Song titles that 'suck' - yet the song is great - Page 2

Addicted To Bad · 07-29-2008, 08:33 PM

I just have a problem with "An Cat Dubh" .

Why to use Gaelic ? Bono shouldn´t have failed in the Gaelic class in Ireland as a teenager ...

Why not "The Black Cat" officially ?

Love this song....

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Zootlesque · 07-29-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by coolian2

Viva La Vida

I agree.

Great song though! And great album too!

cinnaminson · 07-29-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sicy

So long that we need to acronym all of them!

WFRTHIOHHYYT

i always have to think really hard to figure out which song's being talked about

intedomine · 07-29-2008, 09:00 PM

Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of

LyricalDrug · 07-29-2008, 09:04 PM

Not to be a Debbie Downer, and yes I'm as massively excited as anyone for the new U2 album, and no I don't really care about song titles, but... dude: "One Bird"?!?! That's like a parody of a U2 song, appearing in an Onion article or something!

...whatever, I'm sure I'll be crying to it and waving a lighter over my head when I hear it at 15 different U2 shows next summer...

U2Fan101 · 07-29-2008, 09:29 PM

Fast Cars, anyone? I think that title is ridiculously lame, but the song is probably in my top 5 all time U2.

digitize · 07-29-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by U2Fan101

Fast Cars, anyone? I think that title is ridiculously lame, but the song is probably in my top 5 all time U2.

Xanax and Wine is also a pretty crazy song name... though not as bad as Fast Cars. And I greatly prefer X&W (OMG COLDPLAY RIPOFF) to FC.

ImOuttaControl · 07-29-2008, 10:08 PM

Things must be getting really slow around here. I mean, to complain about song names? Good lord! There might be a couple out there that could be condensed a bit, but to say "lemon" or "Love is Blindness" The Fly"...ect....huh???

Being that we all must know better than the [i]artists[i] who actually created the songs, what are some suggestions of what the titles should have been?

I have no problem with criticism, but to just say "this title is crap" without offering a better one is completely asinine.

**Sicy** · 07-29-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ImOuttaControl

Things must be getting really slow around here. I mean, to complain about song names? Good lord! There might be a couple out there that could be condensed a bit, but to say "lemon" or "Love is Blindness" The Fly"...ect....huh???

Being that we all must know better than the [i]artists[i] who actually created the songs, what are some suggestions of what the titles should have been?

I have no problem with criticism, but to just say "this title is crap" without offering a better one is completely asinine.

Tell that to them!

http://u2.interference.com/f196/n...om-188459.html

flybabe · 07-29-2008, 10:27 PM

Your Blue Room,Kite,Angels Too tied to the Ground and CFYT are very awkward titles,but really awesome songs

Try to abbreviate that third one

MsPurrl · 07-29-2008, 10:29 PM

I'm not so sure about some of the song titles, but I can't wait to hear them!
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TheBrazilianFly · 07-29-2008, 10:54 PM

Beautiful Day
Fast Cars
Trip Through Your Wires
Kite
Miami
The Playboy Mansion

I agree that a great song can have a bad title that can all of sudden become good when you listen to how great the song is. Still if a great song has a great and more poetic title like Sunday Bloody Sunday, Silver And Gold, The Electric Co., Until The End Of The World, scream them out loud feels even better, to me at least. I think Bono has said how interesting (or something like that) he feels it is when a really great song has a really uninspired and regular title and the song is still great (he said something like that I think when talking about Beautiful Day).

Oh and Bono has also said in an interview how in the past he used to come up with some great song titles first and the rest would come out of that. I don't think it works like this anymore.

jonnytakeawalk · 07-29-2008, 11:04 PM

Eh most of my favourite U2 songs have great titles coincidently. No one is seriously suggesting that bad song title= bad song. I like different sounding song titles- lemon, zooropa, acrobat,etc but it is just a title.

A sort of homecoming by any other name would still sound as sweet.

BigMacPhisto · 07-29-2008, 11:13 PM

Sorry. The thread starter makes an interesting argument but none of U2's previous song titles are even remotely as lame as the ones purported to be on the new album.

jonnytakeawalk · 07-29-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BigMacPhisto

Sorry. The thread starter makes an interesting argument but none of U2's previous song titles are even remotely as lame as the ones purported to be on the new album.

