Fun Music Information -> Cars
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Band Name Origins:
- In conjunction with a Boston radio station, the listeners were given several potential band names and asked to vote for their favorite. But when the results came in, the guys picked the least popular name. Submitted by: nate
- Pretty simple actually. Elliott Easton, the guitarist, once said that they picked that name because a car is a symbol of teenage spirit and nightlife, which was the image the band wanted to convey. Although there's a great urban legend that says they got their name from a concert they played in the South where audience members were placing bets on how long it would take for them to smash up this beaten-down car they found lying around. They did play that concert, but they were called The Cars prior to that, so alas, the rumor is untrue. Submitted by: Cat
Why the Name is Stupid:
- What was their inspiration? "Christine"? Submitted by: newave
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Candy-Corn" | "Candy-O" | SusanG |
| "It's The Night Now " | "It's Not The Night" | MOR |
| "Sloth" | "Drive" | newave |
| "Let's Blow" | "Let's Go" | OK |
| "Tow" | "Drive" | smittykins |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Moving In Stereo," | How do you move in stereo? | smittykins |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Another Day In Paradise" | "Just What I Needed," The Cars | Mark Richardson |
| "Joyride" | "Drive," The Cars | Edward |
| "I Hope You Dance" | "Shake It Up," The Cars | Kathy |
| "You're The One That I Want" | "I'm Not The One," The Cars | Jorja Gox |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"My Best Fiend's Girl" originally "My Best Friend's Girl"
Calop
"Good Tims Roll" originally "Good Times Roll"
Peter
"God Times Roll" originally "Good Times Roll"
Peter
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"My Beast Friend's Girl" originally "My Best Friend's Girl"
Nora Aaron
"Why Can't I Halve You?" originally "Why Can't I Have You?"
Jason Voorhies' love song
Rocky Balboa Constrictor
"Got A Lost On My Head" originally "Got A Lot On My Head"
So, that's where that ABC show takes place?
Peter
"Got A Blot On My Head" originally "Got A Lot On My Head"
Peter
"It's Snot The Night" originally "It's Not The Night"
rocky
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Just What I Heeded" originally "Just What I Needed"
Mia
"Loving In Stereo" originally "Moving In Stereo"
John
"Shape It Up" originally "Shake It Up"
nuwavechick
"Stake It Up" originally "Shake It Up"
nuwavechick
"Shade It Up" originally "Shake It Up"
nuwavechick
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Just What I Needed" | "You Sucked My Neck When It Bleeded" | Matthias |
| "Up and Down" | "Dressing Down" | Below Average Dave |
| "Just What I Needed" | "Just What Have I Eaten?" | Agrimorfee |
| "Since You're Gone" | "Since You're Don" | Rex Ungericht |
| "Just What I Needed" | "I Never Cheated" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "My Best Friends Girl" | "My Best Friend Chaz" | blackjack21 |
| "You Might Think" | "2009 Meijer 300 Presented by Ritz Recap Song" | Jay Jianoran |
| "You Might Think" | "You Might Think (the Michelle Obama Angry Rant)" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Let's Go" | "The Caroline Airhead Song" | Poli-tick-ly Incorrect |
| "Let's Go" | "Dumbo" | Mark Scotti |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Drive | Taxicab Service | Ed |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Shake It Up | Pepsi/Coca Cola products | Edward |
| Shake It Up | Shaken Baby Syndrome Hotline | Henry |
| My Best Friend's Girl | Relationship Counseling | FussBudgetVanPelt |
| Shake It Up | San Fransisco Tourist Board | Pumpkin |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Toucha Toucha Toucha Touch Me Cast of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' | Touch And Go The Cars | Toucha Toucha Toucha Touch Me And Go Like they were in a big hurry. | Crazy Bones |
| Touch Me In The Morning Diana Ross | Touch And Go The Cars | Touch Me In The Morning And Go | Rock MOR |
| You're The One That I Want Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta | I'm Not The One The Cars | You're Not The One That I Want | Filver |
| Walking In Rhythm The Blackbirds | Moving In Stereo The Cars | Walking In Stereo | Wimpy |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Foreign Cars
Foreigner combined with The Cars
Toyota, Honda and VW to name a few.
Submitted By: Spraychel
American Cars
America combined with The Cars
Ford and GM, to name a few.
Submitted By: pfannes
Abandoned Carpools
Abandoned Pools combined with The Cars
Submitted By: That no-one Candy Nye
Smashing Cars
Smashing Pumpkins combined with The Cars
Life on the road would be hard for these guys!
