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Hey Mastodon, I need some suggestions for my playlist of songs that tell you don't do something
Spotify playlist with songs: don't change, tusk, don't speak, don't you forget about me, don't fear the Reaper, don't worry be happy, don't stop believing, don't bring me down, don't go breaking my heart, don't stop me now
Don’t leave me now by Pink Floyd

https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-leave-me-now/1065975633?i=1065976160
don't be cruel by elvis preseley
don't stand so close to me by the police
don't do me like that by tom petty and the heartbreakers
don't let me be misunderstood by the animals
@seriouslyjeff that's declarative not imperative
Don't talk about Bruno?
@action_jay it's we don't talk about Bruno, declarative mood
augh grammar, the one worst enemy of mine!
don't you put it in your mouth! https://youtu.be/5AuLkMBAFZg
Don’t Give Up - Peter Gabriel
Don’t Stop The Rock - Chemical Brothers
Don’t Make Me Dream About You - Chris Isaak
@adamgv
(Don’t mess with the) missionary man - Eurythmics
Don’t stop (thinking about tomorrow) - fleetwood Mac
@AGV
Blink 182's Don't Tell Me It's Over

Also, not "Don't" but similar Twisted Sister's We're Not Gonna Take It
Don't Turn Around (whichever version you prefer)
Don’t go back to Rockville
I dunno if it's prominent enough in the song, but a little ditty from Junior's Move Your Feet popped into my head.
Don't, don't, don't, don't stop the beat
I c-can't, can't, c-can't control the feet
Uh, p-p-p-p-people in the streets
C'mon, everybody, and move your feet

And don't stop (don't stop), don't stop the beat
I can't stop (can't stop), can't stop the beat
I won't stop (won't stop), won't stop the beat, and go
Ed Sheeran: Don't
Kelly Clarkson: Don't be a girl about it
Weird Al: Don't download this song
RHCP: Don't Hate me
Boston: Don't Look Back
Marillion, "Don't Hurt Yourself"
do you have "Don't Stop Now" by Guided By Voices yet? (head's up, I think those of us without a spotify premium subscription can only see a preview/excerpt of the full playlist's tracks.)
bleah, that's harder than it looks if I have to do it from memory 😁
Neko Case - Don't Forget Me
Built to Spill - Don't Try
Andrew Bird - Don't Be Scared
... and if you're looking for an album: Replacements - Don't Tell a Soul
Blue Suede Shoes, if it doesn’t have to be in the title
Don't leave me this way, The Communards https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RHBAd5YUR8
Rush - Show Don't Tell
Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk:" The official song of #Mastodon?
Don't Let's Start
https://youtu.be/pAmFTmCs3IY
I can't believe Dinosaur Jr's "Don't" is not on this playlist. Come on, it's a sing-along!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krz11xrRcaE
Well, how do you feel about acid jazz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4itIBVhNbw
@mcc absolutely amazing, a+++++, would jazz again
@mcc
@mcc Two Steely Dan songs: "don't take me alive" and "Rikki, don't lose that number".

Police: "don't stand so close to me".

If you only have room for one of these, the first one is the best. 🙂
@mcc
Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin
"Don't Touch My Hat" - Lyle Lovett

"Don't Believe The Hype" - Public Enemy

"Don't Come Back" - James Hunter

"Don't Let Go" - Weezer

"Don't Stand So Close To Me" - The Police

Don't Make Me Dream About "You" - Chris Isaak

"Don't Stop The Dance" - Bryan Ferry

"Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House

"Don't You Forget It" - Nick Waterhouse

"Don't Call Me" - The High Women
I’m worried this is a trick question because I don’t see the Beatles’ don’t let me down !
Also Queen: Don't Try Suicide
Don't Eat Stuff Off The Sidewalk — The Cramps
Don't Look Back — Fine young Cannibals
Don't Mess With Me — Groove Holmes
And I don't see it in your screenshot but I bet you already have Air's Don't Be Light in your playlist.
Don't give up - Noisettes
Don't stop dancing - Creed
Don't Let's Start https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJQnZZ-Wmao
Don’t Come Around Here No More, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Don’t Do Me Like That, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Don’t Look Back, Boston
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, Santa Esmeralda
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me, Elton John
Don’t Look Back in Anger, Oasis
Don’t Panic, Coldplay
Don’t Stop, Fleetwood Mac
Don’t You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty
Stop (In the Name of Love), Diana Ross and the Supremes
You Don’t Own Me by Lesley Gore
Don’t Come Around Here No More, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Don’t Do Me Like That, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Don’t Look Back, Boston
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, Santa Esmeralda
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me, Elton John
Don’t Look Back in Anger, Oasis
Don’t Panic, Coldplay
Don’t Stop, Fleetwood Mac
Don’t You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds

