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Album cover parody of Sing Hollies by Hollies
Parody album cover
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This is the most recent information about Hollies that has been submitted to amIright. If we have more information about Hollies, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).

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Band Name Origins:

  • As a tribute to Buddy Holly Submitted by: Henk
  • There are two different stories as to the origin of the Hollies' name. 1: They played their first gig on Christmas; 2: The name is a tribute to Buddy Holly (this is according to a quote made by Graham Nash in the Crosby, Stills, and Nash Biography by Dave Zimmer). Submitted by: Amy

Better Off Solo?:

Name
New Career
Comments & Submitter Name
"Graham Nash""Nash left the Hollies and became part of a band with David Crosby and Stephen Stills" - Alan the Ottoman

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"The Smog That I Breathe""The Air That I Breathe"Brit Boxx
"The Blood That I Pump""The Air That I Breathe"Brit Boxx
"The Water That I Drink""The Air That I Breathe"Brit Box
"On A Casserole""On A Carousel"Tess O. Gosset
"Box Tops""Bus Stop"britrock

There are additional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Everything Is Sunshine,"Don't be silly. Most things are NOT sunshine.Yvette Bristle

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"Lungs," Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer"The Air That I Breathe," Hollies
"Money (That's What I Want)," Barrett Strong"Pay You Back With Interest," The Hollies
"Waitin' For The Bus," ZZ Top"Bus Stop," The Hollies
"Fat," Weird Al Yankovic"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," The Hollies
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Dear Loise" originally "Dear Eloise"
"Loise" is still another feminine name
Samantha Wayland
"Magi Woman Touch" originally "Magic Woman Touch"
Yvette Bristle
"Magic Oman Touch" originally "Magic Woman Touch"
Yvette Bristle
"Magic Woman Ouch" originally "Magic Woman Touch"
Yvette Bristle
"Us Stop" originally "Bus Stop"
That takes care of everyone.
Peter

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Id Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Naomi Swanson
"Di Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Naomi Swanson
"It Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Yvette Bristle
"I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Stop" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Yvette Bristle
"Magic Woman Touche" originally "Magic Woman Touch"
Peter

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"I Can't Tell Thy Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Jessica Childress
"I Can't Tell The Bottom From Thy Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Jessica Childress
"I Can't Yell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Jessica Childress
"I Can't Fell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
It would never work to try to fell a tree that way
Jessica Childress
"I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Sop" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Jessica Childress

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother""He Ain't Guilty, He's the Donald"William Little
"On a Carousel""Off the Carousel"John A. Barry
"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress""Big Fat Woman in a Sundress"Jeff in Richmond VA
"He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother""Going Steady With Your Brother"Glynn Leaney
"Bus Stop""Flip Flops"Dan Creeden
"He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother""He Ain't Boring He's My Teacher"escaper
"He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother""He's So Special, He's My Brother"Glynn Leaney
"Bus Stop""GameStop"timmy1000
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother""Sleaze Tech Heavies Are Big Brother"John A. Barry
"Pay You Back with Interest""Pay You Back on Pinterest"John A. Barry

There are additional Hollies song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Look Through Any WindowMicrosoftGretchen Wieners
Bus StopGreyhound Lines 

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
I'm AliveMortuaryFussBudgetVanPelt
The Air I BreatheTobacco CompaniesBritrock
The Air I BreatheEmissions CheckpointBritrock
The Air I BreatheDiesel Fuel Companybritrock
The Air I BreatheLos Angeles Chamber of Commercebritrock
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
Fresh
   Kool & The Gang
The Air That I Breathe
   The Hollies
The Fresh Air That I Breathe
Serafina
A Boy Named Sue
   Johnny Cash
Carrie-Anne
   The Hollies
A Boy Named Carrie-Anne-Sue
Not surprisingly, he later changed his name.
Jacynthia Maries
School
   Supertramp
Bus Stop
   The Hollies
School Bus Stop
Anne
Long Tall Sally
   Little Richard
Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
   The Hollies
Long Tall Sally In A Black Dress
Lance Crackers
There are additional Hollies duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

The Buddy Hollies
Buddy Holly combined with The Hollies
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Hollie & Oates
Hall & Oates combined with The Hollies
Submitted By: Jeffrey
Buddy and the Hollies
Buddy Holly combined with The Hollies
If Buddy Holly had lived longer, he would have undoubtedly been able to interact with the band The Hollies.
Submitted By: Rob
The Holly Berries
The Hollies combined with Chuck Berry
Submitted By: Candy Welty

Misheard Lyrics:

"Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bus stop Wendy She’s there asking She say “my umbrella”
Original Lyrics:
Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say "Please, share my umbrella"
"On a Carousel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Still so violate
or
Still so fly away
Original Lyrics:
Still so far away
"The Air That I Breathe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes all I need is a ba-a-ad dream
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes all I need is the air that I breathe
"Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics:
She’s dead, I sing
Original Lyrics:
She’s there, I say
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Long Cool Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sitting in a nest with Batman
Original Lyrics:
Sitting in a mess of bad men

Story about this misheard lyric by: Amy

I thought it was cool to have Batman in the song! Alas

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"Bus Stop"
The Funny Lyrics:
All the people'd stare as if we were both quite insane
Some day my name and hers are going to be the same
Why They're Funny:
Well the girl in the song must be insane, if she's going to change her name to Graham Nash. (I'm just kidding)
Submitted by: Martin
 

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Bus Stop"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Every mornin' I would see her waiting at the stop.
Sometimes she'd shop and she would show me what she bought.
All the people stared as if we were both quite insane.
Why They're Nonsensical:
What possible reason in anything reported in the first two lines above would give anyone cause to stare at the two participants in the activities as if they "were both quite insane".? Great song generally, but I'm afraid that the last line cited above is a product of desperately groping for a line to fill in to complete a chorus.
Submitted by: Eileen McKenzie
 

Inappropriate Song Lyrics:

"Carrie-Anne"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
People live and learn but you're still learning.
Why They're Inappropriate:
What is this supposed to mean? Is Carrie-Anne dead but still learning? That is the only way that this line can make sense. Think about it. But even if we allow for a possibility that the dead can go on learning, everything else about the song indicates that a still very much alive Carrie-Anne is being sung to. [Note: some time ago, I posted this under 'Dumb Lyrics'. But currently, for some reason, 'Dumb Lyrics' are not listed within artist summaries, they have no link to index them in the left hand lists of links, and they are not searched by the site's Google search function, making them all but inaccessible. Why?]
Submitted by: Ashley Michelle McGowan
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Bus Stop"
Opening Lines:
Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say.
Comments:
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
"Sandy"
Opening Lines:
Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
Comments:
Submitted by: Candy Welty
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Song Title Space Change:

"Carrie Ann E." originally "Carrie Anne"
Submitted by: Cheryl Jordan

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:

"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
The Lyrics:
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
Why:
It should be "He isn't heavy, he's my brother" since ain't normally follows the pronoun I.
Submitted by: JohnHowarth
 

Band Name Anagrams:

Set Hill Hoe Submitted by: Lauryn Canna
See Hot Hill Submitted by: Lauryn Canna
His Toe Hell Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Perhaps because his foot smells?
Hellish Toe Submitted by: Yvonne Sindri

Song Title Anagrams:

"See Jennifer CCL" originally "Jennifer Eccles"
See the 250th in a lineage of Jennifers
Submitted by: Ingrid McCannless
"Jennifer S. Lee CC" originally "Jennifer Eccles"
The two-hundredth in lineage named Jennifer S. Lee
Submitted by: Ingrid McCannless
"See Dear Oil" originally "Dear Eloise"
Submitted by: Twila Paris Hilton
"O Dear Elsie" originally "Dear Eloise"
Submitted by: Twila Paris Hilton
"O Dear Elise" originally "Dear Eloise"
Submitted by: Twila Paris Hilton

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"The Bear That I Wreathe" originally "The Air That I Breathe"
Submitted by: Tess O. Gosset
"Ken A., Aerosol" originally "On A Carousel"
Submitted by: Tess O. Gosset
"Airy Can" originally "Carrie-Anne"
Submitted by: Marge Pegram

Movies Named After Song Titles:

"The Air (That) I Breathe"
2008 crime drama
Submitted by: someone

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