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Fun Music Information -> Def Leppard
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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.
Def LappardQuotes:
Don't forget us and we won't forget you. Submitted by: Pyromaniac
| Smell the roses before they are on your coffin lid. Submitted by: Roadrunner
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Jokes:
What happens when the Def Leppard members get in a war An Armegeddon it Submitted by: John
| What happens when a wild animal listens to rock music constantly? It becomes a deaf leopard. Submitted by: Abs
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Band Name Origins:
- DEF LEPPARD - In November 1977, the first Def Leppard rehearsal takes place in Sheffield (UK). Lead singer Joe Elliott & the members renamed the band from Deaf Leopard (a name first coined by him at school in 1975) to Def Leppard. He wanted to use the odd spelling idea provided by the band Led Zeppelin's logo. Submitted by: Ronk
- When the band was still in school, they used to practice in the basement of Joe Elliott's house. One day they decided on a name, and Joe told his mum. "The name of our band is The Leopards." His mum replied, "Well, you're going to be a bunch of deaf leopards if you keep playing that loudly." Submitted by: Geno
Stupid Band Names:
- You should never use the word "def" in a band name. Some people might listen to your music and wish they were deaf. Submitted by: Travis
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Myute Tygar | One more big cat with an ailment, misspelled | Jay |
| Deaf Leopard | Funny, albeit correct spelling | Seymore |
| Dan Weber | What I misheard the band's name as | Isac |
| Blynd Lyonn | A different ailment and wild cat both misspelled. | Glenn |
| Def Cheetah | Cheetah is much faster. | Travis |
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New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Pour Some Booger On Me" | "Pour Some Sugar On Me" | Nicole Velocin |
| "Rock! Rock! (Til You're Dropped)" | "Rock! Rock! (Til You Drop)" | "Rock" is Navy Slang 4 "Fail A Test" |
| "Pour Some S*** On Me" | "Pour Some Sugar On Me" | Tom |
| "Pour Some Molten Lava On Me" | "Pour Some Sugar On Me" | WizzaWhack |
| "Dogs Bite" | "Love Bites" | animal |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Armageddon It," | End times aren't just about one thing. | Peter |
| "Too Late For Love," | It's never too late for love. | Opie M. |
| "Nine Lives," | As far as I know, you have just one life. | GlamRockNinjaLord |
| "Love Bites," | Love has no teeth. | Christy McDaniel |
| "Love Bites," | Love is an emotion. It has no teeth. | ThatAwesomeGuy |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Where's Captain Kirk?," Spizzenergi | "Two Steps Behind," Def Leppard | |
| "Take A Picture," Filter | "Photograph," Def Leppard | |
| "When Will I Be Loved?," Linda Ronstadt | "Too Late For Love," Def Leppard | |
| "I'm So Excited," The Pointer Sisters | "Hysteria," Def Leppard | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Bill's Got A Gun" originally "Billy's Got A Gun"
Taylor Dadsen
"I Don't Matter" originally "It Don't Matter"
Grimmer thought, but correct grammar!
Taylor Dadsen
"Love Bits" originally "Love Bites"
Regina Olsen
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Lover Bites" originally "Love Bites"
Candy Welty
"Loved Bites" originally "Love Bites"
Candy Welty
"Clove Bites" originally "Love Bites"
Candy Welty
"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bald" originally "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad"
Lightning Rod Blagojevich
"Frock Of Ages" originally "Rock Of Ages"
Naomi Swanson
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Love Rites" originally "Love Bites"
Candy Welty
"Love Biter" originally "Love Bites"
Candy Welty
"Lose Bites" originally "Love Bites"
Candy Welty
"Love Sites" originally "Love Bites"
Candy Welty
"It Don't Mutter" originally "It Don't Matter"
We can at least understand when it speaks!