Bonus:
Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty
Stop! In the Name of Love, Diana Ross and the Supremes
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
Puff Daddy - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
Kandi - Don't Think I'm Not
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Sixpence None The Richer - Don't Dream It's Over
Ace of Base - Don't Turn Around
Rihanna- Don't Let Me Down
Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
Nivea - Don't Mess With My Man
Madonna - Don't Tell Me
Avril Lavigne - Don't Tell Me
Mario Winans - I Don't Wanna Know
MJ - Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Three more:
Please don't let me be misunderstood - Joe Cocker
Please don't go - AC/DC
Please don't stop the music - Rihanna
Don’t Cry - Guns N’ Roses
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing - Stevie Wonder
Don’t Cry For Me Argentina - Julie Covington
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Elton John
Don’t Give Up - Peter Gabriel
@evan
  • Don’t you want me - The Human League
  • Don’t believe a word - Thin Lizzy
  • Baby, Please don’t go - Them
@clovis dywm is a question

Others are good, ty
don't look back in anger
“Don’t Look Back in Anger” Oasis
“Don’tcha Stop” Cars
“Don’t Be Cruel” Elvis
“Don’t Cry” Guns N’ Roses
“Don’t Get Captured” RTJ
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me” Elton John
“Don’t Lose My Number “Phil Collins”
“Don’t Stop Me Now” Queen
“Don’t Stop” Fleetwood Mac
Idles: Never Fight A Man With A Perm.
Don't – Elvis Presley

https://youtu.be/T_IEho5uedM
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John (and others)
Don't {Let Me Down, Pass Me By, Bother Me} - The Beatles
Don't Believe The Hype - Public Enemy
Don't Call Me Dude - Scatterbrain
Neil Young: Don't Let it Bring You Down
Rickie Lee Jones: Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
Warren Zevon: Don't Let Us Get Sick
Peter Gabriel: Don't Give Up
Pretenders: Don't Get Me Wrong
Graham Parker: Don't Let It Break You Down
Bob Dylan: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
RAT BOY: Don't Hesitate
They Might Be Giants: Don’t Let’s Start
Larkin Poe, "Don't". Just in general.
- Frozen - "Conceal, Don't Feel"
- Billy Joel - "Don't Ask Me Why"
- NOFX - "Don't Call Me White"
- Pink Floyd - "Don't Leave Me Now"
- Bad Religion - "Don't Pray on Me"
- Black Sabbath - "Don't Start"
- Dio - "Don't Talk to Strangers"
- Panic! - "Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"

Probably already on your list, but just for amazing general applicability:

- Beatles - "Honey, Don't"
Careful what you wish for, ey?
I would start with Stevie Wonder, of course. "Don't You Worry 'bout A Thing'.
And also, "(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go" by Curtis Mayfield.
"Don't stop" generally seems to be good advice.
And I would certainly agree with Nina Simone: "Don't Smoke in Bed."
Screenshot showing 370 songs in my music collection that start with "Don't..."
Don't Chase the Dead - Marilyn Manson
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) - The Andrews Sisters
Don't Feed the Pop Monster (album) - The Broods
Don't Fight It - Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry
Baby Don't You Lie To Me! - The Fratellis
Don't Pay The Ferryman - Chris De Burgh
Don't Go - Yaz (Yazoo)
Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes
Don't Sell the Farm - Junior Brown
Don't Monkey With Another Monkey's Monkey - Johnny Paycheck
Don't Make Me Go To School - Tammy Wynette
Don't Let It Go - Foreigner
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles
Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
Don't Call It Love - Kim Carnes
Don't Lose My Number - Phil Collins
Don't Let It End - Styx
Don't Watch That Video of the Journey Keyboardist Doing Don't Stop Believin' with the GOP Rogue's Gallery If You Know What's Good for You
After a brief interlude in which I learn how to pass case-insensitive regexps to find (yay commandline), I found:

