Serial killer edition:
Soulfly - Jeffrey DahmerSufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy JrCassius - Belle GunnessDahmer - Henry Lee Lucas (this works for a double qualifier since the artist name is also based on a serial killer)Murder Junkies - Danny Rolling
Several songs titled Son of Sam, Jack the Ripper, Unabomber, BTK, Zodiac but don’t know if they qualify. Serial killers are usually more popular by nicknames than by real names no?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 25 April 2021 14:01 (five years ago)
since we’re doing
Songs with footballers in their titles🕸
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 25 April 2021 14:54 (five years ago)
This rich vein cries out for a poll
― Canon in Deez (silby), Sunday, 25 April 2021 15:05 (five years ago)
songs in which humans get shredded
― Filibuster Poindexter (Neanderthal), Sunday, 25 April 2021 15:06 (five years ago)
I'll go
Cannibal Corpse - Shredded Humans
The Buoys - "Timothy" (well not shredded, but eaten... close enough)
― European Stupor League (Lee626), Sunday, 25 April 2021 15:41 (five years ago)
Kesha (still Ke$ha back then) • Cannibal
― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 25 April 2021 15:58 (five years ago)
"Leng Tch'e" by Naked City.
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 25 April 2021 15:59 (five years ago)
Songs with footballers in their titles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_for_Pele?wprov=sfla1
― Jurassic parkour (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 25 April 2021 15:59 (five years ago)
(I know it's an album, but still)
― Jurassic parkour (Ye Mad Puffin), Sunday, 25 April 2021 16:03 (five years ago)
Songs in which being a "Nineties Baby" is a focal point:Victoria Monét – "90's Babies"Maren Morris - "80s Mercedes"Icona Pop - "I Love It"The Weeknd - "Girls Born in the 90's"Jay Rick$ - "Born in the 90's"FAVX - "Born in the 90's"The Cassettes - "Born in the 90s"(I've never heard of the last few, but they came up in a search of lyrix for one of the others)― Mocha Sauce (morrisp), Wednesday, February 12, 2020 12:38 PM (one year ago)
Victoria Monét – "90's Babies"Maren Morris - "80s Mercedes"Icona Pop - "I Love It"The Weeknd - "Girls Born in the 90's"Jay Rick$ - "Born in the 90's"FAVX - "Born in the 90's"The Cassettes - "Born in the 90s"
(I've never heard of the last few, but they came up in a search of lyrix for one of the others)
― Mocha Sauce (morrisp), Wednesday, February 12, 2020 12:38 PM (one year ago)
new one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMKcWsUjdzg
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Thursday, 20 May 2021 15:47 (five years ago)
songs with names beginning with Mr or Mrs/Miss in which the name is a ridiculous , over-the-top 'character' name and or being used as a nickname to insult someone“Mr. Vain” is playing, so I came back to see if it had already been mentioned—it has—so instead I’ll add “Mr. Perfectly Fine” (T. Swift).
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Sunday, 6 June 2021 02:59 (five years ago)
The Pretty Things - "Mr. Evasion".
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 6 June 2021 04:25 (five years ago)
songs in which the narrator compares their love for somebody else to a drug
better have 1,000 by 5 pm ET
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Thursday, 10 June 2021 20:18 (five years ago)
Pink - "Just Like a Pill"Ashanti - "Baby"
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Thursday, 10 June 2021 20:19 (five years ago)
Kesha - Your Love is My Drug
A Case of You
― I like big bunnies and I cannot lie (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 10 June 2021 20:20 (five years ago)
There She Goes
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 10 June 2021 21:34 (five years ago)
Karma Chameleon
― I like big bunnies and I cannot lie (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 10 June 2021 23:37 (five years ago)
Because of the “string along” line?
― calstars, Friday, 11 June 2021 02:11 (five years ago)
Never Been Any Reason
"better than a white line"
― Lee626, Friday, 11 June 2021 06:11 (five years ago)
Calstars: "I heard you say / that my love was an addiction."
