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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.

Entries Beginning with P

Song/Performer	Comments	Submittor
"Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag," Spike Jones and His City Slickers	You can't pack up your troubles in any bag.	Odie Garfield
"Pain Bank," Carolyne Mas	Pain can't be deposited in a bank.	Yvette Bristle
"The Pain Goes On Forever," John Rowles	The pain must stop sooner or later.	Yvette Bristle
"Pain Is So Close To Pleasure," Queen	Pain and pleasure are complete opposites!	GlamRockNinjaLord
"Pain Lies On The Riverside," Live	A riverside does not feel pain.	Uni Royal
"Paint A Rumour," Eurythmics	A rumour cannot be painted.	Sheila Oh
"Paint Me A Birmingham," Tracy Lawrence	You cannot paint a whole city.	Lance Crackers
"Paint The Silence," South	Tell me how...	Kayleigh
"Paint The Silence," South	Paint won't adhere to an absence of sound.	Heather Brockwell
"Paint the Sky With Stars," Enya	The sky is air,so you can't paint on it	Natasha
"Paint The Town Blue," Jim Photoglo	You can't paint an entire town one color.	Yvette Bristle
"Paint the Town Green," The Script	You can't paint everything green	Dongquan
"Painted Moon," The Silencers	The moon can't be painted to any great extent.	Yvette Bristle
"Palace Of Glass," Soft Machine	No palace is made of glass.	Yvette Bristle
"Pale Grass Blue," Enya	Grass isn't blue	Leopard Seal
"Pale Spanish Moon," John Miles	The Moon has no nationality.	Yvette Bristle
"Pancake Trees," Jefferson Lee	Trees aren't pancakes, nor made of them.	Yvette Bristle
"Panic Stone," Deceivers	Stones are incapable of panic.	Yvette Bristle
"Papa Was A Rodeo," The Magnetic Fields	People have never been rodeos.	Yvette Bristle
"Papa Was A Rolling Stone," The Temptations	No man's father is a tumbling rock.	JC Foster
"Papa Was A Rolling Stone," The Temptaions	Stones don't procreate	Jessica Childress
"Paper Birds," Kendrick Lamar	Do you mean origami birds perhaps?	Isac
"Paper Birds," Kendrick Lamar	Birds aren't made of paper.	Yvette Bristle
"Paper Castle," The Rotary Connection	Buildings aren't made of paper.	Yvette Bristle
"Paper Chase," Richard Harris	Paper is incapable of chasing.	Yvette Bristle
"Paper Jesus," Staind	Jesus wasn't made out of paper.	Fifi McFeef
"Paper Love," Dick Castle	Love isn't made of paper.	Yvette Bristle
"Paper Money," Montrose	"paper" money is actually made from cloth.	GlamRockNinjaLord
"Paper Roses," Marie Osmond	Roses cannot be made of paper; I've tried it.	Rick Rold
"Paper Sun," Traffic	The sun isn't made of paper.	Yvette Bristle
"Paper Tiger," Sue Thompson	Tigers aren't made of paper; they're living things	Yvette Bristle
"Paper Wings," Rise Against	Unless they're part of a paper airplane	Hardrock Henry
"Paperlate," Genesis	Paper can't be late, u can be late in turning one.	CDD
"Paradise By The Dashboard Light," Meat Loaf	No you don't find palm trees on a car's dashboard	Jason
"Paranoid Android," Radiohead	Robots don't have emotions, dumbass!	Ned
"Part Man, Part Monkey," Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	Such a creature doesn't exist.	Yvette Bristle
"Part-Time Lover," Stevie Wonder	A lover is not an occupation.	Reggie Pillbox
"Particle Man," They Might Be Giants	How can a man be a particle?	Christy McDaniel
"Party All The Time," Eddie Murphy	No work will ever get done.	Peter
"Party All The Time," Eddie Murphy	You can't party 24 hours a day!	Isac
"Party Doll," Buddy Knox	Dolls do not go to parties.	Old Man Edgar Winter
"Party In My Head," Sophie Ellis-Bextor	No one's head has a place for partying	Shannon Ingrid Travis
"Party In My Pants," Romanowski	How can you fit a party inside a pair of pants?	Russell
"The Party Never Ends," Robert Earl Keen	The party must end sooner or later.	Yvette Bristle
"Party On The Moon," Vanessa Hudgens	Currently no transportation there for recreation	Shannon Ingrid Travis
"Party with the Animals," Ozzy Osbourne	Get civilized, Ozzy; party with some people, dude!	Anonymous Bob
"Paving The Highway With Tears," Hank Snow	Pavement isn't made of water, or primarily liquid.	Yvette Bristle
"Peace Is Flowing Like A River," Carey Landry	Peace does not flow like anything.	Opie M.
