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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Talking Heads/Tom Jones, Taking HeadsBand Name Origins:
- I can't believe this one isn't here already. A "Talking Head" shot is TV jargon for a static shot of a person (a newsreader, for example) from the shoulders up while he or she is just sitting there yakking away. I think I just explained something self-explanatory. BTW, the (official) name of the band is Talking Heads with no definite article. Submitted by: Tim Horrigan
- I heard that the Talking Heads were constantly changing their name. When a certain degree of success finally hit (perhaps a record contract?) they were called the "Talking Heads" at the time - so they remained the Talking Heads. Submitted by: Todd Burnside
Stupid Band Names:
- Well, duh! Talking comes from the mouth, which is located on a person's head! So naturally, the head does the talking. But doesn't that imply that the band would talk instead of sing (when they perform)? Submitted by: Russ
- Sounds like something from a horror movie Submitted by: noskcaJ
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: Head Head. Submitted by: Floyd Pinklon
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Life During Wartime" | This ain't no party! This ain't no disco! This ain't no foolin' around! - Carole Krus |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Singing Heads | They sing (like most music groups), not just speak | Russ |
| Stalking Hedz | Stalking the one you love is fun... Er... I didn't say that. | Heather |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Once Upon a Time" | "Once in a Lifetime" | aldrAea |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Road To Nowhere," | There's no place called Nowhere. | Roc |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Got A Match?," Frank Gallop | "Burning Down The House," Talking Heads | |
| "What Are You Doing?," Mark Wills | "Burning Down The House," Talking Heads | |
| "Fire In The Morning," Melissa Manchester | "Burning Down The House," Talking Heads | |
| "Fire," Pointer Sisters | "Burning Down The House," Talking Heads | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Rod To Nowhere" originally "Road To Nowhere"
Serafina
"Girlfriend Is Bette" originally "Girlfriend Is Better"
From someone dating Bette Midler?
Joe
"Wild Wild Lie" originally "Wild Wild Life"
Clint Westwood
"Lie During Wartime" originally "Life During Wartime"
Favorite pastime of George W. Bush & Dick Cheney.
Ack Jabramoff
"Love For Sal" originally "Love For Sale"
Candace Mercer
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Ounce In A Lifetime" originally "Once In A Lifetime"
Not very much!
Tommy
"Lover For Sale" originally "Love For Sale"
Pam Tabor
"And She Wags" originally "And She Was"
Ed
"Love For Shale" originally "Love For Sale"
Shale = fine-grained sedimentary rock
Sarah Tonin
"Love For Salem" originally "Love For Sale"
Sarah Tonin
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Burping Down The House" originally "Burning Down The House"
Could be just as dangerous.
Peter
"Burning Down The Louse" originally "Burning Down The House"
And the head with it? Rather drastic.
Peter
"Burning Down The Mouse" originally "Burning Down The House"
A drastic way to get rid of a mouse?
Peter
"Love Fur Sale" originally "Love For Sale"
Who wouldn't love a sale on fur coats?
Yvette Bristle
"Love For Sole" originally "Love For Sale"
Sole, as in the kind of fish.
Yvette Bristle
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Once In A Lifetime" | "Once With A Bathtime" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Seen and Not Seen" | "Gene and Then Jeanne" | John A. Barry |
| "Seen and Not Seen" | "Lean and Not Lean" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Burning Down the House" | "Magic's in the House" | Below Average Dave |
| "Life During Wartime" | "Life As A Mouseboy (Revised Version)" | Christie Marie M |
| "Burning Down The House" | "Jerk Named Doctor House" | Matthias |
| "And She Was" | "Man Glee Sucks!" | Blaydeman |
| "Psycho Killer" | "Psycho Babble" | Elgin Edward Suiter |
| "And She Was" | "Angie's Buzzed" | Agrimorfee |
| "Psycho Killer" | "Psycho Kitty" | Rex Ungericht |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Houses In Motion | Any property development show on Channel Four | pickle* |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Love For Sale | Eliot Spitzer's answering machine | Candace Mercer |
| Love For Sale | Vice squad desk | Martha Hankins |
| Burning Down The House | Arson Hotline | crazydon |
| Burning Down The House | Fire Department | Tyg |
| Psycho Killer | Witness Protection Agency | Lici |
| 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 |
| Brick House Commodores | Burning Down The House Talking Heads | Burning Down The Brick House Neat trick if you can do it | Cryptic Wizard |
| Tainted Love Soft Cell | Love for Sale Talking Heads | Tainted Love for Sale | Martha Hankins |
| Burning Down One Side Robert Plant | Burning Down The House Talking Heads | Burning Down One Side Of The House | Mickey D. |
| The Long And Winding Road The Beatles | Road To Nowhere Talking Heads | The Long And Winding Road To Nowhere | Mark S. Silverman |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
DC Talking Heads
DC Talk combined with Talking Heads
Appearing weekly on "Meet the Press."
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Modern Talking Heads
Modern Talking combined with Talking Heads
Submitted By: Todd W. Zimmerman
Air Heads
Air Supply combined with Talking Heads
Submitted By: Edgar
The Talking Headpins
Talking Heads combined with The Headpins
Submitted By: Candy Welty
There are additional Talking Heads Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Wild Wild Life"
Misheard Lyrics: Piece of man it's a piece of cake.
Full control you gamble anytime you like. Original Lyrics: Peace of mind? It's a piece of cake!
Thought control? You can get on board anytime you like | "Wild Wild Life"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm wearin' her pajamas.
