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Song Names -> Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics -> Latest Entries
Some songs have titles that aren't used in the lyrics, and end up becoming better known for their lyrics than their title. Bob Dylan's "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" is better known for the refrain "Everybody must get stoned" than it is for the title.
Latest Entries
The 20 most recent entries are listed below. There are 909 Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics entries on the site.
Band | Song Title | Comments & Submittor Name | ||
| Local H | Cynic | An ego might not be so bad It could be something I should have I can't make my mind up Help me with this while I grip this I made a promise to myself, but I think I need some help If you see something that is good in me won't you tell me? And maybe I'd be something you could stand - Jonathan S. | ||
| Angels and Airwaves | The Adventure | Nothing like the title in the lyrics at all! - Jack | ||
| Angels and Airwaves | Breathe | Nowhere in the song does the title exist! - Jack | ||
| Mark Kozelek | Bedtime Lullaby | Rest your head it's time for bed - JohnHowarth | ||
| Live | White, Discussion | Look where all this talking got us baby - JohnHowarth | ||
| Young MC | Fastest Rhyme | It is a very fast rap/rhyme, but the words "fastest rhyme" do not appear in the lyrics - brian heller | ||
| Siouxsie and the Banshees | Cities in Dust | it only says “your city lies in dust” - brian Heller | ||
| Editors | Fingers in the Factories | And the fingers bleed in the factories - JohnHowarth | ||
| Lostboycrow | HiyHiy | Oh oh, on that open road - JohnHowarth | ||
| Editors | Munich | People are fragile things you should know by now - JohnHowarth | ||
| Evolution Control Committee | Breakfast | The song is about breakfast, and the word "breakfast" is mentioned nowhere in the lyrics. - JohnHowarth | ||
| Evolution Control Committee | Dinner | The song is about dinner, and the word "Dinner" is mentioned nowhere in the lyrics - JohnHowarth | ||
| Evolution Control Committee | Lunch | The song is about lunch, and the word "lunch" is mentioned nowhere in the lyrics - JohnHowarth | ||
| Gorillaz | Double Bass | The song is mostly instrumental and the only lyrics are "All of which makes me anxious, at times unbearably so" - JohnHowarth | ||
| Scorpions | Animal Magnetism | From the eponymous 1980 album - Joey F. | ||
| Lemon Jelly | Nice Weather For Ducks | All the ducks are swimming in the water Fal-de-ral-de-ral-da, fal-de-ral-de-ral-da - Jonathan S. | ||
| Scorpions | Fly To The Rainbow | From eponymous 1974 album. - Joey F. | ||
| Scorpions | Obsession | 'Cause it feels so good to be your lover. (From 1999 album "Eye II Eye") - Joey F. | ||
| Scorpions | China White | From the 1982 album Blackout. This was used as entrance music for the professional wrestling tag team The Skyscrapers in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). According to Kerrang!, Rudolf Schenker said that he could not choose between his guitar solos on this song, so the US and European releases differed in this small detail. - Joey F. | ||
| Game Themes | Mario Drawing Song | The song is about how to draw Mario. - JohnHowarth |
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
The Top Ten Contributors To This Section
| Jonathan S. (site rank #38) | 85 |
| Katy | 74 |
| RevengeFromMars YouTube (site rank #49) | 49 |
| Paul Warren (site rank #46) | 47 |
| Brian Kelly (site rank #13) | 47 |
| JohnHowarth | 40 |
| Isac (site rank #34) | 25 |
| Azrael | 21 |
| Mickey D. (site rank #29) | 19 |
| Joe H | 17 |
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