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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.
Band | Song | Comments & Submittor Name | ||
| The Darlin' Buds | Poppy's Spell | Obscure song by the British pop rock band of the 90s. Its most famous lyrics are "Deep, deep down inside...I wanna do it again." - British Bullcrap | ||
| David Bowie | Space Oddity | "Ground control to Major Tom…" - crazydon | ||
| David Bowie | Ziggy Stardust | David says "Ziggy" six times in the song, which is six times more than he says "Stardust" - Alan of Seville | ||
| David Cook | Bar-Ba-Sol | This song was largely based on a previous version written by an Atlanta-based band named Injected. I believe that it was formerly known as "Spun Again" which is part of the lyrics. ("I've been sold and spun again.") I can't say why DC chose to call it "Bar-ba-sol" but someone out there probably has the answer. - Cluny Brown | ||
| Days Of The New | Touch, Peel and Stand | Okay, the words appear at different times, but never together, as the title would suggest. "Time On My Hands" or "The One To Abuse" would have been better titles. - newrock | ||
| Deep Forest | Deep Forest | No english lyrics. - MADS | ||
| Deep Forest | Martha's Song | It's just called that because the singer's name is Martha. - Mads | ||
| Deep Forest | Pacifique | There are no real lyrics, just chanting. - Mads | ||
| Deep Forest | Sweet Lullaby | The song isn't in English, like the title. - Mads | ||
| Dionne Warwick | Valley Of The Dolls | Despite the song being the theme to the movie of the same name, the title isn't included within the lyrics (which were written by Dory and Andre Previn, not Burt Bacharach). - MOR | ||
| Don Henley | A Month Of Sundays | You never hear the title once in the song, but you can feel the metaphorical theme in the lyrics. It's almost like a story written like a song. - Larcen Tyler | ||
| Donovan | Breezes of Patchulie | Originally to be named "Darkness of my Night"...and that was used in the lyrics! - Paul Warren | ||
| Donovan | Sunshine Superman | Opening line is "Sunshine came softly through my window today". And other verses open with the word "Superman". But the two words never come together anywhere in the lyrics to create the title phrase "Sunshine Superman". - Melissa Conway | ||
| Donovan | Celeste | I think the only reason why the song is called 'Celeste' is because of the Celeste solo which is harmonized with a harpsichord. - Paul Warren | ||
| Donovan | Epistle to Dippy | Why it was called 'Epistle to Dippy' is way beyond me. - Paul Warren | ||
| The Doobie Brothers | Long Train Running | Although the words "long trains run" appear in the lyrics, the title does not; this song should have the title "Without Love (Where Would You Be Now)" since it is the most-repeated line in the chorus! - crazydon | ||
| The Doors | Peace Frog | 'Blood in the streets, its up to my knee Blood in the streets in the town of chicago Blood on the rise, its following me' An excellent song. - Rebecca | ||
| Dragonforce | E.P.M. | "E.P.M." is rumored to stand for "Extreme Power Metal", which is DragonForce's genre. Still yet, the song never mentions this. - Anonymous |
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