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Songs that mention their title in the opening line of the song
Performer | Song Title | Opening Lines | Comments & Submittor Name | |||
| Fall Out Boy | Golden | How cruel is the golden rule, when the lives we lived are only golden plated | Twice, ha! - Felicia | |||
| Feist | 1234 | 1, 2, 3, 4. Tell me that you love me more. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Fifth Dimension | Last Night (I Didn't Get To Sleep At All) | Last night, I didn't get to sleep at all. No! No! | - soul | |||
| Fifth Dimension | One Less Bell To Answer | One less bell to answer. | "One Less Bell To Answer" was a top five hit for the Fifth Dimension in 1972 and was the follow up to the 1971 hit "Last Night (I Didn't Get To Sleep At All)" Both songs came during the group's major easy listening period when singer Marilyn McCoo took center stage and nearly was singing solo. (McCoo would find later success in a duet with her husband -- and fellow Dimension singer -- Billy Davis, Jr. with the 1977 #1 hit, "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)" and later as the host of the "Solid Gold" TV show). "One Less Bell To Answer" was also written by the pop power duo writing team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. - Peter | |||
| Fifth Dimension | Paper Cup | Here inside my paper cup, Everything is looking up. | In the winter of 1968, "Paper Cup" was the third top ten hit for the Fifth Dimension after "Up Up And Away" and "Go Where You Wanna Go". After the success of "Paper Cup", the Fifth Dimension would delve into psychedelic rock-soul-pop with such hits as "Stone Soul Picnic" and their 1969 #1 hit remake/medley of the Broadway musical "Hair" songs, "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In The Flesh Failures". - Peter | |||
| The Fixx | Red Skies At Night | Red skies at night. Red skies at night. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Fleetwood Mac | Rhiannon | Rhiannon rings like a bell in the night | - crazydon | |||
| Flobots | Handlebars | I can ride my bike with no handlebars, no handlebars | - Alex | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | Man Made | Man made machines to make music for the man | From their 1982 self-titled album. - Vic George | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | Transfer Affection | I'm trying to transfer affection | From their 1983 Listen album - Vic George | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | Heart Of Steel | Heart of steel, heart of stone, what I feel, I don't know. | From their 1984 The Story Of A Young Heart album. - Vic George | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | The Traveller | I am the traveller, and I'm arriving in a new place, with a new face | From their 1983 Listen album. - Vic George | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | European (I Wish I Was) | I wish I was a European. | From their 1984 The Story Of A Young Heart album. - Vic George | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | Remember David | Remeber David's eyes, the way he used to hypnotize us all. | From their 1984 The Story Of A Young Heart album - Vic George | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | What Am I Supposed To Do | You've given me a hard time; what am I supposed to do with a hard time, especially from you? | From their 1983 Listen album - Vic George | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | The Story Of A Young Heart | This is the story of a young heart | From their 1984 album of the same title. - Vic George | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | D.N.A. | D, N, A | The only words to this song, which was mostly an instrumental piece, from their 1982 self-titled album. - Vic George | |||
| A Flock Of Seagulls | Who's That Girl (She's Got It) | Who's that girl? Who's that girl, yeah? Who's that girl? | From their 1986 Dream Come True album. - Vic George | |||
| Folk Implosion | Natural One | I'm the one, natural one. Take it easy. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Fontella Bass | Rescue Me | Rescue me and take me in your arms. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Foo Fighters | All My Life | All my life I've been searching for something | - Mike | |||
| Foo Fighters | Everlong | Hello, I've waited for you everlong. | From their 1997 album, I believe. One of my favorite song of theirs, though I love the band overall. - Lizzie | |||
| Foreigner | Cold As Ice | You're as cold as ice. | - rocky | |||
