Awesomely Huge Choruses That Use the Title of the Song in Them

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When I see the title of the song, I want to instantly recall the huge chorus and go "Fuck yeah!"

Shangri-La by the Kinks
We've Had Enough by The Alkaline Trio
Holiday in Cambodia by The Dead Kennedys
Kiss From a Rose by Seal
Backward by Quicksand
I Alone by Live

― k good, Monday, 17 May 2004 07:21 (twenty-two years ago)

YMCA?

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 17 May 2004 07:33 (twenty-two years ago)

pixies to thread

― jake in portland (cerybut), Monday, 17 May 2004 07:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Tame and Gigantic by the Pixies
Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson
Guilty of Being White by Minor Threat
War Zone by Slayer
Roots Bloody Roots by Sepultura
My Love is Your Love by Whitney Houston

― k good, Monday, 17 May 2004 08:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Scott Walker - Montague Terrace in Blue

― bham, Monday, 17 May 2004 09:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Will Young 'Your Game' - sorry, it's in my head

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Human League 'Keep Feeling Fascination', 'Don't You Want Me', 'All I Ever Wanted'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:05 (twenty-two years ago)

"take my breath away" by berlin and brutally fist-raped by jessica simpson

― stockholm cindy in nyc (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Every Oasis song ever.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)

WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AAAAAAAAATTTTT!!!!!!!!

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:30 (twenty-two years ago)

and AC/DC....I'm trying to think of a song of theirs that DOESN'T do that.

― AaronHz (AaronHz), Monday, 17 May 2004 09:32 (twenty-two years ago)

"This Corrosion" by the Sisters of Mercy

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 10:53 (twenty-two years ago)

the reflex?

― Enrique, Monday, 17 May 2004 10:55 (twenty-two years ago)

better than the reflex: 'hold back the rain'

― pete b. (pete b.), Monday, 17 May 2004 10:59 (twenty-two years ago)

(not better song, just better awesomely huge chorus that uses the title of the song in it)

― pete b. (pete b.), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Substitute
SLUT - Todd Rundgren

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 17 May 2004 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

"Vienna" was the first song that popped into my head when reading the thread title

― zebedee (zebedee), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Girl from Mars

― Jay Roberts (jaybob79), Monday, 17 May 2004 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

love is like oxygen - the sweet

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Nice!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 13:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Some of these choruses aren’t that big at all. I wanna rock and roll all night is HUGE.

― David Allen (David Allen), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

"Shout it Out Loud" is WAY huger.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:09 (twenty-two years ago)

"Fox On The Run" is huger than "Oxygen".

"The Cross" -- now that's huge.

― brian pals (briania), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

PARTY AT GROUND ZERO DOODS!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Also:

"Runnin Down a Dream" by Tom Petty
"Head Like a Hole" by Nine Inch Nails
"Creep" by Radiohead

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

OMG WTF ONYX "SLAM"!!!!!!!!!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

big balls

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:34 (twenty-two years ago)

"Every Rose Has It's Thorn" by maybe Poison or Cinderella or whoever
"If You Could Save Yourself (You'd Save Us All)" by Ween
"Convoy" by whoever it was that did that song
"Papa Don't Take No Mess" by James Brown

x-post i heart lauren and also she is correct!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Sly and the Family Stone! "I Want To Take You Higher"! "Everyday People"! "Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf)"! "Stand"!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:38 (twenty-two years ago)

come on people:

Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

There ain't NOTHING huge about "Runnin' Down a Dream" by Tom Petty. Petty's music is deplorably lacking in anything huge.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" by Nick Cave & the Bad Fuckin' Seeds

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

The Stone Roses -- "I Am the Resurrection"

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

"Learning to Fly" is a better Tom Petty pick.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

NO YOU COME ON!

P-FUNK "WE WANT THE FUNK"!
GEORGE CLINTON "ATOMIC DOG"!
DEF LEPPARD "POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME"!
PUBLIC ENEMY "FIGHT THE POWER"!

xpost you aren't ever wrong but this time you are alex in new york city!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

DUH DUNNA DUNNA DUNNA DUNTDUUUUH
DUH DUNNA DUNNA DUNNA DUNTDUUUUH

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

"FREE FALLIN" also

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"REQUIEM" by KILLING JOKE, YOU BITCHES!!!

