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Band Name Origins:
- Canadian bands in the '60s had trouble getting noticed in their own country, let alone in the U.S. The band's label sought to overcome that by issuing a single under the name, "Guess Who?" to create a rumor that the band was secretly the Beatles. The strategy worked, giving the group its first hit in Canada and the U.S. No one could quibble with success and so Guess Who it was. (Source: John Einarson's "American Woman: The Story of the Guess Who") Submitted by: Greg G.
Stupid Band Names:
- OK, gimme a hint. Submitted by: John
- I don't know, who? It is hard to talk about a song they sung, it doesn't sound right when you say: The Guess Who sung American Women Submitted by: Billy Florio
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| The Guess What | So that they wouldn't get confused with The Who | Joe |
| We Already Know | They've been around long enough to be known well. | Martha Hankins |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Italian Woman" | "American Woman" | Frog face the second |
| "Ballad That Lasts Five Years" | "Ballad of the Last Five Years" | Disco 3:16 |
| "Laugh-In" | "Laughing" | rocky |
| "No Clocks" | "No Time" | rocky |
| "Ukranian Woman" | "American Woman" | Cody |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "No Time," | Time exists. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Lost Someone," James Brown | "Found Her In A Star," The Guess Who | |
| "Shake A Tail Feather," James & Bobby Purify | "Shakin' All Over," The Guess Who | |
| "The Joker," Steve Miller Band | "Laughing," The Guess Who | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Albert Flasher," The Guess Who | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Share The Lad" originally "Share The Land"
Shelley Potts
"Lap For The Wolfman" originally "Clap For The Wolfman"
Max
"Cap For The Wolfman" originally "Clap For The Wolfman"
Max
"No Tie" originally "No Time"
Mark Richardson
"No Tim" originally "No Time"
Teacher, I think Tim's playing hooky.
Peter
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Now Time" originally "No Time"
as in, "Now time for..."
Nancy
"Share The Gland" originally "Share The Land"
Shelley Potts
"Share The Bland" originally "Share The Land"
Shelley Potts
"Clamp For The Wolfman" originally "Clap For The Wolfman"
Cynthia Avery
"Brain Dance" originally "Rain Dance"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Crap For The Wolfman" originally "Clap For The Wolfman"
Jonathan
"Clip For The Wolfman" originally "Clap For The Wolfman"
Angela
"Scare The Land" originally "Share The Land"
For Halloween?
Melissa
"Share The Sand" originally "Share The Land"
Serafina
"Share The Wand" originally "Share The Land"
Wizards in training would need to do this.
Gigi
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Mar 10
a parody of "American Woman" by Guess Who
Dedicated to the world's richest and most famous cheater with big numbers, big wallet and still no world championship.
YouTube: (Video)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "American Woman" | "Obama Bin Laden" | Jonathan |
| "American Woman" | "American Warthog" | Callmelennie |
| "American Woman" | "American Venom" | Randy Hearn |
| "No Sugar Tonight" | "No Jihad Tonight" | Callmelennie |
| "American Woman" | "Arm-Masticate Wolfman" | John A. Barry |
| "American Woman" | "A Harridan Woman" | John A. Barry |
| "American Woman" | "Elizabeth Dilling" | Hu's On First |
| "American Woman" | "Angry Woman Teacher" | Erik "Taz" Mokracek |
| "American Woman" | "Angry Woman Teacher" | Erik |
| "American Woman" | "American Girl Doll" | Dan Creeden |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Rain Dance | Rain Dance car wax | crazydon |
| No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature | Splenda | Richard Jenkins |
| Laughing | TBS | oldrock |
| No Time | H&R Block | Primal Concrete Sledge |
| These Eyes | LensCrafters | NickZ |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| American Woman | Foreign Mail Order Bride Service | Andrew Lourey |
| No Time | INS/USCIS Immigrations | Josh |
| Rain Dance | Weather Bureau | FussBudgetVanPelt |
| Undun | Crisis Counseling Center | JesusGeek |
| No Sugar Tonight | Diabetic help line | Legion |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| We Are The World USA For Africa | Hand-Me-Down World The Guess Who | We Are The Hand-Me-Down World And for truth you know love is all we need | Mickey D. |
| American Idiot Green Day | American Woman Guess Who | American Idiot Woman | Rock Maninoff |
| Beat It Michael Jackson | Albert Flasher Guess Who | Beat It, Albert Flasher! | hybrid |
| Dude Looks Like A Lady Aerosmith | Green-Eyed Lady The Guess Who | Dude Looks Like A Green-Eyed Lady | Raphael |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Twisted Guesser
Twisted Sister combined with The Guess Who
Submitted By: Anonymous Bob
The Guess Whodini
The Guess Who combined with Whodini
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Guess Who's Who
The Guess Who combined with The Who
They all look the same!
Submitted By: B.C.
Guess Who? U 2 !!
Guess Who combined with U2
Submitted By: Rob
There are additional Guess Who Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Bus Rider"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm so awful glad I'm not in your shoes
Original Lyrics: I'm so awful G** D***ed glad I'm not in your shoes
| "Albert Flasher"
Misheard Lyrics: I was a workshop owner in the college for the people.
Original Lyrics: I was a workshop owner in the gulch for the people.
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"Undun"
Misheard Lyrics: Jeans come undone
Original Lyrics: She's come undone.
| "Albert Flasher"
Misheard Lyrics: My baby was a work shabone
Original Lyrics: My baby was a work shop owner.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics: Sew curtains on me, yeah!
