(Songs where most of the title is in) parenthesis. (How many can you name/Search & Destroy)

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just going over the thread.

maybe like 20 people who posted in this thread actually read the title.

Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 06:04 (sixteen years ago) link

Yes I know (No Pussyfooting) is all in the parentheses but I couldn't think of anything else. Call it bandwagonism.

Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 06:13 (sixteen years ago) link

pet shop boys - se a vida e (that's the way life is)

stephen, Tuesday, 13 November 2007 07:19 (sixteen years ago) link

(I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and) Whittle Away My Furniture - TISM

Autumn Almanac, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 10:02 (sixteen years ago) link

"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognised Anthem of World Contact Day)"

Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 10:26 (sixteen years ago) link

(Hmm. I had already mentioned that, but ILX skipped the middle part when I tried searching)

Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 10:28 (sixteen years ago) link

Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

Can't believe no-one's said it yet.

nate woolls, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 12:00 (sixteen years ago) link

The Jesus Lizard - (Fly) On (The Wall)

braveclub, Wednesday, 14 November 2007 12:09 (sixteen years ago) link

Half Man Half Biscuit - Styx Gig (Seen By My Mates Coming Out Of A)

nate woolls, Sunday, 18 November 2007 18:54 (sixteen years ago) link

two months pass...

"Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird" - Chuck Jackson
"I'm Blue (The Gong Gond Song)" - The Ikettes

James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:01 (sixteen years ago) link

Messed up that first last parenthesis.

James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:02 (sixteen years ago) link

"Chi Mai (Main Title Theme From The BBC TV Series 'The Life And Times Of David Lloyd George)" by Ennio Morricone
"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Short Comings)" by the Faces

Dingbod Kesterson, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:06 (sixteen years ago) link

Did that James Brown song Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn have parentheses? If not I feel as though it should.

RabiesAngentleman, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:15 (sixteen years ago) link

"(I Feel Like A) Dictionary" - Trend

one time, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link

No, but "Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) (Part I)" did.
(xpost)

James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:42 (sixteen years ago) link

But "...Popcorn..." was also split into parts 1 & 2, so it did have the one set of brackets.

Myonga Vön Bontee, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:57 (sixteen years ago) link

Popular in P-Funk circles:

Bootsy's Rubber Band, Bootsy? (What's The Name of This Town)
Funkadelic, Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll)
Parliament, P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)
Parliament, (You're A Fish And I'm A) Water Sign

... and lots of others

Tom D., Tuesday, 29 January 2008 17:04 (sixteen years ago) link

...not to mention "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" !

Myonga Vön Bontee, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 17:08 (sixteen years ago) link

(...which I guess was accounted for under "lots of others", duh.)

Myonga Vön Bontee, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 17:10 (sixteen years ago) link

I couldn't fit 'em all in!

Tom D., Tuesday, 29 January 2008 17:11 (sixteen years ago) link

Wait, the official title of the second part was

"Part Two (Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn)"

as pointed out by the ever reliable fact checking cuz upthread.

James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 22:23 (sixteen years ago) link

116. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) -The Crystals
More from the pen of Gerry Goffin:
"Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" - Barry Mann
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" - Aretha Franklin
"Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" - Diana Ross

James Redd and the Blecchs, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 22:31 (sixteen years ago) link

Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

Millsner, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 23:53 (sixteen years ago) link

Forever For Her (Is Over For Me) - The White Stripes
Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) - MC5
Singing Rule Britannia (While The Walls Close In) - The Chameleons

Millsner, Wednesday, 30 January 2008 00:00 (sixteen years ago) link

exit music (for a dick) - will oldham
you can look (but you better not touch) - bruce springstein
bells (with tremolo and distortion) - sic alps
i wish i knew (how it would feel to be free) - marlena shaw

city worker, Wednesday, 30 January 2008 01:32 (sixteen years ago) link

Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)

craven, Wednesday, 30 January 2008 05:59 (sixteen years ago) link

(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden

craven, Wednesday, 30 January 2008 08:17 (sixteen years ago) link

"Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird" - Chuck Jackson
Another one from the pen of Burt Bacharach
"(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" - Gene Pitney

