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100 Most Interesting Song Titles : A Blog Creative Writing Workshop

29 October 2008 29 Comments

The idea hit me when I was organizing my music library folder the other day. Stumbling on songs I didn’t know I had, I quickly realized that there are lot of interesting titles in the world of music. It certainly is not short of muses, - musically and literally. So without further ado, here are 100 of the most interesting song title I ever found ( in no particular order ) :

  1. “Animal I Have Become” – 3 Days Grace
  2. “Almost Lover” – A Fine Frenzy ( Kembang claimed this one )
  3. “Super Trooper” – ABBA
  4. “Sink the Pink” – AC/DC
  5. “Goody Two Shoes” – Adam Ant
  6. “Chasing Pavements” – Adele
  7. “Summer Shudder” – AFI
  8. “…. But Home is Nowhere” – AFI
  9. “Bleed Black” – AFI
  10. “Eye in The Sky” – Alan Parsons Project
  11. “Uninvited” – Alanis Morrisette
  12. “Black Velvet” – Alannah Myles
  13. “Losing My Religion” – R.E.M. ( taken by Arisaja )
  14. “Them Bones”- Alice In Chains
  15. “Metalingus” – Alter Bridge
  16. “House of The Rising Sun” – Animals
  17. “Ghost In My Machine” – Annie Lennox
  18. “D is for Dangerous” – Arctic Monkeys
  19. “Robert De Niro’s Waiting” – Bananarama
  20. “Send a Moses” – Barrington Levy
  21. “The Cousin of Death” – Beastie Boys
  22. “Cellphone’s Dead”- Beck
  23. “I Plead Insanity” – Belinda Carlisle
  24. “When I Think About You I Touch Myself”- Blondie
  25. “Bed of Roses” – Bon Jovi
  26. “Hedonistic Me”- Born Ruffians
  27. “Water Runs Dry”- Boyz II Men
  28. “Jack the Ripper” – Buckethead
  29. “Gonna Make You Sweat”- C+C Music Factory
  30. “Vulgar Before Me” – Candlebox
  31. “It’s Hard To Be Tender” – Carly Simon
  32. “Mulder & Scully” – Catatonia
  33. “Galileo” – Indigo Girls
  34. “In Dust We Trust” – Chemical Brothers
  35. “Sunshower” – Chris Cornell
  36. “Dip It Low” – Christina Millian
  37. “Should I Stay or Should I Go ?” – The Clash ( unavailable, claimed by Leonnie FM )
  38. “Fix You” – Coldplay ( unavailable, claimed by Alfa )
  39. “Life Despite God” – Courtney Love
  40. “Zombie” – Cranberries
  41. “I Just Died In Your Arms” – Cutting Crew
  42. “The Man Who Sold The World” – David Bowie
  43. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Def Leppard
  44. “Personal Jesus” – Depeche Mode
  45. “Life For Rent” – Dido ( taken by NotAMeanGirl )
  46. “Long Train Runnin’” – Doobie Brothers
  47. “System of Survival” – Earth, Wind & Fire
  48. “Fields of Gold” – Sting
  49. “Hole-Hearted” – Extreme
  50. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” – Bonnie Tyler
  51. “My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama” – Frank Zappa
  52. “Afterglow” – INXS
  53. “I’m Only Happy When It Rains” – Garbage ( unavailable, claimed by Nana )
  54. “Invisible Touch” – Genesis
  55. “Wonderlust King” – Gogol Bordello
  56. ‘”Eat Yourself” – Goldfrapp
  57. “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” – Great White
  58. “Maneater” – Hall & Oates
  59. “Love Autopsy” – Hugh Grant
  60. “Megalomaniac” – Incubus
  61. “Suicide Blonde” – INXS
  62. “Naked As We Came” – Iron & Wine ( claimed by Rima Fauzi )
  63. “Mediocre Bad Guys” – Jack Johnson
  64. “Virtual Insanity” – Jamiroquai ( Nindha has taken this one )
  65. “Wordplay” – Jason Mraz
  66. “Curbside Prophet” – Jason Mraz
  67. “Everyday I Love You Less and Less” – Kaiser Chiefs
  68. “Mouthful of Poison” – Kittie
  69. “Freak on a Leash” – Korn ( taken by Toni “Neofreko” )
  70. “We Are the Robots” – Kraftwerk
  71. “Destroy Everything You Touch” – Ladytron
  72. “The Battle of Evermore” – Led Zeppelin
  73. “Points of Authority” – Linkin Park
  74. “Selling the Drama” – Live ( unavailable, claimed by Treespotter )
  75. “Walk on the Wild Side” – Lou Reed
  76. “Die Another Day” – Madonna ( unavailable, claimed by Nindya )
  77. “Something’s Jumpin’ In Your Shirt” – Malcolm McLaren
  78. “If I Was Your Vampire” – Marilyn Manson
  79. “Angel With the Scabbed Wings” – Marilyn Manson
  80. “I Got Money Now” – Pink
  81. “Toy Soldiers” – Martika
  82. “Butterfly Caught” – Massive Attack
  83. “Till the Cops Come Knockin’” – Maxwell
  84. “Of Wolf and Man” – Metallica
  85. “Whiter Shade of Pale” – Procol Harum
  86. “Dirty Diana” – Michael Jackson
  87. “Man in the Mirror” – Michael Jackson
  88. “Hand to Mouth” – George Michael
  89. “Beds are Burning” – Midnight Oil
  90. “Atlantis is Calling” – Modern Talking
  91. “Rome Wasn’t Built In a Day” – Morcheeba
  92. “Suedehead” – Morrissey
  93. “Kickstart My Heart” – Motley Crue
  94. “Seven Impossible Days” – Mr. Big
  95. “Shake Your Tailfeather” – Nelly, P.Diddy & Murphy Lee
  96. “Looking Like Danger” – New Kids On The Block
  97. “The Hand That Feeds” – Nine Inch Nails
  98. “Bombs Over Baghdad” – Outkast
  99. “Don’t Mess With The Dragon” – Ozomatli
  100. “Conversations With My 13-year-old Self” – Pink

