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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 245 Vain Song entries on the site.
Name | Song Name | Comments | Submittor Name | |||
| Queen | White Queen (As It Began) | From "Queen II" | Aaron | |||
| Eloy | Eloy | The title track from the band's 1971 self-titled debut album | Joey F. | |||
| Chante Moore | Chante's Got A Man | Debut single from her 1999 album, "This Moment Is Mine." Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100; almost a top hit on the R&B chart. | Jeffrey | |||
| Berlin | Dancing In Berlin | I wouldn't exactly call it a "vanity song". But it obviously mentions the city of Berlin Germany from which the band took its name (even though the band itself is not actually from there). | Edward | |||
| Blue Tears | Blue Tears | From the band's eponymous 1990 debut album. Rest in peace, Gregg Fulkerson! | Joey F. | |||
| Army of Lovers | My Army of Lovers | The band and their song (released in 1990) were not very well-known outside of their native Sweden. | Mike | |||
| Geggy Tah | Whoever You Are | In the 3rd verse of the song, the lyrics went "On the mic is Geggy Tah, but a whole lot more of all of ya." | Mickey D. | |||
| DNCE | DNCE | DNCE is also the name of Joe Jonas's band, first debut album, and the first track from the title album/artist of the same name. LOL | Mickey D. | |||
| Jay-Z | Kill Jay Z | The title track from Jay-Z's 4:44 album | Muhammad Firza | |||
| Santana | Maria Maria (feat. The Product G&B) | Lyric: "She fell in love with East L.A. to the sound of a guitar played by Carlos Santana" | Evan | |||
| Beastie Boys | Beastie Groove | An early song of theirs, released in 1984. | Evan | |||
| Tone Loc | Loc'ed After Dark | The title track from his debut album, released in 1988. There is also another track on the album, entitled "Loc'in on the Shaw." Neither track was released as a single; only those who actually have copies of the album will know 'em. | Joe | |||
| Mr. Big | Mr. Big | This is actually a cover of a song by Free (from their 1970 album "Fire & Water"); Mr. Big the band covered it in 1993 for their album "Bump Ahead." Neither version was very popular overall. | Joe | |||
| Jim Croce | You Don't Mess Around With Jim | Title track from his 1972 album. | Floyd DeBarber | |||
| Amy Winehouse | Amy Amy Amy | Final track on her debut album 'Frank', released in 2003 (long before she became popular in the States, as the U.S. didn't get it for another five years). | Quyjibo | |||
| The Law | Laying Down The Law | Appears on the band's self-titled album, the only one they would release (1991). | Mike | |||
| The Stompers | Quater To Four Stomp | Obscure hit from 1962 | Greg | |||
| Kool And The Gang | Hollywood Swinging | Contains the lines: "I went to the theater, and I saw the Kool in the gang show" and "And Koo's got the swinging of the dance." | Reggie Pillbox | |||
| Fishbone | Party At Ground Zero | Lyrics near the middle of the song: "Please do not fear, 'cause Fishbone is here" | Greg | |||
| Buck Owens and the Buckaroos | Buckaroo | Instrumental country hit from 1965. | Susan |
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