Fun Music Information -> M.I.A.
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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:
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.
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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.
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"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'. |
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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
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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
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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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