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Fun Music Information -> Manfred Mann
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Mannfred Mann, Manfred Mann (words and music by Bob Dylan), Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Manfred Man, Bruce Springsteen & Manfred Mann's Earth BandMusic Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Manfred Lubowitz. Submitted by: brit
Vainity Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "5-4-3-2-1" | One line: "Uh-huh, it was the Manfreds" - nally |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "My Name Is Jack," Manfred Mann | |
| "Countdown," Rush | "5-4-3-2-1," Manfred Mann | |
| "What'd I Say?," Ray Charles | "Doo Wah Diddy Diddy," Manfred Mann | |
| "Do Wah Diddy Diddy," Manfred Mann | "I Just Don't Understand," Ann-Margret | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "My Name is Jack" | "Applejack" | Colin Slater |
| "Doo Wah Diddy Diddy" | "RIP Eduard Khil (Trolololol)" | Calvin and the Universe Shredder |
| "Pretty Flamingo" | "Prêt-à -Porter Clothes" | John A. Barry |
| "Road to Babylon" | "Frankie Avalon" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Doo Wah Diddy" | "Too Blah Mitty" | John A. Barry |
| "Pretty Flamingo" | "Pretty Flimsy Coat" | John A. Barry |
| "Pretty Flamingo" | "Mitty Flound’ring So" | John A. Barry |
| "Pretty Flamingo" | "In Flag. Delicto" | John A. Barry |
| "Pretty Flamingo" | "Phrygian Flamenco" | John A. Barry |
| "Blinded By The Light" | "Did This Song For Spite" | Old Man Ribber |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Got My Mojo Working | Mojo Magazine | pickle* |
| Blinded By The Light | Sun Glasses | neil |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana | Spirits In The Night Manfred Mann | Smells Like Teen Spirits In The Night And you know they really stink. | Rocky |
| Do-Wacka-Do Roger Miller | Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann | Do-Wacka-Do Wah Diddy Diddy | Wendy Torrance |
| Donna Ritchie Valens | Sha La La Manfred Mann | Donna Sha La La Wasn't she once a Cabinet secretary? No, that was shuh-LAY-luh… | crazydon |
| Paradise By the Dashboard Light Meat Loaf | Blinded By The Light Manfred Mann | Paradise Blinded By The Dashboard Light | Russian in the Red |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Candymanfred Mann
Candyman combined with Manfred Mann
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Manfredman 5000
Manfred Mann combined with Powerman 5000
... or Powermann 5000 (thought I think the former is better than the latter).
Submitted By: Chang, the TransplantAsian
Manfred Manhole
Manfred Mann combined with Hole
Obviously a cover band!
Submitted By: Red Ant
Misheard Lyrics:
"Doo Wah Diddy"
Misheard Lyrics: We'll sing it stupid
Original Lyrics: Well sing it to me
| "Pretty Flamingo"
Misheard Lyrics: Here we go, walking around like a flamingo
Original Lyrics: On our block all of the guys call her flamingo.
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"Doo Wah Diddy"
Misheard Lyrics: Well sing it stupid.
Original Lyrics: Well, sing it to me.
| "Mighty Quinn"
Misheard Lyrics: And when the Eskimo gets here
Original Lyrics: And when Quinn the Eskimo gets here
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Pretty Flamingo"
Misheard Lyrics: Here we go, walking around like a flamingo
Original Lyrics: On our block all of the guys call her flamingo.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: John This version came from a guy I worked with in the 1980s. I considered telling him the real words, but considering his voice I declined because Manfred Mann never did me any harm. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Do Wah Diddy"
The Funny Lyrics: Clicking her fingers and shuffling her feet
Singing Do-Wa-Diddy, Diddy Dum Diddy Do She looked good, she looked fine Why They're Funny: (In the words of Peter Kay!) How could she look good shuffling her feet, clicking her fingers and singing nonsense words? You try that down the local market and you'll either get locked up or beaten up.
Submitted by: Radclyffe
| "Pretty Flamingo"
The Funny Lyrics: When she walks, she walks so fine, like a flamingo.
Why They're Funny: Have you ever seen a flamingo walk???
Submitted by: Colin
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Doo Wah Diddy Diddy"
The Repetitive Lyrics: There she was, just a-walkin' down the street
Singing doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy doo Why They're Repetitive: This is a song about courtship and marriage, and at each step of the process they sing "doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy doo"
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I'm hers, she's mine, wedding bells are gonna chime
Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love Why They're Nonsensical: 'We was...'? Plural subjects take plural verbs. Another case of bad English from the English.
Submitted by: Joe
| "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I like to go just like the rest
I like my sugar sweet But jumping queues and making haste Just ain't my cup of meat Why They're Nonsensical: "Meat" instead of "tea" was used to force a rhyme with "sweet." A nice cup of ground round, anyone?
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Mighty Quinn"
The Lyrics: Come on without, come on within, you've not seen nothing like the mighty Quinn!
Who They Mention: Anthony Quin
Submitted by: art E.
| "My Name Is Jack"
The Lyrics: My name is Jack
And I live in the back Of the Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys & Girls Who They Mention: Greta Garbo
Submitted by: crazydon
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Blinded By The Light"
The Lyrics: And little Early Purly came by in his Curly Wurly and asked me if I needed a ride.
Product Brand Name: Curly Wurly is a candy bar sold by the Marathon candy company. Although not as common in the U.S., it is sold in some areas (especially in the northeast, New Jersey, where Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen is from who wrote this tune). Curly Wurly candy bars are more common in western Europe and other western countries such as South Africa (where Manfred Mann is from, most of his band was from England -- therefore explaining their knowledge of Curly Wurly candy bars that The Boss wrote about).
Submitted by: Peter
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
Opening Lines: There she was just a-walkin' down the street, singin' "Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do."
Comments: "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" was the only #1 for the original/1960's group of South African keyboardist Manfred Mann. Many at the time that "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" was hot on the charts, thought Manfred Mann might be British, but he wasn't he is definitely South African -- although he did have a five man combo that was composed mainly of British men. Manfred Mann also originally started out as jazz artist, but realized that to make money he might need to go into pop. "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" was also a remake of the American soul group the Exciters song written by the duo Barry/Greenwich.
Submitted by: Peter
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Made Up Words in Songs:
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
The Made Up Words: Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
Comments: This hasn't been up yet?!!
Submitted by: Mon
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Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy"
The Lyrics: I knew we was falling in love
Why: Although this was written by the prolific songwriting team of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, I can't help but think that these lyrics project a grasp of English that is tenuous at best!
Submitted by: Cat
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Song Title Anagrams:
"I Forget My Plant" originally "Pretty Flamingo"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Forget Tiny Palm" originally "Pretty Flamingo"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"I Lag My Front Pet" originally "Pretty Flamingo"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"I Get My Front Pal" originally "Pretty Flamingo"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"I Try Fog Lamp Ten" originally "Pretty Flamingo"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"none"
The Lyrics: none
Why: Manfred Mann's Earth Band, keyboardist Manfred Mann's third and current group that he leads has in it's title the planet that we all live on, "Earth". Manfred Mann's Earth Band's most productive years for chart success was the 1970's with the #1 tune, "Blinded By The Light" (written by Bruce Springsteen), but Manfred Mann's Earth Band's has continued to record (although with several member changes, except for Mann himself) until today (the group also continues to tour, especially in Europe).
Submitted by: Peter
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Movies Named After Song Titles:
"The Mighty Quinn"
A 1989 film starring Denzel Washington
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
