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Post by woolebull on Jul 3, 2013 11:49:18 GMT -5
IMO, for the songs in which the exact title is never included in the lyrics, you really need to break this into two categories: one where the title is never heard whatsoever, versus songs where the title isn't exactly heard, but something similar is sung. "Young Turks", "Batdance", "Flashdance...What a Feeling", "Authority Song", "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy", both 1989 versions of "Love Song", and one other we just heard this past weekend: "The Goonies R Good Enough" would all fall into the latter category. In the case of "Flashdance" and "Goonies", the songs' original titles were "What a Feeling" and "Good Enough", but the motion picture companies wanted them changed to add the movie names in for marketing purposes. Songs like "Train In Vain", "Synchronicity II", "Dyer Maker", and "Sukiyaki" would fall into the former category--songs in which the title is never heard, and a person would probably have a hard time ever identifying the title with the song itself without actually seeing it on the record label or hearing a DJ announce it. Definitely spot on with your comments about two different kinds of songs not saying the title. Having different kinds actually makes it more interesting! Some more I thought of: "Everybody Is Free To Wear Sunscreen" - Baz Luhrman (Implied but not spoken) "Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand" - Primitive Radio Gods (the no clue title list) "The Rose" - Bette Midler (one time) "Big Yellow Taxi" - Joni Mitchell (it did hit the top 40 later than the original release, correct)? "Missing" - Everything But The Girl (the implied but not spoken kist) And the biggest asterisk one I can think of: "Send Me An Angel '89" - Real Life
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Post by Hervard on Jul 3, 2013 11:58:04 GMT -5
Others I thought about in the shower (lol) Do You Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart Well, that certainly tells us a lot about you!
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Post by woolebull on Jul 3, 2013 12:05:43 GMT -5
Others I thought about in the shower (lol) Do You Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart Well, that certainly tells us a lot about you! That literally made me laugh out loud...thank you for that!
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Post by mkarns on Jul 3, 2013 12:46:50 GMT -5
"Big Yellow Taxi" - Joni Mitchell (it did hit the top 40 later than the original release, correct)? Joni did make the top 40 in 1975 with a live version of "Big Yellow Taxi" (the original 1970 release wasn't a top 40 hit, but a cover by the Neighborhood was.)
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Post by woolebull on Jul 3, 2013 17:10:24 GMT -5
New Order, who was mentioned earlier, is another band who seemed to like making songs where the title doesn't appear in the lyrics. From a U.S. perspective, three of their '80s tunes are somewhat widely known today among those who are well versed in '80s pop: "True Faith", "Bizarre Love Triangle" and "Blue Monday" (though only the first of these three hit the Top 40 when it was new). None of them feature the title in the lyrics. While "True Faith" was the only one of those three to hit the Top 40, they did hit the Top 10 on AT and CT with "Regret" in 1993, which would also fit the bill. Orgy did hit AT 40 with "Blue Monday" in 1999. Another new wave British group, Pet Shop Boys hit the top 10 with "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)". The parenthetical title was said many times, the main title was never mentioned. Some others I thought about from the grunge era...many songs that didn't use titles. "What's Up"? - 4 Non Blondes "Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (Top 10 CT...not sure AT) "About A Girl" - Nirvana (Top 30 CT, I think it hit AT as well) "Last Kiss" - Pearl Jam (title one time) "Plush" - Stone Temple Pilots "Big Empty" - Stone Temple Pilots
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Post by woolebull on Jul 3, 2013 17:13:57 GMT -5
How about "A Different Corner" by George Michael and "Everything She Wants" by Wham! — each mentioned only once. "Careless Whisper" as well.
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Post by giannirubino on Jul 3, 2013 17:55:55 GMT -5
The main title for "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)" is indeed mentioned, twice.
The bridge goes: "Oh, there's a lot of opportunities If you know when to take them, you know? There's a lot of opportunities If there aren't, you can make them Make or break them"
... but you meant that the main title and parenthetical title were never mentioned together, right?
