Punctuation

13 (great) songs with parenthetical titles

Today's playlist is devoted to one of my absolute favorite musical conventions: the parenthetical song title.

Why use parenthesis when naming a song? There are so many reasons. Sometimes it's a rather brazen way to remind a listener of the song's hook, in case the title itself was too obscure: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," "Doo Wop (That Thing)," "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)."

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