Fun Music Information -> Smithereens
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Band Name Origins:
- They got the name from the classic Warner Brothers cartoon character Yosemite Sam - when told Bugs Bunny he was going to "Blow ya to Smithereens!" (The band later used this phrase for a B-sides and rarities compilation!) Submitted by: BillyG
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| A Million Tiny Pieces | That's what smithereenies are. | Bob |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "What's On Your Mind?" | "Only A Memory," The Smithereens | Brian Kelly |
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Behind the Wall of Sleep" | "I Can't Wear Wool" | MasonR |
| "Drown In My Own Tears" | "The Bosom Song" | Stephen Harrington |
| "Blood And Roses" | "Stuffy Noses & Runny Noses" | Stephen Harrington |
| "Drown In My Own Tears" | "All Our Farts" | Stephen Harrington |
| "Only A Memory" | "A Pair Of Mammaries" | Stephen Harrington |
| "Only A Memory" | "Only A Hell Kitty" | Stephen Harrington |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Only A Memory | Amnesia Doctor | Lord Zorlock |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Hurricane Smithereens
Hurricane Smith combined with The Smithereens
Kind of t(r)opical now.
Submitted By: windy
Misheard Lyrics:
"Strangers When We Meet"
Misheard Lyrics: She's such a carrot cake
Original Lyrics: She said "Take care, okay?"
| "Strangers When We Meet"
Misheard Lyrics: She's such a carrot cake.
Original Lyrics: She said take care, okay?
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"Blood And Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: Bloody noses
Original Lyrics: Blood and roses
| "Blood And Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: Guns 'n' Roses
Original Lyrics: Blood and roses
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Blood And Roses"
Misheard Lyrics: Bloody noses
Original Lyrics: Blood and roses
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Angie Esser For years my sister, 5 years younger than me, could not understand why I liked this song about bloody noses. She felt like a dork for singing it wrong all those years! |
Dated Lyrics:
"Free John Gotti"
The Dated Lyrics: Free John Gotti now.
Why They're Dated: He's already been freed, and he's now sleeping with the fishes.
Submitted by: gang
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Free John Gotti"
The Lyrics: Free John Gotti now.
Who They Mention: John Gotti
Submitted by: gang
| "Behind the Wall of Sleep"
The Lyrics: Well she held a bass guitar
and she was playing in a band And she stood just like Bill Wyman Now I am her biggest fan Who They Mention: Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones
Submitted by: Bill
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Song Title Space Change:
"Too Much Pass Ion" originally "Too Much Passion"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Song Title Acrostics:
BAR: "Blood And Roses"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
