Bands with a self titled song.

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Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Diamond Dog » 25 Jul 2017, 08:15

We've had the "Bands named after songs"... how about songs that are self titled band names?

Bad Company
Talk Talk
Black Sabbath


For starters.....
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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Footy » 25 Jul 2017, 08:36

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Darkness_Fish » 25 Jul 2017, 09:00

The Monochrome Set
Iron Maiden
The Sisters of Mercy (well, they did cover the original)
Like fast-moving clouds casting shadows against a hillside, the melody-loop shuddered with a sense of the sublime, the awful unknowable majesty of the world.

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby never/ever » 25 Jul 2017, 09:43

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman » 25 Jul 2017, 09:45

never/ever wrote:Madness


I should have thought of that!

Well done, Maarten.
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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby never/ever » 25 Jul 2017, 10:06

Why thank you Frank!

How about:

Bad News
Chic
Slowdive
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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman » 25 Jul 2017, 10:31

never/ever wrote:Why thank you Frank!

How about:

Bad News
Chic
Slowdive


Again, full marks for the Chic one. Your ideas are so self-evident...
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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby The Prof » 25 Jul 2017, 10:42

Public Image?

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Tactful Cactus » 25 Jul 2017, 10:52

Wilco. Also had an album called Wilco. Triple word score.

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby C » 25 Jul 2017, 12:02

Motörhead






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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby ... » 25 Jul 2017, 13:02

Tactful Cactus wrote:Wilco. Also had an album called Wilco. Triple word score.


DAmn, beat me to it! How about The Ballad of Mott The Hoople

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Brickyard Jack » 25 Jul 2017, 14:21

Icehouse

And Queen use the word "queen" in at least three song titles.

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman » 25 Jul 2017, 15:33

The Prof wrote:Public Image?


Quality-wise the best one yet, and unlikely to get superseded IMHO.
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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Charlie O. » 25 Jul 2017, 15:36

R.A.M.O.N.E.S. (although it was written and originally recorded by Motörhead)
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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Charlie O. » 25 Jul 2017, 15:41

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby clive gash » 25 Jul 2017, 15:43

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Count Machuki » 25 Jul 2017, 15:51

'Kool & the Gang' by Kool & the Gang from the LP Kool & the Gang
Let U be the set of all united sets, K be the set of the kids and D be the set of things divided.
Then it follows that ∀ k ∈ K: K ∈ U ⇒ k ∉ D

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Bent Fabric » 25 Jul 2017, 16:23

We were all bound to forget about Tin Machine, Tin Machine, and - indeed - "Tin Machine" I suppose.

"(Theme From) The Monkees" - in a class of its own.

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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Diamond Dog » 25 Jul 2017, 16:35

Has anyone ever been so vain as to write a song about themselves as a solo artist?
(This does not include Lennon writing "God").
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Re: Bands with a self titled song.

Postby Count Machuki » 25 Jul 2017, 16:40

Diamond Dog wrote:Has anyone ever been so vain as to write a song about themselves as a solo artist?


Ballad of John and Yoko?
Let U be the set of all united sets, K be the set of the kids and D be the set of things divided.
Then it follows that ∀ k ∈ K: K ∈ U ⇒ k ∉ D


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