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Steve M. · 02-16-2004, 05:07 PM

"Black Sabbath," Black Sabbath
"Love Theme From Kiss," Kiss
"Bob Dylan's Dream," Bob Dylan
"The Ballad Of Mott the Hoople," Mott the Hoople
"Bad Company," Bad Company
"Who Are You," the Who
"Van Dyke Parks," Van Dyke Parks

(Van Dyke Parks, Beach Boy Brian Wilson's occasional songwriting partner, named a song after himself on his first album and credited it to the public domain. It was followed by "Public Domain," credited to. . .Van Dyke Parks.

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Penny Lane · 02-16-2004, 08:52 PM

In My Life
Fool On The Hill
Nowhere Man
I Am The Walrus
..................... John Lennon.................

phoebe7165 · 02-17-2004, 02:39 AM

The only ones I can think of--

Wham had a song called Wham Rap.

Queen used to play "God Save the Queen" at the end of their concerts.

Queenryche has a song called "Queen of the Reich". That's kind of close.

phoebe7165 · 02-17-2004, 07:46 PM

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Originally posted by Penny Lane
In My Life
Fool On The Hill
Nowhere Man
I Am The Walrus
..................... John Lennon.................

Hey, how about The Ballad of John & Yoko?

Penny Lane · 02-17-2004, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by phoebe7165
Hey, how about The Ballad of John & Yoko?

Ah yes............. Silly me!

phoebe7165 · 02-17-2004, 08:35 PM

Big Country has a song called(surprise!)"Big Country"!!

Forbidden has a song called "Forbidden Evil" which was the original name of the band.

Slayer has a song called "Face the Slayer"

Voivod has a song called "Voivod"

Overkill did a cover of Motorhead's "Overkill".

Iron Maiden has a song called "Iron Maiden"

I can't take credit for all this, my brother helped me on this.

Oh, and how I could I forget "Killer QUEEN!"

PashminaDietrich · 02-18-2004, 09:05 PM

Would "Sweet Baby James" by James Taylor count?

02-16-2004, 05:07 PM	#1
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02-16-2004, 08:52 PM	#2
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02-17-2004, 02:39 AM	#3
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	The only ones I can think of-- Wham had a song called Wham Rap. Queen used to play "God Save the Queen" at the end of their concerts. Queenryche has a song called "Queen of the Reich". That's kind of close.
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02-17-2004, 08:35 PM	#6
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	Big Country has a song called(surprise!)"Big Country"!! Forbidden has a song called "Forbidden Evil" which was the original name of the band. Slayer has a song called "Face the Slayer" Voivod has a song called "Voivod" Overkill did a cover of Motorhead's "Overkill". Iron Maiden has a song called "Iron Maiden" I can't take credit for all this, my brother helped me on this. Oh, and how I could I forget "Killer QUEEN!"