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Fun Music Information -> Buddy Holly And The Crickets
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Band Name Origins:
- Actually, the name was chosen because the historical reel-to-reel demos were recorded in the drummer's garage after dark, and when they listened to the playback you could hear crickets in the background between songs and sometimes in quiet passages. Submitted by: Matthew K.
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "Oh Boy," Buddy Holly And The Crickets | "Oh Girl," The Chi-lites |
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Words of Love" | "Lourdes At Once" | John A. Barry |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Oh Boy Buddy Holly And The Crickets | That's What You Do To Me The Everly Brothers | Oh Boy, That's What You Do To Me! | Marian |
| Oh Boy Buddy Holly And The Crickets | Should We Tell Him? The Everly Brothers | Oh Boy, Should We Tell Him? | Marian |
| Oh Boy Buddy Holly And The Crickets | Oh What A Feeling The Everly Brothers | Oh Boy, What A Feeling! | Marian |
Misheard Lyrics:
"It's So Easy"
Misheard Lyrics: So count on wheezing
or So doggone wheezing Original Lyrics: So doggone easy
| "Not Fade Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Milo bigger than a Cadillac
Original Lyrics: My love bigger than a Cadillac
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"It's So Easy"
Misheard Lyrics: So goddamn easy
Original Lyrics: So doggone easy
| "Everyday"
Misheard Lyrics: Everyday it's a gettin' closer
Going faster than a pop-up toaster Love like yours will surely come my way Original Lyrics: Everyday it's a gettin' closer
Going faster than a roller coaster Love like yours will surely come my way |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Not Fade Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Milo bigger than a Cadillac
Original Lyrics: My love bigger than a Cadillac
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke Once again, why we hear "Milo" instead of "my love" - and it makes sense since a human or dog named Milo can be bigger than a car. |
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Cruddy Hobby And The Bigots originally "Buddy Holly And The Crickets"
Submitted by: Jon Goldney