James Redd and the Blecchs, Saturday, 2 February 2008 05:53 (sixteen years ago) link

As well as
"(They Long To Be) Close To You"- The Carpenters
"Kentucky Bluebird (Send A Message To Martha)" - Jerry Butler/Lou Johnson/Adam Faith

James Redd and the Blecchs, Saturday, 2 February 2008 16:03 (sixteen years ago) link

The Shapes - "(I Saw) Batman (in the Launderette)"

Curt1s Stephens, Saturday, 2 February 2008 17:57 (sixteen years ago) link

Heartbeat (It's a Love Beat) by the DeFranco Family

craven, Sunday, 3 February 2008 09:49 (sixteen years ago) link

Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) - Van Morrison
Remember (Walking In the Sand) - Shangri-Las

craven, Sunday, 3 February 2008 10:05 (sixteen years ago) link

Joe Tex - Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)

Siegbran, Sunday, 3 February 2008 13:44 (sixteen years ago) link

Seem to be less of these around nowadays.

Bodrick III, Sunday, 3 February 2008 13:48 (sixteen years ago) link

weezer - undone (the sweater song)

sadie8707, Sunday, 3 February 2008 17:18 (sixteen years ago) link

"Time (Clock Of The Heart)" - Culture Club

James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 4 February 2008 01:46 (sixteen years ago) link

"Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)" - The Bee Gees

James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 4 February 2008 01:56 (sixteen years ago) link

Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) - Van Morrison
"That's Why (I Love You So)" - Jackie Wilson

James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 4 February 2008 02:05 (sixteen years ago) link

Alexisonfire - Water Wings (And Other Poolside Fashion Faux-Pas)
The Arcade Fire - (Antichrist Television Blues)
Beck - High 5 (Rock the Catskills)
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - Jekyll And Hyde ( And Ted And Alice)
Bjork - Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)
Bob Dylan - Floater (Too Much to Ask)
Bright Eyes - Old Soul Song (For The New World Order)
Broken Social Scene - 7/4 (Shoreline)
The Byrds - Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - The Blimp (Mousetrapreplica)
Coheed and Cambria - Three Evils (Embodied In Love and Shadow)
Coheed and Cambria - The Hound (Of Blood And Rank)
Coheed and Cambria - Ten Speed (Of God's Blood & Burial)
Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins - Self Portrait (Of The Bean)
Electric Light Orchestra - Poor Boy (The Greenwood)
Electric Light Orchestra - Mission (A World Record)
Elliott Smith - Pretty (Ugly Before)
Elton John - (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket

Okay I give up.

our work is never over, Monday, 4 February 2008 02:21 (sixteen years ago) link

...For now.

our work is never over, Monday, 4 February 2008 02:22 (sixteen years ago) link

"Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?" - Bill Withers

James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 4 February 2008 02:38 (sixteen years ago) link

Fool (If You Think It's Over) - Chris Rea

craven, Monday, 4 February 2008 06:31 (sixteen years ago) link

Oppurtunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) - Pet Shop Boys

craven, Monday, 4 February 2008 06:37 (sixteen years ago) link

Opportunities*

craven, Monday, 4 February 2008 06:37 (sixteen years ago) link

"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" - The Monkees
"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" - George Harrison

James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 4 February 2008 16:22 (sixteen years ago) link

It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
-Eurythmics

Pandaloo, Monday, 4 February 2008 16:28 (sixteen years ago) link

Duke Ellington - Blue Pepper (Far East Of The Blues)

our work is never over, Monday, 4 February 2008 16:34 (sixteen years ago) link

The Hollies - Don't You Even Care (What's Gonna Happen To Me?)

Uhh that's a close one.

our work is never over, Monday, 4 February 2008 16:35 (sixteen years ago) link

Jaco Pastorious - (Used To Be A) Cha-Cha

our work is never over, Monday, 4 February 2008 16:35 (sixteen years ago) link

Jimi Hendrix - 1983...(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)

our work is never over, Monday, 4 February 2008 16:36 (sixteen years ago) link


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