# Your favourite clever album title **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2003, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289 "2003-12-16T08:48:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/41 "2003-12-17T11:56:44Z")
Clearly Zappa was the man: The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life Shut Up And Play Your Guitar We’re Only In It For The Money (came out after Absolutely Free) Does Humor Belong In Music? You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore Jazz From Hell ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/42 "2003-12-17T12:23:26Z")
Favorite is the band **Lawsuit** with _Emergency Third Rail Power Trip_. (A Bay Area Rapid Transit in-joke). Runner-up is _I Shaved My Legs for This?_ by some female artist whose name I’ve forgotten. But I have to give honorable mention to [this classic](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000056VKI). ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/43 "2003-12-17T17:11:13Z")
Pretty much anything by NOFX… Heavy Petting Zoo White Trash, Two Heebs, and a Bean (the band is made up of Two Jews, one Mexican, and one white guy.) S&M Airlines So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes and of course, the others that **gyt\_fx** mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/44 "2003-12-17T18:06:21Z")
KISS–_Rock 'N Roll Over_. I had listened to it for years before I figured out it meant “Fuck and fall asleep”. ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/45 "2003-12-17T20:33:26Z")
_Babylon and on_ – Squeeze ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/46 "2003-12-17T22:32:14Z")
> [@](#): > > The Executioner’s Last Song: The Pine Valley Cosmonauts Consign Songs of Murder, Mob-Law, and Cruel, Cruel Punishment to the Realm of Myth, Memory, and History to Benefit the Illionois Death Penalty Moratorium Project. Volume I. That would be great if that was an album by _…and you will know us by the trail of dead_, and they did a cover of _Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict_ on it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/47 "2003-12-17T22:39:38Z")
REM’s _Eponymous_ is one of those “someone had to do it” album titles. Like calling your cover band “The Original Artists” or “No Cover” or “Free Beer”. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/48 "2003-12-17T23:26:23Z")
I still don’t get what’s clever about _Voulez Vous_ ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/49 "2003-12-18T00:16:37Z")
‘Now That’s What I Call Quite Good’ - The Housemartins ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/50 "2003-12-18T00:26:55Z")
**The Shit Hits The Fans** - The Replacements ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/51 "2003-12-18T01:35:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dr. Rieux \* > \*\*Three from Jimmy Buffett: > > _A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean_ \*\* My disappointment upon learning that there was no title song was palpable. I dealt with it by penning the following: Ahem. A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean I’m all messed up for the dance A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean And vicchysoisse on my pants I took her out to _Plume de Nom_ (That fancy French joint) before the prom She threw her crab cocktail at me Because I tried to touch her knee A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean And escargots up my nose. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/52 "2003-12-18T02:41:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SolGrundy \* > **Runner-up is _I Shaved My Legs for This?_ by some female artist whose name I’ve forgotten.** Deana Carter’s album is properly called [Did I Shave My Legs For This?](http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?PID=1108347&frm=sh_google) My nomination: Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays collaborated on [As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000026255/104-9583923-4346343?v=glance). ---
**Author:** ![Tamarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@Tamarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamarin)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/53 "2003-12-18T06:36:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MrVisible \* > \*\ ***Shivaree** - _I Oughta Give You A Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This Dump_ > > I love that album. \*\* Me too! Okay, my contribution to the thread: The Talking Heads minus David Byrne: [_No Talking Just Head_](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002P38/qid%3D1071728970/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/102-5827939-7647342) ---
**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:** [December 18, 2003, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/54 "2003-12-18T07:18:30Z")
**Caravan** again : _If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d Do It All Over You_ And again: _He Who First Smelt It, Dealt It_ **Keith Moon** - _Two Sides Of the Moon_ … and the winner and world champeen is: **Gregg Allman and Cher** : _Allman and Woman_ ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/55 "2003-12-18T15:21:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Age Quod Agis \* > **I heard it said on Mtv that the Red Hot Chili Peppers’s first album was called “Greatest Hits.” However, I’ve never been able to find any verification of that fact. Maybe they were talking about an independent release before they signed with a big label?** If you meant to say [Alien Ant Farm](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70312181017013194&sql=Bzl6ibk590akq) (not RHCP) you’d be correct. ---
**Author:** ![threeorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@threeorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threeorange)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/56 "2003-12-19T20:05:32Z")
I don’t own the album, but I’ve always liked the title: **Diary of a Mod Housewife** by **Amy Rigby** ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/57 "2003-12-19T22:36:11Z")
After David Bowi **e** released his album; **Low** , Someone over @ Stiff Records came up with the idea the Nick Low **e** release an EP entitled [**Bowi**](http://www.musicstack.com/item.cgi?item=9577209&find=nick+lowe). I’ll nominate: Alice Cooper: Zipper Catches Skin Pussy Galore: Dial M for Motherfucker Shiela E: Sex Cymbal Nugent: Intensities in 10 Cities (Live) Reagan Youth: A Collection of Pop Classics A Thousand Points of Night: Read My Lips (EP) Big Black: Songs About Fucking Dead Kennedys: Too Drunks To Fuck (EP) Avant Gardeners: Dig It Captain Beefheart: Lick My Decals Off Baby ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/58 "2003-12-19T23:12:12Z")
Gurf Morlix - The Toad of Titicaca. You know, the one with his smash hit ‘Dan Blocker’. ---
**Author:** ![ParadoxJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ParadoxJim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParadoxJim)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/59 "2003-12-19T23:18:41Z")
I am the Fun Blame Monster Pretty good considering it’s an anagram of “the first Menomena album.” ---
**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289/60 "2003-12-20T02:46:31Z")
The Chili Peppers released a “best of” called “What Hits?” This was before “BloodSugarSexMagick” I think NOFX had a live album called “I Heard They Suck Live.” Was it the Butthole Surfers that released “Electric Larryland?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-clever-album-title/219289.md?page=4)