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Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Alice's Restroom""Alice's Restaurant"Jessica Childress

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Wake Up Dead,"Jessica Childress

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Weekend In New England""Patriot's Dream," Arlo GuthrieAt least for the other playoff teams. - MOR

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Lice's Restaurant" originally "Alice's Restaurant"
Jessica Childress

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Malice's Restaurant" originally "Alice's Restaurant"
Jessica Childress

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"The Pity Of New Orleans" originally "The City Of New Orleans"
Doug Pitts
"The Motorcycle Sang" originally "The Motorcycle Song"
Why there would be a motorcycle song!
Doug Pitts

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Alice's Restraunt""Amsterdam, Netherlands"Old Man Ribber
"City of New Orleans""City of New Orleans (Aftermath)"Melanie Lee
"The Girl I left Behind Me""My Gal Likes To Behind Me"Airfarcewon
"I Am Changing My Name to Chrysler""I Am Changing My Name to WaMu"Alex Osaki
"The City of New Orleans""The City of New Brunswick"Michael Pacholek
"City Of New Orleans""Hiding In The City of New Orleans"The JIM HOY Band
"The City of New Orleans""The Ditty of You or Me"Johnny D
"City of New Orleans""City of New Voters"Michael Pacholek
"City of New Orleans""City of New Dawning"Royce Miller
"Alice's Restaurant (only the song, not the story)""Uncle Sam's Restaurant"Johnny D

There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Alice's RestaurantMilitary PsychiatristZotmeister

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Witch Queen Of New Orleans
   Redbone
City Of New Orleans
   Arlo Guthrie
Witch Queen Of The City Of New Orleans
oldsongs
Where'd You Go?
   Fort Minor
Alice's Restaurant
   Arlo Guthrie
Where'd You Go? To Alice's Restaurant!
Oh! Where the heck is that place?
tastes_like_chicken_32
All the Young Girls Love Alice
   Elton John
Alice's Restaurant
   Arlo Guthrie
All the Young Girls Love Alice's Restaurant
Josh
B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Bomb)
   System of a Down
Alice's Restaurant
   Arlo Guthrie
B.Y.O.B. To Alice's Restaurant
Arlo's song was an anti-war statement, so S.O.A.D.'s song adds a bigger spin.
hybrid
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Abiyoyo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Abby's yoyo
Original Lyrics:
Abiyoyo
"The City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Freakin' doctors, and twenty-five sacks of mail
Original Lyrics:
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail
"The City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
The train pulls out again for keeps.
[Later]
And the sons of Old Man Porter's.
Original Lyrics:
The train pulls out of Kankakee.
[Later]
And the sons of Pullman Porters.
"Abiyoyo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Poop! Poop! No saw!
or
Loop! Loop! No saw!
Original Lyrics:
Zoop! Zoop! No saw!
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"The City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
The train pulls out again for keeps.
[Later]
And the sons of Old Man Porter's.
Original Lyrics:
The train pulls out of Kankakee.
[Later]
And the sons of Pullman Porters.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Debi Montoya

I did a report on this song and turned in these lyrics, almost, until showing it to my father (Rip). He corrected me before I went to school that day.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funny Lyrics:

"The Motorcycle Song"
The Funny Lyrics:
I don't want a pickle
Just wanna ride on my motorcycle
And I don't want a tickle
I'd rather ride on my motorcycle
And I don't want to die
Just wanna ride on my motorcy...
cle
Why They're Funny:
That little extra syllable at the end. Hey, it's not the best song he ever wrote, but he didn't have time to change it. Listen to the song for the explanation of why.
Submitted by: Bob F.
"Alice's Restaurant"
The Funny Lyrics:
I said, 'I didn't get nothing, I had to pay $50 and pick up the garbage.'
He said, 'Well, what you were you arrested for kid?'
and I said 'Littering'...And they all moved away from me on the bench...
Why They're Funny:
One of the 18.5 minute long song's funniest parts, where Arlo is trying to describe to a group of hardened criminals why he is on the 'Group W' bench in the draft headquaters in New York City.
Submitted by: Compuguy
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"The Motorcycle Song"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I don't want a pickle
I just want to ride on my motorcycle
Why They're Nonsensical:
it's hilarious because although it rhymes, it's nonsense.
Submitted by: Katri
 

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"The Motorcycle Song"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
I don't want a pickle, just wanna ride on my motor-sickle
I don't want a tickle, I'd rather ride on my motor-sickle
And I don't wanna die, I just wanna ride on my motorcy ... cle
Why They're Misrhymed:
This is the greatest stretch for a rhyme I have ever heard - making orange and syringe sound like they rhyme is more believable than turning motorcycle into motor-sickle. And that last line takes the cake. But hey, it's funny.
Submitted by: Adam R. Wood
 

Song Title Space Change:

"Al Ices Restaurant" originally "Alice's Restaurant"
Just in time for Thanksgiving.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"A Lice's Restaurant" originally "Alice's Restaurant"
Submitted by: Adrienne Ramseur

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Coming into Los Angeles"
The Lyrics:
Coming into Los Angeles
Bringing in a couple of keys
Don't touch my bags if you please
Mister Customs Man
Why:
Los Angeles...also mentions London and Mexico...
Submitted by: Carolyn
"City Of New Orleans"
The Lyrics:
Nighttime on the City Of New Orleans,
Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee.
Halfway home, and we'll be there by morning,
Through the Mississippi darkness, rolling down to the sea.
Why:
Again refers to the title train, "the City Of New Orleans", which I explained in a previous post. Then refers to the city of Memphis, Tennessee. From Memphis southward, most of the train's route is lengthwise through the state of Mississippi. So the Mississippi reference is probably mainly to that. But since a good part of the route is close to the river of the same name, the author could well have had the Mississippi River and its valley in mind as well.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
There are additional Real Places Mentioned in Songs available.

Super Long Pop Songs:

"Alice's Restuarant" Length: 18:20
Submitted by: hamp
"Alice's Restaurant" Length: 18:36
"You can get any get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant"
Submitted by: Joe H

Movies Named After Song Titles:

"Alice's Restaurant"
1969 movie with Guthrie playing himself
Submitted by: folk

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