15 Songs You Always Knew, But Never Knew The Names Of

Trust me, you’ve heard these songs. But what are they called? You can FINALLY brag to all your friends (unless you already knew). Add yours!

I know, right? Now tell your friends!
15 Songs You Always Knew, But Never Knew T...
Dave Stopera
1.

You know it as: “The Chips-Ahoy! Theme”
Actual title: “Sing! Sing! Sing! by Benny Goodman

2.

You know it as: That “doo-doo-doo” song.
Actual title: “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega

3.

You know it as: That song from every single ’80s movie.
Actual title: “Oh Yeah” by Yello

4.

You know it as: The song cartoons always wake up to.
Actual title: “Morning Mood” by Edvard Grieg

5.

You know it as: The “Austin Powers” theme.
Actual title: “Soul Bossa Nova” by Quincy Jones & His Orchestra

6.

You know it as: “The beer song.”
Actual title: “Les Toreadors” by Georges Bizet

7.

You know it as: That song everyone yells at hockey games.
Actual title: “Zombie Nation” by Kernkraft 400

8.

You know it as: That song from any intense movie scene, or just “Apocalypse Now.”
Actual title: “Ride of the Valkyries” by Richard Wagner

9.

Come on, you know this song.

10.

You know it as: The first thing that comes to mind when you think “old-school hip-hop.”
Actual title: “Let Me Clear My Throat” by DJ Kool

11.

(Starts at 2:10)
You know it as: That song Bugs Bunny is always playing.
Actual title: “The Barber Of Seville - Overture” by Gioachino Rossini

12.

You know it as: That song from “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,” the Masturbating Bear, or from The Simpsons.
Actual title: “Sabre Dance” by Aram Khachaturian

13.

You know it as: The opening music to “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Actual title: “Also Sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss

14.

(Starts at :55)
You know it as: That song from many, many movies. Most recently “The Social Network.”
Actual title: “In the Hall of the Mountain King” by Edvard Grieg

15.

You know it as: “Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah HEY!”
Actual title: “Rock and Roll (Part 1 & 2)” by Gary Glitter

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      Stabbing Westward- Save yourself. You’ve liked this song before but could never remember the name of it.

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      That version of “Tom’s Diner” is a remix done by DNA. The original was on Vega’s Solitude Standing album and was a solo, a cappella vocal.

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      Terrific post. I only knew 2 of them, and one of them been Oh yeah by Yello, and only because that video has haunted me since I was a child.

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    • I’d been thinking of posting on my own blog about this. Oh well. Here’s my contribution—I was dissatisfied no one added it yet.

    • the name of this song is;SING, SING, sing, sing, EVERYBODY SING SO, hello, hello, SO,SO, CALL IT ALL AT ALL. the first song of benny goodman.

    • rahmelldekwanb a year ago

      Prepare for Glory

    • ethan a year ago

      Step 1. Drop to knees slowly
      Step 2. Open arms to the sky
      Step 3. slowly scream “NNNNNNNooooooooooooo”

    • snevs a year ago

      I was blown away when I found out what the “Nana na na hey hey hey goodbye” hockey song actually was!

    • DirtySpaceNews a year ago

      Also known as the factory/industrial music (might be more recognizable at 1:25).

    • xk473 a year ago

      the joys of being in orchestra and knowing the majority of these…

    • typh a year ago

      i actually knew the name of most of these because I was in band in middle school and high school lol.

    • JohanPar a year ago

      The one I didn’t know was Zombie Nation and I didn’t know it after listening to it either. Never watched hockey?

    • Ironically, you mixed up title and artist on Kernkraft 400. The song is called Kernkraft 400, and the group is Zombie Nation. It’s also originally from a Commodore 64 game.

    • joeb11 a year ago

      Wow! I did an article about the very same topic on my blog a few months ago! So if you liked this one, I hope you’ll check mine out as well. Weirdly, we both chose “Sing, Sing, Sing” for our lists, but that’s the only one in common.

    • David G. a year ago

      #10 set the record for most shoutouts in a song

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