Fun Music Information -> Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

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New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
Richard Petty and The Heartbrakers	Who knows? Maybe NASCAR will buy up the band and insert "The King" on the microphone stand.	Countryhick

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"I Want It All"	"The Waiting Is The Hardest Part," Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	Scandia

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Free Fallin"	"Free Agent"	White Trash
"Refugee"	"Deomcrats"	Joe Haynes
"I Won't Back Down"	"Please Don't Make Sounds"	Matt Flora
"Free Fallin'"	"Meat Nawin'"	Danny G.
"Mary Jane's Last Dance"	"Lance Plays a Nasty Game"	Stormin Norman the nag
"Mary Jane's Last Dance"	"I Love Video Games"	Dominic L.
"Refugee"	"Celebrities"	Misty
"Free Fallin"	"Free Downloadin"	VooDooVonz
"The Waiting"	"A Weight Watcher's Lament"	MasonR
"Into the Great Wide Open"	"Into the Great Wide Open [Crevasse]"	John A. Barry
There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
You Got Lucky	eHarmony.com	Ed
The Waiting	Chicago Cubs/White Sox	sports

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
The Waiting	Any Doctor's Walk-in Clinic	little jen
Straight Into Darkness	Power Company	pimrizr
The Last DJ	Clear Channel	pimrizr
Free Fallin'	Skydiving Hotline	slioknotroks

Misheard Lyrics:

"Mary Jane's Last Dance " Misheard Lyrics: Lookin’ down from a hotel room, Snack bar will be coming soon. Original Lyrics: Lookin’ down from a hotel room, Nightfall will be coming soon.	"Refugee" Misheard Lyrics: Don't have to live like a rat and cheese Original Lyrics: Don't have to live like a refugee
"Don't Come Around Here No More" Misheard Lyrics: Do you inspect meat Original Lyrics: Who do you expect to meet	"Don't Do Me Like That" Misheard Lyrics: If you were in a public alley, givin' someone else a try Original Lyrics: If you were in the public eye, givin' someone else a try
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Refugee"

Misheard Lyrics:

Don't mess around with the love machine.

Original Lyrics:

Baby, you don't have to live like a refugee.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Katie

Well, I was walking around campus and heard this song from a distance. The funny thing is I'd heard it before; but for some reason that day, I heard 'Don't mess around with the love machine' and thought, 'Huh? What song is that?' Then I realized it was 'Refugee'.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Walls"

Better Lyrics:

Half of me is roasted
Half of me is fried

Original Lyrics:

Half of me is ocean
Half of me is sky

Submitted by: pimrizr

Funny Lyrics:

"Yer So Bad"

The Funny Lyrics:

my sister got lucky married a yuppy took him for all he was worth now she's a swinger dating a singer I can't decide which is worse vs2 my sister's ex-husband can't get no lovin walks around dog faced and hurt now he's got nothin' head in the oven I can't decide which is worse

Why They're Funny:

This was the funniest song I ever heard that was not supposed to be comedy. I remember the first time I heard it, I got to laughing so hard I had to pull over. I kept picturing this dorky yuppy guy who lost everything to a clever woman. hehehehe too funny!

Submitted by: Mark