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Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Mathangi Arulpragasam . Submitted by: She

Also known as: Maya Arulpragasam. Submitted by: nally

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Timmah! (Livin' A Lie)""Jimmy"hamburger456
"Crash-Bang""Galang"Me
"1 Dollar""10 Dollar"anon

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Paper Panes" originally "Paper Planes"
Not the best window material
Diana Jasper

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Paper Planets" originally "Paper Planes"
The kind with only a paper moon?
Diana Jasper

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Piper Planes" originally "Paper Planes"
An actual kind of airplane!
Marcia Zarwetten-Grassi
"Paper Plates" originally "Paper Planes"
Seems rather obvious to me!
nally
"Paper Plants" originally "Paper Planes"
nally
"Galant" originally "Galang"
Galant was a Mitsubishi car model.
Guest

Song Parody Recordings:

Apr 27 "Maury" by Dominic L. a parody of "Paper Planes" by M.I.A.
About how hard it is to understand daytime talk shows when the audience swears so much the whole show is incessant beeping. WARNING: Contains "the F word" at one point. Soundclick: (MP3) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Paper Planes""Zombie Brains"R 'N R

Misheard Lyrics:

"Paper Planes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pirate skulls and bombs
sticks and stone and weed and bong
Original Lyrics:
Pirate skulls and bones
sticks and stones and weed and bombs
"Bingo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goose-finger! Now I'm hitting the sex.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause bingo! Now I'm hitting a six.
"Galang"
Misheard Lyrics:
Frito Lay's (galang a lang a lang lang)
Bag of Lay's (galang a lang a lang lang)
Original Lyrics:
Blaze a blaze (galang a lang a lang lang)
Purple haze (galang a lang a lang lang)
"Bucky Done Gun"
Misheard Lyrics:
We won bunky dun gum
We won the fire durn dum
We won bunky dun gum
Get cackin', get, get cackin'.
Original Lyrics:
What you want Bucky done gun
What you want, the fire done burn
What you want, Bucky done gun
Get crackin', get, get crackin'.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Galang"
The Song Lyrics:
Blaze-a-blaze, ga-lang-a-lang-a-lang-a-lang
Purple haze, ga-lang-a-lang-a-lang-a-lang
Song They Mention:
"Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix.
Submitted by: nally
"Galang"
The Song Lyrics:
London calling, speak the slang now
Song They Mention:
"London Calling" by The Clash.
Submitted by: nally

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Bucky Done Gun"
The Lyrics:
London, quiet down I need to make a sound
New York, quiet down I need to make a sound
Kingston, quiet down I need to make a sound
Brazil, quiet down I need to make sound
Why:
London, New York, Kingston (the capital of Jamaica), and Brazil.
Submitted by: xxxpress
 

Songs That Are Banned:

"Sunshowers"
Banned by MTV for the line "like PLO I don't surrendo." Here, PLO is referring to the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
Submitted by: dxman

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"Paper Planes"
The Lyrics:
All I wanna do is *BANG BANG BANG BANG* And *kaching* And take your money
Why:
The beat and song itself sounds pretty upbeat and relaxed when the lyrics are talking about seedy-sounding activity and robbery... I actually love this song.
Submitted by: Aninnymouse
 

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