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Paul McCartney (The Beatles), Lennon/McCartney, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, The Beetles, Beatles (& various), Beatles/John Lennon, The Beatles/Isley Brothers, Beatles/ Isley Bros, Beatles/George Harrison, The Beatles / Elton John, Beathes, The Beates, BaetlesQuotes:
Reporter: Are you a mod or a rocker? Ringo: Um, no. I'm a mocker. Submitted by: Alan of Seville
| THE GOLDEN APPLE CORPS. The Golden Apple Corps* is an honorary position for the Keepers of The Sacred Chao, so that they can put 'KSC' after their names. It says little, does less, means nothing. * Not to be confused with The Apple Corps Ltd. of those four singers. We thought of it first. - The Principia Discordia Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Jokes:
One good thing about Lennon not reaching old age; he didn't become old, withered, and wrinkly like McCartney. Submitted by: BeatlesFan9
| I really hope The Beatles don't try and reunite like all these other veteran rock bands... They'd only be half the band they used to be! Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
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Band Name Origins:
- "It came in a vision, a man appeared to us on a floating pie and said, 'From this day on you will be known as the Beatles with an 'A'.'" -John Lennon Submitted by: Sporkkk
- The Beatles early music was NOT all in 4/4, there were songs in 3/4, 12/8, 6/8 - long before they were famous. There was, howver, a back beat, so the beat was very important. All in all, clearly a play on words (typical of Lennon), and reference to the Crickets. The story about McCartney is made up (by McCartney). Submitted by: Paulmarkj
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: The Fab Four. Submitted by: ChuckyG
Better Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "George Harrison" | "George is the first musician to use a non-Western insrument in rock-n-roll. He learned to play the sitar, tabla, tamboura and other instruments from India. Now instruments from India, the Middle East, Africa, the Orient and other regions are occasionaly used by rock bands and musicians as varied as Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Sting, Phil Collins, Midnight Oil and others. Rush guitarist also uses Eastern European instruments like the mandola and bouzouki. And did somebody say Peter Gabriel?" | - Rock'n'Roll Evolution #9 |
| "George Harrison" | "In the late 60s George released a World/Electronic music soundtrack album for the film "Wonderwall". Later on he released "Electronic Sounds" which consists of just that. It holds the historical distinction of being possibly the first album featuring nothing but synthesizer playing. It's just George and his Moog. He pioneered the use of synthesizers in rock'n'roll. And you thought he was just a guitarist!" | - Roland Korg |
| "John Lennon" | "John went on to have a successful solo career until he was shot dead by Mark David Chapman in 1980. In an ABC news interview he was asked if the Beatles would ever get back together. He replied that he "didn't know" if that would ever happen." | - Celeste |
| "Ringo Starr" | "Ringo has an interesting solo career, though he had no #1 albums, he had an All-Starr Band with other popular musicians." | - Paul Warren |
| "George Harrison" | "George, the quiet Beatle, released the album "All Things Must Pass" which was Harrison's best album ever. " | - Paul Warren |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Bad Boy" | The first song (and only cover) the greatest band on earth did without mentioning the title, the two words are in the lyrics but not together. - Alan the Ottoman |
| "Revolution 9" | The words "Number nine" repeated by a sound technician throughout the song, interspersed with nonsensical one-liners and sound effects, but the word "Revolution" is not mentioned. This song was John Lennon's idea of what a revolution would sound like if it was recorded. Paul McCartney and producer George Martin tried to keep this song off the White Album, but they lost out. - Jimsdun |
| "The Inner Light" | Neither "inner" nor "light" are heard at all in the song - Alan of Seville |
| "Flying" | It's an instrumental - jdizzy |
| "Yer Blues" | "So Lonely, Wanna Die"!... - Paul Warren |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| The Beaters | They've beaten everybody else to the top! | Alan The Ottoman |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "910" | "One After 909" | Alan of Seville |
| "Calendar's Busy" | "Eleanor Rigby" | Jonathan S. |
| "Oral Roberts" | "Doctor Robert" | abc1332 |
| "Only a Southern Song" | "Only a Northern Song" | Paul Warren |
| "Cindy Sheehan" | "Sexy Sadie" | Paul Warren |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Golden Slumbers," | Slumber is a state, not a physical object. | Michael C |
| "Baby, You're a Rich Man," | "Baby" and "Man" are complete opposites in age. | Michael C |
| "Across The Universe," | There is no other side of the universe. | Michael C |
| "Wild Honey Pie," | Honey pie doesn't grow in the wild (or at all). | Michael C |
| "Within You, Without You," | You can't be inside someone when they're not there | Michael C |
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Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Rev On The Red Line," Foreigner | "You Can't Do That," The Beatles | |
| "I Hate Cats," Harry Waller | "Leave My Kitten Alone," The Beatles | |
| "I Kissed A Girl," Katy Perry | "You Can't Do That," The Beatles | |
| "Here Comes The Sun," The Beatles | "I'll Follow The Sun," The Beatles | |
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Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Marta My Dear" originally "Martha My Dear"
Spanish equivalent of the name
Serafina
"Keep Your Hands Off My Bay" originally "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"
Frank
"Here's A Place" originally "There's A Place"
Of course!
