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Band Name Origins:

  • Martha Reeves took Van Dyke Ave in Detroit and added it to the first name of her favorite singer, Della Reese. Submitted by: Andrew Thornhill

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Amy Baby Loves Me" originally "My Baby Loves Me"
Wendy Torrance

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Dancing In The Street""Antsy For Some Meat"Alvin Rhodes
"Jimmy Mack""Bernie Mac"Yoidy
"Heat Wave""Heat Wave"John A. Barry
"(Love is Like A) Heat Wave""Why Did They Keep Slaves?"Paul Robinson
"Heat Wave""Bat Cave"Alvin Rhodes
"Dancing in the Street""Chancin' Rancid Meat"John A. Barry
"Dancing in the Street""Backwards in the Street"Rick Duncan
"Dancing In The Street""Ambush In The Streets"Bob Gomez
"Dancing in the Street""Streaking in the Street"Mama Mia

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Dancing In The Dark
   Bruce Springsteen
Dancing In The Streets
   Martha And The Vandellas
Dancing In The Dark Streets
Noxzema Centauri
Love And Memories
   O.A.R.
Come And Get These Memories
   Martha And The Vandellas
Come And Get These Love And Memories
MOR
Love Letters In The Sand
   Pat Boone
Quicksand
   Martha And The Vandellas
Love Letters In The Quicksand
No crying about the tide this time. The letters outlive their writers!
Alicia Sturdivant
Dancing With Myself
   Billy Idol
Dancing In The Street
   Martha and the Vandellas
Dancing With Myself In The Street
Kixxy 6
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Quicksand"
Misheard Lyrics:
Big Bird, Big Bird
Big Bird's in love with you.
Original Lyrics:
Deeper, deeper
Deeper in love with you
"Dancing In The Street"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cosmonauts around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Original Lyrics:
Coming out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
"Dancing In The Street"
Misheard Lyrics:
Communards around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Original Lyrics:
Callin' out around the world
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
"Dancing In The Street"
Misheard Lyrics:
Let's form a big star line.
or
Let's form a big straw line.
Original Lyrics:
Let's form a big strong line.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Song Title Space Change:

"Now Here To Run" originally "Nowhere To Run"
Submitted by: Stan E. Cox-Hyde

Movies Named After Song Titles:

"Nowhere To Run"
1993 film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
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Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection at Amazon.com
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Martha & the Vandellas - Greatest Hits [Motown] at Amazon.com
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The Universal Masters Collection: Classic Martha Reeves & the Vandellas at Amazon.com
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Natural Resources / Black Magic at Amazon.com
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Ridin' High/Sugar n' Spice at Amazon.com
 
 
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