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Fun Music Information -> Foo Fighters
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Quotes:
Dave: When I'm doing something with the band I can't do it anything else but when I have a week to spend in the recording studio then hell yeah I'll do it. It's what I'd rather be doing anyways. Why go on vacation when work is so much more fun? Yeah exactly. - Dave Grohl & Taylor Hawkins on playing in other bands while on vacation from their own band. Submitted by: Celeste
| I don't bulk up. I don't beat the shit out of people. I think a real man looks after his family. Interviewer: It looks like you do. Yeah but it's all cardio. A real man isn't afraid of his feminity and is not afraid to have a feminine side. - Dave Grohl Submitted by: Celeste
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Jokes:
Q- what would the foo fighters use to fix a leaky pipe A-monkey wrench Submitted by: Nathan
| Q: What would the Foo Fighters be called if they went into plumbing business? A: They would be called the Poo Fighters Submitted by: kurt
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Band Name Origins:
- The band name has nothing to do with American pilots during WW2. French pilots would report seeing fireballs in the sky during the war, and called them feu fighters. Feu means fire. Dave Grohl then changed it to Foo Fighters. He chose this name because he is a total UFO buff, and Roswell Records which the first album was released on is actually Dave Grohls own label. Even the album art was of a ray gun Submitted by: thesquire
- The "Food Fighters" origination is way off (Grohl was the only member of the band at the beginning and played all parts on the debut album bar one track so who could he have had a food fight with?!?). Foo Fighters was a term used by Allied pilots in WW2 to describe various UFOs or mysterious aerial phenomena seen in the skies over Europe and the Pacific. Grohl's interest in UFOs has been well documented in a number of interviews particularly at the beginning and he himself has said that this was behind the name. Moreover Roswell Records (their label that released the debut) is named after the UFO Incident of 1947. The band also played a special 10 year anniversary gig in a hanger in Roswell. Submitted by: Matt Curley
Stupid Band Names:
- Should have been Kung-Foo Fighters but their budget was too low to waste character space! Submitted by: Dan Abnormal
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Kraut Meteors | The British WW2 nickname of the German weapons | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| Phoo Bombs | US classification of German weapons that they were | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| Fire Fighters | Fire can be fought. Foo (whatever that is) cannot. | Bob |
| Boo Fighters | Those Boos in the Mario games are so hard to kill! | Alan the Ottoman |
| Food Fighters | That is a more realistic name | Daniel L. |
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New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Small You" | "Big Me" | Kaylie L |
| "Forget to Fall" | "Learn to Fly" | Lizzie |
| "Extended Street to Failure" | "Long Road to Ruin" | Lizzie |
| "Small You" | "Big Me" | Lizzie |
| "Best For You" | "Best Of You" | Daniel Leichty |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Cold Day In the Sun," | What strange weather. | Lizzie |
| "Learn To Fly," | Do you have wings or something? | Ned Riley |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "What Do I Have To Do?," Stabbing Westward | "Learn To Fly," Foo Fighters | |
| "Look What Happened," Less Than Jake | "Stranger Things Have Happened," Foo Fighters | |
| "Gimme Gimme Gimme," A Perfect Circle | "Have It All," Foo Fighters | |
| "Give It All," Rise Against | "Have It All," Foo Fighters | |
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Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Ties Like These" originally "Times Like These"
Cassandra
"Long Road To Run" originally "Long Road To Ruin"
Helen Reddy Whip
"Sacked Actors" originally "Stacked Actors"
Raggedy Anne Of Green Gables
"Staked Actors" originally "Stacked Actors"
Were they vampires? (Or just playing vampires?)
