Fun With Band & Song Names
Different ways to look at the names of bands and song titles.
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Album Cover Parodies
Starting off with the Beatles "Sgt Peppers" and "Abbey Road", amIright is building a list of famous albums
that have had their cover art parodied on other groups' records.
Apr 29
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(Comments & Parodies)
Literally Impossible Song Titles
"I'm You," Leona Lewis - Submitted By: Bruce Curb
"Drowning Lessons," My Chemical Romance - Submitted By: Gee
Remove a Letter From a Song Title
"You Were Mean For Me," Jewel originally "You Were Meant For Me" - Submitted By: Penelope Beckinsale
"Lay Marmalade," Labelle originally "Lady Marmalade" - Submitted By: Amber Wayland
Add a Letter To a Song Title
"Baby, Let Me Stake You (In My Arms)," Detroit Emeralds originally "Baby, Let Me Take You (In My Arms) " - Submitted By: My Name Is Joe
"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sling," The New Seekers originally "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing" - Submitted By: oldiesfan
Change a Letter In a Song Title
"Pay By Day," Cast Of 'Godspell' originally "Day By Day" - Submitted By: oldiesfan
"Into The Light," Benny Mardones originally "Into The Night" - Submitted By: Serafina
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be...
Swing Out Pointer Sisters
Swing Out Sister combined with The Pointer Sisters
Not a good idea.
Submitted By: Memorex
Bad Ideas for On Hold Music
Duets That Haven't Been Performed Yet
"Hot Fun In The Rain In The Summertime"
"Hot Fun In The Summertime," Sly & The Family Stone
"Rain In The Summertime," The Alarm
Submitted By: hybrid
"Tainted Love Potion #9"
"Tainted Love," Soft Cell
"Love Potion #9," The Clovers
Submitted By: Serafina
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet
All of the new songs for commercials, that haven't been done yet
New Song Names (we invented)
Gerard's Not Gay (He's Just Confused)
"I'm Not Okay (I promise)," My Chemical Romance
Submitted By: Gee
Cool Band Names (we invented)
Eyes of a Child
When I look a child in the eyes there is so much there, a symbol of innocence, as you grow older animals become more vicious and focused on survival...
Submitted By: Ellen
Headless Chickens
Submitted By: James
New Vain Songs
"Human League," Human League
In 1986, this band released a song whose title consisted of half their name; it went to #1 in the U.S.
Submitted By: nally
"Jan and Dean," Jan and Dean
One of the lines in the song is, "He's got two reindeer named Jan and Dean." No kidding.
Submitted By: Rpollck
New Singers Who Act
Mos Def appeared in: Brown Sugar and 16 Blocks
Great acting, especially playing a handicap witness in 16 Blocks
Submitted By: Naisha D
Justin Timberlake appeared in: Alpha Dog
Didn't personally care for his acting in this particular movie
Submitted By: Naisha D
New Celebrities Who Sing
Jim Carrey performed: Somebody to Love
In the movie "Cable Guy" he crashed a party and sung the Jefferson Airplane hit. He was known for going over the top, and sung "breast" so it sounded distorted. This part of the movie was shown on MTV and MuchMusic as a video.
Submitted By: Ra'akone
Malcolm Jamal-Warner performed: Helpless, Confessions, Lap Dance
The young man known to millions as Theo from the American television show "The Cosby Show" is an adult and trying himself out in the jazz field. His group is called Malcolm Jamal-Warner's Miles Long.
Submitted By: John Book
New Better Off Solo
Van Morrison from Them
After Morrison left Them, no one really knew about Them.
Submitted By: Paul Warren
John Petrucci from Dream Theater
He's got an awesome instrumental prog metal album. I don't have it, but I've listened to some of it on Last.fm.
Submitted By: 2:49 AM
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics
M+M's from Blink 182
'Cause when I'm with you/There's nothing I wouldn't do/I just wanna be your only one
Submitted By: Hawky
Adam's Song from Blink 182
I never conquered, rarely came/Sixteen just held such better days/Days when I still felt alive/Couldn't wait to get outside/The world was wide/Too late to try/The tour was over/We survived/Couldn't wait till I got home/To pass the time in my room alone"
Submitted By: Hawky
New Former Occupations of Performers
Jimmy Chamberlin from Smashing Pumpkins: Construction worker
Had a job building custom homes with his brother-in-law, after he left the band JP and the Cats. After his stint in construction, he joined the Smashing Pumpkins
Submitted By: Ra'akone
Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins: worked at a records store
While there, he met future bandmate James Iha.
