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Fun Music Information -> Carly Simon
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Possible Misspelled Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Carly Simons, Carly 'Paul' Simon, Carley SimonNew Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Behind Enemy Lines" | "In Two Straight Lines" | Sam Fisher |
| "I Won't Make It In Time For The Train" | "I Haven't Got Time For The Pain" | SusanG |
| "Constipation" | "Anticipation" | Justin Case |
| "Nobody Screws Up More" | "Nobody Does It Better" | oldschool |
| "The Right Strain To Poo" | "The Right Thing To Do" | Heather Patton |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Life Is Eternal," | All living things die sooner or later. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Attitude Dancing," | Trying to say an attitude could dance?? | Regina Olsen |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "You Are Forever," Smokey Robinson | "Just Not True," Carly Simon | |
| "Congratulations To Me," Darrell Glenn | "You're So Vain," Carly Simon | |
| "Kick The Wall," Jimmy Davis & Junction | "Haven't Got Time For The Pain," Carly Simon | |
| "Love Hurts," Nazareth | "Haven't Got Time For The Pain," Carly Simon | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Jess" originally "Jesse"
Elizabeth
"Haven't Got Time For The Pin" originally "Haven't Got Time For The Pain"
Alyssa Jayne
"Haven't Got Time For The Pan" originally "Haven't Got Time For The Pain"
Alyssa Jayne
"That's The Way I've Always Heard I Should Be" originally "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
Adrienne Ramseur
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Haven't Got Time For The Palin" originally "Haven't Got Time For The Pain"
So true...we don't have time for Sarah Palin
Mr. X
"Bolder Sister" originally "Older Sister"
Jessica Childress
"Colder Sister" originally "Older Sister"
Jessica Childress
"Legend In Your Gown Time" originally "Legend In Your Own Time"
That no-one Candy Nye
"Legend In Your Down Time" originally "Legend In Your Own Time"
That no-one Candy Nye
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"What Shall We Do With The Chili?" originally "What Shall We Do With The Child?"
Duncan Moore
"That's The Day I've Always Heard It Should Be" originally "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
Nicole
"Just Not Truk" originally "Just Not True"
Truk = atoll and lagoon in Pacific
Karen Smith
"Nobody Does It Butter" originally "Nobody Does It Better"
Not too many people actually use butter these days
kozar
"Haven't Got Time For The Pawn" originally "Haven't Got Time For The Pain"
Serafina
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "You're So Vain" | "My Ceturylink Order" | Onslaught |
| "Man Sublimation" | "Man Sublimation" | John A. Barry |
| "You're So Vain" | "You're Hussein" | Callmelennie |
| "You're So Vain" | "You're So 'Bain"" | Jeff in Richmond VA |
| "The Spy Who Loved Me" | "Our Spies Have Bugged You" | Wendy Christopher |
| "You're So Vain" | "You Need Rogaine" | Fred Snider |
| "You're So Vain" | "You're John Wayne" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Anticipation" | "Apocopation" | John A. Barry |
| "Anticipation" | "Alliteration" | John A. Barry |
| "Anticipation" | "Ain't Separation" | John A. Barry |
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Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| You're So Vain | Paranoia Helpline | Starving Hobo |
| Haven't Got Time For The Pain | Hospital | bill volkmer |
| I Haven't Got Time For The Pain | Doctor's Office | Julia Cox |
| You're So Vain | Plastic Surgeon | Claudia |
| Anticipation | Any business | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| There are additional 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 |
| You're Beautiful James Blunt | You're So Vain Carly Simon | You're So Beautiful and Vain | Diddims |
| Ain't Nobody Chaka Khan | Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon | Ain't Nobody Does It Better | laurieknow2 |
| My Name Is Eminem | Jesse Carly Simon | My Name Is Jesse | crazydon |
| Don't Mess With Bill The Marvelettes | Mockingbird Carly Simon | Don't Mess With Mockingbird's Bill | Mimus polyglottos |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Carly Rae Simon
Carly Simon combined with Carly Rae Jepsen
Probably an unlikely combo, but they have the same first name.
Submitted By: Isabella
Misheard Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: You walked into the party
Like you were walking into a yard. Original Lyrics: You walked into the party
Like you were walking onto a yacht. | "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: Then you run away to novas-closure.
Original Lyrics: Then you flew your Lear jet up to Nova Scotia
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"You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: Your scarlet was apricot.
Original Lyrics: Your scarf, it was apricot.
| "You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: As you watched yourself go by.
Original Lyrics: As you watched yourself gavotte.
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"You're So Vain"
Misheard Lyrics: The scopic was at break dot
Original Lyrics: The scarf it was apricot
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Carol I was with my mom in the car and this song came on the radio. She sang rather loudly (and out of tune) "The scopic was at break dot!" I started laughing and said "what on earth is a scopic??" She said I don't know, but it's in the song. Even after telling her the real words, she still sings them incorrectly. This is not the only song she does this to. |
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Funniest Song Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
The Funny Lyrics: You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you Why They're Funny: This one really warps my head. The vain person thinks the song is about himself... and he's right!!
Submitted by: Sweet Indigo
| "You're So Vain"
The Funny Lyrics: I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee Why They're Funny: I believe they call that steam.
