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Band Name Origins:
- The members of the band used to live near "Shepherd's Bush" in London. They were also formed in 1991, when the elder George Bush was President of the US. Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman
- I heard on Howard Stern's show that lead singer Gavin Rossdale said it was a reference to marijuana plants. Submitted by: loki10
Stupid Band Names:
- Naming your band after a typical shrub is kind of dull, and more importantly, I can't look at, or hear, the name without thinking of George W. Bush (or his daddy, for that matter). Submitted by: Jonathan S.
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Blair | The band Bush is British, not American. | Alan of Seville |
| Burning Bush | Holy Moses! This band needs a Bible reference. | newsong |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Marine Head" | "Machine Head" | Sir Ron Norris |
| "Machine Foot" | "Machine Head" | Sir Ron Norris |
| "Machine Dread" | "Machine Head" | Sir Ron Norris |
| "Meowth" | "Mouth" | Alan the Ottoman |
| "Listerine" | "Glycerine" | Kaylie L |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Machine Head," | Heads aren't machines. | Phil |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Where's Captain Kirk?," Spizzenergi | "Forty Miles From The Sun," Bush | |
| "Rock And Roll Band," Boston | "Machinehead," Bush | |
| "What Do I Get?," The Buzzcocks | "A Tendency To Start Fires," Bush | |
| "Where Are You Now?," Jimmy Harnen w/ Synch | "40 Miles From The Sun," Bush | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Machine Had" originally "Machine Head"
Had what?
Monica Harpootlian
"Head Full Of Hosts" originally "Head Full Of Ghosts"
Natalie Snortman
"Wallowed" originally "Swallowed"
Joanna Whitmire
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Machine Heard" originally "Machine Head"
Monica Harpootlian
Change a Letter:
"The Pound Of Winter" originally "The Sound Of Winter"
Peter
"The Hound Of Winter" originally "The Sound Of Winter"
Peter
"Dead Heat" originally "Dead Meat"
A tie for first place at the finish line.
Yvette Bristle
"Machine Herd" originally "Machine Head"
What kind of machines go in herds?
Monica Harpootlian
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Machinehead" | "Unclean Shed" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Glycerine" | "Look, It's Green" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Glycerine" | "Quarantine" | Brian Kelly |
| "Swallowed" | "Swallow/Suffocate/Whatever" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Little Things" | "Biggie Smalls" | Karl Hook Willers |
| "Comedown" | "Cum Down" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Machinehead" | "Radiohead" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Everything Zen" | "Everything Cheng" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Greedy Fly" | "Steeley Dan" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Glycerine" | "Listerine" | Fack Sabbath |
There are additional Bush song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Chemicals Between Us | Chemistry Laboratory | brit |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| I Am Machine Three Days Grace | Machine Head Bush | I Am Machine Head Nice to meet you, Mr. Machine Head. | Garrison |
| Silver Machine Hawkwind | Machine Head Bush | Silver Machine Head | GlamRockNinjaLord |
| Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) The Offspring | Greedy Fly Bush | Pretty Fly For A Greedy Guy | o |
| Comedown Bush | Downtown Petula Clark | Come Downtown | Ken |
| There are additional Bush duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Incubush
Incubus combined with Bush
Submitted By: Dr. Allan Allard
Rise Against Bush
Rise Against combined with Bush
Submitted By: Garrison
Nun-Bush
The Singing Nun combined with Bush
One letter off from being the name of a shoe company!
Submitted By: Rick O'Shea
Axl Rose Bush
Axl Rose combined with Bush
Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners
There are additional Bush Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Swallowed"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop telling everyone about yourself
Original Lyrics: Sharp about everyone but yourself
| "Glycerine"
Misheard Lyrics: Christmas tree
Original Lyrics: Glycerine
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"The Chemicals Between Us"
Misheard Lyrics: And I want you to remember
Original Lyrics: And I want you to remain
| "Glycerine"
Misheard Lyrics: Bitchery
Original Lyrics: Glycerine
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| There are additional Bush misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Everything Zen"
Misheard Lyrics: Slushy was my way,
Everything's in, everything's in, I don't think so. Original Lyrics: Try and see it once my way
Everything zen, everything zen I don't think so |
Story about this misheard lyric by: A Nonny Mouse Bar jukebox many years ago. |
| There are additional Bush misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Mouth"
Better Lyrics:
All my dark Pokemon drag them down
They can't breathe when I'm around
All my dark Pokemon drag them down
Nothing hurts like Meowth
They can't breathe when I'm around
All my dark Pokemon drag them down
Nothing hurts like Meowth
Original Lyrics:
All your metal armor drags me down
I can’t breathe when you come around
All your metal armor drags me down
Nothing hurts like your mouth
I can’t breathe when you come around
All your metal armor drags me down
Nothing hurts like your mouth
Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman
"Everything Zen"
Better Lyrics:
There's no sex in Ohio
There's no sex in Hawaii
There's no sex in New Orleans
There's no sex in Rhode I-I-I-Island
There's no sex in Hawaii
There's no sex in New Orleans
There's no sex in Rhode I-I-I-Island
Original Lyrics:
There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your vi-i-i-i-olence
There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your violence
There's no sex in your vi-i-i-i-olence
Submitted by: TV
"Glycerine"
Better Lyrics:
Don't let your breath go bad, Listerine
Original Lyrics:
Don't let the days go by glycerine
Submitted by: Babykangaroo
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Head Full of Ghosts"
The Funny Lyrics: where is my head
where are my bones Why They're Funny: Hmm...I don't know. Where IS your head? More like, where is your brain?
