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Flying Omelette

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Posts: 17531

(03/04/08 9:23 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

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For years, I thought there was a song by The Who called "Teenage Wasteland", but it turns out that it's really called "Baba O'Reilly". I also never knew for years that song by The Grateful Dead is actually called "Touch of Grey" and not "I Will Survive" or "I Will Get By".

There are other songs like that. It seems that some people believe there is an AC/DC song called "Son of a Bitch", but it's actually Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog".

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

GasMaskMan

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(03/05/08 11:08 AM)

Well, there is "Black Dog," by Led Zeppelin, but that's a no-brainer.

I thought I knew of many more, but I can't think of any at the moment.

Flying Omelette

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(03/05/08 1:41 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Led Zeppelin and Fleetwood Mac both have a lot of songs that I never knew the titles for until I saw them written somewhere. I didn't know "Fool in the Rain" was called that until James posted the lyrics to it here. I also never knew "Misty Mountain Hop" was called that until after Crawl got the CD it's on and I heard it on there.

This is why I like listening to internet radio because the title and artist are always displayed.

One time when I was flipping through stations in the Malibu, I got to one that was playing Red Rider's "Lunatic Fringe", and the words "LUNATIC FRINGE" actually came on the display. That's the only time I've ever seen it do that. I don't know how or why.

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

Crawl and 1OOO

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(03/05/08 2:39 PM)

The Fuzzy Physicist
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Considering the other thread, it might be good to edit the title to "Songs whose titles are not in the lyrics". At least I think that's what you're getting at. ;)

Smells Like Teen Spirit is a pretty obvious one.

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Flying Omelette

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(03/05/08 6:48 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Well, this isn't a quiz or game. It's just a topic of conversation. Also, not necessarily every song I'm thinking of doesn't have the title in the lyrics. Sometimes the title is in there, but it's just one line (like Linda Ronstadt's "All That You Dream".)

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

da dick

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Posts: 1769

(03/05/08 11:09 PM)

and my bird can sing too!

every song which was ever named "untitled". and quite a number of rob zombie songs like "el phantasmo and the chicken-run-blast-o-rama". but i'm guessing it's deliberate since he seems to always try to make stuff extra cheesy like b-movies.

"How can we jump over our shadows when we no longer have one?How can we pass out of the century (not to
speak of the millennium)if we do not make up our minds to put an end to it, engaged as we are in an indefinite work of mourning for all the incidents, ideologies and violence which have marked it?"
- THE END OF THE MILLENNIUM OR THE COUNTDOWN , Jean Baudrillard.

Flying Omelette

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Posts: 17531

(03/05/08 11:24 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Is it really a good thing to do that, though? Suppose you want to buy an album because you like the song, but if you don't know what the song is even called...

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

Crawl and 1OOO

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(03/06/08 1:42 PM)

The Fuzzy Physicist
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Rainy Day Women #12 and 35, Bob Dylan. This is the "Everybody must get stoned" song.

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Stepchan

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(05/26/08 6:34 PM)

Flying Omelette wrote:
For years, I thought there was a song by The Who called "Teenage Wasteland", but it turns out that it's really called "Baba O'Reilly". I also never knew for years that song by The Grateful Dead is actually called "Touch of Grey" and not "I Will Survive" or "I Will Get By".

There are other songs like that. It seems that some people believe there is an AC/DC song called "Son of a Bitch", but it's actually Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog".

I heard that Hair of the Dog was originally going to be called S.O.B.

I think they were told to change the title, at least from what I remember hearing on an interview. I'll check here shortly to see if I heard it right.

There is a song that I'm having trouble finding, I have a feeling it's title is different than chorus.

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Stepchan

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(05/27/08 8:36 PM)

I can't find anything on Google about Hair Of The Dog have a different title beforehand.

Having the same problem trying to find a song with the lyrics "Kitty and Cleo"(The chorus, which is all I remember) as well(Google's been no help on that one either).

I'm Catsuri, meow!

Flying Omelette

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Posts: 17531

(05/31/08 9:39 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Big Yellow Taxi

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

da dick

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Posts: 1769

(06/04/08 9:51 PM)

and my bird can sing too!

i still don't know why that song by teenage fanclub is called "sparky's dream".

Magical Yard Gnome

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(06/07/08 11:19 PM)

Heavy Metal Chainsaw

I'm not sure if Bal-Sagoth's song titles apply or not. Sure, "And Lo, When the Imperium Marches Against Gul-Kothoth, Then Dark Sorceries Shall Enshroud the Citadel of the Obsidian Crown" is a weird title, but that's actually what the song is about.

Caution children! Happy ice cream dancing for you!

ACC KAIN

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(06/12/08 1:02 PM)

Band on the Run

The one I never understood was why Rod Stewart's "Young Turks" is called that instead of "Young Hearts" until I heard that "Turks" is English slang for "punks". Still doesn't make as much sense as "hearts" would.

All you have to do is google "Weirdest song titles" and you'll find a lot of crazy stuff, like this for example:

http://top5.tribe.net/thread/6970f45b-e8c6-495c-a228-b35754abe6c7

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Magical Yard Gnome

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Posts: 2255

(06/16/08 1:27 AM)

Heavy Metal Chainsaw

I actually heard Constipation Blues on the radio a couple months ago.

Caution children! Happy ice cream dancing for you!

Agisuro

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(06/20/08 12:44 PM)

Dark Lich

I get the feeling a lot of these must be country.

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There is no spoon!

Flying Omelette

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(07/03/08 9:43 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield.

That's the one that goes "Stop, children, what's that sound, everybody look what's goin' down".

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

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