Songs that you would change the title

[catinthedark]

Originally Posted by vermicious knid

"Ooh My Love" has got to be one of Stevie's worst titles for a song. I think that "Castle Walls" would be a great title for the same song, and is appropriately Stevie sounding.

Couldn't agree more. I dislike "Ooh My Love," though I'm not wild about Castle Walls, either. I guess it is the only real alternative title there could be, though.

Originally Posted by vermicious knid

I have always liked the subtitle "Go Ahead Lily" better than "Rock a Little".

Rock a Little is one of my favourite titles ever - for the album and the song. I actually think it's perfect - doesn't connote a screaming rock song at ALL to me. She's rocking a little...

Originally Posted by vermicious knid

And then there is the issue of:
"Designs of Love" versus "That's Alright"
"You Could Forget" versus "Garbo"
"Nomad" versus "Candlebright"
"No Light" versus "Planets of the Universe"
"The Tower" versus "Goodbye Baby"

That's how I like those...

[dissention]

Originally Posted by catinthedark

Couldn't agree more. I dislike "Ooh My Love," though I'm not wild about Castle Walls, either. I guess it is the only real alternative title there could be, though.

How about just dropping the silly "ooh" and renaming it "My Love"? That's what I call it because I can't bring myself to say the name "Ooh My Love."

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

RTTG: Toxic Garden

I think "Deadliest Poison" might have been good for that one.

[Richard B]

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

I think "Deadliest Poison" might have been good for that one.

Forget that. Stevie should have went straight to the heart of it all:
Rappaccini’s Daughter

Most people woul have just been WTF? Unless they were super literate on Nathaniel Hawthorne. But really......I prefer 'Running Through The Garden.' It just sounds so wonderful. Yeah.... in brilliant colors!

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Forget that. Stevie should have went straight to the heart of it all:
Rappaccini’s Daughter

Then it would be too obvious that the story is much better than the song!

I do love the song to death, though.

[Kelly]

Originally Posted by Richard B

Forget that. Stevie should have went straight to the heart of it all:
Rappaccini’s Daughter

Most people woul have just been WTF? Unless they were super literate on Nathaniel Hawthorne. But really......I prefer 'Running Through The Garden.' It just sounds so wonderful. Yeah.... in brilliant colors!

Stevie did say, in Performing Songwriter, that she considered calling RTTG "Rappaccinis's Daughter" but they felt she would have to deal with copywrite issues and whatnot, so they went with RTTG instead.