# Music title trifectas **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 30, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136 "2018-05-30T16:21:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/1 "2018-05-30T16:21:28Z")
Where the song title, album title, and artist name are all identical. This is something relatively rare and I’m curious how many there really are. How many can you name? The song title goes in double quote marks, the album title is italicized, and the artist name is neither. To start off: “[Bad Company](https://youtu.be/ww5GXbk58R0)” by Bad Company, from _Bad Company_ “[Thunderpussy](https://youtu.be/RdKz7LGLR7E)” by [Thunderpussy](http://www.thunderpussyusa.com/), from _Thunderpussy_ I know there must be more. There’s at least one more I can’t remember right now. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/2 "2018-05-30T16:34:19Z")
I started a thread like this several years ago, and it pops up as a zombie every so often. I don’t have time to search for it now but I’ll try to post a link later if someone else doesn’t beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/3 "2018-05-30T16:40:15Z")
I remember being 12, watching MTV, and noticing the video for “Talk Talk,” by Talk Talk, on the album _Talk Talk._ The album part was disputed in Shoeless’s thread, but that’s how MTV displayed it at the start and end of the video. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/4 "2018-05-30T16:43:28Z")
“Bo Diddley,” by Bo Diddley, from _Bo Diddley_. This _may_ be cheating a bit, since the album _Bo Diddley_, released in 1958, was a compilation album, collecting several of Diddley’s songs that had originally been released as singles. The song “Bo Diddley” had first been released in 1955. But it is included on _Bo Diddley_ the album, and performed by Bo Diddley the singer. As a bonus, that album also includes another song called “Hey! Bo Diddley.” And that’s not even counting the song “Diddley Daddy.” Guy really liked his name. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/5 "2018-05-30T16:48:13Z")
“Black Sabbath” by Black Sabbath, from the album _Black Sabbath_. "Iron Maiden by Iron Maiden, from the album _Iron Maiden_. “Motörhead” by Motörhead, from the album _Motörhead_. ---
**Author:** ![Southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southpaw)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/6 "2018-05-30T16:59:36Z")
Do parenthesis count? “(Theme from) The Monkees”, by The Monkees, from _The Monkees_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/7 "2018-05-30T17:03:33Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I started a thread like this several years ago, and it pops up as a zombie every so often. I don’t have time to search for it now but I’ll try to post a link later if someone else doesn’t beat me to it. > **[Same band name, album title, and song title](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=459849)** > > I’ve been copying my old LPs to CD lately, and the other day I was working on my copy of the first album by Bad Company, when I realized that besides the album title being the same as the band name (which happens a lot with debut albums, or at least... ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/8 "2018-05-30T17:10:04Z")
“Focus” by Focus on _Focus Plays Focus_ for the Pick Four. Focus had a bunch of songs and albums called “Focus” (though numbered) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/9 "2018-05-30T17:12:45Z")
[“Mandrill”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayhpzgUrPQM) by Mandrill from their debut album _Mandrill_. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/10 "2018-05-30T17:32:22Z")
Closest unmentioned one I can think of is _Who Are You_ off of _Who Are You_ by _The Who_. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/11 "2018-05-30T17:37:57Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I remember being 12, watching MTV, and noticing the video for “Talk Talk,” by Talk Talk, on the album _Talk Talk._ The album part was disputed in Shoeless’s thread, but that’s how MTV displayed it at the start and end of the video. According to wiki, the album is ‘The Party’s Over.’ Icehouse’s first album is Icehouse, with a song titled Icehouse. I actually thought the song was closer to ‘No Love (Inside the Icehouse)’ but wiki disagrees. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/12 "2018-05-30T17:52:42Z")
Does the song have to be _on_ the album of the same name? ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/13 "2018-05-30T18:19:10Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Does the song have to be _on_ the album of the same name? I would say yes, it does. > [@RealityChuck](#): > > “Focus” by Focus on _Focus Plays Focus_ for the Pick Four. Focus had a bunch of songs and albums called “Focus” (though numbered) “Take Me Back to Chicago” by Chicago, on _Chicago XI_. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/14 "2018-05-30T20:25:30Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > [Same band name, album title, and song title - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=459849) Thanks **Waldo**! ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/15 "2018-05-30T20:33:02Z")
Do I get a prize for a very near miss? Public Image off Public Image by Public Image _Ltd_ j ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/16 "2018-05-30T23:25:02Z")
I forgot the champion. “[Yellow Balloon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVFny3TYfYI)” by Yellow Balloon and their album _Yellow Balloon_. The B side of the single version was “Noollab Wolley,” covering all bases. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/17 "2018-05-31T02:26:46Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > “Bo Diddley,” by Bo Diddley, from _Bo Diddley_. > > This _may_ be cheating a bit, since the album _Bo Diddley_, released in 1958, was a compilation album, collecting several of Diddley’s songs that had originally been released as singles. The song “Bo Diddley” had first been released in 1955. But it is included on _Bo Diddley_ the album, and performed by Bo Diddley the singer. That fits, I think. > [@buddha\_david](#): > > “Black Sabbath” by Black Sabbath, from the album _Black Sabbath_. That’s the one I was trying to remember, thanks! > [@Southpaw](#): > > Do parenthesis count? > > “(Theme from) The Monkees”, by The Monkees, from _The Monkees_ Yes, that works, I think. > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Does the song have to be _on_ the album of the same name? Yes. > [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Do I get a prize for a very near miss? > > Public Image off Public Image by Public Image _Ltd_ > > j You get credit, it’s close enough! 🙂 > [@RealityChuck](#): > > “Focus” by Focus on _Focus Plays Focus_ for the Pick Four. Focus had a bunch of songs and albums called “Focus” (though numbered) > [@RealityChuck](#): > > I forgot the champion. > > “[Yellow Balloon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVFny3TYfYI)” by Yellow Balloon and their album _Yellow Balloon_. The B side of the single version was “Noollab Wolley,” covering all bases. Going for extra credit! I love it. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-title-trifectas/815136/18 "2018-05-31T02:29:07Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I started a thread like this several years ago, and it pops up as a zombie every so often. I don’t have time to search for it now but I’ll try to post a link later if someone else doesn’t beat me to it. I vaguely thought I remembered that, but wasn’t sure, and couldn’t think of good enough search terms to find it. When _Thunderpussy_ came out the other day, it reminded me I’d wanted to do this thread.