Serafina
"There's A Lace" originally "There's A Place"
Serafina
"There's A Pace" originally "There's A Place"
Serafina
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Martha May Dear" originally "Martha My Dear"
Whoever Martha May might be
Heather Brockwell
"Martha Amy Dear" originally "Martha My Dear"
Whoever Martha Amy might be
Heather Brockwell
"I Met Mine" originally "I Me Mine"
Frank
"Love You Too" originally "Love You To"
Same sound, different meaning.
Serafina
"Norwegian Wooed" originally "Norwegian Wood"
Whom did the Norwegian woo?
Heather Brockwell
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Leave My Mitten Alone" originally "Leave My Kitten Alone"
Serafina
"Things We Sail Today" originally "Things We Said Today"
Candy Welty
"Things We Laid Today" originally "Things We Said Today"
Candy Welty
"Ask Me Who" originally "Ask Me Why"
Serafina
"I'll Follow The Nun" originally "I'll Follow The Sun"
Serafina
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Oct 30
a parody of "You Can't Do That" by The Beatles
Response to Obama's"You didn't build that"
Youtube: (You Tube)
Oct 25
a parody of "You Can't Do That" by The Beatles
Response to Obama's "You didn't build that."
YouTube: (You Tube)
May 10
a parody of ""Here Comes The Sun"" by The Beatles
George coming out fish's bung
YouTube: (Windows Media )
Feb 7
a parody of "Eight Days A Week" by The Beatles
My tribute (with some help from my fav Radio Station), to the GREAT Giants Superbowl victory over the New England Patriots
YouTube: (Windows Media)
Dec 28
a parody of "Eight days a Week" by The Beatles
My Thanksgiving parody that was broadcast this year on a popular NYC station.
Youtube: (Windows Media)
Sep 15
a parody of "Yesterday" by The Beatles
'Yesterday', but not as remembered by 'The Beatles' :) Because when you are hangover, you remember things differently :)
YouTube: (Online)
Sep 10
a parody of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles
This Beatles classic was good. . .unnecessarily long due to a ridiculous outro but good, I figured I'd bring it to my level though--as always
soundclick: (mp3)
June 17
a parody of "You're Gonna Lose That Girl" by The Beatles
While I'm not updating many of the AmIRight All Star older ones, this one I felt like doing because the original backing track was applied so thinly and the vocals, well, I admittedly felt I could do better. . .so I hope this accomplishes that desire.
soundclick.com: (mp3)
Jan 20
a parody of "Eight Days a Week" by The Beatles
My salute to this wonderful Jets team for their great playoff upset of the New England Patriots and their impending AFC Championship Game with the Pittsburgh Sreelers. Go GANG GREEN!!!
