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Music Quotes:
I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music. - Elton John Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Music Jokes:
Interviewer: Is that really your hair? Elton John: Yes of course, I've got the receipt. Submitted by: Smitty Warbenmanjenson
| Q: What's the similarity between Richard Hammond* & Elton John? A: They both have skid marks on their helmet. (*UK TV motoring presenter who crashed nearing 300mph on a shoot in Sep 06 & was ok) Submitted by:
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Band Name Origins:
- Reginald Dwight did indeed pick the names of two of his former bandmembers - singer Elton Dean and sax-player 'Long' John Baldrie. They were in an R&B band called Bluesology together in the sixties. Incidentally, he used to be known as Elton Hercules John at one point. Submitted by: Richard Braithwaite
- I'd heard the same story as Claudia as to the origin of the name. He changed his name legally from Reginald Kenneth Dwight to Elton Hercules John. Hercules is after the horse in a BBC comedy series "Steptoe and Son". Submitted by: Tony
Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Reginald Kenneth Dwight. Submitted by: Mike Hack
Also known as: Reginald Kenneth Dwight. Submitted by: Mike Hack
Strange Offspring Names:
- John - John John? Submitted by: Aaerni
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Last Song" | Some believe that this was a tribute to Elton John's father, who died in 1992. Others say that this was a tribute to Ryan White, a young AIDS patient who also died that year, and whom Elton John knew well. - Larcen Tyler |
| "Border Song" | Should be called "Holy Moses" since that's mentioned more than once in the song. - Paul Warren |
| "Ballad of Daniel Bailey (1909-1934)" | Though the song is about Daniel Bailey, he doesn't mention the year of his birth nor death. - Paul Warren |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Lindsay In The Sky With Diamonds" | "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" | kwame |
| "Walt Disney" | "Roy Rogers" | Paul Warren |
| "The Ballad Of Beetle Bailey (1951-?)" | "The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-1934)" | Paul Warren |
| "All The Girls Love Alice Cooper" | "All The Girls Love Alice" | Paul Warren |
| "Don't Let The Moon Go Down On Me" | "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" | Jared Funk |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Nobody Wins," | Somebody has to win. | Ms. Deevah |
| "Elderberry Wine," | Technically, true wine is made only from grapes. | Ms. Deevah |
| "Crocodile Rock," | Crocodiles don't rock (although the do roll). | Ms. Deevah |
| "Rocket Man," | No man is made from a rocket | Ms. Deevah |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Can I Buy You A Drink?" | "Elderberry Wine," Elton John | Wendy Torrance |
| "Where Are You, Little Star?" | "Big Dipper," Elton John | Wendy Torrance |
| "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" | "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word," Elton John | Kathy |
| "Who Do You Love?" | "All The Girls Love Alice," Elton John | Martha Hankins |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"I'm Still Sanding" originally "I'm Still Standing"
Nobody
"Ad Songs Say So Much" originally "Sad Songs Say So Much"
Much information packed into jingles.
Pam Tabor
"Someone Saved My Lie Tonight" originally "Someone Saved My Life Tonight "
Peter
"Order Song" originally "Border Song"
If being in food service wasn't annoying enough...
Josh
"Sad Sons Say So Much" originally "Sad Songs Say So Much"
Larcen Tyler
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Bennie Land The Jets" originally "Bennie And The Jets"
Daisy Pappus
"Nobody Winks" originally "Nobody Wins"
Kayla Stewart
"Sad Songs Say So Munch" originally "Sad Songs Say So Much"
MOR
"Steph Into Christmas" originally "Step Into Christmas"
Yes, Stephanie is BIG into Christmas.
Natalie Snortman
"The Bone" originally "The One"
booya
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Rocket Fan" originally "Rocket Man"
Serafina
"Glue Eyes" originally "Blue Eyes"
Elton skips the tears & glues his eyes shut!
Ed
"Bennie And The Nets" originally "Bennie And The Jets"
Song about Bennie's favorite sports team?
