25 song lyrics that give the album its title
8 September 2025, 19:22 | Updated: 9 September 2025, 11:37
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You know when they say the title of the movie in the movie? It’s like that, but with albums.
What are we talking about? Well, it’s when a lyric from a song throws up the phrase or word that gives its parent album its title. Here’s Peter Griffin from Family Guy to explain this X-List.
Family Guy – say the title of a movie in the movie
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Muse – Starlight
“Our hopes and expectations / Black holes and revelations.”
Muse – Starlight [Official Music Video]
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The Streets – Has It Come To This?
“Original pirate material / You’re listening to The Streets / Lock down your aerial / Make yourself at home.”
The Streets – Has It Come to This? (Official Video)
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Arctic Monkeys – D Is For Dangerous
“I think you should know you’re his favourite worst nightmare.”
Arctic Monkeys – D Is For Dangerous
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Elbow – Grounds For Divorce
“Mondays is for drinking to the seldom seen kid.”
Elbow – Grounds For Divorce
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Interpol – NYC
“It’s up to me now, turn on the bright lights.”
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Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
“I found it hard, it’s hard to find / Oh well, whatever, never mind.”
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
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The Cure – Close To Me
“But if I had your faith / Then I could make it safe and clean / Oh, if only I was sure / That my head on the door was a dream.”
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Blur – For Tomorrow
“Turns it off and makes some tea / Says modern life, well, it’s rubbish.”
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Radiohead – 2+2=5
“I swat ’em like flies / But like flies, the buggers keep coming back / Not, but I’m not / All hail to the thief“
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Pixies – Mr Grieves
“Pray for a man in the middle / One that talks like Doolittle”
Pixies.- Mr. Grieves (Live 1989)
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Editors – Camera
“If we hide, they look in the back room.”
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The Chemical Brothers – Galvanize
“The time has come to… PUSH THE BUTTON“
The Chemical Brothers – Galvanize (Official Music Video)
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Maximo Park – Once, A Glimpse
“Slipping under sliding down / All I need is a certain trigger / The path you take will never make you happy / All I need is a certain spur”
Maxïmo Park – Once, A Glimpse
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Alanis Morissette – You Learn
“Swallow it down / What a jagged little pill / It feels so good / Swimming in your stomach.”
Alanis Morissette – You Learn (Official 4K Music Video)
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Man
“I said we’re all gonna burn in hell / Because we do what we gotta do / Yeah, well and we got the fever to tell“
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The Breeders – Cannonball
“Blown to hell, crash / I’m the last splash“
The Breeders – Cannonball
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The Killers – The World We Live In
“I heard a rumour that you quit this day and age“
The Killers – The World We Live In
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R.E.M. – Circus Envy
“When I get loose I’ll climb a tree and drop a load on your head / This monster in me makes me retch.”
R.E.M. – Circus Envy (Monster, Remastered)
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Depeche Mode – Lie To Me
“Make me think that at the end of the day / Some great reward will be coming my way.”
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The Fratellis – Henrietta
“These are crazy times down at Costello music“
The Fratellis – Henrietta (Official Music Video)
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Stereophonics – Roll Up And Shine
“Roll out the shock parade / Free falling from a stage / Performance and cocktails / Roll up and shine.”
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The Strokes – Reptilia
“The room is on fire as she’s fixing her hair / You sound so angry, just calm down you found me”
The Strokes – Reptilia (Official HD Video)
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Modest Mouse – Bury Me With It
“Good news for people who love bad news / We’ve lost the plot and we just can’t choose.”
Modest Mouse – Bury Me With It (Official Audio)
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Foo Fighters – Home
“The echoes and silence, patience and grace / And all of these moments I’ll never replace.”
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Wolf Alice – Freazy
“You can join us if you think you’re wild / You can join us if you’re a feral child / Our love is cool.” (Well, the album is My Love Is Cool, but it’s pretty near).
Wolf Alice – Freazy (Official Video)
