# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/41 "2007-08-27T21:21:40Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] And the album that the song Bad Company is on is also called Bad Company. [/QUOTE] Here’s something I’ve wondered about for a long time: There was a movie entitled “Bad Company” about Rebel deserters who become outlaws. Did one inspire the other? ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/42 "2007-08-27T21:23:06Z")
“Public Enemy No. 1” - Public Enemy “Marshall Mathers” from “The Marshall Mathers LP” - Eminem (this counts, right?) ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/43 "2007-08-27T21:25:13Z")
It’s too bad I don’t have access to the internet. Otherwise I’d have been able to answer my own question: > [@Wikipedia](#): > > Singer Paul Rodgers was so enamored of the film Bad Company that he chose to name his band after it. The film was also purportedly the inspiration for the band’s eponymous album and breakthrough single. I’ve always wanted to be eponymous. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/44 "2007-08-27T23:05:58Z")
“Soulfly” - Soulfly ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/45 "2007-08-27T23:12:51Z")
R.A.M.O.N.E.S by the Ramones ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/46 "2007-08-27T23:36:00Z")
**King Crimson** has _In The Court Of The Crimson King_ **Gov’t Mule** has _Mule_ **Gypsy** has both _Young Gypsy_ and _Gypsy Queen_ (part 1 and Part 2) Todd Rundgren’s **Utopia** has _Utopia Theme_ **Automatic Man** has _Automatic Man_ Not exactly _per_ the OP, but **Yes** , **Simon and Garfunkel** and the **Nice** did _America_ (two different songs) **Phish** does (a song called) _David Bowie_ and **Bob Dylan** gave the **Rolling Stones** their name. (“no, he didn’t!”) (“yes he did”) (“how do you know, were you there?”) (“no, but neither were you”) (“this is just stupid”) (“no, you are”) (“whatever”) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/47 "2007-08-28T00:05:49Z")
**Earl’s Breakdown** by **Earl Scruggs** ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/48 "2007-08-28T00:21:54Z")
Looking over my iTunes I have these that haven’t been mentioned: “Reverend Black Grape” by Black Grape “Bluetonic” and “The Bluetones Big Score” by The Bluetones “B.L.U.R.E.M.I” by Blur, who were on, and wanted off, the EMI label at the time “Sweet Catatonia” by Catatonia “The Fun Lovin’ Criminal” by Fun Lovin’ Criminals “Green Day” by Green Day “Church of The KLF” by The KLF “Spacehog” by Spacehog ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/49 "2007-08-28T03:36:53Z")
The punk band Pennywise has a song called Pennywise from the album Pennywise. Sick song by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/50 "2007-08-28T03:58:16Z")
1980s Australian band Flowers had a hit single Icehouse, from their first album, Icehouse, and when they went for the international market and needed an edgier name chose … Icehouse. ---
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/51 "2007-08-28T05:38:11Z")
George Strait’s road band - who also play without him - is called “The Ace in the Hole Band” and they played in the studio for George’s song “Ace in the Hole.” (In this case, the band name came first.) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/52 "2007-08-28T15:14:19Z")
“I’m A Boinger” by Billy and the Boingers, of **Bloom County** fame. Yeah, it counts, because the book actually included a free little record with the song on it (the flip side was “U Stink But I ❤ U”). So, real song. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/53 "2007-08-28T15:28:26Z")
The Dandy Warhols have a song called **The Dandy Warhols TV Theme Song**. And of course there is the song **My Name is Prince** by some dude who likes purple. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-named-the-same-as-the-band/417122/54 "2007-08-28T16:52:25Z")
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