Fun Music Information -> Placebo
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Music Quotes:
(on who he would play Russian Roulette with...) Eminem for starters. Then Fred Durst, from Limp Bizkit. Let's throw Britney in there. Then Marilyn Manson - just because he's sick enough to enjoy it. And the last one? Tony Blair. He's such a great disappointment - and he plays roulette with other people's lives all the time. It'd be good to see him sweat for a change. Brian Molko Submitted by: LucidLupin
| There's a difference between 'glamour' and 'glam rock'. Glam rock, to me, is a bunch of straight, hairy, football-liking lager lads dressed up in mother's castoffs and glamour is a certain sophistication, a certain other-worldliness, a certain unattainableness, which I think we certainly calculate. We believe that a band should be slightly larger than life - you should be transported to an alternate reality. I'm giving you some really good answers here, I'm very proud of myself. Brian Molko Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Band Name Origins:
- The latin word "placebo" actually means "I will please". 1st person singular future of "placere", "to please". Submitted by: latin@school
- They chose this name to make fun of other bands named after drugs, as placebo is a fake drug. (They were first called 'Ashtray Heart' but when the 3th member joined they changed it to Placebo) Submitted by: ???
Singers Who Act:
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Velvet Goldmine" | Brian Molko of Placebo appeared briefly in Velvet Goldmine, as the lead singer of 'The Flaming Creatures', a glam rock band, covering T-Rex's '20th Century Boy'. Steve Hewitt, Placebo's Drummer, also played in The Flaming Creatures, and Stefan Ostall appeared as Polly Small's bassist. - MissPie |
Vain Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Flesh Mechanic" | "I swallow words like a placebo" - Saiyandudette |
Former Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Steve Hewitt" | "Formula 1 Racing Car Team" | - Saiyandudette |
| "Brian Molko" | "Paper Shredder" | That's where the song "Slave to the wage" came from (See video) - Saiyandudette |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Pure Moaning" | "Pure Morning" | old |
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Pure Mourning" originally "Pure Morning"
Reese without her spoon
"Purge Morning" originally "Pure Morning"
Naomi Swanson
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Spacy Monkey" originally "Space Monkey"
Lindsay Lowhound
"Spice Monkey" originally "Space Monkey"
Lindsay Lowhound
"Space Donkey" originally "Space Monkey"
Lindsay Lowhound
"Purr Morning" originally "Pure Morning"
Reese without her spoon
"Pure Moaning" originally "Pure Morning"
Reese without her spoon
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Pure Morning" | "A Friend In Wii" | Jonathan S. |
| "Nancy Boy" | "Broken Boy" | Dro |
| "Nancy Boy" | "Hungrey Boy" | Sadie |
| "Pure Morning" | "Mac And Cheese" | Ashtray Girl |
| "The Bitter End" | "The Better End" | Murphy |
| "Special K" | "Special K" | Erykah Brown |
| "Blue American" | "Bad Writer" | Erykah Brown |
| "Nancy Boy" | "Nasty Boy" | Erykah Brown |
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| English Summer Rain | Umbrellas | anne |
| Special K | Special K | MacKenzi |
| 36 Degrees | Electric Blanket | Murphy |
| The Bitter End | Funeral Services | Smokey McPot |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Drag | Women's clothes shop | Saiyandudette |
| Black Eyed | Domestic Abuse | Pogo |
| Pure Morning | Any Laxative | misha |
| Nancy Boy | Gay Pride Organizations | Slade |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Teenage Whore Hole | Teenage Angst Placebo | Teenage Whore Angst Isn't it cute? | Pristine |
| F*** Tha Police NWA | Special Needs Placebo | F*** Tha Special Needs Police This duet would officially be THE WORLD'S MOST UN-PC SONG EVER! | BobyBird 7:18 |
| Insatiable Darren Hayes | Nancyboy Placebo | Insatiable Nancyboy Come on, I love them both, and it works!!! | Lestadt's brat princess |
| It's Oh So Quiet Björk | Nancy Boy Placebo | Oh, A So Quiet Nancy Boy | Matti Eriksson |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Placebo-deans
Placebo combined with The Bo-Deans
Submitted By: rocky
Misheard Lyrics:
"Protect Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Corporate America waits coffee, republic and cakes we open the launch of the gate of the hole that we call our home
Original Lyrics: Corporate America wakes
Coffee republic in case We open the latch on the gate Of the hole that we call our home. | "Ask For Answers"
Misheard Lyrics: To as to see the answers
Original Lyrics: To ask the sea for answers
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"Twenty Years"
Misheard Lyrics: You're the truth, now die
Original Lyrics: You’re the truth not I
| "Every Me, Every You"
Misheard Lyrics: Bauxite shoes
Original Lyrics: Box I choose
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Every Me, Every You"
Misheard Lyrics: Too much poison, too much rum.