Also, "Hybrid Moments" by the Misfits

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

YOU GOTTA FIGHT DUUUUUUDUNT FOR YOUR RIGHT DUNTDUNTDUNTDUNT TO PAAAAAAAARTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

"BOB" Outkast

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll try to calm down a little now.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

All You need is Love

― ..., Monday, 17 May 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Everlasting Love

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 17 May 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Tears For Fears - Shout

― pojto, Monday, 17 May 2004 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

"Unchained" by Van Halen

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Bang A Gong
Go Your Own Way
2541 - Grant Hart (I mean, it could be huge. Robert Forster makes it a little huger-er.. in the right hands, it could scare someone...)

L-O-V-E-R-M-A-N - Nick Cave

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

You Can't Always Get What You Want

― novamax (novamax), Monday, 17 May 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

kraut - last chance

― eleki-san (eleki-san), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, a Kraut allusion! I thought I was the only one who made those! WHOOHOO! KRAUT!

http://www.impactmerch.com/isroot/ImpactMerchandising/Images/prodimages/ip108.gif

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

cheap trick - SURRENDER

― autovac (autovac), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

All you GOOD GOOD PEEEEEEEEOPLLLLLLLEE, LISTEN TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

SLOW RIDE TAKE IT EASY

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Billie Myers - Kiss the Rain

― Joseph McCombs, Monday, 17 May 2004 18:48 (twenty-two years ago)

God I hate that song. Sorry, Joseph.

Something about the opening line....that histrionic "Hello...can ya hear me?" BlehhhhgghhH!!!!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

"BACK IN BLACK"!?!??!?!!!???!?!!

PS - ?!?!??!!?!??!!??!?!?!?

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Life!
Lala la lala
Life Is Live!
Lala la lala
Life!
Is Life!

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Gee, Alex NYC, you're making me not only want to go back and listen to Cop Shoot Cop again after about 50 billion years, but what's this Kraut stuff? I'll have to check that out as well. Have any interest in Ski Patrol? I'd cut off my right arm for their unreleased Peel session which is probably lost to history forever.

Anyway, back to this thread...doesn't a gospel choir make a chorus bigger? How about "Just Like a Prayer/I'll Take You There" etc. etc.?

― Bimble (bimble), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Ski Patrol as in the Malicious Damage-signed band?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 19:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes.

― Bimble (bimble), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

"Unchained" by Van Halen
-- Alex in NYC

Man I've had "Mean Streets" stuck in my head for like a week now for no apparent reason (other than the fact that it rocks).

― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Something about the opening line....that histrionic "Hello...can ya hear me?" BlehhhhgghhH!!!!

not to mention that the song was inspired by Desmond Child mishearing Bush's "Glycerine." egad.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Yipes...is that true? Fetch me hither a bucket, for I must now chunder!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)

And you know you TOLD him he was mishearing it? Jon Bon Jovi. While they were exercising together.

It's one of my favorite ghastly song origin anecdotes.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Tubthumping by one hit wonders Chumbawumba.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 17 May 2004 21:44 (twenty-two years ago)

river deep mountain high

― dan (dan), Monday, 17 May 2004 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Common People - Pulp
Here I Go Again On My Own - Whitesnake

― smirky, Monday, 17 May 2004 22:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Free - All Right Now

― earlnash, Monday, 17 May 2004 23:12 (twenty-two years ago)

"I love the World" by New Model Army

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)

BRING DA RUCKUS

― jake in portland (cerybut), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

all the young dudes

― sean marvin (williamtell), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 00:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Wesley Willis to thread.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 01:07 (twenty-two years ago)

a-ha - "Take On Me"!!!

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 01:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Elvis Costello - What's So Funny About Peace Love & Understanding

― jim wentworth (wench), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 01:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Freedom - George Michael

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 02:32 (twenty-two years ago)

SHOT BY BOTH SIDES

The ACE of SPADES

The Sound Of The Crowd

Fade to Grey

Acid Police by the Boredoms isn't so much a chorus, but it does pound that one phrase into your head ruthlessly.

