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Band Name Origins:
- Soundgarden got their name from "A Sound Garden" -a pipe sculpture that stands in Sand Point Park in Seattle. Sounds are produced when air blows through the pipes. Submitted by: Luthien
- They apparently named themselves after a pipe sculpture in Seattle's Sand Point that makes unearthly howling noises in the wind... Submitted by: Ben Singer
Why the Name is Stupid:
- How the hell can someone grow sound? I guess that implies that the members are farmers, right? Submitted by: hekifier
- How the hell do you grow sound anyway? Submitted by: Mr. Critic
Better Off Solo:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Chris Cornell" | "Way better solo, or at least with Audioslave. His work appeared in the James Bond movie Casino Royale." | - Eric |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Mailman" | You know im heading for the bottom but im riding you all the way - Morbid J |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Ugly Goose" | "Pretty Noose" | rocky |
| "Pooman" | "Spoonman" | Christine |
| "(I Have A) Psycho Son" | "Black Hole Sun" | Kaylie L |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Fell On Black Days," | Huh? | Kaylie L |
| "Room A Thousand Years Wide," | Years are a measurement of time, not area. | Kaylie L |
| "Black Hole Sun," | The Sun won't be a black hole for 5 billion years | Kaylie L |
| "The Day I Tried To Live," | You can't take living out for a test drive. | Kaylie L |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Searching With My Good Eye Closed" | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," U2 | Well, use your GOOD eye! - Josh |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"The Day I Tried To Lie" originally "The Day I Tried To Live"
Pam Tabor
"Back Hole Sun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Jessica Childress
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Broom A Thousand Years Wide" originally "Room A Thousand Years Wide"
... And I STILL missed a spot!
Josh
"Black Whole Sun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Rapunzel Gladstone
"Black Hole Stun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Emmy Kay Butanone
"Black Hole Spun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Emmy Kay Butanone
"Black Hole Sunk" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Emmy Kay Butanone
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Fell On Blank Days" originally "Fell On Black Days"
Jessica Childress
"Feel On Black Days" originally "Fell On Black Days"
Jessica Childress
"Hell On Black Days" originally "Fell On Black Days"
Dobbs
"The Way I Tried To Live" originally "The Day I Tried To Live"
nally
"The Day I Tried To Like" originally "The Day I Tried To Live"
I generally don't try that hard
Phoenix13enator
There are additional Soundgarden song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Black Hole Sun" | "eBay Card" | Chocolate Candy Cane |
| "Rusty Cage" | "Rusticate" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Pretty Noose" | "Pretty Tubes" | Ned Riley |
| "Ty Cobb (Hot Rod Death Toll)" | "George Bush (Iraq Death Toll)" | Red Ant |
| "Rhinosaur" | "China's War" | MrMacphisto |
| "Burden in My Hand" | "Burden of Iran" | MrMacphisto |
| "My Wave" | "My Wage" | MrMacphisto |
| "Spoonman" | "Tomb Man" | MrMacphisto |
| "Rusty Cage" | "Trusty Page" | MrMacphisto |
| "Outshined" | "Outsourced" | giblet o'sarcasm |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| My Wave | Short-Wave Radio | rocky |
| My Wave | i-pods/Computers with MP3 | rocky |
| Spoonman | Spoons | Xad |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Pretty Noose | Museum of Torture | Fbug |
| Black Hole Sun | Cosmology Research Center | Fbug |
| Burden In My Hand | Adoption Agency | Fbug |
| Burden In My Hand | Chronic Masturbater's Hotline | BadKarma Chameleon |
| Outshined | John Kerry's office | Fbug |
| There are additional Soundgarden on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Hard Sun Eddie Vedder | Black Hole Sun Soundgarden | Hard Black Hole Sun | Rocky |
| Children Of The Sun Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs | Black Hole Sun Soundgarden | Children Of The Black Hole Sun They came from a black hole. | Erin Esurance |
| Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John | Black Hole Sun Soundgarden | Don't Let The Black Hole Sun Go Down On Me Talk about the Superunknown! | British Bullcrap |
| Sunday Bloody Sunday U2 | Black Hole Sun Soundgarden | Sunday Bloody Black Hole Sunday | Britney Spears into pruning hooks |
| There are additional Soundgarden duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Savage Soundgarden
Savage Garden combined with Soundgarden
I'm surprised no one's thought up this one yet!
Submitted By: Rafeal De La Ghetto
Rage Against The Sound Machine In The Garden
Rage Against The Machine combined with Soundgarden
Because nobody suggested a better name for Audioslave, here's one for you.
Submitted By: Sir Alan George Palgut I
Alice Mudgarden
Alice in Chains combined with Soundgarden
A real group that formed for one song, "Right Turn" on the Sap CD. The "Mud" part comes from Mudhoney.
Submitted By: Red Ant
Misheard Lyrics:
"Fell on Black Days"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm still on black peas. I wanna know if this could be my face.
