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Fun Music Information -> Arcade Fire

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Band Name Origins:

Named after: "A story that Win Butler (Lead Vocals & other instruments) heard from a childhood friend about an arcade catching on fire. This could be referring to the Summerland Disaster on the Isle of Man, in which a Leisure Centre (not a video arcade) burnt to the ground in a disastrous fire in 1973 Submitted by: Dan Shaw

New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
The Arcade Shire	The Arcade Fire with 12th century instruments	MacMillan

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Eddie To Start"	"Ready To Start"	Lori Tirol
"Freddy To Start"	"Ready To Start"	Bruce Curb
"Ready To Fart"	"Ready To Start"	Mary Byram

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Everything Now,"	You cannot have everything at the same time.	Francis A. Sissy
"City With No Children,"	Cities have children.	Yvette Bristle
"My Heart Is An Apple,"	Huh?!? That's all I have to say	Cat

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Are You Ready?," AC/DC	"Ready To Start," Arcade Fire
"Where Do I Hide?," Nickelback	"In The Backseat," Arcade Fire
"Good Morning Good Morning," The Beatles	"Wake Up," Arcade Fire
"Where's Captain Kirk?," Spizzenergi	"Haiti," The Arcade Fire
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Month Of Ma" originally "Month Of May"

Farlow Maitland

"Moth Of May" originally "Month Of May"

Kirsten Abercrombie

"Crow Of Love" originally "Crown Of Love"

Chelsea Turtle

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Keep The Carp Running" originally "Keep The Car Running"

Neat trick, since it has no legs!

Millie Henry

"Keep The Cart Running" originally "Keep The Car Running"

Millie Henry

"Keep The Czar Running" originally "Keep The Car Running"

Peter

"Keep The Scar Running" originally "Keep The Car Running"

Peter

"Funeral Crown Of Glove" originally "Funeral Crown Of Love"

Flo

Change a Letter:

"Month Of Pay" originally "Month of May"

Yvette Bristle

"Mouth Of May" originally "Month Of May"

Kirsten Abercrombie

"Hayti" originally "Haiti"

Hayti is a town in Missouri.

Regina Olsen

"Clown Of Love" originally "Crown Of Love"

Chelsea Turtle

"Neighborhood #1 (Funnels)" originally "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)"

Chelsea Turtle

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Put Your Money On Me"	"That's Not Funny To Me"	Arch Vile
"Afterlife"	"Stopping Life"	Arch Vile
"Keep The Car Running"	"Keep The Amy Childs Coming"	Fack Sabbath
"Rebellion(Lies)"	"Revolution(Wii)"	Joel Martinez
"Neighborhood 1#(Tunnels)"	"Nintendo"	Joel Martinez
"Neighborhood 2# (Laika)"	"Luigi's Story"	Joel Martinez
"Neighborhood #3(Power Out)"	"Video Games"	Joel Martinez

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Haiti	Haiti Tourism Center	Lucy

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Arcadia Fire

Arcadia combined with Arcade Fire

Submitted By: Dean Martini

Arkade Fire

Arkade combined with Arcade Fire

Submitted By: Candy Welty

Boy Sets Arcade Fire

Boy Sets Fire combined with Arcade Fire

Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners

I Set My Friend's Arcade On Fire

I Set My Friends On Fire combined with Arcade Fire

Different twist on another post

Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners

There are additional Arcade Fire Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Normal Person" Misheard Lyrics: When they get excited, they try to hide it Look at those llamas go Original Lyrics: When they get excited, they try to hide it Look at those normals go	"Everything Now" Misheard Lyrics: (Happy now!) I want it Original Lyrics: (Everything now!) I want it
"We Used to Wait" Misheard Lyrics: No one loves a change at first Original Lyrics: Now our lives are changing fast	"Reflektor" Misheard Lyrics: go piss in a fire Original Lyrics: in a prism of light
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Une Annee Sans Lumiere"

Misheard Lyrics:

Je montrai un cheval (I will show a horse.)

Original Lyrics:

Je monte un cheval (I mount a horse.)

Story about this misheard lyric by: Cat

In my French class, I was taught not to pronounce the final 'e' in words such as 'monte'. So since Win Butler pronounced it, I initially interpreted it as 'montrai.' I think he needs to improve his accent, being that he initially hails from Texas.