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Fun Music Information -> Kate Bush
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Cathy Bush. Submitted by: Sally
Also known as: Catherine Bush. Submitted by: shehateme
Weird Names of Music Performer's Children:
- Bertie - It's short for Robert, but it still makes me think of Julie Andrews singing 'Burlington Bertie From Bow'. Or the 'Edward VII' series where young Edward was often called Bertie by his mum. Submitted by: pickle*
- Bertie - I suspect this is just a nickname, though. I sincerely hope it is. :) Submitted by: jennie
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "I'm Scared Of Heights" | "Wuthering Heights" | Nat |
| "In Search Of Pete Trewavas" | "In Search Of Peter Pan" | pickle* |
| "Blithering Heights" | "Wuthering Heights" | britrock |
| "Now!" | "Wow!" | britrock |
| "Loudbursting" | "Cloudbursting" | britrock |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Rubberband Girl," | Girls can never be constructed of rubber bands. | Jess |
| "The Man With The Child In His Eyes," | Painful... | FussBudget |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Cotton Candy," Insane Clown Posse | "So Soft," Kate Bush | |
| "Where Are We Running?," Lenny Kravitz | "Running Up That Hill," Kate Bush | |
| "Easier To Run," Linkin Park | "Running Up That Hill," Kate Bush | |
| "The Saxophone Song," Kate Bush | "Sax Fifth Avenue," Johnny Beecher | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Wuthering Eights" originally "Wuthering Heights"
Doug Wells
"Clodbusting" originally "Cloudbusting"
As in a clod of mud.
Lightning Rod Blagojevich
"Loudbusting" originally "Cloudbusting"
Rip Jeans
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Salt In Your Lap" originally "Sat In Your Lap"
Lauren Overstreet
"Spat In Your Lap" originally "Sat In Your Lap"
Lauren Overstreet
Change a Letter:
"Withering Heights" originally "Wuthering Heights"
Frank
"Rat In Your Lap" originally "Sat In Your Lap"
Ewww!!! That's not where I want a rat!
Peter
"Fat In Your Lap" originally "Sat In Your Lap"
Peter
"Hat In Your Lap" originally "Sat In Your Lap"
Yet more things to do with hats.
Peter
"Cat In Your Lap" originally "Sat In Your Lap"
Cats in your lap are nice, no scratching though.
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Rubberband girl" | "Frankenstein girl" | Flash Flood |
| "The Man With The Child In His Eyes" | "The Teacher With The Student In Her Eyes" | Eel Deal |
| "Wuthering Heights" | "Love How She Writes (Cat, That Is)" | Stuart McArthur |
| "Wuthering Heights" | "Morannon Gate" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Running up that Hill" | "Running up the Bill" | LucidLupin LeeBee |
| "Wuthering Heights" | "Blundering Fights" | Jim A |
| "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | "Ben-Jen with the Void in Its Eyes" | Musidora |
| "Wow" | "SOS" | Musidora |
| "Wuthering Heights" | "Peregrin Bites" | Merry & Pippin |
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Lily | 'The Munsters' repeats on BBC-2 | Pickle |
| Somewhere In Between | Smear tests or testicular cancer checkups | Pickle* |
| A Coral Room | Coral betting offices | Pickle* |
| Bertie | Bassett's Liquorice Allsorts | Pickle* |
| Be Kind To My Mistakes | Any Blooper Show | Pickle* |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| The Infant Kiss | Child abuse hotline | Callie |
| Get Out Of My House | Habitat For Humanity | KooKooDee |
| Hounds Of Love | Dog Pound | KooKooDee |
| Army Dreamers | US Army Recruiting Station | KooKooDee |
| Hammer Horror | Hardware Store | KooKooDee |
| 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 |
| My Name Is Eminem | Lily Kate Bush | My Name Is Lily | Raphael |
| Sleep Tight Sarah Brightman | And Dream of Sheep Kate Bush | Sleep Tight and Dream of Sheep | John D'Shane |
| F*** and Run Liz Phair | Running Up That Hill Kate Bush | F*** and Run Up That Hill | kookoodee |
| The Fool On The Hill Sergio Mendes And Brasil '66 | Running Up That Hill Kate Bush | Fool Running Up That Hill | kookoodee |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics: Evening, it's me, a caddy I'm the Taliban, So whoa-ho-ho-ho Neanderthal, no-ho-ho-ho.
Original Lyrics: Heathcliff, it's me, your Cathy I've come home and I'm so cold Let me in through your window.
| "All the Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I get Martin Sheen to let them in
Original Lyrics: I get my machine to let them in
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"Running Up That Hill"
Misheard Lyrics: And in a phony court, I'd make a deal with God
And get him to sworn-up drieces I'm running up that road I'm running up that hill I'm running up that hill there Original Lyrics: And if I only could, I'd make a deal with God
And get him to swap our places I'm running up that road I'm running up that hill I'm running up that building | "Wuthering Heights"
Misheard Lyrics: Knock me out of your wondow.
