# Same band name, album title, and song title
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468
**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
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### Author:  [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/41 "2010-07-08T19:54:44Z")
Boyz 'n da Hood
Dayton
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### Author:  [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/42 "2010-07-08T20:14:00Z")
Oh did I search for this one…
Foo Fighters’ first album “Foo Fighters” unfortunately did not have a track called Foo Fighters…
Renaissance’s first album “Renaissance” unfortunately did not have a track called Renaissance…
Prince’s second album “Prince” unfortunately did not have a track called Prince…
Mother Love Bone’s second album “Mother Love Bone” unfortunately did not have a track called Mother Love Bone (but did have the track “Bone China”)…
Alice In Chain’s third album “Alice In Chains” unfortunately did not have a track called Alice In Chains…
Dada’s fourth album “Dada” unfortunately did not have a track called Dada…
Levelers’ fourth album “Levelers” unfortunately did not have a track called Levelers…
Interpol’s fourth album “Interpol” unfortunately did not have a track called Interpol…
Nirvana’s seventh album “Nirvana” unfortunately did not have a track called Nirvana…
Pearl Jam’s eighth album “Pearl Jam” unfortunately did not have a track called Pearl Jam…
Peter Gabriel’s first 4 albums, all titled “Peter Gabriel” did not have a tracked called Peter Gabriel…
Led Zeppelin’s first 4 albums, all titled “Led Zeppelin” did not have a tracked called Led Zeppelin…
However, as much as it pains me to share this, New Kids on the Block’s first album "New Kids on the Block’ did have a track called New Kids on the Block…
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### Author:  [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/43 "2010-07-08T20:39:13Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#):
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> Did “The Zombies” pull this one off too?
Only if their s/t song comes out 20 years after their s/t album, it doesn’t count if it’s on the same one here.
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### Author:  [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/44 "2010-07-08T21:47:36Z")
Another near miss:
Back in the Seventies, there was a soul group called the Chairmen of the Board. Their first album was entitled “The Chairman of the Board.”
And on their SECOND album, “In Session,” they had a song called (singular) “Chairman of the Board.”
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### Author:  [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/45 "2010-07-08T23:16:39Z")
The band Youth of Today had a song called “Youth of Today.” Alas, it was on one of their earlier albums and not on their self-titled 7".
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### Author:  [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/46 "2010-07-08T23:44:10Z")
_Queen II_ by _Queen_ has tracks “White Queen” and “The March of the Black Queen.”
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### Author:  [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/47 "2010-07-08T23:56:14Z")
The album _Mott_ by _Mott the Hoople_ contains the track “Ballard of Mott the Hoople.”
(They also made albums called _Mott the Hoople_ and _The Hoople_, but those do not contain any relevantly named tracks.)
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### Author:  [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/48 "2010-07-09T00:02:02Z")
Oh, and “Who Are You?” by _The Who_, is on the album “_Who Are You?_” That is close, I think.
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### Author:  [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/49 "2010-07-09T03:19:29Z")
“Meat Puppets,” _Meat Puppets_, by Meat Puppets.
Cypress Hill’s album _Cypress Hill_ had the song “The Funky Cypress Hill Shit.”
Kid Rock’s album _Kid Rock_ doesn’t have a song named “Kid Rock,” but he says it in almost every song.
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### Author:  [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/50 "2010-07-09T06:27:41Z")
Ah, great examples… but can you come up with one, on a major label, that almost no one\* has heard?
The Corporation, The Corporation, by The Corporation. On Capitol, late 60s Angst-Rock.
\*unless your last name is Kebbekus. No one I know outside that family has ever believed me when I bring it up in a “bands from the 60s” discussion…
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### Author:  [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/51 "2010-07-09T15:25:14Z")
Yet another close call: “Clash City Rockers” on the Clash’s eponymous LP.
And Bob Dylan’s album _The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan_ contained “Bob Dylan’s Blues” _and_ “Bob Dylan’s Dream”.
And then there was “Ram On”, on the album _Ram_, by Paul McCartney (who used to use the stage name Paul _Ramon_)… yeah I know that’s really reaching.
