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Can you think of a song title that describes something not literally possible.

For example: Oasis' "Live Forever" isn't really something that one can do.

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Entries Beginning with P

Song/PerformerCommentsSubmittor
"Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag," Spike Jones and His City SlickersYou can't pack up your troubles in any bag.Odie Garfield
"Pain Bank," Carolyne MasPain can't be deposited in a bank.Yvette Bristle
"The Pain Goes On Forever," John RowlesThe pain must stop sooner or later.Yvette Bristle
"Pain Is So Close To Pleasure," QueenPain and pleasure are complete opposites!GlamRockNinjaLord
"Pain Lies On The Riverside," LiveA riverside does not feel pain.Uni Royal
"Paint A Rumour," EurythmicsA rumour cannot be painted.Sheila Oh
"Paint Me A Birmingham," Tracy LawrenceYou cannot paint a whole city.Lance Crackers
"Paint The Silence," SouthTell me how...Kayleigh
"Paint The Silence," SouthPaint won't adhere to an absence of sound.Heather Brockwell
"Paint the Sky With Stars," EnyaThe sky is air,so you can't paint on itNatasha
"Paint The Town Blue," Jim PhotogloYou can't paint an entire town one color.Yvette Bristle
"Paint the Town Green," The ScriptYou can't paint everything greenDongquan
"Painted Moon," The SilencersThe moon can't be painted to any great extent.Yvette Bristle
"Palace Of Glass," Soft MachineNo palace is made of glass.Yvette Bristle
"Pale Grass Blue," EnyaGrass isn't blueLeopard Seal
"Pale Spanish Moon," John MilesThe Moon has no nationality.Yvette Bristle
"Pancake Trees," Jefferson LeeTrees aren't pancakes, nor made of them.Yvette Bristle
"Panic Stone," DeceiversStones are incapable of panic.Yvette Bristle
"Papa Was A Rodeo," The Magnetic FieldsPeople have never been rodeos.Yvette Bristle
"Papa Was A Rolling Stone," The TemptationsNo man's father is a tumbling rock.JC Foster
"Papa Was A Rolling Stone," The TemptaionsStones don't procreateJessica Childress
"Paper Birds," Kendrick LamarDo you mean origami birds perhaps?Isac
"Paper Birds," Kendrick LamarBirds aren't made of paper.Yvette Bristle
"Paper Castle," The Rotary ConnectionBuildings aren't made of paper.Yvette Bristle
"Paper Chase," Richard HarrisPaper is incapable of chasing.Yvette Bristle
"Paper Jesus," StaindJesus wasn't made out of paper.Fifi McFeef
"Paper Love," Dick CastleLove isn't made of paper.Yvette Bristle
"Paper Money," Montrose"paper" money is actually made from cloth.GlamRockNinjaLord
"Paper Roses," Marie OsmondRoses cannot be made of paper; I've tried it.Rick Rold
"Paper Sun," TrafficThe sun isn't made of paper.Yvette Bristle
"Paper Tiger," Sue ThompsonTigers aren't made of paper; they're living thingsYvette Bristle
"Paper Wings," Rise AgainstUnless they're part of a paper airplaneHardrock Henry
"Paperlate," GenesisPaper can't be late, u can be late in turning one.CDD
"Paradise By The Dashboard Light," Meat LoafNo you don't find palm trees on a car's dashboardJason
"Paranoid Android," RadioheadRobots don't have emotions, dumbass!Ned
"Part Man, Part Monkey," Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandSuch a creature doesn't exist.Yvette Bristle
"Part-Time Lover," Stevie WonderA lover is not an occupation.Reggie Pillbox
"Particle Man," They Might Be GiantsHow can a man be a particle?Christy McDaniel
"Party All The Time," Eddie MurphyNo work will ever get done.Peter
"Party All The Time," Eddie MurphyYou can't party 24 hours a day!Isac
"Party Doll," Buddy KnoxDolls do not go to parties.Old Man Edgar Winter
"Party In My Head," Sophie Ellis-BextorNo one's head has a place for partyingShannon Ingrid Travis
"Party In My Pants," RomanowskiHow can you fit a party inside a pair of pants?Russell
"The Party Never Ends," Robert Earl KeenThe party must end sooner or later.Yvette Bristle
"Party On The Moon," Vanessa HudgensCurrently no transportation there for recreationShannon Ingrid Travis
"Party with the Animals," Ozzy OsbourneGet civilized, Ozzy; party with some people, dude!Anonymous Bob
"Paving The Highway With Tears," Hank SnowPavement isn't made of water, or primarily liquid.Yvette Bristle
"Peace Is Flowing Like A River," Carey LandryPeace does not flow like anything.Opie M.
