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Fun Music Information -> Cocteau Twins
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Band Name Origins:
- The long-time rumor concerning the Twins' name origin is that it came from a very obscure Simple Minds song. Submitted by: Bryan McNeely
- Got its name from French impressionist Jean Cocteau. But, like The Thompson Twins, they are a trio and are not related (to Cocteau or each other). Submitted by: electronic
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Wolf In The Breast," | Wolves do not come from breasts. | Francis A. Sissy |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "Heaven or Las Vegas," Cocteau Twins | "Make Up Your Mind," Deana Carter |
| "Heaven or Las Vegas," Cocteau Twins | "I Don't Care," Fall Out Boy |
| "Heaven or Las Vegas," Cocteau Twins | "Viva Las Vegas," Elvis Presley |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Haven Or Las Vegas" originally "Heaven Or Las Vegas"
Pact Like Sardines
"Heave Or Las Vegas" originally "Heaven Or Las Vegas"
Pact Like Sardines
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Iceblink Luck" | "Platform Twelve (Maybe)" | Jim A |
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Heaven or Las Vegas | VisitLasVegas.com | Kerry |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Heaven or Las Vegas | Gamblers Anonymous | Kerry |
| Heaven or Las Vegas | Branson, Missouri Chamber of Commerce | Kerry |
Misheard Lyrics:
"Winter Wonderland"
Misheard Lyrics: And pretend that he is parched and brown
Original Lyrics: And pretend that he is Parson Brown
| "My Love Paramour"
Misheard Lyrics: Should've had my fix for
My love paramour who is out on a wing Original Lyrics: Two different fates
My love paramour ooze out and away |
"Lorelei"
Misheard Lyrics: Adoubada, adoubada
or Adabada, adabada Original Lyrics: Without a doubt, without a doubt
| "Iceblink Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Open like the walnut safe.
Original Lyrics: Open like the wall, not safe.
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Iceblink Luck"
Misheard Lyrics: Open like the walnut safe.
Original Lyrics: Open like the wall, not safe.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Diskatopia I thought it was "Walnut" because almost all the lyrics sites have that as the lyric. We know how, ahem, accurate lyric-listing sites are. But then, duuuhhhh, the back-brain finally kicked in. ("Jericho"-- wall.) Doh! |
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Lorelei"
The Repetitive Lyrics: And we can go (repeated 5 times)
Why They're Repetitive: We never know where they're going to.
Submitted by: Francis A. Sissy
| "Lorelei"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Without a doubt
Why They're Repetitive: There shouldn't be any doubt since Liz repeated it 15 times.
Submitted by: Francis A. Sissy
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How to Pronounce a Band Name:
"Cock-toe Twins
Not cook
Submitted by: David Jeannelle
"Kook-toe
Submitted by: French
Song Title Anagrams:
"Roans Heave Gavels" originally "Heaven Or Las Vegas"
Submitted by: Pact Like Sardines
Bad Ringtone Choices:
"Heaven or Las Vegas"
The Lyrics: Reaching this itch in my soul
Is like any good playing card Must be why I'm thinking of Las Vegas Why it's more brighter than the sun is to me Why: This would be a bad ringtone to hear while attending a Gamblers Anonymous meeting.
Submitted by: Kerry
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