Ore-Ida hot potato. Original Lyrics: I'm wearin' fur pajamas.
I ride a hot potato. |
"Burning Down The House"
Misheard Lyrics: What's up
Original Lyrics: Watch out
| "Psycho Killer"
Misheard Lyrics: Psycho killer
Shimmy Shake Original Lyrics: Psycho killer
Qu'est que c'est. |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Psycho Killer"
Misheard Lyrics: Seiko killer
Original Lyrics: Psycho killer
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Stefan Heimers When I was young and didn't know English very well, I always heard "Seiko killer" in stead of "psycho killer" when this song was played on the radio. Seiko is a Japanese manufacturer of watches. In German it's pronounced like "psycho" in this song. I only found out the real text when I've first seen it in writing, maybe on a record or on TV. |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Burning Down the House"
Better Lyrics:
Get your shit together
Original Lyrics:
Everything's stuck together
Submitted by: Safety Dancer
"Burning Down The House"
Better Lyrics:
Watch out-you might get attacked by ninjas
Original Lyrics:
Watch out-you might get what you're after
Submitted by: Flash Flood
"Papa Legba"
Better Lyrics:
Papa Langdon, come and open the gate
Papa Langdon, to the City of Clubs
Now, we're your children, come and ride your whores
In the night, in the night, come and ride your whores
Papa Langdon, to the City of Clubs
Now, we're your children, come and ride your whores
In the night, in the night, come and ride your whores
Original Lyrics:
Papa Legba, come and open the gate
Papa Legba, to the City of Camps
Now, we're your children, come and ride your horse
In the night, in the night, come and ride your horse
Papa Legba, to the City of Camps
Now, we're your children, come and ride your horse
In the night, in the night, come and ride your horse
Submitted by: Heather
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Stay Up Late"
The Funny Lyrics: I know you want to leave me.
Why They're Funny: A lyrical line from "ain't too proud to beg" by the temptations
Submitted by: Mickey D.
| "Cities"
The Funny Lyrics: Look over there, a dry ice factory
good place to get some thinking done Why They're Funny: WHy is a dry ice factory a good place to get some thinking done? and what does this have to do with finding a city to live in?
Submitted by: Matt
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"And She Was"
The Repetitive Lyrics: And she was, and she was...
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey... Why They're Repetitive: David Byrne said the song was about a girl he knew. She must have had trouble with stammering.
Submitted by: rocky
| "Once In A Lifetime"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Same as it ever was (x8)
Why They're Repetitive: And you may find yourself Trying to think of more words for your song
Submitted by: Shawn Eni
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Once In A Lifetime"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: There is water, at the bottom of the ocean!
Why They're Nonsensical: There is?!
Submitted by: Joe
| "Wild, Wild Life"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I ride a hot potato
Why They're Nonsensical: The lyric is not only completely meaningless, but describes a totally impossible activity as well!
Submitted by: Matt E.
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Totally Nude"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: A polka party for Bob and Martha
Why They're Inappropriate: Okay, this song is about being nature and being naked in a forest. Then, Byrne inserts this line about a polka party for two people who were mentioned no where else in the song. What does a polka party have do do with nature and/or being nude?
Submitted by: Heather
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Puzzlin' Evidence"
The Lyrics: We got CBS and ABC
We got Time and Newsweek They're the same to me Product Brand Name: Time and Newsweek magazines
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Take Me To The River"
The Song Lyrics: Sixteen candles there on my wall
Song They Mention: "Sixteen Candles" by the Crests
Submitted by: Cassandra
| "Wild Wild Life"
The Song Lyrics: Peace of mind? It's a piece of cake.
Song They Mention: "Peace of Mind" by Boston
Submitted by: Cassandra
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"And She Was"
Opening Lines: And she was lying in the grass.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Song Title Space Change:
"Road To Now Here" originally "Road To Nowhere"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Road Ton Ow! Here " originally "Road To Nowhere"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"House Sin Motion" originally "Houses In Motion"
Sounds like what Dr. House might do.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Crosseye Dan D. Painless" originally "Crosseyed And Painless"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"House Sin Motion" originally "Houses In Motion"
Submitted by: Josh
Band Name Anagrams:
Kiln Had Gates Submitted by: Dogniss Everdeen
King Had Tales Submitted by: Dogniss Everdeen
Agent Had Silk Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
Kin Held A Stag Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
Ski Held A Gnat Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"A Swan Shed" originally "And She Was"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Sad Hen Saw" originally "And She Was"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"A Hen's Wads" originally "And She Was"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Swan Heads" originally "And She Was"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"We And Sash" originally "And She Was"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Song Title Acrostics:
COD: "City Of Dreams"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
HIM: "Houses In Motion"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Foreign Language in English Songs:
"Burning Down The House"
The Lyrics: Here's your ticket
pack your bags Time to leave here Por favor Why: Por favor means please in spanish.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Psycho Killer"
The Lyrics: Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir-là
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir-là Réalisant mon espoir Je me lance vers la gloire Why: Pourquoi pas?
What I did that night What she said that night Realizing my hope I launch myself to glory Submitted by: John A. Barry
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Hawking Teds originally "Talking Heads"
Submitted by: Peter
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Broadcast News
Pretty much describes news anchors
Submitted by: Psycho Librarian
TV and Movies Mentioned in Lyrics:
"Puzzlin' Evidence"
The Lyrics: We got CBS and ABC
We got Time and Newsweek They're the same to me Why: CBS and ABC networks; from the "True Stories" album.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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