Bluesky users share songs with 'You' in the title
A casual music prompt on Bluesky generates 30+ song suggestions from users.
What to know
- A Bluesky user's simple music prompt generated rapid, sustained engagement with 380+ comments over 34 minutes.
- Responses spanned multiple decades and genres—from 1960s soul to 1980s rock to modern pop—reflecting diverse musical tastes among users.
- Many commenters included YouTube/music platform links, turning individual responses into discoverable playlists.
Classic/canonical tracks dominate the conversation, with users favoring well-known songs from established artists.
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“You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones”
aspenchef.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Users also surface deeper cuts and contemporary artists, adding breadth to the collective list.
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“Lose Control - Teddy Swims”
michellechesebro.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
softtail65.bsky.social Bluesky user
How it unfolded 4 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump postscomments
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Later responses include modern and contemporary artists
As the thread reaches its peak activity, users submit songs by more recent artists including Teddy Swims, Floater, and The Black Keys, with some including lyric excerpts alongside their submissions.
“Lose Control - Teddy Swims I lose control When you're not next to me I'm fallin' apart right in front of you, can't you see?”
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Rocket Love - Stevie Wonder I longed for you since I was born A woman sensitive and warm And that you were With pride and strength no one would test ... You took me riding in your rocket, gave me a star But at a half a mile from heaven, you dropped me back
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Lose Control - Teddy Swims I lose control When you're not next to me I'm fallin' apart right in front of you, can't you see?
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Rock you like a Hurricane-The Scorpians. 1984
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Response expands to include diverse genres and eras
The thread continues to grow with users sharing songs across multiple decades and genres—from The Supremes to Yusuf/Cat Stevens to The Doobie Brothers—many including YouTube links to the tracks.
“You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes…”
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You Are the Sunshine of My Life (Stevie Wonder)
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You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones music.
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It Keeps You Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers
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Users begin responding with song titles
Within minutes, Bluesky users respond with a steady stream of song suggestions, starting with classic tracks from artists like Olivia Newton-John, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, and The Rolling Stones.
“I Honestly Love You (Olivia Newton-John)…”
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You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
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I Honestly Love You (Olivia Newton-John)
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If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out - Yusuf/ Cat Stevens music.
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softtail65 prompts Bluesky users for songs with 'You'
A Bluesky user posts a simple prompt asking followers to name a song with the word 'You' in the title or lyrics, accompanied by a music emoji.
What people are saying 15 voices from 1 site · best of 82 · verbatim
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You Make Me Feel (Like a Natural Woman) - Carole King
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"If YOU want it, here it is, come and get it Mm-mm-mm-mm, make your mind up fast If YOU want it, anytime, I can give it But you better hurry 'cause it may not last"
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Please Don't Bury Me John Prine When I got there they did say John, it happened this a'way You slipped upon the floor And hit your head
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Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey Sleepless nights Losing ground, I'm reaching for you, you, you Someday love will find you Break those chains that bind you One night will remind you How we touched and went our separate ways
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"Maybe I'll see YOUagain, baby, and maybe I won't Maybe YOU bought your ticket gone back to Detroit Aeroplanes make strangers of us all Give us distance, much too easily"
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The Stylistics - “You Make Me Feel Brand New” m.
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I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles
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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) James Taylor
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"You're lookin' fancy and I like your style YOU drive us wild, we'll drive YOU crazy YOU show us everything you've got Baby, baby that's quite a lot And YOU drive us wild, we'll drive YOU crazy YOU keep on shoutin', YOU keep on shoutin'."
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Just To Be With You - Paul Butterfield music.
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Well, I heard some people talkin' just the other day And they said you were gonna put me on a shelf But let me tell you I got some news for you And you'll soon find out it's true And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself
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And you and I I got you babe Like a rolling stone
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You and Me and Rain on the Roof (The Lovin' Spoonful)
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Tell you a story Happened long time ago Little bitty pretty one I've been-a watchin' you grow
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How Can I Tell You - Yusuf/ Cat Stevens music.