Youtube: (Windows Media)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "I Will" | "Sick Kill" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "Wild Honey Pie" | "It Took Their Lives" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "Yesterday" | "Yesterday" | Phil Alexander |
| "Wild Honey Pie" | "Her Choice was Right" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "Yesterday" | "Misanthropy" | Lastman Standing |
| "Wild Honey Pie" | "Joy- Three Survived!" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "I Will" | "Blood Spills" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" | "MacBeth's Silver Dagger" | Lifeliver |
| "I Will" | "Volge Will (Extended Version)" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "Wild Honey Pie" | "Castithan Lives" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| I'm a Loser | Weight Watchers | Jimsdun |
| I'll be Back | Terminator 2 movie | Jimsdun |
| All You Need Is Love | Charities That Feed The Poor | Beegles |
| From Me To You | United States Postal Service | Anonymous |
| Hey Bulldog | Bulldog Cable & Wireless | Pickle |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Run For Your Life | Domestic abuse help hotline | Jenny |
| You Never Give Me Your Money | Marrige Divorce Counceling | CrazyC63312 |
| Revolution Number 9 | Peyton Manning's agent | Martha Hankins |
| Piggies | Mexican Travel Agency | Paul Warren |
| Old Brown Shoe | George W. Bush's or Al-Zadi's Answering Machine | Paul Warren |
| There are additional Beatles on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| If You Love Someone, Set Them Free Sting | Free As A Bird The Beatles | If You Love Someone, Set Them Free As A Bird | Roger |
| She Drives Like Crazy Weird Al Yankovic | Drive My Car The Beatles | She Drives My Car Like Crazy Pretty much describes the Weird Al song. | Elizabeth |
| You Drive Me Crazy Britney Spears | Drive My Car The Beatles | You Drive My Car Crazy | Elizabeth |
| She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals | Drive My Car The Beatles | She Drives My Car Crazy Weird Al wrote a similar parody of the first song. | Elizabeth |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
The Newbeatles
The Newbeats combined with The Beatles
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Bronski Beatles
Bronski Beat combined with The Beatles
Submitted By: Candy Welty
They Might Be Giant Beatles
They Might Be Giants combined with The Beatles
Submitted By: FiFi
The Counting Beatles
The Counting Crows combined with The Beatles
Submitted By: Jasmine
There are additional Beatles Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"When I Get Home"
Misheard Lyrics: I nearly died, I nearly died
I gotta whole lotta things to tell her Original Lyrics: Whoa-oh-I, whoa-oh-I
I gotta whole lotta things to tell her | "Nowhere Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Here's the real noval man
Sitting in his noval land Making all his noval plans for nobody. Original Lyrics: He's a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land Making all his nowhere plans for nobody. |
"Paperback Writer"
Misheard Lyrics: Paid for by Chrysler
Original Lyrics: Paperback writer
| "Michelle"
Misheard Lyrics: Michelle, ma belle
Someday monkey won't play piano song Play piano song Original Lyrics: Michelle, ma belle
Sont des mots qui vont tres bien ensemble Tres bien ensemble. |
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"When I Get Home"
Misheard Lyrics: I nearly died, I nearly died
I gotta whole lotta things to tell her Original Lyrics: Whoa-oh-I, whoa-oh-I
I gotta whole lotta things to tell her |
Story about this misheard lyric by: S. Tim Wood A typical example of confusing one Beatle classic with another, in this case, "No Reply". |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Penny Lane"
Better Lyrics:
Puddin' Tane is what I tell the nosey and the lame
Whenever they display the nerve to ask my name
And if they happen to ask again
I tell them the same
Whenever they display the nerve to ask my name
And if they happen to ask again
I tell them the same
Original Lyrics:
Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to have known
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello
Of every head he's had the pleasure to have known
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say hello
Submitted by: Porfle Popnecker
"I Will"
Better Lyrics:
Assad allow a Cease-Fire? Never!
Tears his nation apart
He snubs the U.N. Inspectors
Civil war may well start
Tears his nation apart
He snubs the U.N. Inspectors
Civil war may well start
Original Lyrics:
Love you forever and forever
Love you with all my heart
Love you whenever we're together
Love you when we're apart
Love you with all my heart
Love you whenever we're together
Love you when we're apart
Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"Wild Honey Pie"
Better Lyrics:
Young boy dies
Nation cries
Asking WHY???
Loud Outcry!!!
Nation cries
Asking WHY???
Loud Outcry!!!
Original Lyrics:
Honey Pie
Honey Pie
Honey Pie
Honey Pie
Honey Pie
Honey Pie
Honey Pie
Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Come Together"
The Funny Lyrics: Come together, right now....over me!
Why They're Funny: Uh, I hope that doesn't mean what I think it means....