"Peace Sells," MegadethCan you put a price on peace?Fifi McFeef
"Peanut Man," Tim BuckleyPeople aren't peanuts, nor are they made of them.Yvette Bristle
"Pedal To The Moon," Death ValleyYou can't get there by pedaling.Kara Oke
"Pencil Thin Papa," Dana GillespieNo person can be this thin.Yvette Bristle
"Pennies From Heaven," Frank SinatraPennies do not come from Heaven.Ken Tucky
"The People Had No Faces," Blues MagoosPeople do have faces!Yvette Bristle
"The People In Me," The Music MachineThere is only one person in you: yourself.Yvette Bristle
"People Make The World Go Round," The StylisticsActually, conservation of angular momentum does soMonica Harpootlian
"People Of The Sun," Rage Against The MachinePeople don't live on the sun.Peter
"People Train," Big Head Todd And The MonstersTrains are not made of people.Yvette Bristle
"The People Tree," Sammy Davis, Jr.Trees aren't made of people.Yvette Bristle
"Peppermint Man," Timmy WelchPeople aren't made of peppermint.Yvette Bristle
"Perfect Day," Lady AntebellumDays can never be way perfect.Christy McDaniel
"The Perfect Drug," Nine Inch NailsThere is no perfect drug.Electric Boogeyman
"Perfect Imperfection," Kevin GatesEssentially self-contradictory!Henrietta Caroleen Ellenboro
"Perfect Lady," Alan PriceNo person is perfect.Yvette Bristle
"Perfect Person," NothingfaceNo person is perfect.Yvette Bristle
"The Perfect Stranger," Jesse Colin YoungNo person is perfect, not even a stranger.Yvette Bristle
"Perfect Woman," Lollipop Lust KillNo woman is perfectWinter Pepper
"Perfect World," Huey Lewis And The NewsHe even says there isn't one in his song.rocky
"Permanent December," Miley CyrusDecember always ends (with its 31st day).Heather Brockwell
"Permanent Monday," Jordin SparksMonday always gives way to Tuesday.Natalie Starboardman
"Permanent Vacation," AerosmithVacations must end.Yvette Bristle
"Permanent Waves," RushNo wave is permanent.Yvette Bristle
"Permanently Lonely," Timi YuroHuman conditions last no longer than a lifetime.Yvette Bristle
"Personal Jesus," Depeche ModeWhat next - a public Buddha?Susanna Viljanen
"Phantom Writer," Gary WrightWriters have physical reality.Yvette Bristle
"Phobos And Deimos Go To Mars," SynergyMoons don't "go to" planets.Yvette Bristle
"Phone Booth Man," Tuff DartsNo person is a phone booth.Yvette Bristle
"Phone Call To The Past," Henry ManciniThe past is gone and can't be communicated with.Yvette Bristle
"The Piano Boy," Joanie SommersPeople aren't musical instruments.Yvette Bristle
"The Piano Has Been Drinking," Tom WaitsAnd where is its mouth? 'Nuff said!Lou Quilson
"The Piano Has Been Drinking," Tom WaitsA piano isn't alive, therefore it can't drink.Isac
"The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know," Panic At The DiscoThe piano can't 'Know' anything; it has no mind.Epic Unpseudonymous
"Piano Man," Billy JoelYou can't make a man out of a piano.JC Foster
"Pictures From Life's Other Side," Hank WilliamsLife doesn't have sides.Yvette Bristle
"Pictures Of Matchstick Men," Status QuoPeople aren't made out of matchsticks.Peter
"Piece Of My Heart," Big Brother and the Holding CompanyYou'd die giving even just a piece of your heart.Peter
"Piece Of Your Action," Motley CrueAction cannot be divided into pieces.GlamRockNinjaLord
"Pieces Of April," Three Dog NightMonths don't come in pieces.Isac
"Pieces Of Me," Ashlee SimpsonHow can a person literally be in pieces?jiminy
"Pieces Of Me," Ashlee SimpsonYou wouldn't be singing if you broke into pieces!Chowder
"Piggy Bank Love," The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah BandPiggy banks are incapable of loving.Yvette Bristle
"Pigs Will Fly," King Missile Naomi Swanson
"Pigs Will Fly," King MissilePigs can't fly!Harlow
"A Pillow Of Winds," Pink FloydYour head & the rest of your body would fall away Peter
"Pillow Talk," SylviaPillow's don't have mouths or vocal chords.Peter
"The Pillow That Whispers," Des SmythPillows don't talk.Yvette Bristle
