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Fun Music Information -> James

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Band Name Origins:

  • NOT named after James Joyce.# Quote from 'folklore-the official history' Submitted by: stewtee
  • Tribute to the Irish writer James Joyce Submitted by: phildo

Stupid Band Names:

  • 1) It implies a solo male artist, but it's a group. 2) If you try searching for them online, you'll get all the performers with James (either as a first or last name) in them, as another submitter has explained. Submitted by: Mr. Critic
  • Not particularly easy to remember, gets confused with James Taylor, James Dean, Etta James, anyone with the first or last name "James", any place names, any companies, etc.. it's very hard to search for on the Internet! And there's six of them as well. Ask a James fan "What do you think of him?" and he'll punch you! Submitted by: Dan Abnormal

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"Walk Right In," The Rooftop Singers"Sit Down," James

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Lad" originally "Laid"
Dobbs
"Lid" originally "Laid"
Joanna Whitmire
"Aid" originally "Laid"
Joanna Whitmire

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Spit Down" originally "Sit Down"
Doug Graves
"Plaid" originally "Laid"
Joanna Whitmire

Change a Letter:

"Lair" originally "Laid"
Joe Siebert
"Said" originally "Laid"
Joe Siebert
"Paid" originally "Laid"
rebecca
"Lard" originally "Laid"
Lucy Crosland
"Land" originally "Laid"
Lucy Crosland

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Laid""Late"Fack Sabbath

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

Song Name
Product
Submittor
LaidTrojan CondomsJordie!

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
LaidNymphomaniacs AnonymousLeah Lockhart

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

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
I Got You
   Split Enz
Laid
   James
I Got You Laid
neptunevsmars
Sit Down
   James
On The Beach
   Chris Rea
Sit Down On The Beach
Jacynthia Maries
Sit Down
   James
On The Radio
   Donna Summer
Sit Down On The Radio
We don't have any chairs so that will have to do!
Jacynthia Maries
Sit Down
   James
Shut Up
   Black Eyed Peas
Sit Down And Shut Up
Now you listen to me, alright?
Didrick Namtvedt

Misheard Lyrics:

"She's a Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whenever her face is frozen unable to take it anymore
Her shadow is always withered
(Later)
Turn up the rhythm
She's a star, she's a star
It's a long road, it's a brick horse
OR
It's a long road, it's a brick house
It's a long road, it's a cuckold
Original Lyrics:
Whenever her face is frozen unable to fake it anymore
Her shadow is always with her
(Later)
Turn up the flame
She's a star, she's a star
It's a long road, it's a great cause
It's a long road, it's a good call
"She's a Star"
Misheard Lyrics:
She builds up a world
Original Lyrics:
She builds up a wall
"Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Swim from high to leap
Original Lyrics:
Swing from high to deep
"Sit Down"
Misheard Lyrics:
Secrets I can keep in spite of the day
Sing from high to leave
(Later)
Oh my, the undertow, my life is out of control
(Later)
Those who find a touch of monotonous, sit down next to me
Original Lyrics:
Secrets I can't keep inside of a day
Swing from high to deep
(Later)
Drawn by the undertow my life is out of control
(Later)
Those who find they're touched by madness, sit down next to me
There are additional James misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Getting away with an old man's stuff.
Original Lyrics:
Getting away with it all messed up.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Alba

I heard this song first on the radio while I was sitting in a bus to Melbourne, and I remember that I thought "Oh wow, these lyrics are so philosophical!" It took a long time until I found that song in the WWW...

There are additional James misheard stories available.

Song Title Anagrams:

"Sid Town" originally "Sit Down"
Submitted by: Dana Thompkins
"Dot Wins" originally "Sit Down"
Submitted by: Dana Thompkins

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