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### Author:  [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/52 "2010-07-09T15:50:44Z")
Damn Yankees on Damn Yankees by Damn Yankees
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### Author:  [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/53 "2010-07-09T19:41:15Z")
As long as we’re still playing…
“Automatic Man” on _Automatic Man_ by **Automatic Man**. [handy link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtVubPSPyzQ)
Similar to Return To Forever, Roine Stolt put out an album called _The Flower King_ with a song by the same name that is now considered the first **Flower Kings** album.
**Gypsy** ’s eponymous debut had [Gypsy Queen part 1](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_kDrBHvhDo) and [Gypsy Queen part 2](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ZgY-MQiXY)
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### Author:  [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/54 "2010-07-09T20:48:00Z")
More two-fers (band & album name): Little Feat, 10cc, Sea Level, Loverboy, Cracker, The Smiths, The Cribs, Peter Frampton, Menudo, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Blink-182, NSYNC, 98 Degrees, Barry Manilow, Blondie, Ramones, The Boomtown Rats, Television, Cheap Trick, Badfinger, The Cure, No Doubt, The Verve Pipe, Korn, Rage Against the Machine, Cypress Hill, Fishbone, Violent Femmes, Stone Temple Pilots, The Frogs, Widespread Panic, Ok Go, Queens of the Stone Age
three-fers:
Porno For Pyros: Porno For Pyros: Porno For Pyros
House of Pain: House of Pain: House of Pain (Anthem)
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### Author:  [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2010, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/55 "2010-07-10T09:23:27Z")
Even though the original album was under the Black Sabbath moniker, in 2007 I saw **Heaven And Hell** playing “Heaven And Hell” from the _Heaven And Hell_ album.
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### Author:  [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/56 "2010-07-11T00:26:26Z")
“Big Blue Ball” by Big Blue Ball, from _Big Blue Ball_. Although this was more of a various artists-style collaboration than a band as such.
Devo almost pulled this off on their debut album, but not quite.
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### Author:  [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/57 "2010-07-11T01:18:14Z")
> [@phungi](#):
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> More two-fers (band & album name)…Rage Against the Machine…
Interestingly enough, Rage Against the Machine, whose first album was called _Rage Against the Machine_, was named after a song (“Rage Against the Machine”) that was performed by RATM’s singer’s previous band but never released.
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### Author:  [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/58 "2010-07-13T16:00:57Z")
It is hard to for me to discuss Rage Against the Machine, as I am still quite scarred from their stunt at Lollapalooza in Philadelphia in 1993:
> [@](#):
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> In the Philidelphia, PA stop of Lollapalooza in 1993, Rage further elevated their notoriety, when they created a protest against censorship and the PMRC, by standing on stage completely naked for a total of 14 minutes, with the bass and guitar feedback buzzing. They put duct tape over their mouths, and the letters, “P” “M” “R” “C” written on the four band members chests. Tom said, “It was to show that if the fans didn’t take matters into their own hands, they wouldn’t be able to see bands like us.” It wasn’t meant to be a “feel good” protest. It was to wake people up to a reality haunting the artistic community. The PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) was founded by Tipper Gore, who is the leader of the anti-music hate group, and now has more power and visibility than ever as the Vice Presidents wife. The PMRC established the ‘Parental Advisory’ sticker that is put on cases of albums, and are trying to classify it as the legal definition of obsenity. Rage didn’t play a single note at the Philadelphia show that day, but came back later that year to play a free show.
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### Author:  [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/59 "2010-07-13T16:37:06Z")
> [@](#):
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> The PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) was founded by Tipper Gore, who is the leader of the anti-music hate group, and now has more power and visibility than ever as the Vice Presidents wife.
This is a joke, right? Tipper Gore was far more powerful and visible in the PMRC days than she was during the Clinton administration.
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### Author:  [@RIBDeacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RIBDeacon)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-band-name-album-title-and-song-title/441468/60 "2012-11-07T00:04:31Z")
I have a buddy that used to challenge each other on ideas like this. I’m surprised Bad Company is not on the list, unless abbreviations are not acceptable. The band Bad company, released an album Bad Co., withe the song Bad Company on it. We used to sit around and think of goofy stuff like this all the time. We also used to try to come up with songs that were done by different groups that had the same song title, different songs (i.e. not cover tunes). One example would be Wish You Were Here, Alice Cooper/ Pink Floyd. I came up with around 150 songs like this, of course this was 20+ years ago. Have fun…
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