Submitted By: Ra'akone
New Performer's New Career Entries
Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane/Starship: Visual Artist
Was always into drawing and painting, and decided to focus on it once she left the rock world. Likes drawing and painting animals. Sees it as an extension of the same "artistic temperament" that helped her as a musician.
Submitted By: Ra'akone
Song Title Space Change
"De Vil Is A Loser," Lordi originally "Devil Is A Loser" - Submitted By: Julia Cox
"Never A Gain," Kelly Clarkson originally "Never Again" - Submitted By: Veronica Krumpfelhagen
There are more Song Title Space Change available
Band Name Anagrams
Snug Snores originally Guns 'N' Roses - Submitted By: Not Good With Anagrams
Don Beige Bibs originally Debbie Gibson - Submitted By: Marge Pegram
There are more Band Name Anagrams available
Song Title Anagrams
"Devil's Caldron," AFI originally "Silver and Cold" - Submitted By: Josh
"No Sex Cues," Alice in Chains originally "No Excuses" - Submitted By: Josh
There are more Song Title Anagrams available
Band Name Aliteration
Hawthorne Heights - - Submitted By: Hawky
Bobby "Blue" Bland - - Submitted By: blues
There are more Band Name Aliteration available
How to Pronounce a Band Name
Metallica pronounced as met-tal-lica - Submitted By: MonKY
Adema pronounced as Uh-dee-muh - Submitted By: Katy
There are more How to Pronounce a Band Name available
Song Title Acrostics
"FOOL," Reba McEntire originally "Falling Out Of Love" - Submitted By: KOYN
"PITS," Howard Jones originally "Pearl In The Shell" - Submitted By: Brian Kelly
There are more Song Title Acrostics available
Song Title Spoonerisms
"Bod Bay," Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine originally "Bad Boy" - Submitted By: MOR
"Quit Teela Run Ties," The Eagles originally "Tequila Sunrise" - Submitted By: MOR
There are more Song Title Spoonerisms available
Names as a Word Bank
Her tail can enchant me in a rare manner. formed from Natalie Merchant - Submitted By: Eva Cave
We rewarded a dreaded red beer weed war. formed from Edward Bear - Submitted By: Eva Cave
There are more Names as a Word Bank available
Band Name Spoonerisms
Lacking Gloss originally Looking Glass - Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi
Burt Cocaine originally Kurt Cobain - Submitted By: crazydon
There are more Band Name Spoonerisms available
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name
Green Day should endorse "Earth Day" - Submitted By: Rachel
The Grateful Dead should endorse "Mortuaries/Funeral Homes/Cemetaries" - Submitted By: oldrock
There are more Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name available
Movies Named After Song Titles
"Cry Baby," Garnet Mimms - Submitted By: oldsongs
"The Air I Breathe," The Hollies - Submitted By: someone
There are more Movies Named After Song Titles available
New Band Names
Odd Bob Chosondik a better name for Weird Al Yankovic
Submitted By: Paul Warren
Drop Out Kids a better name for Fall Out Boy
Submitted By: Gee
There are more New Band Names available
Music Performer Nicknames
Gerard Way is also called: Gee
Submitted By: Gee
Bryan Adams is also called: Zane Puff
Bryan used this pseudonym when he was the lead singer of the band Sweeney Todd at the age of 16. Apparently, he found this name on the Internet and it sounded funny to him.
Submitted By: Rpollck
There are more Music Performer Nicknames available
Missing Parts
"Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)," The Four Seasons
What happened to the first 16 opuses [ / opi? ]?
Lindsay Lowhound
"Strawberry Letter 23," Shuggie Otis
Where are all the other strawberry letters?
Raphael
"Love Potion Number Nine," The Clovers
There's never any mention of Love Potions 1 - 8.
Courtney (about as bad as tennis elbow)
"Rainy Day Women # 12 and 35," Bob Dylan
There are no rainy day women # 1-11 or 13-34.
Courtney (about as bad as tennis elbow)
"Room 21," Hinder
Amanda
"Fingertips, Part 2," Stevie Wonder
Agrimorfee
"The Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1 and 3," The Traveling Wilburys
Volume 2 was missing, according to the group.
beegles
"Rock 'n Soul Part 1," Darly Hall & John Oates
Came out in 1983, with no part 2
ChuckyG
There are more Missing Parts available
Other Name Resources
- Rock 'n' Roll Call - A book on how bands got their names
- From ABBA to ZZ Top - A book on how bands got their names
Other Pages
- Songs We Proposed That Are Now Being Used
Did a song suggested on the Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet page actually get used? It will get added here.
