Oct 272009
Limiting ourselves to a representation of one of each body part, how many body parts can identify through song titles? The song titles may contain more than one body part, such as the Smokey Robinson & The Miracles song I’ve cited in the title, but once a part has been cited in one song title, it cannot be cited in another. This may be a tough one with these conditions, but I want to prevent against the 8 billion song titles featuring parts like “head” and “heart.”
So two body parts (head and toe) are down with who knows how many more to go!
LOVE GUN – Kiss!
Shake a Leg — AC/DC
A Face in the Crowd- Tom Petty
Little T&A – Stones
Skin & Bone-The Kinks
I Only Have Eyes for You
Funkadelic – Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow
Rolling Stones – Short And Curlies
Two Left Feet- Richard Thompson
what about Queen’s “Death on Two Legs”??
Let’s take a moment to give it up for buddywhelan for having his priorities in order! BRAVO!
You’re off to a great start, and to answer an offlist question seeking clarification, Oats’ suggestion of Richard Thompson’s “Two Left Feet,” because it specified the foot, leaves open the possibility for a song title citing a right foot!
Brendan Benson “Cold Hands (Warm Heart)”
9 Fingers on You- Shudder to Think
White Knuckles – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Big Bottom – Spinal Tap
Body Parts Covered to Date and Therefore Off the Board for Future Song Titles, at Least in Terms of Succeeding as Last Man Standing
Head
Toes
Penis
Legs
Face
Tits
Ass
Skin
Bone
Eyes
Mind/brain
Pubic hair
Left foot
Hands
Fingers
Knuckles
Still plenty of parts to go!
king crimson, lark’s tongues in aspic, pt 1
no one said the body parts had to be human.
Into My Arms- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Take These Chains From My Heart – Hank Williams.
I should probably wait until the dust settles before I bust this out but here goes:
The Sacro-Iliac by 10cc
No Language In Our Lungs – XTC
Big Balls – ACDC
Cheek To Cheek – Lowell George
Hot Legs by Rod Stewart
oops already covered sorry
Love Like Blood – John Hiatt
Mouth Almighty- Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Up The Neck – Pretenders
Game Theory – The Waist And the Knees
I’m taking this as the challenge I feel it was issued as:
“Get On The Good Foot” – James Brown
(Specifically, the French word for ‘left’ is ‘gauche’, and gauche implies a certain lack of quality or badness, therefore, the good foot could only be referring to the right foot)
Shaft – Isaac Hayes
The Rolling Stones, “Shake Your Hips”
Mod, I need a ruling: Does Muscle of Love by Alice Cooper count as a generic
muscle or is it already preempted by Love Gun?
If you want to get specific, cdm, I’ll accept your answer. Well played!
Alexmagic, I owe you something for answering the challenge of the “right foot” song title. This will go down as a legendary moment in the Halls of Rock.
To update:
Body Parts Covered to Date and Therefore Off the Board for Future Song Titles, at Least in Terms of Succeeding as Last Man Standing
Head
Toes
Penis
Legs
Face
Tits
Ass
Skin
Bone
Eyes
Mind/brain
Pubic hair
Left foot
Hands
Fingers
Knuckles
Tongue
Arms
Heart
Sacroiliac
Lungs
Balls
Cheek
Blood
Mouth
Neck
Waist
Knees
Right foot
Shaft
Hips
Muscle
Thanks for pointing out “Muscle of Love”‘s qualifications as a generic muscle. I had negated your response based on “Love Gun,” but have since rectified my current tally of body parts that are now OFF THE TABLE.
I would also like to congratulate alexmagic for an exceptional effort.
I can’t believe you accepted Shaft, by the way.
A few more qualifications:
Are non-animal parts acceptable as Schniedes suggested?
If the title contains a new body part as well as a body part already listed, is that permitted?
For highly complex body parts, such as the “love gun,” we can allow for specification. I mean, we accepted hands, fingers, and knuckles, right?
Yes, as schneids suggested and so well played, non-human parts – if that’s what you meant – are accepted, but no science fiction/fantasy stuff!
Oh, and no “auto body” parts or anything like that, if you’re thinking about pulling some wiseguy move on us…
“Fingertips” — Stevie Wonder
Broken Wings – Mr Mister
In honor of me seeing AC/DC tomorrow night (I’m pumped):
“Kicked in the Teeth”–AC/DC
TB
Can Your Pussy Do The Dog – The Cramps
Gary’s Got A Boner – The Replacements
Enjoy that show, TB. I saw them a few months back and they have not changed one iota (and that’s a good thing).
Go-Go’s – Head Over Heels
Jimi Hendrix – Belly Button Window
Lip Service
The Beatles – Get Back!
