They are all winners in my book
When I proposed this group project, I had a feeling you, dear readers, would be up to the challenge. I was not wrong.
I know I said I'd rank your entries, but frankly, they're all so damned hilarious I can't possibly pick a winner.
The perpetually awesome BTS scored big points with "Mama Told Me Not to Come" and Broadway classic "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair."
Dennis came through big time with "Man in a Box" and "Norwegian Wood" -- oh Dennis, how I miss you and your facility with the official dictionary of The Associated Press.
Katydid's "I Want It That Way" and mxs's "Back Door Santa" are also strong additions to the list.
And Erin, sweet Erin. When you take your seat on the Supreme Court, I hope you will look back on your contributions to this endeavor with pride. "It's Growing," "Done Too Soon" -- these are indeed the products of a great legal mind.
I cannot narrow this esteemed collection to a mere 10. And so, I give you the Top 40 Ostensibly Unintentionally Dirty-Sounding Song Titles or Lyrics
- "I Would Do Anything for Love" -- Meat Loaf
- "December" -- Collective Soul
- "Way Down in the Hole" -- Tom Waits
- "Bouncing Round the Room" -- Phish
- "Come on Eileen" -- Dexy's Midnight Runners
- "Mama Told Me Not to Come" -- Three Dog Night
- "Angry Johnny" -- Poe
- "Walk this World" -- Heather Nova
- "I Want it That Way" -- The Backstreet Boys
- "Beat It" -- Michael Jackson
- "Eat It" -- Weird Al
- "Come Together" -- The Beatles
- "Ticket to Ride" -- The Beatles
- "Fixing a Hole" -- The Beatles
- "Monty Got a Raw Deal" -- REM
- "Here Comes Santa Claus" -- Gene Autry
- "Into the Great Wide Open" -- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- "Don't Come Around Here No More" -- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- "Don't Do Me Like That" -- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- "It's So Long, Marianne" -- Leonard Cohen
- "In Through the Out Door" -- Pink Floyd
- "Hurting Each Other" -- The Carpenters
- "Done Too Soon" -- Neil Diamond
- "It's Growing" -- Otis Redding
- "Manhole" -- Ani Difranco
- "Not So Soft" -- Ani Difranco
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" -- Elton John
- "In Through the Out Door" -- Led Zeppelin
- "It's Hard" -- The Who
- "Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy" -- The Who
- "Back Door Santa" -- Bon Jovi
- "The Lemon Song" -- Led Zeppelin
- "Love Train" -- The O'Jays
- Big Ten Inch (Record) -- Aerosmith
- "Norwegian Wood" -- The Beatles
- "Would?" -- Alice in Chains
- "Anthem" -- Leonard Cohen
- "Man in a Box" -- Alice in Chains
- "Blow the Man Down" -- traditional
- "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" -- from South Pacific
I thank you for your efforts here. Nay, America thanks you.