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Ben Fold FiveBand Name Origins:
- they were playing cards when ben, being dealt a lousy hand, threw his cards on the table saying, "and ben folds five", end of story. Submitted by: jokeme
- Folds said the name sounded better than Ben Folds Three. Submitted by: plasket
Why the Name is Stupid:
- Wouldn't be so stupid if there were 5 people in the band. Maybe he failed math..... Submitted by: Cerulean
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Heist" | Heist is nowhere in the lyrics, it should be either "Where Diet Soda Flows" or "Don't Pay The Tab ('Till The Last Drop)" - Chris |
| "Song for the Dumped" | The Refrain mostly says "Give me my Money Back, you b***h". But if Ben Folds used that as the title, it would get bleeped every time. - Paul Warren |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Who Will You Run To?" | "Army," Ben Folds Five | Brian Kelly |
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Crick" originally "Brick"
("I got a crick in my neck...")
nally
"Brink" originally "Brick"
as in "on the brink of (whatever)"
nally
"Trick" originally "Brick"
nally
"Buick" originally "Brick"
who cares what my name is
"One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Feces" originally "One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces"
Jessica Childress
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Army" | "American Nazi Party" | Matthias |
| "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces" | "One Hungry Wolf and 200 Ovine Pieces" | MrMacphisto |
| "Army" | "Song For The Drunk" | Adam Simko |
| "Brick" | "Hick" | Peter (the Reader) |
| "Brick" | "Hick" | Peter (the Reader) |
| "Not the Same" | "Not Insane" | Peter (the Reader) |
| "The Luckiest" | "The (Un)Luckiest" | Peter (the Reader) |
| "Golden Slumbers" | "Golden Summers" | Peter (the Reader) |
| "Army" | "Bacardi" | Ethan Mawyer |
| "Rik" | "Brick" | Mike Armstrong |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Brick | The Indiana Brick Council | Peter (the Reader) |
| Army | Army Recruiting | Jake311 |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces | Little People of America | Cooper |
| Army | The US Army | Cooper Stimson |
| Lullabye | Insomnia Hotline | Grom |
| Brick | Keira Knightly's Answering Machine | pickle* |
| Fair | Any Self Respecting Republican | Kevin Breslin |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Pink Houses John Cougar Mellencamp | Brick Ben Folds Five | Pink Brick Houses | Martha Hankins |
| Do You Wanna Dance? The Mamas & The Papas | The Last Polka Ben Folds Five | Do You Wanna Dance The Last Polka? | Raphael |
| So We Danced Again Deborah Harry | The Last Polka Ben Folds Five | So We Danced The Last Polka - Again It it's the last one, why dance it again? | Jellybean |
| My Name Is Eminem | Kate Ben Folds Five | My Name Is Kate | Raphael |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Ben Folds Chevelle #5
Chevelle combined with Ben Folds Five
Get it Chevelle? Chanel?
Submitted By: rocky
Ben Folds Five For Fighting
Ben Folds Five combined with Five For Fighting
No one came up with this before now??
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Ben Folds 5000
Ben Folds Five combined with Powerman 5000
Of course, there would actually only be 3000 members.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Ben Folds Jackson Five
Ben Folds Five combined with Jackson Five
Submitted By: JD
Misheard Lyrics:
"Brick"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a creek and I'm drowning slowly.
Original Lyrics: She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly.
| "One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm a big-headed boy.
Original Lyrics: Now I'm big and important.
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"Brick"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cos I was tired of lion.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I was tired of lying.
| "Kate"
Misheard Lyrics: Gather 'round the secret guitar.
Original Lyrics: Gather 'round and sing the guitar.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Brick"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cos I was tired of lion.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause I was tired of lying.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Michelle I was playing the song for my friend last year and I was really into it, you know, making her really listen and singing along and everything. When it got to this part, it got really quiet so I just mouthed the words and she looked at me like I was crazy and asked, 'Why was he tired of a lion?' |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Funny Lyrics:
"Julianne"
The Funny Lyrics: I met this girl she looked like Axel Rose
Why They're Funny: yeah...i find it's funny to draw a comparison between a girl and the Guns'n'Roses frontman..lol
Submitted by: TimmyTheTurtle
| "Sports and Wine"
The Funny Lyrics: Girls don't understand it
Anything you say I don't understand it either Guess that makes me gay Why They're Funny: So true...
Submitted by: Thunderbolt
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| There are additional Funny lyrics available. | |
Repetitive Lyrics:
"Narcolepsy"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Cause I'm not tired, I'm not tired.
I'm not tired, I'm not tired. I'm not tired, I'm not tired etc... Why They're Repetitive: very repetitive and probably the most annoying of all Ben's songs.
Submitted by: Michael
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Lullabye"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: We walked past the tarmac and boarded the craft,
The rain had me chilled to the bones, Just the three of us took flight that night, Uncle Richard, me, and James Earl Jones Why They're Nonsensical: The only possible interpretation of these lines that I could come up with is, maybe he was watching 'Star Wars' on the plane with his Uncle Richard or something.
Submitted by: Bevy
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Insulting Lyrics:
"Song For The Dumped"
The Insulting Lyrics: I want my money back.
Give me my money back you b*tch. I want my money back you b*tch, and my black shirt. Why They're Insulting: Hmm? If I was a girl and someone called me a b*tch there's no way in hell he'd get his money or his black shirt back from me.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Brick"
The Insulting Lyrics: She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Why They're Insulting: Could anyone think of anything more insulting to call someone...
Submitted by: verity
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| There are additional Insulting lyrics available. | |
Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Steven's Last Night In Town"
The Lyrics: Won us over with stories about Linda McCartney.
Who They Mention: Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney's first wife.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Army"
Opening Lines: Well, I thought about the army.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Brick"
The Lyrics: Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte
They're not home to find us out Why: Charlotte, North Carolina. By the way, the band was formed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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