Jamie Burke
"On The Med" originally "On The Mend"
Doodah Bobo
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Let It Dive" originally "Let It Die"
Mitch
"Let It Dine" originally "Let It Die"
Mitch
"Feverlong" originally "Everlong"
you know, as long as a fever goes
Girrafe Punk
"Beast Of You" originally "Best Of You"
Josh
"The Blast Song" originally "The Last Song"
Josh
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"This Is A Calf" originally "This Is A Call"
Lizzie
"This Is A Cell" originally "This Is A Call"
John
"This Is A Mall" originally "This Is A Call"
Robert
"Bid Me" originally "Big Me"
Reptone
"Bit Me" originally "Big Me"
Joe Siebert
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Wattershed" | "Amiright" | Fack Sabbath |
| "The Colour And The Shape" | "The Colour And The Bobbitt" | Fack Sabbath |
| "See You" | "Near You" | Fack Sabbath |
| "This Is A Call" | "This Was My Wall" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Big Me" | "Lick Me" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Up In Arms" | "Up In Farms" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Breakout" | "Freakout" | Fack Sabbath |
| "These Days" | "Green Days" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Hey Johnny Park" | "Hey John Squire" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Oh George" | "Oh Lemmy" | Fack Sabbath |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Learn To Fly | AirTran Airways | The Nerd |
| Big Me | Viagra | Josh |
| Learn To Fly | Pilot School | Nightshadowliver |
| Learn To Fly | Microsoft Flight Simulator | erica |
| Big Me | Penis Enlargement | Beef Wang, BobyBird's Trusty Boxer Dog! :0P |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Wheels | Car Dealer | Dongquan |
| Stacked Actors | Agent For An Actor/Actress | Heath |
| Breakout | Spot Removal Cream | Figgy |
| Gimme Stitches | Surgeon's Office | Rosie |
| Times Like These | 'Coping with Senility' Therapy Class | Splinter |
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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 |
| Naked in the Rain Red Hot Chili Peppers | I'll Stick Around Foo Fighters | I'll Stick Around Naked in the Rain Okay, I'll get a bar of soap for your shower! | Sam |
| Trip Through Your Wires U2 | Headwires Foo Fighters | Trip Through Your Headwires | Josh |
| Funky Cold Medina Tone Loc | Monkey Wrench The Foo Fighters | Funky Monkey Wrench | Jen |
| I Touch Myself The Divinyls | My Hero Foo Fighters | I Touch My Hero | Pessimessed |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Street Fighter
Streets combined with Foo Fighters
A popular fighting game from the late 80's and early 90's.
Submitted By: Garrison
Firefighters
Firefall combined with Foo Fighters
Would they dress up like firemen when performing onstage?
Submitted By: Jim Raveling
Five For Foo Fighting
Five For Fighting combined with Foo Fighters
Humiliating radio announcers all over the world.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Foo Arcade Fire Fighters
Foo Fighters combined with Arcade Fire
Submitted By: Natalie Stonecipher
There are additional Foo Fighters Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"All My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Yiddle diddle come away
I love you but I hesitate Original Lyrics: Hey dont let it go to waste
I love it but I hate the taste. | "All My Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah you little come a waste
I love you till the end of days Way keeping me down. Original Lyrics: Hey, don't let it go to waste
I love it but I hate the taste. Weight keeping me down |
"Monkey Wrench"
Misheard Lyrics: Wasting another night on Planet My Revenge
Original Lyrics: Wasting another night on planning my revenge
| "Rope"
Misheard Lyrics: Choke! Anarchist
Original Lyrics: Choke! On a kiss
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Rope"
Misheard Lyrics: Choke! Anarchist
Original Lyrics: Choke! On a kiss
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Jeroen Warner When I first heard the song I really thought it was directed at an anarchist and wanted to send it straight away to a friend of mine with anarchist leanings. How wrong I was! |
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Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Stacked Actors"
The Funny Lyrics: ' When you're just another aging drag queen'
Why They're Funny: the only reason this is funny is because it reminds me of the original In Bloom video Dave Grohl did with Nirvana were they all had on dresses. Come on... Dave Grohl.....drag queen......Dave Grohl .......drag queen.
Submitted by: Hairspray Queen
| "Monkey Wrench"
The Funny Lyrics: I'll never be your monkey wrench!
Why They're Funny: Kinda hard to visualize this one. Would he claw the nails and ringbolts with his teeth?
