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Post by slf on Jun 30, 2018 8:03:37 GMT -5
From the Shadow Stevens era, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies may get some votes. I love that song but I was always a little embarrassed to say the title. A similar example of a "How is that actually pronounced?" song title is from early 1964: Major Lance's "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" Nobody who has ever heard this song would pronounce the title phonetically; he would pronounce it like the Crash Test Dummies song (but with six Mmm's instead of four).
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 30, 2018 9:13:54 GMT -5
From the Shadow Stevens era, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies may get some votes. I love that song but I was always a little embarrassed to say the title. Lol. Apparently Judge Judy thought the same thing. A kid had won a contest for coming up with alternative lyrics to the song and the DJs refused to pay him. When she asked what the name of the real song was and he told her, she looked at him like he was stupid. I guess you had to see it.
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Post by giannirubino on Jun 30, 2018 10:05:07 GMT -5
at40petebattistini, thanks for mentioning the HL&TN song. I always thought it should have been "Like You Say You Do," or at least "(Hope You Love Me) Like You Say You Do." Brevity is the soul of wit, yes?
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Post by trekkielo on Jun 30, 2018 20:18:22 GMT -5
It's from 1984. It involves the word "Jump" and it's NOT Van Halen. And that's why the other involved group added their own subtitle!
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Post by trekkielo on Jun 30, 2018 20:21:46 GMT -5
I'm surprised nobody has said "Yah Mo B There" yet! The song is in reference to God and the power faith can have over difficult times, “Yah” being the shortened Yahweh, the Hebrew name for God.
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Post by johnnywest on Jul 1, 2018 5:43:41 GMT -5
The radio friendly title of “Birthday Sex” is “Birthday Shhh.” Pretty lame title.
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Post by dth1971 on Jul 1, 2018 6:56:11 GMT -5
The radio friendly title of “Birthday Sex” is “Birthday Shhh.” Pretty lame title. Who sings "Birthday Sex/Shhh"?
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Post by johnnywest on Jul 6, 2018 9:53:18 GMT -5
^Jeremih.
Another bad one: "Tonight She Comes" by The Cars. I wonder if Casey had any reservations about saying the title. Of course that may have drawn more attention to it.
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Post by Michael1973 on Jul 6, 2018 10:22:30 GMT -5
How about "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car?" Casey even did a story on where such a title came from.
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Post by johnnywest on Jul 6, 2018 11:01:08 GMT -5
That sounds like a bad pickup line.
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Post by mkarns on Jul 6, 2018 12:34:38 GMT -5
If risque titles are an issue, it's hard to beat "Me So Horny", which isn't even grammatically correct. And it may have never been said on a countdown; Shadoe didn't say it when it was on AT40, and since the 2 Live Crew never charted in Radio & Records neither Casey nor Rick Dees ever had to.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Jul 6, 2018 22:19:52 GMT -5
I also think Johnny Kemp's "Birthday Suit" as a pretty risque title too. I'll take "Just Got Paid" over "Birthday Suit" any day.
As for "Me So Horny", I was going to bring this up, but I was concerned it may be too controversial to post. Ironically, Shadoe did reference that song title just after playing Luke featuring 2 Live Crew's "Banned in the U.S.A." on a late-August or September 1990 show - maybe he felt it was safe to mention that controversial song title after being off the top 40 for nearly a year, as long as he didn't play the song to go with such mention.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Jul 6, 2018 22:26:32 GMT -5
I'll go with, 'The Goonies 'R' Good Enough'. Regarding that song, the original working title for the song was "Good Enough", but Cyndi probably wanted to add more pizzazz to the title, since it would be featured in the popular Steven Spielberg film. Using a standalone letter "R" instead of the word "are" may be more due to what pirates utter. I hate that song, but not because of the song title. Bobby Brown's "Good Enough" is good enough for me.
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Post by Jessica on Jul 6, 2018 23:02:31 GMT -5
Aww “Goonies R Are Good Enough” is a good song. Bad title though I agree.
I’ve always hated “Baby Got Back”. “Baby got a nice a**” is probably too obvious and a grammatical nightmare but the song and title has always bothered me. Another one is “What’s Up” by 4 Non Blondes. Especially weird considering Linda Perry never actually says “What’s Up”.
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Post by at40nut on Jul 7, 2018 0:43:39 GMT -5
Here's another one-"Let Me Tickle Your Fancy" by Jermaine Jackson from 1982
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