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Fun Music Information -> Four Preps
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New Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Motion picture and television writer and producer" | Glen Larson used his involvement with the Four Preps to gain access to motion pictures and television, in which he became a highly successful writer and producer. "Battlestar 'Galactica'" (the original version, not that wretched re-imagining that was shown more recently) and "Knight Rider" are two of his best-known works. - Parker Gabriel | |
| "record producer" | He produced songs for the Standells , the Lettermen, and Fleetwood Mac among many others. He also wrote "Dirty Water" for the Standells. He unfortunately died in 1999 of leukemia. - Barry Disbrow |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Four Senior Citizens | Their surviving original members are past age 70. | Barry Disbrow |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "How Long," Ace | "26 Miles," The Four Preps | |
| "The Distance," Cake | "26 Miles," The Four Preps | |
| "25 Miles," Edwin Starr | "26 Miles," The Four Preps | |
| "Marathon," Rush | "26 Miles," The Four Preps | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"The Bi Draft" originally "The Big Draft"
Regina Olsen
"The Big Drat" originally "The Big Draft"
Regina Olsen
"The Big Daft" originally "The Big Draft"
Regina Olsen
"The Big Raft" originally "The Big Draft"
Yvette Bristle
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Big Manx" originally "Big Man"
Wendy Torrance
"Big Moan" originally "Big Man"
Wendy Torrance
"Brig Man" originally "Big Man"
Wendy Torrance
"Big Main" originally "Big Man"
Wendy Torrance
"The Brig Draft" originally "The Big Draft"
Regina Olsen
Change a Letter:
"The Pig Draft" originally "The Big Draft"
Regina Olsen
"The Bug Draft" originally "The Big Draft"
Regina Olsen
"The Big Craft" originally "The Big Draft"
Regina Olsen
"The Big Drift" originally "The Big Draft"
Regina Olsen
"Town By The Station" originally "Down By The Station"
A town (or city) is usually where a station is.
Tabitha Cartwright
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "26 Miles" | "Ninety-one Counts" | Jeff "Dr Chordate" Moran |
| "26 Miles" | "Twelve Thousand Miles" | Jeff "Dr Chordate" Moran |
| "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" | "Twenty-Six Ones (Anastasia Wiener)" | Bob Gomez |
| "26 Miles(Santa Catalina)" | "Santa's Cats Are Leaner" | Airfarcewon |
| "Twenty-Six Miles (Santa Catalina)" | "Twenty-Six Percent (Bush's Approval Rating)" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Twenty-Six Miles" | "Ember-Kissed Piles" | John A. Barry |
| "Moments To Remember" | "Larry, Curly, Moe-ments To Remember" | Airfarcewon |
| "Twenty Six Miles (Santa Catalina)" | "Twenty Six Miles (Santa's Catalina)" | Airfarcewon |
| "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" | "26 Miles (Old Man Swims)" | Michael Pacholek |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Proclaimers | 26 Miles The Four Preps | I'm Gonna Be (526 Miles) | Joe |
| 25 Miles Edwin Starr | 26 Miles The Four Preps | 51 Miles Add 'em up! | Megan |
| A Thousand Miles Vanessa Carlton | 26 Miles The Four Preps | 1,026 Miles | Roger |
| Walking My Baby Back Home Nat King Cole | 26 Miles The Four Preps | Walking My Baby 26 Miles Back Home | Bubble-edged Sword |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"
Misheard Lyrics: Santa Catalina, the I dunno
Romance, romance, romance, romance Original Lyrics: Santa Catalina, the island of
Romance, romance, romance, romance | "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"
Misheard Lyrics: A tropical heaven, out in the ocean
Covered with treason girls. Original Lyrics: A tropical heaven, out in the ocean
Covered with trees and girls. |
"26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"
Misheard Lyrics: It seems so distant
26 miles away Wrestling in the waters so green. or It seems so distant 26 miles away Wrestling in the waters surreal. Original Lyrics: It seems so distant
26 miles away Resting in the water serene. | "Big Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I was a softie yesterday
Original Lyrics: I talked big yesterday
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Big Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I was a softie yesterday
Original Lyrics: I talked big yesterday
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Doug Montgomery I heard this song on the radio about 1956. The misheard lyric I have posted may be the oldest one I can recall. |
Dated Song Lyrics:
"Down By The Station"
The Dated Lyrics: Down by the station early in the morning,
See the little pufferbellies all in a row. Why They're Dated: "Pufferbellies" is a colloquialism for steam locomotives. Once upon a time, perhaps active passenger train stations had numerous "pufferbellies" in a row to be seen, either early in the morning or at other times of day as well. But passenger train travel has since declined to the point that relatively few cities or towns have highly active stations where a lot of locomotives would be seen in a row. Furthermore, steam locomotives have been nearly all been replaced by diesel locomotives for regular train runs, either passenger or freight. The only places where pufferbellies may still commonly be seen include: (1) inactive ones preserved as monuments to bygone days, such as near old depots or in museums., and (2) Active ones running on historical railroads, preserved for scenic excursions and the like, rather than regular intercity transportation. And even in those cases, seeing several pufferbellies in a row would not be likely.
Submitted by: Tess O. Gosset
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Dreamy Eyes"
Opening Lines: Dreamy eyes, who are you dreamin' of?
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Down By The Station"
Opening Lines: Down by the station early in the mornin', met a little girl about as cute as she could be
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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Band Name Anagrams:
Fresher Pot Up Submitted by: Carrie-Ann Crowe
The Pure Profs Submitted by: Rita Warmidge
Profs, as in short for "professors"
Pure Fresh Pot Submitted by: Jim
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"
The Lyrics: Twenty-six miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is a-waitin' for me
Why: Santa Catalina Island lies off the coast of Southern California.
Submitted by: Kathy
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Letter To The Beatles"
This song began to climb it's way up the top 100 list in America, but then The Beatles' lawyers demanded a ban on the song due to copyright infringement. The song cleary steals lyrics and chords from "I Want to Hold You Hand". Kind of a shame, as I think it's a pretty good song.
Submitted by: Dhiz Kanichioko
Song Title Acrostics:
GAG: "Got A Girl"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Band Name Spoonerisms:
The Poor Freps originally "The Four Preps"
Submitted by: Oldtimer
