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The Carpenters/Luther Vandross/Ruben StuddardAlso known as: Richard & Karen Carpenter. Submitted by: oldtimes
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Superstar" | "Don't you remember you told me you loved me, baby?" - crazydon |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Please Mr. Fed-Ex" | "Please Mr. Postman" | Anonymous John |
"Your Baby Doesn't Love True Anymore" | "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" | Blake DeKalb |
"Bless The Beasts And Chickens" | "Bless The Beasts And Children" | Linda Radnil |
"Little Alter Ego" | "Little Altar Boy" | D. Melody Dole, MD |
"Merry Christmas, Darlene" | "Merry Christmas, Darling" | Nicole Velocin |
There are additional new song names available. |
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Yesterday Once More," | Yesterday is gone and not returning | Heather Brockwell |
"I Can't Make Music," | But these are words being sung in a song (Duh!). | Heather Brockwell |
"Top Of The World," | How does one get on top of a whole planet? | Peter |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"Is This The End?," New Edition | "We've Only Just Begun," The Carpenters | |
"Yesterday Once More," The Carpenters | "Leave Yesterday Behind," The Carpenters | |
"Love Is A Contact Sport," Whitney Houston | "Touch Me When We're Dancing," The Carpenters | |
"Who's That Girl?," Madonna | "Maybe It's You," The Carpenters | |
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Close to You" | "Next to You" | Glenn Walker |
"Top of the World" | "Top of the Mind" | The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy |
"Top Of The World" | "Crop That Is Whorled" | Merry & Pippin |
"On Top of the World" | "On Top of My Game" | Glynn Leaney |
"For All We Know" | "For All I Know" | Glynn Leaney |
"I Won't Last a Day Without You" | "I Don't Have a Say When With You" | Glynn Leaney |
"Only Yesterday" | "Goodbye Yesterday" | Glynn Leaney |
"Rainy Days and Mondays" | "Any Day But Sunday" | Sad Sax |
"(They Long to Be) Close to You" | "(This Doesn't Seem) Gross to You" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
"Mr. Postman" | "Grifter Post Scam" | Ana Fana |
There are additional Carpenters song parodies available. |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
Goodbye To Love | Love Service | Paul Warren |
Sing | Ashlee Simpson's voice mail | soul |
Rainy Days & Mondays | The Weather Channel | Edward |
Rainy Days And Mondays | Manic Depression Hotline | John, just John |
Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft | Roswell Military Base | FussBudgetVanPelt |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
Kiss and Say Goodbye The Manhattans | Goodbye To Love The Carpenters | Kiss and Say Goodbye To Love | Reggie Pillbox |
You Were On My Mind We Five | Only Yesterday Carpenters | You Were Only On My Mind Yesterday But not on any other day. | Serafina |
I Don't Want To Be Gavin DeGraw | (They Long To Be) Close To You The Carpenters | (I Don't Long To Be) Close To You | Joe |
And The Birds Sing Tyrone Wells | A Song For You The Carpenters | And The Birds Sing A Song For You | Edward |
There are additional Carpenters duets that haven't been done yet available. |
There are additional Carpenters Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
"Merry Christmas Darling"
Misheard Lyrics: Merry Christmas, Dolly
Original Lyrics: Merry Christmas darling
| "(They Long To Be) Close to You "
Misheard Lyrics: And just like mace, they long to be, close to you.
Original Lyrics: And just like me, they long to be, close to you.
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"(They Long to Be) Close to You"
Misheard Lyrics: Just like mace, they long to be close to you.
Original Lyrics: Just like me, they long to be close.to you.
| "For All We Know"
Misheard Lyrics: I knew you were
Original Lyrics: I knew you well
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"(They Long To Be) Close to You "
Misheard Lyrics: And just like mace, they long to be, close to you.
Original Lyrics: And just like me, they long to be, close to you.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: James Beer Closing tag of this song. |
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"Rainy Days And Mondays"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: What I've got, they used to call 'the blues'
Why They're Nonsensical: This may seem nonsensical at first glance, but "the blues" can actually refer to the way someone feels.
Submitted by: Sheila Evans
| "Sing"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Don't worry that it's not good enough
For anyone else to hear Just sing, sing a song Why They're Nonsensical: How can any singing be not good enough to hear? Even the worst singing can be heard!
Submitted by: Candy Welty
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"It's Gonna Take Some Time"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: It's gonna take some time this time
To get myself in shape. I really fell out of line this time; I really missed the gate. Why They're Misrhymed: It would be quite impossible to hate anything sung by the angelic Karen Carpenter during the all-too-brief time that she graced this desperate Earth. Nonetheless, that cannot completely hide the fact that the lyrics she was given to work with were sometimes less than superb. In this case, not only is there only an approximate rhyme between "shape" and "gate"; it is also true that "I really missed the gate" is an awkward line. I know the line is somehow meant as a metaphor, but even at that it is a reaching and awkward metaphor. So here, the author of these lines settled for an awkward line in order to make not even an exact rhyme, but only an approximate rhyme.
Submitted by: Barry Jorgensen
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"(They Long To Be) Close To You"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near? Why They're Inappropriate: Well, I guess the answer depends on what type of birds are actually appearing when you are near. The song doesn't really specify. If its robins or doves, then ok, it's appropriate, I guess. However, if the birds that keep appearing are pigeons or vultures, then that's a different story.
Submitted by: Kevin Dee
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"Someday"
Opening Lines: Someday, rested from hours of sleeping.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "You"
Opening Lines: You are the one who makes me happy.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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There are additional Carpenters spelling lyrics available. |
"Yesterday Once More"
The Made Up Words: Sha-la-la-la, wo-o-wo-o, shing-a-ling-a-ling
Comments: These lyrics would be sung in the 50s, when The Carpenters were both little children.
Submitted by: Francis A. Sissy
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"Merry Christmas, Darling"
The Lyrics: But I can dream, and in my dreams,
I'm Christmasing with you. Why: Nice song, but "Christmas" is not a verb.
Submitted by: Terror Reid
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"Goodbye to Love"
The Lyrics: I'll say Goodbye to Love.
No one ever cared if I should live or die. Time and time again the chance of love has passed me by, and all I know of love is how to live without it. I just can't seem to find it. Why: It sounds like an up tempo soft rock song with a great guitar solo (The only Carpenters song that has a guitar solo.) But this song is about giving up or going into sabbatical on finding love.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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"Merry Christmas, Darling"
The Lyrics: I wish it every day.
Why: I dish It every way.
Submitted by: Nicole Velocin
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