Every come up with a phrase that you think is really cool - but can't decide whether to make that the name of a song that or band does, or just go ahead and name your entire band that? No? Well, sometimes people say "WHY NOT BOTH?" and name both their band and a song released by their band the same thing.
These are the top 12 eponymous songs, which share a name with the band that released the song.
12. Public Enemy [No. 1] (Public Enemy) - Okay, maybe this one doesn't quite count because the group's name is Public Enemy, and the song's name is technically Public Enemy No. 1. Close enough though, right? Let's put it in last place because that technicality.
11. The Monkees (The Monkees) - That's right, the theme song to "The Monkees" is technically named, "The Monkees," which means that "The Monkees" is by "The Monkees." Isn't that fun? See what we're doing here? Some people call this song "Hey Hey We're the Monkees" or "(Theme from) The Monkees," but since that "Theme to" part is only in parentheses, technically the name is just "The Monkees." Anyway, The Monkees are terrible. So this is #11.
10. Damn Yankees (Damn Yankees) - Damn Yankees released a song called "Damn Yankees." Is it good? Maybe. I mean they were a supergroup. But then again, I refuse to rank the violently insane Ted Nugent in single digits, so he's just going to have to sit here in double-digit territory.
9. They Might Be Giants (They Might Be Giants) - They Might Be Giants has an eponymous song too! Yeah. They do. It's going to be hard to look up on Google or YouTube though. Because when the song name and the band name are the same thing, search engines think you're just being stupid. But you're not. Because this is an actual thing. So dig through and you can find it.
8. Porno For Pyros (Porno For Pyros) - You might better know Porno For Pyros as "Basically Jane's Addition." Why? Because it's basically Jane's Addiction. Did you know that Perry Farrell named the band after viewing an ad for fireworks in a pornographic magazine? Well, the internet says that's where the name come from, so it must be true.
7. Meat Puppets (Meat Puppets) - There would be no grunge music without the Meat Puppets, so we've got to be happy that they existed. Remember that Lake of Fire song? Yeah, that's the Meat Puppets. You might think it's a Nirvana song, but they only did a cover. By the way, speaking of grunge music, this seems like the perfect time you remind you all that THE STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ARE THE GREATEST GRUNGE BAND EVER. There, I said it. Again. I'm sorry. Those are just the facts. Chris Cornell was so sad that I ranked Soundgarden as #4 that... he had a very bad evening that day but forgot about it the next day. Why? What did you think I was going to say? Did you think I was going to make a suicide joke? Of course not, you sick fuck. You're disgusting. I'd like you to stop reading my blog immediatly and think about your life.
6. Kool & The Gang (Kool and the Gang) - The first song on Kool and the Gang's first album is titled "Kool & The Gang." Now, technically there are some minor differences there. The album's cover clearly shows the name of the band spelling out the word "and" rather than using an ampersand (like the song does), and it also spells "the" with a lower "t" rather than a capital "T" (like the song does). Is that enough to matter? Of course it's not, stop being a Grammar Nazi.
5. Motörhead (Motörhead) - Yep, Motörhead has a song named "Motörhead." RIP Lemmy. But it's only the 5th best eponymous song. Sorry.
4. Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden) - I mean it's sort of hard to rank this song way down at #4 because Iron Maiden IS THE BEST!!!! But just wait for the top three, and maybe you'll appreciate what I'm going with here.
3. Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath) - Yep, Black Sabbath's first album was called "Black Sabbath" and that album's first song was called "Black Sabbath." Because these guys were really, really, really into the name "Black Sabbath" apparently, what with Ozzy and Geezer doing crap like painting their entire house place, placing inverted crosses on the walls, practicing the occult, and decorating the homes with pictures of Satan. Hrm. I'm starting to think these crazy heavy metal guys might be into some of that devil stuff or something.
