As the title:
Which singles do not contain the title in the lyrics?
This may be easy and we’ll be flooded or else it may stump you.
I’ll start off with “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.
Preferably from the top 10 or 20, no instrumentals.
Metallica - One
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Why, it just has to be A Day in the Life by The Beatles.
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Blue Monday by New Order
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Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Written about the Guinness Heir, Tara Browne, who died tragically in a car accident at a young age
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Miss Sarajevo. Passengers.
(Bonus points for not including the Artists name)
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In my opinion, the funniest song ever written for musical comedy - from Guys and Dolls “Adelaide’s Lament.” This is from the film version.
See note - whatever algorithm YouTube is using to generate lyrics needs an upgrade. The proper lyrics are below. Also, the film tweaked the Broadway lyrics in a couple of instances where there was a concern a non-NYC audience would miss the point.
Proper lyrics
It says here:
The average unmarried female
Basically insecure
Due to some long frustration may react
With psychosomatic symptoms
Difficult to endure
Affecting the upper resperatory tract.
In other words, just from waiting around for that plain little band of gold
A person can develop a cold.
You can spray her wherever you figure there’s streptococci lurk
You can give her a shot for whatever’s she’s got, but it just won’t work
If she’s tired of getting the fish eye from the hotel clerk
A person can develop a cold.
It says here:
The female remaining single
Just in the legal sense
Shows a neurotic tendancy, see note: (looks at note
Chronic organic symptoms
Toxic or hypertense
Involving the eye, the ear, the nose, and throat.
In other words, just from worrying if the wedding is on or off
A person can develop a cough.
You can feed her all day with the vitamin A and the bromofizz
But the medicine never gets anywhere near where the trouble is.
If she’s getting a kind of name for herself, and the name ain’t his
A person can develop a cough.
And furthermore, just from stalling, and stalling,
And stalling the wedding trip
A person can develop la grippe.
When they get on that train to Niagara
And she can hear church bells chime
The compartment is air conditioned
And the mood sublime
Then they get off at Saratoga for the fourteenth time!
A person can develop la grippe,
La grippe.
La post nasal drip.
With the wheezes
And the sneezes
And a sinus that’s really a pip!
From a lack of community property
And a feeling she’s getting TOO old
A person can develop a bad, bad cold!
(ADELAIDE sneezes)
Also from the same show - “Fugue for Tinhorns.”
‘If I could do it all over you, I’d do it again’.
I think that’s the title but I can’t remember the artist/artists & it’s too hot to bother looking it up.
Pretty much anything by New Order from before about 1985 or indeed Joy Division.
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The song “Dogs” by Pink Floyd does not mention the word “dog” once over the course of its 18 minutes.
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Space Oddity - David Bowie
Subterranean Home Sick Blues - Bob Dylan
After The Gold Rush - Neil Young
Baba O’Reilly - The Who
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
To name a few…
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Sounds like Caravan.
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Now you’ve said it, you’re right. Just couldn’t think of it at the time.
It was a bit of a hit at the time wasn’t it?
‘Who do you think you are?’ was the lyric I believe .
Gumboots by Paul Simon from the Graceland album. Am I allowed a B side?
It looks like I’ve opened a real can of worms.
However some of these suggestions are not top 20 and are a little obscure.
Keep with the theme people.
Yes, it was Caravan - If I could Do It all Over again I’d Do it all Over You. Taken from the album of the same name.
Still touring and still brilliant!
Hardly top 20 though.
Black Dog. Led Zeppelin. Hit single in US.
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I trust these meet your exacting standards
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Song 2 - Blur
What’s Up? - 4 Non Blondes
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Ball Park Incident by Wizzard.
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Dakota by the Stereophonics
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