you like the irony/ creativity? or you think its pompus.

Do you think song titles should be sung in the song itself?

what are some of your favorite/ least favorite of these?
of those songs, could you think of a better, more related song title?

I'm confused. Do you mean song titles that aren't present in the lyrics? I like those! I think the majority of New Order and Joy Division songs are like that!

If you read the lyrics as a poem with the song title being the name of the poem, it can give it a bit of context sometimes.


The Smiths...

When you say it's gonna happen "now"
well, when exactly do you mean?


How Soon Is Now

D'Angelo calling his hit "Untitled" made no sense to me since it had a very obvious hook line.

I was glad when (How Does It Feel) appeared in brackets on the song title, on the new best of D.

Cinnie said:

That sort of made sense to me as a reference

NDRU said:

He shoulda gave that song a symbol then cuz I didn't understand.

Now that I think of it (How Does It Feel) always appeared in parentheses, even on the debut tracklist right?

Cinnie said:

well, it was a royal enigma wrapped in a mystery topped with guac!

duran duran--union of the snake, the reflex

don't know how they fit in the context of the lyrics, sorry.

Fury said:

The phrase 'the reflex' is in 'The Reflex.'

P.M. Dawn's 'Untitled.'
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Computer Blue

It's called a subtitle...I'm just sayin'...

Cinnie said:

eaglebear4839 said:

I'm just sayin, it shoulda been the title-title.

bboy87 said:

actually that makes sense, in a way... prince is the computer. he has no capabilities to love. because of that.... he is blue.

Nvncible1 said:

And it's another example of just what a clever bastard Prince is when it comes to lyrics.

Nvncible1 said:

but why do computers have such bad grammar all the time? Computer IS blue!!

OMG RADIOHEAD!!! They're notorious for that shit!

SUPRMAN said:

And "union of the snake" also appears in that song's lyrics.

FWIW, the "union of the snake" (so to speak) is how the chemist Kekulé discovered the structure of benzene. It's alleged that he dreamt of a snake that catches its own tale, which led to him suggesting the compound is a ring.

Splash Waterfalls by Ludacris

Epic by Faith No More

Rainy Day Women #12 and #35 by Bob Dylan

Basically the "Everybody must get stoned" song. Quite clever of Dylan because he makes it clear that the song is something more than just about getting stoned.