Favourite songtitles

[chicken]

Whiter Shade Of Pale -Sarah Brightman

is actually an old song.

"subterranean homesick alien" simply because of how it rolls off the tongue.

[elko]

Whiter Shade Of Pale -Sarah Brightman

Procul Harum....classic.

Actually I can't stand it, but I seem to be the only one around here. Harhar.

I forgot 'Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It', by Belle & Sebastian. Just perfect.

[rubygirl]

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Whiter Shade Of Pale -Sarah Brightman

Procul Harum....classic.

Actually I can't stand it, but I seem to be the only one around here. Harhar.

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yes, I know it's an older song, by a male artist, but didn not know the name of the original performer, that's why I pointed out Sarah Brightman, whom I don't listen to - just this song. I find it kinda interesting.
And I do love this title - sounds to me somehow mysterious, somehow teasing & provoking the imagination.

[chicken]

in terms of sound: "the king of carrot flowers" has a certain ring to it.

[Cracked Pleasures]

You would be so pretty if you weren't dead - THE DAMNED
:blink:

[rubygirl]

Best Lives of Our Days - Galliano
ain't it funny? B)

[shoeless child]

marie floating over the backyard - eels
last days of my bitter heart - eels
we're only gonna die - bad religion
something's gone wrong again - buzzcocks
everybody's happy nowadays - buzzcocks
noise annoys - buzzcocks
from safety to where - joy division
mr. speaker gets the word - madness
smarter than you - undertones
ideas as opiates - tears for fears
thoughts of a dying atheist - muse

[Pashernate_Lover]

F**k it, I don't want you back-- never heard the song, but still, good name.

[rubygirl]

Everybody Loves You When You're Dead - Wild Strawberries
I find it quite witty

And also
Crimson and Clover - nothing specific about it, I just love the images of crimson & clover taht spring to mind...

[Pashernate_Lover]

Thanks for the killer game of Crisco Twister- Minus the Bear


Aah, so much said in so few words. A whole narrative, as it were.

[The Boy with a thorn in his side]

Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It - Belle & Sebastian
The Lonliness Of A Middle Distance Runner - Belle & Sebastian
We Are The Sleepyheads - Belle & Sebastian
Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Christ for President - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Lily Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts - Bob Dylan
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry - Bob Dylan
Let's Not Shit Ourselves (To Love And Be Loved) - Bright Eyes
How Will I Ever Find My Way Home? - British Sea Power
Finish Your Collapse And Stay For Breakfast - Broken Social Scene
The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
Cut Here - The Cure
(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go - Curtis Mayfield
The Face That Launched 1000 Shits - Death Cab For Cutie
Line Of Best Fit - Death Cab For Cutie
Death Of An Interior Decorator - Death Cab For Cutie
You're A Woman, I'm A Machine - Death From Above 1979
All You Need Is Hate - The Delgados
Ballad of Big Nothing - Elliott Smith
A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free - Elliott Smith
Bottle Up and Explode! - Elliott Smith
Waltz #2 (XO) - Elliott Smith
Your Retro Career Melted - The Faint
There's Something not as Valid When the Scenery is a Postcard - The Faint
The Lady Is A Tramp - Frank Sinatra
Dancing With Myself - Generation X
Kevin Is Gay - Giant Drag
YFLMD (You Fuck Like My Dad) - Giant Drag
Feelgood By Numbers - The Go! Team
Everyone's A V.I.P. To Someone - The Go! Team
Tech Romance - Her Space Holiday
Dead Men's Cigarettes - I Am Kloot
Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down - Interpol
Rise Up With Fists!! - Jenny Lewis
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - LCD Soundsystem
The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side - The Magnetic Fields
Love Is Like A Bottle Of Gin - The Magnetic Fields
How Fucking Romantic - The Magnetic Fields
Flowers In December - Mazzy Star
Five String Serenade - Mazzy Star
Jesus Christ Was An Only Child - Modest Mouse
Sister I'm a Poet - Morrissey
To Me You Are A Work Of Art - Morrissey
You're The One For Me, Fatty - Morrissey
I Don't Mind If You Forget Me - Morrissey
My Life is an Endless Succession of People Saying Goodbye - Morrissey
The National Front Disco - Morrissey
Ode To Serotonin - Nightmare Of You
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa (Sad Song) - Otis Redding
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service
Yo! Bum Rush the Show - Public Enemy
The KKK Took My Baby Away - Ramones
Science vs. Romance - Rilo Kiley
Plane Crash in C - Rilo Kiley
We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try) - Rilo Kiley
Mine's Not a High Horse - The Shins
Caring Is Creepy - The Shins
New Slang - Ths Shins
I Dont Owe you Anything - The Smiths
Please Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths
Sheila Take a Bow - The Smiths
Rusholme Ruffians - The Smiths
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - The Smiths
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - The Smiths
Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - The Smiths
Iambic 9 Poetry - Squarepusher
A Short Reprise For Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, But For Very Good Reasons - Sufjan Stevens
Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All The Way Out In Bushnell - Sufjan Stevens
Riffs And Variations On A Single Note For Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, And The King of Swing, To Name A Few - Sufjan Stevens
No Christmas While I'm Talking - The Walkmen
Revenge Wears No Wristwatch - The Walkmen
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart - Wilco
Jesus, Etc. - Wilco

Blimey :blink:

[rubygirl]

wow, Eddie, how did you manage to get them all together? I usually can think of one or two at a time ...

like
The White Lady Loves You More - Elliott Smith

[Cracked Pleasures]

I have no problems remembering my favourite titles, favourite names, favourite quotes, or favourite lines from songs.

I am quite obsessive with quoting song lines in daily life's conversations, and analysing lyrics is a long-term passion of mine that resulted in knowing many by heart. I also keep lists of all those things, I thought I'd never ever use those lists for something good but now am about to upload them to my website so you see you always find a use for worthless things

I guess remembering all those things like an encyclopaedia is something typical Aspergic as well. Some people call us "idiots savants" = "educated idiots", pointing at our big knowledge of facts and good memory but also to out hopelessly clumsy social behaviour :unsure:




Anyway, back on topic. One that I think wasn't mentionned yet:

"A l'ouest d'Oost-Vliedland" by a goth act of whom I forgot the name :ph34r:

It means "east of Oost-Vliedland" while Oost-Vliedland is a Dutch-sounding name of an imaginary island. The whole idea of an imaginary place forming the decor of a sung story, appealed to me that much that it inspired me for an own poem (I named one of my poems Oost-Vliedland as well, though the original song is instrumental so no one can blame me for copying lyrics, I only got inspired by the title but made up the poem myself)

[Cracked Pleasures]

can't believe I forgot "Angel Angel Down We Go Together" by Moz earlier... Sounds romantic and doomy at the same time, absolutely great title!

Also, the Arctic Monkeys may not be the greatest band on earth IMHO, but ...
"Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured"
"You Probably Couldn't See For the Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me"
Class

I also started to like "3 Libras" by A Perfect Circle a lot since discovering the meaning of the song. Like a mystery declared, but without losing its charm.

[elko]

There Is A Boy That Never Goes Out - The Lucksmiths

Best ever.