"Peace Sells," Megadeth	Can you put a price on peace?	Fifi McFeef
"Peanut Man," Tim Buckley	People aren't peanuts, nor are they made of them.	Yvette Bristle
"Pedal To The Moon," Death Valley	You can't get there by pedaling.	Kara Oke
"Pencil Thin Papa," Dana Gillespie	No person can be this thin.	Yvette Bristle
"Pennies From Heaven," Frank Sinatra	Pennies do not come from Heaven.	Ken Tucky
"The People Had No Faces," Blues Magoos	People do have faces!	Yvette Bristle
"The People In Me," The Music Machine	There is only one person in you: yourself.	Yvette Bristle
"People Make The World Go Round," The Stylistics	Actually, conservation of angular momentum does so	Monica Harpootlian
"People Of The Sun," Rage Against The Machine	People don't live on the sun.	Peter
"People Train," Big Head Todd And The Monsters	Trains are not made of people.	Yvette Bristle
"The People Tree," Sammy Davis, Jr.	Trees aren't made of people.	Yvette Bristle
"Peppermint Man," Timmy Welch	People aren't made of peppermint.	Yvette Bristle
"Perfect Day," Lady Antebellum	Days can never be way perfect.	Christy McDaniel
"The Perfect Drug," Nine Inch Nails	There is no perfect drug.	Electric Boogeyman
"Perfect Imperfection," Kevin Gates	Essentially self-contradictory!	Henrietta Caroleen Ellenboro
"Perfect Lady," Alan Price	No person is perfect.	Yvette Bristle
"Perfect Person," Nothingface	No person is perfect.	Yvette Bristle
"The Perfect Stranger," Jesse Colin Young	No person is perfect, not even a stranger.	Yvette Bristle
"Perfect Woman," Lollipop Lust Kill	No woman is perfect	Winter Pepper
"Perfect World," Huey Lewis And The News	He even says there isn't one in his song.	rocky
"Permanent December," Miley Cyrus	December always ends (with its 31st day).	Heather Brockwell
"Permanent Monday," Jordin Sparks	Monday always gives way to Tuesday.	Natalie Starboardman
"Permanent Vacation," Aerosmith	Vacations must end.	Yvette Bristle
"Permanent Waves," Rush	No wave is permanent.	Yvette Bristle
"Permanently Lonely," Timi Yuro	Human conditions last no longer than a lifetime.	Yvette Bristle
"Personal Jesus," Depeche Mode	What next - a public Buddha?	Susanna Viljanen
"Phantom Writer," Gary Wright	Writers have physical reality.	Yvette Bristle
"Phobos And Deimos Go To Mars," Synergy	Moons don't "go to" planets.	Yvette Bristle
"Phone Booth Man," Tuff Darts	No person is a phone booth.	Yvette Bristle
"Phone Call To The Past," Henry Mancini	The past is gone and can't be communicated with.	Yvette Bristle
"The Piano Boy," Joanie Sommers	People aren't musical instruments.	Yvette Bristle
"The Piano Has Been Drinking," Tom Waits	And where is its mouth? 'Nuff said!	Lou Quilson
"The Piano Has Been Drinking," Tom Waits	A piano isn't alive, therefore it can't drink.	Isac
"The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know," Panic At The Disco	The piano can't 'Know' anything; it has no mind.	Epic Unpseudonymous
"Piano Man," Billy Joel	You can't make a man out of a piano.	JC Foster
"Pictures From Life's Other Side," Hank Williams	Life doesn't have sides.	Yvette Bristle
"Pictures Of Matchstick Men," Status Quo	People aren't made out of matchsticks.	Peter
"Piece Of My Heart," Big Brother and the Holding Company	You'd die giving even just a piece of your heart.	Peter
"Piece Of Your Action," Motley Crue	Action cannot be divided into pieces.	GlamRockNinjaLord
"Pieces Of April," Three Dog Night	Months don't come in pieces.	Isac
"Pieces Of Me," Ashlee Simpson	How can a person literally be in pieces?	jiminy
"Pieces Of Me," Ashlee Simpson	You wouldn't be singing if you broke into pieces!	Chowder
"Piggy Bank Love," The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band	Piggy banks are incapable of loving.	Yvette Bristle
"Pigs Will Fly," King Missile		Naomi Swanson
"Pigs Will Fly," King Missile	Pigs can't fly!	Harlow
"A Pillow Of Winds," Pink Floyd	Your head & the rest of your body would fall away	Peter
"Pillow Talk," Sylvia	Pillow's don't have mouths or vocal chords.	Peter
"The Pillow That Whispers," Des Smyth	Pillows don't talk.	Yvette Bristle
"Pinball Wizard," The Who	Wizards do not exist; thus they cannot play pinbal	Lance Crackers