Wang Dang Sweet Poontang — Ted Nugent
Bad Liver and a Broken Heart – Tom Waits
Cut My Hair – The Who
This I believe, was about hair on the “head”, not the pubes.
Sonic Youth – Expressway To Yr. Skull
Fingernails – Joe Ely
There’s actually a song by Staind called Spleen. Do not ask how I know this.
Under my thumb?
not to be a weenie, but can we get the “done” list in alphabetical order?
Todd Rundgren – Piss Aaron
Back of My Hand (I Got Your Number) – the Jags.
I know “hand” is already on the board but this is more specific.
eh, great suggestion. I’ll have it for you momentarily, but since when is piss a body part? REJECTED! 🙂
mockcarr said:
Little known fact: Crosby’s “Almost Cut My Hair” was not about the hair on his head.
Does Crosby even know that?
Body Parts Covered to Date and Therefore Off the Board for Future Song Titles, at Least in Terms of Succeeding as Last Man Standing
Arms
Ass
Back
Balls
Bellybutton
Blood
Head
Bone
Boner
Cheek
Eyes
Face
Fingernails
Fingers
Fingertips
Foot, left
Foot, right
Hair
Hand, back of
Hands
Head
Heart
Heels
Hips
Knees
Knuckles
Legs
Lips
Liver
Lungs
Mind/brain
Mouth
Muscle
Neck
Penis
Poontang
Pubic hair
Pussy
Sacroiliac
Shaft
Skin
Skull
Spleen
Teeth
Thumb
Tits
Toes
Tongue
Waist
Wings
Dirt Off My Shoulder, Jay-Z
Flick Of The Wrist – Queen
The Temple – from Jesus Christ Superstar
Korn Ring Finger, Beefheart
Excellent, Mockcarr!
I’m Fat – Weird Al
hey, piss is a body part…until it isn’t! i guess that means saliva is out of the running.
Butthole Surfers – The Revenge Of Anus Presley
Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Shin Kicker, Rory Gallagher
Kidney Bingos – Wire
The Sacro-iliac – 10cc
“American Thighs” -Veruca Salt
Jawbone – the band
On The Chin – Tortoise
Sepultura – Cut Throat
Hank Penny–The Freckle Song. And don’t tell me freckles aren’t body parts. I’ve fallen in love with people solely on the basis of one well-placed freckle.
Dolly Parton – False Eyelashes
They Might Be Giants – Spine
The Decemberists have a song called Red Right Ankle that not only covers a body part no one has mentioned yet but also names numerous body parts in its lyrics. It’s a fine song too.
This is the story of your red right ankle
And how it came to meet your leg
And how the muscle, bone, and sinews tangled
And how the skin was softly shed
And how it whispered, “Oh, adhere to me
For we are bound by symmetry
And whatever differences our lives have been
We together make a limb”
This is the story of your red right ankle
This is the story of your gypsy uncle
You never knew because he was dead
And how his face was carved and ripped with wrinkles
In the picture in your head
And remember how you found the key
To his hideout in the Pyrenees
But you wanted to keep his secret safe
So you threw the key away
This is the story of your gypsy uncle
This is the story of the boys who loved you
Who love you now and loved you then
And some were sweet and some were cold and snuffed you
And some just layed around in bed
And some, they crumbled you straight to your knees
Did it cruel, did it tenderly
Some, they crawled their way into your heart
To rend your ventricles apart
This is the story of the boys who loved you
This is the story of your red right ankle
Raised Eyebrows – The Feelies
Chest Fever by The Band
grace jones – nipple to the bottle
Body Parts Covered to Date and Therefore Off the Board for Future Song Titles, at Least in Terms of Succeeding as Last Man Standing
Anus
Arms
Ass
Back
Balls
Belly
Bellybutton
Blood
Bone
Boner
Cheek
Chest
Chin
Eyebrows
Eyelashes
Eyes
Face
Fat
Fingernails
Fingers
Fingertips
Foot, left
Foot, right
Freckle
Hair
Hand, back of
Hands
Head
Heart
Heels
Hips
Jawbone
Kidney
Knees
Knuckles
Legs
Lips
Liver
Lungs
Mind/brain
Mouth
Muscle
Neck
Nipples
Penis
Poontang
Pubic hair
Pussy
Sacroiliac
Shaft
Shoulder
Skin
Skull
Spine
Spleen
Teeth
Temple
Thighs
Throat
Thumb
Tits
Toes
Tongue
Waist
Wings
Wrist
This should cover everything:
Cells – Teenage Fanclub
Tainted Love?
I have another one, but I just saw cdm’s last entry and I think he deserves the win for that.
Hey, Mod — give my man Rory Gallagher his due; put “shin” up on that list!
(Shin Kicker, Rory Gallagher)
Dope Nose – Weezer
AC/DC have a song called “She’s Got Balls.” Since women by definition have no balls, I can only assume they’re talking about the balls of one’s feet.
