Fun Music Information -> Foundations
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Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Beam Me Up, Buttercup!" | "Build Me Up Buttercup" | Ivlivs Caesar |
| "feel me up buttercup" | "build me up buttercup" | alex |
| "Feel Me Up Buttercup" | "Build Me Up Buttercup" | Briggs |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Build Me Up, Buttercup," | A flower can't build anybody. | Briggs |
| "Build Me Up Buttercup," | A buttercup cannot build anything up | Briggs |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Don't Let Me Down" | "Build Me Up Buttercup," The Foundations | Kathy |
| "Baby, Now That I Found You" | "I've Found Someone Of My Own," The Free Movement | Kathy |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Baby, Now That I Fund You" originally "Baby, Now That I Found You"
I pay for your things, so I OWN you! Haha!!
Josh
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Build Me Up, Buttercup" | "Multiple Murderer" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Buld Me Up Buttercup" | "Build me up Megan,girl." | Sugar |
| "Build Me Up, Buttercup" | "Run About Wildebeest" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Build Me Up, Buttercup" | "Bills Go Up, Big F*ckup" | John A. Barry |
| "Build Me Up Buttercup" | "Grill Me A Burger Up" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Build Me Up Buttercup" | "Build Him Up, Dub-ya" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Build Me Up,Buttercup" | "Powerpuff Buttercup" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Fill Me Up, Buttercup" | "Fill Your Gut, Blubberbutt" | South Park Al |
| "Build Me Up, Buttercup" | "Building Up Runnerups ( Political)" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Build Me A Buttercup" | "Bake Me A Buttertart" | Malcolm Higgins |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Build Me Up, Buttercup | "Powerpuff Girls" promo | Berry |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Build Me Up, Buttercup The Foundations | Load Me Up The Matthew Good Band | Load Me Up, Buttercup | Tenko |
Misheard Lyrics:
"Build Me Up Buttercup"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll be home, I'll be a cyclone baby for you.
Original Lyrics: I'll be home, I'll be beside the phone, waiting for you!
| "Baby, Now That I've Found You"
Misheard Lyrics: Darling I can't sandblast you
Original Lyrics: Darling I just can't let you
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"Build Me Up, Buttercup"
Misheard Lyrics: Billy Bailey, try to find
A little time, and I'll make you happy. Original Lyrics: Baby, Baby, try to find
A little time, and I'll make you happy. | "Build Me Up, Buttercup"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm glistening around.
Original Lyrics: And mess me around
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Baby, Now That I Found You"
Misheard Lyrics: I need you so
Baby Ebago You don't need me You don't need me. Original Lyrics: I need you so
Baby, even though You don't need me You don't need me. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: An As a small child, I'd always ask my mother who "Baby Ebago" was. When she'd play this song, she'd bust up laughing...but never answer my question. |
Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Build Me Up, Buttercup"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You were my toy but I could be the boy you adore
Why They're Nonsensical: This song is about a girl named Buttercup who takes her man for granted, so how does this line fit in to the song? Shouldn't it be 'I am your toy?' There's nothing else in the song that talks about the guy mistreating Buttercup, it's all about her actions and how he still loves her. I've puzzled over this one for years!
Submitted by: SunshineBlue
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"The Great Pretender"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: just laughing and gay like a clown
Why They're Inappropriate: technically a clown does not laugh he/she only makes u laugh!
Submitted by: craig
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Build Me Up, Buttercup"
Opening Lines: Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup baby Just to let me down And mess me around?
Comments: The top three fall 1968 smash hit, "Build Me Up, Buttercup" came a year after the success of the Foundations' "Baby, Now That I've Found You", but was just as successful and followed generally the same formula for success. The only two differences were the lead singer was changed to Colin Young (from Barbados), instead of "Baby..."'s Clem Curtis and the writers, Tony MacCaulay still shared part writership of "Build Me Up, Buttercup" but not with Mike McCleod. McCaulay co-wrote, "Build Me Up, Buttercup" with Michael d'Abo who was then lead vocalist for the group Manfred Mann.
Submitted by: Peter
| "Baby, Now That I've Found You"
Opening Lines: Baby, (ba-da-da-da) Now that I've found you, I can't let you go, (Ba-da-da), I build my world around you, I need you so, (Oooh) Baby, even though, You
Comments: The rest of the opening line: "... don't need me, You don't need me." "Baby, Now That I've Found You" was the first top ten American hit (in fall 1967) for the British soul group, the Foundations. With "Baby, ...", the Foundations finally combined the best of the British Invasion sound started with the Beatles and the American soul artist such as with Motown and Atlantic recording artist. A matter of fact it was startling, in America -- at least, to many to see how racially even (in terms of blacks and whites) the group the Foundations were -- at least at that time (the Foundations though would prove to be a foretelling as to what was to come with such 1970's groups as K.C. & the Sunshine Band). The song was very much sold by then lead vocalist, Clem Curtis from Trinidad. "Baby, Now That I've Found You" was written by Tony MacCaulay and Mike McCleod.
Submitted by: Peter
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Build Me Up Buttercup at Amazon.com
Build Me Up Buttercup at Amazon.com
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Build Me Up Buttercup: The Complete Pye Collection at Amazon.com
Build Me Up Buttercup: The Complete Pye Collection at Amazon.com
