Song titles that are either really evocative or have nothing apparent to do with the song (and sometimes both). A lot of film scores (particularly Mark Mothersbaugh’s stuff) could really easily be on here, but I tried to limit it. It’s also not exhaustive, so feel free to add your favorite.
- Scott Get the Van, I’m Moving (listen here)
- Avoiding Catatonic Surrender (listen here)
- I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous (listen here)
- They’re Sending Me to Vietnam (listen here)
- Why Trust a Shark (listen here)
- Clint Eastwood (listen here)
- I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (listen here)
- Death Of An Interior Decorator (listen here)
- Meet Me In The Bathroom (listen here)
- The Melody Of A Fallen Tree (listen here)
- Dance, Soterios Johnson, Dance (listen here)
- Step Into My Office, Baby (listen here)
- Girl, You Have No Faith In Medicine (listen here)
- The Only Living Boy in New York (listen here)
- Ocean Breathes Salty (listen here)
- Hardest Geometry Problem in the World (listen here)
- Jackie Dressed in Cobras (listen here)
- Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow (listen here)