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Originally Posted by spotibuzz
Certainly! Here are some songs whose lyrics don't include the title of the song:
"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
"Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
"Hotel California" by Eagles
"Imagine" by John Lennon
"Rocket Man" by Elton John
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana
"Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd
"Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan
"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
These are just a few examples, and there are many more songs with titles that aren't mentioned in the lyrics.
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Originally Posted by tasmtairy
I believe those are all incorrect, they all have the title in the song.
"Bohemian" and "Teen Spirit" don't mention the title in the lyrics, but all the rest do.
First thought was Bohemian Rhapsody, as many others cited.
Second was yet another S&G joint, "A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)". Probably best that they didn't try to work it into the lyrics.
I recently heard his copy of that song for the first time. Before I knew that it was him, I thought that the voice sounded like a woman singing the song at a karaoke bar after having a few drinks. Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris are who introduced me to the song when they did it together in 1999.
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Thanks for reviving thread. I first heard "Gold Rush" in my friend's house, played on a record player, in 1970 or 1971. In summer 1973 it was a favorite of one of my Teen Tour mates to play on the guitar. He couldn't haul the piano along.
Shuggie Otis wrote this one about exchanging love letters in musical form. This is the 23rd love letter. It references the 22nd letter once in the lyrics, he is replying to her 22nd letter. 23 isn't in the song.
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Simon & Garfunkel - A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)
