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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 236 Vain Song entries on the site.

Name		Song Name		Comments		Submittor Name
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
Doris Day		It's A Lovely Day Today		Yeah, her last name appears in the title, so I figured it might count. Song was actually written by Irving Berlin circa 1950, for the musical "Call Me Madam." The first two recorded versions were performed by Perry Como and Doris Day, who each had single versions of it on the charts. Other artists have also performed it since then.		Quyjibo
Kid Rock		My Name Is Rock/Where U At Rock (2 songs)		Both tracks, whose titles contain the second half of his name, appear on Rock's 1996 album "Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp." At this point in his career, he was still a rock-rap singer.		Mike
Alabama		My Home's In Alabama		Title track from the band's 1980 album		Mike
Adiemus		Adiemus		Adiemus is actually a music act created by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins; the first track, which is self-titled, appears on the 1995 album "Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary."		Joe
Jethro Tull		A Song for Jeffrey		Jeffrey being the band's bassist Jeffrey Hammond		Evan
Madness		Madness (Is All In The Mind)		From their 1983 album 'The Rise And Fall.' It should not be confused with another song of theirs, simply titled "Madness", from their 1979 debut.		nally
Poison		Home (Bret's Story)		Bret Michaels is Poison's lead singer.		GlamRockNinjaLord
Poison		Talk Dirty To Me		Right before the guitar solo, you can hear lead vocalist Bret Michaels say "CC! Pick up the guitar! Talk to me!" (CC Deville is Poison's lead guitarist)		GlamRockNinjaLord
Ratt		Wanted Man		Lyrics contain: "it's your neck, from this Ratt gang"		GlamRockNinjaLord

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