HTDAAB comes close though- all because of you, a man and a woman, love and peace or else

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LyricalDrug Refugee Premium Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Posts: 2,184 Local Time: 03:25 AM	Not to be a Debbie Downer, and yes I'm as massively excited as anyone for the new U2 album, and no I don't really care about song titles, but... dude: "One Bird"?!?! That's like a parody of a U2 song, appearing in an Onion article or something! ...whatever, I'm sure I'll be crying to it and waving a lighter over my head when I hear it at 15 different U2 shows next summer... __________________ "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it, because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over." - Hunter S. Thompson

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MsPurrl Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Premium Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Heartland (Indiana, USA) Posts: 7,541 Local Time: 06:25 AM	I'm not so sure about some of the song titles, but I can't wait to hear them! U2 Set Sale For a New Horizon \| U2 Exit News Blog __________________

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07-29-2008, 08:33 PM	#16
Addicted To Bad Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: a place no one else has been... Posts: 398 Local Time: 09:25 AM	I just have a problem with "An Cat Dubh" . Why to use Gaelic ? Bono shouldn´t have failed in the Gaelic class in Ireland as a teenager ... Why not "The Black Cat" officially ? Love this song.... ____________________________________ YES, AND I KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU

07-29-2008, 09:00 PM	#19
intedomine Rock n' Roll Doggie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MELBOURNE's crazy!!! Posts: 3,990 Local Time: 10:25 PM	Pride (In The Name Of Love) Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of

07-29-2008, 09:29 PM	#21
U2Fan101 War Child Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 933 Local Time: 05:25 AM	Fast Cars, anyone? I think that title is ridiculously lame, but the song is probably in my top 5 all time U2.

07-29-2008, 10:08 PM	#23
ImOuttaControl Refugee Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Duluth, MN Posts: 1,107 Local Time: 05:25 AM	Things must be getting really slow around here. I mean, to complain about song names? Good lord! There might be a couple out there that could be condensed a bit, but to say "lemon" or "Love is Blindness" The Fly"...ect....huh??? Being that we all must know better than the [i]artists[i] who actually created the songs, what are some suggestions of what the titles should have been? I have no problem with criticism, but to just say "this title is crap" without offering a better one is completely asinine.

07-29-2008, 10:27 PM	#25
flybabe ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: <-- Here Posts: 10,180 Local Time: 06:25 AM	Your Blue Room,Kite,Angels Too tied to the Ground and CFYT are very awkward titles,but really awesome songs Try to abbreviate that third one

07-29-2008, 10:54 PM	#27
TheBrazilianFly Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Porto Alegre, Brasil Posts: 8,360 Local Time: 09:25 AM	Beautiful Day Fast Cars Trip Through Your Wires Kite Miami The Playboy Mansion I agree that a great song can have a bad title that can all of sudden become good when you listen to how great the song is. Still if a great song has a great and more poetic title like Sunday Bloody Sunday, Silver And Gold, The Electric Co., Until The End Of The World, scream them out loud feels even better, to me at least. I think Bono has said how interesting (or something like that) he feels it is when a really great song has a really uninspired and regular title and the song is still great (he said something like that I think when talking about Beautiful Day). Oh and Bono has also said in an interview how in the past he used to come up with some great song titles first and the rest would come out of that. I don't think it works like this anymore.

07-29-2008, 11:04 PM	#28
jonnytakeawalk War Child Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: living underground, eating from a can Posts: 885 Local Time: 11:25 AM	Eh most of my favourite U2 songs have great titles coincidently. No one is seriously suggesting that bad song title= bad song. I like different sounding song titles- lemon, zooropa, acrobat,etc but it is just a title. A sort of homecoming by any other name would still sound as sweet.

07-29-2008, 11:13 PM	#29
BigMacPhisto New Yorker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 2,559 Local Time: 03:25 AM	Sorry. The thread starter makes an interesting argument but none of U2's previous song titles are even remotely as lame as the ones purported to be on the new album.