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ok... for ages tv shows, especially comedies, have used a line from a well known saying as their title .... "love thy neighbour" from the bible for eg, but which ones can you think of that have used lines from pop songs?

 

heres a few to kick off

 

'the green green grass' (tom jones - the green green grass of home, 1966)

 

'monday monday' (mamas and the papas - monday monday - 1966)

 

'gimmie gimmie gimmie' (abba, 1979)

 

'the young ones' (cliff richard 1962)

 

'two pints of lager' (splodgenessabounds - two pints of lager and a packet of crisps please 1979)

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Thought of these ones to add to your list...

 

That’s Life - Frank Sinatra 1966

Heartbeat - Buddy Holly 1959

54321 - Manfred Mann 1964... well 321 anyway, :lol: Dusty Bin

Blockbuster(s) - Sweet 1973

Winner takes it all - Abba 1980 (game show)

Top of the pops - Rezillos 1978

Angels - Robbie Williams 1998

Eldorado - ELO 1974

Those were the days - Mary Hopkin 1968

Knowing me knowing you ...(with Alan Partridge) - Abba 1976

Moonlighting - Leo Sayer 1975

One Tree Hill - U2 :lol:

 

Also most, if not all, of the episodes of OTH are named after songs :wub:

Heroes - David Bowie

Wish you were here - Pink Floyd

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