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Fun Music Information -> Hawkwind
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Band Name Origins:
- The name came from sax player Nik Turner's ability to clear his throat and break wind simultaneously Submitted by: Jim Annison
Stupid Band Names:
- Makes me think of bird droppings. Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
Better Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Lemmy Kilminster" | "Lemmy went on to start "Motorhead". A quintessential heavy metal band. Lemmy said after being fired, "I was happy to be sacked from Hawkwind, they didn't have any bollocks anyhow."" | - Wade Brock |
| "Lemmy" | "After getting sacked from Hawkwind, this dude only went-on to fame and well deserved fortune, as he carved his way through Middle America's keg parties as the phenom known as Motorhead. Although I'm not a fan, you must acknowledge the man's insight into what makes "Testosterone U.S.A." tick" | - princejellyfish |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Watcher" | "A great cut (written by Lemmy), that finishes a very trippy album, it somehow dont mesh with the theme. Perhaps, the rest of the band was "watching" Lemmy's razor-wire beak slashing through the acid-eggshell that was Hawkwind." - princejellyfish |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Silver Marine" | "Silver Machine" | Regina Haniger |
| "Blaster Of The Universe" | "Master Of The Universe" | Regina Haniger |
| "Pasture Of The Universe" | "Master Of The Universe" | Regina Haniger |
| "Pastor Of The Universe" | "Master Of The Universe" | Regina Haniger |
| "Plaster Of The Universe" | "Master Of The Universe" | Regina Haniger |
There are additional Hawkwind new song names available. | ||
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Living On A Knife Edge," | No one can do this. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Lonely Moon," | Celestial bodies can't experience loneliness. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Welcome To The Future," | The future isn't here yet. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Dreaming City," | There is no city with this name. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Electric Tears," | Tears don't depend on electricity. | Yvette Bristle |
There are additional Hawkwind literally impossible song titles available. | ||
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Walking On Broken Glass," Annie Lennox | "You Shouldn't Do That," Hawkwind | |
| "Walking Through Fire," Mary Chapin Carpenter | "You Shouldn't Do That," Hawkwind | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Angela Android," Hawkwind | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Diana Park," Hawkwind | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Dana Park" originally "Diana Park"
Samantha Wayland
"Angel Android" originally "Angela Android"
Beverly Stiles
"Damnation Ally" originally "Damnation Alley"
Who all are allied in damnation?
Regina Olsen
"Quark, Strangeness, And Harm" originally "Quark, Strangeness, And Charm"
Kelly Blythe
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Mastery Of The Universe" originally "Master Of The Universe"
Isac
"Master Off The Universe" originally "Master Of The Universe"
Sorry, can't use "masters" because it's a plural
Candice Disagree
"Damnation Valley" originally "Damnation Alley"
Connie Brady
"Eartha Calling" originally "Earth Calling"
April Fleming
"Hearth Calling" originally "Earth Calling"
April Fleming
Change a Letter:
"Dreading City" originally "Dreaming City"
Dorothy Jansen
"Creaming City" originally "Dreaming City"
Dorothy Jansen
"Dreaming Pity" originally "Dreaming City"
Dorothy Jansen
"Quark, Strangeness, And Chasm" originally "Quark, Strangeness, And Charm"
Karen Smith
"Quark, Strangeness, And Chars" originally "Quark, Strangeness, And Charm"
Karen Smith
There are additional Hawkwind song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Urban Guerilla" | "Beltway Guerilla" | Wallace Runnymede |
| "Brainstorm" | "Rainstorm" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Brainstorm" | "Braindead" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Silver Machine" | "Vista Machine" | Phil Alexander |
| "Master of the Universe" | "Former Mr Universe" | Phil Alexander |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Uncle Sam's On Mars | N.A.S.A. | princejellyfish |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Paranoid Android Radiohead | Angela Android Hawkwind | Paranoid Angela Android | Edward |
| Man On The Silver Mountain Rainbow | Silver Machine Hawkwind | Man On The Silver Machine | Odie Garfield |
| You Shouldn't Do That Hawkwind | Wild Thing The Troggs | You Shouldn't Do That Wild Thing | Jacynthia Maries |
| You Shouldn't Do That Hawkwind | That Thing You Do The Wonders | You Shouldn't Do That Thing You Do | Pete Worst |
| There are additional Hawkwind duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Sophie B. Hawkwinds
Sophie B. Hawkins combined with Hawkwind
Submitted By: Calop
Lady Hawkwind
Ladyhawke combined with Hawkwind
Submitted By: Garrison
Firehawkwind
Firewind combined with Hawkwind
Submitted By: GlamRockNinjaLord
Ill Hawkwind
Ill Wind combined with Hawkwind
Submitted By: Jamie Burke
There are additional Hawkwind Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Days of the Underground"
Misheard Lyrics: And John the Bug dreamt that
He smoked up a deal When he woke it was real Too late to have sussed. Original Lyrics: And John the Bog dreamt that
He slept at the wheel But when he woke it was real Too late to have sussed. | "Days of the Underground"
Misheard Lyrics: We believed in Gavorrah, we saw that had held up
Original Lyrics: We believed in Guevara, we saw that head held up
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"Days of the Underground"
Misheard Lyrics: The streets were our oyster
We smoked up in Khoisan And we turned our noise on We knew how to fight. Original Lyrics: The streets were our oyster
We smoked urban poison And we turned all this noise on We knew how to fight. | "Lord of Light"
Misheard Lyrics: Light a match across the world
Original Lyrics: Lines that match across the world
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| There are additional Hawkwind misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Days of the Underground"
Misheard Lyrics: We believed in Gavorrah, we saw that had held up
Original Lyrics: We believed in Guevara, we saw that head held up
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Patrick I figured Gavorrah must be some occult god or other. |
| There are additional Hawkwind misheard stories available. | |
Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Days of the Underground"
The Lyrics: ..."We belived in Guevera...."