Submitted by: Andrew
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
The Repetitive Lyrics: You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you Don't you? Don't you? Why They're Repetitive: I've counted how many times Simon says 'Don't you' in this song and its about ten or eleven times. I couldn't imagine walking to a guy at a bar and saying, 'You think this song is about you? Don't you? Don't you? Don't you?'
Submitted by: Anna
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Why"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You say you want to come back again some day
Darling here's what I say: la-di-da-di-da Why They're Nonsensical: Oooooh! Feisty! That's going to show him, Carly, isn't it?? I bet he'll be crying traumatically for days after you dared to say 'la-di-da-di-da' to him! What an absolutely corny excuse for a bridge. If you got nothing to say...as Ronan Keating philosophized: 'you say it best when you say nothing at all'...
Submitted by: Devil Jones
| "You're So Vain"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
Why They're Nonsensical: It *obviously* is about 'you'! What else would it be about? Duh! I for one find this especially humorous, as I can't help but feel that Carly Simon is singing it to *herself*, which makes for a hilarious paradox.
Submitted by: Adam R. Wood
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Insincere Song Lyrics:
"You're So Vain"
The Insincere Lyrics: You're so vain,
I guess you think this song is about you Why They're Insincere: Um, if this song isn't about who she is singing to, then who could it possibly be about? So, if this person thinks it is about them, they would be merely observant, not vain.
Submitted by: fancyamazon
| "Jesse"
The Insincere Lyrics: Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for you.
Why They're Insincere: Of course she's being insincere. Later in the song, she renigs on everything she sang at the beginning.
Submitted by: sherock
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Nobody Does It Better"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: I wasn't looking, but somehow you found me,
I tried to hide from your love light. But like heaven above me, the spy who loved me, Keeping all my secrets safe tonight. Why They're Inappropriate: Ok, so it's kinda compulsory to have the film title for any James Bond flick in the soundtrack, but this one just gets stuck in the middle for no apparent reason. Make me giggle every time. Great tune though!
Submitted by: Clubfreak
| "You're So Vain"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner,
They'd be your partner, and, You're so vain Why They're Inappropriate: These lines, taken at face value, don't fit the song's message at all. What she must mean to be saying is that the addressee was fancying that all the girls were dreaming of being his partner. But these lines, as stated, would be highly flattering to the addressee, rather than contributing to a case for his being 'so vain'.
Submitted by: Sheila Evans
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"You're So Vain"
The Lyrics: Then you flew you Lear Jet
up to Nova Scotia Product Brand Name: Lear Jet
Submitted by: Candace Mercer
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Waterfall"
Opening Lines: Something's going down like a waterfall
Comments: Submitted by: Sutch
| "No Secrets"
Opening Lines: We have no secrets, we tell each other everything
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"That's The Way I Veal Ways Heard It Should Be" originally "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
Submitted by: Naomi Swanson
"Leg End In Your Own Time" originally "Legend In Your Own Time"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Water Fall" originally "Waterfall"
Submitted by: Sutch
"Wait Ed So Long" originally "Waited So Long"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"No Body Does In Better" originally "Nobody Does It Better"
A reason why NOT to lose your head.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
There are additional Song Title Space Change available.
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"You're so Vain"
The Lyrics: I bet you think this song is about you, don't you?
Why: Tag questions like "don't you?" have to occur at the end of questions. "I bet you think this song is about you" is a statement, not a question and so "don't you?" can't occur after it. The lyrics grammatically correct would be "You think this song is about you, don't you?" or "I bet you think this song is about you." with no "don't you?" at the end.
Submitted by: FoB
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Band Name Anagrams:
My Loin Scar Submitted by: Joy Stick
I'm Nosy Carl Submitted by: Joy Stick
I Cry 'Salmon!' Submitted by: Joy Stick
No Slimy Car Submitted by: Joy Stick
I'm Al's Crony Submitted by: Joy Stick
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Your Evasion" originally "You're So Vain"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Our Noisy Eva" originally "You're So Vain"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"You Save Iron" originally "You're So Vain"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Save Your Ion" originally "You're So Vain"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Your Ions, Eva" originally "You're So Vain"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"You're So Vain"
The Lyrics: Well, I hear you went up to Saratoga,
And your horse naturally won. Then you flew your Lear Jet up to Nova Scotia To see a total eclipse of the Sun. Why: First probably refers to Saratoga Springs, New York, a major horse-racing site. Then refers to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Parts of it were in the path of an actual total solar eclipse in 1972. And then there's the Sun, if we can count real places out of this world.
Submitted by: Jenna Furr
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Song Title Acrostics:
AT: "Alone Together"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
LIE: "Life Is Eternal"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
AD: "Attitude Dancing"
Submitted by: Meredith Corpening
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Toys In The Breeze" originally "Boys In The Trees"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
"Troy's In The Bees" originally "Boys In The Trees"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Marcy Lichen originally "Carly Simon"
Submitted by: Bungee Jumping Jack Flash Gordon Lightfoot
Markee Lyman originally "Carly Simon"
Submitted by: Bungee Jumping Jack Flash Gordon Lightfoot
Carly, My Son originally "Carly Simon"
Submitted by: Sutch
Larcy Simon originally "Carly Simon"
Submitted by: Sutch
Performers with Handicaps:
"Stuttering"
Submitted by: Raphael
