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The Manhattan Transfers

Band Name Origins:

Took their name from a John Dos Passos novel, they chose it to reflect their New York heritage. Submitted by: Ra'akone

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"What Do I Have To Do?"	"Take the "A" Train," Manhattan Transfer	Raphael
"Trickle, Trickle"	"Don't Rain On My Parade," Judy Garland	MOR
"Trickle, Trickle"	"Here Comes The Rain Again," Eurythmics	Peter
"Trickle, Trickle"	"It's Raining Men," The Weather Girls	Peter
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Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"American Pope" originally "American Pop"

MOR

"American Poop" originally "American Pop"

MOR

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Boy From New York City"	"Funkadelic Dude From New York City"	John Spoof

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams	Boy From New York City The Manhattan Transfer	Let's Hear It For The Boy From New York City Give him 3 Bronx cheers!	Ed

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

The Manhattan Steamroller

The Manhattan Transfer combined with Mannheim Steamroller

This is what I once thought the name of Mannheim Steamroller was.

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Misheard Lyrics:

"Boy From New York City" Misheard Lyrics: And he keeps his buckets full of spending loot. Original Lyrics: And he keeps his pockets full of spending loot.	"Mystery" Misheard Lyrics: Turn back the hands of time Hold on to misty memories. Original Lyrics: Turnin' back the hands of time Holdin' on to misty memories.
"Birdland" Misheard Lyrics: Bird naked Original Lyrics: Bird made it.	"Boy From New York City" Misheard Lyrics: Ooh wah, ooh wah, boo boo kitty or Ooh wah, ooh wah, hoo-hoo kitty or Ooh wah, ooh wah, who, who did it? Original Lyrics: Ooh wah, ooh wah, cool, cool kitty.
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Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Birdland"

Misheard Lyrics:

Bird naked

Original Lyrics:

Bird made it.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Jack Cook

My wife listened to this song for years thinking it was 'Bird Naked'---and would never have known the difference had it not come up in conversation that she thought the song strange.

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Nonsensical Lyrics:

"The Boy From New York City"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

Ooh wah, ooh wah, cool cool kitty
Just like the boy from New York City

Why They're Nonsensical:

Slang usually refers to a 'kitty' as a girl, yet here it refers to a boy. They're not alone, though--Some of my friends call me 'J-Cat,' yet I'm a boy. My nickname was originally 'J,' yet a friend told me that 'J' was already taken by another student, so he added on the 'Cat.'

Submitted by: Jeffrey Hope

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"Chanson d'amour"

The Lyrics:

Chanson d'amour, ra da da da da, play encore.
Here in my heart, ra da da da da, more and more.
Chanson d'amour, ra da da da da, je t'adore.
Each time I hear, ra da da da da, Chanson, chanson, d'amour.

Why:

"Chanson d'amour" is French for "love song" (literally "song of love"), and "je t'adore" is French for "I love thee".

Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale