Rim Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 The "Band members wearing their own logos" thread got me thinking about this. What do you think of a band writing and performing their own theme song. And by theme song, I mean a song that has the band's name in it - either mentioned once or very prominently. The only one I can think of is The Monkees' "Hey, Hey, We're the Monkees" but there's got to be more. Any other examples? I guess Bad Company's "Bad Company" counts? What are your thoughts? aka riffing Double Post music: Strip Down http://rimspeed.com http://loadedtheband.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Mushroom Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Nevermind the men at work! Those guys are a bunch of jerks! Cause we're the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERERERERERERERS! RHCP, "Nevermind" on Freakey Styley You, too, can support the mushrooms in their relentless struggle against the awful broccoli! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addix Metzatricity Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 My former band, Conflict of Interest, had a theme song... Guess what it was called... Oh! You're right. "Bass isn't just for breakfast anymore..." http://www.mp3.com/Addix_Metzatricity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Everybody Wang Chung tonight! :thu: DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Posted August 26, 2003 Author Share Posted August 26, 2003 Forgot about Wang Chung - probably a good thing. :D I didn't know about the Peppers song. Speaking of Peppers, does Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band count? :p Beeeeleeee Sheeeears!!! aka riffing Double Post music: Strip Down http://rimspeed.com http://loadedtheband.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timrocker Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 I'm in a cover band named Panama. Isn't that conveeeenient. Seriously, Blue Oyster Cult has a song entitled Blue Oyster Cult. It's on an album from the nineties whose title escapes me now. I think it's a cool idea to have a theme song. Provided, of course, it's a good song. Ya know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vico Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Iron Maiden Am Ende Steht Der Sieg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren. Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 My former band (Santamaria) have a song named after the band name... never liked the idea a lot, but the tune is so cool... ;) Who Put The ' M ' In MySpace? don\'t_click | day_job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 i believe devo, splitsville, the young fresh fellows, the zeros, the upper crust and el vez all had/have theme songs. -d. gauss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Rim: [b] What do you think of a band writing and performing their own theme song[/b][/quote]An old friend of mine had the idea a while back that Families should have their theme song piped into the rooms of their own house,sort of like the old "Father knows best" show,and when something sad happened for instance,a sadder version of the theme would kick in,and ect. ect. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpel Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 We're the Replacements They Might Be Giants have several theme songs Check out the Sweet Clementines CD at bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wewus432 Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 I wrote a song for our Fantasy League team The Gods Of Rock called We Are The Gods Of Rock. Bunny Knutson is an amazing musician BTW. I sent him an MP3 of me doing voice and acoustic guitar for the song and he produced a drum track, which is damn good, considering what he had to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botch. Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 All I can come up with is the Banana Splits... This is something that really irritates me about the last two Santana CDs, does he have to have his name mentioned in every damn song???? :rolleyes: Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Gauss Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Botch.: [b] This is something that really irritates me about the last two Santana CDs, does he have to have his name mentioned in every damn song???? :rolleyes: [/b][/quote]guess yer not a jerry lee lewis fan either? his name is in EVERY song he recorded. -d. gauss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Thrashole Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Hmmm... Suicidal tendencies has one Black Sabbath and Iron maiden do too. My favorite has to be Cause we are Gwar And we'll go far we've got guitars we'll eat your car GWAR GWAR GWAR GWAR! Reach out and grab a clue. Something Vicious My solo crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 The ska band Madness had a theme song of sorts with "One Step Beyond": Hey you, don't watch that, watch this! This is the heavy heavy monster sound The nuttiest sound around So if you've come in off the street And you're beginning to feel the heat Well listen, Buster You better start to move your feet To the rockinest, rock-steady beat of Madness One step beyond! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J J Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Black Sabbath never says black sabbath in the song though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 "... and then she sucked my WoM all the way ... Yeah, she sucked it so bad..." Well, the song does not exist, but it just gave me an idea ;) Músico, Productor, Ingeniero, Tecnólogo Senior Product Manager, América Latina y Caribe - PreSonus at Fender Musical Instruments Company Instagram: guslozada Facebook: Lozada - Música y Tecnología www.guslozada.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 "My name is Prince" by Symbol "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolipsismX Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 here's one.... EVERY RAP ARTIST ON THE PLANET in all their songs. and another... ZIGGY STARTDUST I know it doesn't count, but it's a good example, he sings about himself and the band. And technically, Nirvana uses the word Nirvana several times in Paper Cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Leites Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 There was an Iron Butterfly theme, but it was instrumental. Hear it here: http://www.content.loudeye.com/scripts/hurl.exe?clipid=002246201010006550&cid=600109 My Web Site - Tunes - Pictures - Guitar Projects - Native American Style Flute Projects - Hard Rock Cafe Guitar Pins My Eclectic YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Posted August 27, 2003 Author Share Posted August 27, 2003 I just remembered another one, Sublime. From "What I Got": "Sublime sound come straight from Long Beach" aka riffing Double Post music: Strip Down http://rimspeed.com http://loadedtheband.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyscots Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 What about the Beastie Boys? They try and get their band name and/or each person's name in just about everything they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by SolipsismX: [b]EVERY RAP ARTIST ON THE PLANET in all their songs.[/b][/quote]:D :D :D :D "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barandine Vondenger Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 YEAH the last band Arell spencer and the heat I was in we had our "theme" song. It was a ditty I whipped up after practice one night. [b]TELL every body that you meet that tonite you jammed with the heat oh lawd have mercy please bless my soul and thank you lord for this rock and roll lets rock lets rock oh and roll[/b] of course like every goode rock song it had a few killer riffs and chunka,chunka stuff along with the obligatory girly observance. [b]I like a girl who wears leather and jeans she gotta be tough but not too mean I likes my women clean and sweet late at night you know we generate some heat[/b] it went on but thats all I can remember off the top of my head. Every goode LIVE band NEEDS a theme song. A goode rousing up tempo peppy number that is fun to play and even more fun to HEAR. We jumped around and clowned and hammed it up on this tune. drum Stick spinnin, guitar behind the back, and behind my head, spinnin' in place, bouncing off each other(careful on this one)string slides on the mic stand, the WORKS. We usually opened wth this tune. first set then played it some time in the last set. I wanted to play it every set but was SHOUTED, cussed and berated down. a simple vote would have done it. dang.. . Frank Ranklin and the Ranktones WARP SPEED ONLY STREAM FRANKIE RANKLIN (Stanky Franks) <<< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by d gauss: [b]i believe devo... ...had (a) theme song... -d. gauss[/b][/quote]LOL! The only version I've heard of the Devo song is Weird Al Yankovic's snippet in one of the early, polka-versions-of-popular-songs medley's. He sounded like a chipmunk, singing, "Are we not men, we are DeeeeeeeeVo!?! Are we not men D E V OOOOOO!" :D It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stranger Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by thrashole369: [b]Hmmm... Suicidal tendencies has one Black Sabbath and Iron maiden do too. My favorite has to be Cause we are Gwar And we'll go far we've got guitars we'll eat your car GWAR GWAR GWAR GWAR![/b][/quote]Sounds like they ripped of Blondie. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan South Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Hip hop artists "promote" themselves in every song. "Are we not men? We are Devo!" The Black Knight always triumphs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfur Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 I did this CD with a song called "Mocha Java" that repeated the bands name' over & over again...(listen at your own risk!) [url=http://www.10ton.com]www.10ton.com[/url] I absolutely hated performing that song, and ultimately decided it was better off without me, so I'd leave the stage. Cheers, Dogfur On edit: went back and listened and heard the name of the band about 70 times! At the time it didn't seem like that big a deal... Woof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeleCarlos Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 How about "intros" before the band starts playing live???? Its OK if its in an arena by a major artist,... But when Bands in clubs do it... it's just "dorky". Still, got me thinking....hhmmmm????? Maybe I can pull it off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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