# Songs where the title does not appear in the lyrics. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 23, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375 "2014-11-23T00:51:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/61 "2014-11-29T12:49:12Z")
While we are on the subject of Pink Floyd (ignoring instrumentals): Astronomy Domine Matilda Mother (mother is mentioned) Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk Chapter 24 Let There Be More Light Jugband Blues Ibiza Bar Grantchester Meadows A Pillow of Winds Fearless (though fearlessly is mentioned) The Gold It’s In The… Free Four Brain Damage Dogs Sheep (although lamb cutlets are mentioned) In The Flesh? The Happiest Days of Our Lives Young Lust In The Flesh The Trial Embryo Poles Apart Quite a lot! ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/62 "2014-11-29T14:47:06Z")
As a completist, there are two more I forgot to mention: Paint Box Summer of '68 (In memory of Richard Wright). ---
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The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” _almost_ qualifies. It’s only during the fade-out that Michael shouts “I want you back!” (Does it count as lyrics if it’s not sung?) ---
**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:** [November 30, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/64 "2014-11-30T14:44:33Z")
“Revival” by the Allman Brothers (“People can you feel it/Love is everywhere”) “Fugue for Tinhorns” from Guys and Dolls (“I got the horse right here, his name is Paul Revere…”) ---
**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:** [November 30, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/65 "2014-11-30T15:01:05Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > Free Four “One, two, _FREE FOUR!_” > [@Shoeless](#): > > The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” _almost_ qualifies. It’s only during the fade-out that Michael shouts “I want you back!” (Does it count as lyrics if it’s not sung?) “I want you back” is sung repeatedly by the other Jacksons. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/66 "2014-11-30T15:14:19Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Rush’s “Anagram (for Mongo)” doesn’t either. The album this is from was released 25 years ago this week. 🆒 > > "Madrigal" and "A Passage to Bangkok" :p don't have the title in the lyrics either. Neither do “The Analog Kid” or “Witch Hunt” or “2112” or “Distant Early Warning” or “Entre Nous” or . . . ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/67 "2014-12-01T03:33:50Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > “Standing Outside A Broken Telephone Booth With Money In My Hand” by Primitive Radio Gods. > > Which is also the longest song title I can think of. “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town” by Pearl Jam, also not in the song. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/68 "2014-12-01T15:39:03Z")
Dakota, by the Stereophonics. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/69 "2014-12-02T02:06:37Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > “I want you back” is sung repeatedly by the other Jacksons. I guess I can add an entry to the “things you didn’t notice the first million times” thread. 😃 You are right that “I want you back” is sung as part of the backing vocals, but I swear I’ve never noticed that before. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/70 "2014-12-02T02:11:32Z")
Number Nine . . . Number Nine . . . Number Nine . . . Number Nine . . . ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/71 "2014-12-10T19:50:08Z")
The entire album “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” by Panic! At the Disco. Additional trivia - the song names are also taken from other sources. The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage - a quote from Palahniuk’s “Survivor” I Write Sins Not Tragedies - a quote from Coupland’s “Shampoo Planet” London Beckoned Songs About Money Written by Machines - a quote from Coupland’s “Shampoo Planet” Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off - a quote from the movie Closer I Constantly Thank God for Esteban - A quote from The Life Aquatic Build God, Then We’ll Talk - a quote from Palahniuk’s “Choke” ---
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> [@njtt](#): > > “Several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict” - _Pink Floyd_ (I suppose one could argue that it doesn’t have lyrics at all, but it does have words). > > “Astronomy Domine” - _Pink Floyd_. So I’ll go with other Pink Floyd songs (that have lyrics). From Dark Side of the Moon,it’s just **Brain Damage**. From Animals, there’s **Sheep**. And **Dogs** (there’s “Dog” in Sheep, but not in Dogs!). From The Wall, there’s **In The Flesh**. **One of My Turns**. One of my favorites from The Final Cut, \*\*The Gunner’s Dream \*\* (there is the word Gunner). ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/73 "2014-12-10T21:35:31Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > While we are on the subject of Pink Floyd (ignoring instrumentals): > > Astronomy Domine > Matilda Mother (mother is mentioned) > Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk > Chapter 24 > Let There Be More Light > Jugband Blues > Ibiza Bar > Grantchester Meadows > A Pillow of Winds > Fearless (though fearlessly is mentioned) > The Gold It’s In The… > Free Four > Brain Damage > Dogs > Sheep (although lamb cutlets are mentioned) > In The Flesh? > The Happiest Days of Our Lives > Young Lust > In The Flesh > The Trial > Embryo > Poles Apart > > Quite a lot! Somehow (my stupidity - though I thought I’d done a search) I missed this post. Sorry, **NineToTheSky** ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/74 "2014-12-10T21:56:29Z")
> [@Coriolanus](#): > > From The Wall, there’s **One of My Turns**. "And I feel/ **one of my turns** coming on/ and I feel/ cold as a razor blade/ tight as a tourniquet/ dry as a funeral drum ---
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> [@BurnMeUp](#): > > "And I feel/ **one of my turns** coming on/ and I feel/ cold as a razor blade/ tight as a tourniquet/ dry as a funeral drum D’oh! I am just gonna go with The Who’s **Quadrophenia**. **I am the Sea** - Daltrey sings four song titles, but not this one! **The Punk Meets the Godfather** (GGGGG-g-g-g-g generation.) That bit is really subtle - almost unaudible. I dunno what Peter Townhend is singing through. Perhaps that’s a good candidate for the thread about songs that mention other songs. But damn, I really want to hear that song played loud. Love Entwistles bass. The whole album. **The Dirty Jobs** \*\*Helpless Dancer \*\*(Daltrey sings those words in the opening song - along with The Real Me, Bell Boy and Love Reign O’er me - but those songs do include the title) **Drowned** One of the greatest albums ever. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/76 "2014-12-11T09:28:33Z")
I have left out another Pink Floyd song: High Hopes. I have ignored The Final Cut as I see that as a Roger Waters solo album. I know Roger sees Momentary Lapse of Reason as a David Gilmour solo album, but he is wrong, and a very grumpy old man as well. ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375/77 "2014-12-12T19:05:27Z")
> [@The\_Tooth](#): > > Neither do “The Analog Kid” or “Witch Hunt” or “2112” or “Distant Early Warning” or “Entre Nous” or . . . Entre Nous is French for Between us so in a way it does say it. ---
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> [@Coriolanus](#): > > D’oh! > > I am just gonna go with The Who’s **Quadrophenia**. > > **I am the Sea** - Daltrey sings four song titles, but not this one! > **The Punk Meets the Godfather** (GGGGG-g-g-g-g generation.) That bit is really subtle - almost unaudible. I dunno what Peter Townhend is singing through. Perhaps that’s a good candidate for the thread about songs that mention other songs. But damn, I really want to hear that song played loud. Love Entwistles bass. The whole album. > **The Dirty Jobs** > \*\*Helpless Dancer \*\*(Daltrey sings those words in the opening song - along with The Real Me, Bell Boy and Love Reign O’er me - but those songs do include the title) > **Drowned** > > One of the greatest albums ever. One of my favourites of all time, and very under appreciated IMHO. All that’s being sung in the quiet spot is"My my my my my gggggg-generation." At least that’s all I ever made out of it. ---
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> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Kathy’s Song by Simon and Garfunkel (just put that on right before I opened this thread, actually!). “Annie’s Song,” by John Denver. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-title-does-not-appear-in-the-lyrics/705375.md?page=3)