# Songs named the same as the band **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 27, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122 "2007-08-27T17:34:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/1 "2007-08-27T17:34:18Z")
This is probably going to be a short list. What bands have a song titled the same as the band name? For example, Rammstein has a song titled “Rammstein.” Other than that…well Red Hot Chili Peppers have a song called “They’re Red Hot”, and Green Day has a song called “Sweet Children”, which the name of an earlier incarnation of the band. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/2 "2007-08-27T17:36:12Z")
The Rolling Stones covered _Like A Rolling Stone_. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/3 "2007-08-27T17:38:44Z")
“Talk Talk” by Talk Talk ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/4 "2007-08-27T17:39:04Z")
Village People had a song of that name ---
**Author:** ![hawksgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@hawksgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawksgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/5 "2007-08-27T17:39:13Z")
“They Might Be Giants” by TMBG ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/46a35a/32.png) [@Great\_Dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Dave)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/6 "2007-08-27T17:48:35Z")
In a Big Country by Big Country is pretty close. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/7 "2007-08-27T17:52:18Z")
Bad Company ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/8 "2007-08-27T17:52:29Z")
“Hey Hey We’re The Monkees”? Boy, this _is_ gonna be a short list! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/9 "2007-08-27T17:53:39Z")
And the album that the song Bad Company is on is also called Bad Company. And the label was … Swan Song. Almost a four-fer, though. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/10 "2007-08-27T17:53:52Z")
Longer than I thought, and I knew all of them except Village People and Talk Talk. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/11 "2007-08-27T17:54:06Z")
Black Sabbath ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/12 "2007-08-27T17:54:21Z")
**"Bad Company"** by Bad Company _ETA: D’oh! Simulpost!_ ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/13 "2007-08-27T17:55:04Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] “Talk Talk” by Talk Talk [/QUOTE] From the album, _Talk Talk_, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/14 "2007-08-27T17:56:34Z")
Iron Maiden’s _Iron Maiden_ was on their “Iron Maiden” album. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/15 "2007-08-27T17:59:19Z")
Don’t a lot of bands do this? Though right off the top of my head of course I can only think of Iron Maiden. After looking through my iPod I have the following: Angel Witch Black Sabbath Blitzkrieg Helloween has Halloween Iced Earth Manowar Motorhead Primal Fear Virgin Steele I’m sure there are others as I don’t have all my albums on my Ipod. And some I didn’t include if they were not the same exact name though might have something close. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/16 "2007-08-27T18:01:59Z")
_We Are The Clash_ - **“The Clash”** , from the album, _Cut the Crap_, which I’d volunteer a pile of for jesus freaks to burn. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/17 "2007-08-27T18:02:15Z")
“[This Is Radio Clash](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/clash/this+is+radio+clash_20031898.html)” by **The Clash** …is pretty close. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/18 "2007-08-27T18:05:18Z")
[QUOTE=dwc1970] Black Sabbath [/QUOTE] Which is also on the album of the same name (I assume, it isn’t labelled as such?) – a very common theme in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/19 "2007-08-27T18:06:55Z")
Doesn’t quite fit, but the Eagles “Earlybird” contrasts the titular busy bird who is wasting his life working against the ‘eagle’, who is ‘free’. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/20 "2007-08-27T18:38:15Z")
It’s not quite what you’re asking for, but the lyrics to [_Nth Degree_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vhMhm9euT8) by Morningwood consist mostly of the band \*\*spelling \*\* their name over and over again. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122.md?page=2)