I added a new tag to today's music video as this is something that has always bothered me with song titles. Today's song is a perfect example:
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old).
This just burns me. The song isn't about being "Much Too Young." The singer wants to be young and feel young. No, the theme of the song is that he feels old. If you're going to use parentheses, it should probably be (Much Too Young To Feel) This Damn Old. But better yet, we should just get rid of the parentheses altogether.
What other examples do you have of stupid punctuation marks in song titles?
Okay Trebek, I'll play your little game.
A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business (Singin' the Blues)
Croce had at least one other song that used parentheses: "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)"
Wilco (The Song)
“Nothing’severgonnastandinmyway(again)”
1. Thinking of You--Loggins and Messina
2. With a Little Luck--Paul McCartney and Wings
3. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue--Crystal Gayle
4. While You See a Chance--Steve Winwood
5. Just When I Needed You Most--Randy Vanwarmer
6. Was a Sunny Day--Paul Simon
7. And I Love You So--Don McLean
8. Crackerbox Palace--George Harrison
9. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing--Aerosmith
10. Could It Be Magic--Barry Manilow
"We've been expecting yo-o-ou"
Trivial: The promotional music video for Crackerbox Palace was directed by Monty Python's Eric Idle.
Payback for footing Life of Brian?
01. "All In All" – Al Green – The Belle Album
02. "Gemini" – Alabama Shakes – Sound And Color
03. "Golden Road" – Martin Sexton – Wonder Bar
04. "I Need Fun In My Life" – The Drums – The Drums
05. "Only A Clown" – Caitlin Rose – The Stand-In
06. "Please, Please Baby" – Flat Duo Jets – Flat Duo Jets
07. "The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!" – Sufjan Stevens – Illinois
08 "Main Theme" – Tomoyasu Hotei – Samurai Fiction
09. "Hangin Downtown" – The Replacements – Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash!
10. "Wicked Waters" – Benjamin Booker – Benjamin Booker
Disappointing not to get any songs with parenthesis.
The rare double parenthesis:
Beastie Boys -- (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)”
These songs have parenthesis for words that just should be in the title
Blue Öyster Cult -- (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
R.E.M. -- (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
Parenthesis for what everyone just assumed was the title:
R.E.M. -- So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry)
1. Protection - Graham Parker
2. I Can't Get Next To You - Al Green
3. Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
4. Hillbilly Highway - Steve Earle
5. Communique - Dire Straits
6. Golden Years - David Bowie
7. Chess Piece Face - They Might Be Giants
8. So Much Trouble In The World - Bob Marley
9. Koka Kola - The Clash
10. Stop, Stop, Stop - The Hollies
That's my kind of playlist.
"New" Prince music due out in June.
I haven't played for awhile, so here goes...
1. Fight the Power – The Isley Brothers
2. Town Without Pity – Gene Pitney
3. Games People Play – The Alan Parsons Project
4. Fire – Ohio Players
5. Gator Country – Molly Hatchet
6. A Pillow of Winds – Pink Floyd
7. Danger List – John Mellencamp
8. Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
9. I Fought the Law – Stray Cats
10. Evolution Revolution – Indigenous
Parenthetical: (If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
Hooked up a record player a bit ago and every now and then the boy will pull out a random record and pop it on. He picked out Meddle the other day.
Side A or B?
Both, of course.
Scrolling through the 'A' songs on my iPod. First up, another Garth tune...
Garth Brooks -- Ain't Goin' Down ('Til The Sun Comes Up)
Snoop Dogg -- Ain't No Fun (If The Homies Can't Have None)
AC/DC -- Ain't No Fun (Waiting Around To Be A Millionaire)
Blackroc -- Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)
Jimi Hendrix Experience --...And The Gods Made Love
Common -- Another Wasted Night With...
Parliament -- Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
ATC -- Around The World (La La La La La)