Submitted by: Mike Hack
| "I'm A Loser"
The Funny Lyrics: I'm a loser, I'm a loser.
And I'm not what I appear to be. Why They're Funny: Are you sure, John?
Submitted by: Dutch_Justine
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Mother Superior jumped the gun...(6x)
Why They're Repetitive: Self-explanatory.
Submitted by: Mike Hack
| "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)"
The Repetitive Lyrics: You know my name
Look up the number Why They're Repetitive: Those are some of the only lyrics throughout the song.
Submitted by: dxman
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Hey Jude"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: The movement you need is on your shoulder
Why They're Nonsensical: McCartney says he writes nonsense lyrics for his songs until he can fill them out. This line proved tough to replace but Lennon told him it was brilliant and he should keep it.
Submitted by: Matt Stevenson
| "Get Back"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was woman,
But she was another man. Why They're Nonsensical: These lines, in conclusion, imply that Loretta Martin was a man, as unlikely a name as "Loretta" is for a man. And conceivably this peculiarly named man could have thought that he was a woman, but that is just the point -- he. Using "she" in reference to this person makes no sense when in conclusion the person is said to be a man.
Submitted by: Karen Smith
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Insincere Song Lyrics:
"She's Leaving Home"
The Insincere Lyrics: Fun Is the one thing that money can't buy.
Why They're Insincere: Didn't they also say "Money can't buy me love" in another song a couple years earlier? It would have worked if they instead sang, "Fun is JUST one thing that money can't buy."
Submitted by: Thaddeus Gammelthorpe
| "Ticket To Ride"
The Insincere Lyrics: I think I'm gonna be sad
Yeah The girl that's drivin' me mad Is goin' away. Why They're Insincere: Well if the girl drives you mad, why are you sad that she's going away?
Submitted by: A Wreath O' Franklins
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Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"She Said She Said"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: I said,"Even though you know what you know,
I know that I'm ready to leave." Why They're Misrhymed: Doesn't anybody else think it should be, "I know that I'm ready to GO"?
Submitted by: Melody S.
| "Revolution"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: But when you talk about destruction,
don't you know that you could count me out. Why They're Misrhymed: Was he supposed to say 'in', but then fooled them to saying 'count me out'?
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Insulting Song Lyrics:
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
The Insulting Lyrics: Bang Bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer came down upon her head,
Bang Bang Maxwell's Silver Hammer made sure that she was dead Why They're Insulting: Because it's a very mean song; the fact that Maxwell sneaks up from behind people and bashes them in the head killing them!
Submitted by: David Pratter
| "Your Mother Should Know"
The Insulting Lyrics: Let's all get up and dance to a song
That was a hit before your mother was born Though she was born a long, long time ago Your mother should know (Your mother should...) Your mother should know (...know) Why They're Insulting: They're basically saying "Yo momma so old, that...", you know, one of them "yer mama" jokes, which are just not funny.
Submitted by: The Deke
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"What You're Doing"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: And should you need a love that's true, it's me.
Why They're Inappropriate: This song seems mainly about unrequited love. The above 'invitational' line in the bridge doesn't seem to fit.
Submitted by: Frank
| "Hey Jude"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: The movement you need is on your shoulder.
Why They're Inappropriate: I hope the word "movement" doesn't mean what I think it does in this case...
Submitted by: Daniel Druff
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Dated Song Lyrics:
"Back in the USSR"
The Dated Lyrics: Flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C.
Why They're Dated: B.O.A.C., or British Overseas Airways Corporation, no longer exists as such. It became part of British Airways in 1974.
Submitted by: Marc
| "When I'm Sixty-Four"
The Dated Lyrics: Will you still need me
Will you still feed me When I'm sixty-four? Why They're Dated: John and George both died before reaching 64, and Ringo and Paul have both made it past 64.
Submitted by: David Jones
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Dirty Song Lyrics:
"I Saw Her Standing There"
The Dirty Lyrics: Well, she was just seventeen, you know what I mean.
