100 songs titled "The [one-word, one-syllable singular noun]"

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1. The Band, "The Weight"
2. Diana Ross, "The Boss"
3. The Animals, "The Night"
4. Cat Stevens, "The Hurt"
5. The Doors, "The End"
6. Pretenders, "The Wait"
7. Paul McCartney, "The Mess"
8. The Box Tops, "The Letter"
9. Ace of Base, "The Sign"
10. Nolan Strong and the Diablos, "The Wind"

The Deacon, Saturday, 14 July 2007 20:30 (eighteen years ago)

The Letter? one syllable?

sonofstan, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:00 (eighteen years ago)

11. Led Zeppelin, "The Crunge"

xero, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:01 (eighteen years ago)

The Letter? one syllable?

Egad, hoist on my own petard.

OK:

11. Squeeze, "The Knack"

The Deacon, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:07 (eighteen years ago)

13. Duke Ellington- The Mooche
14. Dizzy Gillespie- The Champ
15. Ray Stevens- The Streak
16. Roxy Music- The Bob
17. Leonard Cohen- The Law
18. Devin the Dude- The Dude

mulla atari, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:10 (eighteen years ago)

19. The Beatles - The Word

Geir Hongro, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:18 (eighteen years ago)

20. The Hold Steady - The Swish

kingkongvsgodzilla, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:22 (eighteen years ago)

21. Jinglesource - The Lex

Curt1s Stephens, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:27 (eighteen years ago)

22. The Cure - The Walk
23. The Cure - The Kiss
24. The Cure - The Top
25. New Order - The Beach
26. Recoil - The Curse
27. The Sound - The Fire
28. Echo & the Bunnymen - The Game
29. Love and Rockets - The Light
30. Killing Joke - The Wait

Curt1s Stephens, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:27 (eighteen years ago)

31 Prince - The Cross

sonofstan, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:29 (eighteen years ago)

32. The Rah Band - The Crunch

blueski, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:35 (eighteen years ago)

33. The Wagon - DJ

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:35 (eighteen years ago)

34. The Lung - DJ

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:36 (eighteen years ago)

35. The Wasp - The Doors

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:36 (eighteen years ago)

37. The End - The Doors

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:36 (eighteen years ago)

38. The Changeling - The Doors

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:37 (eighteen years ago)

36. General Levy - The Wig
37. The Scientist - The Bee
38. U2 - The Fly
39. The Backstreet Boys - The Call

blueski, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:37 (eighteen years ago)

DJ Food - The Dusk

blueski, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:38 (eighteen years ago)

41. The Robots - Kraftwerk

This should really be numero uno.

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:39 (eighteen years ago)

42. The Bells - Lou Reed

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:40 (eighteen years ago)

Roxette - The Look
Junkyard Band - The Word
Rhythim Is Rhythim - The Dance
Pharoah Monche - The Light
Soft Cell - The Night

blueski, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:40 (eighteen years ago)

48. The Loner - Neil Young

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:41 (eighteen years ago)

49. The Sprawl - Sonic Youth

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:43 (eighteen years ago)

Chemical Brothers - The Test
Stereo MCs - The End
Global Communication - The Way
DJ Jean - The Launch
St. Etienne - The Sea
Dave Clarke - The Wolf

blueski, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:44 (eighteen years ago)

56. The Groover - T. Rex

niceboy, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:45 (eighteen years ago)

niceboy: please re-read the title.

Jaylib - The Red

Fuck, what am I doing on this pointless list thread, let alone arguing over its details?

The Reverend, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:46 (eighteen years ago)

AC/DC - The Jack

sonofstan, Saturday, 14 July 2007 21:59 (eighteen years ago)

Bonnie Prince Billie-The Way

bear, bear, bear, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:00 (eighteen years ago)

Sleater-Kinney – The Fox
Hopewell – The Fish
Fugazi – The Kill
Throwing Muses – The Field
The Rogers Sisters – The Light
Pulp – The Fear
Yello – The Race

ExtensionsOff, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:15 (eighteen years ago)

DJ Food - "The Crow..."
Flaming Lips - "The Gash"

kingkongvsgodzilla, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:15 (eighteen years ago)

The fact that "The Stroke" by Billy Squier has yet to be montioned makes me worry about all of you.

