Fun Music Information -> Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
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Band Name Origins:
- Singer and multi-instrumentalist Viv Stanshall was a big fan of Bonzo Dog, a British cartoon character, and the whole band was into the concept of "Dada" art. They changed it from "Dada" to "Doo-Dah" because announcers at the clubs they played couldn't get it right, and eventually dropped the "Doo-Dah" altogether by their second album. This band is known for influencing Monty Python; one of the members of the Bonzos, Neil Innes, wrote songs for the Pythons and played Sir Robin's Minstrel in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Innes later went on to become famous for the Rutles, a parody of the Beatles for which he wrote all the music. Submitted by: mark
Why the Name is Stupid:
- It's like they just randomly pulled words out of a hat, and added the word 'band' to it. Submitted by: hamp
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"I'm The Turban Spaceman" originally "I'm The Urban Spaceman"
Marcia Zarwetten-Grassi
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"I'm The Urban Spiceman" originally "I'm The Urban Spaceman"
Marcia Zarwetten-Grassi
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Urban Spaceman" | "The Exaggerator: Ballad of a Weblog" | Iludium Phosdex |
| "Urban Spaceman" | "May I Recommend to You Wisconsin Dells?" | Kahuna Accidentale of the Dells |
| "Monster Mash" | "Hamster Munch" | Phil Alexander |
| "The Urban Spaceman" | "Muslim Rent-a-Mob" | Phil Alexander |
| "I'm The Urban Spaceman" | "2003 - A Posh Spice Idiocy" | Pickle |
Misheard Lyrics:
"Readymades"
Misheard Lyrics: Bereft as a pillar in rubber thigh boots
Original Lyrics: Bereft Isabella in rubber thigh boots
| "I'm The Urban Spaceman"
Misheard Lyrics: I never let my friends down
I've never made a poo I'm a glossy magazine An advert on a shoe. Original Lyrics: I never let me friends down
I've never made a boob I'm a glossy magazine An advert on the tube. |
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Kama Sutra" Length: 0:39
Nothing nasty is sung. The pity is that they didn't make the song longer because there definitely are more positions.
Submitted by: Barbara Poudrier
