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Subject: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 11/10/22 at 2:03 am
Can you think of songs where none of the words in the title appear in the lyrics? (Continuation from this thread.)
We'll make common sense exceptions for very common words like "of", "on", "in", "the", "a", "an", etc. Also, we should probably exclude classical music (so no "Symphony in C# Minor No. 364") as well as instrumental songs with very, very few lyrics.
Here are the ones I've come up with so far:
"Badge" - Cream
"A.D. 1928" - Styx
"A.D. 1958" - Styx
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
"Brain Damage" - Pink Floyd
"Synchronicity II" - The Police (but "Synchronicity I" uses the word many times)
"Indian Sunset" - Elton John
"Birds" - Neil Young
"After The Gold Rush" - Neil Young
"Sometimes" - My Bloody Valentine
"Legend Of A Mind" - The Moody Blues
"Creeque Alley" - The Mamas & The Papas
"Tempus Fugit" - Yes
"Squonk" - Genesis
"The Weight" - The Band
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/22 at 2:07 am
Add:
"Unchained Melody" by numerous different artists
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Mitch Kramer on 11/10/22 at 7:34 am
Thought of a few more:
"Kids" - MGMT
"From A Buick 6" - Bob Dylan
"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" - Crosby Stills & Nash
"The Battle Of Evermore" - Led Zeppelin
"Space Oddity" - David Bowie
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" - The Beatles
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/10/22 at 8:14 am
Can Elton John's 1978 hit "Song for Guy" be included for it is mainly instrumental until the end, in which the words "Life – isn't everything (3x)" are repeated over the primary melody?
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Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: AmericanGirl on 11/10/22 at 8:24 am
Good topic! :)
How about Danny's Song by Loggins & Messina? (Also performed by Anne Murray)
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 11/10/22 at 10:09 am
"White Rabbit"
Jefferson Airplane
"A Lover's Concerto"
The Toys
"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35"
Bob Dylan
(frequently referred to as "Everybody Must get Stoned")
"Baba O'Riley"
The Who
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/10/22 at 4:17 pm
-A Day In The Life-The Beatles
-For What It's Worth-Buffalo Springfield
-Young Turks-Rod Stewart
-Good-Night Saigon-Billy Joel
-Silent Running-Mike + the Mechanics
Cat
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: nally on 11/10/22 at 10:43 pm
The band New Order had several songs with lyrics that never mentioned the titles.
Blue Monday
Bizarre Love Triangle
True Faith
Round and Round
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: nally on 11/10/22 at 10:47 pm
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
Another song by Nirvana that never mentions the title in its lyrics is “Lithium”.
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: nally on 11/10/22 at 10:52 pm
I can still think of more. For example, these alternative rock hits from the 1990s:
Basket Case - Green Day
Selling The Drama - Live
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Santa Monica - Everclear
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/22 at 2:34 pm
Please add to the list:
"Sympathy For The Devil" by The Rolling Stones (1968)
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Ripley on 11/12/22 at 4:39 pm
“My Immortal” Evanescence
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: nally on 11/12/22 at 6:37 pm
The band Stone Temple Pilots had several songs that never mentioned the titles in the lyrics. Including, but not limited to:
Plush
Interstate Love Song
Big Empty
Sex Type Thing
Subject: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Dude111 on 11/13/22 at 7:06 am
A good thread!!
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: whistledog on 11/13/22 at 6:58 pm
There are many British rap acts who are complete unknowns in the US and Canada, and I sort of get it. It's an acquired taste, but I really enjoy a lot of it for its sometimes bizarreness, and this song is no exception. It's called Kevin McCallister by D-Block Europe x Lil Pino and is a song about drugs, (the N word), bitches and hoes. This peaked at UK #40 in 2021 and makes no reference to Kevin McCallister or Home Alone unless maybe the UK got a director's cut that North America didn't? lol
D-Block Europe x Lil Pino - Kevin McCallister (2021)
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Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: nally on 11/30/22 at 12:09 am
"Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba (1997) also qualifies.
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/08/22 at 8:55 am
How about "Stone To The Bone" by James Brown
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/08/22 at 1:31 pm
"The Christmas Song" written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé, the Nat King Cole Trio was first recorded the song in June 1946.
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 12/08/22 at 1:49 pm
"The Christmas Song" written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé, the Nat King Cole Trio was first recorded the song in June 1946.
Um,
"And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to 92
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you"
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/08/22 at 5:14 pm
"White Rabbit"
Jefferson Airplane
"And if you go chasing rabbits"
Sort of-it is the plural.
Cat
Subject: Re: Songs where NONE OF THE WORDS in the Title are in the Lyrics?
Written By: AmericanGirl on 12/08/22 at 5:24 pm
I thought of another soulful album cut -
How about the sultry "Earth Song" by Rufus (feat. Chaka Khan), from their 1977 album "Ask Rufus"?