Submitted by: Leigh
| "Everything Zen"
The Funny Lyrics: Micky Mouse has grown up a cow
Dave's on sale again Why They're Funny: It sounds like pure randomness, but it's a reference to the David Bowie song 'Life On Mars?': 'It's on America's tortured brow/That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow./Now the workers have struck for fame/'Cause Lennon's on sale again.' I laughed out loud when I discovered this.
Submitted by: Kili
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Mouth"
The Repetitive Lyrics: nothing hurts like your mouth mouth mouth your mouth mouth mouth your mouth mouth mouth
Why They're Repetitive: If you say any word enough times, it sounds strange. Mouth!
Submitted by: Larz Blackman
| "Little Things"
The Repetitive Lyrics: The little things that kill the little little little little little little......
Why They're Repetitive: he says little about 20 times at one point
Submitted by: Bob
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| There are additional Bush repetitive lyrics available. | |
Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Machine Head"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I felt you like electric lights
Why They're Nonsensical: What other kind of lights are there?
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Machine Head"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Got a machine head
Why They're Nonsensical: Is Gavin Rossdale a robot, or is he on drugs? What exactly does it mean to have a 'machine head'? Is it a figure of speech?
Submitted by: metalgirl162002
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| There are additional Bush nonsensical lyrics available. | |
Insulting Song Lyrics:
"Everything Zen"
The Insulting Lyrics: As you search for your demigod
And you fake with a saint. Why They're Insulting: Faking with a saint is most insulting to us Catholics.
Submitted by: Cat
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Dirty Song Lyrics:
"Little Things"
The Dirty Lyrics: I touch your mouth
My willy is food Why They're Dirty: When you know what 'willy' refers to, you know he's talking about fellatio!
Submitted by: E
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Testosterone"
The Lyrics: And I shave with Gillette
Shave with Gillette Shave with Gillette Product Brand Name: Gillette
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Everything Zen"
The Song Lyrics: Rain dogs howl for the century
A million dollars a steak Song They Mention: "Rain Dogs" by Tom Waits
Submitted by: Mickey D.
| "Glycerine"
The Song Lyrics: But when we rise, it's like strawberry fields
Song They Mention: This line sorta mentions the Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever" (in partial name, that is... but the phrase "strawberry fields" makes many people think of the certain Beatles song).
Submitted by: Susie Creamcheese
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Slow Me"
Opening Lines: Slow me, I can't let go.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Lay Down Your Guns"
Opening Lines: Lay down your guns, lay down your arms.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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| There are additional Bush spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Swallow Ed" originally "Swallowed"
The new zombie film!
Submitted by: British Bullcrap
Band Name Anagrams:
Hubs Submitted by: Hilary Duffelbag
Song Title Anagrams:
"Hide Each Man" originally "Machinehead"
Submitted by: Nathan
"Code M Now" originally "Comedown"
whatever code 'M' is
Submitted by: Jake Eastbrook
"He Made Chain" originally "Machinehead"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"A Hen Had Mice" originally "Machinehead"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Each Had Mine" originally "Machinehead"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Bush Song Title Anagrams available.
Songs That Are Banned:
"Speed Kills"
Not exactly banned, but title changed to "The People That We Love."
Submitted by: Beth
Super Short Pop Songs:
"X-Girlfriend" Length: 0:45
Submitted by: Joe Pearson
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Med Deet" originally "Dead Meat"
Can an insect repellant count as a medicine?
Submitted by: Gina Munroe
Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Everything Zen"
The Lyrics: There's no sex in your violence
Why: There's no vexin' your silence
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
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