Bluesky users crowdsource songs with 'nothing' in the lyrics
A music trivia thread about Stevie Wonder's 1974 protest song sparks hundreds of song suggestions from the community.
What to know
- A Bluesky trivia post about Stevie Wonder's 1974 protest song 'You Haven't Done Nothin'' sparked a community-driven catalog of songs containing the word 'nothing' across multiple genres and decades.
- The original post highlighted the song's political context—it was directed at President Nixon, who resigned just two days after its September 1974 release.
- The thread generated over 230 comments with users sharing classic and contemporary songs, turning the question into a crowdsourced music encyclopedia.
Focus on iconic classic rock and soul hits from the 1960s–1980s as the most memorable songs with 'nothing' in them.
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“You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)”
ennievegan.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
The Beatles and John Lennon songs are essential contributions, with multiple users citing 'Strawberry Fields Forever,' 'Across the Universe,' and 'Imagine.'
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“Strawberry Fields Forever (The Beatles) / And nothing to get hung about”
ennievegan.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' with its repeated 'nothing really matters' refrain is a standout contribution.
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“Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) / Nothing really matters, anyone can see”
ennievegan.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Stevie Wonder Songwriter and performersofttail65.bsky.social Bluesky user and thread starter
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Community floods thread with song suggestions spanning decades
Users rapidly replied with dozens of songs containing variations of 'nothing,' including classics like Bachman–Turner Overdrive's 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet,' Billy Preston's 'Nothing from Nothing,' The Beatles' 'Strawberry Fields Forever,' Sinéad O'Connor's 'Nothing Compares 2 U,' and Marvin Gaye's 'Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing,' each with links to lyrics or recordings.
“You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet…”
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You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
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Nothing from nothing leaves nothing-Billy Preston 
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Strawberry Fields Forever (The Beatles) And nothing to get hung about
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Softtail65 adds historical context: song was a dig at Richard Nixon
The original poster noted the song was a protest directed at President Nixon, who resigned two days after its release. Billboard described it as 'exceptionally powerful' and more subtle than typical protest songs.
“the song was a dig at Richard Nixon, who actually resigned 2 days after its release. Billboard described the song as "exceptionally powerful"”
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Name another song that mentions either the word "Nothin" or "Nothing." 🎶 Written by Stevie Wonder and released as a single in September 1974, "You Haven't Done Nothin'" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 2, 1974. With backing vocals by The Jackson 5,
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the song was a dig at Richard Nixon, who actually resigned 2 days after its release. Billboard described the song as "exceptionally powerful" and more subtle than most protest songs.
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Softtail65 posts music trivia challenge about songs mentioning 'nothing' — A Bluesky user asked followers to name songs containing 'nothin' or 'nothing,' citing Stevie Wonder's 'You Haven't Done Nothin'' released in September 1974 with Jackson 5 backing vocals, which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 2, 1974.
What people are saying 19 voices from 1 site · best of 103 · verbatim
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"Freedom's just another word for 'nothing left to lose'... Nothing ain't worth nothing but it's free."
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There is NOTHING that is wrong In wanting you to stay here with me
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"Too many people standin' in line Too many people with nothin' planned There's too many people with empty hands" "Without hope, without love, you've got nothing but pain Just makes a man not give a damn That's no way for us to live We've got to fill these empty hands"
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Love Shack - The B-52's Hugging and a-kissing Dancing and a-loving Wearing next to NOTHING 'Cause it's hot as an oven
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Imagine - John Lennon Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too
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🎶 Nothing really matters, anyone can see Nothing really matters Nothing really matters to me…(any way the wind blows)…🎶
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"Nothing From Nothing"- Preston/ Fisher hit for Billy Preston- simply great song
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Someone Like You - Adele Never mind, I'll find someone like you I wish nothing but the best for you, too
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Across The Universe - The Beatles "Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world"
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Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) Nothing really matters, anyone can see Nothing really matters Nothing really matters to me
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Ain’t nothing like the real thing, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
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Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty It just seems so useless To have to work so hard And NOTHIN' ever really Seems to come from it
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🎶 Let me take you down 'Cause I'm going to Strawberry Fields Nothing is real And nothing to get hung about Strawberry Fields forever…🎶
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"You used to be so amused At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used Go to him he calls you, you can't refuse When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal"
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"Nothing Compares 2 U" ~ Sinéad O'Connor
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Take it to the limit – the Eagles 🦅 When there’s nothing to believe in 
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Nothing‘s gonna stop us now – starship 
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I’m a huge Lennon fan, but I like this version . Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world Nothing's gonna change my world
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Making love out of nothing at all – Air Supply