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Band Name Origins:

  • The guitarist's (Tom Linton) brother drew a picture of another of his brothers (who was portly and named Jimmy) eating the Earth. Submitted by: daniel
  • the story actually is that when lead singer jimmy was a kid, his brother got p***ed at him one day and drew a picture of him (jimmy) mouth wide open over a circle... the caption said "jimmy eat world" Submitted by: belinda

Why the Name is Stupid:

  • Jimmy Eat World? How fat does this Jimmy guy have to be? Godzilla Eat World would make more sense, but whatever. Also, the initials spell JEW. Don't think that's supposed to mean anything though. Submitted by: Tony

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Whorehouse""Your House"Lizzie

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Help Me Rhonda""Work," Jimmy Eat WorldHelp me work, Rhonda! - Samantha M

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Spat Out of Luck" originally "Splat Out of Luck"
Lizzie
"Wok" originally "Work"
Jimmy Eat World loves their chinese food!
Aaron

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Get Bit Faster" originally "Get It Faster"
Daisy Pappus
"Get Lit Faster" originally "Get It Faster"
Lizzie
"Get Hit Faster" originally "Get It Faster"
Lizzie
"Get Fit Faster" originally "Get It Faster"
Lizzie
"Spain" originally "Pain"
Eating the world, one country at a time?
Natasha Bly

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Get It Easter" originally "Get It Faster"
Valerie Cameron
"Wet It Faster" originally "Get It Faster"
Daisy Pappus
"Bet It Faster" originally "Get It Faster"
Daisy Pappus
"Get Id Faster" originally "Get It Faster"
Daisy Pappus
"Get In Faster" originally "Get It Faster"
Daisy Pappus

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Ten""Fall Formal"Chris Kilo
"Cautioners""My Continuing Attempt to Tell Her How I Feel"Chris Kilo
"The Middle""Cannibal"Weird Alex
"Sweetness""Emos"Caleby
"Pain""Stains!"Ryan Quinn
"Pain""Stained"Mikey Boy
"Sweetness""Desert"Mikey Boy
"Pain""Grounded"DeathByPwnage
"The Middle""Don't Write The Lord Off Yet"Snake
"Sweetness""Wireless"The Lesbian Losers, woo woo woo

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Futures'The 4400' (Series on USA Network)retsehcekim
The MiddleOreosbridget
SweetnessCandymyself

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Drugs Or MeDrug Help LineAaron
WorkUnemployment Hotlineretsehcekim
KillQuakersretsehcekim
PainDoctor's office/surgeon*katie
Bleed AmericanRed Crossandie
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Cute Girl
   Jay Zhou
Bleed American
   Jimmy Eat World
Bleed Cute American Girl
Jellybean
In The Middle
   Jimmy Eat World
Margaritaville
   Jimmy Buffett
In The Middle Of Margaritaville
Allison
Bleed American
   Jimmy Eat World
American Pie
   Don MacLean
Bleeding American Pie
On second thought, I'm not hungry after all...
Thunderbolt
For Me This Is Heaven
   Jimmy Eat World
Do You Think I'm A Whore?
   Kittie
Do You Think I'm A Whore? No, For Me This Is Heaven
These 2 bands kick butt in their own way! Think this duet will ever happen???
LeLe

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Jimmy Eat Soul World
Jimmy Soul combined with Jimmy Eat World
Submitted By: Raphael
Great Big Jimmy Eat SeaWorld
Great Big Sea combined with Jimmy Eat World
Submitted By: Raphael
Jimmy And Sheryl Eat Crow
Jimmy Eat World combined with Sheryl Crow
Submitted By: Amy Grunt
Jimmy Eat World Party
Jimmy Eat World combined with World Party
Submitted By: Dayle Hardon

There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"The Middle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Elvis to Elvis it'll take some time
Elvis to Elvis it'll be all mine all mine
Original Lyrics:
Everything, everything will be all right
"Pain"
Misheard Lyrics:
It takes all my bread away.
Original Lyrics:
It takes my pain away.
"The Middle"
Misheard Lyrics:
It just takes some time
A little bit, a little bit of appleright.
Original Lyrics:
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
"Bleed American"
Misheard Lyrics:
Soft sweat, sugar, honey, asphalt
Our hearts, Nidorina topsoil
To air, and we can get to NASCAR
Our lies are cold.
Original Lyrics:
Salt, sweat, sugar on the asphalt
Our hearts littering the topsoil
Tune in and we can get the last call
Our lives, our coal.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Sweetness"
Misheard Lyrics:
What a Disney dance
Original Lyrics:
What a dizzy dance

Story about this misheard lyric by: Jon Ace

At first I said to myself, 'Jimmy Eat World promotes Disney?'. I checked the real lyrics and I was wrong.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Repetitive Lyrics:

"The Middle"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
It just takes some time
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be alright.
Why They're Repetitive:
If that's true, why does he have to repeat it to her over and over again?
Submitted by: rocky
"Just Watch The Fireworks"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
I promised I's see this again
I promised I'd see this with you now.
Why They're Repetitive:
Because they go on, over and over again, for like 7 minutes. OK OK I get it, you've seen it before!
Submitted by: cal
There are additional repetitive lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Crimson And Clover"
The Song Lyrics:
Crimson and Clover,
over and over
Song They Mention:
'Crimson and Clover' by Tommy James & the Shondells
Submitted by: Misti
"The Authority Song"
The Song Lyrics:
Put my last quarter on
I play 'Authority Song'
Song They Mention:
Authority Song (the original by John Mellencamp, I find it odd that they named their song that as well)
Submitted by: Cat

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Futures"
Opening Lines:
I always believed in futures.
Comments:
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
 

Song Title Anagrams:

"Bawl Easy" originally "Always Be"
Submitted by: Lizzie

Song Title Acrostics:

LAY: "Look At You"
Submitted by: Lizzie

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Raff Height" originally "Half Right"
Submitted by: Lizzie
"Raff Height" originally "Half Right"
Submitted by: Lizzie
"Year Who Me" originally "Hear You Me"
Submitted by: Lizzie
"Year Who Me" originally "Hear You Me"
Submitted by: Lizzie
"Mere You He" originally "Hear You Me"
Submitted by: Lizzie

There are additional Song Title Spoonerisms available.
 
 
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