Erika Clarkson
"Bennie And The Mets" originally "Bennie And The Jets"
Song about Bennie's favorite sports team?
Erika Clarkson
"Bennie And The Vets" originally "Bennie And The Jets"
Erika Clarkson
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Recordings:
Jan 26
"Hedgehog of the wind 2006" by Andrea Huckstep a.k.a. Queen Dedede
a parody of "Candle in the wind" by Elton John
An updated version of the of the parody that was written in early 2004, which was a tribute to Sonic the hedgehog
Soundclick: (Mp3)
(Comments)
This is one of the first parodies I posted on Amiright. Elton John's material is very easy to parody!
mysite.verizon.net: (MP3)
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A better ending to Star Wars episode I. If Elton John was invited to Qui-Gon's funeral, I'm pretty sure this is what we'd get.
Songbook of the Whills: (Mp3)
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Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Island Girl" | "Island Guy" | Guy DiRito |
| "Rocket Man" | "Rocket...when?" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" | "Holiday Nights, I'm Tight And Fright'nin'" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Blessed" | "Breasts" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Blessed" | "Nests" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Your Song" | "You're Wrong" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Blessed" | "Zest" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Bennie And The Jets" | "When He Got Tourettes" | Guy DiRito |
| "Philadelphia Freedom" | "Fill a Dell Up with Free Porn" | John A. Barry |
| "Philadelphia Freedom" | "Pinkish Elephants Creepin'" | Alvin Rhodes |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 'Wizard of Oz' promos | Andrea Huckstep |
| Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) | 'Saturday Night Live' promos (1st season DVD). | JoshPecklover |
| Crocodile Rock | Steve Irwin tribute show promo | Lion |
| The Bitch Is Back | "Lassie" remake | Pickle* |
| Tiny Dancer | Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere | Pickle |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Rocket Man | Viagra, Levitra | Harry |
| I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues | Depression Clinic | Tyler Koenig |
| All The Girls Love Alice | Ellen DeGeneres' talk show | Martha Hankins |
| All The Girls Love Alice | GLAAD | Martha Hankins |
| Nobody Wins | Lottery | crazydon |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Hey Jude The Beatles | Take Me To the Pilot Elton John | Hey Jude, Take Me To the Pilot I need a ride to the airport. | Martha Hankins |
| Small Town Saturday Night Hal Ketchum | Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting Elton John | Small Town Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting Apparently they've got nothing else to do | Edward |
| All I Want For Christmas Mariah Carey | Step Into Christmas Elton John | All I Want To Step Into For Christmas Do we really want to know?!? | Bridget Andrews |
| Mellow Yellow Donovan | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John | Goodbye Mellow Yellow Brick Road Yeah, the 60's are over. | Martha Hankins |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
System Of Elton Down The John
System Of A Down combined with Elton John
Submitted By: Terror Reid
Misheard Lyrics:
"Bennie & The Jets"
Misheard Lyrics: B-B-B-Bennie I detest
Original Lyrics: B-B-B-Bennie and the jets
| "passengers"
Misheard Lyrics: Another passenger who wants to get on
Original Lyrics: Deny the passengers who want to get on.
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"Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer"
Misheard Lyrics: Hold me close, Satanic dancer
Original Lyrics: Hold me closer, tiny dancer.
| "Step Into Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Step into Christmas
Be a Christmas tree. Original Lyrics: Step into Christmas
The admission's free. |
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Rocket Man "
Misheard Lyrics: Burning down the streets of Oregon
Original Lyrics: Burning out his fuse up here alone.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: sal
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Song Parody Fragments:
"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"
Better Lyrics:
guess thats why they call it the zoo
Original Lyrics:
guess thats why they call it the blues
Submitted by: white trash
"Candle In The Wind"
Better Lyrics:
It seems to me that you lived your life
With a load of taco wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the beans kicked in
And I would have liked to help you
But I couldn’t take the smell
I hope you go to Heaven
Cause you’ll sure blow up in Hell!
