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Fun Music Information -> Cameo
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Band Name Origins:
- The band was called The New York City Players, but that name was taken. When their manger called Larry Blackmon to tell him to pick another name, he looked outside of his NYC hotel room and saw a billboard advertising Cameo brand cigarettes, so he chose that. Submitted by: Woodchuck
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Worked Up" | "Word Up" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "What's She Like?," Roxette | "She's Strange," Cameo | |
| "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window," Joe Cocker | "She's Strange," Cameo | |
| "Faithful To Me," Jennifer Knapp | "I'll Always Stay," Cameo | |
| "I Want Your Love," Chic | "I Want It Now," Cameo | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Word Ump" originally "Word Up"
Dinah Bartilson
"Word Pup" originally "Word Up"
Dinah Bartilson
"Word Cup" originally "Word Up"
redsimba
"World Up" originally "Word Up"
Peter
"Sword Up" originally "Word Up "
Heather Brockwell
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Word Up" | "Weeb Out" | Naruto_uchiha 790 |
| "Word Up." | "Morph Out." | Monstermaster13 |
| "Word Up!" | "Shut Up!" | Emotional Violence Survivor |
| "Word Up" | "Nerd Up" | The Comedian |
| "Word Up" | "Christmas" | Mikey Boy |
| "Word Up" | "Bling Bling" | Tim Mayfield |
| "Word Up" | "Nerd Pup" | Kev O'Keefe |
| "Word Up" | "O.J." | Wild Legend |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| I Eat Cannibals Total Coelo | Candy Cameo | I Eat Candy | Ed |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Perry Cameo
Perry Como combined with Cameo
Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners
Cameo Cookies
Cameo combined with Cookies
Cameo is a brand of cookies made by Nabisco.
Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners
Misheard Lyrics:
"Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Heppity, ho, ho, gee, huh!
Original Lyrics: W-O-R-D Up!
| "Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Willow
or William Original Lyrics: Word Up
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"Single Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Sing it, sing it, sing it
Original Lyrics: Single, single, single
| "Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Moolah
Original Lyrics: Word Up
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| There are additional Cameo misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Double You Boy Ar Dee Cup
Original Lyrics: W.O.R.D. up
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Sharon Smith If I had known the title I would have put 2+2 together. |
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Candy"
Opening Lines: Yeah, yeah, mmmm. It's like candy.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Song Title Space Change:
"Sing Le Life" originally "Single Life"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Song Title Anagrams:
"He Sent Grass" originally "She's Strange"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"She Sent Rags" originally "She's Strange"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"Her Nests Sag" originally "She's Strange"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"Then Grasses" originally "She's Strange"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"He Sang 'Tress'" originally "She's Strange"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
There are additional Cameo Song Title Anagrams available.
