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Why the Name is Stupid:

  • Like the band. But are they comparing themselves to Flash Light Orchestra or Candle Light Orchestra? Submitted by: Mr. Critic

Performer Nick Names:

Known informally as: ELO. Submitted by: electric

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Concerto For A Winter's Day""Concerto For A Rainy Day"Paul Warren
"Secret Massages""Secret Messages"rocky
"Don't Bring Me Clowns""Don't Bring Me Down"oldschool

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Listen To The Music""Can't Get It Out Of My Head," Electric Light OrchestraSerafina
"I Can Dream About You""Hold On Tight," Electric Light OrchestraKathy
"Lady (You Bring Me Up)""Don't Bring Me Down," Electric Light OrchestraSerafina
"How Can I Get In Touch With You""Telephone Line," Electric Light OrchestraKathy
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Ire On High" originally "Fire On High"
George Straitjacket
"Fir On High" originally "Fire On High"
George Straitjacket
"Turn To Tone" originally "Turn To Stone"
ELO makes a workout video.
Eli Stone
"Urn To Stone" originally "Turn To Stone"
You kept those ashes a bit too long.
Eli Stone
"Sweet Takin' Woman" originally "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Jacqui O'Day

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Fire On Thigh" originally "Fire On High"
Doug Graves
"Telephone Linen" originally "Telephone Line"
Beatlesholic
"Sweet Stalkin' Woman" originally "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Nora Aaron
"Devil Woman" originally "Evil Woman"
Doesn't change the song at all!
Mark Silverman

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Skeet Talkin' Woman" originally "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Likes to talk about skeet shooting?
Kerianne Hopkins
"Sweet Walkin' Woman" originally "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
How does one walk sweetly?
Kerianne Hopkins
"Turd To Stone" originally "Turn To Stone"
Tiffany Furlong
"Turn To Store" originally "Turn To Stone"
Julia Farda
"Turn To Stove" originally "Turn To Stone"
Julia Farda

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Evil Woman""Illegal Woman"Guy DiRito
"Evil woman""Hey Legal Woman"Guy DiRito
"Can't Get It Out Of My Head""Can't Get (this Song) Out Of My Head"Itai Gal
"Don't Bring Me Down""Just Smoke That Bong"Tony Wiseguy
"10538 Overture""New Year's Overture"Dylan Baranski
"Hold On Tight""Hold On Tight (To Your Jeans)"Malcolm Higgins
"Evil Woman""My Evil Brother"Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
"Turn To Stone""Turn Off That Phone"Mikey Squirrel
"Don't Bring Me Down""Don't Slow Me Down"Colin Slater
"Evil Woman""Evil Cousin"The cast of SCTV

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Evil WomanObama 2012JC Foster
Last Train to LondonLondon UndergroundDylan Baranski
Turn To StoneThe Lion, The Witch & The WardrobePickle*
Four Little DiamondsPeople's JewellersMikey Squirrel
Hold On Tight To Your DreamsAmeriquest Mtg.Betty
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Mr. Blue SkySevere Weather HotlineNon Compos Mentis
Evil WomanNunnery/Magdalena School for Wayward Girlsrocky
ConfusionDell Headquartersbritrock

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Never Trust A Woman
   Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Evil Woman
   Electric Light Orchestra
Never Trust An Evil Woman
Well, duh!
rocky
Karn Evil 9
   Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Evil Woman
   Electric Light Orchestra
Karn Evil Woman 9
Mickey D.
Sweet Talkin' Woman
   Electric Light Orchestra
Evil Woman
   Electric Light Orchestra
Sweet Talkin' Evil Woman
How can she be evil yet talk sweet?
Norah Jones walking barefoot on hot coals
Stacy's Mom
   Fountains Of Wayne
Evil Woman
   Electric Light Orchestra
Stacy's Mom Is An Evil Woman
Oh, my God!
crazydon
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Gordon Electric Lightfoot Orchestra
Gordon Lightfoot combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Five Man Electrical Light Orchestra
Five Man Electrical Band combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Rob
Electric Turner Orchestra
Bachman Turner Overdrive combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Seth
Edison Electric Light Orchestra House
Edison Lighthouse combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Stephanie Craddock

