Mental Song Titles

demonrail666 · 11.28.2008, 04:33 AM

I'm currently writing something about representations of madness and paranoia in 60s and early 70s cinema (don't ask). Anyway, I quite like the idea of having some snazzy song titles (ideally from that period) as chapter headings. Obviously stuff like Love's 'The Red Telephone' is about madness and paranoia, but you'd never know that just from the title. The same could equally be said for practically every song written by either Syd Barrett or Brian Wilson. In terms of ones that do reflect it in the title though, all I've been able to come up with so far have been:

The Stones, '19th Nervous Breakdown' (which could work)
Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid' (which is a bit too generic for a chapter title)
Jimi Hendrix's 'Manic Depression' (likewise)
King Crimson's, '21st Century Schizoid Man' (which is great, but a bit confusing as a chapter title, given the period I'm looking at)
John Lennon's 'Mind Games' (which is increasingly looking like it's going to be the overall title of the thing)
Frank Zappa's, 'Who Are the Brain Police?' (which is definitely a good one)

I'm sure there are literally dozens of other examples from that period (especially in the areas of psychedelia and prog) but for whatever reason I've just drawn a total blank. So while this does appear quite an odd request, if anyone can think of some others (the stranger the better) it'd really help me out a lot.

ZEROpumpkins · 11.28.2008, 04:38 AM

Psychotherapy by Ramones, again a bit too generic for a chapter title.

fugazifan · 11.28.2008, 04:42 AM

I Want To Be Sedated

demonrail666 · 11.28.2008, 04:46 AM

Thanks for that. Although, yeah, like 'Paranoid' and 'Manic Depression', it is perhaps a bit too generic. It's also a bit too late in terms of the period I'm looking at - otherwise 'Teenage Lobotomy' would really be a great Ramones option! As would The Cramps', 'Can't Find My Mind'.

EDIT:

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Originally Posted by fugazifan

I Want To Be Sedated

OK, yeah. I Wanna Be Sedated is a brilliant choice but, again, might just be a bit too late as a reference point. The films I'm looking at, stuff like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Family Life, Performance, etc, all stem more from the hippie/counterculture mid 60s-early 70s period (my cut off year is, latest, 1975). Sorry for not being more explicit in my initial post (or thread title) but that pretty much excludes Punk as an option really (although examples from 60s Garage Punk would be perfect).

me. · 11.28.2008, 05:13 AM

They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-haaa - Napoleon XIV

Bit obvious...

Death & the Maiden · 11.28.2008, 05:32 AM

Count Five - Psychotic Reaction

Pookie · 11.28.2008, 05:44 AM

I suppose Eddie Noack's Psycho is too generic.

Pookie · 11.28.2008, 05:46 AM

Little Willie John - Spasms

Pookie · 11.28.2008, 05:53 AM

Patsy Cline - Crazy

Pookie · 11.28.2008, 05:56 AM

Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues - The Kinks

Pookie · 11.28.2008, 05:59 AM

Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Hear Voices

ZEROpumpkins · 11.28.2008, 06:07 AM

ITT: The secret behind Pookie's high post count

Toilet & Bowels · 11.28.2008, 06:23 AM

The Dicks - Wheelchair Epidemic

Toilet & Bowels · 11.28.2008, 06:25 AM

Spacemen 3 - Losing Touch With My mind

Toilet & Bowels · 11.28.2008, 06:28 AM

Guided By Voices - Chasing Heather Crazy

(infact Guided By Voices would work in itself)

ZEROpumpkins · 11.28.2008, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

Guided By Voices - Chasing Heather Crazy

(infact Guided By Voices would work in itself)

Also Her Psychology Today

radarmaker · 11.28.2008, 06:43 AM

I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night
Journey To The Centre Of Your Mind
Mr Pharmacist
The Madman Running Through the Fields
I Don't Ever Want to Come Down
Motorpsycho Nitemare
Your Mind And I Belong Together

demonrail666 · 11.28.2008, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Death & the Maiden

Count Five - Psychotic Reaction

Of course! That one's definitely a contender.

fugazifan · 11.28.2008, 07:02 AM

you guys should stop naming 80-90s songs. he said the cutoff point is 75

radarmaker · 11.28.2008, 07:09 AM

Lots of Bowie - off the top of my head:

All The Madmen
Kooks
Hang On To Yourself
Aladdin Sane

11.28.2008, 04:33 AM	#1
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	I'm currently writing something about representations of madness and paranoia in 60s and early 70s cinema (don't ask). Anyway, I quite like the idea of having some snazzy song titles (ideally from that period) as chapter headings. Obviously stuff like Love's 'The Red Telephone' is about madness and paranoia, but you'd never know that just from the title. The same could equally be said for practically every song written by either Syd Barrett or Brian Wilson. In terms of ones that do reflect it in the title though, all I've been able to come up with so far have been: The Stones, '19th Nervous Breakdown' (which could work) Black Sabbath's 'Paranoid' (which is a bit too generic for a chapter title) Jimi Hendrix's 'Manic Depression' (likewise) King Crimson's, '21st Century Schizoid Man' (which is great, but a bit confusing as a chapter title, given the period I'm looking at) John Lennon's 'Mind Games' (which is increasingly looking like it's going to be the overall title of the thing) Frank Zappa's, 'Who Are the Brain Police?' (which is definitely a good one) I'm sure there are literally dozens of other examples from that period (especially in the areas of psychedelia and prog) but for whatever reason I've just drawn a total blank. So while this does appear quite an odd request, if anyone can think of some others (the stranger the better) it'd really help me out a lot.
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	Psychotherapy by Ramones, again a bit too generic for a chapter title. __________________
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11.28.2008, 05:13 AM	#5
me. stalker Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 400	They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-haaa - Napoleon XIV Bit obvious...
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Death & the Maiden expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,036	Count Five - Psychotic Reaction __________________ www.myspace.com/ghostofanidealwife
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Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	I suppose Eddie Noack's Psycho is too generic.
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11.28.2008, 05:46 AM	#8
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Little Willie John - Spasms
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Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Patsy Cline - Crazy
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Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues - The Kinks
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Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Hear Voices
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	ITT: The secret behind Pookie's high post count __________________
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11.28.2008, 06:23 AM	#13
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,265	The Dicks - Wheelchair Epidemic
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,265	Spacemen 3 - Losing Touch With My mind
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11.28.2008, 06:28 AM	#15
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,265	Guided By Voices - Chasing Heather Crazy (infact Guided By Voices would work in itself)
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11.28.2008, 06:43 AM	#17
radarmaker the end of the ugly Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,122	I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night Journey To The Centre Of Your Mind Mr Pharmacist The Madman Running Through the Fields I Don't Ever Want to Come Down Motorpsycho Nitemare Your Mind And I Belong Together
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fugazifan invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,816	you guys should stop naming 80-90s songs. he said the cutoff point is 75 __________________ If there's been a way to build it, There'll be a way to destroy it, Things are not that out of control www.myspace.com/dellilahtheband www.myspace.com/lecirquedesvampiresmusic
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11.28.2008, 07:09 AM	#20
radarmaker the end of the ugly Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,122	Lots of Bowie - off the top of my head: All The Madmen Kooks Hang On To Yourself Aladdin Sane
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