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Fun Music Information -> Decemberists
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Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Don By The Water" originally "Down By The Water"
Pam
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Down By The Waiter" originally "Down By The Water"
Pam Tabor
"Why We Fright" originally "Why We Fight"
Because it's Halloween?
Peter
Change a Letter:
"Why We Light" originally "Why We Fight"
Peter
"Why We Right" originally "Why We Fight"
Maybe they are a part of the Tea Party?
Peter
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "The Rake's Song" | "Gandalf the White" | Bilbopooh |
| "16 Military Wives" | "16 Blood Splashed Knives" | Mike Hector |
| "The Mariner's Revenge Song" | "The Retired Trencherman (expanded)" | Agrimorfee |
| "The Mariner's Revenge Song" | "The Retired Trencherman" | Agrimorfee |
Misheard Lyrics:
"Down By The Water"
Misheard Lyrics: Down by the water and down by the Old Man Drive.
Original Lyrics: Down by the water and down by the old main drag.
| "Calamity Song"
Misheard Lyrics: and the war of the enzymes
Original Lyrics: and the war of the end times
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"Sons and Daughters"
Misheard Lyrics: When we arrive sons and daughters
We'll make our homes on the water When we build our walls Aluminum will fill our mouths With cinnamon now Original Lyrics: When we arrive sons and daughters
We'll make our homes underwater When we build our walls of aluminum We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon now | "July, July!"
Misheard Lyrics: And I say your uncle was a crooked French- Canadian
And he had a good job, running a gym. Original Lyrics: And I say your uncle was a crooked French- Canadian
And he was gut-shot running gin. |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Calamity Song"
Misheard Lyrics: and the war of the enzymes
Original Lyrics: and the war of the end times
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Jeptha Davenport As a doctor, I was excited to hear a song that included "enzymes," because they are so ubiquitous and important in human biology, yet sadly they remain un(der)sung. My wife pointed out my error, and as usual, she was right. |