And the way she looked was way beyond compare. So, how could I dance with another, Oh, when I saw her standing there? Well, she looked at me and I, I could see That before too long I'd fall in love with her. She wouldn't dance with another, Oh, when I saw her standing there. Well, my heart went zoom When I crossed that room And I held her hand in mine! Oh, we dance through the night And we held each other tight And before too long I fell in love with her. Now I'll never dance with another, Oh, since I saw her standing there. Why They're Dirty: In England, at the time this song was written, the age of cosent was 17 years old. So, the girl he saw at the show was prime and legal. He got excited as he "crossed that room." The use of the word "dance" is a euphemism for sexual intercourse.
Submitted by: Gil
| "Please Please Me"
The Dirty Lyrics: Last night I said to my girl
You know you never even try girl Come on! (Come on!) Come on!! (Come on!!) Come on!!! (Come on!!!) Come on!!!! (Come on!!!!) Please please me....Oh yeah!!!! The way that I please you! Why They're Dirty: He complains to his girl that she's lowsy at giving oral pleasure so he coaches her along as she finally learns how to please her man. The escalating echoes of "Come on!" is the tell-tale sign of the true meaning of this song.
Submitted by: Ken
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Spiritual Regeneration"
The Lyrics: We want to thank you Michael Love, 'cause your children couldn't thank you enough...
Who They Mention: Mike Love of The Beach Boys
Submitted by: Shane Kessler
| "Taxman"
The Lyrics: Don't ask me what I want it for (ha ha Mr. Wilson)
If you don't want to pay some more (ha ha Mr. Heath) Who They Mention: Labour Party Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Conservative Party Opposition Leader Edward Heath
Submitted by: Joe Bloggs
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Come Together"
The Lyrics: He Shoot Coca Cola
Product Brand Name: Coca Cola
Submitted by: Dave Goode
| "Paperback Writer"
The Lyrics: His son is working for the Daily Mail
Product Brand Name: Daily Mail
Submitted by: Barry Chuckle
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Savoy Truffle"
The Song Lyrics: We all know Ob-la-di-bla-da
Song They Mention: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (another song of theirs)
Submitted by: Steve P
| "Glass Onion"
The Song Lyrics: I told you about strawberry fields
You know the place where nothing is real Song They Mention: Strawberry Fields Forever, one of their other hit songs
Submitted by: Cat
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"I Call Your Name"
Opening Lines: I call your name, but you're not there
Comments: Rather rejected for the Fab Four, and the only original track on the EP ''Long Tall Sally''.
Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman
| "Her Majesty"
Opening Lines: Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say.
Comments: Submitted by: Beegles
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Made Up Words in Songs:
"I Am The Walrus"
The Made Up Words: Eggman, crabalocker, g'joob,
Comments: Submitted by: David
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"Revolution 9"
The Lyrics: Oh death
Why: This is what the choir seems to be singing (when the track is played forward).That alone is pretty creepy, but when played backwards, it sounds like there singing "Paul is doomed".
Submitted by: OTTO
| "She Said She Said"
The Lyrics: She said/I know what it's like to be dead/ I know what it is to be sad/and she's making me feel like I've never been born
Why: what the???
Submitted by: kylie
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Song Title Space Change:
"The Ball Ad Of John & Yoko" originally "The Ballad Of John & Yoko"
Submitted by: Donna Fargo North Dakota Fanning The Flames
"There Sap Lace" originally "There's A Place"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Ad A Yin The Life" originally "A Day In The Life"
Submitted by: Peter
"A Not Her Girl" originally "Another Girl"
She's not a lesbian?
Submitted by: Peter
"She Sleaving Home" originally "She's Leaving Home"
Her home is made out of silk, huh?
Submitted by: Peter
There are additional Beatles Song Title Space Change available.
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Ticket To Ride"
The Lyrics: She's got a ticket to ride, but she don't care
Why: Should be "... but she DOESN'T care"
Submitted by: Cecile
| "I am the Walrus"
The Lyrics: If the sun don't come you get to tan from standing in the English rain
Why: Unless the subjunctive or whatever is used, the real lyrics should be "If the sun doesn't come."
