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Band Name Origins:

  • From a Poison song. Cedric Bixler said it was that and "Master of Puppets" that made him want to be a singer. Submitted by: Ryan Neill
  • Named after a line in the chorus of "Talk Dirty To Me" by Poison Submitted by: Pawn Scum

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Non-Hero Possibility" originally "Non-Zero Possibility"
Amy Grunt

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Sonic Drive-in
Sonic Youth combined with At the Drive-in
They make good music AND good burgers!
Submitted By: Josh
Dream At the Drive-in Theater
Dream Thater combined with At the Drive-in
Submitted By: Josh

Misheard Lyrics:

"Sleepwalk Capsules"
Misheard Lyrics:
Then life's a joke
Original Lyrics:
They like to choke
"A Devil Among The Tailors"
Misheard Lyrics:
F*** it, f*** it, f*** it!
Yeah, sweet like Honeycomb.
Original Lyrics:
Forget, forget, forget
All sweet and honeycombed.
"A Devil Among the Tailors"
Misheard Lyrics:
Apache incline
Original Lyrics:
A patsy inclined
"A Devil Among the Tailors"
Misheard Lyrics:
N****' had stabbed me with a pitchfork.
Original Lyrics:
Jet-lagged stab you with this pitchfork.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"One Armed Scissor"
Misheard Lyrics:
Set transmission for the one-eyed sister
Original Lyrics:
Send transmission from the one-armed scissor

Story about this misheard lyric by: Robyn

When I first bought atdi's Relationship of Command I spent the whole summer playing it over and over with my friend singing our hearts out to what we thought were pretty funny lyrics - that is until I read the songlines and realised that we're true freakin comedians.

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Invalid Litter Dept."
The Repetitive Lyrics:
On my way nails broke and fell into the wishing well, wishing well, wishing well.
Why They're Repetitive:
It's a shame because these guys are usually really creative with lyrics.
Submitted by: wadded beef
 
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