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Album cover parody of Sing Hollies by Hollies
Parody album cover
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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 Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Box Tops""Bus Stop"britrock
"Jennifer Aniston""Jennifer Eccles"pop
"I Must Kill""Yes I Will"Bobo

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"You Take My Breath Away""The Air That I Breathe," The HolliesKathy
"What's Your Name""Carrie-Anne," The HolliesKathy
"Brother Louie""He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," The HolliesKathy
"1, 2, 3, Red Light""Stop Stop Stop," HolliesFussBudget
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"The Air Hat I Breathe" originally "The Air That I Breathe"
Whatever an air hat might be!
Roy R. Pryor
"Long Cool Woman (In A Back Dress)" originally "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)"
Peter
"Log Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" originally "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)"
Peter
"He Ain't Heavy (He's My Other)" originally "He Ain't Heavy (He's My Brother)"
Yvonne Sindri
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Bother" originally "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
Melanie Bianca Green

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Won A Carousel" originally "On A Carousel"
Jamie Burke
"Bust Stop" originally "Bus Stop"
Must be where you buy bras?
oldiesfan
"The Hair That I Breathe" originally "The Air That I Breathe"
Peter
"The Hair That I Breathe" originally "The Air That I Breathe"
Pam Tabor

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Long Coal Woman In A Black Dress" originally "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"
Maybe the coal is what made her dress black.
Naomi Swanson
"Long Cool Woman In A Slack Dress" originally "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"
Naomi Swanson
"Long Cool Woman In A Blank Dress" originally "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"
Naomi Swanson
"Long Cool Roman In A Black Dress" originally "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"
Donna Gelpigi
"Long Cool Woman (In A Flack Dress)" originally "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)"
Okay, so it should be a 'flak' vest.
Random Madeupperson

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Carrie Ann""Hairy Man"John A. Barry
"Carrie Ann""Scary Ann"John A. Barry
"Bus Stop""Death Squads"Malcolm Higgins
"Bus Stop""Mets Drop"Michael Pacholek
"Bus Stop""Knocked Up"Malcolm Higgins
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother""It Ain't Healthy, I'm My Mother"Alvin Rhodes
"Bus Stop""Must Shop"Leo Keough
"King Midas in Reverse""43rd President (Or is it 42nd?)"Paul Warren
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother""She's My Mother"Merry & Pippin
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother""I Ain't Harry, I'm Ron Weasley"Joe Haynes

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

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.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
God Is A Woman
   Shaggy
Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
   The Hollies
God Is A Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress
Peggy Pollock
Tired Of Sex
   Weezer
On A Carousel
   The Hollies
Tired Of Sex On A Carousel
Gretchen Wieners
A Casual Look
   The Six Teens
Look Through Any Window
   The Hollies
A Casual Look Through Any Window
I can't believe this one didn't appear before!!
MOW
Toxic
   Britney Spears
The Air That I Breathe
   The Hollies
The Toxic Air That I Breathe
Julia Cox
There are additional Hollies duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

The Holly Hollies
Buddy Holly combined with The Hollies
In come free
Submitted By: Rob

Misheard Lyrics:

"Long Cool Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
With her mind on a beautiful song.
Original Lyrics:
Just a five-nine beautiful tall
"Gasoline Alley Bred"
Misheard Lyrics:
Time to get your frown away
Original Lyrics:
Time to get your butt out of bed
"On A Carousel"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ride a carousel.
Original Lyrics:
On a carousel
"Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well the DA was holding my left hand
And she was holding my right
Original Lyrics:
Well the DA was pumping my left hand
And she was holding my right
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"
Misheard Lyrics:
She was born to a woman and a black man.
Original Lyrics:
She was a long, cool woman in a black dress.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Deb

My 11-year-old nephew, who is half black, was singing it. We quickly corrected him.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funny Lyrics:

"Stop,stop,stop!"
The Funny Lyrics:
Stop,stop,stop, stop all dancing!,give me,time to,breath!
Why They're Funny:
This song,she not be,recommended to,folk's who,have asthma!
Submitted by: The Big A
"King Midas In Reverse"
The Funny Lyrics:
He's not the,man to, hold your,trust,everything he,touches turn's,to dust!, he's king midas,in reverse!
Why They're Funny:
you'd never,catch me,shaking hand's,with this guy!
Submitted by: Art
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Inappropriate 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
 

Band Name Anagrams:

His Toe Hell Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Perhaps because his foot smells?
Hellish Toe Submitted by: Yvonne Sindri

Song Title Anagrams:

"Canine Rear" originally "Carrie Anne"
The reason that was never a highly popular name?
Submitted by: Olga Ruiz
"Canine Rear" originally "Carrie Anne"
The reason that was never a highly popular name?
Submitted by: Olga Ruiz

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Airy Can" originally "Carrie-Anne"
Submitted by: Marge Pegram

Movies Named After Song Titles:

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

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