Diana Ross's 1970 No. 1 sparks a Bluesky game: name a song with "Enough"
A post marking the anniversary of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" hitting No. 1 turns into a crowdsourced list of songs featuring the word "Enough."
What to know
- A Bluesky post about Diana Ross's 1970 solo No. 1 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" prompted a viral crowdsourced list of songs mentioning "Enough."
- The thread drew over 260 comments citing Motown, rock, disco, and pop songs spanning the 1960s to the 2010s.
- No factual dispute is present; the conversation is a collaborative music-trivia game rather than a debate.
Motown and soul classics are the most-cited category of "enough" songs.
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“Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (Barry White)”
ennievegan.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Classic rock songs from the 1970s-80s also qualify and are widely nominated.
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“I've Had Enough - The WHO”
darciuolo.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Newer pop songs also fit the theme, showing the word spans generations.
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“Almost Is Never Enough - Ariana Grande, Nathan Sykes”
michellechesebro.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Diana Ross SingerNickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson SongwritersMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Original recording artistssofttail65.bsky.social Original poster
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Thread grows to hundreds of song nominations
By mid-thread the post had accumulated over 260 comments spanning genres and decades, from Fleetwood Mac and Journey to Ariana Grande, turning the anniversary post into a large collaborative list.
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Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough (Michael Jackson)
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"If someone else is sufferin' enough, oh, to write it down When every single word makes sense Then it's easier to have those songs around The kick inside is in the line that finally gets to you And it feels so good to hurt so bad And suffer just enough to sing the blues"
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Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White music.
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Rock-era songs added to the list
Commenters expanded the thread with rock and classic-pop entries such as The Who, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, and Steely Dan songs that use "enough" in their lyrics.
“Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (Barry White)…”
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Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (Barry White)
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"Tell me why Tell me why Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself When you're old enough to repay But young enough to sell?"
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Beast Of Burden - Rolling Stones "Am I Hard enough, am I rough enough, am I rich enough" music.
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Users flood replies with Motown and soul picks
Early replies named soul and Motown-era songs referencing "enough," including Barry White's and Michael Jackson's tracks and the Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand duet.
“No More Tears (Enough is Enough) - Donna Summer and Barbara Streisand…”
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Name another song that mentions the word "Enough." 🎶 After leaving the Supremes, Diana Ross scored her 1st solo Billboard Hot 100 number one song on September 19, 1970, with, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966,
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Tuff Enuff (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) Ain't that tough enough? Ain't that tough enough? Ain't that tough enough? Ain't that tough enough?
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Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
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background
Bluesky post marks Diana Ross's 1970 No. 1 anniversary — softtail65.bsky.social posted that "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson and first recorded by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell in 1967, gave Diana Ross her first solo Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 on September 19, 1970, after she left the Supremes, and asked people to name another song mentioning "Enough."
What people are saying 14 voices from 1 site · best of 110 · verbatim
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Cream (lyrics by Willie Dixon) - Spoonful Could fill spoons full of coffee Could fill spoons full of tea Just a little spoon of your precious love Is that enough for me?
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Pink Floyd - Mother www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Ml... Mother, do you think she's good enough for me? Mother, do you think she's dangerous to me? Mother, will she tear your little boy apart? Ooh, aah, mother, will she break my heart?
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Living for the City (Stevie Wonder) Living just enough, just enough for the city
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Almost Is Never Enough - Ariana Grande, Nathan Sykes
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Honey you know I did And each time myself that, well I think I've had enough
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"But there never seems to be enough time To do the things you want to do Once you find them" Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce
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When you love a woman – journey Oh, it’s enough to make you cry 
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No More Tears / Enough Is Enough (Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer)
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Are you reelin' in the years? Stowin' away the time? Are you gatherin' up the tears? Have you had enough of mine? Are you reelin' in the years? Stowin' away the time? Are you gatherin' up the tears? Have you had enough of mine?
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Best of my love – the Eagles 🦅 You know we always had each other, baby I guess that wasn’t enough 
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Time for me to fly – REO Speedwagon  I do believe I’ve had enough 
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Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Barry White
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"And this is why I'm saying goodbye I've had enough, I've had enough...."
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they also sang backing vocals on this version. The song was 1st recorded by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell in 1967.