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Song Title by Instrumental Bands

Drummerdave [Edit] [Delete] 5 replies 17:11, 21 December '11

Bands that play instrumental music probably have more of a challenge when naming their tunes because the piece of music may not be about anything. Some of the resulting song titles can be amusing (Don Cab – “Bears See Things Pretty Much the Way They Are” or cheesy (Mogwai – “Stop Coming to my House” or both(Don Cab – “In The Absence of Strong Evidence to the Contrary, One My Step Out of the Way of the Charging Bull”); sometimes it seems like the band is just trying too hard (Mogwai – “ I Love You, I’m Going to Blow Up Your School”
My personal favourite instrumental song titles are coincidentally by my fav instrumental band : Oxes – “Panda Strong”,” Bees Won” and especially their latest EP and single – “Orange Jewelryist” and “Bile Stbudy”. The last two just make me laugh, and are also great tracks – those guys….
What instrumental song titles amuse / annoy / impress you lot?

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  • I like

    all of Aphex Twin's anagrams (and near anagrams); eg, Hangable Auto Bulb, Laughable Butane Bob, Arched Maid via RDJ, Wet Tip Hen Axe, Acrid Avid Jam Shred, Cow Cud Is a Twin, Wax the Nip...

    Clownbomb | 21 Dec '11, 17:28 | X
  • Autechre are good at this

    Gelk', 'Bilfil', 'Gaekwad' and '19 Headaches

    bornin69 | 21 Dec '11, 17:55 | X
    bornin69 this'd this
    • (the tracks named on their behalf by John Peel)

      That bit got lost somewhere.

      bornin69 @bornin69 | 21 Dec '11, 17:56 | X
  • i don't like the convoluted titles that don't even make sense

    i like the simple ones that suit the songs
    mono, pelican and god is an astronaut are good at this for example

    jazz-ballet | 21 Dec '11, 18:00 | X
    • Good point

      Mogwai's Glasgow Mega-Snake seems to fit the song well

      Drummerdave @jazz-ballet | 21 Dec '11, 18:46 | X
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