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Band Name Origins:
- As a tribute to Buddy Holly Submitted by: Henk
- There are two different stories as to the origin of the Hollies' name. 1: They played their first gig on Christmas; 2: The name is a tribute to Buddy Holly (this is according to a quote made by Graham Nash in the Crosby, Stills, and Nash Biography by Dave Zimmer). Submitted by: Amy
Better Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Graham Nash" | "Nash left the Hollies and became part of a band with David Crosby and Stephen Stills" | - Alan the Ottoman |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "The Smog That I Breathe" | "The Air That I Breathe" | Brit Boxx |
| "The Blood That I Pump" | "The Air That I Breathe" | Brit Boxx |
| "The Water That I Drink" | "The Air That I Breathe" | Brit Box |
| "On A Casserole" | "On A Carousel" | Tess O. Gosset |
| "Box Tops" | "Bus Stop" | britrock |
There are additional new song names available. | ||
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Everything Is Sunshine," | Don't be silly. Most things are NOT sunshine. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Lungs," Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer | "The Air That I Breathe," Hollies | |
| "Money (That's What I Want)," Barrett Strong | "Pay You Back With Interest," The Hollies | |
| "Waitin' For The Bus," ZZ Top | "Bus Stop," The Hollies | |
| "Fat," Weird Al Yankovic | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother," The Hollies | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Dear Loise" originally "Dear Eloise"
"Loise" is still another feminine name
Samantha Wayland
"Magi Woman Touch" originally "Magic Woman Touch"
Yvette Bristle
"Magic Oman Touch" originally "Magic Woman Touch"
Yvette Bristle
"Magic Woman Ouch" originally "Magic Woman Touch"
Yvette Bristle
"Us Stop" originally "Bus Stop"
That takes care of everyone.
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Id Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Naomi Swanson
"Di Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Naomi Swanson
"It Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Yvette Bristle
"I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Stop" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Yvette Bristle
"Magic Woman Touche" originally "Magic Woman Touch"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"I Can't Tell Thy Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Jessica Childress
"I Can't Tell The Bottom From Thy Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Jessica Childress
"I Can't Yell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Jessica Childress
"I Can't Fell The Bottom From The Top" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
It would never work to try to fell a tree that way
Jessica Childress
"I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Sop" originally "I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top"
Jessica Childress
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Stop, Stop, Stop" | "Cop, Cop. Cop!" | John A. Barry |
| "After The Fox" | "After The Trump" | Mike Zhou |
| "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" | "He Ain't Guilty, He's the Donald" | William Little |
| "On a Carousel" | "Off the Carousel" | John A. Barry |
| "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" | "Big Fat Woman in a Sundress" | Jeff in Richmond VA |
| "He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother" | "Going Steady With Your Brother" | Glynn Leaney |
| "Bus Stop" | "Flip Flops" | Dan Creeden |
| "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" | "He Ain't Boring He's My Teacher" | escaper |
| "He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother" | "He's So Special, He's My Brother" | Glynn Leaney |
| "Bus Stop" | "GameStop" | timmy1000 |
There are additional Hollies song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Look Through Any Window | Microsoft | Gretchen Wieners |
| Bus Stop | Greyhound Lines |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| I'm Alive | Mortuary | FussBudgetVanPelt |
| The Air I Breathe | Tobacco Companies | Britrock |
| The Air I Breathe | Emissions Checkpoint | Britrock |
| The Air I Breathe | Diesel Fuel Company | britrock |
| The Air I Breathe | Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce | britrock |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Fresh Kool & The Gang | The Air That I Breathe The Hollies | The Fresh Air That I Breathe | Serafina |
| A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash | Carrie-Anne The Hollies | A Boy Named Carrie-Anne-Sue Not surprisingly, he later changed his name. | Jacynthia Maries |
| School Supertramp | Bus Stop The Hollies | School Bus Stop | Anne |
| Long Tall Sally Little Richard | Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress The Hollies | Long Tall Sally In A Black Dress | Lance Crackers |
| There are additional Hollies duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
The Buddy Hollies
Buddy Holly combined with The Hollies
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Hollie & Oates
Hall & Oates combined with The Hollies
Submitted By: Jeffrey
Buddy and the Hollies
Buddy Holly combined with The Hollies
If Buddy Holly had lived longer, he would have undoubtedly been able to interact with the band The Hollies.