Submitted by: Connie
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Best Of You"
The Repetitive Lyrics: THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST (x1000)
Why They're Repetitive: he says it like 50 times is even a forced meme
Submitted by: alex
| "My Hero"
The Repetitive Lyrics: There goes my hero
Watch him as he goes There goes my hero He's ordinary (100x) Why They're Repetitive: No comments.
Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Enough Space"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I was waiting for something
Maybe flying machines That's when I found Lily Best I've ever seen Put her on the ceiling Try to make her my own People line up to see But there never seems to be enough space Why They're Nonsensical: Huh??!? It seems completely random...especially the "Put her on the ceiling" part. Where on earth does THAT come from?!
Submitted by: Roasting Meatmellows
| "Big Me"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: When I talk about it, carries on, reasons only knew
When I talk about it, Aries or treasons all renew Why They're Nonsensical: Am I the only one who's baffled by this? Think about it; the lines contain similarly-sounding words in the corresponding places ("carries on, reasons only knew"/"Aries or treasons all renew")... not sure what it's supposed to mean! It just seems silly!
Submitted by: Jonny Carson Daly
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Insincere Song Lyrics:
"The One"
The Insincere Lyrics: You're not the one, but you're the only one,
who could make me feel like this. Why They're Insincere: It sounds like a one-liner that a desparately horny person would use on an unsuspecting boy/girl.
Submitted by: Celeste
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Insulting Song Lyrics:
"Big Me"
The Insulting Lyrics: When I talk about it
it carries on never was it true but it's you I fell into When I talk about it carries on never was it true but it's you I fell into Why They're Insulting: The whole song is insulting. I think he's swallowing his pride and talking about what he's feeling.
Submitted by: Celeste
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Down In The Park"
Opening Lines: Down in the park where the matchmen meet.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "These Days"
Opening Lines: One of these days, the ground will drop out from beneath your feet.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Song Title Space Change:
"Summer Send" originally "Summer's End"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"What? I, Fido" originally "What If I Do?"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"I'll Stick A Round" originally "I'll Stick Around"
As compared to sticking in some other shape?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"On Them End" originally "On The Mend"
Submitted by: Doodah Bobo
"Le Tit Die" originally "Let It Die"
Submitted by: Lizzie
There are additional Song Title Space Change available.
Band Name Anagrams:
Fetish Forgo Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Sheriff Go To Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Foresight Of Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Forfeits Hog Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Fresh Fig Too Submitted by: Heck Noover Nuck
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Virginian Moo" originally "Virginia Moon"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"A Moo In Irving" originally "Virginia Moon"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Virgin In A Moo" originally "Virginia Moon"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"I Go Moan 'Irvin'" originally "Virginia Moon"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Virgin Moo, Ian" originally "Virginia Moon"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Songs That Are Banned:
"Learn To Fly"
After the events of September 11 this song was placed on a radio station black list.
Submitted by: Celeste
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Big Me" Length: 2:12
Third song from their self-titled debut album.
Submitted by: John
Song Title Acrostics:
LID: "Let It Die"
Submitted by: Lizzie
LAY: "Lonely As You"
Submitted by: Lizzie
TOY: "Tired Of You"
Submitted by: Lizzie
BOY: "Best Of You"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Limes Tyke These" originally "Times Like These"
Submitted by: Lizzie
"Who Way Gnome" originally "New Way Home"
Submitted by: Lizzie
"Mig Bee" originally "Big Me"
Submitted by: Lizzie
"Cold Say in the Done" originally "Cold Day in the Sun"
Submitted by: Lizzie
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Fi Footers originally "Foo Fighters"
No comment on Cpt. Neeb's submission either.
Submitted by: newrock
Fig Footers originally "Foo Fighters"
Submitted by: Peter
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Having a former Nirvana member"
Dave Grohl, former drummer of Nirvana, formed this band after Cobain's death, using material he was reluctant to share (worried about "ruining the chemistry"). Krist Novosellic (also from Nirvana) was considered as a bandmate (Grohl didn't want it to be a solo project), but there was a concern they'd be seen as "a reincarnation of Nirvana." However, despite his efforts, many people do think of Foo Fighters as "the band with a Nirvana member in it."
Submitted by: Ra'akone
