Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
Fun Music Information -> Temptations
This is the most recent information about Temptations that has been submitted to amIright. If we have more information about Temptations, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).
Our newest site, amIwrong has an albums order quiz where you need to put this performer's albums in order of release.
Possible Misspelled Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Temptations {December 1964], The Tempations, The TempatationsMusic Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: The Temps. Submitted by: Grady Brady
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Can't Get Away From You" | "Can't Get Next To You" | soul |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Ball Of Confusion," | Confusion cannot be made into a ball. | They Call Me Mr. Pibbs |
| "Cloud 9," | Clouds don't have numbers. | Reggie Pillbox |
| "Papa Was A Rolling Stone," | No man's father is a tumbling rock. | JC Foster |
| "Plastic Man," | Lucinda Blair |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Action Figure," Lambchop | "The Plastic Man," The Temptations | |
| "Keeping Up With The Joneses," The Medic Droid | "Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down," The Temptations | |
| "Took My Love," Pitbull | "Please Return Your Love To Me," The Temptations | |
| "Make Believe Wedding," The Castells | "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," The Temptations | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Lad Soul" originally "Lady Soul"
Candy Welty
"Lay Soul" originally "Lady Soul"
Candy Welty
"Don't Let The Joneses Get You Don" originally "Don't Let The Joneses Get You Down"
Candy Welty
"Beauty Is Only Ski Deep" originally "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"
oldiesfan
"Beauty Is Only Sin Deep" originally "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"
oldiesfan
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"It'll Be In Trouble" originally "I'll Be In Trouble"
Yvette Bristle
"I'll Bet In Trouble" originally "I'll Be In Trouble"
Yvette Bristle
"I'll Beg In Trouble" originally "I'll Be In Trouble"
Yvette Bristle
"Please Return Your Love To Men" originally "Please Return Your Love To Me"
Alyssa Jayne
"Please Return Your Love To Moe" originally "Please Return Your Love To Me"
Alyssa Jayne
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Lady Sour" originally "Lady Soul"
Candy Welty
"Lady Foul" originally "Lady Soul"
Candy Welty
"Lady Soup" originally "Lady Soul"
Candy Welty
"Lady Soil" originally "Lady Soul"
Candy Welty
"Lazy Soul" originally "Lady Soul"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "My Girl" | "He Lies" | Ronnlee Morris |
| "My Girl" | "He Lies" | Ronnlee Morris |
| "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" | "Dipping Is Just For Skinnies" | Blaydeman |
| "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | "Airwaves Crowd That Begs" | John A. Barry |
| "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" | "Papa Was a-Throwin' Stones" | Callmelennie |
| "My Girl" | "My Dad" | Tommy Turtle |
| "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" | "Winnie Has a Hunny Pot" | Bilbopooh |
| "My Girl" | "Eeyore" | Bilbopooh |
| "Just My Imagination" | "Is It Just My Imagination" | Jai Rho |
| "My Girl" | "Pilfered" | blackjack21 |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| I Wish It Would Rain | Totes umbrellas | one |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Ball Of Confusion | Any Televangelist Prayer Line | Paul Warren |
| I Wish It Would Rain | Noah's Ark | hec |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Don't Rain On My Parade Judy Garland | I Wish It Would Rain The Temptations | I Don't Wish It Would Rain On My Parade | Corn Flake |
| Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' Journey | My Girl The Temptations | Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' My Girl | hybrid |
| God Is A Girl Groove Coverage | My Girl The Temptations | God Is My Girl | Kristin Hadley's Boyfriend |
| It Never Rains In Southern California Albert Hammond | I Wish It Would Rain The Temptations | I Wish It Woud Never Rain In Southern California! We're sick of those landslides! | Paul Warren |
| There are additional Temptations duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Stone Temptation Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots combined with The Temptations
Submitted By: nally
Five For Fighting Temptations
Five For Fighting combined with The Temptations
Submitted By: Raphael
Misheard Lyrics:
"Ain't No Woman Like the One I've Got"
Misheard Lyrics: Ain't no woman like the one-eyed-jack
Original Lyrics: Ain't no woman like the one I've got
| "My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't need no money, forget my fame
Original Lyrics: I don't need no mony, fortune, or fame
|
"My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Magic
Original Lyrics: My girl
| "My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got, oh, the richest baby
Original Lyrics: I've got all the riches, baby
|
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
|
"My Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got so much honey
The bees in the knees. Original Lyrics: I've got so much honey
