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Band Name Origins:

According to "The Jam: The Authorised Biography," by Paolo Hewitt, Paul Weller's sister commented at the breakfast table that there was already a band called "Bread," but there wasn't a band called Jam. Submitted by: Roderick
The sleeve notes of one of my Jam cd's says that Paul Wellers sister came up with the name at breakfast one day. Submitted by: Jason Bassett

Stupid Band Names:

You want toast with that? Submitted by: Matt

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Eatin' Rifles"	"Eton Rifles"	Tess O. Gosset
"A Chav Called Alice"	"A Town Called Malice"	Parodies R Us
"Eat Trifle"	"Eton Rifles"	CRASS-PUNKER
"Buried Underground"	"Going Underground"	newave

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Town Called Malice,"	Never seen that town on a map.	Peter

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Where's Captain Kirk?," Spizzenergi	"In The City," The Jam
"Talk Shows On Mute," Incubus	"That's Entertainment," The Jam
"Girls On Film," Duran Duran	"That's Entertainment," The Jam
"Help," The Beatles	"I'm Stoned Out Of My Mind," The Jam
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Hat's Entertainment" originally "That's Entertainment"

Remarkable hat that can entertain all by itself

Connie Brady

"Down In The Tub Station At Midnight" originally "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight"

Monica Harpootlian

"Town Called Alice" originally "Town Called Malice"

There really is an Alice, Texas. How about that!

kozar

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"The Eton Trifles" originally "The Eton Rifles"

Samantha Wayland

"Drown In The Tube Station At Midnight" originally "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight"

Monica Harpootlian

"Private Shell" originally "Private Hell"

Sutch

"The Bitterest Spill" originally "The Bitterest Pill"

Eva Cave

Change a Letter:

"Elon Rifles" originally "Eton Rifles"

Elon = a university and town in North Carolina

Marjorie Danvers

"Down In The Tuba Station At Midnight" originally "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight"

Monica Harpootlian

"David Waits" originally "David Watts"

Wanda Ruppendown

"David Wants" originally "David Watts"

What does he want?

Wanda Ruppendown

"David Warts" originally "David Watts"

I wish I could be like David Warts...?

Flo

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Going Underground"	"Sonic Underground (Real Version)"	Maximus Buttcrack
"Going Underground"	"Sonic Underground"	Maximus Buttcrsck
"Eton Rifles"	"Making Trifle"	Christopher Long
"That's Entertainment"	"That French Entertainment"	Fack Sabbath
"A Town Called Malice"	"A Chav Called Alice"	Isaac Hunt
"Going Underground"	"London Underground"	Jim A

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Going Underground	CSI 5th Season Finale	newave
Pretty Green	Shrek 2	pickle*

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Eton Rifles	British Army Base	Richard Davies
Down In The Tube Station At Midnight / Going Underground	London Underground	Richard Davies
Going Underground	Mortuary	Rosie

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Live It Up Mental As Anything	In The City The Jam	Live It Up In The City	Jacynthia Maries
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Billy Ocean	Going Underground The Jam	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Underground	Jacynthia Maries
I Wasn't Prepared For You Eisley	To Be Someone The Jam	I Wasn't Prepared To Be Someone	Flo
When I'm 64 The Beatles	The Modern World The Jam	The Modern World When I'm 64	Splinter

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

The Strawberry Jam

Strawberry combined with The Jam

Submitted By: Evan

Toast & Jam

Toast combined with The Jam

More interesting than plain old toast

Submitted By: Dr. Allan Allard

Raspberry Jam

Raspberries combined with The Jam

Submitted By: Sutch

The Traffic Jam

Traffic combined with The Jam

A rather obvious combo if I ever saw one!

Submitted By: John

There are additional Jam Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Going Underground" Misheard Lyrics: I'm so happy I can't see the boy Original Lyrics: I'm so happy I can't see the point	"Start" Misheard Lyrics: It will be a fart Original Lyrics: It will be a start
"Beat Surrender" Misheard Lyrics: So come to the beat surrender Original Lyrics: Succumb to the beat surrender	"Eton Rifles" Misheard Lyrics: Leads to Redbull Original Lyrics: Eton rifles, Eton rifles
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Eton Rifles"

Misheard Lyrics:

Leads to Redbull

Original Lyrics:

Eton rifles, Eton rifles

Story about this misheard lyric by: Paula

I knew it couldn’t be right but, try as I might, couldn’t work out what else it could possibly be. Just this morning, it came on the radio and I thought “ooh, look up the proper words to that song”!

There are additional misheard stories available.