Breakin' ... There's No Stoppin' Us • Ollie & Jerry
From the close, but no: The Way I Want To Touch You by Captain & Tennille, where Toni keeps singing "The Way THAT I Want To Touch You."
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Post by woolebull on Jul 3, 2013 19:13:05 GMT -5
The main title for "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)" is indeed mentioned, twice. The bridge goes: "Oh, there's a lot of opportunities If you know when to take them, you know? There's a lot of opportunities If there aren't, you can make them Make or break them" No, you are correct. I didn't realize what Neil Tennant was singing there. I've been singing that song for 27 years and I sang it like this: Oh, there's a lot of opera communities, or something ridiculous that I came up with in seventh grade. Seriously, never realized that was the line until just now...thank you
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Post by dukelightning on Jul 3, 2013 21:08:44 GMT -5
"Romeo's Tune" by Steve Forbert in early 1980 does not have any part of the title in the lyrics. BTW, I don't think the title has any connection to the subject of it either which is the Supremes' Florence Ballard's descent and subsequent death after she was forced out of the group.
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Post by tpanther775 on Jul 3, 2013 21:26:11 GMT -5
Love in Store by Fleetwood Mac. I believe the title was never mentioned in the lyrics. Correct me if i'm wrong.
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Post by woolebull on Jul 3, 2013 21:59:20 GMT -5
"Romeo's Tune" by Steve Forbert in early 1980 does not have any part of the title in the lyrics. BTW, I don't think the title has any connection to the subject of it either which is the Supremes' Florence Ballard's descent and subsequent death after she was forced out of the group. I thought the song was about somebody else but when Ballard died he decided to pay tribute to her, which I guess then makes the song about her? Either way, great song and good catch for not having the title in the song.
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Post by bigal on Jul 3, 2013 21:59:54 GMT -5
never mentioned (or partially)
HEART HOTEL by Dan Fogelberg) SAME OLD LANG SANG Dan Fogelberg KILLING OF GEORGIE - rod stewart
mentioned once
LIKE A SUNDAY IN SALEM - Gene Cotton THAT GIRL COULD SING jackson browne BAKER ST - gerry rafferty CIRCLE IS SMALL - Gordon lightfoot
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Post by donwa001 on Jul 3, 2013 22:08:06 GMT -5
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Post by freakyflybry on Jul 3, 2013 23:34:20 GMT -5
New Order, who was mentioned earlier, is another band who seemed to like making songs where the title doesn't appear in the lyrics. From a U.S. perspective, three of their '80s tunes are somewhat widely known today among those who are well versed in '80s pop: "True Faith", "Bizarre Love Triangle" and "Blue Monday" (though only the first of these three hit the Top 40 when it was new). None of them feature the title in the lyrics. While "True Faith" was the only one of those three to hit the Top 40, they did hit the Top 10 on AT and CT with "Regret" in 1993, which would also fit the bill. The title is only said once, and in the first verse: "Maybe I've forgotten the name and the address of everyone I've ever known/It's nothing I regret" And while neither "Bizarre Love Triangle" nor "Blue Monday" made the top 40 in the New Order versions, covers by Frente and Orgy, respectively, did. Frente's "Bizarre Love Triangle" made CT40 (not sure if it made AT40), and Orgy's "Blue Monday" made AT40.
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Post by woolebull on Jul 4, 2013 0:29:03 GMT -5
From the Acid Jazz genre, two top 40 hits from the early 90's.
Digable Planets "Rebirth of Slick"
Us3 "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia"). The title of this seems to be a hybrid. The "Flip Fantasia" lyrics are in there. Many times. And the music is sampled from "Cantaloupe Island" by Herbie Hancock. I've always thought that the tile "Cantaloop" was just in reference to the instrumental part of the song. Neither cantaloop nor cantaloupe is mentioned in the song, but why would it be if it is just the title of the musical composition.
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