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Music Quotes:

Throwing mud is a sign of small and insignificant genitalia.
- Les Claypool at Woodstock '94
Submitted by: CheezNapkin
 

Band Name Origins:

  • In an interview with Herb, he says that the name changed from Primate because there was another band already called "The Primates". To avoid legal retribution, Les pulled out a dictionary and found a close alternate. Primus means "the primary one". It is also the name of a Russian stove (and a popular stove company in parts of the world), an insurance company, a camping equipment company, an international telecommunications company, a Belgian beer brewed in Haacht, and an Internet Service Provider. Primus means "top of the class" in Dutch and German, and "I feel great" in Swedish. This was taken from the Cheesy Homepage. Submitted by: EZCHEEZ

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name
Comments & Submitter Name
"The Ballad Of Buckethead"This song is about the famous guitarist buckethead - the title itself is never used. - Kylek01

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Edward Was A Teenage Hacker""Jerry Was A Racecar Driver"DJ Kaito
"Jerri was a Bad Survivor""Jerry was a Racecar Driver"DarkJon64

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Shake Hands With Beef,"Beef doesn't have hands DarkJon64

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"What's Your Name?""My Name Is Mud," Primuscrazydon

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver""Homer Was a Doughnut Eater"gooberboy1129
"Jerry Was A Race Car Driver""Georgey Was a Drug Abuser"Yo Mom
"Shake Hands With Beef""Quarter Pound of Meat"Polka Person
"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver""Spongebob Squarepants"Panic Pagoda
"Wynona's Big Brown Beaver""Winona's Big Fat Jail Sentence"My name is Kenny

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Shake Hands With BeefMcDonald'sYo Mom

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Sgt. BakerUS Armed ForcesYour Mom
The PressmanJournalism CompanyCheezisgoodscrewyou
American LifeUS Immigration and NaturalizationYo Mom
Too Many PuppiesDog PoundKrayzeekev

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
All She Wants Is
   Duran Duran
John The Fisherman
   Primus
All She Wants Is John The Fisherman
Makes as good a duet as it does a song answer!
Jonathan You-know-who
My Name Is
   Eminem
My Name Is Mud
   Primus
My Name Is Mud, My Name Is
rocky
Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
   Primus
C.C. Rider
   Chuck Willis
CC (See See) Wynona Ryder's Big Brown Beaver
She shoplifted Petsmart again. :)
old
Devil Went Down To Georgia
   Primus
Clint Eastwood
   Gorillaz
Clint Eastwood Went Down To Georgia
Gravey

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

MetallPrime
Metallica combined with Primus
Thrash/funk/metal/alternative, sounds cool
Submitted By: Yo Mom

Misheard Lyrics:

"John The Fisherman"
Misheard Lyrics:
He has no time for the strong girls
Original Lyrics:
He has no time for farmer's daughters
"John The Fisherman"
Misheard Lyrics:
The starboard bow
Oh my God well blow me down
Original Lyrics:
The starboard bow
Oh my God we're going down
"Golden Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
He stepped up to the podium

You could tell that bothered me
Original Lyrics:
He stepped up to the podium You could tell that boy was mean
"Sgt. Baker"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sgt. Baker hearing aid
Original Lyrics:
Sgt. Baker here again.
There are additional Primus misheard lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Jerry Was A Race Car Driver"
The Lyrics:
Bilstein sticker on his 4-4-2.
Product Brand Name:
Bilstein is a company that makes suspension components and a 4-4-2 is an Oldsmobile muscle car.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Jerry Was A Race Car Driver"
Opening Lines:
Jerry was a race car driver. Drove so goddamn fast.
Comments:
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
 

Super Long Pop Songs:

"Southbound Pachyderm" Length: 6:22
Submitted by: Ra'akone
 
 
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