There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Strange Magic"
Misheard Lyrics:
gotta change my dick
Original Lyrics:
gotta strange magic
"Twilight"
Misheard Lyrics:
With your hand held high
And your star that shines
Original Lyrics:
With your head held high
And your scarlet lies
"Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Insufficient gator
Original Lyrics:
Insufficient data
"Telephone Line"
Misheard Lyrics:
Do these black nights
Original Lyrics:
Blue days, black nights
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold on, hold on, sweet talkin' Lola, hold on.
Original Lyrics:
Hold on, hold on, sweet talkin' lover, hold on.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Jamie

I had an ex of the nickname 'Lola' who this song reminded me of. I only sat down and read the lyrics weeks later to discover that in fact the word was lover. - Not too far off --sobs--

There are additional misheard stories available.

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Don't Bring Me Down"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Don't bring me down....grooosss!
Why They're Nonsensical:
I never understood this. What in the song is considered "gross"?
Submitted by: Erica
 

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Shangri-La"
The Lyrics:
'...faded like the Beatles on Hey Jude.'
Who They Mention:
The Beatles
Submitted by: John
"Illusions in G Major"
The Lyrics:
I heard the pilot saying, Poems that were written by John Keats and Robert Browning
Who They Mention:
19th century English poets John Keats and Robert Browning
Submitted by: Mark Silverman
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Shangri-La"
The Song Lyrics:
My Shangri-La has gone away,
Faded like the Beatles on 'Hey Jude'
Song They Mention:
'Hey Jude' by the Beatles
Submitted by: Pickle*
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Don't Walk Away"
Opening Lines:
Why do I say don't walk away?
Comments:
From the 1980 Xanadu soundtrack album. It also appears on the soundtrack of the Xanadu Broadway musical, though done by the cast of the musical.
Submitted by: Vic George
"I'm Alive"
Opening Lines:
I'm alive, and the world shines for me today.
Comments:
From the 1980 Xanadu soundtrack album. It also appears on the soundtrack of the Xanadu Broadway musical, though done by the cast of the musical.
Submitted by: Vic George
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Made Up Words in Songs:

"Rock & Roll Is King"
The Made Up Words:
(she said) Rama lama lama lama (rock & roll is king)
Comments:
Unless Jeff Lynne is throwing some foreign language in there, like when he wrote some French lyrics into "Hold On Tight", I think this qualifies.
Submitted by: Michael E Cormier
 

Song Title Acrostics:

EW: "Evil Woman"
Submitted by: /
HOT: "Hold On Tight"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
EW: "Evil Woman"
Submitted by: Peter

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Told On Height" originally "Hold On Tight"
Submitted by: Janice Ferrell

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"Hold On Tight"
The Lyrics:
Accroches-toi a ton reve
Accroches-toi a ton reve
Quand tu vois ton bateau partir
Quand tu sents -- ton coeur se briser
Accroches-toi a ton reve.
Why:
Basically, it's the lyrics to the song translated into French. In English they are: Hold on tight to your dream/Hold on tight to your dream/When you see your ship go sailing/When you feel your heart is breaking/Hold on tight to your dream.
Submitted by: crazydon
 

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"Turn to Stone"
The Lyrics:
I turn to stone, When you are gone, I turn to stone. Turn to stone, When you comin' home? I can't go on. Turn to stone, When you are gone, I turn to stone.
Why:
The whole song has a cheery rock sound, but the whole song is about someone leaving this guy all alone and it feels like forever when she comes back that he becomes stone.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
 

Backwards Messages:

"Fire on High"
After being criticized with 'Eldorado' having subliminal messages, Jeff Lynne placed a message in the song which sounds like 'Madness, madness, madness' and gibberish played forward. But played backward It says, 'The music is reverseable, but time is not. Turn back. Turn Back. Turn Back!...'
Submitted by: Paul Warren

Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:

Electricity
To power up the *lights* in their name!
Submitted by: Captain Irk
Electric Company
Submitted by: britrock

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