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Thanks to helpful readers like Berni, Crab Devil, One Buck Guy, steVe, and our own Koen, another set of songs was assembled to complement the first two. 

The initial goal was to compile songs to fit the theme without looking up anything online. This resulted in some significant omissions that I really should have remembered (the Beach Boys and Motley Crue, for example).

Fun, Fun, Fun includes all the great songs that readers suggested, plus some that came to me after posting the first two sets.

This time around, I allowed myself to search the internet.  I'd wonder, "Is there a song called Kill Kill Kill?" and then look it up.  Other titles seemed to summon themselves unbidden, an example of the frequency illusion. When you think about one thing, you begin to see examples of it everywhere, and you wonder if it's more than a coincidence. Reading about music nearly every day, it isn't unusual to encounter song titles that fit the theme.  One day in the comments section on Babs' blog, two titles were mentioned that fit the theme ("Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie" and "Drink Drink Drink"). 

Today's second set is called Rock, Rock, Rock.  Some song titles are present on both of these collections.  They aren't cover songs; instead, they are what Stinky calls Doppelnamers -- different songs with the same title.  There are a few cover songs here, including Therapy's version of "Gimme Gimme Gimme" (the ABBA song, not the Black Flag one).

Happy Birthday to Iggy Pop!  Other artists on today's comps that have been featured elsewhere on the blog include Willie Dixon, Mel Torme, and Barrence Whitfield & The Savages.