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Fun Music Information -> John Prine
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New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Some Humans Ain't Hummin'" | "Some Humans Ain't Human" | Mae Beam |
| "The Sourceless River" | "The Bottomless Lake" | Lori Tirol |
| "The Shoreless Ocean" | "The Bottomless Lake" | Lori Tirol |
| "The Topless Cave" | "The Bottomless Lake" | Lori Tirol |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Wedding Day In Funeralville," | There is no place with this name. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Illegal Smile," | There's no law against smiling. | Yvette Bristle |
| "The Bottomless Lake," | All lakes have bottoms. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Some Humans Ain't Human," | This is an oxymoron. All humans are human. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Living In The Future," | One can only live in the present. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Sam Stone," John Prine | |
| "And When I Die," Blood, Sweat & Tears | "Please Don't Bury Me," John Prine | |
| "Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness," John Prine | "Mach 5," Presidents of the United States of America | |
| "Hello In There," John Prine | "Hello Hello Hello," New England | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Sam Tone" originally "Sam Stone"
Amber Penn
"Illegal Mile" originally "Illegal Smile"
Sutch
"Hello In Here" originally "Hello In There"
Peter
"Hell In There" originally "Hello In There"
Peter
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Same Stone" originally "Sam Stone"
Aber Penn
"Slam Stone" originally "Sam Stone"
Aber Penn
"Illegal Smiler" originally "Illegal Smile"
Norman Cornelius
"Illegal Simile" originally "Illegal Smile"
Heather Brockwell
Change a Letter:
"Bedding Day In Funeralville" originally "Wedding Day In Funeralville"
Melanie Bianca Green
"Welding Day In Funeralville" originally "Wedding Day In Funeralville"
Melanie Bianca Green
"Some Humans Ain't Hunan" originally "Some Humans Ain't Human"
Some aren't from Hunan, China. Now possible title
Samantha Wayland
"Sore Humans Ain't Human" originally "Some Humans Ain't Human"
Still a literally impossible title
Samantha Wayland
"Same Humans Ain't Human" originally "Some Humans Ain't Human"
Even more confused than original!
Samantha Wayland
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Sam Stone" | "J. Mohn" | Hu’s On First |
| "Cold, Cold Heart" | "Hot, Hot Life" | Duc4AmIRight |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
John Prince
John Prine combined with Prince
How I initially misread the first performer's name. Also, if we had add-letter for performer names, this would be a perfect example!
Submitted By: Orville Beddenrocker
Misheard Lyrics:
"Sam Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a hole in Daddy's heart
Where all the money goes Original Lyrics: There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes
| "Sam Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s a hole in Daddy’s heart where all the money goes
Original Lyrics: There’s a hole in Daddy’s arm where all the money goes
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"That's the Way the World Goes 'Round"
Misheard Lyrics: There's a happy enchilada and it thinks it's going to town
Original Lyrics: There's a half an inch of water and you think your gonna drown
| "Thats The Way The World Go's Round"
Misheard Lyrics: It's a happy enchilada and you thing your gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round. Original Lyrics: It's a half an inch of water, and you think your gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round. |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Sam Stone"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s a hole in Daddy’s heart where all the money goes
Original Lyrics: There’s a hole in Daddy’s arm where all the money goes
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Hu’s On First I first heard a cover version of this song when I was very young, and I couldn’t tell if they were saying arm or heart. (I could tell that the song was about something very sad, but wasn’t quite sure what, since I wasn’t old enough to have learned about heroin yet). |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore"
The Funny Lyrics: While digesting reader's digest in the back of the dirty book store
a plastic flag with gum on the back fell out on the floor well I picked it up and I ran outside and slapped it on my windshield and if I could see old betsy ross, I'd tell her how good I feel Why They're Funny: He's digesting reader's digest...
and he's reading that in an adult bookstore instead of porn Submitted by: Tania Wyep
| "Illegal Smile"
The Funny Lyrics: A bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down
and won and it was 12 o'clock before I realized I was having no fun Why They're Funny: He was stared down by a bowl of oatmeal
Submitted by: Tania Wyep
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Ain't Hurtin' Nobody"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Farm machinery eating people’s arms and legs
Why They're Inappropriate: How can you joke about someone losing limbs in farming accidents like that.
Submitted by: harderman
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Grampa Was A Carpenter"
The Lyrics: Grampa was a carpenter
He built houses, stores and banks Chain-smoked Camel cigarettes And hammered nails in planks He was level on the level And shaved even every door And voted for Eisenhower 'cause Lincoln won the war Who They Mention: Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Abraham Lincoln
Submitted by: Tarzan
| "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore"
The Lyrics: While digesting Reader's Digest in the back of the dirty book store
A plastic flag with gum on the back fell out on the floor Well I picked it up and I ran outside and slapped it on my windshield And if I could see old Betsy Ross, I'd tell her how good I feel Who They Mention: Betsy Ross
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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| There are additional celebrity lyrics available. | |
How to Pronounce a Band Name:
"Jon Pryne
Submitted by: Mac
Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore"
The Lyrics: While digesting Reader's Digest in the back of the dirty book store
A plastic flag with gum on the back fell out on the floor Well I picked it up and I ran outside and slapped it on my windshield And if I could see old Betsy Ross, I'd tell her how good I feel Product Brand Name: Reader's Digest
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Pretty Good"
The Lyrics: I heard Allah and Buddah
Were singing at the Saviour's feast And up in the sky An Arabian rabbi Fed Quaker Oats to a priest Pretty good Not bad They can't complain 'Cause actually, all them Gods are just about the same Product Brand Name: Quaker Oats
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Ain't Hurtin' Nobody"
The Song Lyrics: At the beach in Indiana
I was nine years old Heard Little Richard singing Tutti Frutti From the top of a telephone pole Song They Mention: Tutti Frutti
Submitted by: Taylor
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Song Title Space Change:
"Ain't Hurtin' No Body" originally "Ain't Hurtin' Nobody"
Submitted by: Sutch
"Ain't Hurt in Nobody" originally "Ain't Hurtin' Nobody"
Submitted by: Sutch
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Saddle in the Rain"
The Lyrics: Try spending the night sometime
All alone in a frozen room Afterneath you've lain Your saddle in the rain Why: Afterneath you've lain? "Afterneath isn't even a word... cracks me up every time.
Submitted by: Denne
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Band Name Anagrams:
John R. Pine Submitted by: Melanie Bianca Green
He Pro Jinn Submitted by: Reese Witherfork
Song Title Anagrams:
"Millie's Legal" originally "Illegal Smile"
I knew a "Millie" so mean she shouldn't have been!
Submitted by: Roxane Drake
"I Tame Good" originally "A Good Time"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"Go To Media" originally "A Good Time"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"A Good Item" originally "A Good Time"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"I Got A Demo" originally "A Good Time"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Hello In There"
The Lyrics: John and Linda live in Omaha
And Joe is somewhere on the road We lost Davy in the Korean War I still don't know what for Why: Omaha, Nebraska
Korea Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Paradise"
The Lyrics: When I was a child, my family would travel
Down to Western Kentucky, where my parents were born And there's a backwards old town, that's often remembered So many times, that my memories are worn And daddy won't you take me back to Muhlenberg County Down by the Green River where Paradise lay Why: Muhlenberg County, in western Kentucky (and a defunct town called Paradise)
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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