Partially inspired by Machpen's question:
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What are some song titles that seem to have nothing to do with the actual song and it's lyrics?
ie: The Shins' Know Your Onion! really conie? i had no idea Bob Dylan's Positively 4th Street i've always wondered why the smashing pumpkins named that song "bullet with butterfly wings" sorry! none that i can think of. Epic by Faith No More
Hair Of The Dog by Nazareth "Badge" by Cream The Shins-Sleeping Lessons
Colbie Caillat-Bubbly
Fergie-Clumsy
I think more pop and alternative rock have titles that dont relate to the lyrics. You Killed the Bee, But You Broke the Light You Asshole by Heavy Heavy Low Low
Who Speaks Spanish?, Colon Quesadilla. by The Devil Wears Prada
Bambi the Hooker and a Case of Beer by The Number 12 Looks Like You "Cowboys" by Portishead Anything by Aphex Twin, except "Come to Daddy". Then again, he's not much for lyrics, so it doesn't matter all that much.
"Street Hassle" by Lou Reed A number of Led Zeppelin's and Bob Dylan's songs have titles that are not referenced in the lyrics nor have any obvious relation to the lyrical content (e.g., "D'yer Mak'er" or "Trampled Underfoot" by Zeppelin, "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35" by Dylan).
The Eagles' "The Last Resort" has a title with no explicit reference to the song.
"A Day in the Life" by the Beatles would also qualify.
There was a song on Steve Miller's second album, "Sailor," written by Boz Scaggs (who did the lead vocals) called "Dime a Dance Romance." Too many to mention.
My personal favorite, however is:
Platypus (I Hate You) - Green Day
also anything on Minus the Bear's first couple albums well Sarah I would say pretty much anything instrumental. Their titles have nothing to do with the song...or everything. smells like teen spirit--
nirvana I don't think "File Under Soft Core Seizures" by The Locust has anything to do with the song....i don't think most of their titles do.
"You Don't Need a Witness" by The Sound of Animals Fighting...not that i can tell anyway Although Don Caballero was instrumental, their song titles were ridiculous. Examples include:
"Let's face it pal, you didn't need that eye surgery"
"Details on how to get ICEMAN on your license plate"
"A lot of people tell me I have a fake British accent"
As for a song with lyrics:
"Packt like sardines in a crushd tin box" by Radiohead "Nickels Is Money Too" by The Devil Wears Prada
"No Hardcore Dancing In The Living Room" by Chiodos
"Off The Heezay" by Bring Me The Horizon There Are No Snakes In Heaven by Audra
Poor Impulse Control by Jack Off Jill I actually disagree with quite some here!
hmm
i cant think of any....but ill try to edit with something.
"knowing your onions" is a crazy metaphor, meaning "to know a lot about one particular thing". but who says that anyway? Baba O'Reily (teenage wasteland) by The Who Timberwolves At New Jersey - Taking Back Sunday.
Set Phasers to Stun - Taking Back Sunday.
One-Eighty By Summer - Taking Back Sunday.
The Blue Channel - Taking Back Sunday.
(I love TBS, by the way, and I actually do like their random song titles.)
This Is The Best Day Ever - My Chemical Romance (<3!!).
But It's Better If You Do - Panic! At The Disco.
For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic - Paramore (<3).
Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too - Say Anything.
That's all I can think of at the moment. fall out boy boy songs ie "our lawyer made us change the name of this song so that we wouldnt get sued" Song for Jeffrey ~ Jethro Tull
I'm going to mention them again! :~
Possum's Last Dance {instrumental} ~ Blackmore's Night
Possum Goes to Prague {inst} ~ Blackmore's Night
The question is, is Possum a possum, or a person? Or even some other animal? Without lyrics, we just don't know! | 