With a load of taco wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the beans kicked in
And I would have liked to help you
But I couldn’t take the smell
I hope you go to Heaven
Cause you’ll sure blow up in Hell!
Original Lyrics:
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Submitted by: OneGoodWoman
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Better Lyrics:
You can't pay for me with PayPal
Original Lyrics:
You can't plant me in your penthouse
Submitted by: John C
Funny Lyrics:
"Roy Rogers"
The Funny Lyrics: Let's go shoot a hole in the Moon!
Why They're Funny: This one feels kinda, er, ballistic. Wonder what sort of rocket would go all the way up and through the body of the Moon?
Submitted by: Debbie
| "Your Song"
The Funny Lyrics: 'If I was a sculptor, but then again, no...'
Why They're Funny: I love the song, Elton, but don't you think you could have written the lyrics before you got to the recording studio?
Submitted by: Natalie
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart Why They're Repetitive: I still like this song...only when they repeat these lyrics like 50 times at the end, it gets on my nerves!
Submitted by: booleanbob
| "Rocket Man"
The Repetitive Lyrics: And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
Why They're Repetitive: Before you stop repeating those words!
Submitted by: Matt
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Insincere Lyrics:
"Philadelphia Freedom"
The Insincere Lyrics: Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia Freedom
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag Why They're Insincere: It's a well-known fact that Elton John was born in England. This song suggests that he was born in Philadelphia! Elton's such a liar!
[Ed's comment: I suggest Mr Dwight was talking about a subject other than his nationality...] Submitted by: Aaerni
| "This Song Has No Title"
The Insincere Lyrics: Oh this song's got no title
Just words and a tune Why They're Insincere: Well duh its a song! Its supposed to have words and a tune. If it didn't have words and a tune it wouldn't be a song, Einstine.
[Ed's note : Nice spelling, Einstein!] Submitted by: Maggie
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Your Song"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: I don't have much money
But boy if I did I'd buy a big house where We both could live Why They're Misrhymed: Everyone knows that 'did' does not rhyme with 'live'. This is what makes this part of the song different from all the other parts. In all the other parts of the song, the words rhyme, as in 'inside, hide' 'no, show' 'do, you', 'moss, cross', 'do, blue', and 'mean, seen', if you know what I mean if you've heard this song.
Submitted by: Aaerni
| "Can You Feel The Love Tonight? (lion King Version)"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: The sweet caress of twilight
There's magic in the air And with all this romantic atmosphere Disaster's in the air Why They're Misrhymed: One: No word (or phrase, for that matter) rhymes with itself. Two: Given that, how the heck do you rhyme 'magic' and 'disaster's'?
Submitted by: Jeffrey Hope
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Insulting Lyrics:
"Island Girl"
The Insulting Lyrics: Island girl, what you wanting with the white mans world
Island girl, black boy wants you in his island world He wants to take you from this wretched spot He wants to save you, but the cause is lost Island girl(x3) Tell me what you want with a white mans world Why They're Insulting: This song reeks of racism. Kinda makes you wonder if Elton's lyricist, Bernie Taupin had any unresolved race issues when he wrote the words to this song.
Submitted by: Michael E Cormier
| "I'm Still Standing"
The Insulting Lyrics: If my love (were) just a circus,
you'd be a clown by now...... Why They're Insulting: This has to be the ultimate put-down of an ex-lover. Pity that Elton doesn't know the difference between the past tense and the subjunctive..... Then again, these days, who does...?
Submitted by: Captain Beefart
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"Sartorial Eloquence"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: you were curtian sartorial eloquence when you go you know i might be lonsome go and get your kicks
Why They're Inappropriate: sartorial eloquence might be a womens name or maybe a mans but it could be a womens
Submitted by: Evan
| "Nikita"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Somebody commented, 'The song, and moreover the videoclip, clearly referred to a Russian woman. But in Russian, Nikita is a man's name! It was Krushchov's first name, if you remember.'
Why They're Inappropriate: And Elton John is gay, if you remember.