Submitted By: Rob
The Holly Berries
The Hollies combined with Chuck Berry
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Misheard Lyrics:
"Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)"
Misheard Lyrics: Tylenol
Original Lyrics: Had it all
| "Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: Bus stop, Wendy, she's there asking,
She say "My umbrella" Original Lyrics: Bus stop, wet day, she's there,
I say "Please, share my umbrella" |
"Bus Stop"
Misheard Lyrics: Bus stop Wendy She’s there asking She say “my umbrellaâ€
Original Lyrics: Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say "Please, share my umbrella"
| "On a Carousel"
Misheard Lyrics: Still so violate
or Still so fly away Original Lyrics: Still so far away
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Long Cool Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: Sitting in a nest with Batman
Original Lyrics: Sitting in a mess of bad men
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Amy I thought it was cool to have Batman in the song! Alas |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Bus Stop"
The Funny Lyrics: All the people'd stare as if we were both quite insane
Some day my name and hers are going to be the same Why They're Funny: Well the girl in the song must be insane, if she's going to change her name to Graham Nash. (I'm just kidding)
Submitted by: Martin
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Bus Stop"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Every mornin' I would see her waiting at the stop.
Sometimes she'd shop and she would show me what she bought. All the people stared as if we were both quite insane. Why They're Nonsensical: What possible reason in anything reported in the first two lines above would give anyone cause to stare at the two participants in the activities as if they "were both quite insane".? Great song generally, but I'm afraid that the last line cited above is a product of desperately groping for a line to fill in to complete a chorus.
Submitted by: Eileen McKenzie
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Carrie-Anne"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: People live and learn but you're still learning.
Why They're Inappropriate: What is this supposed to mean? Is Carrie-Anne dead but still learning? That is the only way that this line can make sense. Think about it. But even if we allow for a possibility that the dead can go on learning, everything else about the song indicates that a still very much alive Carrie-Anne is being sung to. [Note: some time ago, I posted this under 'Dumb Lyrics'. But currently, for some reason, 'Dumb Lyrics' are not listed within artist summaries, they have no link to index them in the left hand lists of links, and they are not searched by the site's Google search function, making them all but inaccessible. Why?]
Submitted by: Ashley Michelle McGowan
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Bus Stop"
Opening Lines: Bus stop, wet day, she's there, I say.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Sandy"
Opening Lines: Sandy, the aurora is rising behind us
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Carrie Ann E." originally "Carrie Anne"
Submitted by: Cheryl Jordan
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
The Lyrics: He ain't heavy, he's my brother
Why: It should be "He isn't heavy, he's my brother" since ain't normally follows the pronoun I.
Submitted by: JohnHowarth
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Band Name Anagrams:
Set Hill Hoe Submitted by: Lauryn Canna
See Hot Hill Submitted by: Lauryn Canna
His Toe Hell Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Perhaps because his foot smells?
Hellish Toe Submitted by: Yvonne Sindri
Song Title Anagrams:
"See Jennifer CCL" originally "Jennifer Eccles"
See the 250th in a lineage of Jennifers
Submitted by: Ingrid McCannless
"Jennifer S. Lee CC" originally "Jennifer Eccles"
The two-hundredth in lineage named Jennifer S. Lee
Submitted by: Ingrid McCannless
"See Dear Oil" originally "Dear Eloise"
Submitted by: Twila Paris Hilton
"O Dear Elsie" originally "Dear Eloise"
Submitted by: Twila Paris Hilton
"O Dear Elise" originally "Dear Eloise"
Submitted by: Twila Paris Hilton
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"The Bear That I Wreathe" originally "The Air That I Breathe"
Submitted by: Tess O. Gosset
"Ken A., Aerosol" originally "On A Carousel"
Submitted by: Tess O. Gosset
"Airy Can" originally "Carrie-Anne"
Submitted by: Marge Pegram
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"The Air (That) I Breathe"
2008 crime drama
Submitted by: someone
