# Albums Named After a Line From a Song (But Not the Song Title) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 21, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786 "2003-10-21T22:35:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![typhoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@typhoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typhoon)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/41 "2003-10-22T14:47:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NYR407 \* > **I’ll be damned if I can remember hearing the Pablo Honey sample on the album. Now I have to listen to it tonight.** Well, I don’t feel like subjecting myself to the whole of _Pablo Honey_ again, so can someone just tell me what song it’s in? ---
**Author:** ![initech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/439d5e/32.png) [@initech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/initech)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/42 "2003-10-22T15:07:38Z")
A couple more: Of merit: **Don’t Tell a Soul** (Replacements) - from “Inherit the Earth” **Too Far to Care** (Old 97’s) - from “Streets of Where I’m From” **Pocket Full of Kryptonite** (Spin Doctors) - from “Jimmy Olsen’s Blues” And craptacular: **Knee Deep in the Hoopla** (Starship) - from “We Built This City” ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/43 "2003-10-22T15:15:03Z")
> [@](#): > > **Well, I don’t feel like subjecting myself to the whole of Pablo Honey again, so can someone just tell me what song it’s in?** Well after searching around I found the site below. It says you have to listen closely during the guitar solo of “How do you?” [http://58hours.com/58\_trackDetails.php?trackID=7](http://58hours.com/58_trackDetails.php?trackID=7) ---
**Author:** ![Husker\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Husker\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Husker_Dude)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/44 "2003-10-22T17:06:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Barrytown \* > \*\ ***Lisa-go-Blind, Moo, Hüsker** , I came into this thread specifically to mention the new Shins album, since I’ve been listening to it obsessively from the moment I bought it yesterday. > > That I was beaten to it, AND the fact that there are people here who love the Shins, makes me so happy to be a member. 🙂 \*\* And it’s absolutely brilliant don’t you agree? I hope they have a long and productive career. I tought of another: Terror Twilight (Pavement) - ‘Speak, See, Remember’ ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/45 "2003-10-22T17:21:49Z")
Sting’s **…Nothing Like The Sun** is named after a lyric he lifted from Shakespeare and used in the song _Sister Moon._ You guys have pretty much covered all of the others I can think of. ---
**Author:** ![Unix\_Geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unix_geek/32/19368_2.png) [@Unix\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unix_Geek)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/46 "2003-10-22T17:42:35Z")
Barenaked Ladies greatest hits - \*\* Disc One: All their Greatest Hits \*\* refers to a line from the song “Box Set” from their first album \*\* Gordon \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Rib\_Eye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@Rib\_Eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rib_Eye)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/47 "2003-10-22T19:02:27Z")
The line “Nightmares will give me peace of mind” from the song “Still Life” is the titular reference that corrsponds with Iron Maiden’s Piece of Mind. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/48 "2003-10-22T20:12:11Z")
Jerry Cantrell’s **Degradation Trip** gets its name from a line in “Solitude.” ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/49 "2003-10-22T20:32:51Z")
I can’t believe I’m the first one to mention this, because it’s the first one that came to my mind: Sade’s “Diamond Life” comes from a line in the song “Smooth Operator” (Diamond life, lover boy, moves through space with minimum waste, maximum joy…) ---
**Author:** ![bicyclops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@bicyclops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bicyclops)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/50 "2003-10-22T21:01:48Z")
dervinck & bienville got some of the Costello’s, but there’s also Punch the Clock from “The Greatest Thing” Taking Liberties from “Crawling to the USA” Brutal Youth from “Favourite Hour” ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/51 "2003-10-22T22:10:39Z")
Chixdiggit: **From Scene to Shining Scene** comes from the song “Sweaty and Hairless”. Van Halen: **Fair Warning** , something Dave speak/sings during “Mean Street”. Also **Women and Children First** occurs two times in the refrain to “Could This Be Magic?” ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/52 "2003-10-22T22:13:37Z")
Whoops, hit submit too early Ramones: **End of the Century** is in the chorus to “Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?” ---
**Author:** ![riserius1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@riserius1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riserius1)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/53 "2003-10-22T22:45:39Z")
Not sure if this counts but XTC has been naming their albums after lines from songs that appear on the album prior to the current one. They’ve been doing this for a number of years. Chris W ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/54 "2003-10-22T22:53:35Z")
The Streets - _Original Pirate Material_ a bunch, but that’s just a reference to the title. Screaming Trees - _Sweet Oblivion_ in “Shadow of the Season.” Built To Spill - _Perfect From Now On_ in “Randy Described Eternity.” Superchunk - _Come Pick Me Up_ in “Hello Hawk.” Son Volt - _Straightaways_ in “Picking Up The Signal.” That’s about all I got right now ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/55 "2003-10-22T22:58:07Z")
Also by Alanis Morissette, _Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie_ is a lyric from the song “So Pure”. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/56 "2003-10-22T23:07:15Z")
Exit the Dragon-- Urge Overkill From the song The Mistake ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/57 "2003-10-23T01:15:02Z")
**Diamond Life** , Sade’s debut album, takes its name from _Smooth Operator_: > [@](#): > > Diamond life, lover boy. > We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy. > City lights and business nights. > When you require streetcar desire for higher heights. And, interestingly, Culture Club’s first album was titled **Kissing To Be Clever** - a lyric that appeared in _Miss Me Blind_, on their second album, **Colour By Numbers** : > [@](#): > > But you know I’m never really sure > If you’re just kissing to be clever. ---
**Author:** ![Quack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e99b99/32.png) [@Quack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quack)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/58 "2003-10-23T03:53:19Z")
**Rancid** ’s _…And Out Come the Wolves_ is taken from the spoken portion of the song “Junkie Man”. What a great song. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786/59 "2003-10-23T11:30:40Z")
**Jethro Tull**'s “Stormwatch” came from the song “Dun Ringill” "…and the stormwatch brews a concert of kings as the white sea snaps at the heals of a soft prayer whispered… ---
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Simon and Garfunkel’s, _Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme_. The line is, of course, from “Scarborough Fair.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-named-after-a-line-from-a-song-but-not-the-song-title/208786.md?page=4)