison vs Uptown by Billy Joel (maybe the only time ever where I would prefer Joel over Orbison)

Video by Ben Folds Five vs Video by Aimee Mann (Folds but it's close)

Walking on Thin Ice by Elvis Costello vs Walking on the Moon by the Police (Since this is the only song written by Yoko Ono that I know/like vs the only song by the Police I've never gotten sick of I'll call it a tie)

Wave of Mutilation by the Pixies vs Wave of Mutilation by Grant Lee Phillips (I like Phillips' cover better, actually, please don't be mad)

Woman by Wolfmother (MSTRCRFT remix) vs Woman by John Lennon (sorry John, it's Wolfmother here)

Xanadu by ELO vs Xanadu by Olivia Newton-John (going to have to go with Olivia on this one)

Yellow Submarine by the Beatles vs Yellow by Coldplay (Beatles, duh)

11:11 by Rufus Wainwright vs. 10:20 AM by Spoon (Rufus Wainwright)