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Don McLean or Madonna, Don Mclain, Don McClean, Don MacLean, Don Mcclean, Don Maclean, Don MacLaneOriginal Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Vincent Price" | "Vincent" | Paul Warren |
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Falling Through Time," | You can't fall through time. | Yvette Bristle |
| "American Pie," | Even cannibals do not make pie from Americans. | JC Foster |
| "Castles In The Air," | Pam Tabor | |
| "American Pie," | Since when is pie made of Americans? | BB Krak |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "Blinded By The Light," Manfred Mann's Earth Band | "It's Just The Sun," Don McLean |
| "American Tune," Simon & Garfunkel | "American Pie," Don McLean |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Vincent," Don McLean |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Fashion Victim" | "PC Victim" | CryHavoc |
| "American Pie" | "Victorian Pie (If Don McLean had written G&S)" | Lifeliver |
| "American Pie" | "Mistake-Prone Samurai" | Lifeliver |
| "American Pie" | "If Don McLean Wrote "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Vincent" | "Vincent (The Other One)" | Lifeliver |
| "American Pie" | "American Indians" | Andy Primus |
| "American Pie" | "The Day My Router Died" | Rex Ungericht |
| "American Pie" | "American Revolution" | Michael Pacholek |
| "American Pie" | "Dick Clark ( American Guy )" | Dan Creeden |
| "American Pie" | "American Pie Explained (Buddy Holly 2012 Tribute)" | Tommy Turtle |
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Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| American Pie | Saddam's personal bakery | Skool_gurlz_kill_boys |
| American Pie | Iraqi Baking Goods | John Harvey |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| I'm Afraid of Americans David Bowie | American Pie Don Mclean | I'm Afraid of American Pie That Chevrolet commercial has me totally spooked! | Psycho Librarian |
| King Of Pain The Police | Crying Don McLean | King Of Crying Emotional! | Diddims |
| Help Me. Rhonda The Beach Boys | Vincent Don McLean | Help Me, Rhonda Vincent Rhonda Vincent is a bluegrass singer. Heard of her, haven't you? | Valerie Cameron |
| My Name Is Eminem | Vincent Don McLean | My Name Is Vincent | Rapahel |
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"American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: Man, I dig those rhythmy blues
Original Lyrics: Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
| "American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: The court took practice in the park
Original Lyrics: The quartet practiced in the park.
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"American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: We said Jersey's in the dark.
Original Lyrics: We sang dirges in the dark.
| "American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: Drove machete into Letty
Original Lyrics: Drove my Chevy to the levee.
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"American Pie"
Misheard Lyrics: The court took practice in the park
Original Lyrics: The quartet practiced in the park.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Tim Kramar Actually, I remember doing this song for karaoke, and the version they had had a few unexpected takes on the lyrics for this song, and that was one of them. |
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"American Pie"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step Why They're Misrhymed: A massive clunk in the middle of a fabulous song. I shudder every time I hear it
Submitted by: Mike Stoat
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"American Pie"
The Lyrics: When the jester sang for the King and Queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean Who They Mention: James Dean
Submitted by: Donna Gelpigi
| "Vincent"
The Lyrics: And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night You took your life as lovers often do But I could have told you, Vincent This world was never meant For one as beautiful as you Who They Mention: Vincent Van Gogh
Submitted by: FussBudget
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"American Pie"
The Lyrics: Drove my Chevy to the levee
but the levee was dry Product Brand Name: Chevrolet
Submitted by: Heather Brockwell
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"American Pie"
The Song Lyrics: Helter skelter in a summer swelter.
Song They Mention: Helter Skelter, by the Beatles
Submitted by: Ra'akone
| "American Pie"
The Song Lyrics: Did you write the book of love
Song They Mention: "Who wrote the Book of Love?" Originally by the Monotones, covered by several other bands
Submitted by: Ra'akone
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"American Pie"
The Lyrics: Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye.
Why: First of all, "Them" is a pronoun, not a demonstrative adjective. So "Those" (which can be an adjective as well as a pronoun) should be used here instead of "Them". Also. "whiskey and rye" could be a grammatically faultless (if unlikely) reference if "rye" referred to the unprocessed grain rye or to rye meal. But when "rye" refers to a drink (as the context clearly indicates here), that drink is a type of whiskey. So when referring to drinks, "whiskey and rye" is like saying "colors and red". A more correct reference would be "whiskey including rye". But of course that would be hard-put to fit the song's meter, and arguably lyrically awkward even if it did fit metrically.
Submitted by: Andrea Greenleaf
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"American Pie"
The Lyrics: I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
with a pink carnation and a pickup truck, but I knew I was out of luck the day the music died. Why: The song is about the deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper and the reaction to their passing. Here, he knows it's not the right time for a date.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Castles In The Air"
The Lyrics: Save me from all the trouble and the pain.
I know I’m weak, but I can’t face that girl again. Why: The tune to this song are generally upbeat, and these two lines in particular are melodically rousing. Even the song title has possibly romantic imagery. But the song's overall message is entirely downbeat, and these two lines in particular are a desperate-sounding plea to be spared some unbearable situation.
Submitted by: Olga Ruiz
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"American Pie"
The Lyrics: And there we were all in one place,
A generation lost in space. Why: "Lost In Space" TV show
Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
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