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Monday Coffee Break: Anatomy Lesson

Posted at 8:55 AM on September 27, 2010 by Steve Seel (57 Comments)
Filed under: 9:30 Coffee Break

Today's assignment for the 9:30 Coffee Break: help us put together a set of songs that mention body parts in their titles, or prominently in their lyrics. Feet, hands, lungs, brains ... anything but 1) hearts, because that's too easy and too common, and 2) naughty bits, because let's keep it clean.

Songs played:
James Brown "Get on the Good Foot"
The Vaselines "Molly's Lips"
The Rolling Stones "Under my Thumb"
Julian Cope "World Shut Your Mouth"
The Guess Who "These Eyes"
The Shins "Phantom Limb"

Comments (57)

Sum 41- over my head

The Fray- Cable Car

funny I was going to suggest an "over my head" theme today
:)

Posted by Nate | September 27, 2010 9:04 AM

My Head in Your Hands - Dump

Ribcage - Elbow

Ears - Cinerama

Posted by wellst | September 27, 2010 9:06 AM

Head Like a Hole - Nine Inch Nails

Legs - ZZ Top

Betty Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

Posted by DMM | September 27, 2010 9:07 AM

World Shut Your Mouth -- Julian Cope

Get On the Good Foot -- James Brown

These Arms of Mine -- Otis Redding

I Want To Hold Yr Hand -- Beatles

Posted by lou | September 27, 2010 9:07 AM

Organ Donor - Jeremy Messersmith
Sea Legs - The Shins
Bones - Radiohead
Pale Blue Eyes - R.E.M.
Pulling Teeth - Green Day

Posted by Nick | September 27, 2010 9:08 AM

"Body Parts" by Jump Little Children

"My Iron Lung" by Radiohead

"Broken Lungs "Thrice"

Posted by Michael | September 27, 2010 9:08 AM

I've Got You Under My Skin by Sinatra
The Color Of Her Eyes by Gear Daddies

Posted by Mike | September 27, 2010 9:08 AM

"Faces" - Harlem
"Sun Hands" or "Wide Eyes" - Local Natives

Posted by Bob | September 27, 2010 9:09 AM

Under My Thumb by The Rolling Stones

Posted by Breanne | September 27, 2010 9:09 AM

My Body is a Cage- Arcade Fire
Clench My Teeth- Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps
Rise Up With Fists- Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
Chin up, Cheer Up- Ryan Adams

Posted by Kari | September 27, 2010 9:09 AM

My Mathematical Mind -Spoon

Posted by cendres | September 27, 2010 9:11 AM

The Suburbs-Rattle My Bones.
Caryl Weiss-With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm

Sorry, all my other suggestions are in violation of rule #2.

Posted by Eryc | September 27, 2010 9:11 AM

I Wanna Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

Clap Your Hands - Sia

"Hands" might make their own coffee break.

Posted by DMM | September 27, 2010 9:11 AM

"Re: Your Brains" by Jonathan Coulton

Posted by Kevin | September 27, 2010 9:12 AM

Fat bottom girls by Queen

Posted by Chuck | September 27, 2010 9:12 AM

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain

Posted by Allyson | September 27, 2010 9:12 AM

Gypsy Eyes by THE JIMI HENDRIX

Posted by Jeremy | September 27, 2010 9:12 AM

Liver Splash by The Meters

Posted by Meg | September 27, 2010 9:12 AM

Pancreas -- "Weird Al" Yankovic

(though it might offend some diabetics)

Posted by mulad | September 27, 2010 9:13 AM

Brain Stew...Green Day.
OH PLEASE PLEASE PLAY IT!

Posted by Chad | September 27, 2010 9:13 AM

Infinite Arms-Band of Horses
and yes, there is a song titled "pancreas" by Weird Al (who else?)

Posted by Drew | September 27, 2010 9:13 AM

idle hands are the devil's plaything--
palace brothers

we don't need legs to stand--
sufjan stevens

in your eyes--
peter gabriel

acid tongue--
jenny lewis

Posted by kim | September 27, 2010 9:13 AM

Phantom Limb by the Shins. It's a twofer!

Posted by Martha | September 27, 2010 9:13 AM

Whoops! How could I forget Tom Lehrer's classic: "I Hold Your Hand In Mine"?

Posted by Eryc | September 27, 2010 9:13 AM

Trampled by Turtles - Feet and Bones

Posted by Benji | September 27, 2010 9:14 AM

Heart Cooks Brain: Modest Mouse.

I know, I know, no "heart" songs, but this choice shouldn't count.

