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Just wondering does anyone know ANY songs where the title of the song (or part of it) does NOT appear in the lyrics?!
 
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The Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
The Logical Song - Supertramp
Dreamer Deceiver - Judas Priest
Albatross - Fleetwood Mac
The Last Resort - Eagles
 

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Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

Though I think Albatross is cheating a bit as it's an Instrumental!
 

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'Unchained Melody'
Two from Julian Cope - 'Strasbourg' and 'Kolly Kibber's Birthday'
'Blazing Saddles' and 'Bostich' by Yello
 
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Stereophonics - Dakota (I think)
Coldplay - Charlie Brown
 

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"Valentine's Day" by Bruce Springsteen
"Day in a Boat" by Runrig
"The Seer" and "Song of the South" by Big Country
"Gumboots" by Paul Simon/Lulu Masilela/Jonhjon Mkhalali

Just a few off the top of my head...
 
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Some songs by The Jam:
Dream time
Absolute beginners
Pop art poem
Circus (:3)
All mod cons
The gift

Also:
Number Six by Bruce Foxton
 

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Simon & Garfunkel - Wednesday Morning 3am and 69th (or whatever number it is) Street Bridge Song.
The Stargazers - The Happy Wanderer.
OMD - Maid of Orleans.
 

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I misread then

Dammit - Blink 182
Commitments - Straight Lines
Reptilia - The Strokes
Fat Lip - Sum 41
The Hell Song - Sum 41
Baba O'Riley - The Who
The Swarm - You Me At Six
 

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The Who - The Dirty Jobs
The Who - Helpless Dancer *
The Who - Drowned *

* Though containing derivatives of 'Dancer' and 'Drowned'

Deep Purple - Bloodsucker
 

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"The Big E" by A Certain Ratio
"Iceblink Luck" (or ...almost anything at all) by the Cocteau Twins
"Tasty Fish" by The Other Two
"Doo Wop In A (Bam Boom)" by the Go-Betweens
"Avalon" by Juliet
"De-Luxe" by Lush
"Temptation" (and many other songs) by New Order
"Souvenir" (and some other songs) by OMD
"Half Life, Remembered" (and other songs) by the Pale Saints
"After The Goldrush" by Neil Young/Prelude etc
"Chelsea Girl" (and other songs) by Ride
"Walkabout" by the Sugarcubes
"I Believe In You" (and other songs) by Talk Talk
"The Concept" by Teenage Fanclub
"Screamager" by Therapy?
"Obscurity Knocks" by The Trash Can Sinatras
"Boing!" (and other songs) by The Wedding Present
 

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Simon and Garfunkel - El Condor Pasa
Bob Dylan -
Ballad in Plain D
Ballad of a Thin Man
My Back Pages
Motorpsycho Nightmare
Obviously 5 Believers
Subterranean Homesick Blues
From a Buick 6
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

Cream - Badge
 

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I already had a list so :- cut, paste, remove those already mentioned and voila !

Song For Whoever – The Beautiful South
Space Oddity – David Bowie
Farewell Andromeda – John Denver
Rocky Mountain Suite – John Denver
Annies Song – John Denver
Hot Burrito No 1 – Flying Burrito Brothers
Abacab - Genesis
Five Get Over Excited – The Housemartins
Laid - James
Song For Guy – Elton John (not many words in this one !)
Atmosphere – Joy Division
Creeque Alley – Mommas & Papas
Astral Weeks – Van Morrison
Northern Muse – Van Morrison
Ceremony – New Order
Incident on 57th Street – Bruce Springsteen
The Killing Of Georgie – Rod Stewart
Rosebud - Summerhill
Song To The siren - This Mortal Coil
Crime In The City – Neil Young
 

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Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Flanders and Swann - Transport of Delight
Tom Lehrer - The Elements Song
Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 & #35
 

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A few by The Smiths off the top of my head here (there are more):

"The Headmaster Ritual"
"Barbarism Begins At Home"
"Rusholme Ruffians"
"Asleep"
"Suffer Little Children"
"Nowhere Fast"
"Meat Is Murder"
"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"
"Paint A Vulgar Picture"
"Death At One's Elbow"

Don't get me started on The Fall or we'll be here all night.
 

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"Kings Of The Wild Frontier" by Adam & The Ants "Sympathy For The Devil" by Guns 'n' Roses "Glastonbury Song" by The Waterboys
 
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The Bad Touch - The Bloodhound Gang
Don't Panic - Coldplay
Just A Day - Feeder
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
19-2000 - Gorillaz
Dirty Harry - Gorillaz
El Mañana - Gorillaz
Untitled 1 - Keane
The Hindu Times - Oasis
The Importance Of Being Idle - Oasis
E-Bow The Letter - R.E.M.
Richard III - Supergrass
Lenny - Supergrass
The Humpty Dumpty Love Song - Travis
Re-Offender - Travis
Sonnet - The Verve
Baba O'Riley - The Who
 

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Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
Iowa - Slipknot
Basket Case - Greenday
Spirit of the Radio - Rush
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
 
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