# Which bands do you know every song by? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 6, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171 "2003-06-06T20:35:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/41 "2003-06-08T00:53:03Z")
Oh, holy flying monkeys! _ **Assemblage 23 opened for VNV** _!!! **That’s not fair!** I didn’t get to see them! Bahh! ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/42 "2003-06-08T02:42:47Z")
I wouldnt necessarily recognise all of the songs by an artist as it being theres because I would have heard it, I probably would be able to name the singer/group though, I pick up on peoples voices kinda… I hope that made sence. Regards the O/P though, only two I could probably mention are M20 and Savage Garden Oh and Take That :rolleyes: I was a massive fan when I was about 12 or 13. ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/43 "2003-06-08T02:48:11Z")
I wouldnt necessarily recognise all of the songs by an artist as it being theres because I would have heard it, I probably would be able to name the singer/group though, I pick up on peoples voices kinda… I hope that made sence. Regards the O/P though, only two I could probably mention are M20 and Savage Garden Oh and Take That :rolleyes: I was a massive fan when I was about 12 or 13. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/44 "2003-06-08T03:12:45Z")
Are we talking B-sides here too? If that’s the case, the only bands that I know that I’ve heard all their songs are The Sundays, Thrush Hermit and The Super Friendz (and The Super Friendz have a new album coming out June 24, and I’ve even heard half of the songs on _that_ album in concert). If we’re talking about just albums…Sloan, Jale, The Pernice Brothers, Fountains of Wayne, Elevator [Through], Wilco, Eric’s Trip, They Might Be Giants, and Matthew Sweet. Considering the number of CDs I’ve got floating around, it’s not a heck of a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/45 "2003-06-08T03:34:48Z")
They Might Be Giants “Weird Al” Yankovic Garbage Bloodhound Gang (except a few from Use Your Fingers) ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/46 "2003-06-08T05:12:22Z")
REM. Ace of Base. Idlewild. Vast. Almost all of Nirvana. Everything officially released, just about. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/47 "2003-06-08T07:09:15Z")
What **KidCharlemagne** said. _Maybe_ the Beatles, too; I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/48 "2003-06-08T07:10:42Z")
Heh; I dig the location too; I just noticed it. ---
**Author:** ![stigoftdump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@stigoftdump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stigoftdump)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/49 "2003-06-08T12:58:06Z")
Pardon me if this is a thread hijack. There’s an ENORMOUSLY fun game that can while away hours waiting for trains for car journeys. It involves picking a topic and going through the alphabet, naming an item in that topic starting with each letter. I did this with The Beatles - for instance: All My Loving Because Can’t By Me Love Don’t Bring Me Down Eleanor Rigby etc etc etc There are a few letters that don’t exist (Q and X I think were the tricky ones) but it’s great fun. The Beatles are the only band I know well enought to do this, although I’m sure there must be others. Can anyone do this excercise with a band that they know? ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/50 "2003-06-08T13:19:26Z")
Not me but my sister has to qualify. She has everything Depeche Mode ever released (up to about 6-8 years ago anyway). She bought several versions of the same stuff coz they were on different colour vinyl etc. US, Japan imports. The size of the collection is very impressive. Pity it was DM though 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/51 "2003-06-08T15:39:36Z")
Tom Waits ABCs: Anywhere I Lay my Head Burma Shave Clap Hands Drunk on the Moon Earth Died Screaming Filipino Box Spring Hog Gin Soaked Boy Hang on St Christopher In the Collessium Jockey full of Bourbon K… (?) Little Trip to Heaven Murder in the Red Barn November Ol’ 55 Part you Throw Away Q… (?) Rain Dogs Such a Scream Telephone Call from Istanbul Underground Virginia Ave. Walking Spanish X (?) Yesterday is Here Z (?) There’s probably a K and a Z I am not thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![NoGoodNamesLeft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NoGoodNamesLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoGoodNamesLeft)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/52 "2003-06-08T16:07:28Z")
The Cult. Every song. Feel free to quiz me. ---
**Author:** ![Flowerchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@Flowerchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flowerchild)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/53 "2003-06-08T16:07:49Z")
I’m gonna have to duck a lot of thrown objects for this but; N\*sync O-Town Blink-182 The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/54 "2003-06-08T16:52:47Z")
Well reading this thread, made me think and I have to say in my case: Led Zeppelin Aerosmith Eagles Live Seal Depeche Mode ---
**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:** [June 8, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/55 "2003-06-08T18:59:39Z")
Now I’ve been inspired to do the ABC game with Blondie. Without looking at my collection: Atomic B - can’t think of a Blondie song off the top of my head, but how about Debbie Harry’s “Brite Side”? Call Me Detroit 442 Eat To The Beat French Kissing in the USA G - I’m blank. Heart of Glass I’m on E Just Go Away Kung Fu Girls Living in the Real World Man Overboard N - stuck One Way Or Another Picture This Q - dunno Rip Her To Shreds Sunday Girl The Tide Is High Union City Blue Victor Will Anything Happen? X Offender Youth Nabbed as Sniper Z - doubt there is one. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/56 "2003-06-08T19:20:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yojimbo \* > \*\*Not me but my sister has to qualify. She has everything Depeche Mode ever released (up to about 6-8 years ago anyway). She bought several versions of the same stuff coz they were on different colour vinyl etc. US, Japan imports. The size of the collection is very impressive. > > Pity it was DM though 😉 \*\* Them’s fightin’ words, buddy 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Stomp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@Stomp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stomp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/57 "2003-06-08T19:31:57Z")
Bands I know all the words to every song… Propaghandi Ignite descendents iron maiden billy idol dead kennedys depeche mode NOFX Pharcyde sir-mix-a-lot (most songs) youth birgade beach boys beastie boys I am sure I am missing a few. I love music from many different genre’s. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/58 "2003-06-08T20:39:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TelcontarStorm \* > But, do you know the _complete_ lyric to the Ballad of Spiro Agnew? _All_ the words? > [@](#): > > I’ll sing you a song of Spiro Agnew and all the things he’s done. Originally by Tom Paxton. It appeared solely on the _Rhymes and Reasons_ album, released in 1969. To be honest, you caught me out on that one. I own most of his albums and I could not recall this one. ☹ I’ll have to dig out the album and have a listen to jog the memory. ::shame on me:: ---
**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/59 "2003-06-08T20:48:44Z")
**Gary Numan** - I know every song, off every album, down to the lyrics. \*\* Depeche Mode New Order O.M.D. The Cure \*\* I love new wave 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Stomp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71e660/32.png) [@Stomp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stomp)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-bands-do-you-know-every-song-by/180171/60 "2003-06-09T01:41:22Z")
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