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Post by purplerush on Oct 2, 2016 10:12:04 GMT -5
Night Ranger's Four In The Morning could be I Can't Take Anymore or even Hard Time Loving You.
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Post by giannirubino on Oct 3, 2016 2:29:40 GMT -5
That's a great list, 80sat40fan.
mga707, Big Log by Robert Plant is a GOOD one, that annoyed me for a long time. I assumed the lines I could not figure out at all, maybe he was singing the words 'big log' in there somewhere, but I never could really convince myself of that.
Ya know, titles like 'Annie's Song' or 'Romeo's Tune' made at least SOME sense to me, they seemed straightforward enough. Big Log still escapes me. Completely. God, I feel stupid. XD
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From the world of CCM, 1995's "Love Song For A Savior" by Jars Of Clay should have been titled "I Want To Fall In Love With You," and Jars Of Clay's 1996 "Liquid" should have been titled "The One Thing."
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Post by dukelightning on Oct 3, 2016 6:50:39 GMT -5
Almost mentioned I am assuming in the Happy Birthday thread today (because it was another popular album cut from the Rumours Lp), "The Chain" by the Mac. Thought it was titled "Love in the Shadows" until I heard the title.
Of course the #1 single off of that album is another whose title is not sung in the chorus. But 'dreams' is sung three times in the second verse.
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 3, 2016 9:39:56 GMT -5
Night Ranger's Four In The Morning could be I Can't Take Anymore or even Hard Time Loving You. I Can't Take Any More was the parenthetical subtitle. Here's the label image: www.45cat.com/record/mca52661 |
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 3, 2016 9:44:13 GMT -5
"Careless Whisper" by Wham! could have been called "I'm Never Gonna Dance Again." Also, "Stuck on You" by Lionel Richie could have been called "Guess I'm on My Way."
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Post by doofus67 on Oct 3, 2016 9:46:17 GMT -5
How about "Hearts On Fire" - both Randy Meisner and Bryan Adams. Based on the context in which they use the first word in the title, it should be "Heart's On Fire". Also, two songs called "Runaway" from late 1995. It should be "Run Away", just like Real McCoy's song from earlier that year. (Of course, maybe both the Corrs and Janet decided to combine the two words so as not to confuse their with the Real McCoy song - only to find out they got the same idea). Also, Jefferson Starship's "Runaway" (1978) could have, and should have, been split into two words. |
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Post by at40nut on Oct 3, 2016 10:19:33 GMT -5
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Mary Janes' Last Dance". That was probably intentional because "Last Dance With Mary Jane" would have been a problem in the world of censorship. Kind of like Nazareth's "Hair Of The Dog" instead of "S.O.B."
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Post by djjoe1960 on Oct 3, 2016 19:07:21 GMT -5
Bob Dylan's song 'She Belongs To Me' never says those words in the song--unless the title is a question (but even then the title still remains a mystery to me). There is a lot of speculation about what the title means (google it sometime and you'll see what I mean).
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Post by adam31 on Oct 4, 2016 11:28:05 GMT -5
Bob Dylan's song 'She Belongs To Me' never says those words in the song--unless the title is a question (but even then the title still remains a mystery to me). There is a lot of speculation about what the title means (google it sometime and you'll see what I mean). Isn't that the Dylan way though? I can't understand what most of his songs are about let alone understand most of the words. Always felt he was messin' with us. |
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Post by 80sat40fan on Oct 9, 2016 15:23:44 GMT -5
I heard this song on the radio today, and I would consider it mistitled... "As" by Stevie Wonder. I could see this song being called "Always" as that word is song during the refrain. "As" is the first word of the song... maybe that's why Stevie picked that title?
"As" also had a strange chart run in late '77 and early '78... 40-40-39-out for 3 weeks-38-36- out. I wonder if it would have done better with a different title.
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Post by tangibleanalogue on Oct 9, 2016 22:22:10 GMT -5
"Weekend In New England" by Barry Manilow. Should've been "When Will I Hold You" but maybe that was too obvious?
"Valotte" by Julian Lennon. Named after the house he wrote it about, but the word is never used in the song.
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Post by pb on Oct 10, 2016 9:00:15 GMT -5
I heard this song on the radio today, and I would consider it mistitled... "As" by Stevie Wonder. I could see this song being called "Always" as that word is song during the refrain. "As" is the first word of the song... maybe that's why Stevie picked that title? "As" also had a strange chart run in late '77 and early '78... 40-40-39-out for 3 weeks-38-36- out. I wonder if it would have done better with a different title. Possibly. I believe it was the fourth single from an album over a year old so it was likely to have a modest run by his standards. |
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Post by matt on Oct 14, 2016 10:12:59 GMT -5
Also, for Zeppelin, there was "Black Dog", which doesn't appear in the song but I like it better than "Hey Hey Mama". "D'yer Maker" is the "You Don't Have To Go" song. The title is supposed to be pronounced '"Ja' Maker"--i.e. Jamaicar, an allusion to its reggae beat and feel. But I've heard several AT40s in which Casey mispronounced it as "Dyer" or "Derr", removing its (subtle) meaning. Led Zeppelin is one of those bands that clearly prided themselves on titling songs in an unconventional manner. Perhaps it was to buck the trends of pop music, or maybe it was to keep people guessing as to what their song titles really meant. Either way, it was a clever trademark of sorts that they had as a band. I'm guessing their record company wasn't thrilled that they did that, but it didn't seem to hurt their popularity or the sales of their songs and albums too much... |
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Post by dukelightning on Oct 14, 2016 10:22:56 GMT -5
One of my fave Zeppelin songs is "Trampled Under Foot". Never comes close to singing that line however. "Talkin' about love" is however, sung several times throughout the song.
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Post by burcjm on Oct 15, 2016 20:37:18 GMT -5
"Won't Get Fooled Again" should have been "We Don't Get Fooled Again".
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