Clay's column on "Parentheticals in Song
Titles" generated so much passionate fan mail that we thought we had
a duty to collect all of the reader input into this page. So here it is: your
favorite parenthetical song titles.
- "Honey Bee (Let's Fly to Mars)" by Grinderman
- "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" by Alabama
- "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" by Bruce Springsteen
- "2-4-2 Fox Trot (The Lear Jet Song)" by The Byrds
- "Lovage (Love that Lovage Baby)" by Lovage
- "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" by Pink Floyd
- "Broadway (So Many People)" by Low
- "Go to Sleep (Little Man Being Erased" by Radiohead
- "Looking At The Moon (And Wishing On A Star)" by Rudy Grayzell
- "Don't talk (Put your head on my shoulder)" by The Beach Boys
- "Fu**in' with my head (Mountain Dew rock)" by Beck
- "Guns (are for pussies)" by 311
- "Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love-In)" by Chocolate Watchband
- "There there (The Boney King of Nowhere)" by Radiohead
- "MBV Arkestra (If They Move Kill Them)" by Primal Scream
- "Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)" by Tom Waits
- "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" by Bruce Springsteen
- "Happy Christmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon
- "Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero Part 1)" by Neil Young
- "Pour Me A Hard One (She's Not There)" by Anthony Daniel
- "(Just Like) Starting Over" by John Lennon
- "Your Mind Is on Vacation (But Your Mouth Is Working Overtime),"
by Mose Allison
- "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)" by AC/DC
- "How Can I Love You (If You Won't Lie Down)?" by The Silver Jews
- "(Don't) Give Hate A Chance" by Jamiroquai
- "Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" by Travis Tritt
- "You Can Make Me Dance Sing Or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk,
Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)"
by Rod Stewart & The Faces
- "(Crazy For You But) Not That Crazy" by the Magnetic Fields
- "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me)" by the Doobie Brothers
- "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" by The Beatles
- "American Errorist (I Hate Hate Haters)" by NOFX
- "(Ain't That) Good News", by Sam Cooke
- "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)", by The Beach Boys
- "Uh Oh (Leaving With Me)", by Allure
- "Orange Juice Blues (Blues for Breakfast)", by Bob Dylan
- "Let's Not S*** Ourselves (To Love and Be Loved)", by Bright Eyes
- "You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)", by the White Stripes