| Foreigner | Hot Bloodied | Well, I'm hot blooded check it and see I got a fever of a hundred and three. | First he was "Cold As Ice" then he was "Hot Bloodied", I'm surprised it's not snowing inside of him. - Peter | |||
| Foreigner | Cold As Ice | You're as cold as ice, you're willing to sacrifice our love | - Peter | |||
| Foreigner | Say You Will | Say you will, say you won't. Make up your mind tonight. | The music and the vocals start simultaneously. - A Wreath O'Franklins | |||
| The Fortunes | Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again | Here comes that rainy day feeling again And soon my tears will be falling like rain | The pride of Birmingham, AL, The Fortunes had to wait six more years (1971) before landing another hit in the top five on the American charts (their first was "You've Got Your Troubles" from the fall of 1965). As with "You've Got Your Troubles", the Fortunes' "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" was written by the duo, Roger Greenwood and Roger Cook. "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" was much more folk oriented than "You've Got Your Troubles" but still has an electric sound to it. - Peter | |||
| The Fortunes | You've Got Your Troubles | I see that worried look upon your face You've got your troubles, I got mine | The fall 1965 top five hit, "You've Got Your Troubles" was a hit for the five member group, the Fortunes. - Peter | |||
| The Foundations | Build Me Up, Buttercup | Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup baby Just to let me down And mess me around? | The top three fall 1968 smash hit, "Build Me Up, Buttercup" came a year after the success of the Foundations' "Baby, Now That I've Found You", but was just as successful and followed generally the same formula for success. The only two differences were the lead singer was changed to Colin Young (from Barbados), instead of "Baby..."'s Clem Curtis and the writers, Tony MacCaulay still shared part writership of "Build Me Up, Buttercup" but not with Mike McCleod. McCaulay co-wrote, "Build Me Up, Buttercup" with Michael d'Abo who was then lead vocalist for the group Manfred Mann. - Peter | |||
| The Foundations | Baby, Now That I've Found You | Baby, (ba-da-da-da) Now that I've found you, I can't let you go, (Ba-da-da), I build my world around you, I need you so, (Oooh) Baby, even though, You | The rest of the opening line: "... don't need me, You don't need me." "Baby, Now That I've Found You" was the first top ten American hit (in fall 1967) for the British soul group, the Foundations. With "Baby, ...", the Foundations finally combined the best of the British Invasion sound started with the Beatles and the American soul artist such as with Motown and Atlantic recording artist. A matter of fact it was startling, in America -- at least, to many to see how racially even (in terms of blacks and whites) the group the Foundations were -- at least at that time (the Foundations though would prove to be a foretelling as to what was to come with such 1970's groups as K.C. & the Sunshine Band). The song was very much sold by then lead vocalist, Clem Curtis from Trinidad. "Baby, Now That I've Found You" was written by Tony MacCaulay and Mike McCleod. - Peter | |||
| Fountains of Wayne | Stacy's Mom | Stacy's mom has got it going on. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Four Aces | Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | Love is a many splendored thing It's the April rose that only grows in the early spring | "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" from the movie of the same title was the only #1 song, in 1957, for the four man Philadelphia vocal group known as the Four Aces. - Peter | |||
| The Four Seasons | Workin' My Way Back To You | I'm workin' my way back to you, babe, with a burning love inside. | This song was later covered in 1980 by the US version of The Spinners, who mixed it with another song "Forgive Me Girl" by Michael Zager. - Vic George | |||
| The Four Seasons | Who Love You | Who loves you pretty baby, Who's gonna help you through the night? | "Who Loves You" was a top 3 hit for the Four Seasons back in the summer of 1976, following the success of the #1 winter hit, "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)". By 1976 the only original member of the Four Seasons was it's lead singer, Frankie Valli. - Peter | |||
