These are the song titles by Spencer Davis Group/Deep Purple and Aerosmith accordingly, I know that if a preposition is a part of a phrasal verb it is capitalized, but everywhere I look, I see "Keep on Moving" (I'm guessing by the logic of importance of words) and so on, what is the correct variant here?
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I think the disconnect here is that in the context of those song titles, the on is a simple preposition, and not part of a phrasal verb like "Keep On". – Dan Bron Nov 27 '14 at 18:49
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To me, the non-capitalised version "Keep on Running" suggests the title of a text written by Mr. Keep, concerned with his views/advice for people who want to take up running/jogging. – FumbleFingers Nov 27 '14 at 18:51
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@DanBron It seems to me that in the last one 'Walk on down', the 'on' is acting differently to the way it is in the other two. 'Keep on running/moving' are grammatically-correct imperative sentences in which the 'on' signifies continuity of something that is already happening. 'Walk on down', whilst it is idiomatic, is not signifying any continuity. The three words, it might be argued,are a phrasal verb. – WS2 Nov 27 '14 at 18:52
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related: Which words in a title should be capitalized? – Mari-Lou A Nov 27 '14 at 19:36
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1One of the answers in the linked question specifically covers albums and band names; and they all mention that it's a matter of house style. – Andrew Leach Nov 27 '14 at 20:08