. . . and this is my horse

As someone who likes abstract art, the poetry of E.E. Cummings, and stream-of-consciousness writing, I also get a little bit of a tickle from oddly awesome song titles.

Here are some favorites from my collection. I like them for various reasons: imagery, quirkiness, originality.


Songs That Are Awesome Just Based on on the Titles

• "Have You Fed the Fish?" by Badly Drawn Boy
• "Judy is a Dickslap" by Belle and Sebastian
• "An Echo, A Stain" by Bjork
• "Mr. Robinson's Quango" by Blur
• "Satellite Anthem Icarus" by Boards of Canada
• "Melodies for the Deaf (Colours for the Blind)" by The Boo Radleys
• "Charles Bukowski is Dead" by The Boo Radleys
• "Finish Your Collapse and Stay for Breakfast" by Broken Social Scene
• "Late Night Bedroom Rock for the Missionaries" by Broken Social Scene
• "If You Kling to Me, I'll Klong to You" by The Chemical Brothers
• "Brothers on a Hotel Bed" by Death Cab for Cutie
• "Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect" by The Decemberists
• "Theme For A Pretty Girl That Makes You Believe God Exists" by Eels
• "It's a Motherfucker" by Eels
• "My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion" by The Flaming Lips
• "Everyone's a V.I.P. to Someone" by The Go! Team
• "OK with My Decay" by Grandaddy
• "I Don't Know What I Can Save You From" by Kings of Convenience
• "Karmacoma" by Massive Attack
• "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" by Moby
• "A Cheery Wave from Stranded Youngsters" by Mogwai
• "November Spawned a Monster" by Morrissey
• "Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning" by Morrissey
• "Missing Parts of Famous People" by New Fast Automatic Daffodils
• "Jackie, Dressed in Cobras" by The New Pornographers
• "Waxie's Dargle" by The Pogues
• "Star Me Kitten" by R.E.M.
• "New Test Leper" by R.E.M.
• "How to Disappear Completely" by Radiohead
• "Subterranean Homesick Alien" by Radiohead
• "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" by Rufus Wainwright
• "I am Stretched on Your Grave" by Sinead O'Connor
• "Shoplifters of the World Unite" by The Smiths
• "Death of a Disco Dancer" by The Smiths
• "Set Yourself on Fire" by Stars
• "The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us!" by Sufjan Stevens
• "Wallpaper for the Soul" by Tahiti 80
• "Someone Keeps Moving My Chair" by They Might Be Giants
• "Shoehorn with Teeth" by They Might Be Giants
• "Something Like a Mama" by Underworld
• "Mmm Skyscraper I Love You" by Underworld

and what made me even think of this blog post:

• "I'm a Big Sister, and I'm a Girl, and I'm a Princess, and This is My Horse" by Underworld (Although this is really the name of a mix of songs, but not quite an album -- More like a medley.) But it is an awesome title nonetheless.