Bands, who had songs that were the same as the band name.

[LiamPodmore]

Enter Shikari - Enter Shikari

[BassTractor]

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1481898095' post='3196109']
Focus have several songs titled Focus I, Focus II etc.
Currently up to 9 I think.
[/quote]

Not only that, but on the original release of their first album, "Focus plays Focus" (the one currently known as "In and out of Focus" in normal countries, and "In And Out Of Focus" in other places), they had a whopping [b]two[/b] versions of a song called just "Focus" without any numbering attached.
Later versions of the album would call them "Focus (vocal)" and "Focus (instrumental)", but IIRC the very first release dropped the additions altogether or had no more than one such addition.

How cool is that.

Incidentally, one of my own bands was partially re-named after a song of ours, so this does honor the thread title.
("Quaars-Liebrechts" was changed to "Quasar Librax".)

[paul_5]

Motörhead by Motörhead was the first one that sprang to mind, but alas, I was beaten to the punch.

Instead I'll nominate Miles Davis for his cryptic self-referencing on the Live-Evil album. Track 1 is called 'Sivad' (Davis backwards), and disc 2 starts with 'Selim' (Miles backwards).

Clever, those jazz musicians.

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1481897615' post='3196098']
Ramones.

Although the song was actually called R.A.M.O.N.E.S.

Bit of an odd one as it was actually a cover of a Motorhead song from the '1916' album which Lemmy wrote in tribute to the band which they then started performing themselves towards the end of their career.

Edit: and here it is, with a guest appearance from the man himself.

[media]http://youtu.be/yo7hAyonWqE[/media]
[/quote]marvellous, it's a lot more common than you would imagine, Pennywise

[ras52]

Did Killing Joke have a song called, um, Killing Joke?

[Pinball]

I write so when I was in a band called Beautiful Skin I wrote a track called Beautiful Skin!

When I was in a band called Deep Red I wrote a track called Deep red!

Neither band lasted long enough to record them but all was not lost as the band I'm in at the moment recorded Deep Red. I hope too record Beautiful Skin myself sometime.

Edited December 16, 2016 by Pinball

[howdenspur]

Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult

[timmo]

Jilted John

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1481906519' post='3196210']
Jilted John
[/quote]bollocks I should I thought of that one, we do it every gig!

[spongebob]

Beastie Boys

[timmo]

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1481907067' post='3196218']
bollocks I should I thought of that one, we do it every gig!
[/quote]I think a lot of people think the song is called Gordon is a Moron

[JapanAxe]

The Monkees - Hey Hey We're the Monkees

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1481907183' post='3196223']
I think a lot of people think the song is called Gordon is a Moron
[/quote]this is true, philistines

[skychaserhigh]

Mr Big...by..er...Mr Big.

[ras52]

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1481907183' post='3196223']
I think a lot of people think the song is called Gordon is a Moron
[/quote]
[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1481907448' post='3196227']
this is true, philistines
[/quote]

Morons!

[Hobbayne]

The Selector - The Selector.
Actually it was on the flipside of the first 2 Tone single - Gangsters by The Specials.

[Mykesbass]

Deep Purple were named after the song Deep Purple, but I don't think they ever performed it!

[arthurhenry]

[quote name='skychaserhigh' timestamp='1481907449' post='3196228']
Mr Big...by..er...Mr Big.
[/quote]
Their cover of the Free song.

Night Ranger - Night Ranger

[bluesparky]

Reef were originally called Naked, and have a song & single on their first album called Naked.
Tenuous, not sure if it counts...

Edited December 16, 2016 by bluesparky

[JonesTheCat]

Wu Tang Clan - Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing To F Wit, Wu Tang: 7th Chamber (parts I and II), Wu Tang Forever...

[ras52]

S-Express...

[Rexel Matador]

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1481899611' post='3196126']
80's/90's American punk has a good supply.

Pennywise
Bad Religion
Green Day

I'm sure there's lots more.
[/quote]

Lagwagon!

Also Body Count.

Actually now I think about it, my current band has one.

[SH73]

Helloween- Halloween
Does this count?

[SH73]

Kool & The Gang

[Bolo]

Testament were originally called The Legacy and have a song and album of that name.