Submitted by: Alan of Seville
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Band Name Anagrams:
Bet These, Al Submitted by: Eva Shortoria
Last Bee Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Sea Belt Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Able Set Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Sable Teeth Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Rye Stayed" originally "Yesterday"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Try Sea Dye" originally "Yesterday"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Dry At Eyes" originally "Yesterday"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Seedy Tray" originally "Yesterday"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Dry Eye Sat" originally "Yesterday"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"The Ballad of John and Yoko"
The Lyrics: Standing in the dock of Southampton, trying to get to Holland or France... Finally made the plane into Paris, honeymooning down by the Seine...you can get married in Gibraltar near Spain...Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton...Made a lightning trip to Vienna...Caught the early plane back to London...
Why: The Ballad of John and Yoko has the most references to places of any Beatle tune, explicitly mentioning 5 citys, 3 countries and Gibraltar, plus the river Seine. Paul is doing well with Back in the USSR and Get Back, but John picks the longer straw with this one.
Submitted by: Olav Gunnar Ballo
| "Strawberry Fields Forever"
The Lyrics: Strawberry Fields Forever
Why: Strawberry Field was a Salvation Army children's home in Woolton, a suburb of Liverpool, England. Lennon grew up near the home and used to play in the wooded area behind the building with his childhood friends.
Submitted by: Joe Bloggs
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
Banned by the BBC for sexual content.
Submitted by: dxman
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"
Banned by the BBC for the supposed LSD reference in the title.
Submitted by: dxman
"A Day In The Life"
Another Beatles song banned by the BBC, both for the "I'd Love To Turn You On" line, and the supposed drug use references
Submitted by: Ra'akone
"I Am The Walrus"
At one point banned by the BBC, for suggestive lyrics, for the line "Boy you've been a naughty girl and let your knickers down" (for those unfamiliar with British English, replace "knickers" with "panties")
Submitted by: Ra'akone
"Come Together"
The BBC briefly banned for the reference to Coca-Cola, because they thought it could be constructed as an advertisement. Stupid, isn't it?
Submitted by: Joe
There are additional Songs That Are Banned available.
Super Long Pop Songs:
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Length: 7:47
This is probably one of the longest running songs on the Abbey Road album. Maybe because it sounds like they were all stoned when they wrote it.
Submitted by: Celeste
"Revolution 9" Length: 8:13
If you consider it a song.
Submitted by: Jake
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Length: 7:47
Could be considered two song in one, with the same purpose. The "She" is none other than Yoko Ono.
Submitted by: Jake
"Hey Jude" Length: 7:05
The best known long pop song, and perhaps the first to break the 7 minute mark and still hit number one at a time when a three minute single was still considered the standard.
Submitted by: ChuckyG
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Her Majesty" Length: 23 seconds
Not a chart topper, but I would still consider it a pop song. An even shorter one is "This Song Is Pretty Damn Short" by Barry And The Bookbinders. The song runs about 4 seconds, and all the lyrics are in the title . ELC3 Crosby@odessaoffice.com
Submitted by: Ed Crosby
"She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" Length: 1:57
The last song in the cluster of "Abbey Road" songs that included "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Sun King", 'Mean Mr. Mustard", and "Polythene Pam".
Submitted by: beegles
"Misery" Length: 1:50
Please Please Me
Submitted by: jdizzy
"Gnik Nus" Length: 0:55
Sun King backwards. Off of Love.
Submitted by: jdizzy
"I Wanna Be Your Man" Length: 1:59
Just under two minutes
Submitted by: jdizzy
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Song Title Acrostics:
AN: "Act Naturally"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
BIB: "Baby's In Black"
Another "BIB" tune, w/ a baby in the title. -:)
Submitted by: Peter
Id: "I'm Down"
Submitted by: Peter
ASS: "Ain't She Sweet"
Submitted by: Tiffany Llewellyn-Affit
OLD, OLD: "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
Submitted by: Edyth Bowen
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Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Paper Rack Biter" originally "Paperback Writer"
Submitted by: michelle (hell in mice)
"Bet Gack" originally "Get Back"
Also gross!
Submitted by: Beegles
"Bit Gack" originally "Get Back"
How gross!
Submitted by: Beegles
"Dicey In The Sky With Lumens" originally "Lucy In The Sky WIth Diamonds"
Lumen = unit of illumination.
