I am the sunshine of my life, etc.
How different would pop music be if blatant narcissism were more prevalent?
I Shook Myself All Night Long by AC/DC
I Still Believe In Me by The Beach Boys
From Me To Me by The Beatles (also She Loves Me, I Want To Hold My Hand, and Got To Get Me Into My Life)
I Miss Me by Björk
I’m So Great by Blur
I’m Gonna Make You Lonely When I Go by Bob Dylan (also I Want Me, and Mama, I’m On My Mind)
Ain’t I Wealthy, Ain’t I Wise? by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
I Am My Sunshine by Brian Wilson
Born To Make Myself Happy by Britney Spears
(They Long To Be) Close To Me by The Carpenters
Loving Me Is Easy by The Charlatans
I’m The Inspiration by Chicago
Dreaming Of Me by The Coral
I Make My Dreams Come True by Daryl Hall & John Oates
Fuck Me by Dr. Dre
My Song by Elton John
I Love It When I Do That by Fluffy Target
I’d Have Me Anytime by George Harrison
A Song For Me by Gram Parsons
Without Me by Harry Nilsson
Happy To Be Stuck With Me by Huey Lewis & The News
I’m So Crazy (‘Bout Me) by K.C. & The Sunshine Band
Can’t Get Me Out Of My Head by Kylie Minogue
Since I’ve Been Loving Me by Led Zeppelin
Crazy For Me by Madonna
All I Want For Christmas Is Me by Mariah Carey
The Waltz I Saved For Me by Merle Haggard
Feed Me With My Kiss by My Bloody Valentine
I Know I’m Right by Nirvana
Hopelessly Devoted To Me by Olivia Newton-John
I’m The One That I Want by Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
I Love How I Love Me by The Paris Sisters
I Only Tell Me I Love Me When I’m Drunk by Pet Shop Boys
La La Love Me by Pixies
If I Was My Girlfriend by Prince
I’m My Best Friend by Queen
I Wanna Be My Boyfriend by Ramones
I Can Hardly Believe I’m Mine by The Raspberries
Who’s Going To Shoe My Pretty Little Feet by Richard Hawley
(I Love Me) For Sentimental Reasons by The Righteous Brothers
For My Pleasure by Roxy Music
My Phone’s On Vibrate For Me by Rufus Wainwright
When I Walk In The Room by The Searchers
Underneath My Clothes by Shakira
I Won’t Share Me by The Smiths
Lord, Can I Hear Me? by Spacemen 3
Music Sounds Better With Me by Stardust
I Am The Sunshine Of My Life by Stevie Wonder (also Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Mine)
Fit But I Know It by The Streets
I’m The Best Thing by The Style Council
I’m The Cream In My Coffee by Ted Weems
Anything I Want (I Got It) by The Travelling Wilburys
It’s What I Want That Matters by The Wedding Present
I’m The Man Who Loves Me by Wilco
I Love Me by The Zombies
Strange how much more appropriate some of those seem than the original titles, huh? (coughMariahCareycough).
And if you were wondering, yes, that was a quick trawl through my iTunes. And, yes, I do like Shakira.
Any others?
Finally, today’s advent snap. I saw this on Oderburger Strasse the other evening. Looks like the hausmeister must be a jolly Christmas lover:
I’d pay good money to hear Britney Spears making herself happy.
pauldwaite
13 Dec 05 at 10:03 am
These seem to do the trick!
Why don’t I try me tonight – Ry Cooder
I look wonderful tonight – Eric Clapton
I am always on my mind – Pet Shop Boys
I really got me goin’ – Kinks
Magic Door
13 Dec 05 at 10:19 am
Magic Door: Super!
Paul: You saucy devil.
Craig
13 Dec 05 at 10:20 am
Craig – I’m in stitches having found some Barry White titles, you must look some up!
Try “I’m in ecstasy when I lay next to me ” for starters!
Magic Door
13 Dec 05 at 10:28 am
They all seem a little bit saucy to me!
CoCo
13 Dec 05 at 10:45 am
God, you’re mental, Craig… ;)
Nope, Shakira is definately not doing it for me. The only music on your list I could swallow was Antony & the Johnsons.
Elisabeth
13 Dec 05 at 11:05 am
Oh! My Pretty Things – David Bowie
I would be my slave – David again
Hang on to myself – again
Because I’m young – and again
ok, I’ll stop now
Merete
13 Dec 05 at 12:23 pm
…and so it goes on, following a liquid lunch:
Have I told me lately that I love me – Van Morrison
Knowing me, Knowing me – Abba
No one loves me like I love me – Atomic Kitten (apparently!)
Magic Door
13 Dec 05 at 3:22 pm
Kiss Me for Me: Souixsie and the Banshees
Nothing Compares 2 Me: Prince and later Sinead O’Connor
I’ve Got Me Babe: Sonny and Cher
Was I There (When they Crucified my Lord): Johnny Cash
Don’t Take my Guns to Town: Johnny Cash
Okay, I don’t have time for iTunes…these were off the top o’ me head.
b
13 Dec 05 at 5:03 pm
(I Make Me Feel) Mighty Real
I Don’t Have To Say I Love Me
Embraceable Me
If I Was My Girlfriend
Mark
13 Dec 05 at 5:47 pm
Hi there!
What a great idea ;-D
I – Boytronic
I´m so vain – Carly Simon
Maybe there will some more rush in….
Tanja Tarantel
13 Dec 05 at 11:15 pm
You do realise some brainless fool is going to steal your clever idea for some crappy list book they’re compiling. I hope you protect your ideas!
There is also of course the converse:
You Yourself You (Joan Armatrading or De La Soul)
I’m Afraid Of You (Culture Club)
Take You To The River (Talking Heads)
Odd how turning it into the second person makes it so much more sinister, no??
Ian Mac
14 Dec 05 at 10:16 am
Hurrah! Nice to see so many ideas there. Thank you.
I’m So Vain: that made me chuckle, Tanja.
Craig
14 Dec 05 at 11:58 am
sorry for this late post.
with or without me, me2
again, sorry
frans theunisz
14 Dec 05 at 4:03 pm
I’m even later, but in case anyone is still reading:
I Like Me – Morrissey
Is I Is Or Is I Ain’t My Baby – Dinah Washington
Hey Pretty (by which I mean me) – Poe
I Hurt – R.E.M.
-Kelly
Anonymous
14 Dec 05 at 10:47 pm
“I Hurt” – Brilliant!
Craig
16 Dec 05 at 11:03 am