You could say, "Here's Ben Harper, 'Burn One Down'" and there's no problem.
But use that same format (Artists, Song Title) for another song, and it just won't work:
"Here's Lyle Lovett. 'Why, I don't know.'"
"Why, I don't know" sounds like a blase commentary on what you're doing, when it's really the song title.
And this can be confusing for the listener.
Back when "Headache" came out (when I was hosting a Modern Rock show at my former radio gig), I would introduce this song with a Album Title, Artist, Song Title Format.
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Which would work fine if I were saying:
"From 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town,' here's Bruce Springsteen with 'Candy's Room.'"
But it didn't work for the former-Pixies leader's new solo song, when I said:
"From 'The Teenager Of The Year' here's Frank Black with 'Headache.'"
I had more than a couple of listeners ask me how old Frank Black was, and how he could have possibly won such a title, even though he would have to be in his 30s.
Frank Black plays at the Wellfleet Beachcomber tonight.
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