Submitted by: H. Tim Smith
"Tray Dipper" originally "Day Tripper"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
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Foreign Language in English Songs:
"Sun King"
The Lyrics: Under the Foreign Languages tab, Found this song, submitting a correction it should be "felice corazon", literally "happy heart"
Why: correction
Submitted by: Tim Kramar
| "Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand"
The Lyrics: Oh, komm doch, Komm zu mir, Du nimmst mir den Verstand. Oh, komm doch, Komm zu mir, Komm gib mir deine Hand. Komm gib mir deine Hand. Komm gib mir deine Hand. Oh, du bist so schön, Schön wie ein Diamant, Ich will mit dir gehen, Komm gib mir deine Hand. Komm gib mir deine Hand. Komm gib mir deine Hand. In deinen Armen bin ich glücklich und froh; Das war noch nie bei einer andern Einmal so. Einmal so. Einmal so. Oh, komm doch, . . . In deinen Armen bin ich glücklich und froh; . . . Oh, du bist so schön, .
Why: This is the German version of "I Want to Hold Your Hand". In order to maintain the song meter and syllable setup correctly some lyrics were altered in the translation process. The German title literally means, "Come give to me your hand".
Submitted by: Hamburger Dude
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Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"The End"
The Lyrics: And in the end, the love you take,
is equal to the love you make. Why: This was the very last song that the Beatles recorded, on their last album. It's uplifting and yet sad at the same time.
Submitted by: Keaton
| "I'm A Loser"
The Lyrics: I'm a loser and I've lost someone who's near to me
I'm a loser and I'm not what I appear to be Why: Obviously the song is about someone who feels he's a loser, but it's upbeat and fast.
Submitted by: Joe
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Onomatopoeia in Lyrics:
"(Baby you can) Drive My Car"
The Lyrics: "Beep Beep mm Beep Beep um YAH!"
Why: Onomatopoeia : The words & discord approximate the sound of an Automobile warning horn.
Submitted by: Jack Fids
| "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
The Lyrics: Happiness is a warm gun
(Bang-bang-shoot-shoot) Why: "Bang-bang-shoot-shoot" is heard in the chorus.
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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Names as a Word Bank:
Beat The Heat Submitted by: Mike
Eat Beth's Battles Submitted by: hamburger456
Song Lawsuits:
"Business Sh*t"
I'm surprised this wasn't mentioned already. I watched the Beatles Anthology miniseries on ABC-TV (Ay-Beatle-Cee, geddit?). When their manager was found dead in a hotel the Fab 4 took on the management duties on TOP of all the stressful pressures they already had. There were several business enterprises such as Apple Corps Ltd. and their new record label Apple. The Beatles were very naive about business matters and later on they hired Allen Klein to straighten out the mess. When the burnt out superstars split up the business situation was in an extremely horrible shape. Lawsuits between Klein and the Beatles were filed back and forth. It took about 5 years just to get the band legally disbanded. Then the Apple Corps mess and more troubles with the distributor record labels took years to settle. The Fabs repeatedly referred to this legal madness as "that business sh*t".
Submitted by: We Can Work It Out
Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Girl"
The Lyrics: Is there anybody going to listen to my story
All about the girl that came to stay? Why: Is there anybody going to listen to my story
All about the stirl that came too gay? Submitted by: Ethan
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
The Teebles originally "The Beatles"
Similar to 'tribbles'?
Submitted by: beegles
The Beat Alls originally "Beatles"
I'm surprised they didn't go after CNS for that.
Submitted by: Celeste
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"Yellow Submarine"
From the 1968 animated movie of the same name. Not about drugs though.
Submitted by: KL Fan
"Get Back"
At the beginning of the album version, they start out singing, "Sweet Lorretta Martin thought she was a loner, but she was a frying pan"
Submitted by: jdizzy
"One After 909"
At the end, they sing 'Danny Boy', rather jokingly
Submitted by: jdizzy
"Wild Honey Pie"
One of the shorter songs in the Beatles history...seems to have been recorded on the planet Mars.
Submitted by: Agrimorfee
Hidden Tracks:
"Never could be any other one"
At the end of the song "A Day in the Life" on the Sgt. Pepper record, if you wait for about a minute or two, this random sound starts playing. It sounds like "Never could be any other one", but it's all gibberish... It catches a lot of people off guard, and it made me run out of the room crying when I heard it as a kid.