Queen: Don't Stop Me Now
Pretenders: Don't Get Me Wrong
Alan Parsons Project: Don't Let It Show
Pink Floyd: Don't Leave Me Now
Christine Lavin: Don't Make Me Be Naughty
The Who: Baby Don't You Do It
Peter Gabriel: Don't Give Up
Kinks: Don't Forget to Dance
Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop
The Beach Boys - Don’t Worry Baby
They Might Be Giants’ Don’t Let’s Start and O Do Not Forsake Me, Billy Joel’s Don’t Ask Me Why, Weird Al’s Don’t Download This Song, Weezer’s Don’t Let Go, Johnny Cash’s Don’t Take Your Guns to Town…

Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina?
(not in the titles)
Walk Away, Renee - The Left Banke
You Don't Mess Around with Jim - Jim Croce
Yoko Ono's song Don't Worry Kyoko (Mommy's Just Looking For a Hand in the Snow).
https://youtu.be/PobrSpMwKk4

"Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge"
Ratioed within an inch of my life
If you ask for it, we have to give it to you. Them’s the rules. Don’t stop me now.
@dashlet ikr?

It's nice when the replies are so helpful.
Has anyone suggested Don't Take The Money by Bleachers?
Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth! Probably some other good ones that start with Never.
Don't blame your blues on me: https://open.spotify.com/track/21278wP2cts7ec6qoH8i85?si=75679a5f302a4ea7

Don't ever call your sweetheart by his name: https://open.spotify.com/track/5gdeZcTSRMjciWLeZ4cQJk?si=0a71ba4bd3144a20

Don't give that girl a gun: https://open.spotify.com/track/5sVDQXQdeYgzL32CxIQA6e?si=dc3f4e69d4de42cd

For those who only know Leonard Cohen for Hallelujah and maybe I'm Your Man; Don't go home with your hard-on: https://open.spotify.com/track/645gPIr33bRCmorHAzjopx?si=296bc6e8ae114ef4
Baby Please Don't Go - Them
Don't Stop - Alex Chilton
Honey, Don't - The Beatles
Don't Leave Me Now - Pink Floyd
Don't Eat Yellow Snow - Frank Zappa
Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
Don't Lie to Me - Big Star
Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys
Don't Look Away - The Who
How about Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying Gerry & the Pacemakers
https://youtu.be/TLIppgE45wM
Jim Croce: Don't mess around with Jim
Don't Cry by Guns n' Roses
The Talking Heads: “Don’t Worry About The Government” (though the imperative in the chorus is “don’t you worry about me”)
Pavement’s “Harness Your Hopes” commands “Don’t telegraph your passes, / you’ll end up with molasses”, while “Cut Your Hair” commands “Darlin’ don’t you go and cut your hair. / Do you think it’s going to make him change?” All of which seems like good advice.
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Liza Minnelli - Don't Drop Bombs. Produced by Pet Shop Boys! https://youtu.be/xpbRfP1UwkQ
"The White Shark" by Hospitāļu Iela has the following lyrics:

"""
Today I'll hunt pearl divers,
I'll be the white shark.
I'll kick all the tenants out,
I'll be the only landlord.

But don't you say anything,
Don't you ask for anything.
I know how it hurts.
I know a thing about nothing.
"""

https://open.spotify.com/track/1EyzXpJMzxxRjyOp5eg0nq?si=58cf14c377e34c14
Don’t Stand So Close To Me - The Police
Don't cry for me Argentina
don't stop me now (queen), I won't back down (Tom petty)
what a fun idea! I love playlists with a theme so I made one too! I limited myself to songs that are already in my library, and tried to get a good flow through it. It has a bit of overlap with yours but enough divergence to keep it interesting. cheers, hope you and others enjoy...

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6XNlKwnOpc0oGGE1Yx1rhU

or

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/dont/pl.u-Dm315h5xAKD