Original Lyrics: The hurtin' on me, yeah
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Story about this misheard lyric by: JD My friend and I used to cruise around with this guy who would sing this lyric LOUDLY whenever "These Eyes" played on the radio. We tried to keep from cracking up, because he was the only one with a car. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"No Time"
Better Lyrics:
No more soup for you
Original Lyrics:
No time left for you
Submitted by: oldtimes
"American Women"
Better Lyrics:
Hillary Clinton, stay away from New York,
Hillary Clinton, go back to Arkensas
Hillary Clinton, go back to Arkensas
Original Lyrics:
American Women, stay away from me,
American women, mama's gotta be free
American women, mama's gotta be free
Submitted by: Mike Florio
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"American Woman"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Gonna leave you woman...
Gonna leave you woman... Bye-bye...Bye-bye... Why They're Repetitive: So go already!!! What are you still hangin' around singing for? Shut up and leave!
Submitted by: mysticrose
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Insulting Song Lyrics:
"American Woman"
The Insulting Lyrics: American Woman (The whole song)
Why They're Insulting: Do you know what it is about? It is written by a Canadian who has no use for Americans. I'm sure whoever wrote this song laughed his head off when he saw Americans buying this record and making it number 1.
Submitted by: Mona Helgesen-Biehl
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Clap For The Wolfman"
Opening Lines: Clap for the Wolfman, he gonna rate your record high
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Rain Dance"
Opening Lines: Don't you wanna rain dance with me?
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Not I, Me!" originally "No Time"
Ugh. Quit talking to yourself.
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
Band Name Anagrams:
Gus Wet She Ho Submitted by: Peter
Those silly and dirty Canadians!
Hugs Towhees Submitted by: Marlene L. Ram
Towhees Gush Submitted by: Marlene L. Ram
Sow Hug Sheet Submitted by: Marlene L. Ram
Sew Huge Host Submitted by: dxman
Song Title Anagrams:
"Alter Bar Shelf" originally "Albert Flasher"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
"Label Fresh Art" originally "Albert Flasher"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
"Free Trash Ball" originally "Albert Flasher"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
"Sell The Far Bar" originally "Albert Flasher"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
"Earl Left Brash" originally "Albert Flasher"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"American Woman"
The Lyrics: American Woman, said get away American Woman, listen what I say Don't come hangin' around my door I don't need your war machines I don't need your ghetto scenes Coloured lights can hypnotize Sparkle someone else's eyes Now woman, get away from me American woman, mama let me be.
Why: The continent of America is part of the word American in this song and title. "American Woman" was a #1 hit song for the Canadian group, the Guess Who in the first few months of 1970. With the vocals of lead singer Burton Cummings really selling this tune. It was a #1 tune the same week as the Kent State University, in Ohio, massacre on May 4, 1970 where students were protesting against President Nixon expanding the Vietnam War into Cambodia, and four students were shot by National Guardsmen. The "American Woman" being referenced by the Guess Who is the Statue of Liberty.
Submitted by: Peter
| "Running back to Sakatoon"
The Lyrics: Moose Jaw, Terrace, and Medicine Hat...
Why: Umm. I'm confused. Isn't Saskatchewan somewhere you run FROM?
Submitted by: princejellyfish
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Super Long Pop Songs:
"American Woman" Length: 5:07
Although the length of the original lp version of this tune, at 5:07, is not as long as many songs put on this section of amiright, "American Woman's original lp version is so much more superior than the 3:46 single edit heard more often (including for some unknown and unfathomable reason on many Classic Rock and Classic hit stations), with it's opening of Burton Cummings spelling out A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N. The anti-American war machine tune, "American Woman" was the first and unfortunately for the Canadian band's U.S. fans, only #1 single going to #1 on the same week, May 4, 1970, as the Kent State University in Ohio massacre of four students by National Guardsmen when students utilized their Constitutional rights to protest President Nixon's expanding the Vietnam War into Cambodia.
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Ease Thighs" originally "These Eyes"
Submitted by: Josh
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Laughing"
The Lyrics: Time goes slowly but carries on
And now the best years have come and gone You took me by surprise I didn't realize that you were laughing. Why: "Laughing" was the Guess Who's third hit in the States, going all the way up to #8 on the charts there in 1969. Written by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings, with Burton Cummings vocals pointing to a guy who didn't realize the best years with a woman have just happened and therefore leaving us kind of depressed despite the continuing Guess Who uptempo jazz/rock beat, it was a hit that still has much impact to today. (By the way, if you think I'm a fan of the Guess Who and Burton Cummings, you got that right). In 1970, the Guess Who was about to change into a more hard rock sound, but the depressing lyrics that were uptempo were to continue, and the first tune in that change was about to address an issue that was on a lot of people's mind in not only Canada but also the U.S.
Submitted by: Peter
| "These Eyes"
The Lyrics: These eyes watched you bring my world to an end.
This heart could not accept and pretend. The hurtin's on me yeah, But I will never be free no no no. You took the vow with me Why: "These Eyes" was the Guess Who's second hit in the U.S.. It was released in December 1968, and made it to #6 in the states in the spring of 1969. "These Eyes", as with "Undun" was a very uptempo jazz/rock beat tune, but with Burton Cummings' vocals about a guy who's recently wed wife leaves him one couldn't help to wonder how depressed he might be.
Submitted by: Peter
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| There are additional Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics available. | |
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Wes Goo originally "Guess Who"
Submitted by: Peter
