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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Even The Hoosiers (Get Lucky Sometimes)""EvenThe Losers (Get Lucky Sometimes)"red

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Running Down A Dream,"Last I heard, dreams were mental, not physical.red

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Everyone's Gone To The Moon""Don't Come Around Here No More," Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersThis is my Earth now. - Jimmy Walker Red
"You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good In Bed""You Got Lucky," Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersFussBudget
"Don't Do Me Like That""Do It (Til You're Satisfied)," B.T. ExpressKathy
"Something In The Air""Love Is In The Air," John Paul YoungPeter
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Listen To Her Heat" originally "Listen To Her Heart"
Calop
"Makin' Some Nose" originally "Makin' Some Noise"
Tom & Heartbreakers become plastic surgeons.
Peter
"You Got Lucy" originally "You Got Lucky"
Sheila Evans

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Listen To Her Hearth" originally "Listen To Her Heart"
baa
"Glisten To Her Heart" originally "Listen To Her Heart"
baa
"You Got Plucky" originally "You Got Lucky"
Peter
"You Got Clucky" originally "You Got Lucky"
FussBudget

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Into The Great Wide Oven" originally "Into The Great Wide Open"
Reese without her spoon
"The Writing" originally "The Waiting"
rocky
"The Wailing" originally "The Waiting"
rocky
"The Wanting" originally "The Waiting"
rocky
"The Wasting" originally "The Waiting"
rocky

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Refugee""You Don't Have To Live Like You're Royalty"Lionel Mertens
"Jammin' Me""Spammin' Me"Steve Kalafut
"I Won't Back Down""That Iraq Clown"Michael Pacholek
"Runnin' Down A Dream""Trudgin' Through The Park"Cat
"Into the Great Wide Open""Into the Great Fraud, Dopin'"Michael Pacholek
"Don't Do Me Like That""Stop Calling Me Fat"Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
"Into the Great Wide Open""Into the Great Wide Oprah"John A. Barry
"You Got Lucky""Your So Grumpy"Mikey Boy
"Free Falling""Freebooting"Paul Robinson
"Yer So Bad""The Testicular Discomfort Song"MrMacphisto

There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
The WaitingNormanton Interchangepickle*
Mary Jane's Last DanceDrug Support HotlineLarcen Tyler
Don't Come Around Here No MoreDivorce LawyerLarcen Tyler

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Save The Last Dance For Me
   The Drifters
Mary Jane's Last Dance
   Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Save Mary Jane's Last Dance For Me
Raphael
Just One Last Dance
   Sarah Connor feat. Natural
Last Dance With Mary Jane
   Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Just One Last Dance With Mary Jane
Raphael
I Won't Back Down
   Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Down In The Willow Garden
   The Everly Brothers
I Won't Back Down In The Willow Garden
crazydon
Free Falling
   Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Falling For The First Time
   The Barenaked Ladies
Free Falling For The First Time
Raphael

Misheard Lyrics:

"Free Fallin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want free
Frijoles!
Original Lyrics:
And I'm free
F-reefallin'.
"American Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She was an American girl
Raised out in Providence.
Original Lyrics:
She was an American girl
Raised on promises.
"Refugee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't have to live like a deputy.
Original Lyrics:
Don't have to live like a refugee.
"Refugee"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love is a little like a refugee
Don't mess around with the refugee.
Original Lyrics:
Don't have to live like a refugee
Don't have to live like a refugee.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"American Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
She was an American girl
Raised out in Providence.
Original Lyrics:
She was an American girl
Raised on promises.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Lode

The picture of a spoiled, protected New England girl that wanted to explore the world appealed to me.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Mary Jane's Last Dance"
Better Lyrics:
Last chance for Kenneth Lay
One more lie to kill the pain
I feel stupid seepin' in
And I'm tired of this man again
Original Lyrics:
Last dance with Mary Jane
One more time to kill the pain
I feel summer creepin' in
And I'm tired of this town again
Submitted by: Dylan Sevey

Funny Lyrics:

"Mary Jane's Last Dance"
The Funny Lyrics:
There's pigeons down on Market Square
She's standing in her underwear.
Why They're Funny:
What a ludicrous juxtaposition! Pigeons in the city square, with someone in her underwear! I just hope it is the Pigeons that are responsible for any stains visible in this scene. On second thought, does it really matter? Maybe souvenirs left by pigeons are just as troublesome as anything else the images here might conjure up!
Submitted by: Pam Tabor
"Let's Roll Another Joint"
The Funny Lyrics:
Well let me get to the point
Let's roll another joint
Why They're Funny:
This song starts off about him taking a girl for a 'ride' and having a good time. Then these lyrics bluntly state what his definition of a good time is. :-)
Submitted by: Josh

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Let's Roll Another Joint"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
You don't know how it feels
Why They're Repetitive:
aight, man, we don't know how it feels!
Submitted by: Josh
 

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"Don't Do Me Like That"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
I was talkin' with a friend of mine
He said a woman had hurt his pride
Why They're Misrhymed:
A lot of Tom's lyrics don't rhyme, but this was the first line of his first hit song. I'm surprised he sold some records.
Submitted by: rocky
 

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Jammin' Me"
The Lyrics:
Take back Vanessa Redgrave
Take back Joe Piscopo
Take back Eddie Murphy
Give them all some place to go
Who They Mention:
Vanessa Redgrave, Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy
Submitted by: Mickey D.
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Don't Come Around Here No More"
Opening Lines:
Hey, hey, don't come around here no more.
Comments:
Just putting up here the whole title of this song and the whole opening lines, for some reason neither came out when posted on this part of this site.
Submitted by: Peter
"Don't Come Around No More"
Opening Lines:
Hey, hey, don't come around no more.
Comments:
"Don't Come Around No More" was a #12 hit for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers from their 1985 "Pack Up The Planation" lp. "Don't Come Around No More" was from a time that many artists, Tom Petty, amongst them were experimenting with a return of the late 1960's psychedelic music. The video of "Don't Come Around No More" is a salute to Lewis Carroll's "Alice In Wonderland" and is probably one of the most mindbending videos ever seen. The video was produced by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics fame, who also played the sitar on the song. In the video, Dave Stewart played the smoking caterpillar who Alice meets sitting on top of a mushroom. Tom played the Mad Hatter and gives a wild tea party for Alice.
Submitted by: Peter

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:

"I Won't Back Down"
The Lyrics:
There ain't no easy way out.
Why:
'Ain't' is not considered to be good English, and 'ain't no' is a double negative. If Tom says there ain't no easy way out, obviously there's SOME easy way out. It should be 'There IS no easy way out.'
Submitted by: Arthur Treacher
 
 
 
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