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List of bands that perform a song with the same name as their band
Latest Entries
The 20 most recent entries are listed below. There are 204 Vain Song entries on the site.
Name | Song Name | Comments | Submittor Name | |||
| Dethklok | Deththeme | The song name checks all the band members and ends with the lyrics, "Dethklok, Dethklok, Dethklok, Dethklok!" | GlamRockNinjaLord | |||
| Freddie Mercury | Mr. Bad Guy | Lyrics contain: "Can't you see I'm Mr. Mercury?" | GlamRockNinjaLord | |||
| David Bowie | Ziggy Stardust | Ziggy was Bowie's onstage alter ego for about a year in 1972-73. | GlamRockNinjaLord | |||
| Manowar | Manowar | A favorite live show opener. The studio version is on the band's debut album, "Battle Hymns". | GlamRockNinjaLord | |||
| Kiss | Love Theme From Kiss | Instrumental, featured on the band's debut album (self-titled). | GlamRockNinjaLord | |||
| Kiss | Kissin' Time | Though this song was a cover, I think it still counts... | GlamRockNinjaLord | |||
| Angel Witch | Angel Witch | From the album Angel Witch. Best known lyrics: "ooh, angel witch, you're an angel wiiitttcch". | GlamRockNinjaLord | |||
| Skrillex | My Name Is Skrillex | The first EP by electronic music producer Skrillex. The EP was self-released for free on Skrillex's Myspace page on June 7, 2010. | Erika | |||
| Cupid | Cupid Shuffle | His best known song, released in 2007 | Anne | |||
| C+C Music Factory | Here We Go (Let's Rock 'N' Roll) | The band mentions its name in one line; song appears on their debut album "Gonna Make You Sweat" and was successful in the U.S. | Jeffrey | |||
| Doop | Doop | Dutch techno band; their self-titled song topped the UK charts in March 1994. | Peggy Dishwasher | |||
| The Rolling Stones | Stoned | An early instrumental recording of theirs, from 1963. | Bethany | |||
| Joe Nichols | Joe's Place | Track #2 from his 2002 album "Man with a Memory" | Cassandra | |||
| Mission Of Burma | The Ballad Of Johnny Burma | A tale of a fictional man, with a name that qualifies this as a vanity song, in my opinion. | Gee | |||
| Fast Food Rockers | Fast Food Song | Released in 2003 from their album "It's Never Easy Being Cheesy." | Ben Dover | |||
| The Toys | Baby Toys | A minor hit for the band in 1966. | Jen | |||
| Nicki Minaj | Dear Old Nicki | Appears on 2010 album "Pink Friday." | Cassandra | |||
| Heart | Heartless | Of course, it seems to contradict the band's name, but it's a song that appears on an album they released in 1976. | Jeffrey | |||
| Jimmy Ray | Are You Jimmy Ray? | From his 1998 self-titled album. A three-fer (i.e., the artist, album, and song all have 'Jimmy Ray' in the name)! | Cassandra | |||
| Ciara | Oh | Lyric: Ciara got that fire like, 'Oh' | Calvin Amari |
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by nally. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
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