"Pinball Wizard," The WhoWizards do not exist; thus they cannot play pinbalLance Crackers
"Pinball Wizard," Elton JohnWizards do not play pinball.Brit Boxx
"Pineapple Princess," Annette FunicelloPineapples don't have royalty.Heather Brockwell
"Pink Love," Blonde RedheadLove is an emotion and has no color.Yvette Bristle
"Pink Noise," The Rotary ConnectionSound has no color.Yvette Bristle
"Pistol Dawn," Rank And FileGuns have nothing to do with solar events.Yvette Bristle
"Pistol Of Fire," Kings Of LeonA pistol can't be made of fire.Rapunzel Gladstone
"Planet Caravan," Black SabbathThere is no planet called CaravanChazm
"Planet E," The Egyptian LoverThere is no planet with this name.Yvette Bristle
"Planet Telex," RadioheadThere is no such planet with that name...Pickles
"Planet Texas," Kenny RogersTexas is a U.S. state, not a planet!Ed
"Planet Tokyo," Puffy AmiYumiTokyo is a city, NOT a planet.Chowder
"Plastic Fantastic Lover," Jefferson AirplaneLovers aren't made of plastic.Yvette Bristle
"Plastic Jesus," Billy IdolJesus wasn't made of plastic.David Jones
"Plastic Man," The TemptationsNo person is made of plasticFrieda Evans
"Plastic Man," The Temptations Lucinda Blair
"Plastic Me, Plastic You," UnbunnyPeople aren't made of plastic.Yvette Bristle
"Plastic People," Frank ZappaNo person is made out of plasticClever Name
"Play Me," Neil DiamondA person is not an instrument or song!Christy McDaniel
"Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar," Duane EddyPeople can't be played like musical instruments.Yvette Bristle
"Play To The World," Barclay James HarvestNo one can play to all the billions of people.Yvette Bristle
"Play With Fire," The Rolling StonesVery good way to get burned, badly.Peter
"Playground In My Mind," Clint HolmesThere's no playground in anyone's mind.Penelope Beckinsale
"Playing With My Heart," Kate VoegeleThat would most likely kill youRich
"Plug In Baby," MusePeople cannot be plugged inSusanna Viljanen
"Plug In Baby," MuseIf anyone did plug in a baby, we'd call the NSPCCBeth
"Plug Me In," George HarrisonHarrison was not that electrical.Peter
"Plum Happy," David T. WalkerFruits have no emotions.Yvette Bristle
"Pocketful Of Miracles," Frank SinatraA pocket containing miracles? No.Yvette Bristle
"Pocketful Of Miracles," Frank SinatraUnless you're Jesus, how can you have this?Peter
"Pocketful of Rainbows," Deane HawleyRainbows can't be put into pockets.Candy Welty
"Pocketful Of Sunshine ," Natasha BedingfieldI don't think sunshine can be put in pockets.George Straitjacket
"Poetry in Motion," Johnny TillotsonPoetry isn't mobileSusanna Viljanen
"Poetry Man," Phoebe SnowA man cannot be made out of a form of literature.Peter
"Poetry Of Love," Johnny DarrellLove is an emotion, not a poet.Yvette Bristle
"Poison Was The Cure," MegadethPoison doesn't cure. It kills.Isac
"Poison Was The Cure," MegadethPoison cannot cure anything...GlamRockNinjaLord
"The Politics Of Dancing," Re-flexI didn't know dancing was political.Peter
"Polythene Pam," The BeatlesPam, like other women, cannot be made of plastic.Francis A. Sissy
"Popsicle Toes," Michael FranksOne's toes are not made of Popsicles.Isac
"Popsicle Toes," Michael FranksToes aren't Popsicles (nor are they made of them).Yvette Bristle
"Porn Killed My Mom," The JohnsonsPornography alone can't kill people.Yvette Bristle
"Port Of Lonely Hearts," Johnny CashPorts are places for ships, not internal organsSusanna Viljanen
"Possum Kingdom," ToadiesNever knew that Opossums had their own kingdomBrionna Secret
"Postcards From Hell," ZebraheadNo one can contact another from HellBrownie
"Potato Clock," ScaffoldNo clock is made of potatoes.Yvette Bristle
"Potato Girl," Our Lady PeaceNo human being is made of potatoes.Heather Brockwell
"Potato Girl," Our Lady PeaceDo you mean Mr. Potato Head's daughter?Isac
"Powder Your Face With Sunshine," Sammy KayeHow would you get sunshine in a compact?George Straitjacket
"President Gas," The Psychedelic FursNo president has had this name.Yvette Bristle
"Pretend That We're Dead," L7You either are or are not; there's no pretending. Peter
"Pretty Girls Everywhere," The Walker BrothersThey're in some places, but not EVERYwhere.Yvette Bristle
"Pretty Mess," Vanity 6Messes are not pleasing to see at all.Mr. Critic
"Pretty Noose," SoundgardenNooses aren't pretty.Gene Splicer
"Pretzel Logic," Steely DanPretzels don't have brains or think.oldiesfan
"The Price of Love," Bryan FerryLove does not have a price.Wanda Pierce
"Prince Of Darkness," Miles DavisDarkness is not a monarchy.Yvette Bristle
"Princes Of The Universe," QueenNo One Can Rule The Universe,But Maybe SomedayBilly Boldman
"Princess Of Power," Two Nice GirlsPower in not a principalityHeather Brockwell
"Princess Of The Night," SaxonNight is not a monarchy.Yvette Bristle
"The Prison Of Love," Freddie MontelLove is an emotion, not a prison.Yvette Bristle
"Prisoner Of Love," Tin MachineAn emotion cannot take prisoners!GlamRockNinjaLord
"Prisoner Of Love," Perry ComoLove as an emotion literally doesn't do this.Peter
"Prisoner Of Your Eyes," Judas PriestEyes can't take prisoners.Yvette Bristle
"Prisoner Of Your Love," PlayerLove can't take prisoners.Yvette Bristle
"Prisoners Of Today," Billy TalentA day is not a prison.Candy Welty
"Private Eyes," Hall & OatesHaving eyes "down there" would be creepy!Herculina Alencar
"Private Idaho," The B-52'sIdaho is a public state!Isac
"Private Idaho," B-52'sNo state is owned by one person or an army officerPeter
"Prosthetic Head," Green DayLimbs can be replaced. Brains cannot.Jay
"Proud Words," Ken HensleyWords are incapable of feeling proud.Yvette Bristle
"Psychedelic Blues," Willie BoboThe blues are an emotion and are not psychedelic.Yvette Bristle
"Psycho City," Quiet RiotThere is no city with this name.Yvette Bristle
"Pudgy Young Blondes With Lobotomy Eyes," ZaoLobotomies don't have eyes.Bambi (one with a gall bladder)
"Puff The Magic Dragon," Peter, Paul, and MaryDragons do not exist, and neither does magicSusanna Viljanen
"Pull Down The Sky," Scotty McKayThe sky can't be pulled down.Yvette Bristle
"Pulling Mussels From A Shell," SqueezeA Shell, being singular, has only one mussel.Daphne Hughes
"Pump Up The Volume," MARRSWhat audio equipments have a volume control PUMP!?Chowder
"Pumped-Up Kicks," Foster The PeopleKicks cannot be pumped.Opie M.
"Pumpkins Scream In The Dead Of Night Parade," Candy Spooky TheaterPumpkins can't scream.Heather Brockwell
"Puppet Man," Fifth DimensionWho's pulling the strings then?FussBudget
"Puppet On The Strings Of Love," Annette WarrenLove doesn't have strings to attach to.Yvette Bristle
"Purple Frustrations," The Quincy ConserveFrustrations don't have color.Yvette Bristle
"Purple Haze," The Jimi Hendrix ExperienceHaze Is Colorless!!!dxman
"Purple Mist," Kelly NorwoodMist isn't purple.Yvette Bristle
"Purple Night Blues," Sun RaNights aren't purple; nights don't have emotions.Yvette Bristle
"Purple People Eater," Sheb Wooley Amber Malone
"Purple Rain," PrinceI am still waiting for violet or lavender drops..Mikeisha
"Purple Rain," PrinceRain is never purpleLucinda Blair
"Purple Tigers," The ParkaysTigers aren't purple.Yvette Bristle
"Push Push (Lady Lightning)," Bang CamaroA lady cannot be made of lightning.GlamRockNinjaLord
"Push The Darkness Back," Circle Of FriendsDarkness can't be pushed back.Yvette Bristle
"Pushups From The Ceiling," Warren RossGravity would pull a person down from the ceiling.Yvette Bristle
"Put A Smile On Time," Rhythm MachineTime isn't something you can put a smile on.Yvette Bristle
"Put Me In Your Pocket," Mac WisemanThis would require a huge pocket!Yvette Bristle
"Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It," Sam DonohueOnly if it's a Hershey's KissIsac
"Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It," Sam DonohueKisses can't be found.Yvette Bristle
"Putting Holes In Happiness," Marilyn MansonHow can you put holes in an emotion?Bookworm7896

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