vibes - Jefferson Starship, "Miracles"
"One (Always Hardcore)" by Scooter
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 11:46 (eighteen years ago)
Sericulture is good... Also from the League 'dehumanisation (is a very big word, it's been around since Richard the third)' can't remember the song.......
― sonofstan, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 11:49 (eighteen years ago)
Has "backhander" ever been used elsewhere than in Scritti Politti's "Perfect Way"?
Scritti Politti may have others that fit in this thread too. Although "Aretha Franklin" has been namechecked in at least one Steely Dan hit as well.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:04 (eighteen years ago)
Anyway, "Chocolate Cake" by Crowded House is the only song that namechecks Andrew Lloyd Webber, or at least the only one expressing the wish that Lloyd Webbers trousers fall down when he bows to the queen and the crowd. :)
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:06 (eighteen years ago)
"Mork and Mindy"
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:10 (eighteen years ago)
Doo-wah-diddy-diddy-dum-diddy-doo
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:14 (eighteen years ago)
C'mon, does wacky jibberish really count?
Mogey-pah
― RabiesAngentleman, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:35 (eighteen years ago)
copacetic - Local H ("Bound for the Floor")
There was a song called "Copasetic" by The Rulers, available on the Club Ska '67 comp. I don't know if that counts as a hit. It's a crucial song.
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:41 (eighteen years ago)
'oceanography' In The Navy
― Alan, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:41 (eighteen years ago)
"tardis" in "Doctorin' The Tardis" by The Timelords. "twister" in "Man On The Moon" by REM.
― snoball, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:42 (eighteen years ago)
"salute" in "School's Out" by Alice Cooper.
― snoball, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:44 (eighteen years ago)
"excitations" in "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys. The things I will do to avoid work...
― snoball, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 12:53 (eighteen years ago)
"For those about to rock, we ______ you" AC/DC
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 13:00 (eighteen years ago)
What's that flyin up there is it a bird? is it a plane? or is it a _____ (Chubby Checker, let's twist again)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 13:01 (eighteen years ago)
"bosh bosh bosh, loadsamoney" in "Doctorin' The Tardis" by The Timelords.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 13:02 (eighteen years ago)
"hookah", "chessboard", "mushroom", "caterpillar", and "doormouse" in "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane.
― snoball, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 13:04 (eighteen years ago)
"skibobble" in "I Wish" by Skee Lo.
― snoball, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 13:07 (eighteen years ago)
"Notwithstanding" and "contractual" in Legal Man by B&S "Brewers droop", "gut lord" and "porklife" in Parklife by Blur "Terylene" in Filmstar by Suede
And I'm not sure this counts, but "Cemetry" and "plague-arise"
Didn't Loadsamoney have a hit song called Loadsamoney? (x-p)
― Madchen, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 13:14 (eighteen years ago)
What's that flyin up there is it a bird? is it a plane? or is it a _____
The answer is Twister, innit?
Twister was also mentioned in "Man On The Moon" by R.E.M.
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 13:16 (eighteen years ago)
"caterpillar"
ever heard of a little number by The Cure called THE CATERPILLAR
― ledge, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 14:28 (eighteen years ago)
"One night in Bangkok" has a chessboard in it.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 14:30 (eighteen years ago)
"Asp" shows up in Man on the Moon. Only three letters! Now wracking brain for an unmatched two-letter word.
― dad a, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 14:31 (eighteen years ago)
Not in so many words.
― ledge, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 14:39 (eighteen years ago)
oh, just checked and it's "chess boys" so OK.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 14:41 (eighteen years ago)
Do acronyms count? Ice-T, "OG"
― dad a, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:28 (eighteen years ago)
-- dad a, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:28 (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Shitload of rap hits contain this, most notably "Cold As Ice" by MOP
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 23 January 2008 15:32 (eighteen years ago)
All from the same song: Cornflake Eggmen Walrus Custard Crabalocker Fishwife Priestess Texpert Semolina Pilchard Eiffel Tower Edgar Allen Poe
And even then I don't count nonsense words such as "Goo goo goo joob"
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 24 January 2008 13:31 (eighteen years ago)
I'm sure some of those are not unique.
― Mark G, Thursday, 24 January 2008 13:33 (eighteen years ago)
cornflake girl, for one
― blueski, Thursday, 24 January 2008 13:34 (eighteen years ago)
"Tintinabulation"
― Rockist Scientist, Thursday, 24 January 2008 13:35 (eighteen years ago)
(Wait, I blew it by not doing a spell check first.)
"eloquence" from When Smokey Sings by ABC "Vermissimilitude" from Vermissimilitude by Teenage Fanclub
is there a song, other than My Perfect Cousin by the Undertones which mentions Subutteo?
― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 24 January 2008 13:40 (eighteen years ago)
phil collins
― blueski, Thursday, 24 January 2008 13:41 (eighteen years ago)
"Cheese on toast"
― chap, Thursday, 24 January 2008 13:43 (eighteen years ago)
"Brewers droop"
Nope. Dire Straits' "Industrial Disease."
― mike a, Thursday, 24 January 2008 21:40 (eighteen years ago)
Noddemix.
― mike a, Thursday, 24 January 2008 21:41 (eighteen years ago)
When Paul McCartney mentioned paparazzis in "The World Tonight" it was before the Diana incident. It may not be unique now, but I believe it was then.
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 24 January 2008 21:42 (eighteen years ago)
Has any song besides White Town's "Your Woman" used the word Marxist, let alone "highbrow Marxist ways?"
― mike a, Thursday, 24 January 2008 21:43 (eighteen years ago)
Manics maybe?
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 24 January 2008 21:53 (eighteen years ago)
"salute" in "School's Out" by Alice Cooper
Well, Tom T. Hall had "Salute To A Switchblade," but I guess the country Top 40 doesn't count.
― Rev. Hoodoo, Thursday, 24 January 2008 23:16 (eighteen years ago)
"love" in that one song by wet wet wet.
― or something, Thursday, 24 January 2008 23:26 (eighteen years ago)
"For Those About To Rock" by AC/DC was a pop hit anyway. The next line in the chorus is "We salute you".
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 25 January 2008 00:10 (eighteen years ago)
"intoleration"
REO Speedwagon, "Time For Me To Fly"
― rogermexico., Friday, 25 January 2008 01:31 (eighteen years ago)
"Abhor" ("Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant).
― Dingbod Kesterson, Monday, 4 February 2008 12:10 (eighteen years ago)
hanson - mmmbop
MMMbop tick a ta ba do ba dubi da ba do ba tick a ta ba doo yeah eh yeah MMMbop tick a ta ba do ba dubi da ba do ba tick a ta ba doo yeah eh yeah
― sadie8707, Monday, 4 February 2008 17:34 (eighteen years ago)
Kurosawa-Barenaked Ladies "One Week"
― C. Grisso/McCain, Monday, 4 February 2008 17:47 (eighteen years ago)
to the guys at the top of this thread: "FANCY" BY REBA McENTIRE~! HELLO!?
i mighta been born just plain white trash BUT FANCY WAS UH MA NAME!!
― maffew12, Monday, 4 February 2008 17:49 (eighteen years ago)
the pretenders - brass in pocket "reet"
― CaptainLorax, Monday, 4 February 2008 19:21 (eighteen years ago)
groos ELO - "don't bring me down"
― Steve Shasta, Monday, 4 February 2008 19:28 (eighteen years ago)
Jackie Wilson beat them to it by more than 20 years.
― Geir Hongro, Monday, 4 February 2008 23:12 (eighteen years ago)