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* [[A Date ~~With~~ Rosie Palms]]: "Orgasm Addict"

* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: "Orgasm Addict"

* [[The Band Minus the Face]]: Averted when original frontman Howard DeVoto left to form Magazine, Pete Shelley took over singing and became [[Face of the Band]].

* [[Cluster F-Bomb|Cluster Shit Bomb]]: "Oh Shit"

* [[Epic Riff]]: The bass line of "Boredom", the echoing effect of "Ever Fallen In Love" especially.

* [[Epic Rocking]]: Relative to the rest of their material, "Why Can't I Touch It?" (6:38) and "I Believe" (7:09)

* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]: "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)?"

* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)?"

* [[Ironic Echo]]: Went on tour in 1979 with [[~~Joy Division (Music)|~~Joy Division]] in support months before Ian Curtis killed himself. Went on tour in 1994 as support for [[~~Nirvana (Music)|~~Nirvana]]... weeks before Kurt Cobain killed himself.

* [[Ironic Echo]]: Went on tour in 1979 with [[Joy Division]] in support months before Ian Curtis killed himself. Went on tour in 1994 as support for [[Nirvana]]... weeks before Kurt Cobain killed himself.

* [[Missed the Bus]]: "Something's Gone Wrong Again": 'Nothing ever happens to people like us, 'cept we miss the bus'.

* [[Pop Punk]]: Unlike many of their peers (besides [[The Ramones]]), the Buzzcocks played well crafted pop songs, only louder and faster. Also, Pete Shelley's voice is much higher and melodic than many punk bands of the time.

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* [[Silly Love Songs]]: "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)," "What Do I Get?"

* [[The Slacker]]: "Boredom"

* [[Step Up to ~~The~~ Microphone]]: Steve Diggle's vocal turns could be considered this, though he does sing on every album at least once. The only time a Diggle-led track has been the A-side of a single was with "Harmony In My Head".

* [[Step Up to the Microphone]]: Steve Diggle's vocal turns could be considered this, though he does sing on every album at least once. The only time a Diggle-led track has been the A-side of a single was with "Harmony In My Head".