Songs named after a member of the band

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A weird thing to do I think. I can name 2 off the top of my head

Venetian Snares - Aaron
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Moya

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:15 (nineteen years ago)

Os Mutantes: "Rita Lee"

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:16 (nineteen years ago)

Bob Dylan: "Bob Dylan's 115th Dream"

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:20 (nineteen years ago)

Oasis: "Bonehead's Bank Holiday"

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:21 (nineteen years ago)

Able Tasmans, "My Name Is Peter Keen"

― LC (Damian), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:23 (nineteen years ago)

the Fall, "Mark'll Sink Us"

― LC (Damian), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:24 (nineteen years ago)

Public Enemy: "Terminator X Speaks With His Hands" AND "Terminator X On The Edge Of Panic."

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:25 (nineteen years ago)

the fall - jim's 'the fall'

― mark h (mark h), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:27 (nineteen years ago)

Wu-Tang Clan - "Method Man"
Eric B. and Rakim - "Eric B. for President"

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:28 (nineteen years ago)

Mark Sinkah was in the fall?

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:29 (nineteen years ago)

Bootsy's Rubber Band, Ahh...The Name is Bootsy, Baby
Bootsy's Rubber Band, Bootsy? (What's the Name of This Town)
Bootsy's Rubber Band, Bootsy Get Live
Bootsy's Rubber Band, Party On Plastic (What's Bootsy Doin'?)

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:30 (nineteen years ago)

Frank Zappa - Stevie's Spanking
Mansun - The Chad Who Loved Me

― mister the guanoman (mister the guanoman), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:31 (nineteen years ago)

mansun: 'the chad who loved me'

XPOST GAH

― saint louis jagger (Enrique), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:31 (nineteen years ago)

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Owed t'Alex

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:34 (nineteen years ago)

hot snakes - gar forgets his insulin

― how much, latebloomer? (latebloomer), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:35 (nineteen years ago)

Led Zep - "Bonzo's Montreaux"

― mr. brojangles (sanskrit), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:37 (nineteen years ago)

tenacious d - 'kyle quit the band'
public enemy - 'cold lampin with flavor'

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:38 (nineteen years ago)

some more Fall:

"Stephen Song" (after S. Hanley)

"Craigness" (after Scanlon)

― zebedee (zebedee), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:38 (nineteen years ago)

The Monkees, For Pete's Sake
Pink Floyd, Nick's Boogie

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:40 (nineteen years ago)

good answers. any more examples (like the Os Mutantes one) where it's just a band member's name? i find it really weird to do this.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:41 (nineteen years ago)

Bo Diddley: "Bo Diddley"

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:43 (nineteen years ago)

Miles Davis, John McLaughlin

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:45 (nineteen years ago)

Vandyke Parks - Song Cycle : "Van Dyke Parks"

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:45 (nineteen years ago)

Beach Boys, Carl's Big Chance
Beach Boys, Brian's Back

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:47 (nineteen years ago)

the Yardbirds, "Jeff's Boogie"
Jethro Tull, "Jeffrey Goes To Leicester Square" and "Song For Jeffrey" (in these cases, the Jeffrey in question was yet to join the band)

― LC (Damian), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:47 (nineteen years ago)

Julian Cope, Julian H. Cope

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:49 (nineteen years ago)

Jake Thackeray: "The Last Will And Testament Of Jake Thackeray."

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:50 (nineteen years ago)

urge overkill - "today is blackie's birthday"

― john, a resident of chicago. (john s), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:54 (nineteen years ago)

The Barbarians - Moulty. (On Nuggets box)

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:56 (nineteen years ago)

Fugazi - Joe #1

― Pom (pom), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:58 (nineteen years ago)

The Barbarians - Moulty

That's the greatest one of all time

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:02 (nineteen years ago)

yes! of course.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:02 (nineteen years ago)

Even more Fall:

The Fall, M.E.S. In Shoulder Pads

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:03 (nineteen years ago)

The Replacements - "Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out"

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:07 (nineteen years ago)

Ween, I Saw Gener Cryin' In His Sleep
Ween, What Deaner Was Talkin' About

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:09 (nineteen years ago)

B.I.D. Spells Bid

― Jez (Jez), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:10 (nineteen years ago)

Style Council - "Mick's Up", "Mick's Company"
Charlatans - "Rob's Theme"

I suppose instrumentals will be a goldminer for this.

