Led Zeppelin - "Houses of the Holy"The Smithereens - "Especially for You"PJ Harvey - "Dry"
Any others? Also, why do musicians do this?
― Lee626, Monday, 19 September 2016 13:08 (nine years ago)
Title tracks that weren't on the album
― droit au butt (Euler), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:11 (nine years ago)
Although the name of the song is "Houses of the Holy," the track does not appear on the earlier-released album Houses of the Holy. It was originally set to be the title track of that album but was removed when the band decided it did not fit.
― heaven parker (anagram), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:12 (nine years ago)
Songs get written for albums, or are in live sets, and then not recorded for or left off albums.
― Bottlerockey (Tom D.), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:13 (nine years ago)
This is a Robyn Hitchcock specialty.
'Queen Elvis''You and Oblivion''Black Snake Diamond Role'
― I wish you could see my home. It's... it's so... exciting (Jon not Jon), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:15 (nine years ago)
... and someone points out in that thread that it had been done in an earlier thread.
― Bottlerockey (Tom D.), Monday, 19 September 2016 13:15 (nine years ago)
are there any confirmed cases where the album + album title came first, and the song with that name was written afterwards?
― soref, Monday, 19 September 2016 15:49 (nine years ago)
Mark Hollis didn't record a song called 'The Colour of Spring' until his solo album in 1998.
― Austin, Monday, 19 September 2016 17:29 (nine years ago)
Gomez - 'Bring It On'
― the hair - it's lost its energy (Turrican), Monday, 19 September 2016 17:31 (nine years ago)
In the other thread it is also pointed out that such a thread already existed, need to go deeper ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=37458
― niels, Monday, 19 September 2016 19:32 (nine years ago)
sorefPosted: 19 September 2016 at 17:49:29are there any confirmed cases where the album + album title came first, and the song with that name was written afterwards?
Screamadelica, for sure.
― Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Monday, 19 September 2016 20:10 (nine years ago)
Waiting For The Sun iirc
― Wimmels, Monday, 19 September 2016 20:11 (nine years ago)