Submitted by: Vincent
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Dirty Lyrics:
"Philadelphia Freedom"
The Dirty Lyrics: Philadelphia freedom took me knee-high to a man
Why They're Dirty: Elton probably meant this line to refer to growing up in a free society. But 'knee-high to a man' sounds like he's on his knees providing oral gratification to the man.
Submitted by: John
| "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"
The Dirty Lyrics: Time on my hands, could be time spent with you...
Why They're Dirty: The innocent figure-of-speech 'time on my hands' followed by 'could be time spent with you' first sounds like Elton is singing about how he's spending time away from the one he loves ... then on closer examination, it can also be heard as Elton hinting at exactly WHAT he's doing with his hands while he's thinking about the one he loves ...
Submitted by: Johnny D
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Roy Rogers"
The Lyrics: Roy Rogers is riding tonight
Who They Mention: Cowboy guy Roy Rogers
Submitted by: Jens
| "I feel like a bullet (in the gun of Robert Ford)"
The Lyrics: I feel like a bullet in the gun of Robert Ford
Who They Mention: Robert Ford, the man who killed Jesse James
Submitted by: Jens
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Crocodile Rock"
The Lyrics: Dreamin' of my Chevy and my old blue jeans
Product Brand Name: Chevrolet cars
Submitted by: cygna vamp
| "Levon"
The Lyrics: He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
When the New York Times said God is dead And the war's begun Alvin Tostig has a son today Product Brand Name: The New York Times
Submitted by: FussBudget
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Blue Eyes"
Opening Lines: Blue eyes, my baby's got blue eyes
Comments: Slow song pre-bad hairweave.
Submitted by: Rich Braham
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Boasts in Song Lyrics:
"The Bitch Is Back"
The Boasting Lyrics: I can bitch, I can bitch
'Cause I'm better than you The way that I move The things that I do. Comments: Nothing Elton has done so far makes him better than anyone.
Submitted by: britrock
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Song Title Space Change:
"Bless Ed" originally "Blessed"
Submitted by: Peter
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"
The Lyrics: I can't light no more of your darkness
Why: This is a double negative. It should be either: I can't light ANY more of your darkness. OR I CAN light no more of your darkness.
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
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Song Title Anagrams:
"Ant Mocker" originally "Rocket Man"
Submitted by: Trevor Overt
"The Bat Ends Jenny" originally "Benny And The Jets"
Submitted by: Roy R. Pryor
"Tyrannic Ed" originally "Tiny Dancer"
Submitted by: Rosie Finch
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Rocket Man"
The Lyrics: Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids.
In fact it's cold as hell. Why: Refers to the planet Mars.
Submitted by: Trevor Overt
| "Philadelphia Freedom"
The Lyrics: 'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia Freedom.
Why: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Lyrics Pronunciation:
"Bennie & The Jets"
The Lyrics: She's got electric boots a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets Why: Mispronouncing the word magazine in "ma-ga-zeen" as "ma-ga-zye-een".
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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Super Long Pop Songs:
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" Length: 11:08
This is the first song to be introduced on Elton John's critically-acclaimed "Goodbye Yellow-Brick Road" and is also a fan favorite as well.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
"Ticking" Length: 7:36
One of the most unusual songs in EJ's canon and probably the most violent lyrics Bernie Taupin ever wrote.
Submitted by: JD
Song Title Acrostics:
SOW: "Some Other World"
Submitted by: redsimba
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Don't Set The Gun Low Down On Me" originally "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
Submitted by: Natasha Bly
"Jennie And The Bets" originally "Bennie And The Jets"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"I think I'm gonna kill myself"
The Lyrics: I'm getting bored being part of mankind. There's not a lot to do no more, this race is a waste of time.
Why: This tin-pan style song is about a guy who considers suicide because he's tired of everyone and everything.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Daniel"
The Lyrics: Daniel, you're a star in the face of the sky.
Why: Daniel, you're a scar in the face of the sty.
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
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