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Coffee Break: Long Song Names

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

August 13, 2025

Courtney Barnett has a few songs with long names.
Courtney Barnett has a few songs with long names. courtesy Mom + Pop Records

Sometimes the name of a song is short enough to be just one word, but other times titles can be a full sentence – or longer! Maybe it’s to convey (more of) a thought, or the artist could think a long title fits or adds a bit of humor to the song.

Whatever the case, long titles seem to span genres and musical ages. Let’s create a playlist full of songs with titles that most likely won’t fit on a screen.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs with lengthy titles would you like to hear?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played
Primitive Radio Gods- Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand
Black Kids- I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
Arctic Monkeys-You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me
The Flaming Lips- My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life As Blazing Shield Of Defiance And Optimism As Celestial Spear Of Action)
CSS- Let's Make Love And Listen to Death from Above
Courtney Barnett- Write A List Of Things To Look Forward To

Coffee Break: Long Song Names