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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
Vainity Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Drive" | I consider this to be somewhat of a 'vain' song because "Drive" is what you do with a Car, right? This was one of the band's biggest hits from the 80's (and one of their softer-sounding ones, too), with Ben Orr on lead vocals. - Khodor |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Driven | That's what OLD cars have been! | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| The Clunkers | For people that hate their old music! | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| The New Cars | Real example; two original Cars members formed it. | Timmy O'Toole |
| The Minivans | Time for an upgrade, don'tcha think? | Mitch |
New Song Names:
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 |
| "Good Times Roll," | How does a time become good or even roll? | Peter |
| "Moving In Stereo," | How do you move in stereo? | Wimpy |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Earthquake," The Used | "Shake It Up," The Cars | |
| "Green Light," John Legend | "Let's Go," The Cars | |
| "Calling All Cars," Senses Fail | "Running To You," The Cars | |
| "You're The One," The Vogues | "I'm Not The One," The Cars | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Since You're One" originally "Since You're Gone"
Peter
"Just Hat I Needed" originally "Just What I Needed"
Dierdre Collins
"Good Ties Roll" originally "Good Times Roll"
Naomi Swanson
"My Best Fiend's Girl" originally "My Best Friend's Girl"
Calop
"Good Tims Roll" originally "Good Times Roll"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Just What I Needled" originally "Just What I Needed"
Logan
"Driver" originally "Drive"
Rychendroll
"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
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Bust What I Needed" originally "Just What I Needed"
Ed
"Since You're Gore" originally "Since You're Gone"
You keep reliving the 2000 election?
Peter
"Since You've Gone" originally "Since You're Gone"
Serafina
"Good Tires Roll" originally "Good Times Roll"
They sure do...
James
"Roving In Stereo" originally "Moving In Stereo"
Gail McFarland
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Just What I Needed" | "Just Like A Penis (Peter Peppers)" | Hu's On First |
| "Just What I Needed" | "Just Like A Penis" | Hu's On First |
| "My Best Friend's Girl" | "She Is Now A Girl (But Once Was A Guy)" | Hu's On First |
| "Shake It Up" | "Wake IT Up" | Rick Duncan |
| "You Are The Girl" | "You Are The Feral" | Wild Child JIN |
| "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 |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Drive | Chevrolet | Rychendroll |
| 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 |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
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 | 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:
Blue Cars
Blue combined with The Cars
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Fixx Cars
The Fixx combined with The Cars
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Counting Cars
Counting Crows combined with The Cars
Used in a later episode of "Full House", when Michelle wants to go with her sisters to see the first band in concert. She flubs their name several times, getting the second word wrong each time. This is one of the "wrong" names she calls the band, and it happens to have another band's name in it, so, it must be a combination!
Submitted By: nally
The Ten American Cars
The Five Americans combined with The Cars
The Cars are a quintet.
Submitted By: Candy Welty
There are additional Cars Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Drive"
Misheard Lyrics: Who's gonna pay your taxi to your dreams?
Original Lyrics: Who's gonna pay attention to your dreams?
| "Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics: With your eyes poised banana blue
Original Lyrics: With your eyes of porcelain and of blue
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"You're All I've Got Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: You can knock me and I don't care
You can mock me and I don't care You can f**k me just about anywhere It's alright Original Lyrics: You can knock me and I don't care
You can mock me and I don't care You can rock me just about anywhere It's alright | "Shake It Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you worry 'cause a "tout de suite"
Original Lyrics: Don't you worry 'bout two left feet.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Bye Bye Love"
Misheard Lyrics: With your eyes poised banana blue
Original Lyrics: With your eyes of porcelain and of blue
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Eric I was going to do it karaoke and didn't want to stumble in surprise to the actual lyrics, as I had the feeling I was not hearing things correctly. A quick search put me straight. |
| There are additional Cars misheard stories available. | |
Nonsensical Song 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 Song 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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Dirty Song 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:
"Heartbeat City"
Opening Lines: Oh, Heartbeat City, here we come.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Tonight She Comes"
Opening Lines: I know tonight, she comes.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Just What I Need, Ed" originally "Just What I Needed"
Submitted by: Samantha Wayland
"That Sit" originally "That's It"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"It Snot The Night" originally "It's Not The Night"
Submitted by: Orel Hershyster
"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
There are additional Cars Song Title Space Change available.
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:
"To Legs" originally "Let's Go"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Get Sol" originally "Let's Go"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Goslet" originally "Let's Go"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Pine Marts" originally "Strap Me In"
Submitted by: Rita Warmidge
"Me In Parts" originally "Strap Me In"
Submitted by: Rita Warmidge
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Lyrics Pronunciation:
"Bye Bye Love"
The Lyrics: It's just a broken lullaby
Why: I've listened to this over and over, and still sounds like, "It's just a f---ing alibi!"
Submitted by: Ken
| "You Might Think"
The Lyrics: But you kept it going 'til the sun fell down
You kept it going. Why: On the second line, Ric Ocasek pronounces "kept" as "kep". Done anyone know what "kep" means?
Submitted by: Rocky
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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:
"Sod Sang" originally "Sad Song"
Singing dirt, what a concept.
Submitted by: New But Old
"Gets Low" originally "Let's Go"
Submitted by: Trevor Overt
"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
Band Name Spoonerisms:
The Rocks originally "The Cars"
Submitted by: Coll Phillins
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Cars
Submitted by: weird
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Drive"
2011 Ryan Gosling film. Looks cool.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
"My Best Friend's Girl"
2008 comedy with Dane Cook & Kate Hudson
Submitted by: 80s music