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Hello Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, when there's nothing--nothing left to lose
You leave it all to Vida Blue Original Lyrics: Oh, when there's nothing--nothing left to lose
You leave it all and fade to blue. | "Hello Again"
Misheard Lyrics: You might as well die, your journey ends
Original Lyrics: You might've forgot, your journey ends
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"Let's Go"
Misheard Lyrics: She's got wonderful eyes and a whiskey mouth
Original Lyrics: She's got wonderful eyes and a risque mouth
| "Let's Go"
Misheard Lyrics: And I don't want to hold her down
Don't want to break her couch, when she sits Original Lyrics: And I don't want to hold her down
Don't want to break her crown, when she says |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"I'm In Touch With Your World"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm an island, only better.
Original Lyrics: I been lying on your feathers.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cat Oh geez...I just found this out today and I was crushed. The Cars' debut album is my favorite ever and I love Ric Ocasek, but he has eluded me many times. Really, I misheard the whole goddamn song! I thought a little later he was saying 'I'm a suicidal poet/You're a big fat macaroni' (a mistake I only recently found out that many others share) but I figured out my wrongness pretty quickly for that. But this one...I dunno why, but I thought it made sense of a sort...it certainly couldn't be any weirder than any of the song's other lyrics. But alas, I was wrong. It's a simple equation, people: Slurred vocals + strange lyrics = total and utter confusion. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Good Times Roll"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: If the illusion is real, let them give you a ride.
Why They're Nonsensical: If the illusion is real, then it's not an illusion. That phrase contradicts itself. An illusion, by definition, is something that's not real, so if you say that an illusion IS real, then that's an oxymoron.
Submitted by: Peggy Dishwasher
| "Magic"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Uh-oh it's magic,
when I'm with you. Uh-oh it's magic. Uh-oh it's magic. When I'm with you. Why They're Nonsensical: That has got to be one of the cheesiest pick up lines in history.
Submitted by: Celeste
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| There are additional nonsensical lyrics available. | |
Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Let's Go"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: She's got wonderful eyes
And a risque mouth And when I asked her before She said she's holding out Why They're Misrhymed: Technically the use of similar vowel sounds as opposed to straight rhyming is called assonance. And I have no problem with that, but since there are rhymes earlier in the song ('fire' with 'desire,' for instance) 'mouth' with 'out' just doesn't cut it. Though The Cars are still my favorite band, and I am by no means doubting Ric Ocasek's songwriting integrity.
Submitted by: Cat
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"Let the Good Times Roll"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: '... Let them brush your rock'n roll hair...'
Why They're Inappropriate: I know hair had a lot to do with your image in the 'New-Wave' era, but this is just plain retarded. If my hair was rock'n and rollin', I'd go get checked for head lice. After I was cleared, I'd take the next 'L' train and fire the goon that thought those lyrics were to be taken seriously.
Submitted by: princejellyfish
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Dirty Lyrics:
"Touch And Go"
The Dirty Lyrics: And it felt so right
Just like the hush of midnight And you said With me it's touch and go Why They're Dirty: I found out on the internet that 'touch and go' is a euphemism for masturbation, I really should have known with the 'I touched your star' lyric earlier on...God, I've been living under a rock! And this is coming from a huge Cars fan, mind you.
Submitted by: Cat
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Tonight She Comes"
Opening Lines: I know tonight, she comes.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "I'm Not The One"
Opening Lines: I'm not the one that you'll be shooting for.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Ad Ream Away " originally "A Dream Away"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Since You Reg One" originally "Since You're Gone"
So, there's a Reg Two?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Movin' Gin Stereo" originally "Moving In Stereo"
Gin might make things look like they're in stereo.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Just What I Need Ed" originally "Just What I Needed"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Cher Sat Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Has Cert Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Her Cast Submitted by: George Straitjacket
She Cart Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Her Scat Submitted by: Josh
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Mister Vine Goon" originally "Moving In Stereo"
Submitted by: Wimpy
Song Title Acrostics:
HA: "Hello Again"
Folgers in your HA!
Submitted by: Mickey D.
TAG: "Touch And Go"
You're it.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
HA: "Hello Again"
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Andy Coe" originally "Candy-O"
Another sex change.
Submitted by: Rocky
"Got Less " originally "Let's Go"
Not a good advertising slogan, unless for prices.
Submitted by: Peter
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Cars
Submitted by: weird
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"My Best Friend's Girl"
2008 comedy with Dane Cook & Kate Hudson
Submitted by: 80s music
