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Stupid Band Names:
- Is it supposed to refer to an orchestra of electric lights (which I assume is the intended meaning), or a light (opposite of heavy) orchestra that's electric? Submitted by: Mr. Bump
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: ELO. Submitted by: electric
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Rockaria!" | She's sweet on Wagner, I think she'd die for Beethoven, She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune, And Verdi's always creeping from her room. - Eddie2112 |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "All Night I Hurled" | "All Over the World" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "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 | |
| "Hair," The Cowsills | "Curly," Electric Light Orchestra | |
| "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart," Duke Ellington | "Can't Get It Out Of My Head," Electric Light Orchestra | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Mr. Blue Sky," Electric Light Orchestra | |
| "A Kind Of Magic," Queen | "Strange Magic," Electric Light Orchestra | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Curl" originally "Curly"
Candy Welty
"Ellie Takes Her Bow" originally "Nellie Takes Her Bow"
Lucy Crosland
"Nellie Takes Her Bo" originally "Nellie Takes Her Bow"
Peter
"Livin' Thin" originally "Livin' Thing"
As opposed to living large?
Serafina
"Ire On High" originally "Fire On High"
George Straitjacket
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Nellie Takes Her Blow" originally "Nellie Takes Her Bow"
But, in the 1970's, did she inhale?
Peter
"Nellie Stakes Her Bow" originally "Nellie Takes Her Bow"
Peter
"Hold Ron Tight" originally "Hold On Tight"
Serafina
"Hold Jon Tight" originally "Hold On Tight"
Serafina
"Hold One Tight" originally "Hold On Tight"
Ed
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Burly" originally "Curly"
Candy Welty
"Carly" originally "Curly"
Candy Welty
"Nellie Takes Her Now" originally "Nellie Takes Her Bow"
Takes whom now?
Lucy Crosland
"Nellie Wakes Her Bow" originally "Nellie Takes Her Bow"
She hates it when bows sleep!
Lucy Crosland
"Nellie Takes Her Bog" originally "Nellie Takes Her Bow"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Telephone Line" | "Twilight" | Warren Baker |
| "Don't Bring Me Down" | "Let's Burn It Down (School)" | Immoral Liberal |
| "Strange Magic" | "Strange, Mad Chick" | Warren Baker |
| "Laredo Tornado" | "Toledo Mosquito" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "So Fine" | "Duck Blind" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Don't Bring me Down" | "The Twitter Song" | Christopher Long |
| "Can't Get It Out of My Head" | "Can't Get Her Out of the Head" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Evil Woman" | "Evil Wolfman" | John A. Barry |
| "Evil Woman" | "Evil Google" | John A. Barry |
| "Don't Bring Me Down" | "Don't Beam Me Down (The Red Shirt Song)" | Warren Baker |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Evil Woman | Obama 2012 | JC Foster |
| Last Train to London | London Underground | Dylan Baranski |
| Turn To Stone | The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe | Pickle* |
| Four Little Diamonds | People's Jewellers | Mikey Squirrel |
| Hold On Tight To Your Dreams | Ameriquest 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 Sky | Severe Weather Hotline | Non Compos Mentis |
| Evil Woman | Nunnery/Magdalena School for Wayward Girls | rocky |
| Confusion | Dell Headquarters | britrock |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode | Don't Bring Me Down Electric Light Orchestra | Never Bring Me Down Again | Genevieve |
| 88 Lines About 44 Women The Nails | Evil Woman Electric Light Orchestra | 88 Lines About 44 Evil Women | Cassandra |
| Rocky Mountain High John Denver | Fire on High Electric Light Orchestra | Rocky Mountain Fire on High | Sutch |
| We Are The World 25 For Haiti | All Over The World Electric Light Orchestra | We Are All Over The World No comments. | Mickey D. |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Joey Powers Electric Light Orchestra
Joey Powers combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Rita Warmidge
Electric Boys' Light Orchestra
Electric Boys combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Edison's Electric Lighthouse Orchestra
Edison Lighthouse combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Candy Welty
The Brian Setzer Electric Light Orchestra
The Brian Setzer Orchestra combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners
There are additional Electric Light Orchestra Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Evil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Medieval woman, medieval woman, medieval woman, medieval woman
Original Lyrics: E-evil woman, e-evil woman, e-evil woman, evil woman
| "Evil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Ye evil woman, ye evil woman, ye evil woman, ye evil woman
Original Lyrics: E-evil woman, e-evil woman, e-evil woman, evil woman
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"Can't Get It Out of My Head"
Misheard Lyrics: Angel in the city
Runnin' home, will you tell? I don't know (and that's a lie). They don't hear the evening. Original Lyrics: Bank job in the city.
Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot, they don't envy me. | "Don't Bring Me Down"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't bring me down.....goose!
Original Lyrics: Don't bring me down.....grrooosss!
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Evil Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Hey Number One!
Original Lyrics: An evil woman
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Number One With A Bullet I first heard it in an auto parts store when I was a kid and I figured this song was headed for "Number One" or maybe the singer's girl was his "Number One". |
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Don't Bring Me Down"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You're lookin' good just like a snake in the grass
Why They're Nonsensical: I'm sure that many people in the world are afraid of snakes. So I think the singer is implying that the person he's singing about is frightening, not good-looking!
Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "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
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Dated Song Lyrics:
"Brontosaurus"
The Dated Lyrics: Now her daddy's getting old
And he seemed to lose control When the Brontosaurus Stormed into the house to trap her. Why They're Dated: When certain dinosaur fossils were found, they were originally given the name "Brontosaurus". But eventually they proved to be of the same dinosaur whose fossils were earlier discovered and earlier named "Apatosaurus". When a name is so given and later found to apply to the same genus earlier named something else, the earlier assigned name has priority under the rules of nomenclature. So Apatosaurus, and not Brontosaurus became the correct name for the dinosaur genus that had been given both names. So "Brontosaurus" is now an outdated dinosaur name.
Submitted by: Kirsten Abercrombie
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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
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Sweet Talkin' Woman"
The Song Lyrics: Communication breakdown all around
Song They Mention: "Communication Breakdown" by Led Zeppelin
Submitted by: Mickey D.
| "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 (a direct reference)
Submitted by: Pickle*
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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
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| 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
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Song Title Space Change:
"KU, I Am A" originally "Kuiama"
Submitted by: Sutch
"Day Breaker" originally "Daybreaker"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Sweet Talk In Woman" originally "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Submitted by: Peter
"Liv In Thing" originally "Livin' Thing"
What thing is Liv into these days?
Submitted by: Ava Rice
"Show Down" originally "Showdown"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Song Title Anagrams:
"I Am Ami Kuam" originally "Kuiama"
Submitted by: Sutch
Super Long Pop Songs:
"Kuiama" Length: 11:19
Submitted by: Sutch
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
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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
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Backwards Messages:
"Mr. Radio"
Somewhere during the song the phrase "hello Mr. Radio" can be heard backwards.
Submitted by: A Stranger
"Eldorado"
The line "playing the game I'll sail away on a voyage of no return to see" can be reversed to sound like "he is the nasty one, Christ you're infernal. It is said we're dead men; everyone who has the mark will live." This sparked controversy when it was released.
Submitted by: A Stranger
"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
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Twilight"
the 2008 teen vampire romance flick
Submitted by: I'm So Mysterious
