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Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"How Old Are You?," Miko Mission	"Nineteen," Paul Hardcastle
"Where Are You Tonight?," Tom Johnston	"Rainforest," Paul Hardcastle
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night?," Nirvana	"Rainforest," Paul Hardcastle
"What's My Age Again?," Blink 182	"Nineteen," Paul Hardcastle
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"19"	"Amphetamines"	Robert D. Arndt Jr.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Fifteen Taylor Swift	Nineteen Paul Hardcastle	34 Add up the titles.	Roger
Fool In The Rain Led Zeppelin	Rainforest Paul Hardcastle	Fool In The Rainforest Classic rock meets contemporary ('80s) jazz	Jen
Nineteen Paul Hardcastle	Seven Prince	26 Add 'em up!	Roger
Nineteen Paul Hardcastle	People Barbra Streisand	Nineteen People	Roger
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"19"

Misheard Lyrics:

Denis Denis Denis Denis Thatcher

Original Lyrics:

Des-des-des-des-des-des-des-destruction.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"19"

The Lyrics:

In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday Ninininininininininin 19, ninininininininininin 19 Ninininininininininin 19, ninininininininininin 19
In Saigon a U.S. military spokesman said today more than 700 enemy troops Were killed last week in that sensitive border area
Throughout all of South Vietnam the enemy lost a total of 2689 soldiers

Why:

In 1985, "19" was a surprise top ten hit, and dance hit at that for artist Paul Hardcastle. A stinging post indictment on the Vietnam War and the fact that the average age of the soldiers/men who were killed were only 19 years old (at the time of that War not old enough to vote, at least not until 1971 when the voting age was lowered to 18 years old). Most of the record is Paul Hardcastle doing a voice over as a TV or radio announcer announcing the "news" about Vietnam with some ladies singing the extended "19" line. Besides the shoutout to the country of Vietnam is a rare shoutout to two places that would have been identified on a map of the 1960's and early 1970's, but don't exist (or with the one not with the name it had at that time). One of the places is the country of South Vietnam and the other is the city of Saigon which is now named, Ho Chi Minh City.

Submitted by: Peter