― I like big bunnies and I cannot lie (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 11 June 2021 08:32 (five years ago)
there is the “heard you say / that my love was an addiction” line just before that xp
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 11 June 2021 08:33 (five years ago)
double dose
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 11 June 2021 08:34 (five years ago)
OhhhMy bad. I thought the topic was “songs about drugs but that present as love songs”
― calstars, Friday, 11 June 2021 11:05 (five years ago)
I thought the topic was “songs about drugs but that present as love songs”
A valid topic of its own! which would encompass "Perfect Day," "There She Goes," and "Can't Feel my Face."
― I like big bunnies and I cannot lie (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 11 June 2021 12:55 (five years ago)
Another: “Junkie Nurse”
― like a d4mn sociopath! (morrisp), Friday, 11 June 2021 14:10 (five years ago)
Golden Brown
― I was born anxious, here's how to do it. (ledge), Friday, 11 June 2021 14:59 (five years ago)
Ne-Yo • Because Of You
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Saturday, 12 June 2021 16:00 (five years ago)
songs that should never be allowed to be used in Television or movies ever again
Jefferson Airplane - White RabbitStones - Gimme Shelter
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Saturday, 26 June 2021 16:14 (four years ago)
Hallelujah
― Lily Dale, Saturday, 26 June 2021 16:15 (four years ago)
^ oh god, yes
― cancel culture club (Neanderthal), Saturday, 26 June 2021 16:15 (four years ago)
Continuing in the 60s shorthand vein, "Time of the Season" by the Zombies.
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 26 June 2021 17:10 (four years ago)
Time Has Come Today, also on the "time" tip
― Bobo Honk, real name, no gimmicks (Doctor Casino), Saturday, 26 June 2021 18:06 (four years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW1d9p3ECIU
― calstars, Saturday, 26 June 2021 20:08 (four years ago)
On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter.
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Saturday, 26 June 2021 20:14 (four years ago)
London Calling
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Saturday, 26 June 2021 21:47 (four years ago)
songs that have really wimpy voices over 'heavy', thundering riffs, utterly rendering the riff useless
Collective Soul - Where the River Flows
― not up to Aerosmith standards (Neanderthal), Saturday, 3 July 2021 13:32 (four years ago)
Fortunate Son
― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 3 July 2021 18:52 (four years ago)
It feels like there could/should be a thread for this but I can't find one.
Songs where the sings talks over an instrumental backing for most/all of a track:
Robert Ashley - Private Parts (the motherlode for this sort of stuff)Paddy McAloon - I Trawl the MegahertzJonathan Richman - Twilight in BostonCassandra Jenkins - Hard DriveJon Hopkins/Ram Dass - Sit Around the Fire
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 20 September 2021 11:19 (four years ago)
My favorite of these is that lovely Billy Bragg / Johnny Marr cover of "Walk Away Renee"
― enochroot, Monday, 20 September 2021 12:16 (four years ago)
So... spoken word songs?
If that's what we're looking for then My Sister and Chocolate by Tindersticks.
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Monday, 20 September 2021 12:23 (four years ago)
Shangri-Las: Past, Present and FutureLou Reed: Harry's CircumcisionVU: The Gift
― juristic person (morrisp), Monday, 20 September 2021 14:18 (four years ago)
BB King "Lucille" -- just introduced to this for the first time on NPR American Routes last weekend. Good one.
Tom Waits must belong in this list but the only spoken word that comes to mind is "What's He Building in There" which I don't think is what you're looking for because the instrumental backing is less of a song and more sound effects (as Tom Waits does)
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 20 September 2021 15:33 (four years ago)
Diamonds on my windshield
― calstars, Monday, 20 September 2021 17:04 (four years ago)
yes, right
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 20 September 2021 17:08 (four years ago)
Talking Heads "Seen and Not Seen"
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 20 September 2021 17:10 (four years ago)
Butthole Surfers - Pepper
― you had me at "giallo" (Neanderthal), Monday, 20 September 2021 17:16 (four years ago)
88 Lines About 44 WomenDetachable Penis
― juristic person (morrisp), Monday, 20 September 2021 17:30 (four years ago)