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Band Name Origins:

Brett & the boys chose the name Suede because they liked the aesthetic shape of the word when written down, and thought it would look good on artwork. They also followed other British indie bands named after fabrics - Felt & Denim. Submitted by: Hocster
Name inspired by the Smiths' song "Suedehead". Forced to go by "The London Suede" in the US. Submitted by: Liam Rodgers

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name	Comments & Submitter Name
"Metal Mickey"	"She sells heart, she sells meat Oh dad, she's driving me mad, come see." According to Wikipedia, the only Suede song not to include the title within the song. - Brit Boxx

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Paper Cup," The 5th Dimension	"Cheap," Suede
"Surfer Street," The Allisons	"By The Sea," Suede

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Heap" originally "Cheap"

Yvette Bristle

"Chap" originally "Cheap"

Yvette Bristle

"Meal Mickey" originally "Metal Mickey"

Gretchen Wieners

"Metal Mikey" originally "Metal Mickey"

Gretchen Wieners

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"By The Seat" originally "By The Sea"

Henrietta Caroleen Ellenboro

"Buy The Sea" originally "By The Sea"

Henrietta Caroleen Ellenboro

"By The Seam" originally "By The Sea"

Henrietta Caroleen Ellenboro

"Mental Mickey" originally "Metal Mickey"

Gretchen Wieners

Change a Letter:

"Cheep" originally "Cheap"

Yvette Bristle

"Cheat" originally "Cheap"

Yvette Bristle

"Metal Rickey" originally "Metal Mickey"

A variation of the name Ricky.

Brit Boxx

"Metal Dickey" originally "Metal Mickey"

As in author James Dickey (Deliverance)

Brit Boxx

"Medal Mickey" originally "Metal Mickey"

Gretchen Wieners

There are additional Suede song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Stay Together"	"Slay Together"	Fack Sabbath
"Animal Nitrate"	"Amiright Nitrate"	Fack Sabbath
"The Beautiful Ones"	"The Amiright Arms"	Fack Sabbath

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
The Only One I Know The Charlatans	Beautiful Ones Suede	The Only Beautiful Ones I Know	Jacynthia Maries
The Collector Nine Inch Nails	Trash Suede	The Trash Collector	Josh

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Blue Suede

Blue Swede combined with Suede

The correct spelling unless the first band's name is pronounced "sweed"

Submitted By: Lance Crackers

Misheard Lyrics:

"Stay Together" Misheard Lyrics: Please stay in the stars OR Please stay as you are Original Lyrics: These days are ours	"Stay Together" Misheard Lyrics: Just you and me together in the year of the whres OR Just you and me together in the ear of the whres Original Lyrics: Just you and me together in the year of the horse
"Metal Mickey" Misheard Lyrics: She sells farts, she sells sweets OR She sells farts, she sells greed OR She's so hard, she's so greedy OR She smells cars, she smells feet OR She sells cars, she sells feet Original Lyrics: She sells hearts, she sells meat	"Saturday Night" Misheard Lyrics: We'll do silly things and never let the winter end Original Lyrics: We'll do silly things and never let the winter in
There are additional Suede misheard lyrics available.