Submitted by: Lisa
"The End"
It's listed on the CD, but on the album 'Abbey Road' after about 15 sec. the song Her Majesty starts.
Submitted by: jdizzy
"Can You Take Me Back"
This song is at the end of 'Cry Baby Cry'. The reason why this song is on there is unknown.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
"Her Majesty"
This track was not listed on the Abbey Road album. It comes right after "The End."
Submitted by: JD
Hidden Messages:
"Come Together"
During the chorus, it sounds like John Lennon sings "Shoot me.... Shoot me... Shoot me" Then Mark Chapman shot him.
Submitted by: ...
"Baby You're A Rich Man"
In the fade-out of this song from "Magical Mystery Tour", the Beatles sing "Baby, you're a rich man, baby, you're a rich man, baby you're a rich man, too." However, at the very end of the song, if you listen carefully, it sounds like they're singing "Baby, you're a rich fag, baby you're a rich fag, baby you're a rich fag Jew." This would be a reference to their manager, Brian Epstein, who was gay and Jewish.
Submitted by: Sexy Sadie
"Hey Jude"
From 2:55-2:58 in the song, if you listen, you can hear Paul say "OH! Fucking hell!" He says this because he messed up on the piano during the song. John Lennon, having the cynical humor he did, says "Let's keep it hidden in there. We'll know it's there, but no one else will!" You have to listen really carefully, though.
Submitted by: Kate
"One After 909"
During the second verse, after 'begging on a bended knee', someone says 'Yes, I did!'
Submitted by: jdizzy
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Backwards Messages:
"I Am The Walrus"
The chanting at the end ("everybody's got one"/"stick it in your jumper") yields the phrase "Ha, ha, Paul is dead" when it is reversed.
Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman
"Revolution 9"
There is another, lesser-known message that occurs at the end of the song. When Yoko Ono says "If we become naked", play it backwards and it's "Satan, look at me please."
Submitted by: A Stranger
"Revolution"
During 'Alright! Alright!', backwards it says 'Get Me Out!'
Submitted by: jdizzy
"Come Together"
During the chorus, backwards it says, "Heave Ho! Right now! Oh, thank the smoke"
Submitted by: jdizzy
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What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Breaking Up"
Nobody made a formal announcement, but Paul McCartney bade farewell to John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr by releasing a solo album, McCartney, in April 1970 after Phil Spector "ruined" his version of "The Long and Winding Road."
Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman
"Contributing to a commonly stolen street sign"
Thanks to the Abbey Road cover, the Abbey Road sign is one of the most stolen street signs in the world.
Submitted by: JeReMy
"Being Rolling Stone magazine's #1 band"
They were rated the best band in the Rolling Stone
Submitted by: jdizzy
"Album Covers"
They have the best known album covers (With the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's, Abbey Road)
Submitted by: jdizzy
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Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Insectariums
Submitted by: Evan
Paan(Betel leaf) Shops [they are there in India]
B8r thn 'ndorsin Insect-At lest betels're chewable
Submitted by: Pranav J
Entomologists
Beatles are insects.
Submitted by: Peter
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Eight Days a Week"
1997 film with Josh Schaefer & Keri Russell
Submitted by: Sutch
"Come Together"
2001 indie written & directed by Jeff MacPherson
Submitted by: Peter
"Let It Be"
1970 film with The Beatles
Submitted by: Beegles
"Hello Goodbye"
French comedy with Gerard Depardieu
Submitted by: Raphael
There are additional Beatles Movies Named After Song Titles available.
Missing Parts:
"One After 909"
How about the ones before 909?
Submitted by: Paul Warren
"Revolution 9"
the 7 revolutions between Revolution 1 and this?
Submitted by: Alan of Seville
"Revolution #9"
i think there is a #1, and a #9...
Submitted by: Lui
TV and Movies Mentioned in Lyrics:
"Let It Be"
The Lyrics: I wake up to The Sound of Music Mother Mary comes to me
Why: "The Sound of Music" featuring Julie Andrews
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Bad Ringtone Choices:
"I'm a Loser"
The Lyrics: I'm a loser, And I'm not what I appear to be.
Why: It would be bad enough to have your cell phone go off during a job interview. Even worse would be having the ringtone play "I'm a Loser."
Submitted by: Kathy
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