Band/Song/Album

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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In another thread, someone mentioned a band that has their name, an album, and a song title all called the same thing. For example, on the album Icehouse, the band Icehouse performs “Icehouse”.

I know of Talk Talk as another band with this claim to fame. I know there’s others, but don’t know what they are.

There are bands that almost go for the hat trick, but don’t quite make it. Of course, the album/band name thing is common, but some bands such as They Might Be Giants have songs named after them that don’t appear on their self-titled album.

Anyone know more of these bands?

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I spent most of that era in an alcohol-and-drug induced haze, so I’m not sure.

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The three-hole punch would be “Living in a Box”, with their hit song “Living in a Box” on their album “Living in a Box”

Minor Threat had a song called, you guessed it “Minor Threat”

Railroad Jerk had a song “The Story of Railroad Jerk”

Big Country had a self-tilted album, the song was “In a Big Country”

Youth of Today had a self-titled album and a song called “Youth of Today”.

I bet you could grab a stack of hard core albums and half of them would have the triumvirate.

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:: Re-designing my tinfoil hat as it obviously isn’t working quite right ::
We had almost this exact conversation at Demo’s house this weekend. Please cease and desist all mind control experiments until I can find a Faraday Cage.

Thank you.

Oh, and Wang Chung - but I’m not sure if that’s the name of the album.

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Oh sure, I bring up Living in a Box in the Best Concert thread last Friday, but then that goatfluffer hacker made Friday go away…

Let’s not forget Rammstein’s song Rammstein…

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Sorry, pcubed, I did read that, and went to site it but realized the thread was gone. Should have mentioned it anyway.

So even though I do own that album, I hereby pass credit for bringing it to light, to you, pcubed.

Apologies for the toe-stepping.

Didn’t Red Hot Chili Peppers do a song called …well, you know?

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Ich Bin’s—Big Country’s first album was called The Crossing. (At least, I think that was the name of their first album. At any rate, that’s the one with the song In a Big Country.)

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My toes are fine. I was just a little peeved at the hacker for ruining a good afternoon’s posting. No bad will was lobbed your way at all. The credit is yours.

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The Wang Chung song with their name in it was called “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” so it doesn’t count.And yes, the inspiration for this was the Living in a Box comment.

I’ve been told that Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden did the hat trick, but I’m not much of a metalhead. Let’s examine this claim…(processing)…yep, works for both of them.

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I can’t believe I missed the Big Country “The Crossing” as well. That’s the first LP I ever bought with my own money, and I still listen to it…

Man, this is embarrassing.

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Bad Company does the song “Bad Company” off of their debut album titled Bad Company*.

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Ich Bin’s—The Crossing was the first LP you ever bought with your own money? Wow, man. It was the second I ever bought with my own money, and I was really, really into it at the time. My first? Switched-On Bach, by Walter Carlos (who is now Wendy Carlos). Maybe this is more embarrassing?

400 miles
And not a word until you smile
400 miles
On fields of fire!!!
Shacch!

Man, maybe I’m embarrassed now…

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The champion:

The Yellow Balloon had a single in 1967 entitled “Yellow Balloon” from their album “Yellow Balloon.” To top that, the B side of the single was “Noollab Wolley,” so they get four versions of their name.

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King Crimson does “In the Court of the Crimson King” from their debut album of the same name.

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The Escape Club mentions themselves in “Wild Wild West”.