Sunday, April 26, 2020

Totally Tunes: First & Last Name Basis

Sometimes we want to call someone out. Whether it is because of a good deed or because said person is a tremendous dickhead, there's a high necessity to blast their name to the high winds. Musicians aren't exempt from this and, even more so, have the power to title their songs after a particular person. Most of the times they are made up names, historical figure references, or whatever weird contraptions the songwriter pulls off just to be super grandiose. Why use the first name only, when you can use the first AND last name, right?

Can you believe there's no nametag pictures on (via) Pexels?

We start this article with a very peculiar first+last name titled song, where the lyrics themselves are about the titular person... until they get hijacked by previous girlfriends who need to point out the shitty boyfriend-edness of it all:


If we were to discuss bands that excessively use this song-naming trope, we could have a massive field day with The Fratellis...


TEEEEEENAGE WAAAAAASTELAAAAAAAAND


As I mentioned in the intro, some first+last name titled songs refer to historical figures, such as this tune, about the Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer:


Or this really weird tune that has shown up on this feature before...


And, for a more contemporary reference and even shittier song, this thing:


Now I ask you all... what's your favorite first and last name titled song? Would you like to have a tune named after you?

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