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Animal" | "Poilievre" | G_RandomPerson |
| "Let It Go" | "Let It Go" | LPG-Unit |
| "Hysteria" | "Histeria!" | SwimPuff165 |
| "Armageddon It" | "Are You Getting It?" | Buckeye Lake Goer 1988 |
| "Pour Some Sugar on Me" | "Awkward, Look's Not For Me" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" | "Drinkin' All The Kool-Aid" | zvoidx |
| "Foolin'" | "Poopin'" | zvoidx |
| "Photograph" | "(I Need Some) Wipe of Bung" | Cactus Impersonator |
| "Rock Of Ages" | "Rotten Bagels" | zvoidx |
| "Rock of Ages" | "Rock of Sega" | Dylan Baranski |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Pour Some Sugar on Me | Coffee | Tin Ear |
| Pour Some Sugar On Me | Sugar | Travis |
| Photograph | Cameras | Travis |
| Love Bites | Discovery Channel's Shark Week | Edward |
| Hello America | US Tourism | Traf Gib |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Stage Fright | A Theatre | G_RandomPerson |
| I Wanna Touch U | Andrew Cuomo’s office | Amanda |
| Armageddon It | Any country with a nuclear weapons program | Kerry |
| Love Bites | Couples Counseling | Tatiana |
| Personal Property | A domestic violence hotline | Donna W |
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Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Lucky Star Madonna | Rock of Ages Def Leppard | Lucky Rock Star of Ages | Scotty Dangerously |
| Borderline Madonna | Photograph Def Leppard | Borderline Photograph | Scotty Dangerously |
| The Look of Love ABC | Love Bites Def Leppard | The Look of Love Bites | Scotty Dangerously |
| Everlasting Love Howard Jones | Love Bites Def Leppard | Everlasting Love Bites | Edward |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Mos Def Leppard
Mos Def combined with Def Leppard
Submitted By: Muhammad Firza
The Deftone Leppards
The Deftones combined with Def Leppard
Submitted By: nally
Purple Leppard
Deep Purple combined with Def Leppard
He got his hair dyed.
Submitted By: Travis
And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Def Leppards
And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead combined with Def Leppard
Submitted By: Dylan Baranski
There are additional Def Leppard Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't want your phonograph!
Original Lyrics: I don't want your photograph!
| "Love Bites"
Misheard Lyrics: (Love bites, love bleeds)
It's playing a joke on me Original Lyrics: (Love bites, love bleeds)
It's bringing me to my knees |
"Love Bites"
Misheard Lyrics: (Love bites, love bleeds)
It's playin’ a joke on me Original Lyrics: (Love bites, love bleeds).
It's bringing me to my knees | "Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics: I don’t want your phonograph!
Original Lyrics: I don’t want your photograph!
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics: I don’t want your phonograph!
Original Lyrics: I don’t want your photograph!
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Ashley Brown I was thinking that he didn’t want a phonograph from Edison or his girlfriend. |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Rock Of Ages"
Better Lyrics:
What do you want? What do you want?
I want Rocky Road, yes I do
Long live Rocky Road
I want Rocky Road, yes I do
Long live Rocky Road
Original Lyrics:
Want do you want? What do you want?
I want rock 'n' roll, yes I do
Long live rock 'n'roll
I want rock 'n' roll, yes I do
Long live rock 'n'roll
Submitted by: Sandi The Glamm Slamm Goddezz Of Noize
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Love Bites"
The Funny Lyrics: When you make love,
do you look in the mirror? Who do you think of? Does he look like me? Why They're Funny: Jeez, joe! "who do you think of? does he look like me?"
Submitted by: The Mother Of Three Ferrets
| "Me and My Wine"
The Funny Lyrics: You know I'd like to get to know you, but I ain't got the time.
I'm finding it harder and harder to make this damn thing rhyme! Why They're Funny: This makes me giggle everytime I hear it. Gotta love these guys!
Submitted by: Brett
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"No No No"
The Repetitive Lyrics: At the end of the song: No No No NoNo
No No NoNo, etc... Why They're Repetitive: If you have the original lp or Cassette, the music is over and the word 'no!' is screamed approximately 50 times. On the cd version... the no's have been shortened by about half.
Submitted by: Herbie J Hatje
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Rock Of Ages"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Gunter, glieben, glauchen, globen.
Why They're Nonsensical: It doesn't mean anything! At first I thought it might be something in a foreign language, such as German, but all sources tell me it is completely meaningless; no language whatsoever.
Submitted by: Mr. Critic
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Two Steps Behind"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: (Whatever you do) I'll be two steps behind you
(Wherever you go) and I'll be there to remind you that it only takes a minute of your precious time to turn around and I'll be two steps behind. Why They're Inappropriate: I know it's supposed to show support and everything but geez, it really sounds like a stalker to me. I'd be scared to death if someone dedicated this thing to me..
Submitted by: Misa Owns U
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Dirty Song Lyrics:
"Animal"
The Dirty Lyrics: Take me, tame me. Make me your animal!
Show me, stroke me, Let me be your animal! Why They're Dirty: Sounds like he asked a woman to have sex with him as he wanted to make him her "animal".
