Fun Music Information -> Band
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Band Name Origins:
- They could think of nothing better to call themselves. Submitted by: Aaerni
- Originally backing Ronnie Hawkins as The Hawks, they went solo as Levon and the Hawks. As Bob Dylan's backing band, they lived communally in a house dubbed Big Pink in Woodstock, NY, and became known as Dylan's "Band from Big Pink," subsequently shortened to The Band. Submitted by: Country Paul
Why the Name is Stupid:
- Just think about it. We know they are a band but they should come up with a more creative name. Submitted by: Daniel L
- There are TONS of other bands, than them. Submitted by: Mr. Critic
- Come on, this is the most cocky, selfindulged name of all. I mean, it's like they're saying, "we're so great, we're not just A band, we're THE Band." Submitted by: Sondra
- Can you imagine trying to sign a gig these days? " What is your name? Uh, we call ourselves "The Band"" Submitted by: The Big Show
Better Off Solo:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Robbie Robertson" | "After the breakup of The Band, Robertson worked as a film composer for Martin Scorsese before releasing his debut solo album in 1987. He had many popular solo hits in Canada, but oddly enough his big international hit 'Somewhere Down the Crazy River' was not a Top 40 hit in Canada" | - whistledog |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Weight" | Should be called 'The Load' since that's used rather than 'The Weight'. - Paul Warren |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "The Night They Rode Old Cali Down" | "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" | oldsongs |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "The Weight" | "Sixteen Tons," Tennessee Ernie Ford | Martha Hankins |
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"The Height" originally "The Weight"
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Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "When I Paint My Masterpiece" | "When He Wins the Prize for Peace" | Michael Pacholek |
| "We Can Talk" | "Leave. Detox!" | John A. Barry |
| "When I Paint My Masterpiece" | "Or Forever Hold Your Peace" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Up On Cripple Creek" | "Grubby Hippie Freaks" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Life Is A Carnival" | "Why Be A Carnivore" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Up On Cripple Creek" | "Drunken Tipple Freak" | John A. Barry |
| "Up On Cripple Creek" | "Ugly Pimpled Freak" | Aaron Dodson |
| "Up On Cripple Creek" | "Up On Scooter's Leak" | Michael Pacholek |
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" | "The Night He Drove On the Cleveland Browns" | Michael Pacholek |
| "The Weight" | "The Waste" | Royce Miller |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| The Weight | National Association of Chiropractors | Charlie Decker |
Misheard Lyrics:
"The Weight"
Misheard Lyrics: He said I'll fix you right
if you'll take Jack my dog Original Lyrics: He said I'll fix your rack
if you'll take Jack my dog | "Up On Cripple Creek"
Misheard Lyrics: That's when that little love of mine puts a b**er in my teeth.
Original Lyrics: That's when that little love of mine dips her doughnut in my tea.
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"Chest Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: No cheese and crackers
Original Lyrics: I know she's a tracker.
| "Up On Cripple Creek"
Misheard Lyrics: Jump in front of my weenus
Gave my little busy head. Original Lyrics: Took up all of my winnings
And I gave my little Bessie half. |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"The Weight"
Misheard Lyrics: Then I saw Carmen and Adele were walkin' side by side.
Original Lyrics: Then I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: E. Stone I bet a guy in a bar $5 that I was right. Unfortunately, he had a laptop computer with him, with which he was able to look it up. |
Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Up On Cripple Creek"
The Lyrics: Now me and my mate were back at the shack,
we had Spike Jones on the box She said, 'I can't take the way he sings, but I love to hear him talk' Who They Mention: Spike Jones
Submitted by: Bill
| "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
The Lyrics: Virgil, quick, come see
There goes Robert E Lee Who They Mention: Robert E Lee
Submitted by: oldsongs
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Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Up on Cripple Creek"
The Lyrics: When I get off of this mountain, you know where I want to go? Straight down the Mississippi river, to the Gulf of Mexico. To Lake Charles, Louisiana, little Bessie, girl that I once knew.
Why: Lake Charles sits along Interstate 10 and is approximately halfway between Houston and Baton Rouge. It is home to casinos and many industrial plants. Incidentally, other lyrics in the song mention betting on horses; Delta Downs racetrack is in the town of Vinton, just about 25 miles west of Lake Charles along I-10. (The racetrack didn't exist when the song was written.) The actual Cripple Creek is in Colorado; the song completely misplaces it. (Lyrics copied from Wikipedia's entry on Lake Charles.)
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Fest Chever" originally "Chest Fever"
Submitted by: Peter
