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Songs that mention their title in the opening line of the song
Performer | Song Title | Opening Lines | Comments & Submittor Name | |||
| The Waitresses | Square Pegs | Square pegs, square pegs, square pegs, square pegs, Always never quite right. | 1982's "Square Pegs" was recorded before the 1982 - 83 season minor hit CBS TV-show, by the New Wave group The Waitresses. But of course would be forever known as the "Theme From Square Pegs" after being adopted (or at least part of it, as the later song "I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts would be for NBC's "Friends") as the opening theme for the TV show about the awkward teenage years (the TV Show had moderate success, but CBS cancelled it after one season not having faith in it's ability to have staying power -- probably a move that CBS regrets to this day since "Square Pegs" introduced the world to a future powerhouse actress named, Sarah Jessica Parker -- yes, that Sarah Jessica Parker later known for "Sex And The City" was on "Square Pegs" as a dorky and nerdy teenaged girl). - Peter | |||
| The Waitresses | I Know What Boys Like | I know what boys like I know what guys want... | "I Know What Boys Like" was a minor (#62 on the charts) hit for the group known as The Waitresses from the summer of 1982. The Waitresses were a new wave/pop group formed in 1978 in Akron, Ohio and achieved moderate success after moving to New York City in the early 1980's. The Waitresses were led by Chris Butler and the original lineup (and the one heard on their most successful songs) included Patty Donahue, Dan Klayman, Mars Williams, Tracy Warmworth and Billy Ficca. "I Know What Boys Like" casts lead singer Patty Donahue in the role of a tease with the boys. Patty Donahue who also was known as Patty Darling was born Patricia J. Donahue on March 29, 1956. Unfortunately for many fans of The Waitresses and Patty Donahue, she would die of lung cancer on December 9, 1996 at the age of 40 years. - Peter | |||
| Walter Harris | What A Piece Of Work Is Man | What a piece of work is man. | "What A Piece Of Work Is Man" is yet another song from the musical, "Hair". It is a chorus piece, but in the original 1968 - 1972 Broadway production, actor/singer, Walter Harris sings the first lines. It is a reference to William Shakespeare's "What A Piece of Work Is Man" and probably is the most cynical song (almost as though the writers, Galt McDermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado were predicting what would happen around the "Woodstock" generation for the next 38 years or so) from "Hair". - Peter | |||
| Walter Matthau | It Takes A Woman | It takes a woman all powdered and pink To joyously clean out the drain in the sink | With decidely tongue-in-cheek dated lyrics, even for 1964 and 1969, "It Takes A Woman" is a sexist man's favorite lyrics. "It Takes A Woman" was from Jerry Herman's musical, "Hello, Dolly!" In the 1964 Broadway production, Horace Vandergelder who sang this song very early on in the show was played by David Burns. Walter Matthau did the more memorable turn in the 1969 motion picture of "Hello, Dolly!" - Peter | |||
| War | The Cisco Kid | The Cisco kid was a friend of mine. | The opening line is repeated once more. The seven member group War was from southern California and formed in 1969. War was an r&b crossover sensation when they combined elements of rock, funk, Latin music, R & B and reggae. They originally back Eric Burdon (the former lead singer of the Animals) and in 1971 went on their own having two huge lp hits with "The War Is A Ghetto" and "All Day Music". "The Cisco Kid" was a top five hit from the lp, "All Day Music". - Peter | |||
| War | Low Rider | All my friends know the low rider. | "Low Rider" was another top five hit for War from their 1975 lp, "Why Can't We Be Friends?" After undergoing several personnel changes, War disbanded in 1997. - Peter | |||
| War | Why Can't We Be Friends | Why can't we be friends? | The opening line is repeated three times. The top five hit, "Why Can't We Be Friends" was from War's 1975 lp, "Wh Can't We Be Friends?" - Peter | |||
| We Five | You Were On My Mind | When I woke up this morning You were on my mind And you were on my mind | "You Were On My Mind" was a top five hit for the American folk-pop group, We Five from the fall 1965. - Peter | |||
| Weezer | My Name Is Jonas | My name is Jonas. | I thought his name was Rivers Cuomo. - Brian Kelly | |||
| Weird Al Yankovic | I Can't Watch This | I Can't Watch This. | Parody of "U Can't Touch This". - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Christmas At Ground Zero | It's Christmas at ground zero. | Perhaps the world's only Christmas carol about nuclear war. - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Happy Birthday | Happy Birthday happy Birthday. Happy Birthday to you | funny song - Noah | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | It's All About The Pentiums | It's all about the pentiums, baby. | Parody of "It's All About The Benjamins". - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Since You've Been Gone | Since you've been gone, I feel like I've been chewing on tinfoil. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Alimony | Here she comes now, wants her alimony. | Parody of "Mony Mony". - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Spam | Spam in the place where I live. | Parody of "Stand" by REM. - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | (This Song's Just) Six Words Long | This song's just six words long. (x4) | Parody of "Got My Mind Set On You". - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Canadian Idiot | Don't wanna be a Canadian Idiot. | Parody of "American Idiot". - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Lasagna | La la la la lasagna. | Parody of "La Bamba". - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Gump | Gump sat alone on a bench in the park. | Parody of "Lump". - Brian Kelly | |||
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | I Want A New Duck | I want a new duck, one that won't try to bite. | Parody of "I Want A New Drug". - Brian Kelly | |||
| Wham! | Everything She Wants | Somebody told me That for everything she wants Is everything she sees. | "Everything She Wants" was the third #1 sing (June 1985) in the U.S. for the British duo Wham! Wham! was the duo that included George Michael and Andrew Ridgely. - Peter | |||
| White Stripes | Fell In Love With A Girl | Fell in love with a girl. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| The White Stripes | Seven Nation Army | I'm gonna fight 'em off. A seven nation army couldn't hold me back. | - Brian Kelly | |||
| The Who | See Me, Feel Me | See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me | - Timothy | |||
| The Who | Magic Bus | Every day I get in the queue (too much, magic bus). | - Peter | |||
| The Who | My Generation | People try to put us d-down (talkin' 'bout my generation). | - Peter | |||
| Wilber Harrison | Kansas City | Goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come, Goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come, They got some crazy lil' women there, And I'm gonna get | The rest of the opening line: " ... me one". The 1959 #1 summer hit, "Kansas City" was the only #1 and hit for Wilber Harrison. But if you are going to be remembered for a hit this would be the one. "Kansas City" has been covered by many artists including (but not excluding) the Beatles. - Peter | |||
| Wilco | Box Full Of Letters | Got a box full of letters. Some things that you might like to see. | - Mr. Oblivious | |||
| Wiliam Tell | Fairfax | You're stil shakin' with your ass down on Fairfax. | - Lizzie | |||
| Wilson Pickett | Mustang Sally | Mustang Sally, think you better slow your mustang down. | "Mustang Sally" was a top ten hit for the late great Wilson Pickett back in 1966. One of the first songs you could drive too and testify too at the same time. - Peter | |||
| Woody Guthrie | This Land Is Your Land | This land is your land, this land is my land, From California, to the New York Islands, From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream Waters, This land | The rest of the opening line: "... was made for you and me." Folk singer and writer, Woody Guthrie, wrote this tune, as a protest tune, during the middle of the Great Depression and how things such as unemployment and the Dust Bowl in the Mid-west had displace. many people. Many artists have covered, "This Land Is Your Land", including (but not excluding), Peter, Paul & Mary. - Peter |
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