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Re: Importance of song titles

Robert Anton Wilson — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:18:05 GMT

Author: Robert Anton Wilson

Posted: 12/12/2012 16:18

pearljammer13 wrote:

Does anyone else do this or am I just crazy?

Yup, you are just crazy.

But of course song title matter, like the music, the album title and the album art, the liner notes and the video or the "choreography/performance" while they play the song on stage, these are all expressions of artistic creation. Of course for commercial songs, song title are just commercial tags to facilitate sale, but otherwise I see song title as an integral part of an overall oeuvre -not to say that it trumps the music in anyway of course- but it sometimes affect your relationship to a song.

Take as an example:

Shawn Philips' song "She Was Awaiting For Her Mother At The Station In Torino And You Know I Love You Babe But It's Getting Too Heavy To Laugh" which mots people think is called "Woman" or "Woman of the land".

Or not

Re: Importance of song titles

AlexZangari — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:01:01 GMT

Author: AlexZangari

Posted: 12/11/2012 20:01

I always liked Blur's song titles...

"Good Song," "Mellow Song," "Song 2," "Cowboy Song," "Sweet Song," "French Song," "Alex's Song," "Swamp Song," and, of course "A Song."

Re: Importance of song titles

Anonymous — Sat, 8 Dec 2012 11:36:31 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2012 16:36

Eggman/Walrus/Taxman wrote:

This. What would one like to call Well Oiled's tracks?

Well Oiled Cooking Music

Re: Importance of song titles

Anonymous — Sat, 8 Dec 2012 11:19:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2012 16:19

Romanelli wrote:

And for God's sake...SPELL YOUR WORDS CORRECTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Z is not an S. It's "thing", not "thang".

But, do bad titles influence your view of the music? You must not be a Sly fan...

Re: Importance of song titles

Romanelli — Sat, 8 Dec 2012 10:11:59 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 12/08/2012 15:11

Borve Baunehoj wrote:

Because untitled song are often very nice and have good music

Also, the word 'untitled' looks pretty good. Especially if you put it in [ ]

Then the artist should take the same care they did in making the music and give it a decent title. "untitled", "()", and "----" isn't creative or clever...it's just lazy.

Also drives me crazy: track listings (usually on metal albums) that try to show what a huge vocabulary the band has. Big words don't make your music suck less.

And for God's sake...SPELL YOUR WORDS CORRECTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Z is not an S. It's "thing", not "thang".

Re: Importance of song titles

Anonymous — Sat, 8 Dec 2012 09:05:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2012 14:05

tekin wrote:

So can you masturbate to "Masturbate in Praise of Black Satan"?

This was not difficult to masturbate to

Re: Importance of song titles

Anonymous — Sat, 8 Dec 2012 09:01:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2012 14:01

purple wrote:

If the song title is pretty, I usually have an easier time masturbating to the music

So can you masturbate to "Masturbate in Praise of Black Satan"?

Re: Importance of song titles

Anonymous — Sat, 8 Dec 2012 08:58:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2012 13:58

If the song title is pretty, I usually have an easier time masturbating to the music

Re: Importance of song titles

pearljammer13 — Sat, 8 Dec 2012 07:42:57 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 12/08/2012 12:42

gtroda wrote:

I have the same compulsion to constantly check the song titles.

That said, it doesn't matter if Pearl Jam call it "Hey Foxymophandlemana, That's Me" or "Stupid Mop" it is still a horrible track that really drags down the whole album IMHO.

Agree completely. Vitalogy is one of my least favorite Pearl Jam albums due to "songs" like "Stupid Mop", "Pry, to", or "Bugs". Song titles mean nothing with junk like that.

Re: Importance of song titles

Facetious — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 23:05:32 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 12/08/2012 04:05

SquishypuffDave wrote:

It's because the music encapsulates something so beautiful it cannot be expressed in words, and a title would cheapen it. Maybe.

This. What would one like to call Well Oiled's tracks?

Re: Importance of song titles

Anonymous — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 23:02:55 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2012 04:02

I have the same compulsion to constantly check the song titles.

That said, it doesn't matter if Pearl Jam call it "Hey Foxymophandlemana, That's Me" or "Stupid Mop" it is still a horrible track that really drags down the whole album IMHO.

Re: Importance of song titles

SquishypuffDave — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 22:20:01 GMT

Author: SquishypuffDave

Posted: 12/08/2012 03:20

It's because the music encapsulates something so beautiful it cannot be expressed in words, and a title would cheapen it. Maybe.

Re: Importance of song titles

Anonymous — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 21:32:46 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2012 02:32

Romanelli wrote:

I've seen albums with 15 songs titled "untitled".

My thinking? If you don't care enough to give your song a decent title, then why should I care enough to buy it?

Because untitled song are often very nice and have good music

Also, the word 'untitled' looks pretty good. Especially if you put it in [ ]

Re: Importance of song titles

Anonymous — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 21:26:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2012 02:26

Romanelli wrote:

I've seen albums with 15 songs titled "untitled".

My thinking? If you don't care enough to give your song a decent title, then why should I care enough to buy it?

Because () is awesome

Re: Importance of song titles

Romanelli — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 21:25:40 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 12/08/2012 02:25

I've seen albums with 15 songs titled "untitled".

My thinking? If you don't care enough to give your song a decent title, then why should I care enough to buy it?

Re: Importance of song titles

pearljammer13 — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 21:22:07 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 12/08/2012 02:22

thejoj96 wrote:

That Privatemiller guy is Kidamnesiac btw

I hate Privatemiller a little less then if that's the case. Funny cause you remind me of Kidamnesiac sometimes.

Re: Importance of song titles

Anonymous — Fri, 7 Dec 2012 20:22:59 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/08/2012 01:22

That Privatemiller guy is Kidamnesiac btw

Re: Importance of song titles

pearljammer13 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:25:53 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 11/28/2012 00:25

privatemiller wrote:

ok, but when you meet eddie in a book store, don't express any disgust about any of the names of the songs

What the hell does this mean? Eddie Vedder? If I see him in a bookstore I'll pull a Wayne Campbell/Garth Algar by dropping to my knees and saying "I'm not worthy".

Re: Importance of song titles

privatemiller — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:18:46 GMT

Author: privatemiller

Posted: 11/28/2012 00:18

ok, but when you meet eddie in a book store, don't express any disgust about any of the names of the songs

Re: Importance of song titles

pearljammer13 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:14:51 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 11/28/2012 00:14

privatemiller wrote:

they shouldn't matter at all but unfortunately there are people who think stuff like this is important.

Like I said, I know it doesn't change the music itself, but it still is a part of the overall package you get in an album. Maybe I'm in the minority, but song titles hold at least some sort of significance when I listen to an album, even if it's minuscule. Sorry for being one of those people 😕 .