The bees envy me. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: cheryl I was a young teenage at the time the song was released; and my mother would listen to me sing the song. She told me, The youth of today do not know how to write lyrics, all they do is rhyme". I just thought that the person rubbed honey on his knees and the bees would gather on his knees. (: (: |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Ain't Too Proud To Beg"
Better Lyrics:
I know you want my porkchop
But I refuse to let it go
If I have to beg and plead for your pinto beans
I don't mind cuz they mean that much to me
But I refuse to let it go
If I have to beg and plead for your pinto beans
I don't mind cuz they mean that much to me
Original Lyrics:
I know you want to leave me
But I refuse to let you go
If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy
I don't mind cuz you mean that much to me
But I refuse to let you go
If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy
I don't mind cuz you mean that much to me
Submitted by: Shaniqua Jenkins
"My Girl"
Better Lyrics:
i guess you say
i'm just bobby brown today
crackhead, crackhead
just call me a crackhead
crackhead
i'm just bobby brown today
crackhead, crackhead
just call me a crackhead
crackhead
Original Lyrics:
i guess you say
what can make me feel this way
my girl, my girl
talkin' 'bout my girl
my girl
what can make me feel this way
my girl, my girl
talkin' 'bout my girl
my girl
Submitted by: OnlyRen
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Don't you know that there
Ain't no mountain high enough Ain't no valley low enough Ain't no river wide enough To keep me from getting to you Why They're Repetitive: Yes, I know now...'there ain't no mountain high enough'!
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
| "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died All he left us was alone Why They're Repetitive: These four lines are repeated ad nauseam for the last 3 minutes of the song.
Submitted by: Shawn Eni
|
Insulting Song Lyrics:
"Cloud Nine"
The Insulting Lyrics: You're a million miles from reality.
Why They're Insulting: As one of the few realists left in this world, I find this offensive. And so would some astronauts.
Submitted by: soul
|
Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Ball Of Confusion"
The Lyrics: The Beatles' new record's a gas.
Who They Mention: The Beatles
Submitted by: T-Rex Grossman
| "Ball of Confusion"
The Lyrics: The Beatles new record's a gas.
Who They Mention: Beatles
Submitted by: Steve Burdin
|
Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Ball Of Confusion"
The Song Lyrics: The beat goes on.
Song They Mention: "The Beat Goes On" by Sonny & Cher.
Submitted by: Dean Martini
| "Ball Of Confusion"
The Song Lyrics: And the only safe place to live
is in an Indian Reservation. Song They Mention: "Indian Reservation" by Paul Revere and The Raiders.
Submitted by: Will To Tyrone Power
|
| There are additional Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Every Body Needs Love" originally "Everybody Needs Love"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Git's Grow In" originally "It's Growing"
Sometimes more than we want.
Submitted by: Peter
"Glass House" originally "Glasshouse"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Papa W. As A Rolling Stone" originally "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"
Submitted by: Barry Amassa Tate
Band Name Anagrams:
Met Patient Host Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
Note His Attempt Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
Post A Tenth Time Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
I Post Tenth Team Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
Omit Tenth Paste Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Slay Loud" originally "Lady Soul"
Submitted by: Etta James Taylor Swift
"Lousy Lad" originally "Lady Soul"
Submitted by: Etta James Taylor Swift
"Gas Hue Loss" originally "Glasshouse"
Submitted by: Becky Bright
"Hug Sole Ass" originally "Glasshouse"
Submitted by: Becky Bright
"As He Logs Us" originally "Glasshouse"
Submitted by: Becky Bright
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Super Long Pop Songs:
"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone " Length: 6:53
In 1972, the Motown superstars The Temptations sent this Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong written song to the #1 position on the charts in November. There was a radio edited version at 3:52 that actually the Temptations sang more often "live" on TV shows and stages then radio stations actually did. Again, this was part of the idea that even Top 40 radio stations by this time were more interested in playing the longer lp versions of many tunes than the single edit that still ended up selling well. The interesting thing about the lp version vs. the single edit was the long danceable instrumental introduction before we hear the Temptations sing, and we get a little more of the story about why the father left the mother and the son alone at the end of the tune.
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Acrostics:
IS: "It's Summer"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Papa Was A Stolen Roan" originally "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"
Submitted by: Regina Olsen
"Guy Merle" originally "My Girl"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"My Girl"
1991 film w/ Dan Aykroyed and Jamie Lee Curtis
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