2. Bo Diddley (Bo Diddley) - Bo Diddley invented the genre of just naming a song after yourself. He didn't even need a band or anything. He just named it after himself like a crazy egomaniac. Which is AWESOME. He is indeed a rock pioneer. I do not endorse square guitars though. If I had thought about Bo Diddley's hideous square guitar when I was ranking guitars, I most definitely would have placed it as just barely better than a hideous double-necked guitar.
1. Bad Company (Bad Company) - Yep, this is a great song. Deal with it. Is Bad Company a better band than Iron Maiden? Of course not. But Bad Company's "Bad Company" is a better eponymous song. It's, like, their best song. Don't be hatin' on Paul Rodgers, shorty.
These are the top 12 eponymous songs, which share a name with the band that released the song.
12. Public Enemy [No. 1] (Public Enemy) - Okay, maybe this one doesn't quite count because the group's name is Public Enemy, and the song's name is technically Public Enemy No. 1. Close enough though, right? Let's put it in last place because that technicality.
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| Basically Hannah Montana, but in the 60s. |
10. Damn Yankees (Damn Yankees) - Damn Yankees released a song called "Damn Yankees." Is it good? Maybe. I mean they were a supergroup. But then again, I refuse to rank the violently insane Ted Nugent in single digits, so he's just going to have to sit here in double-digit territory.
9. They Might Be Giants (They Might Be Giants) - They Might Be Giants has an eponymous song too! Yeah. They do. It's going to be hard to look up on Google or YouTube though. Because when the song name and the band name are the same thing, search engines think you're just being stupid. But you're not. Because this is an actual thing. So dig through and you can find it.
8. Porno For Pyros (Porno For Pyros) - You might better know Porno For Pyros as "Basically Jane's Addition." Why? Because it's basically Jane's Addiction. Did you know that Perry Farrell named the band after viewing an ad for fireworks in a pornographic magazine? Well, the internet says that's where the name come from, so it must be true.
7. Meat Puppets (Meat Puppets) - There would be no grunge music without the Meat Puppets, so we've got to be happy that they existed. Remember that Lake of Fire song? Yeah, that's the Meat Puppets. You might think it's a Nirvana song, but they only did a cover. By the way, speaking of grunge music, this seems like the perfect time you remind you all that THE STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ARE THE GREATEST GRUNGE BAND EVER. There, I said it. Again. I'm sorry. Those are just the facts. Chris Cornell was so sad that I ranked Soundgarden as #4 that... he had a very bad evening that day but forgot about it the next day. Why? What did you think I was going to say? Did you think I was going to make a suicide joke? Of course not, you sick fuck. You're disgusting. I'd like you to stop reading my blog immediatly and think about your life.
6. Kool & The Gang (Kool and the Gang) - The first song on Kool and the Gang's first album is titled "Kool & The Gang." Now, technically there are some minor differences there. The album's cover clearly shows the name of the band spelling out the word "and" rather than using an ampersand (like the song does), and it also spells "the" with a lower "t" rather than a capital "T" (like the song does). Is that enough to matter? Of course it's not, stop being a Grammar Nazi.
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| The EXACT OPPOSITE of The Monkees. |
4. Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden) - I mean it's sort of hard to rank this song way down at #4 because Iron Maiden IS THE BEST!!!! But just wait for the top three, and maybe you'll appreciate what I'm going with here.
3. Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath) - Yep, Black Sabbath's first album was called "Black Sabbath" and that album's first song was called "Black Sabbath." Because these guys were really, really, really into the name "Black Sabbath" apparently, what with Ozzy and Geezer doing crap like painting their entire house place, placing inverted crosses on the walls, practicing the occult, and decorating the homes with pictures of Satan. Hrm. I'm starting to think these crazy heavy metal guys might be into some of that devil stuff or something.
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| Buddy Holly stole this brother's look. |
1. Bad Company (Bad Company) - Yep, this is a great song. Deal with it. Is Bad Company a better band than Iron Maiden? Of course not. But Bad Company's "Bad Company" is a better eponymous song. It's, like, their best song. Don't be hatin' on Paul Rodgers, shorty.
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