Original Lyrics: I fell on black days. I want to know that this could be my fate.
| "Black Hole Sun"
Misheard Lyrics: Times are gone for all is spent
Original Lyrics: Times are gone for honest men
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"Rusty Cage"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm gonna rape my rusty cage.
Original Lyrics: I'm gonna break my rusty cage.
| "Fell On Black Days"
Misheard Lyrics: S*** on my new chaise
or Sure don't mind the chaise Original Lyrics: I sure don't mind the change.
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Fell On Black Days"
Misheard Lyrics: S*** on my new chaise
or Sure don't mind the chaise Original Lyrics: I sure don't mind the change.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: sara My friend and I were driving along in her 280Z when this song came on, and she was singing the bastardized lyrics. I asked her to repeat the lyrics, and she did. I pointed out the true lyrics and that hers didn't make any sense! [Ed.'s note: Sara's lyrics were also wrong, so I added hers to her sisters lyrics. Sorry, Sara.] Still, she replied that she liked hers better, and was a little miffed at me for pointing out the mistake. By the way we are both doctors now! |
| There are additional Soundgarden misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Black Hole Sun"
Better Lyrics:
Black Hole Ass
It Really Stinks
It Really Stinks
It Really Stinks
It Really Stinks
Original Lyrics:
Black Hole Sun
Won't You Come
Won't You Come?
Won't You Come
Won't You Come?
Submitted by: Jaccass
Funny Lyrics:
"Outshined"
The Funny Lyrics: I'm looking California,
and feeling Minnesota. Why They're Funny: I didn't know states could be adjectives.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "The Day I Tried To Live"
The Funny Lyrics: The day I tried to live I stole a thousand beggers' change and gave it to the rich
Why They're Funny: I didn't know Chris Cornell was a Republican!
Submitted by: Fbug
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| There are additional Soundgarden Funny lyrics available. | |
Repetitive Lyrics:
"Fell On Black Days"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Sure don't mind a change (repeated at least 4 times toward the end)
Why They're Repetitive: But I surely mind the repetition of the line.
Submitted by: rocky
| "Fell On Black Days"
The Repetitive Lyrics: How would I know that this could be my fate? (Repeat)
Why They're Repetitive: Nobody knows their own fate. I thought Chris would have known that by now.
Submitted by: rocky
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| There are additional Soundgarden repetitive lyrics available. | |
Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Black Hole Sun"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Call my name through the cream
Why They're Nonsensical: exactly how does one talk THROUGH cream, much less talk to it?
Submitted by: hamp
| "Blackhole Sun"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Blackhole sun
Won't cha come And wash away the rain Why They're Nonsensical: What on god's green earth is a blackhole sun? How does it wash away the rain? I got one word for Mr. Wieland 'detox'!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by: punkj
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| There are additional Soundgarden nonsensical lyrics available. | |
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Kickstand"
Opening Lines: Kickstand, you got loose and I threw up.
Comments: Submitted by: J.D.
| "Jesus Christ Pose"
Opening Lines: And you stare at me in your Jesus Christ Pose.
Comments: Submitted by: J.D.
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Song Title Anagrams:
"Skull On Beach" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Submitted by: Ava Murphy
"Worn Nun's Puke" originally "Superunknown"
Submitted by: Josh
"I, Single Dwarf" originally "Drawing Flies"
Submitted by: Josh
"Unhand My Binder" originally "Burden in my Hand"
Submitted by: Josh
"Nudist Hoe" originally "Outshined"
Now THAT'
Submitted by: Josh
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Outshined"
The Lyrics: I'm looking California
And feeling Minnesota. Why: The states of California and Minnesota are used as metaphors by Chris Cornell. 'California' represents his positive physical beauty, and 'Minnesota' represents his inner feelings, which are cold, dark and depressing. (By the way, 'Feeling Minnesota' is the name of 1996 film starring Cameron Diaz, Keanu Reeves, Dan Aykroyd and Courtney Love among others.)
Submitted by: Rocky
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Jesus Christ Pose"
The video was banned by MTV because it shows a girl and skeleton crucified on the cross.
Submitted by: thndrstrck
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Dell On Flack Bays" originally "Fell On Black Days"
Submitted by: Audrey Ruiz
"Dell On Back Flays" originally "Fell On Black Days"
Submitted by: Audrey Ruiz
"Bell On Flack Days" originally "Fell On Black Days"
Submitted by: Audrey Ruiz
"Slack Hole Bun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Submitted by: Ava Murphy
"Moonspan" originally "Spoonman"
Submitted by: Ned Riley
There are additional Soundgarden Song Title Spoonerisms available.
"Outshined"
The Lyrics: I'm looking California
And feeling Minnesota. Why: "Feeling Minnesota", starring Cameron Diaz and Keanu Reeves.
Submitted by: Rocky
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