Who They Mention: Che Guevera was just a T-shirt for me in '77. The only thing I believed in was Horseshack and Fonzie. (youth is a waste of time).
Submitted by: princejellyfish
| "Quark, Strangeness and Charm"
The Lyrics: Einstein was not a handsome fellow
Nobody ever called him Al He had a long moustache to pull on It was yellow I don't believe he ever had a girl One thing he missed out in his theory of time, space and relativity Is something that makes it very clear He was never gonna score like you'n'me He didn't know about Quark, Strangeness and Charm Who They Mention: Albert Einstein
Submitted by: Nolan Voyd
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Upside Down"
Opening Lines: When I stand upside down
Comments: Submitted by: Sutch
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Song Title Space Change:
"How, Ling Moon?" originally "Howling Moon"
Submitted by: Cotton Lorraine
"Lord O' Flight" originally "Lord Of Light"
Submitted by: Lori Tirol
"Dam National Ley" originally "Damnation Alley"
Ley = a field of grass and clover
Submitted by: Kelly Blythe
"Dam Nation Alley" originally "Damnation Alley"
Entirely different meaning
Submitted by: Kelly Blythe
Band Name Anagrams:
Wind Hawk Submitted by: R. Jeanine O'Succinate
A wind-up toy in the form of a hawk?
Song Title Anagrams:
"Hotdog Frill" originally "Lord Of Light"
Submitted by: Quyjibo
"Dana Dori Angel" originally "Angela Android"
Submitted by: Beverly Stiles
"Do Raid An Angel" originally "Angela Android"
Submitted by: Beverly Stiles
"Don, Raid Angela" originally "Angela Android"
Submitted by: Beverly Stiles
"Angela, Raid Don" originally "Angela Android"
Submitted by: Beverly Stiles
There are additional Hawkwind Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Damnation Alley"
The Lyrics: ..."No more Chattinooga,Cherokee,Lexington!"
Why: Boo freak'in Hoo. I guess NASCAR will just have to go on without you.
Submitted by: princejellyfish
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Urban Guerilla"
This song by Hawkwind was banned in the mid-seventies because of the rash of violence in Ireland. The song speaks of making bombs in your cellar.
Submitted by: Eric Brock
"Urban Guerilla"
B.B.C. banned this song as they thought it would give creedance and approval to the I.R.A.
Submitted by: Royal Pfizbin
Super Long Pop Songs:
"Brainstorm" Length: 11:06
The studio version. Hawkwind usually plays "only" 8 minute version on gigs.
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
"You Shouldn't Do That" Length: 21 Minutes
This song is off of the "Master's Of The Universe" album. It is a psychedelic jam. Most of the album is just like that, with the exceptions of two acoustic songs written and performed by Dave Brock
Submitted by: Wade Brock
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Dissentigration" Length: About 10 Seconds
The song says "You Have to Get Into It, If you Want to Get Out of It (3 Times).
Submitted by: Wade Brock
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Eye Dan A Park" originally "Diana Park"
Submitted by: Linda Radnil
Song Lawsuits:
"Hawkwind"
Founding members David Brock and Nik Turner had a court battle over the band's name Hawkwind. Dave Brock stated that he came up with the name deriving it from mythology. Nik Turner stated that it was a nickname given to him because his nose was like that of a beak, and he had tremendous flatulence, causing someone to call him Hawkwind, and he therefore name the band. I go with Dave Brock in every way. He is Hawkwind.
Submitted by: Wade Brock
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Walk Hind originally "Hawkwind"
Submitted by: Cotton Lorraine
Crime Records:
"Possesion "
It was told to me about a concert played by Hawkwind in the UK in the seventies that because the band being constantly harrased by the police for suspsion of drug possesion, that Nik Turner (saxaphonist) hid a good quantity of Heroin in his saxaphone, and pretended to play throughout the show in order to avoid being busted.
Submitted by: Wade Brock
Backwards Messages:
"Assult & Battery (The Golden Void)"
In the song "Assult & Battery" by Hawkwind the first stanza of lyrics is actually a Longfellow poem. It is a beautiful song.
Submitted by: Wade Brock
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Free/Benefit Concerts in the UK and Europe."
The band Hawkwind has and continues to perform gigs for free, never forgetting their fans and supporters and benefit concerts (recently for the school where his son attended). Their gigs are often a crowd of glassy eyed space cadets, but they are always child friendly and family oriented. They also do a lot of benefits for the good of the planet. Good Job.
Submitted by: Wade Brock
Music With a Warning Label:
"P.X.R.5"
"On the back side of the album (import copies anyway), there are actually two warning labels. A red sticker the size of a baseball card carries the message that the sticker NOT be removed (and covers most of the artwork). Below that, is the warning "This wiring can seriously damage your health"
Submitted by: princejellyfish
