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Post by tangibleanalogue on May 29, 2018 11:40:17 GMT -5
On this week's 10-27--84 show, we had John Waite's 'Missing you'. It should've been titled, 'I ain't missing you'. But the song is the POV of a guy who really does miss that girl. He's trying to deny it. The title isn't just correct, it tells the true meaning of the song. |
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Post by UnknownEric on May 29, 2018 16:30:30 GMT -5
Odd that "What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes wasn't titled "What's Going On." Only thing I can think there is that maybe they didn't want it confused with Marvin Gaye's classic? Although even Cyndi Lauper's cover of "What's Going On" was a full 6 years old at that point, so... *shrug* |
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Post by mkarns on May 29, 2018 22:13:11 GMT -5
Neil Young's "After the Goldrush" (a top 40 hit for Prelude) doesn't mention the title, but honestly I'm not sure if it should be retitled. I like the title Neil gave it better than "Mother Nature" or something else that actually is prominent in the lyrics.
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Post by chrislc on May 29, 2018 23:59:11 GMT -5
I don't think - I KNOW Wildwood Weed was mistitled - because Jim Stafford himself said so in the first ten seconds of the song.
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Post by chrislc on May 30, 2018 0:10:09 GMT -5
He Will Break Your Heart by Jerry Butler was mistitled but Tony and Dawn fixed it.
Sukiyaka by Kyu Sakamoto was mistitled AND misspelled.
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Post by at40petebattistini on May 30, 2018 1:45:07 GMT -5
J. Geils Band's "Must Of Got Lost" was grammatically misspelled ... should of been should've been "Must've Got Lost"  |
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Post by dth1971 on May 30, 2018 15:03:21 GMT -5
2 Julian Lennon songs:
Valotte should have been subtitled "Sitting on a Pebble by the River".
Say You're Wrong should have been titled "Which Way To Turn".
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Post by at40petebattistini on Jun 11, 2018 10:53:16 GMT -5
"Without Love (Where Would You Be Now)" by the Doobie Brothers ... but better known as "Long Train Runnin'"
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Post by at40nut on Jun 12, 2018 4:36:16 GMT -5
Here's one from 1968-"Itchycoo Park" by Small Faces should have been titled "It's All Too Beautiful"
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Post by slf on Jun 12, 2018 19:00:30 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. Speaking of Stevie Wonder, the most obviously mistitled hit song of his has got to be "Sir Duke" (a phrase he sings ONE time). It should be titled "You Can Feel It All Over". |
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Post by at40nut on Jun 13, 2018 16:28:05 GMT -5
Another one from the 60's-The Mamas & The Papas' "Creeque Alley" from 1967. It wouldn't have proper to title the song "And No One's Getting Fat (Except Mama Cass)"
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 15, 2018 15:11:37 GMT -5
The Rita Coolidge song should have been "(Your Love Is Lifting Me) Higher & Higher," which is what she sings, instead of "(Your Love Has Lifted Me)..."
It would have been even better without the use of (). Fortunately, somewhere along the way, somebody got wise and started leaving off the beginning subtitles. The current version of AT40 hasn't seen once since 2004.
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Post by vto66 on Jun 15, 2018 23:27:23 GMT -5
Duran Duran's "View To A Kill" could have been subtitled "Dance Into the Fire".
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Post by johnnywest on Jun 22, 2018 8:00:01 GMT -5
In "Breakout" by Swing Out Sister, the lyrics seem to be use the title as a verb, not as a noun, so I would make the title "Break Out."
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Post by Michael1973 on Jun 28, 2018 11:18:06 GMT -5
In "Breakout" by Swing Out Sister, the lyrics seem to be use the title as a verb, not as a noun, so I would make the title "Break Out." Ditto for "Runaway" by The Corrs. |
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