"Pinball Wizard," Elton John	Wizards do not play pinball.	Brit Boxx
"Pineapple Princess," Annette Funicello	Pineapples don't have royalty.	Heather Brockwell
"Pink Birthday," Nicki Minaj	Birthdays have no color.	JohnHowarth
"Pink Love," Blonde Redhead	Love is an emotion and has no color.	Yvette Bristle
"Pink Noise," The Rotary Connection	Sound has no color.	Yvette Bristle
"Pistol Dawn," Rank And File	Guns have nothing to do with solar events.	Yvette Bristle
"Pistol Of Fire," Kings Of Leon	A pistol can't be made of fire.	Rapunzel Gladstone
"Planet Caravan," Black Sabbath	There is no planet called Caravan	Chazm
"Planet E," The Egyptian Lover	There is no planet with this name.	Yvette Bristle
"Planet Telex," Radiohead	There is no such planet with that name...	Pickles
"Planet Texas," Kenny Rogers	Texas is a U.S. state, not a planet!	Ed
"Planet Tokyo," Puffy AmiYumi	Tokyo is a city, NOT a planet.	Chowder
"Plastic Fantastic Lover," Jefferson Airplane	Lovers aren't made of plastic.	Yvette Bristle
"Plastic Jesus," Billy Idol	Jesus wasn't made of plastic.	David Jones
"Plastic Man," The Temptations	No person is made of plastic	Frieda Evans
"Plastic Man," The Temptations		Lucinda Blair
"Plastic Me, Plastic You," Unbunny	People aren't made of plastic.	Yvette Bristle
"Plastic People," Frank Zappa	No person is made out of plastic	Clever Name
"Play Me," Neil Diamond	A person is not an instrument or song!	Christy McDaniel
"Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar," Duane Eddy	People can't be played like musical instruments.	Yvette Bristle
"Play To The World," Barclay James Harvest	No one can play to all the billions of people.	Yvette Bristle
"Play With Fire," The Rolling Stones	Very good way to get burned, badly.	Peter
"Playground In My Mind," Clint Holmes	There's no playground in anyone's mind.	Penelope Beckinsale
"Playing With My Heart," Kate Voegele	That would most likely kill you	Rich
"Plug In Baby," Muse	People cannot be plugged in	Susanna Viljanen
"Plug In Baby," Muse	If anyone did plug in a baby, we'd call the NSPCC	Beth
"Plug Me In," George Harrison	Harrison was not that electrical.	Peter
"Plum Happy," David T. Walker	Fruits have no emotions.	Yvette Bristle
"Pocketful Of Miracles," Frank Sinatra	A pocket containing miracles? No.	Yvette Bristle
"Pocketful Of Miracles," Frank Sinatra	Unless you're Jesus, how can you have this?	Peter
"Pocketful of Rainbows," Deane Hawley	Rainbows can't be put into pockets.	Candy Welty
"Pocketful Of Sunshine ," Natasha Bedingfield	I don't think sunshine can be put in pockets.	George Straitjacket
"Poetry in Motion," Johnny Tillotson	Poetry isn't mobile	Susanna Viljanen
"Poetry Man," Phoebe Snow	A man cannot be made out of a form of literature.	Peter
"Poetry Of Love," Johnny Darrell	Love is an emotion, not a poet.	Yvette Bristle
"Poison Was The Cure," Megadeth	Poison doesn't cure. It kills.	Isac
"Poison Was The Cure," Megadeth	Poison cannot cure anything...	GlamRockNinjaLord
"The Politics Of Dancing," Re-flex	I didn't know dancing was political.	Peter
"Polyester Bride," Liz Phair	No woman is made of fabric.	Sheila Oh
"Polythene Pam," The Beatles	Pam, like other women, cannot be made of plastic.	Francis A. Sissy
"Popsicle Toes," Michael Franks	One's toes are not made of Popsicles.	Isac
"Popsicle Toes," Michael Franks	Toes aren't Popsicles (nor are they made of them).	Yvette Bristle
"Porn Killed My Mom," The Johnsons	Pornography alone can't kill people.	Yvette Bristle
"Port Of Lonely Hearts," Johnny Cash	Ports are places for ships, not internal organs	Susanna Viljanen
"Possum Kingdom," Toadies	Never knew that Opossums had their own kingdom	Brionna Secret
"Postcards From Hell," Zebrahead	No one can contact another from Hell	Brownie
"Potato Clock," Scaffold	No clock is made of potatoes.	Yvette Bristle
"Potato Girl," Our Lady Peace	No human being is made of potatoes.	Heather Brockwell
"Potato Girl," Our Lady Peace	Do you mean Mr. Potato Head's daughter?	Isac
"Powder Your Face With Sunshine," Sammy Kaye	How would you get sunshine in a compact?	George Straitjacket
