Fun Music Information -> Matchbox 20

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Band Name Origins:

  • I don't know for sure but I do know for a fact that Rob Thomas wrote a song called "Matchbox 20" around the time when he was in Tabitha's Secret. Submitted by: Joey
  • The band was in their 20's when they formed it, but now that their age is over 20 they've changed their name, spelling the number instead. They're now "matchbox twenty." Submitted by: rhaine

Better Off Solo:

Name
New Career
Comments & Submitter Name
"Rob Thomas""Rob Thomas continues to produce hits and show why Matchbox 20 had become so popular. " - Rob

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Bang""Hang"Zhar the Mad

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?""3 AM," Matchbox 20A guy once played a piano to find that out. - MOR
"Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?""3 AM," Matchbox 20MOR

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Back 2 Goo" originally "Back 2 Good"
rocky

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Surfer Me" originally "Suffer Me"
Rhoda Dohr

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"How Far We've Come""Dumber Than Dumb"Jeremy Otto
"Push""Squoosh"Kagendo
"Unwell""Inbred"Jack Wilson
"Unwell""Taco Bell"Abbott Skelding
"If You're Gone""If You're Bombed"Mikey Squirrel
"Push""Bush"Jared
"Real World""Fake World"Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
"If Your Gone""If You Smell"Stone Loss
"3 AM""3 AM (I should be sleeping)"Michael Florio
"Bright Lights""Blind Mice"Ethan Mawyer

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
PushChild Birth Clinicstictacs941
UnwellEffexor XRPeg
Bed Of LiesMattress\Bed~!~MAGGIE~!~
ColdCold Medicinefabulouserouser
UnwellCold Medicinefabulouserouser
There are additional Matchbox 20 commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
UnwellTherapistLaurel
PushVictims Of Abuse SupportJana
DiseaseHIV/AIDS Helplinejana
UnwellMental AsylumZietgiest
UnwellPsychiatrist's OfficeWeaselicious
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
I Don't Want To Be
   Gavin DeGraw
Unwell
   Matchbox 20
I Don't Want To Be Unwell
kozar
Broken
   Seether
Bent
   Matchbox 20
Broken And Bent
Could be a song for a car repair shop...
Ed
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
   Chicago
3 A.M.
   Matchbox 20
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? 3A.M.
laurieknow2
When Will I Be Loved?
   Linda Ronstadt
3 A.M.
   Matchbox 20
When Will I Be Loved? 3 A.M.!
Ed
There are additional Matchbox 20 duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Level 42, Matchbox 20
Level 42 combined with Matchbox 20
Sounds like an American football score?
Submitted By: Todd W. Zimmerman

Misheard Lyrics:

"Hang"
Misheard Lyrics:
If anybody ever had a ha ha, he wouldn't be alone
Original Lyrics:
If anybody ever had a heart, he wouldn't be alone
"Busted"
Misheard Lyrics:
like a high school n*gger
Original Lyrics:
Like a high school letter.
"Real World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I get this funky hat on the yellow sun.
Original Lyrics:
I get this funky high on the yellow sun.
"3 A.M."
Misheard Lyrics:
But outside
It starts raining.
Original Lyrics:
But outside
It stops raining.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Unwell"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm not crazy I'm just a little insane.
Original Lyrics:
I'm not crazy I'm just a little unwell.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Sonia Rebeca Guzman Jurado

My brother and I were singing that song and we sang it that way unconsciously. It was pretty funny when we realized what we just sang exactly at the same time, about 10 seconds later, and we started laughing exactly at the same time without saying a word.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funny Lyrics:

"Unwell"
The Funny Lyrics:
I'm not crazy, im just a little impared
Why They're Funny:
how many people would admit that one
Submitted by: desiree
"Disease"
The Funny Lyrics:
You taste like honey, honey
Tell me can I be your honey
Be, be strong
Why They're Funny:
I think it's funny how he makes it sound like he's asking to be honey and then a honey bee.
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Real World"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
I wonder what it's like to be the rain maker
I wonder what it's like to know that I made the rain
Why They're Repetitive:
Were you that desperate to fill up space in your song?
Submitted by: Mike
 

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Unwell"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I'm not crazy
I'm just a little unwell.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Hello Rob? Unwell and crazy basically mean the same thing.
Submitted by: Celeste
"Busted"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I strap on one horse and prayed for luck
I dug another hole to bleed
I know exactly how this works
I need a new feel dirty
Why They're Nonsensical:
Uh, sure, Rob. Once more in English?
Submitted by: John
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.
 
 
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