Top Five On Friday - 9/7/07

Another week, another top five:

Top 5 albums with unusual titles

1) When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and if You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and if You Fall It Won't Matter, 'Cuz You'll Know That You're Right

by Fiona Apple.

Her first album was named "Tidal." Simple. One word. For her second, she went with the above title. Not even Keith Richards could take enough drugs to come up with an idea as stupid as that.

Thanks to Nat for the idea.

2) MACHINA/the machines of god by Smashing Pumpkins. Billy Corgan has done some pretentious things in his career, but I think this album title is up there with the most pretentious. Maybe it's not so bad - on his solo album, he made song titles out of random letters and numbers.

3) Honkin' On Bobo by Aerosmith. I don't know what the title means, but it can't be good if Steven Tyler is involved.

4) Hey Man, Smell My Finger by George Clinton. I'll pass on that, George. I don't know where your finger's been.

5) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. We take the title of the most famous Beatles album for granted, but it must have seemed really bizarre when it was first released. It's a mouthful, for one (although not as much as Fiona Apple's sophomore release). And just who is Sgt. Pepper? John? Brian Epstein? Jesus? Only Paul McCartney knows the answer.