"President Gas," The Psychedelic Furs	No president has had this name.	Yvette Bristle
"Pretend That We're Dead," L7	You either are or are not; there's no pretending.	Peter
"Pretty Girls Everywhere," The Walker Brothers	They're in some places, but not EVERYwhere.	Yvette Bristle
"Pretty Mess," Vanity 6	Messes are not pleasing to see at all.	Mr. Critic
"Pretty Noose," Soundgarden	Nooses aren't pretty.	Gene Splicer
"Pretzel Logic," Steely Dan	Pretzels don't have brains or think.	oldiesfan
"The Price of Love," Bryan Ferry	Love does not have a price.	Wanda Pierce
"Prince Of Darkness," Miles Davis	Darkness is not a monarchy.	Yvette Bristle
"Princes Of The Universe," Queen	No One Can Rule The Universe,But Maybe Someday	Billy Boldman
"Princess Of Power," Two Nice Girls	Power in not a principality	Heather Brockwell
"Princess Of The Night," Saxon	Night is not a monarchy.	Yvette Bristle
"The Prison Of Love," Freddie Montel	Love is an emotion, not a prison.	Yvette Bristle
"Prisoner Of Love," Tin Machine	An emotion cannot take prisoners!	GlamRockNinjaLord
"Prisoner Of Love," Perry Como	Love as an emotion literally doesn't do this.	Peter
"Prisoner Of Your Eyes," Judas Priest	Eyes can't take prisoners.	Yvette Bristle
"Prisoner Of Your Love," Player	Love can't take prisoners.	Yvette Bristle
"Prisoners Of Today," Billy Talent	A day is not a prison.	Candy Welty
"Private Eyes," Hall & Oates	Having eyes "down there" would be creepy!	Herculina Alencar
"Private Idaho," The B-52's	Idaho is a public state!	Isac
"Private Idaho," B-52's	No state is owned by one person or an army officer	Peter
"Prosthetic Head," Green Day	Limbs can be replaced. Brains cannot.	Jay
"Proud Words," Ken Hensley	Words are incapable of feeling proud.	Yvette Bristle
"Psychedelic Blues," Willie Bobo	The blues are an emotion and are not psychedelic.	Yvette Bristle
"Psycho City," Quiet Riot	There is no city with this name.	Yvette Bristle
"Pudgy Young Blondes With Lobotomy Eyes," Zao	Lobotomies don't have eyes.	Bambi (one with a gall bladder)
"Puff The Magic Dragon," Peter, Paul, and Mary	Dragons do not exist, and neither does magic	Susanna Viljanen
"Pull Down The Sky," Scotty McKay	The sky can't be pulled down.	Yvette Bristle
"Pulling Mussels From A Shell," Squeeze	A Shell, being singular, has only one mussel.	Daphne Hughes
"Pump Up The Volume," MARRS	What audio equipments have a volume control PUMP!?	Chowder
"Pumped-Up Kicks," Foster The People	Kicks cannot be pumped.	Opie M.
"Pumpkins Scream In The Dead Of Night Parade," Candy Spooky Theater	Pumpkins can't scream.	Heather Brockwell
"Puppet Man," Fifth Dimension	Who's pulling the strings then?	FussBudget
"Puppet On The Strings Of Love," Annette Warren	Love doesn't have strings to attach to.	Yvette Bristle
"Purple Frustrations," The Quincy Conserve	Frustrations don't have color.	Yvette Bristle
"Purple Haze," The Jimi Hendrix Experience	Haze Is Colorless!!!	dxman
"Purple Mist," Kelly Norwood	Mist isn't purple.	Yvette Bristle
"Purple Night Blues," Sun Ra	Nights aren't purple; nights don't have emotions.	Yvette Bristle
"Purple People Eater," Sheb Wooley		Amber Malone
"Purple Rain," Prince	I am still waiting for violet or lavender drops..	Mikeisha
"Purple Rain," Prince	Rain is never purple	Lucinda Blair
"Purple Tigers," The Parkays	Tigers aren't purple.	Yvette Bristle
"Push Push (Lady Lightning)," Bang Camaro	A lady cannot be made of lightning.	GlamRockNinjaLord
"Push The Darkness Back," Circle Of Friends	Darkness can't be pushed back.	Yvette Bristle
"Pushups From The Ceiling," Warren Ross	Gravity would pull a person down from the ceiling.	Yvette Bristle
"Put A Smile On Time," Rhythm Machine	Time isn't something you can put a smile on.	Yvette Bristle
"Put Me In Your Pocket," Mac Wiseman	This would require a huge pocket!	Yvette Bristle
"Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It," Sam Donohue	Only if it's a Hershey's Kiss	Isac
"Put That Kiss Back Where You Found It," Sam Donohue	Kisses can't be found.	Yvette Bristle
"Putting Holes In Happiness," Marilyn Manson	How can you put holes in an emotion?	Bookworm7896

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