Posted by Chadwic | September 27, 2010 9:14 AM

STEELY DAN

YOUR GOLD TEETH II

Posted by jangofett | September 27, 2010 9:14 AM

No Matter What Shape Your Stomach Is In -the T-bones

Three Legs - Paul & Linda McCartney
These Eyes - The Guess Who
Lips Like Sugar - Echo and the Bunnymen

Posted by mike lane | September 27, 2010 9:14 AM

blue lips by regina spektor
in utero by nirvana
and, of course,
fat bottomed girls by queen!!

Posted by beth | September 27, 2010 9:14 AM

Good Arms vs Bad Arms - Frightened Rabbit (bonus points if it is the live version from Liver! Lung! FR!)

Posted by Holly | September 27, 2010 9:14 AM

All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands - Sufjan Stevens

Posted by David | September 27, 2010 9:14 AM

my iron lung - radiohead

i really wish we could hear the song by king missle--you know the one.

Posted by Andrew S. | September 27, 2010 9:14 AM

Ray Price - Crazy Arms

Posted by Kevin D | September 27, 2010 9:14 AM

My Two Feet by Old 97s

Posted by Joan | September 27, 2010 9:15 AM

"Into Your Arms" - The Lemonheads
"Up In Arms" - Foo Fighters
"Drop Dead Legs" - Van Halen
"Shake a Leg" - AC/DC
"Barefoot Rock" - The Blasters
"Hand In Hand" - Elvis Costello
"Hand of Glory" - The Smithereens

And if you want to dial up the cheese...
"Open Arms" - Journey
"(I Just) Died In Your Arms" - Cutting Crew
"Too Much Time On My Hands" - Styx

Posted by (JL) | September 27, 2010 9:15 AM

Trampled by Turtles - Feet and Bones

Posted by Benji | September 27, 2010 9:15 AM

Fat Bottom girls by Queen
Behind Blue Eyes by The Who
Brain Damage by Pink Floyd

Posted by Chuck | September 27, 2010 9:15 AM

A pair of brown eyes - The Pogues.
I can't get it out of my head - ELO.

Posted by Steve-o | September 27, 2010 9:16 AM

"Feet to the Sun" by dada or "Back on my Feet again" by The Babys.

Posted by Wayne | September 27, 2010 9:16 AM

Monsters of Folk - "Losin Yo Head"

Posted by Nicholas | September 27, 2010 9:16 AM

How about "God Shuffled His Feet," by the Crash Test Dummies. It's got a body part in the title PLUS its a great song.

Posted by Lila | September 27, 2010 9:16 AM

"Detachable Penis" by King Missile. I know you said "no naughty bits" but this song is funny and not R rated.

Posted by Craig Kepler | September 27, 2010 9:16 AM

Waving My Dick In the Wind - Ween
Fee - Phish
"Milly took that paper and sliced Fee on the nipple"

Posted by TJ | September 27, 2010 9:17 AM

Body Movin' - Beastie Boys

(Let your spine unwind)

Posted by DMM | September 27, 2010 9:17 AM

The Happy Feet song (sung by Robin Williams in spanish).

Posted by stella1 | September 27, 2010 9:18 AM

Cake: Meanwhile Rick James - 'Swimming in your kidney, kidney shaped pool.'
Phish: Weight - 'I'd like to cut your head off so I could weigh it....'
Ben Folds Five: Your Most Valuable Possession - Not really a song, but an interesting anatomy journey.

Posted by Eric E | September 27, 2010 9:18 AM

Dead Red Eyes - Archers of Loaf

Posted by wellst | September 27, 2010 9:19 AM

My ding a ling - Chuck Berry

Posted by steve-o | September 27, 2010 9:19 AM

"Hip Hop Thighs #16" - Ike Reilly

Posted by Bob | September 27, 2010 9:19 AM

Detachable Penis!!!!!!!! Hell yea, I forgot about that song.

Posted by TJ | September 27, 2010 9:19 AM

Brother Ali - Ear to Ear

Posted by S Squared | September 27, 2010 9:20 AM

Detachable Penis!!!!!!!! Hell yea, I forgot about that song.

Posted by TJ | September 27, 2010 9:21 AM

"Sentimental Heart" - She & Him

"My Brain" - Morphine

Posted by andy | September 27, 2010 9:22 AM

A Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head To The Left - Andrew Bird
Two-Headed Boy - Neutral Milk Hotel
I Can't Put My Finger On It - Ween
Red Right Ankle - The Decemberists
A Shot In The Arm - Wilco

Posted by Jackie K. | September 27, 2010 9:23 AM

Cypress Hill- Insane In the Brain

Posted by Scott | September 27, 2010 9:26 AM

Head
by
Prince

It's funkalicious!

Posted by Mehmet | September 27, 2010 9:27 AM

Nose: in Honky Tonk Women by the Stones ...

Posted by Will | September 27, 2010 9:30 AM

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