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Fun Music Information -> Rupert Holmes
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Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Escape" | Usually called the Pina Colada song (and was later retitled as "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)," lyrics: And in the personal columns There was this letter I read "If you like Pina Coladas And getting caught in the rain If you're not into yoga If you have half a brain If you'd like making love at midnight In the dunes on the Cape Then I'm the love that you've looked for Write to me and escape." The title does appear in the lyrics but is still not known for it. - Pat Kenski |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Who's Johnny?," El DeBarge | "Him," Rupert Holmes | |
| "Telephone Line," Electric Light Orchestra | "Answering Machine," Rupert Holmes | |
| "Him Or Me - What's It Gonna Be?," Paul Revere & The Raiders | "Him," Rupert Holmes | |
| "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)," Rupert Holmes | "Great Vacation," Dirt Poor Robins | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Hi" originally "Him"
as in, ''Hello!''
Serafina
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Mourning Man" originally "Morning Man"
Candy Welty
"Whim" originally "Him"
MOR
Change a Letter:
"Rim" originally "Him"
Elizabeth
"Aim" originally "Him"
Laura
"His" originally "Him"
Changes objective pronoun to possessive.
Serafina
"Moaning Man" originally "Morning Man"
Candy Welty
"Dim" originally "Him"
Dobbs
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Him" | "Grimm" | Monstermaster13 |
| "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" | "Escape (The Piña Colonic Pong)" | John A. Barry |
| "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" | "Escape (The Trapped By Cannibals Song)" | Arwen |
| "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" | "I Hate the Pina Colada Song!" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" | "Escape (The Spanish Armada Song)" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Him" | "Swim" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Escape (the Pina Colada Song)" | "Next Ape ( The Zookeeper Ballad)" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" | "Let's Flame (The Green 'Enchilada' Song)" | The Comedian |
| "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" | "A Date (Teen Who Loves Drama Song)" | Alex |
| "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" | "A Date (Teen Who Loves Drama Song)" | Alex |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Escape (The Piña Colada Song) | Alcoholics Anonymous | crazydon |
| Escape (The Pina Colada Song) | Prison | FussBudgetVanPelt |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Fire The Pointer Sisters | Escape Rupert Holmes | Fire Escape Could've saved Fastball some work | Raphael |
| She Elvis Costello | Him Rupert Holmes | She And Him That's bad grammar (I think) | Raphael |
| I Don't Want To Be Gavin DeGraw | Him Rupert Holmes | I Don't Want To Be Him | MOR |
| Fire Escape Fastball | Escape (The Piña Colada Song) Rupert Holmes | Fire Escape (The Piña Colada Song) | Kristin Hadley's Boyfriend |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: I’ve got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape
At a park full of valleys where we'll plan our escape Original Lyrics: I’ve got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape
At a bar called O’Malleys where we'll plan our escape | "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: if you like pink enchiladas
Original Lyrics: If you like pina colada
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"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: If you like beef enchiladas
Original Lyrics: If you like pina colada
| "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're not into yoga
If you have half a plane Original Lyrics: If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're not into yogurt
If you have half a brain Original Lyrics: If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Penelope Beckinsale For a long time, I thought it said 'yogurt' rather than 'yoga'. Interestingly, there wasn't much reason to question that hearing, since yogurt and yoga would fit about equally well on a list of the kinds of things that the song is about not being 'into'. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Better Lyrics:
If you like bean enchiladas,
and eating steak til you're well fed
If you're not into yoghurt
you can have pudding instead
If you like eating food at midnight
And through the rest of the day
Meet me at Burger King tomorrow
we'll eat and have it our way!
and eating steak til you're well fed
If you're not into yoghurt
you can have pudding instead
If you like eating food at midnight
And through the rest of the day
Meet me at Burger King tomorrow
we'll eat and have it our way!
Original Lyrics:
If you like Pina Coladas
And getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight
In the dunes of the cape
I'm the lady you've looked for
Write to me and escape
And getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight
In the dunes of the cape
I'm the lady you've looked for
Write to me and escape
Submitted by: Caro
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Answering Machine"
The Funny Lyrics: So I stepped out to buy some dog food for the cat.
Why They're Funny: Don't forget to get some cat food for the dog. lol
Submitted by: little Jen
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: If you have half a brain
Why They're Nonsensical: Why would anyone want to date someone with half a brain? That's gross.
Submitted by: Mr. Critic
| "Answering Machine"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: So I stepped out to buy some
Dog food for the cat. Why They're Nonsensical: It's not a good idea to feed your cat dog food. Dog food lacks taurine which is essential to your cat's life.
Submitted by: Poralee Rhodes
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"I Don't Need You"
Opening Lines: I don't need you, I don't need you half as much as you need me
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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Song Title Space Change:
"Hi M" originally "Him"
How James Bond addresses his boss?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Her Elm Sprout Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
Store Her Lump Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
Help Sure Mort Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
Short Eel Rump Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
Port Slum Here Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Acrostics:
AM: "Answering Machine"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
The Lyrics: If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
Why: If you like piña coladas and getting wrought in the cain
Submitted by: Ned MacCamden
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