I am the last man standing — though cdm does deserve an honorary RTH No-Prize for that last entry.
The notion of feet having balls amuses me, by the way.
Widespread Panic – Ribs And Whiskey
Milkcow Calf Blues by Robert Johnson.
Are synonyms out? Because there are plenty of Booty and Butt songs.
Yes, Chickenfrank, synonyms are out. Once the body part is identified, it’s off the board, regardless of how it’s phrased – unless the new title specifies a part of the body, such as the allowance for The Jags’ “I’ve Got Your Number (Written on the Back of My Hand)” after generic “hands” had already been mentioned.
Hrrundi, sorry about missing “shin”; I must have thought I added it already when I saw “skin.” I’ll fix that in a second.
BigSteve, thanks for finally identifying a song title involving ribs. For some reason I thought there’d be a wealth of ribs-related songs.
Body Parts Covered to Date and Therefore Off the Board for Future Song Titles, at Least in Terms of Succeeding as Last Man Standing
Ankle
Anus
Arms
Ass
Back
Balls
Belly
Bellybutton
Blood
Bone
Boner
Calf
Cells
Cheek
Chest
Chin
Eyebrows
Eyelashes
Eyes
Face
Fat
Fingernails
Fingers
Fingertips
Foot, left
Foot, right
Freckle
Hair
Hand, back of
Hands
Head
Heart
Heels
Hips
Jawbone
Kidney
Knees
Knuckles
Legs
Lips
Liver
Lungs
Mind/brain
Mouth
Muscle
Neck
Nipples
Nose
Penis
Poontang
Pubic hair
Pussy
Ribs
Sacroiliac
Shaft
Shin
Shoulder
Skin
Skull
Spine
Spleen
Taint
Teeth
Temple
Thighs
Throat
Thumb
Tits
Toes
Tongue
Waist
Wings
Wrist
Crazy Baldhead – Bob Marley
Then the Beatle-penned “Tip Of My Tongue” performed by Tommy Quickly should count.
Camel Toe – Fanny Pack
“In Vein”-Alkaline Trio
Yeah but cdm beat be before I could post Bessie Smith’s Taint Nobody’s Business If I Do.
And you left ankle off the list.[Since corrected, thanks. – Mr. Moderator]All Ears – New Amsterdams
A tubal ligation is also known as getting one’s “tubes tied”
Down in the Tube Station at Midnight by the Jam.
Hey, Mockcarr — I went out to YouTube to check out Quickly’s “Tip Of My Tongue,” which I’m surprised to admit I’d never heard. Wotta stinker! Here’s Quickly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIqOW_BU8KU&feature=related
But then I followed a link to another 60s band — not sure who, some poster said they were called “Bus Muys” — and, lo and behold, it fairly rocks! Check the other version out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KqsHuVd8Yw&feature=related
I have it on some Mersey beat collection, it’s not a suprise the Beatles didn’t do it.
Using the bones in the ear, I will say If I Had A Hammer – Pete Seeger
Rip This Joint.
For shame, Stones fans.
Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out – Replacements
If you need a good Tip of My Tongue song, there’s one on Paul Carrack’s excellent (though unfortunately titled) Groove Approved album.
And there’s also one by the splendidly named Brenda & the Tabulations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcIbSy4x7XE
When I Crack.
Tail Dragger – Howling Wolf
Dammit, I was trying to think of a crack one!
I was holding onto this one, but…
Bab’s Uvula Who? – Green Day
Close enough?
Mark of the Molar – The Residents
Love Me Tendon – Elvis
chickenfrank, you should be censured for those wisecracks, but we don’t have “mole” yet, do we? In that case “Driving the Moles Away” from Mark of the Mole counts!
There has to be a song out there for Claw but I can’t think of any. Also Wisbone.
Damn you Mod, I had just thought of Mole From The Ministry!
Now I will have to scrape for Yip Harburg’s many-titled If I Only Had The Nerve, cowardly lion version.
Alright, in all seriousness as a comic:
Tissue Tigers by XTC
Mr Mustache – Nirvana
“Lemmy Kilmister’s Gigantic Carbuncle” by Aaron Neville
Scrambled Eggs (demo) by Paul McCartney
(Take Your Elbow Out The Soup) You’re Sitting on The Chicken
Ian Dury
Adam’s Apple – Aerosmith
Gut Feeling – Devo
Blowing Bubble Gum – Spike Jones
I Haven’t Got the Nerve, The Left Banke
I am the last man standing!
I did nerve
Has no one done soul, or is that not tangible enough? If not, Do You Have A Soul by the Easybeats.
