Chris Steller: Bands Whose Names Are In Some Way Complemented By The Title of Their Big Song - Midnight Oil ("Beds Are Burning" includes the word "burning" which is the first word in the phrase from which the band's name is derived) - ???

Bands Whose Names Are In Some Way Complemented By The Title of Their Big Song - Midnight Oil ("Beds Are Burning" includes the word "burning" which is the first word in the phrase from which the band's name is derived) - ???

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

OMG I'm so glad you said that I would never have thought of it

Grand Funk Railroad, “We’re an American Band.” Their Wikipedia page begins, “Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band …”

Vary nice!!

Talk Talk, “Talk Talk”

Nirvana "Nevermind" In some Buddhist traditions the state of Nirvana can refer to the "quenching of the burning mind" or release from desires which arise out of attachments to things.

very erudite

Deep

feels like an obvious one but Big Country - In A Big Country

Good place to start!

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The Clash - This is Radio Clash (Official Video)youtu.be The Clash - This is Radio Clash (Official Video) Listen On Spotify - http://smarturl.it/TheClashTTListen On Apple Music - http://smarturl.it/TheClash_AppleMu...

Donovan - Mellow Yellow. Donovan derives from the Irish name Donndubhan, meaning "dark brown." Any interior designer worth their salt will tell you that mellow yellows and dark browns are highly complementary colors.

I salute you

I surprised myself with that one.

Big Country's "In a Big Country" tells you that the genre they play is not country.

You're right, that would be a source of confusion, probably never occurred to me

wasn't their biggest song but Bad Company "Bad Company"

Living in a Box -Living in a Box

I knew someone will have said that

here's one in a similar vein to yours, I remember this song from when I was a kid youtu.be/Kly9Lp95AJU

5000 Volts - I'm On Fire [1976]youtu.be 5000 Volts is the name of a British disco recording act that achieved success throughout Europe during the 1970s. The group consisted of vocalists Tina Charl...

Yes that works beautifully if somewhat ominously

Toto - Africa (because "we're not in Kansas anymore")

Break On Through by The Doors

MAy not be their biggest song

let's not sweat that it was pretty big, or close to a signature song wouldn't you say?

Yup

This is tremendous

Lol

Beach Boys: “Surfin’ USA”?

very on-brand

Jane’s Addiction, “Jane Says” Jane says, "I'm goin' away to Spain when I get my money saved Gonna start tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow I'm gonna kick tomorrow"

Unwound "What was Wound" which is a great fucking song

Rolling Stones “Tumbling Dice”

Just fantastic

King Crimson (In the Court of the Crimson King)

- Offspring (“You’re Gonna Go Far Kid”) Not their “big song” but definitely one of them

Look who's doing some Bluesky mining...

Chic - Le Freak (because "Le freak, c'est Chic")

Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot (because teenagers are young and riots make loud sounds).

Agree

Hocus Pocus Focus

Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You Kansas - Dust in the Wind

Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come on Eileen" If Eileen's a professional track athlete. She could be 🙂

The Beastie Boys “Rhymin’ and Stealin’” Why do people think they’re beasts? Because they steal our crap.

Oh! What about the king of CSI theme songs? The Who's "Who Are You" should be on this list

Brother Beyond "Be my twin"

“Feed the Tree” Belly

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