― ferg (Ferg), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)

SWEET HOME ALUHBAMMER WHURR THUH SKAHZ ARE SO BLEW

― omg lol wtf teh NZA, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

SWING DOWN SWEET CHARIOT STOP AND LET ME RIDE

― omg lol wtf teh NZA, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 03:55 (twenty-two years ago)

AINT NUTHIN BUT A G THANG BAYBUH TWO LOW DOWN HOMIES GETTIN KRAZUH DEATH ROW IS THE LABEL THAT PAYS MUH

― omg lol wtf teh NZA, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 03:58 (twenty-two years ago)

WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT!!
NO!! WE AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT!!
WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT!! ANY MORE!!

― Lewis J. Bateman (Lewis Bateman), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 04:02 (twenty-two years ago)

'tubthumping' doesn't have the song name in the chorus!

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 04:29 (twenty-two years ago)

fleetwood mac "go your own way" has a pretty huge chorus

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 04:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Talk Talk's "Talk Talk" is a pretty huge song throughout, but the "Talk Talk" bit soars especially highly IMO.

Enrique and Pete B. are ignoring the ______ song that best fits this thread -- "Last Chance on the Stairway", which is damn epic and only increases in urgency with the repeat of the song title at the end.

― Those Beautiful Lines (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 05:26 (twenty-two years ago)

The Nazz, "Forget All About It"
The Damned, "Neat Neat Neat"

too many more

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:20 (twenty-two years ago)

>Wow, a Kraut allusion!

that was somekind adressed to you anyway :P

― eleki-san (eleki-san), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

>but what's this Kraut stuff? I'll have to check that out as well.

if you go for 'last chance try the NY TRASH (ROIR tape) version.

― eleki-san (eleki-san), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't Touch Me There - The Tubes

Happy Together - Mothers (with Flo & Eddie) version

― auuV (auuuV), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 15:51 (twenty-two years ago)

"Spellbound" by Siouxsie & the Banshees
"To Hell with Poverty" by Gang of Four
"Loose" by the Stooges

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 17:27 (twenty-two years ago)

"I Love Rock N Roll" Joan Jett
"I Wanna Be Sedated" Ramones
"OPP" Naughty By Nature
"This Is How We Do It" Montell Jordan
"Keep On Rockin' In the Free World" Neil Young
"Relax" Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"In Your Eyes" Peter Gabriel
"Groove Is In the Heart" Dee-Lite

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:32 (twenty-two years ago)

OH HOLY FUCKITY "BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE" TAKLING HEADS!!!!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

GOT IT BAD GOT IT BAD GOT IT BAD I'M HOT FUH TEEAAACHUH

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

"Sidewalking" by the Jesus & Mary Chain
"Burn" by Deep Purple
"Shockaholic" by the Kinky Machine

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:36 (twenty-two years ago)

More Awesomely Huge Choruses That Use the Title of the Song in Them By Talking Heads:

"Road to Nowhere"
"Once In a Lifetime"
"Wild Wild Life"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm working
But I'm not working for you
SLACK MONSTER TRUCKER!!!!!

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:46 (twenty-two years ago)

LICK IT UP

― Aaron A., Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

BACK IN THE SADDLE

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

DESPERADO

― Aaron A., Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

(is it wrong to type an Eagles song title in all caps?)

― Aaron A., Tuesday, 18 May 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

It's wrong to type an Eagles song.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

So many classic-era Roy Orbison A-sides
"Head Full of Steam" - Go-Betweens
"Sweet Talkin' Woman" - ELO
"Hold Me Close" - David Essex
"The Rain Came Down on Everything" - Roy Wood
"I've Got You On My Mind" - White Plains (hugely affecting anyway, in its sublime glide)

― Tom May (Tom May), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Ween to thread.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

now i really didn't spot this 'awsome chorus' upthread:

"life on mars"

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

'That's When I Reach For My Revolver'

― Sasha (sgh), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 00:04 (twenty-two years ago)

NOW YOU'RE MESSING WITH A...
SON OF A BITCH

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 00:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams (yes, I am serious)

― Kim (Kim), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 00:24 (twenty-two years ago)

b-but "Hair of the Dog" isn't just not in the chorus, it's not even in the song! different thread.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 01:40 (twenty-two years ago)

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