# Same band name, album title, and song title **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 15, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468 "2008-03-15T17:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 15, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/1 "2008-03-15T17:20:30Z")
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 it used to), there is also a song on the album titled “Bad Company”. Have there been any other bands that have pulled off this trifecta? ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/2 "2008-03-15T17:21:34Z")
Big Country got close. The album name was different. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/3 "2008-03-15T17:40:45Z")
[QUOTE=Airman Doors, USAF] Big Country got close. The album name was different. [/QUOTE] And wasn’t the song called “\*In A \*Big Country”? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/4 "2008-03-15T17:43:15Z")
**They Might Be Giants** have an album and song of the same name, however, the song is on their third major release, _Flood_. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/5 "2008-03-15T18:12:13Z")
**Captain Cool and the Kongs** , although I doubt they made the leap to CD. The Monkees, **The Monkees** , “(Theme from) The Monkees.” ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/6 "2008-03-15T18:15:46Z")
Bo Diddley, **Bo Diddley** , “Bo Diddley.” ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/7 "2008-03-15T18:20:54Z")
Band: Talk Talk Album: Talk Talk Song: Talk Talk ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/8 "2008-03-15T18:24:30Z")
[Living in a Box](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_In_A_Box) ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/9 "2008-03-15T18:24:39Z")
Continuing the string of posts that aren’t what the OP was looking for, after David Bowie recorded **The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars** , which included the song “Ziggy Stardust,” his real-life band became known as the Spiders from Mars. (There actually was one [Spiders from Mars](http://www.5years.com/spidersalbum76.htm) " album without Bowie or lead guitarist Mick Ronson. It flopped.) ETA: Dang, posts 5, 6, and 7 broke the string. Must learn not to get distracted while posting. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/10 "2008-03-15T19:22:43Z")
“Black Sabbath” on _Black Sabbath_ by **Black Sabbath** ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/11 "2008-03-15T20:24:23Z")
Sort of: “Oblivion Express” on the self-titled album by Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express. ---
**Author:** ![Themenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee59a6/32.png) [@Themenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themenin)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/12 "2008-03-15T21:04:30Z")
motorhead and, you know, that song. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/13 "2008-03-15T21:16:03Z")
[QUOTE=DfrntBreign] “Black Sabbath” on _Black Sabbath_ by **Black Sabbath** [/QUOTE] :smack: Good one - why the heck didn’t that immediately come to mind? ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/14 "2008-03-15T21:41:35Z")
[QUOTE=Themenin] motorhead and, you know, that song. [/QUOTE] Which appears on either _On Parole_ or _Motorhead_, depending on which version you buy. The song was originally a Hawkwind b-side. Also: **Iron Maiden** , “Iron Maiden”, _Iron Maiden_ **Iced Earth** , “Iced Earth”, _Iced Earth_ **Leatherwolf** , “Leatherwolf”, _Leatherwolf_ **Metal Church** , “Metal Church”, _Metal Church_ **Saint Vitus** , “Saint Vitus”, _Saint Vitus_ Honorable mention: **Queensryche"** , “Queen of the Reich”, _Queensryche_ **Rainbow** , “Catch the Rainbow”, _Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow_ ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/15 "2008-03-15T21:43:14Z")
[QUOTE=Themenin] motorhead and, you know, that song. [/QUOTE] Which appears on either _On Parole_ or _Motorhead_, depending on which version you buy. The song was originally a Hawkwind b-side. Also: **Iron Maiden** , “Iron Maiden”, _Iron Maiden_ **Iced Earth** , “Iced Earth”, _Iced Earth_ **Leatherwolf** , “Leatherwolf”, _Leatherwolf_ **Metal Church** , “Metal Church”, _Metal Church_ **Saint Vitus** , “Saint Vitus”, _Saint Vitus_ Honorable mention: **Queensryche"** , “Queen of the Reich”, _Queensryche_ **Rainbow** , “Catch the Rainbow”, _Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow_ **Yes** , “Yesterday and Today”, _Yes_ ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/16 "2008-03-15T22:31:03Z")
“Return to Forever”, the first album by ‘Return to Forever’ has a cut called _Return to Forever_. Unfortunately, the [cover](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Forever_%28album%29) mentions Chick Corea, giving the impression that it’s actually a Chick Corea album… ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/17 "2008-03-15T22:48:53Z")
To be fair, it pretty much _is_ a Chick Corea album–it’s just that his band has a name. Have you heard Return to Forever’s return-to-the-music-biz album yet, BTW? I don’t know if it’s come out, but I heard a cut that sounded pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![been\_lurking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8dc957/32.png) [@been\_lurking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/been_lurking)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/18 "2008-03-15T23:21:44Z")
Minor Threat Murphy’s Law Damn Yankees Bad Religion Blue Murder ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/19 "2008-03-15T23:24:36Z")
The band Dog Police performed the song “Dog Police,” which I believe was on the album _Dog Police_. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/20 "2008-03-16T01:29:22Z")
[QUOTE=Hostile Dialect] To be fair, it pretty much _is_ a Chick Corea album–it’s just that his band has a name. [/QUOTE] I started to write this one up myself as another near miss, but didn’t bother sending it. _Return to Forever_ **is** credited as a Chick Corea solo album. The next one, with the same personnel, is credited to “Chick Corea with Return to Forever.” The next three, the first ones with the classic electric lineup, were “Return to Forever featuring Chick Corea.” It wasn’t until _Romantic Warrior_, their first on Columbia, that the band was ever billed simply as Return to Forever. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468.md?page=2)