songs with fake endings

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Is it possible there's not a thread on songs with fake endings? I looked but couldn't find. Anyway, let's see how many we can list! Let's start with:

1. Matthew Sweet, "Sick of Myself" (with, like, five fake endings)

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:01 (twenty-two years ago)

2. Queens of the Stone Age - "Millionaire"
3. NOFX - "Please Play This Song on the Radio"

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Pulp - "Sylvia"
Underworld - "Kittens"

― LC, Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:10 (twenty-two years ago)

def leppard - animal

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Does "Isolation" by Joy Division count? (it goes away....then comes back all of a sudden).

Likewise "Divine Intervention" by Matthew Sweet and, of course, "Helter Skelter".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:11 (twenty-two years ago)

11. The Ronettes -- The Best Part of Breaking Up

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:15 (twenty-two years ago)

12. TV Eye!!

― Daniel DiMAGGIO (Daniel DiMAGGIO), Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:37 (twenty-two years ago)

13. Death Trip!! (I'm pretty sure)

― Daniel DiMAGGIO (Daniel DiMAGGIO), Saturday, 22 May 2004 03:38 (twenty-two years ago)

14 )>) "master heartache" - sir lord baltimore
15 )>) "laddio's money" - laddio bolocko

there must be a zillion by king crimson...

― autovac (autovac), Saturday, 22 May 2004 04:38 (twenty-two years ago)

16. Pavement - "Fame Throwa"
17. The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations"
18. The Doors - "I Looked At You"
19. The Beatles - "Strawberry Fields Forever"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Saturday, 22 May 2004 04:52 (twenty-two years ago)

20. morning musume - the peace

― scissors (Honda), Saturday, 22 May 2004 05:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, Overkill by Motorhead of course!

― Roger in Mokum (Roger T), Saturday, 22 May 2004 05:40 (twenty-two years ago)

um...The Streets -- Empty Cans!

― common_person (common_person), Saturday, 22 May 2004 05:43 (twenty-two years ago)

well, sorta

― erm, rather, Saturday, 22 May 2004 06:04 (twenty-two years ago)

23. Attila - Wonder Woman
24. Butthole Surfers - Butthole Surfer (Three fake endings)
25. MX-80 Sound - Tidal Wave (I count six of 'em!)

Hey Autovac, since you mentioned Sir Lord Baltimore, howbout that nutty moment in "Pumped Up" when the whole band just screeches to a halt mid-solo for a second or two.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Saturday, 22 May 2004 06:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Small Faces - Afterglow

― Jez (Jez), Saturday, 22 May 2004 07:09 (twenty-two years ago)

television: marquee moon
new york dolls: personality crisis

― Bob Klanac (newamsterdam), Saturday, 22 May 2004 12:02 (twenty-two years ago)

"suspicious minds" by some dead white guy

― lovebug starski, Saturday, 22 May 2004 13:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, how does "Good Vibrations" have a fake ending?

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Saturday, 22 May 2004 14:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others...oh wait, that's a fake beginning.

― Bimble (bimble), Saturday, 22 May 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Big Black - L Dopa

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 22 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Pixies - "Rock Music"

― the impossible shortest special path! (the impossible shortest specia), Saturday, 22 May 2004 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Lest we forget it, that hilariously Asia-esque trumpet bit at the end of Yes's "Does It Really Happen?".

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Saturday, 22 May 2004 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

McLusky - Whoyouknow

― Crackity (Crackity Jones), Saturday, 22 May 2004 16:12 (twenty-two years ago)

No more counting, I guess.

The Beach Boys, "You Still Believe in Me"
The Contours, "Do You Love me"

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Saturday, 22 May 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Nobody yet said "A Day In The Life" ? Er... well that, then.

Then there's "Step Into My Office, Baby" by B & S.

― darren (darren), Saturday, 22 May 2004 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

pavement - silence kit
david bowie - young americans

― dss, Saturday, 22 May 2004 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, let's be clear: the best fake ending of all time is in Roxy's "In Every Dream Home A Heartache". Like, there's no competition.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Saturday, 22 May 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Almost every song from Stone Temple Pilots Unplugged.

