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Fun Music Information -> Dokken
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Band Name Origins:
- Named after its leader Don Dokken. Submitted by: rocker
Better Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Jeff Pilson" | "Jeff is the current bassist for Foreigner. It's a band who have way more prominent bass playing than Dokken. Enough Said!" | - GlamRockNinjaLord |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Unchain The Site" | "Unchain The Night" | Marlene L. Ram |
| "Unchain The Rite" | "Unchain The Night" | Marlene L. Ram |
| "Unchain The Plight" | "Unchain The Night" | Marlene L. Ram |
| "Unchain The Blight" | "Unchain The Night" | D. Melody Dole, MD |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Turn On The Action," | How exactly would you do this? | GlamRockNinjaLord |
| "Unchain The Night," | The night cannot be chained to begin with! | GlamRockNinjaLord |
| "Heartless Heart," | This is a big contradiction! | GlamRockNinjaLord |
| "Mr. Scary," | Scary is no one's real last name. | GlamRockNinjaLord |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Insomnia," Dirty Heads | "Sleepless Night," Dokken | |
| "Invisible," Alison Moyet | "I Can't See You," Dokken | |
| "What Do I Have To Do?," Stabbing Westward | "Stop Fighting Love," Dokken | |
| "I Don't Love You," My Chemical Romance | "Don't Lie To Me," Dokken | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Dram Warriors" originally "Dream Warriors"
Tiny warriors, weighing only 1/16 ounce
Karen Smith
"Ream Warriors" originally "Dream Warriors"
Wendy Torrance
"Burning Like A Fame" originally "Burning Like A Flame"
Some fame can be so ephemeral, as if burning away.
Taylor Dadsen
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Turn On The Auction" originally "Turn On The Action"
Heather Brockwell
"Turn On The Faction" originally "Turn On The Action"
Heather Brockwell
"Unchain The Knight" originally "Unchain The Night"
Naomi Swanson
"Unchain The Nighty" originally "Unchain The Night"
After some S&M play?
Naomi Swanson
"Dreamy Warriors" originally "Dream Warriors"
Heather Brockwell
There are additional Dokken song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Don't Lie To Ma" originally "Don't Lie To Me"
Naomi Swanson
"It's Hot Love" originally "It's Not Love"
GlamRockNinjaLord
"Burping Like A Flame" originally "Burning Like A Flame"
Well, I never heard that!
Peter
"Dread Warriors" originally "Dream Warriors"
Norman Cornelius
"Burying Like A Flame" originally "Burning Like A Flame"
What can a flame bury? And how?
Alison Runyon
There are additional Dokken song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Lightning Strikes Again" | "War Against Osama Bin Laden" | Scotty Dangerously |
| "When Heaven Comes Down" | "Obama Should Know That Health Care Came Down" | Scotty Dangerously |
| "Breaking The Chains" | "Takin' The Train To Hogwarts" | Scotty Dangerously |
| "In My Dreams" | "In My Dreams (Harry Potter edition)" | Scotty Dangerously |
| "Heaven Sent" | "Sober Santa" | Mikey Boy |
| "When Heaven Comes Down" | "When The Bubble Comes Down" | Jeff Reuben |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Paris Is Burning | Paris Fire Department | Andrew |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Chained Lightning .38 Special | Lightning Strikes Again Dokken | Chained Lightning Strikes Again | Scotty Dangerously |
| Like a Virgin Madonna | In My Dreams Dokken | Like a Virgin In My Dreams | Scotty Dangerously |
| Like a Virgin Madonna | Breaking the Chains Dokken | Like a Virgin Breaking the Chains | Scotty Dangerously |
| True Blue Madonna | Dream Warriors Dokken | True Blue Dream Warriors | Scotty Dangerously |
| There are additional Dokken duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
The Alan Parsons Dokken Project
The Alan Parsons Project combined with Dokken
A progressive/art metal band.
Submitted By: raddog20002002
Dokken Starship
Dokken combined with Starship
Or just Dokken Ship.
Submitted By: Diarrhea Ross
The Dokken Vulgar Boatmen
Dokken combined with The Vulgar Boatmen
Submitted By: Rocky
DokkenSuite
Dokken combined with Honeymoon Suite
This is one of my many nicknames and I think it's pretty clever.
Submitted By: BHC
Misheard Lyrics:
"Just Got Lucky"
Misheard Lyrics: Just stopped looking
Original Lyrics: You just got lucky
| "Alone Again"
Misheard Lyrics: I said Steve, but you turned away
Original Lyrics: I said stay, but you turned away
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"In My Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics: 'Cause baby, your love was hard to wait.
Original Lyrics: 'Cause baby, your love has turned away.
| "Breaking The Chains"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't need nobody to hold the timer down.
Original Lyrics: Don't need nobody to hold or time me down.
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| There are additional Dokken misheard lyrics available. | |
How to Pronounce a Band Name:
"Daw-kin
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
Band Name Anagrams:
OK, Ken D. Submitted by: Naomi Swanson
Song Title Anagrams:
"Gain An Aloe" originally "Alone Again"
Submitted by: Lucy Crosland
"Gina A. Alone" originally "Alone Again"
Submitted by: Lucy Crosland
"Unchain Tight Hen" originally "Unchain The Night"
Submitted by: Dorothy Jansen
"Unchain Hen Tight" originally "Unchain The Night"
Submitted by: Dorothy Jansen
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Without Warning" Length: 1:35
George Lynch guitar solo. Opens their second album.
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Another Rokken Slogan"
"Rokken With Dokken" is another popular slogan for the higher IQ glam metal band Dokken.
Submitted by: U Got Me Rokken
"A great catchphrase"
"Dokken Is Really Rokken" was this Melodic Hard Rock group's slogan and it also served as a way to remember the proper pronunciation of the band name.
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