― darren (darren), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:14 (nineteen years ago)

Beatles - "The Ballad of John and Yoko"
Teenage Fan Club - "Norman 3"

― darren (darren), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:17 (nineteen years ago)

(xxpost) ... and two more from the Monochrome Set:

"Lester Leaps In"
"The Weird and Wonderful World of Tony Potts"

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:18 (nineteen years ago)

Jacques Brel, Jacky

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:42 (nineteen years ago)

Sun Ra, The Adventures of Bugs Hunter

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 11:46 (nineteen years ago)

Adam Ant, "Man Called Marco"
Blue Oyster Cult, "Buck's Boogie"

― hank (hank s), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 12:40 (nineteen years ago)

Johnny Cash, Luther Played the Boogie

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 12:45 (nineteen years ago)

The Undertones - "Billy's Third"

― Venga (Venga), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 12:46 (nineteen years ago)

Primal Scream 'Get Duffy'
Beastie Boys 'Mark on the Bus' etc

― bham (bham), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 12:54 (nineteen years ago)

The Replacements - Gary's Got A Boner

― Erroneous Botch (joseph cotten), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 13:32 (nineteen years ago)

What instrument did gary play?

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 13:41 (nineteen years ago)

skin flute

― hank (hank s), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 13:42 (nineteen years ago)

Organ

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 13:42 (nineteen years ago)

Frank Sidebottom : "Gimme Dat Harp Little Frank"

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 13:56 (nineteen years ago)

I read this as Songs named after a member of The Band, so Levon by Elton John/Bernie Taupin :p

― shorty (shorty), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 13:57 (nineteen years ago)

Birthday Party - Nick the Stripper

― bendy (bendy), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:04 (nineteen years ago)

Was there no Gary in that band? Damn.

― Erroneous Botch (joseph cotten), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:05 (nineteen years ago)

Annie - "Anniemal"
Beach Boys - "Cassius Love vs. Sonny Wilson"
Beach Boys - "Denny's Drums"
Al Green - "Jesus is Waiting"
Fred Neil - "Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga"

― King-a-Ling (King-a-Ling), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:12 (nineteen years ago)

bugs eat books - "ian is going to new zealand"

danny and the dressmakers - "eddie gets her tits out"

this doesn't fit, but there could never be enough examples of the following to actually fill a thread, so I'll add it here:
a band named after a future member (that is, the name was chosen before the member joined, and then the name was changed when he joined): the Ed Reno III, which became Salome after the addition of Ed Reno III.

― Dan Gr (certain), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

'al green - jesus is waiting'

i'm intrigued by that one

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:16 (nineteen years ago)

Virgin Prunes, Dave-Id Is Dead
Swell Maps, Epic's Trip

― Am I Re-elected Yet? (Dada), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:17 (nineteen years ago)

Archers of Loaf, "Mark Price, P.I."

― Jacobo Rock (jacobo rock), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:22 (nineteen years ago)

I guess you could also loosely count "the dream of win and reg" by final fantasy

― Jacobo Rock (jacobo rock), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

Jens Lekman's "Jens Lekman's Farewell Song to Rocky Dennis" (although singers who refer to themselves in the third person should probably comprise a different category)

― Jacobo Rock (jacobo rock), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

Would "Mr. P.C." by John Coltrane count?

― Bumblepuppy (Horbgorbling Slubberdegullion), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:37 (nineteen years ago)

I think so, if Mr. P.C. was the bass player on that.

Miles Davis — "Dual Mr. Tillman Anthony" on Water Babies was a botched attempt to name a piece after Tony Williams.

― mark 0 (mark 0), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:44 (nineteen years ago)

Blur - Alex's Song
Blur - Dan Abnormal (anagram of Damon Albarn)
Elastica - Annie
Pulp - Mark Of The Devil (hahaha)

― his sister pam (hissisterpam), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:52 (nineteen years ago)

The Nice: Thoughts of Emmerlist Davjack.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:55 (nineteen years ago)

Love — "Signed D.C."

― mark 0 (mark 0), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:55 (nineteen years ago)

Descendents - "Milo Goes To College" (was that actually a song or just an album?).
Minutemen - "D.'s Jam", "Take 5, D.", I'm sure there were more.

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 15:01 (nineteen years ago)

Miles Davis, "Mtume"

― hank (hank s), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 16:00 (nineteen years ago)

(xxpost) ... and two more from the Monochrome Set:

"Lester Leaps In"
"The Weird and Wonderful World of Tony Potts"

:-D

Also Count Basie for "Lester Leaps In".

