Fun Music Information -> Canned Heat
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Band Name Origins:
- Canned Heat (Sterno) was a liqued fuel product popular in the early years of the blues. Submitted by: Darkstar
- Canned Heat was a slang term for 'poor or unemployed black Americans for cheap homemade 'moonshine' whiskey', especially during the time of the Prohibition Era. Submitted by: RAZ
Why the Name is Stupid:
- It is literally impossible for heat to be canned. Submitted by: Jonathan S.
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Going Up The County" originally "Going Up The Country"
Peter
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "On the Road Again" | "Off the Road Again" | Matthew D. Miante |
| "Goin' Up The Country" | "Fu**ing Up The Country" | William Tong |
| "Going Up The Country" | "Going Up the Pharmacy" | Alvin Dover |
| "Goin Up The Country" | "Blowin Up Their Country" | Malcolm Higgins |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Canned Tuna (or Hot Heat)
Canned Heat combined with Hot Tuna
Submitted By: Dave
Misheard Lyrics:
"Goin' Up The County"
Misheard Lyrics: Going up the country
Where the mar-i-ju-ana grows. Original Lyrics: Goin' up the country
Baby, don't chu wanna go? |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Goin' Up The County"
Misheard Lyrics: Going up the country
Where the mar-i-ju-ana grows. Original Lyrics: Goin' up the country
Baby, don't chu wanna go? |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Egbert Souse All these years, I thought Canned Heat was singing about 'marijuana'. When I heard the song recently in a commercial for Tide detergent, my jaw dropped. I thought, 'Tide and marijuana, now those are some grass stains!' I just couldn't believe my ears. I told people to listen for the commercial. Then I decided to look up the lyrics and found I've been mishearing them for more than 30 years. |