Original Lyrics: Let me in a-your window.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Top of the City"
Misheard Lyrics: I see you walking down the street with her
I can see her legs going on and on Original Lyrics: I see you walking down the street with her
I can see your lights going on and off |
Story about this misheard lyric by: pickle I thought the woman in the song was stalking her ex-boyfriend and envying how long the legs of the new girl were! |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Running Up That Hill"
Better Lyrics:
When he comes inside,
we all call out "Norm!",
and he gives us a witty comment.
He's sitting on that stool.
He's guzzling that beer.
He's running up that bar tab.
we all call out "Norm!",
and he gives us a witty comment.
He's sitting on that stool.
He's guzzling that beer.
He's running up that bar tab.
Original Lyrics:
If I only could,
I'd make a deal with God.
And I'd get him to swap our places.
Be running up that road.
Be running up that hill.
Be running up that building.
I'd make a deal with God.
And I'd get him to swap our places.
Be running up that road.
Be running up that hill.
Be running up that building.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
"Kite"
Better Lyrics:
Beelzebub is aching in my belly-o
I'm pretty hungry and I dig Nick D' Virgilio
I'm pretty hungry and I dig Nick D' Virgilio
Original Lyrics:
Beelzebub is aching in my belly-o
My feet are heavy and rooted in my wellios
My feet are heavy and rooted in my wellios
Submitted by: pickle
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Wow"
The Funny Lyrics: wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,wow,
Why They're Funny: it sounds like A stuck record . it also sounds like an ally cat in A fight.
Submitted by: HOTT CHIC 100
| "Wow"
The Funny Lyrics: When the actor reaches his death,
you know it's no thrill, he just holds his breath. Why They're Funny: You mean the actor doesn't really die? I want my money back.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Babooshka"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka, Yeah Yeah
Why They're Repetitive: This And A Glass Smash Sound effect make up the second half of the song.
Submitted by: Coolio
| "Wow"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, unbelievable
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, unbelievable Why They're Repetitive: Apart from this it's a great song!
Submitted by: Pete
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Dirty Song Lyrics:
"Lamour Looks Something Like You"
The Dirty Lyrics: with that feeling of sticky love inside
Why They're Dirty: when a 13 year old innocent virgin i had no idea what she was on about. luckily at 41 i finally do!
Submitted by: herman glockenspiel
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Moments of Pleasure"
The Lyrics: On a balcony in New York
It's just started to snow He meets us at the lift Like Douglas Fairbanks Waving his walking stick Who They Mention: Movie star Douglas Fairbanks
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Heads We're Dancing"
The Lyrics: A picture of you, a picture of you in uniform,
Standing with your head held high, Hot down to the floor. But it couldn't be you. It couldn't be you. It's a picture of Hitler. Who They Mention: Adolf Hitler. (The entire song is about a woman who gets asked to dance by a man, who she discovers is Hitler the next morning. Crazy stuff.)
Submitted by: Callie
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Wow"
The Lyrics: he's too busy hitting the Vaseline
Product Brand Name: Vaseline - she was referring to how the regular petroleum gel was used as a sexual lubricant by gay man at the time.
Submitted by: pickle
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"December Will Be Magic Again"
The Song Lyrics: 'While Bing Crosby sings 'White Christmas'
He makes you feel nice Song They Mention: White Christmas
Submitted by: Pickle*
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Band Name Anagrams:
Shake Tub Submitted by: Lauryn Canna
Shut Beak Submitted by: Lauryn Canna
Take Bush Submitted by: Lauryn Canna
Steak Hub Submitted by: Lauryn Canna
Bake Shut Submitted by: Tattoo Head And The Crack Whore
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Songs That Are Banned:
"Army Dreamers"
The song was banned from airplay at either the time of the Falklands War or the first Gulf War. And recently the BBC have been celebrating the Falklands anniversary, which is pretty disgusting.
Submitted by: pickle
Song Title Acrostics:
MOP: "Moments Of Pleasure"
Submitted by: Edyth Bowen
RUTH: "Running Up That Hill"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Hovering Whites" originally "Wuthering Heights"
Dang floaters obscuring my vision...
Submitted by: Cat
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Bait Cush originally "Kate Bush"
Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Honored by Queen Elizabeth II"
Among hundreds of honored outstanding Brits is eccentric English singer Kate Bush. She joins other Britsh notables as Stella McCartney for designing the British Olympic uniforms, Scottish physicist Peter Higgs who gave his name to the so-called "God particle", and a long list of singers, authors, athletes, and others recognized as promoting the best of Britain, many of which have been knighted or have been given honorary titles.
Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Recruitment agencies
They do little for me in the North of England too.
Submitted by: pickle
Missing Parts:
"Experiment IV"
Where's the previous three?
Submitted by: pickle
TV and Movies Mentioned in Lyrics:
"Wow"
The Lyrics: He'll never make 'The Sweeney'
Why: 'The Sweeney' was a popular British cop show, starring John Thaw as Regan and Dennis Waterman as Carter.
Submitted by: pickle
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