And LL Cool J — "Go Cut Creator Go"; surely things named for DJs (like PE "Terminator X …" up-thread) are many.

― mark 0 (mark 0), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

Melvins-Joe Preston

Only if albums count, I guess

― Bill Magill (Bill Magill), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

pavement - 'westie can't drum'

― 6335 (6335), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

The Allman Bros - Duane's Song

― BrianB (BrianB), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 17:20 (nineteen years ago)

The Cure - "Piggy In the Mirror" (named for Lol)

― Young Fresh Danny D (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 17:24 (nineteen years ago)

Sugarplastic - Ben Takes a Walk

― neustile (neustile), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 17:24 (nineteen years ago)

XTC - Battery Brides (Andy Paints Brian)

― neustile (neustile), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 17:25 (nineteen years ago)

Spot 1019 - Peter Tripodi Yay!

― Sweat Loaf (Sweat Loaf), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 17:34 (nineteen years ago)

Reverend Horton Heat - "J.I.M.B.O."

― a naked Kraken annoying Times Square tourists with an acoustic guitar (nickalici, Tuesday, 26 September 2006 17:37 (nineteen years ago)

Jeff Beck Group, "Beck's Bolero"

― tiit (tiit), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 18:38 (nineteen years ago)

Sparks: "The Wedding Of Jacqueline Suzanne To Russell Mael"

I used to have a Beatles concert from 1966 on which John announced that 'the next song ["I Wanna Be Your Man"] is entitled, quite simply, "Ringo!"'

― Greg Fernandez (haydn60), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 18:43 (nineteen years ago)

Charlie Mingus, "So Long Eric" (Dolphy)
Grand Funk Railroad, "Mark Say's Alright" (That's Mark Farner; nobody in the band is named Mark Say. But that's alright.)

― M. Agony Von Bontee (M. Agony Von Bontee), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 20:00 (nineteen years ago)

A fourth one from the Monochrome Set: "J.D.H.A.N.E.Y" (which features the immortal lines "The first time that I met you, I knew you were no fool, you said you had a twelve-incher, but didn't use it as a rule")

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

NRBQ, "Spampinato"

― dad a (dad a), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 20:21 (nineteen years ago)

Yo La Tengo, "Georgia vs. Yo La Tengo"

― Hippy Johnny (Elegant Mess), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 21:13 (nineteen years ago)

Miles Davis, "Miles Runs the Voodoo Down" (does naming a song after yourself rather than a member of the band count?)

― Hippy Johnny (Elegant Mess), Tuesday, 26 September 2006 21:15 (nineteen years ago)

The Fall, "Last Commands Of Xyralothep Via M.E.S."

― Chuck Keller (c keller), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 00:56 (nineteen years ago)

Dead Milkmen - "Dean's Dream"

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 01:46 (nineteen years ago)

The Roches - The Death of Suzzy Roche

― Hideous Lump (Hideous Lump), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 02:05 (nineteen years ago)

Ween - "Gener's Gone"

― Kit (kit brash), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 06:49 (nineteen years ago)

the Melvins never had a song called "Joe Preston," btw. But SunnO))) had a song called Dylan Carlson (who wasn't in Sunn0))), but was in Earth with... Joe Preston).

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 06:58 (nineteen years ago)

alice cooper 'hard hearted alice'

― dave q (listerine), Wednesday, 27 September 2006 07:14 (nineteen years ago)

Ween, "I Saw Gener Crying In His Sleep"
Moe Tucker, "Jad Is A Fink"

― scriblerus (mike lynch), Thursday, 28 September 2006 04:15 (nineteen years ago)

Pavement, "Our Singer", but I'm not sure that counts

― scriblerus (mike lynch), Thursday, 28 September 2006 04:17 (nineteen years ago)

"Jojo's Jacket" by SM solo would.

― wolfwolfwolf (wolfwolfwolf), Thursday, 28 September 2006 04:19 (nineteen years ago)

Another Birthday Party one: "Rowland Around in That Stuff"

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Thursday, 28 September 2006 06:37 (nineteen years ago)

Pink Floyd's "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" is named after their engineer although technically he wasn't a member of the band.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 28 September 2006 08:50 (nineteen years ago)

Pavement - Westie Can't Drum
Pavement - Westie Can Drum

― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 28 September 2006 10:45 (nineteen years ago)

The Replacements - "Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out"

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 28 September 2006 13:31 (nineteen years ago)

The Supernaturals - Ken's Song

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 28 September 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

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