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Fun Music Information -> Simply Red
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Quotes:
Mick Hucknall ("Red"): when I meet a girl after the show, I spend more time with her - take her out to dinner, and we get to know a little about each other. I don't fuck women, I make love to them. Submitted by: I Chase Redhead Girls!
| Mick Hucknall ("Red"): I know some critics and music journalists have these descriptive labels to describe what your band's style sounds like, but that can lead to some people saying that they listen to jazz or heavy metal and nothing else. Recently at Glasgow I saw a couple of guys in AC/DC T-shirts at the edge of the stage cheering, "Yeah, go Red!" That's what I like to see, people breaking barriers set up by these stupid fucking labels. Submitted by: I Chase Red Head Girls!
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Jokes:
Mick Hucknall was arrested for having sex with an underage rabbit last night. Apparently he was ''holding back the ears'' and the ''bunny was too tight to mention''...... Submitted by:
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Band Name Origins:
- Saw a brief interview of the band before a concert many years ago, in which the interviewer asked Hucknall where they got their name. Hucknall replied "simply due to the fact that we are socialists" (red being the associated colour of solialism). Later claims that it is down to his hair colour comes from the fact that he is now extremely wealthy, which goes against the principles of Socialism. Loser. Submitted by: BigDog
- Mick Hucknell is a big Mnchester United support. (I saw him leave an interview early because he had to go to a Manchester United football match.) Manchester United lay in red and their supporters call themsleves 'Reds', Mick Hucknell, therefore, is a Red. This, along with his hair colour gives the bands name. ( Submitted by: Paulmarkj
Vainity Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Night Nurse" | "This heart is broken in two, tell her it's a case of emergency, there's a patient by the name of Mickey." Mick Hucknall is the lead singer of Simply Red. From the album titled "Blue." - Martha Hankins |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Simply Dead | Because they couldn't make any more music. | tomario |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Holding Back My Ears" | "Holding Back The Years" | ben johnson |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Holding Back The Years," | Time waits for no man | Garry Davenport |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "Remembering The First Time," Simply Red | "Feels Like The First Time," Foreigner |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Remembering The Fist Time" originally "Remembering The First Time"
Karen Smith
"Remembering The First Tie" originally "Remembering The First Time"
Karen Smith
"Remembering The First Tim" originally "Remembering The First Time"
Karen Smith
"A New Fame" originally "A New Flame"
jonny
"Holding Back the Ears" originally "Holding Back the Years"
mandylee
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Monkey's Too Tight To Mention" originally "Money's Too Tight To Mention"
Margie
Change a Letter:
"Money's Too Right To Mention" originally "Money's Too Tight To Mention"
Serafina
"So Hot Over You" originally "So Not Over You"
hot in terms of temperature
Veronica
"No Not Over You" originally "So Not Over You"
as in, 'No, not over you (just yet)'
Veronica
"So Now Over You" originally "So Not Over You"
Veronica
"Holding Back The Yeats" originally "Holding Back The Years"
I'm still trying to study Shakespeare!
Rafeal De La Ghetto
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | "If You Don't Know Memes by Now" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Sunrise" | "Bake Pies" | Rick L. |
| "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | "If I Ain't Blown You By Now" | Sister Amnesia |
| "For Your Babies" | "For Your Anus" | Joe |
| "A New Flame" | "A New Name" | Merry & Pippin |
| "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | "If You Don't Save Us By Now" | Freddie C. |
| "Money's To Tight To Mension" | "Honey's To Sweet Demensia" | Sarah Swanson |
| "Holding Back The Years" | "Throwing Up Your Beers" | Malcolm Higgins |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Holding Back The Years | Council On Aging | Martha Irvin |
| I'll Keep Holding On | Telephone Company | Perry R. Cross |
| No Direction | Directory Inquiries | Marv |
| Look At You Now | Plastic Surgeon | Marv |
| Money's Too Tight To Mention | Savings and Loan | Marv |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Nightshift The Commodores | Night Nurse Simply Red | Nightshift Nurse | Martha Hankins |
| Mama Tried Merle Haggard | Holding Back The Years Simply Red | Mama Tried Holding Back The Years But it soon dawned on her that she couldn't lie about her age anymore | crazydon |
| Holding Back The Years Simply Red | 100 Years Five For Fighting | Holding Back 100 Years | Evan Shortoria |
| She'll Have To Go Simply Red | Because I Got High Afroman | She'll Have To Go Because She Got High | Wolfman |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Simple Red Minds
Simple Minds combined with Simply Red
or Simply Red Minds.
