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Fun Music Information -> Hootie & the Blowfish
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Hootie and the BlowfishStupid Band Names:
- Well, it's accurate. They do sorta blow...... hopefully not fish. I'll leave the "Hootie" part alone. Submitted by: Cerulean
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Old Man and Me" | The first line is 'Well an old man said to me', but it should be titled 'When I get to Heaven' because that's what's uttered more in this song. - Paul Warren |
| "Hannah Jane" | Should be titled "She'll be gone" because Hannah Jane is nowhere to be found even in the lyrics! - Paul Warren |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Thyme" | "Time" | Kaylie L |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love," Petula Clark | "Only Wanna Be With You," Hootie & The Blowfish | |
| "Will You Wait For Me?," Kavana | "I Will Wait," Hootie & The Blowfish | |
| "Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry)," Dicky Doo And The Don'ts | "Let Her Cry," Hootie & The Blowfish | |
| "What You Need," INXS | "Time," Hootie & The Blowfish | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Tim" originally "Time"
Alina
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Only Wanna Bet With You" originally "Only Wanna Be With You"
cause you are an understanding bookie...
Rychendroll
"Only Wanna Beg With You" originally "Only Wanna Be With You"
Heather Brockwell
"Let Cher Cry" originally "Let Her Cry"
Heather Brockwell
Change a Letter:
"Dime" originally "Time"
Laura
"Mime" originally "Time"
Serafina
"Tile" originally "Time"
Alina
"Let Her Dry" originally "Let Her Cry"
Duncan Moore
"Let Her Pry" originally "Let Her Cry"
Duncan Moore
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Only Wanna Be With You" | "Only Want a Pikachu" | mouselover |
| "Hold My Hand" | "Spread Love For Him (A Song For Barney)" | Darius Whitehead |
| "Let Her Cry" | "Letter B" | Joseph Little |
| "Hold My Hand" | "Hold My Hat" | Phil Nelson |
| "Time" | "Fine" | dobbs |
| "Let Her Cry" | "Let Me Die" | Sad Cutter |
| "Hold My Hand" | "The Steak Song" | Becca |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Only Want to Be With You | Stalking Victims' Hotline | Fbug |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| I Only Want To Be With You Dusty Springfield | Only Wanna Be With You Hootie & The Blowfish | I Only Wanna Be With You Combining 2 very similar titles | Ed |
| Vacation The Go-Go's | Time Hootie & The Blowfish | Vacation Time | nally |
| Stars Are Blind Paris Hilton | I Go Blind Hootie & the Blowfish | Stars Go Blind | iii |
| I Go Blind Hootie & The Blowfish | Color Todrick Hall | I Go Colorblind | Chandra |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Reel Big Blowfish
Reel Big Fish combined with Hootie & The Blowfish
Submitted By: Alex
Misheard Lyrics:
"Time"
Misheard Lyrics: You left me flying
Original Lyrics: You left me crying
| "Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)"
Misheard Lyrics: In a boy filled with pain
Original Lyrics: In a voice filled with pain
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"Hold My Hand"
Misheard Lyrics: All I am
Original Lyrics: Hold my hand
| "Only Wanna Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: You are only awful
Original Lyrics: You can call me your fool
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Only Wanna Be with You"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm such a baby bear, the dolphins make me cry
Original Lyrics: I'm such a baby, yeah, the dolphins make me cry
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I thought it was about baby bears and dolphins. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"I Go Blind"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Every time I look at you, I go blind
*and* Hold me, Hold me 'cause I wanna get higher and higher Why They're Repetitive: I like this song a lot, but every time I hear this song I think I'm gonna go deaf!
Submitted by: L-Dogg
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Only Wanna Be With You"
The Song Lyrics: Yeah I'm tangled up in blue
Song They Mention: "Tangled Up In Blue" by Bob Dylan. In addition, the third verse of this song even quotes part of the Bob Dylan song.
Submitted by: Gigi
| "Let Her Cry"
The Song Lyrics: Oh, mama, please help me
Won't you hold my hand? Song They Mention: "Hold My Hand", another track that appears on the same album as this one (and was a hit on the charts a few months earlier).
Submitted by: nally
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Time"
Opening Lines: Time, why you punish me?
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Time"
The Lyrics: Time, why you punish me?
Why: Time says: I punish you because THAT GRAMMER IS HORRIBLE!
Submitted by: Hu's On First
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Song Title Anagrams:
"No Big Lid" originally "I Go Blind"
Submitted by: Daisy Pappus
"I Dig Lon B." originally "I Go Blind"
Submitted by: Daisy Pappus
"I Do Bling" originally "I Go Blind"
Submitted by: Daisy Pappus
"I Bind Log" originally "I Go Blind"
Submitted by: Daisy Pappus
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Blutie & The Ho-Fish originally "Hootie & The Blowfish"
Submitted by: MOR
Hidden Tracks:
"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"
It's the last track on "Cracked Rear View" and is not mentioned on the track listings.
Submitted by: crazydon