Submitted by: jasonator
| "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
The Dirty Lyrics: Do you take sugar? One lump or two?
Why They're Dirty: He's asking her if she wants a threesome or not
Submitted by: Alyssa
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Hysteria"
The Song Lyrics: Get closer, closer to me
Song They Mention: "Get Closer" by Seals & Crofts. This part occurs near the end of the song, shortly before it fades out (might not be heard on some radio stations).
Submitted by: Joe
| "Action! Not Words"
The Song Lyrics: Come on and shock me!
Song They Mention: "Shock Me" by Kiss. Incidentally, Kiss made their song about 6 years before Def Leppard released the Pyromania album.
Submitted by: Parry
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Billy's Got a Gun"
Opening Lines: Billy's got a gun, he's on the run
Comments: From their album "Pyromania"
Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
| "Excitable"
Opening Lines: Are you excitable?
Comments: Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
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Made Up Words in Songs:
"Rock of ages "
The Made Up Words: Gunter glieben glauten globen
Comments: To me it sounds like "Unsern Lieben Rock 'n' Rollen" which translates to "We love rock 'n' roll(en)"
Submitted by: Denise
| "Rock of Ages"
The Made Up Words: Gunter glieben glauten globen
Comments: Once again a cut and paste from their official discography. But they do claim it isn't meant to necessarily mean anything. I thought it was kind of like the german conjugation for the verb "to believe"
Submitted by: John Mifflin
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Boasting in Song Lyrics:
"Make Love (Like A Man)"
The Boasting Lyrics: Make love
Like a man I'm a man That's what I am Comments: Bragging about our sexual prowess, ain't we?
Submitted by: Ding Dong Phooey
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"Billy's Got a Gun"
The Lyrics: Billy's got a gun, he's gonna shoot you down
He's got an evil in his eyes, got a reason to despise There's danger in the air Why: It's about a gun wielding psychopath. That's pretty much all that needs to be said.
Submitted by: carly_carlz
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Song Title Space Change:
"Tool Ate For Love" originally "Too Late For Love"
Submitted by: Lisa Basil
"An I'm Al" originally "Animal "
No, I don't think anyone in that band is Al.
Submitted by: Peter
"Let's Get Rock Ed" originally "Let's Get Rocked"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Arm Aged, Do Nit" originally "Armageddon It"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Arm Aged, Don It" originally "Armageddon It"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
There are additional Song Title Space Change available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Cork Gas Foe" originally "Rock Of Ages"
Submitted by: Christy Blanchard
"Cork Of Sega" originally "Rock Of Ages"
Submitted by: Isac
"Billy's Gnu Toga" originally "Billy's Got A Gun"
Gnu wearing a toga? Wouldn't THAT be bizarre!
Submitted by: Taylor Dadsen
"Olive's Bet" originally "Love Bites"
A lady named Olive places a bet.
Submitted by: Alexis
"Best Olive" originally "Love Bites"
Submitted by: Alexis
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Super Long Pop Songs:
"Rocket" Length: 6:37
This one can be found on the Hysteria album but the Radio Edit/Video Edit are very common to hear it especially they used this in their music video.
Submitted by: jasonator
"Move with Me Slowly" Length: 6:19
Submitted by: weirdkid106
"Pearl of Euphoria" Length: 6:21
Submitted by: weirdkid106
"White Lightning" Length: 7:03
Submitted by: weirdkid106
"Love Bites" Length: 5:46
Submitted by: weirdkid106
There are additional Super Long Pop Songs available.
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Dear Friends" Length: 1:28
Submitted by: weirdkid106
"Don't Believe a Word" Length: 2:19
a track from their album Yeah!
Submitted by: weirdkid106
"Hanging on the Telephone" Length: 2:23
Submitted by: weirdkid106
"Gravity" Length: 2:33
Submitted by: weirdkid106
"It Could Be You" Length: 2:33
Submitted by: weirdkid106
Song Title Acrostics:
Both: "Bringin' On The Heartbreak"
Well, the song involves two people.
Submitted by: Scandia
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Lou Tate For Love" originally "Too Late For Love"
Submitted by: Cotton Lorraine
"Gilly's Got A Bun" originally "Billy's Got A Gun"
Submitted by: Karen Smith
"Pour Mum Sugar On Sea" originally "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
"More! Some Sugar On Pee!" originally "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
C'mon, Bake a toddle
Submitted by: Benski Korhonen
"Soar Mum Sugar On Pee" originally "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Nice spoonerism even if obscure in meaning
Submitted by: Kelly Blythe
Onomatopoeia in Lyrics:
"Billy's Got A Gun"
The Lyrics: Bang bang
Why: The song is about a serial killer and the "bang bang" comes near the end, just before the synthesizer and drum machine outro kicks in.