Original Lyrics: Too much poison, come undone.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Jessi I was watching an amateur band play this song, and the singer sung the lyrics above. It was really embarrassing for her because all the people listening started laughing. |
Funny Lyrics:
"the bitter end"
The Funny Lyrics: Every broken bone Reminds me of the second time That I followed you home
Why They're Funny: it sounds like she (whoever that might be) kicked his when he followed her home... funeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Submitted by: sk8er girl
| "Pure Morning"
The Funny Lyrics: A friend in need's,
a friend indeed, a friend with weed is better. Why They're Funny: Soo getting high is better than having friends? I don't think so!?
Submitted by: Celeste Keenan
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Pure Morning"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Day's dawning, skin's crawling (4X)
Pure morning (4X) Why They're Repetitive: The chorus consists of two phrases repeated four times.
Submitted by: Mike
| "Centrefolds"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Be Be Be mine
Why They're Repetitive: This is just one example of Placebo being incredibly good but equally repetative,i missed out some of the 'be's
Submitted by: Molka
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Pure Morning"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: The whole song
Why They're Nonsensical: Well, let's face it, Brian Molko (lead singer) introduced this song as: 'a really stupid song... and you should write a stupid song...and triple J will play it...and all the radios will play it...and it makes no sense at all...yeah' In Sydney, Australia on 19 March.
Submitted by: CommercialForLevi
| "This Picture"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Farewell the ashtray girl,
forbidden snowflake (and, later on) Angelic fruitcake Why They're Nonsensical: Could I have some angelic fruitcake please? And what makes a snowflake forbidden?
Submitted by: Megazag
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Pure Morning"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: A friend in need's a friend indeed
A friend with weed is better A friend with breasts and all the rest A friend who's dressed in leather A friend in need's a friend indeed A friend who'll tease is better Our thoughts compressed which makes us blessed And makes for stormy weather A friend in need's a friend indeed My Japanese is better And when she's pressed she will undress And then she's boxing clever A friend in need's a friend indeed A friend who bleeds is better My friend confessed she passed the test And we will never sever Why They're Misrhymed: They sing it like every other line is supposed to rhyme, but it's every fourth line that rhymes. This is just a dirty trick.
Submitted by: britrock
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Dirty Lyrics:
"Nancy Boy"
The Dirty Lyrics: Alcoholic kind of mood
Lose my clothes, lose my lube Cruising for a piece of fun Looking out for number one Different partner every night So narcotic outta sight What a gas, what a beautiful ass. ...ahem.. Does his makeup in his room Douse himself with cheap perfume Eyeholes in a paper bag Greatest lay I ever had Kind of guy who mates for life Gotta help him find a wife Were a couple, when our bodies double. Why They're Dirty: Only a few months ago, actually.. I was introduced to the world of androgynous gays and gosh, it all made more sense..
Submitted by: Kaya
| "Mars Landing Party"
The Dirty Lyrics: Embrasse - moi, mets ton doigt dan mon cul,
Embrasse - moi, mets ton doigt dan mon cul, Une présence ambigüe, Une présence inconnue, Jusqu'a ce que j'en peux plus, Why They're Dirty: And the translation is...
Kiss me, put your finger up my arse, Kiss me, put your finger up my arse, An ambiguous presence, An unknown presence, Until I can't take it anymore And that's why it's a whole lot more dirtier than you first thought. Submitted by: Bethany
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Band Name Pronunciation:
"pluh-see-bo
Submitted by: Kaela
Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"I do"
The Lyrics: I
wanna wear my face like you Shiseido, MAC and maybelline Product Brand Name: Shisheido, MAC and maybelline the lyrics are so girlishXDXDXD
Submitted by: Saiyandudette
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Battle For The Sun"
The Song Lyrics: Dream brother, my killer, my lover
Song They Mention: "Dream Brother" by Jeff Buckley
Editor's note: it is NOT necessary to type quotation marks around the lyrics. In fact, I'd prefer you not do it, because it makes the entries harder to read. Submitted by: elise
| "Slave To The Wage"
The Song Lyrics: Sick and tired of maggie's farm
Song They Mention: Maggie's Farm - Bob Dylan
Submitted by: Saiyandudette
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Song Title Space Change:
"Infra Red" originally "Infrared"
Submitted by: British Bullcrap
Band Name Anagrams:
Lace Bop Submitted by: Marlene L. Ram
Some obscure music sub-genre?
Pale Cop Submitted by: Marlene L. Ram
Pale Cop Submitted by: Marlene L. Ram
Song Title Anagrams:
"OK premier snob" originally "Broken Promise"
Submitted by: Sir David Grady III
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Medication
Makes enough sense.
Submitted by: missmikey612