Submitted By: Eac Zeffron
Simply Purple
Blue combined with Simply Red
Simple:red and blue make purple.
Submitted By: Natasha
Simply Red Tide
Simply Red combined with Red Tide
Red Tide was a thrash metal band, mainly active in the 90's and early 2000's. They didn't have much success.
Submitted By: Hector
Simply Redgum
Simply Red combined with Redgum
Submitted By: Ralph
There are additional Simply Red Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"If You Don't Know Me by Now"
Misheard Lyrics: If you don't know, leave my town
Original Lyrics: If you don't know me by now
| "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics: If you don't know, leave my town
Original Lyrics: If you don't know me by now
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"Money$ Too Tight (To Mention)"
Misheard Lyrics: We're talking about the Dollar Tree
Original Lyrics: We're talking about the dollar bill
| "A New Flame"
Misheard Lyrics: She turns me on
The blue vein has come And nothing she can do can do me wrong 'Causs the blue vein has come Original Lyrics: She's turned me round
A new flame has come And nothing she can do Can do me wrong |
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Misheard Lyrics: If you don't know, leave my town
Original Lyrics: If you don't know me by now
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Angel N. I used to listen to this song when I was a kid. They played it on Smooth Jazz 96.7 in Fresno. I used to think it was a song about a mayor asking someone who didn't know an answer to a question to leave his town. Quite funny, actually. |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Home Loan Blues"
Better Lyrics:
You can't have me at all
Cause you gave me a damn sore leg
Cause you gave me a damn sore leg
Original Lyrics:
You can have it all
But youv'e got to pay
But youv'e got to pay
Submitted by: Alana
Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"Holding Back The Years"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Holding back the years,
Thinking of the fear I've had for so long. When somebody hears, Listen to the fear that's gone. Why They're Misrhymed: No comments.
Submitted by: Mike Hack
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Dirty Song Lyrics:
"The Right Thing"
The Dirty Lyrics: Gonna move you slow, much harder though
Sexily so, I'm gonna do the right thing Feelin' hot, I ain't never gonna stop To get what you got, you better take what I bring Feel it now, much harder now More than any old how, say you feel the pain Why They're Dirty: The entire song as connotations of getting with his girl (or guy)
Submitted by: Hallaow!
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Money's Too Tight To Mention"
The Lyrics: We're talking 'bout the dollar bill And that old man who's over the hill Now what are we all to do When money's got a hold on you?
Who They Mention: Ronald Reagan. "Reaganomics" is also mentioned earlier in the lyrics. At the end of the song, they repeat "I'm talking 'bout Ronnie, Ronnie" and "Did the earth move for ya, Nancy?"
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Holding Back The Years"
Opening Lines: Holding back the years, thinking of the fear I've held for so long.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Opening Lines: If You Don't Know Me By Now, you will never never never know me.
Comments: Yeah I know it was done originally by Harold Melvin and the Blues, but I'll always prefer the Simply Red version. If only because I'm an 80's child!
Submitted by: Larcen Tyler
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Song Title Space Change:
"Holding Back They Ears" originally "Holding Back The Years"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Reds Imply Submitted by: Roxanne Drake
Milder Spy Submitted by: Roy R. Pryor
Rip My Sled Submitted by: Roger
My Red Lips Submitted by: Roy R. Pryor
Sly Red Imp Submitted by: Jan
Song Title Anagrams:
"Hereby Holding A Stack" originally "Holding Back The Years"
Submitted by: Alexis
"Thereby Holding A Sack" originally "Holding Back The Years"
Submitted by: Alexis
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Oh, Snot Over You" originally "So Not Over You"
Submitted by: Lucy Crosland
"The Tight Ring" originally "The Right Thing"
Submitted by: Greg
"Yo Not Over Sue" originally "So Not Over You"
Submitted by: Anonymous
Bad Ringtone Choices:
"So Not Over You"
The Lyrics: Everywhere I go, there's a love song, that reminds of you
And even though I knew I had to be strong, I was still not over you. And I still believed, and I can see, there was nothing left of you and me that time is over... But I'm so not over you. Why: Imagine having this play at your divorce hearing. It could make your wife have second thoughts.
Submitted by: JC Foster
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