| The Four Seasons | Big Girls Don't Cry | Big girls don't cry-yi-yi (they don't cry) | "Big Girls Don't Cry" with Frankie Valli's falsetto was the first of two #1's ("Sherry" being the second) for the new group the Four Seasons back in fall 1962. Both "Big Girls" and "Sherry" spent five weeks at #1 during that fall. - Peter | |||
| The Four Seasons | Candy Girl | I've been a-searchin' all this wide world, Now finally I've found my candy girl (candy girl). | "Candy Girl" was a top ten hit for the Four Seasons in winter of 1965. - Peter | |||
| The Four Seasons | Sherry | Sher-er-rry, Sherry baby Sher-er-rry, Sherry baby | With Frankie Valli's falsetto so opens the second of two number 1's for the then new group the Four Seasons back in the fall of 1967. - Peter | |||
| The Four Tops | Baby I Need Your Lovin' | Baby I need your lovin' Baby I need your lovin' | This fall 1964 Motown #11 hit, "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" is another tune written by the songwriting team of Holland/Dozier/Holland. The lead vocals are what made it a hit, done by Levi Stubbs. The background vocals Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton and the Andantes (who were Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Lou Vain Demps). The instrumental portion was the Funk Brothers. Johnny Rivers would have a hit remake of the tune in 1967. - Peter | |||
| Frank & Moon Unit Zappa | Valley Girl | Valley Girl, She's a Valley Girl. | 1982's minor hit (Hot 100, but not Top 40 on Billboard), "Valley Girl" from the late great Frank Zappa with his daughter Moon Unit speaking the parts of the Val, was to many the introduction to the subculture known as the Val's in the Encino & Ventura, CA area. The Val's were the teenage girls and sometimes boys that had come of age with parents who had probably been hippies in the late 1960's. Frank Zappa picking up on trends, decided to cut this song to make fun and maybe to celebrate the "Val" culture. On this tune, America and much of the rest of the world was introduced to the following sayings: "Gag me with a spoon!", "Grody to the max." and "Fer sure." and taught me people how to "Bag things" that were just way too gross to look at. - Peter | |||
| Frank Sinatra | It Was A Very Good Year | When I was seventeen It was a very good year. | I nearly forgot this classic from Ol' Blue Eyes until I heard it on the Walter Conkrite special on Friday. "It Was A Very Good Year" was from the mid-1960's during the time that there was a sudden resurgance for Sinatra's music during the time when British Invasion started by the Beatles and Motown sound was dominating the charts. - Peter | |||
| Frank Sinatra | Fly Me To The Moon | Fly me to the moon Let me sing among the stars Let me see what spring is like On Jupiter and Mars | - Peter | |||
| Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night | Strangers in the night exchanging glances Wondring in the night What were the chances we'd be sharing love Before the night was through. | Frank Sinatra's "Strangers In The Night" seems like an impossible song to have been a #1 hit in the early summer of 1966. But it was. What makes it impossible is not only Frank Sinatra's age at the time, which was at least twenty years older than most of the hitmakers at that time (during the height of the British invasion and the Motown groups dominating the charts) but also by who collaberated with Frank on this hit. The arrainger was Nelson Riddle and it is Nelson Riddle's Orchestra who is providing the instrumental. And it was written by Bert Kaempfert (who had an instrumental #1 hit of his own back in 1961, "Wonderland By Night"), Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. But yes, Frank Sinatra sort of revived his career by sending "Strangers In The Night" up to #1 (released on Sinatra's studio album of the same name) in the first week of the summer of 1966 (a matter of fact "Strangers In The Night" is the song that would halt the Beatles' "Paperback Writer" from being the #1 song for three weeks, the Beatles had to settle for two non-consecutive weeks at the top with "Paperback Writer" to make way for "old blue eyes" hit, "Strangers In the Night")! - Peter | |||
| Frankie Avalon | Venus | Hey, Venus! | The second line of this oldies song is: "Oh, Venus!" Was a #1 song back in 1959. This is the first of three times the mythical goddess of love would make the #1 position, the other two times were in 1970 with Shocking Blue and 1986 with Bananarama's remake of Shocking Blue's tune. - Peter | |||
| Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Two Tribes | When two tribes go to war, a point is all that you can score. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Frankie Valli | My Eyes Adored You | My eyes adored you; though I never laid a hand on you, my eyes adored you. | - Vic George | |||
| Frankie Valli | Can't Take My Eyes Off You | You're just too good to be true, Can't take my eyes off you. | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" was Frankie Valli's first solo hit (#3 in 1967) away from the Four Seasons, where he was the lead singer with the wonderful falsetto, it wouldn't be his last. - Peter | |||
| Frankie Valli | Swearin' To God | Swearin' to God, there's no one else on earth I'd rather be. | - Vic George | |||
| Franz Ferdinand | Jacqueline | Jacqueline was seventeen working on a desk. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| Freddie & The Dreamers | I'm Telling You Now | I'm telling you now I'm telling you right away I'll be staying for many a day I'm in love with you now. | A number 1 song in the spring of 1965 in the U.S., "I'm Telling You Now" was Manchester, England's Freddie & The Dreamers most popular song in the states (they wouldn't equal that chart position, again in the states). Freddie & The Dreamers were a quintet that pre-rehearsed all of their on stage shows, but are most remembered for their lead singer, Freddie Garrity (born: November 14, 1936, died May 19, 2006) a 5'3" bespectled, gangly man who created a widely successful dance (at least in England, less so in the states) called the "Freddie" with very interesting arm and leg movements. - Peter | |||
| Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon | Palasades Park | Last night I took a walk after dark A swingin' place called Palasades Park, To have some fun and see what I could see, That's where the girls are. | Cannon continued to have some minor charting hits after the success of 1959's "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", but his next Top Five hit would have to wait until 1962's "Palasades Park". Cannon would continue to have some lower charting hits well into the 1960's and even past 1964's British Invasion started by the Beatles, but would not have another hit make it even into the top twenty, let alone top five. Cannon appeared as himself, singing of course, in the final June 24, 1966 episode of the teen soap opera, "Never Too Young". Today, Cannon resides in Tarzana, California. Palasades Park is a real place by the way. - Peter | |||
| Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon | Way Down Yonder In New Orleans | Well, way down yonder in New Orleans in the land of the dreamy scenes there's a Garden of Eden, ah-you know what I mean. | 1959's "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans" was the second Top Five hit from Cannon. - Peter | |||
| Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon | Tallahassee Lassie | Well she comes from Tallahassee, she's got a hi-fi chassis, maybe looks a little sassy, but to me she's real classy, yeah my Tallahassee lassie down | Rest of the opening line: " ... in F-l-a". "Tallahassee Lassie" was the first of three top five hits for Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon from 1958 to 1962. Freddy Cannon was born Frederick Anthony Picariello on December 4, 1939 in North Boston, Massachusetts. Cannon was another one of the early rockers who started in band in high school and was influenced by Little Richard to go into Rock 'n' Roll. Cannon was renamed with the "Boom Boom" when he was promoted by Dick Clark and appeared on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" with his thundering vocals. - Peter | |||
| Frederick Lowe and Alan Jay Lerner | Once In The Highlands | Once in the Highlands, the Highlands of Scotland, Deep in the night on a murky brae; There in the Highlands, the Highlands of Scotland, Two weary | The rest of the opening line: "... hunters lost their way." "Once In The Highlands" is another chorus song from Lowe and Lerner's "Brigadoon". - Peter | |||
| Frederick Lowe and Alan Jay Lerner | Brigadoon | Brigadoon, Brigadoon, Blooming under sable skies. | "Brigadoon" was a Broadway musical from the early 1950's that would later be turned into a film. Since, "Brigadoon" the song was sung by the chorus and not just one character, this song is credited to the writers of "Brigadoon", Frederick Lowe and Alan Jay Lerner. - Peter | |||
| Freedy Johnston | Bad Reputation | I know I got a bad reputation. | - Brian Kelly |
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