John Justen, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:17 (eighteen years ago)

69. Ween - The Grobe
70. B.A.D. II - The Globe

kingkongvsgodzilla, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:20 (eighteen years ago)

Fastball - The Way
Eric Clapton - The Core
Beatles - The End

musically, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:20 (eighteen years ago)

74. Tool - The Grudge

Just got offed, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:28 (eighteen years ago)

75. Funki Poricini - The Deep
76. Stephen Malkmus - The Hook
77. Velvet Underground - The Gift
78. Madness - The Prince

Nasty, Brutish & Short, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:46 (eighteen years ago)

Okay, almost every single one that niceboy has posted have had two syllables.

Garth Brooks - The Dance
Fleetwood Mac - The Ledge

I know, right?, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:50 (eighteen years ago)

What really makes me worry is that I'm the first to post:

Steely Dan- The Fez

Jon Lewis, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:53 (eighteen years ago)

- elvis costello and the attractions - the beat
- the originals - the bells
- radiohead - the bends
- duke ellington - the blues
- ice cube - the bomb
- henry grimes trio - the call
- fletcher henderson and his orchestra - the chant
- tadd dameron & fats navarro - the chase
- charles mingus - the clown
- andrew hill - the dance
- miles davis - the duke
- frank wright - the earth
- count basie - the fives
- sleater-kinney - the fox
- cliff nobles & co. - the horse
- liliput - the jatz
- fugazi - the kill
- humble pie - the light

Lawrence the Looter, Saturday, 14 July 2007 22:57 (eighteen years ago)

The Bends, the Bells, The Blues, and The Fives are all plural. I'm not sure about The Jatz : )

kingkongvsgodzilla, Saturday, 14 July 2007 23:01 (eighteen years ago)

Napalm Death - The Kill

Colonel Poo, Sunday, 15 July 2007 00:13 (eighteen years ago)

a quick scan through my music folders reveals:

fleetwood mac - the chain
neil young - the bridge
uriah heep - the spell
robyn hitchcock & the egyptians - the fly

ciderpress, Sunday, 15 July 2007 00:25 (eighteen years ago)

Matthew Dear - "The Crush"
The Breeders - "The She"
New Order - "The Him"
Durutti Column - "The Room"
Model 500 - "The Chase"

henry s, Sunday, 15 July 2007 14:24 (eighteen years ago)

Girls Aloud - The Show
Ghostface Killah - The Champ
Ghostface Killah - The Grain
The Unicorns - The Clap
R. Kelly - The Zoo
Handsome Boy Modeling School feat. Roisin Murphy - The Truth
Scott Walker - The Plague
The Walkmen - The Rat
Shakira - The One
Backstreet Boys - The One

danzig, Sunday, 15 July 2007 15:11 (eighteen years ago)

Miles Davis - "The Theme"
Neutral Milk Hotel - "The Fool"
Hymie's Basement - "The Act"
The dB's - "The Fight"
Mark Hollis - "The Gift"
Thee More Shallows - "The CruXXX" (not sure if this one counts)

bernard snowy, Sunday, 15 July 2007 15:19 (eighteen years ago)

Aceyalone (Accompabied by Mumbles) - A Book of Human Language

1. Forward
2. The Guidelines
3. Contents
4. The Balance
5. The Energy

6. The Hurt
7. The Hold
8. The Walls & Windows
9. The Jabberwocky
10. The Grandfather Clock
11. The Reason
12. The March
13. The Vision
14. The Faces
15. The Hunt Prelude
16. The Hunt
17. The Catch

Oilyrags, Sunday, 15 July 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)

sleater-kinney - the swimmer
led zeppelin - the rover
voivod - the outcast

outdoor_miner, Sunday, 15 July 2007 16:38 (eighteen years ago)

oops, reading comprehension is my downfall

outdoor_miner, Sunday, 15 July 2007 16:38 (eighteen years ago)

No mention of "The Chauffeur" yet?

