History Main / TitledAfterTheSong

* ''Fanfic/SevenDaysInSunnyJune'' is named after a {{Music/Jamiroquai}} song, and the chapter titles come from songs as well.

* Throw That Beat In The Garbagecan! took their name from a song by Music/TheB52s, deleting a space and [[ExcitedShowTitle adding an exclamation mark]].

* ''Heartbeat'', British police drama set in the 60s. Named for the Music/BuddyHolly song that is covered by Nick Berry as the theme tune. Also, beat - police.

* ''Film/WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt'', which is downright a Music/TinaTurner biopic that finishes on that song.

%%* ''Film/{{Brazil}}'' (the Terry Gilliam movie). The full name of the song is "Aquarela do Brasil".

%%* ''Film/MrsBrownYouveGotALovelyDaughter''

* ''Film/SilentNight2012'' (slasher film) and ‘’ Film/SilentFilm2021'' (BlackComedy about the end of the world) share a title with the Christmas song.

* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'': "Samson And Delilah" and "Music/BornToRun" are both named for songs by Music/BruceSpringsteen.

* ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossingFlyMeToTheMoon'': The subtitle takes it name from the jazz song Fly Me to the Moon (specifically, the Claire version used in Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion). A band performs the song during one of the Mauville City chapters.

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** The ''Doctor Who Unbound'' drama ''Sympathy for the Devil'' is named after a Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} song.
** The ''Doctor Who Unbound'' drama ''Masters of War'' is named after a Music/BobDylan song.
** The title of the Fifth Doctor drama ''1963: Fanfare for the Common Men'' is a slight variant on a piece of classical music called "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Aaron Copland.
* The ''Franchise/FactionParadox'' drama ''In the Year of the Cat'' is named after an Music/AlStewart song.
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%%* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': See the article

* Most episodes (or "sessions") of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' have English titles derived from songs or albums, including quite a few by Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} ("Honky Tonk Women", "Wild Horses", "Sympathy for the Devil", and "Jamming With Edward", the last one after a side project album a few members of the band were involved in). There's also "Heavy Metal Queen" (for a song by the band Trance), "Toys in the Attic" (for an Music/{{Aerosmith}} album), "Bohemian Rhapsody" (for the classic Music/{{Queen}} song), "My Funny Valentine" (a jazz standard, the most famous versions being the Music/FrankSinatra and Music/MilesDavis recordings), "Speak Like a Child" (an album and song by Music/HerbieHancock), and "Hard Luck Woman" (for the Music/{{KISS}} song). The two-part finale, "The Real Folk Blues", takes its name not only from the show's end-credits song (an original piece), but also from a series of compilation albums released by Chess Records in the '60s, spotlighting the music of major blues artists associated with the label, including Music/MuddyWaters, Music/HowlinWolf, and others.

%%* ''Film/BabyDriver''

%%* ''Film/BadBoys1995'': "Bad Boys" by Music/InnerCircle.

%% * ''Film/StuckOnYou''

* ''The March Violets'' inspired TWO '90s goth rock bands named in honor of their songs: Music/ChildrenOnStun and Music/GroovingInGreen. Neither of these songs ever became particularly popular.

* ''Film/ForMeAndMyGal''

%%* ''Film/ForMeAndMyGal''

* ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' (the original ThemeTune was simply named "Jeannie", and [[ForgottenThemeTuneLyrics the lyrics weren't used at all]])

* Music/BadBrains were named for the song "Bad Brain" from Music/TheRamones' ''Music/RoadToRuin''.

* Music/BadBrains, after "Bad Brain" by Music/TheRamones.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' GameMod series ''Back to Saturn X'' is named after a song by Music/GuidedByVoices; the same goes for all the individual episode subtitles of the series and all the map names.

* Music/TheMoodyBlues were named after Music/DukeEllington's "Moon Indigo".

%%* ''Film/MoonlightMile''

* ''Literature/{{The Rat-Catcher's Daughter}}'' is named after a popular 19th century song. The female lead is a music-hall singer in VictorianLondon.

* ''Film/{{Brazil}}'' (the Terry Gilliam movie). Borders on RefrainFromAssuming, as the full name of the song is "Aquarela do Brasil".

* ''Life Goes On'' (although of course [[RefrainFromAssuming the song title is "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da"]]).

* ''Fanfic/IAgainstIMeAgainstYou'' and each of its chapters are all titled after songs and lyrics from the various ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' soundtracks by Trocadero and Jeff Williams.

* Many ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' strips, including a whole string [[IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming idiosyncratically named]] after indie songs.