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Now about the blogging project itself. I will start by writing a post inspired by one of the song titles from the list. My choice would be “The Hand That Feeds” from Nine Inch Nails, hence the strikeout. When I’m finished with it, I will tag two of my friends. They will then see the list, choose the title they want, and write about it. And so on, and so forth.

At first glance, this may seem uninteresting. Yet if you ponder the issue, you can write anything about the title you choose. A piece of fiction, rants, ramblings, humors, you name it. In this sense, this is like a Creative Writing Workshop, - which I figure will be useful for us bloggers to engage every once in a while.

I hope you’re with me… Have fun toying with the ideas….!

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POSTSCRIPT :

  • Most of the songs are available for streaming via Last.fm.  I encourage you to listen to it at least once, or at least search for the lyrics.
  • Please leave a comment to claim your title.  I will then strike it out as unavailable.

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29 Comments »

  • The Hand That Feeds said:

    [...] tagging Nindya and Leonnie FM to write on any topic from the list, you both know what to do ( see my previous post [...]

  • Nindya said:

    Couldn’t type the entry rite now (maybe tonite, after exam) but I tag Madonna’s ‘Die Another Day’ :)

  • unquote (author) said:

    OK.. updating the song list… can’t wait to read it… must be interesting :)
    Good luck for the post, Dear… :)

  • chibialfa said:

    kapkap tagged me. So I pick “Fix You” - Coldplay.

  • Nana said:

    Great idea. I always love writing about music =)

    kapkap tagged me too, and I choose Only Happy When It Rains by Garbage.

  • unquote (author) said:

    @chibialfa @Nana Glad to see you two.. :)

  • LeonnieFM said:

    My pick:
    “Should I Stay or Should I Go ?” – The Clash

  • Fix You - A creative writing workshop « chibialfa can’t draw said:

    [...] guess Fajar Jasmin’s idea about this viral creative writing workshop blinded me. I mean, it’s a great viral idea, got [...]

  • treespotter said:

    selling the drama, now taken :)

  • unquote (author) said:

    You are a very fast writer, @treespotter… :)

  • LeonnieFM said:

    My post: “Should I stay or should I go”
    http://leonniefm.com/?p=61

  • rima fauzi said:

    I was tagged by treespotter to do this and originally i wanted to do ‘when i think of you i touch myself’ but then since the anti porno bill has been passed i thought against it.

    I’m doing ‘Naked as we come’

  • unquote (author) said:

    @Leonnie FM… Excellent first try on fiction, darling.. :)
    @rima fauzi …. LOL. You seriously passed your first choice because of the bill ?

  • NotAMeanGirl said:

    I’d like to lay claim to Life for Rent by Dido :) I’ll try to post it tomorrow or sunday

  • unquote (author) said:

    Wow, hi @NotAMeanGirl… It reached you as well ? :)

  • arisaja said:

    May I claim REM - Losing my religion?

  • unquote (author) said:

    @arisaja Of course, where did you find out about this ? Will you let me know when it’s done ? :)

  • arisaja said:

    I happen to stumble upon kappachan blog and read her posting about this creative writing thing. Of course i’ll let you know when it’s done.

  • unquote (author) said:

    @arisaja Thanks ! :)

  • Akhmad Fathonih said:

    I’m claiming Freak on a Leash with a crappy post. Nevertheless, it still a claim! :D
    http://blog.neofreko.com/index.php/2008/11/01/going-ballistic/

  • nindha said:

    Arisaja tagged me, and I’d like to do “Virtual Insanity”. Please be notified :)

  • unquote (author) said:

    Hello @nindha, glad to have you here :)

  • nindha said:

    done!
    this is the link: http://mialegria.tumblr.com

  • rima fauzi said:

    I wrote my post, and you can read it here.

  • Kembang said:

    Hi there,
    Nindha tag-ed me, I chose “Almost Lover” - A Fine Frenzy.

    The link : http://kembangdwisari.multiply.com/journal/item/140/You_Deserve_A_Louis_Vuitton.._-_Tag_from_Nindha

    Cheers,
    (n_n)

  • Ruby Jones said:

    George Michael is also a great singer and was quite famous in the 80’s era.-*~

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