― billstevejim, Saturday, 22 May 2004 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

"Song For The Dead" - Queens Of The Stone Age

― billstevejim, Saturday, 22 May 2004 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)

'Thank You'
'Over the Hills and Far Away' - Led Zep

― 57 7th (calstars), Saturday, 22 May 2004 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON ME FINGERS!!!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Saturday, 22 May 2004 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, Mr. Bungle's "Ma Meeshka Mow Skwoz" is the absolute meanest, most successful attempt-to-completely-fuck-the-listener-UP fake ending EVAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHH!!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Saturday, 22 May 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

the beatles - helter skelter

― Toon (Skelter), Saturday, 22 May 2004 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Stone Roses - I am the ressurection

― Dean Birkett (Fynci), Sunday, 23 May 2004 06:37 (twenty-two years ago)

anybody mentioned the modern lovers (..the live take on 'ice cream man' spings to mind) yet?

― chris andrews (fraew), Sunday, 23 May 2004 08:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't forget helter skelter by the Beatles.

― Bob Obq, Sunday, 23 May 2004 08:22 (twenty-two years ago)

"Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" by the Raspberries

― phil dennison, Sunday, 23 May 2004 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

"c'est fab" by nancy sesay & the melodaires, n'est pas?

― zappi (joni), Sunday, 23 May 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

frank zappa, "tryin' to grow a chin"

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

i love the fake ending in arman van helden's "hear my name"

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 23 May 2004 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

'i am trying to break your heart' - wilco

― f. destouches (f. destouches), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't believe we've gone this far without mentioning "Helter Skelter" by the Beatles

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 23 May 2004 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)

belle & sebastian - mayfly

― Sami (Sami), Sunday, 23 May 2004 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Isn't ANYBODY going to mention the Beatles' "Helter Skelter"?!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Sunday, 23 May 2004 23:40 (twenty-two years ago)

The Cure - "Subway Song"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 23 May 2004 23:41 (twenty-two years ago)

(WHICH IS FRIGHTENING)

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 23 May 2004 23:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Van Morrison - Wild Night
Badfinger - No Matter What

― jim wentworth (wench), Monday, 24 May 2004 01:27 (twenty-two years ago)

oh, this makes me think of my fave prog rockers Van der Graaf Generator (and some Hammill songs) -- the songs were long and quite unusually structured (cf : abacab)
and the songs would often have a point
where it seemed as if they'd ended, often very convincingly if maybe leaving you hanging, yet which would usually simply be the wind-up for PART TWO, the rock-out variations section (3rd, 4th & sometimes 5th gear -- they played for "top gear" quite often)

― george gosset (gegoss), Monday, 24 May 2004 01:48 (twenty-two years ago)

MF Doom - "Rhymes Like Dimes" (We tricked you!)

― Maciej, Monday, 24 May 2004 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait, how does "Good Vibrations" have a fake ending?

The "aaaaaaaaaaaaah!" harmony right after the "Gotta keep those lovegood vibrations are happenin' with her" bit (or whatever the hell the lyrics are).

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 24 May 2004 04:20 (twenty-two years ago)

George Michael - "Faith'

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 24 May 2004 04:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Underworld - "Two Months Off"
ELO - "Boy Blue" (I think there's a couple in this one)

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Monday, 24 May 2004 13:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Sex Pistols - I wanna be me

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 24 May 2004 13:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Buzzcocks - Late For The Train
Ultravox! - Rockwrok (actually has TWO false endings IIRC)

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Monday, 24 May 2004 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Which sort of reminds me:

Kraftwerk: Ruckzeug has any number of false endings (0 to 2) depending on which album/CD you are playing (Suck it and see sampler has none, 2LP has two, Exceller 8 has one I think, and the bootleggy CD has one i think...)

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 24 May 2004 14:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Pulp-Mile End
the beatles-helter skelter

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Monday, 24 May 2004 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

The Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

― D.J. Anderson, Monday, 24 May 2004 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

faster pussycat -- where there's a whip there's a way

― cw28 (cw28), Monday, 24 May 2004 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Billy Swan-"I Can Help" (there's like two of 'em)

― Doobie Keebler (Charles McCain), Monday, 24 May 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

The Who - "Sea And Sand"

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Monday, 24 May 2004 17:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Wire - "Field Day for the Sundays" is the quintessential answer to this thread. Any review I read of Pink Flag talks about it has all these false endings even though the song's only thirty-some seconds long.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Monday, 24 May 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

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