Submitted by: Pyromaniac
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Left Deppard originally "Def Leppard"
Submitted by: Rocky
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"Release Me"
Def Leppard has put out their box set CD Collection Volume One, which collects all their 80s albums and their 1979 debut EP AND a bonus live CD together. On top of that there is a rarities disc of B-sides, single edits, remixes and more. One of those rarities is a B-side to the hit 'Rocket' (a cover of Englebert Humperdinck's 1967 hit 'Release Me') that was recorded by the band with a guitar tech at the vocals and this was issued out not under the Def Leppard name but as by 'Stumpus Maximus and the Good Ol' Boys'. Strange enough, that song itself went to #6 on the pop charts in Greece. Anyway, I was playing this CD in my car and my stereo was telling the song title and artist on the display (every track was listed as being by 'Def Leppard' until this song came on) and then my stereo indicated that the track was 'Release Me' by 'Stumpus Maximus and the Good Ol' Boys'! The liner notes state that this song was done as a prank and a backstage gimmick by the band and let me tell you, folks - it's AWFUL. Absolutely horrid. I love Def Leppard and I've seen them live twice but this recording - yeeeccchhh!!!
Submitted by: Too Much Beer Can Make You Do Dumb Things
Hidden Messages:
"Love Bites"
At the end of Love Bites, the 'voice' does not say "Jesus of Nazereth, go to Hell". From a documentary, they say Mutt Lang, an American, was always making fun of their British accent. So at the end where it sounds like someone is saying Hell, its mutt lang saying "Bloody Hell" in a thick english accent.
Submitted by: Chad the Right
"Love Bites/Hysteria"
At the very end of the song the same voice that says "If you've got love in your sites, watch out, love bites" also says "Jesus of Nazareth, go to Hell."
Submitted by: Kelly
"Love Bites/Hysteria"
At the very end of the song the same voice that says "If you've got love in your sites, watch out, love bites" also says "Jesus of Nazareth, go to Hell."
Submitted by: Kelly
Backwards Messages:
"Rock Of Ages"
In the guitar solo of the song, one can faintly hear incoherent mumbling. After some investigation, I learned that they were the words "Brezhnev's got Herpes" and "F*** the Russians!". Makes sense considering the time period.
Submitted by: carly_carlz
"Rocket"
The reversible lyrics, "we're fighting for the gods of war"; the "Gods of War" chorus part was used reversibly throughout the instrumental break of the song, and the very beginning.
Submitted by: Mickey D.
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Having an one armed drummer"
Rick Allen lost his arm in a car accident in 1984 because of an infection after, so he's learned to work around that by playing with his feet and remaining arm.
Submitted by: dayna
"3 Shows, 3 Continents, 1 Day"
Def Leppard entered the Guinness Book of World Records by performing three concerts on three continents in one day (Tangiers, Morocco; London, England; and Vancouver, Canada) - October 23, 1995. Africa, Europe, North America. Is this what Prince had in mind when he wrote 'Around the World in One Day'?
Submitted by: Major Jet Lag City Boy
"RCA Logo Parody"
The debut album from Def Leppard is the 'Def Leppard EP' released in 1979 and the album cover is a parody of the painting His Master's Voice (the logo used by RCA which depicts a dog named Nipper listening to a Victrola record player), with a leopard in place of the dog.
Submitted by: Hearing Leopard
"War Coverage"
At the outro of "Gods Of War" ,a song which is about nuclear war, there is TV / radio broadcast coverage featuring sound bites from Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher and bomb and missile attacks from the 1986 U.S. war with Libya the year before.
Submitted by: Roc Bird
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Zoos or Wildlife Parks
Submitted by: rocky
TV and Movies Mentioned in Lyrics:
"Rock Of Ages"
The Lyrics: Burn it up, let's go for broke
Watch the night go up in smoke. Why: Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke
Submitted by: Opie M.
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Bad Ringtone Choices:
"Armageddon It"
The Lyrics: Yeah, but are you gettin' it? Armageddon it!
Ooh, really gettin' it? Yes, Armaggedon it! Why: This would get you shot if your phone went off while you were visiting the embassy of any country with a nuclear weapons program
Submitted by: Kerry
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