Leaving Trunk – Taj Mahal
Bodies – Sex Pistols
6 pack – Black Flag
Budgie – Forearm Smash
Meet me at Metaphysical Town Hall to discuss if the mind or soul is part of the body.
But since “back” of the hand and “tip” of the tongue counted, then: In the Back of My Mind by The Beach Boys.
Before anyone does the +$1 The Price Is Right scam on me, I’ll also take Journey to the Center of the Mind as another part of the mind. Amboy Dukes.
I call Internet Research Bullshit on BigSteve! There’s no way BigSteve listens to Budgie!
Frank Zappa/Capt. Beefheart – Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
Fins – Jimmy Buffet
blur – beard
Insane in the Membrane – Cypress Hill
I’m done.
I was done when I started using animal body parts from Jimmy Buffet songs.
And I think Alexmagic is sandbagging.
Assuming the rule of specificity is still in place, I’m jumping over “nerve” to lay claim to the largest unprotected nerve in the human body, the ulnar nerve, as represented by:
“(Funny) Bone” by Chic
Pending a ruling, I am the Last Man Standing.
Birthmark – Deftones
Well, if “bone” counts, then I claim last man standing-ship with…
Rip This Joint, the Rolling Stones
i’m going to have to resist the allmusic siren and bug out. i’m sure there are at least a few more Residents items available, though.
Dimples by the Animals via John Lee Hooker or somebody blues credulous.
Nostril Hair Pie, the Copronauts
What aboout “In Utero” by Nirvana
Now Bakshi, you KNOW that number was named Nostril Hairpie – no space.
I also forgot the tilde:
Nostril Hairpie’
“Broken Hearts Are For Assholes”
Frank Zappa
Mr. Moustache – Nirvana
Terrible song but, Lap Of Luxury by Jethro Tull.
Suzanne Vega – Blood Makes Noise
Oops, blood’s already taken. So, anything by Urethra Franklin.
Come Together by the Beatles
I resist converting it to the porn spelling.
Olivia Tremor Control – Today I lost a tooth.
Mockcarr – Cum on Feel the Noize.
Cher’s tooth song is currently Last Man Standing. The judges cannot accept bodily fluids, only parts.
Wishbone – Art Garfunkel
I’m pretty sure I don’t have a wishbone. Too many things have gone wrong.
Hey ChickenFrank, how about Thymus I Be A Teenager In Love?
Sole (as in foot) Survivor – Asia
Man, what a turd that one was.
MC, Good one!
How about Socket to Me by Missy Elliot
The Rectum The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gourd Lightweight
This thread is getting silly.
Rolling Stones — Fingerprint File
Achilles Last Stand – Led Zeppelin
“Getting” silly?!
I Wanna Hold Your Gland
In Your Veins — The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
I AM the last man standing!
Peggy Lee – Femur
Let me use this opportunity to post one of my favorite viral videos – “U2” singing “Head Shoulders Knees and Toes.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTKmhj2edQ0
Warthog – The Ramones
James Brown
Tit For Tat (Ain’t No Taking Back
Iris – The Breeders
Owner of a Necrotic Intestine – Regurgitate
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – James Brown
Hey Mod, can we have an updated accounting of the body parts so far?
cdm, maybe later on that update, or maybe the silliness just needs to play out. Do you think anyone’s now resorting to merely browsing the Web for any song titles that may fit? Do you think, for instance, that a certain Townsman can hum a measure of “Owner of a Necrotic Intestine?”
I’M KEEPING AN EYE ON YOU, HOMES!
Hey – If I can find it on Rhapsody, that means I’ve at least listened to it once (or the first 5 seconds)
Heart and ass are neck and neck in the poll, with penis right behind.
Orange Claw Hammer – Captain Beefheart
footprints on my stomach — nick cave and the bad seeds
i’m guessing that tube snake boogie would be considered beating the topic to death.. pun pun
Nice one, momofteens. Welcome aboard!
Didn’t the Low Road have a song called, “torso?”
Chicken, I may not be here much, but in all seriousness, as a comic, that’s no call to go stealing one of my signature lines!
Guts by John Cale. Oh Shit, Andy already did a guts one….What’s left?
Carbonized Eyesockets by Carcass, from their Reek of Putrefaction album
Beer Sphincters and Hell Raisers? – ZZ Top.
Can I start getting vaguer? Phantom Limb by the Shins.
Medulla Oblongata by The Dust Brothers, off the Fight Club soundtrack.
This is real, and also by those lovable wags, Carcass:”Crepitating Bowel Erosion”
yeah, grindcore is good for that stuff. there’s probably an alveoli song somewhere, “dessicated cilia” or sentiments to that effect.
If that one is not suitable, perhaps “Festering Boils” (also by Carcass) would do.
just know that if the day ever comes when you are suffering from festering boils, carcass will be there to sympathize with you. they sing because they care.