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Band Name Origins:

  • Back in 1967 the band was playing rhythm and blues, and was called The Blues Keepers. As they began to write songs and develop an original style, they decided that they needed a name change, and that they wanted something flowery, like the West Coast psychedelic bands they admired, e.g. Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane etc. Each of them wrote single words on pieces of paper which were drawn out of the hat one by one, and all were rejected until only three were left: James, a guy who used to sign with the band, Harvest because they were living in a farmhouse, and Barclay after the bank, because they aspired to make money! These were then rearranged to get the best-sounding name - Barclay James Harvest. [Source: http://www.bjharvest.co.uk (see FAQ)] Submitted by: amfonda

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name
Comments & Submitter Name
"Poor Man's Moody Blues"This is only named by title only since BJH was always criticized as the 'Poor Man's Moody Blues'. So they made a style parody of "Nights in White Satin"! - Paul Warren

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"The Sun Will Never Sign""The Sun Will Never Shine"D. Melody Dole, MD
"The Sun Will Never Pine""The Sun Will Never Shine"D. Melody Dole, MD
"The Sun Will Never Dine""The Sun Will Never Shine"D. Melody Dole, MD
"The Sun Will Never Twine""The Sun Will Never Shine"D. Melody Dole, MD
"Love Is Like A Violet""Love Is Like A Violin"Marlene L. Ram

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Negative Earth,"It's positive.Yvette Bristle
"One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out,"A smile is not a unit of distance.Yvette Bristle
"Love Is Like A Violin,"Love doesn't resemble a musical instrument.Yvette Bristle
"Play To The World,"No one can play to all the billions of people.Yvette Bristle
"Forever Yesterday,"No day lasts forever.Yvette Bristle

There are additional literally impossible song titles available.

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"Take The 'A' Train," Ella Fitzgerald"I'm Like A Train," Barclay James Harvest
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd"Vanessa Simmons," Barclay James Harvest
"Watching TV," Roger Waters"The Streets Of San Francisco," Barclay James Harvest

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"The Sun Will Ever Shine" originally "The Sun Will Never Shine"
Regina Olsen
"Son With No Meaning" originally "Song With No Meaning"
Yvette Bristle
"One Hundred Thousand Miles Out" originally "One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out"
Yvette Bristle
"Play To The Word" originally "Play To The World"
Yvette Bristle
"Lay To The World" originally "Play To The World"
Yvette Bristle

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Negative Hearth" originally "Negative Earth"
Yvette Bristle
"One Hundred Thousand Similes Out" originally "One Hundred Thousand Smiles Out"
Yvette Bristle
"Platy To The World" originally "Play To The World"
Platy = type of fish in genus Xiphophorus
Samantha Wayland
"Lover Is Like A Violin" originally "Love Is Like A Violin"
Yvette Bristle
"Love His Like A Violin" originally "Love Is Like A Violin"
Yvette Bristle

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Negative Garth" originally "Negative Earth"
Yvette Bristle
"Clay To The World" originally "Play ToThe World"
Liberty Anderson
"Olay To The World" originally "Play ToThe World"
As in Oil of Olay
Liberty Anderson
"Sung With No Meaning" originally "Song With No Meaning"
Yvette Bristle
"Sang With No Meaning" originally "Song With No Meaning"
Yvette Bristle

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Brother ThrushCanesten Once cream pickle*

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Love Is Like A Violin
   Barclay James Harvest
A Lover's Concerto
   The Toys
Lover Is Like A Violin Concerto
Gretchen Wieners
Play To The World
   Barclay James Harvest
Joy To The World
   Traditional
Play Joy to The World
Alicia Sturdivant

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

King James Harvest
King Crimson combined with Barclay James Harvest
Performing the authorized versions of the songs.
Submitted By: Alex Derevin
Barclay King James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest combined with King Harvest
Submitted By: Heidi Claire

Misheard Lyrics:

"Poor Man's Moody Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes, the truth is I love you.
I can't say any more.
'Cause I want you.
Yes, I want you.
Yes, I want you.
Original Lyrics:
Guess the truth is I love you.
I can't say any more.
'Cause I need you.
Yes, I want you.
Yes, I love you.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Poor Man's Moody Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes, the truth is I love you.
I can't say any more.
'Cause I want you.
Yes, I want you.
Yes, I want you.
Original Lyrics:
Guess the truth is I love you.
I can't say any more.
'Cause I need you.
Yes, I want you.
Yes, I love you.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Wisnu Aji

Finally, a song that sampling The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin" I posting here. There are similarity between this song and The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin" musically and lyrically. I'll see lyrics of both this song and The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin" at MetroLyrics that there are completely similar. About this song: Featured on their album, "Gone to Earth", released in 1977, the album itself peaking at #30 in the UK album charts, but faring better in Germany where it reaching #10 and staying for more than 195 weeks in the German album charts. As of 2011, it is ranking #6 on the list of longest running albums in the German album charts. Only the soundtrack "My Fair Lady", Simon & Garfunkel's "Greatest Hits", The Beatles' "1962–1966", Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here", and Andrea Berg's "Best Of" spent more weeks in the charts. It was the band's largest selling album, eventually selling more than a million copies worldwide. The song "Poor Man's Moody Blues" was written after the English progressive rock outfit referred by a journalist as a "poor man's Moody Blues". Shortly after, their guitarist John Lees wrote a song that reminded him of the Moody Blues song "Nights in White Satin" (reaching #9 on Billboard's Pop Chart in 1972 and originally released as a full length 7 minutes album version with the poem "Late Lament" from the 1967 album, "Days of Future Passed"), and decided to use the journalist's phrase as the song title.

Song Title Anagrams:

"Heat Grate Vine" originally "Negative Earth"
Submitted by: Donna Fargo North Dakota Fanning The Flames
"Heart Gate Vine" originally "Negative Earth"
Submitted by: Donna Fargo North Dakota Fanning The Flames
"Earth Gate Vine" originally "Negative Earth"
Submitted by: Donna Fargo North Dakota Fanning The Flames
"Vat Gate In Here" originally "Negative Earth"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Rate Vane Eight" originally "Negative Earth"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Berlin"
The Lyrics:
And the ten-thirty flight will soon be headed my way
As she sails across the skyway of Berlin
Why:
Berlin - capital of Germany.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
 

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Goon Merle" originally "Moongirl"
Submitted by: Brittany James

Lighter Side of Serious Bands:

"Poor Man's Moody Blues"
Barclay James Harvest was always criticized by being a Poor Man's Moody Blues. So they made a song that's a style-parody of "Nights in Whits Satin".
Submitted by: Paul Warren

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