Geir Hongro, Sunday, 15 July 2007 19:17 (eighteen years ago)

Teenage Fanclub - The Concept

earlnash, Sunday, 15 July 2007 22:41 (eighteen years ago)

One syllable, dammit, one syllable!

sonofstan, Sunday, 15 July 2007 22:44 (eighteen years ago)

Lou Reed: The Bed

kornrulez6969, Monday, 16 July 2007 00:03 (eighteen years ago)

PJ Harvey's good for this.

1 syllable:

The Wind
The End

kornrulez6969, Monday, 16 July 2007 00:08 (eighteen years ago)

Bark Psychosis - The Loom
Dinosaur Jr - The Lung
Public Image Ltd - The Suit
Tall Dwarfs - The Slide
Judee Sill - The Pearl

There you go checkem out!

sonderangerbot, Monday, 16 July 2007 00:12 (eighteen years ago)

Rush - "The Pass"

Sundar, Monday, 16 July 2007 01:42 (eighteen years ago)

Cheap Trick - "The Flame"!

Sundar, Monday, 16 July 2007 01:42 (eighteen years ago)

Dinosaur Jr - "The Post"
Judee Sill - "The Kiss"
Position Normal - The Blank"
Medicine - "The Pink"
Throwing Muses - "The Loon"

look what I did!

henry s, Monday, 16 July 2007 02:09 (eighteen years ago)

Daniel Agust:
"The Grey"
"The Moss"

Trayce, Monday, 16 July 2007 07:12 (eighteen years ago)

Richard Hell & the Voidoids - "The Plan"
The Sea and Cake - "The Leaf"
Aprhodite's Child - "The Lamb"
Mr. Fingers - "The Juice"
Ginhouse - "The House"

gigabytepicnic, Monday, 16 July 2007 08:32 (eighteen years ago)

twin city special:

The Time - "The Bird"
The Time - "The Stick"
Morris Day - "The Character"

henry s, Monday, 16 July 2007 12:59 (eighteen years ago)

Anal Cunt - The Peoplewhocan'treadthethreadtitlearegay.

Colonel Poo, Monday, 16 July 2007 13:04 (eighteen years ago)

that's more than one syllable!

henry s, Monday, 16 July 2007 13:25 (eighteen years ago)

:)

Colonel Poo, Monday, 16 July 2007 13:25 (eighteen years ago)

Count V - The World
Trouble - The Eye
Parliament - The Goose
Graham Central Station - The Jam
Twisted Sister - The Price
Thunderpussy - The Then
Motorhead - The Claw

Myonga Vön Bontee, Monday, 16 July 2007 13:33 (eighteen years ago)

Built To Spill: The Plan
Rancid: The Wolf

kornrulez6969, Monday, 16 July 2007 13:36 (eighteen years ago)

Smog - "The Well"
Eric Matthews - "The Fly"

henry s, Monday, 16 July 2007 13:38 (eighteen years ago)

Arcadia: The Flame

(Different song from the Cheap Trick one)

Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 00:39 (eighteen years ago)

Bette Midler -- The Rose
The Time -- The Bird
Buck 65 -- The Floor
Imperial Teen -- The First

Kenny, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 00:55 (eighteen years ago)

can't stop thinking about this!

Unique 3 - "The Theme"
David McCallum - "The Edge"
David Axelrod - "The Fly"
David Axelord - "The Smile"

henry s, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 20:35 (eighteen years ago)

The Beatles--The Word

kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 22:22 (eighteen years ago)


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