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Fun Music Information -> Joni Mitchell
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Joni Mitchell/ CSNYQuotes:
About as modest as Mussolini. (on Joni Mitchell) - David Crosby Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Roberta Joan Anderson. Submitted by: oldschool
Weird Names of Music Performer's Children:
- Kilauren - This was a child Joni gave birth to, I believe, in her late teens before she got into music. Joni gave the girl up for adoption, and wrote the song "Little Green" about her. Sometime in the late 1990s, the two were reunited, and to Joni's surprise, discovered that she had also become a grandmother by Kilauren. Submitted by: Eric Andrews
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio," | People aren't audio equipment. | Chowder |
| "You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio," | Lucinda Blair |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "How Do I Get There?," Deana Carter | "Big Yellow Taxi," Joni Mitchell | |
| "My Old Yellow Car," Dan Seals | "Big Yellow Taxi," Joni Mitchell | |
| "Vehicle," The Ides Of March | "Big Yellow Taxi," Joni Mitchell | |
| "Choice Of Colors," The Impressions | "Little Green," Joni Mitchell | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Wild Things Run Fat" originally "Wild Things Run Fast"
Not always true.
Peter
"Wild Thins Run Fast" originally "Wild Things Run Fast"
Thin things do usually run fast.
Peter
"Ladies Of The Canon" originally "Ladies Of The Canyon"
... as in a scriptural or literary canon
Rick O'Shea
"Judgement Of The Moo And Stars" originally "Judgement Of The Moon And Stars"
Night court for cows.
Peter
"Woman Of Heat And Mind" originally "Woman Of Heart And Mind"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Judgement Of The Moon And Sitars" originally "Judgement Of The Moon And Stars"
Peter
"Help Men" originally "Help Me"
Peter
"Judgement Of The Moron And Stars" originally "Judgement Of The Moon And Stars"
Peter
"Let The Wind Carry Men" originally "Let The Wind Carry Me"
Peter
"My Gold Man" originally "My Old Man"
"There should be a Gold Man."-Phoebe on Friends
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Help Ma" originally "Help Me"
Candy Welty
"I Had A Ring" originally "I Had A King"
Jen
"Tree Man In Paris" originally "Free Man In Paris"
Sutch
"In France They Miss on Mainstreet" originally "In France They Kiss on Mainstreet"
Sutch
"In France They Hiss on Mainstreet" originally "In France They Kiss on Mainstreet"
Sutch
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Both Sides Now" | "Joe Biden-Mao" | L.D. Obblo |
| "Both Sides Now" | "Trump From Both Sides Now" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Both Sides Now" | "Good People On Both Sides Now (Trump Song)" | Adam Bernstein |
| "Big Yellow Taxi" | "Big Jello Jacksie" | Andy Primus |
| "Woodstock" | "Quoodstock" | John Dacey |
| "Both Sides Now" | "Who's Right Now?" | Bob Gomez |
| "Big Yellow Taxi" | "No Toilet Paper" | Jeff "Dr Chordate" Moran |
| "Chelsea Morning" | "Chelsea to Canvey" | John Davison |
| "Woodstock" | "Wood shop" | Rick Duncan |
| "Woodstock" | "Bump Stock" | Rick Duncan |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Urge For Going | Detrol (bladder control medication) | signawaiver |
| Song For Sharon | The X-Factor | pickle* |
| Urge For Going | Kandoo Toilet Wipes | pickle* |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Englishman In New York Sting | Woodstock Joni Mitchell | Englishman In Woodstock, New York | Peter |
| Los Angeles X | California Joni Mitchell | Los Angeles, California | Susan |
| Santa Monica Everclear | California Joni Mitchell | Santa Monica, California | Susan |
| Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Elmo And Patsy | Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell | Grandma Got Run Over by a Big Yellow Taxi | Raphael |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Joni Mitchell James
Joni Mitchell combined with Joni James
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Misheard Lyrics:
"Both Sides Now"
Misheard Lyrics: The Disney dancing way you feel
or The disco dancing way you feel Original Lyrics: The dizzy dancing way you feel
| "Free Man in Paris"
Misheard Lyrics: You just get with it
Original Lyrics: You just can't win it
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"Help Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Harry, I think I'm falling
or Terry, I think I'm falling or Tell me, I think I'm falling Original Lyrics: Help me, I think I'm falling
| "Both Sides Now"
Misheard Lyrics: But clowns got in my way
or But crowns got in my way Original Lyrics: But clouds got in my way
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Both Sides Now"
Misheard Lyrics: But clowns got in my way
or But crowns got in my way Original Lyrics: But clouds got in my way
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I thought it was clowns or crowns. |
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Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Cotton Avenue"
The Funny Lyrics: If you got a place like that to go
Well, you gotta go there And if you got no place special Well, you just got no place special Why They're Funny: Sounds like she's stating the obvious and couldn't think of anything better to fill up this line.
Submitted by: Captain Obvious
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Free Man In Paris"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I was a free man in Paris
Why They're Nonsensical: Makes sense, except that it was sung by a woman.
Submitted by: RJSchex
| "Both Sides Now"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I've looked at clouds from both sides now
Why They're Nonsensical: How did she accomplish this astonishing feat? Maybe from a hot air balloon?? (in which case it *could* actually make sense, but still...how could one possibly tell?)
Submitted by: Micky
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Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"Big Yellow Taxi"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man Why They're Misrhymed: Argue all you want, but I'm sorry that slam and man dont rhyme. What was she thinking?
Submitted by: Dana
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Dated Song Lyrics:
"Big Yellow Taxi"
The Dated Lyrics: Took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum,
And charged all the people, a dollar and a half just to see 'em. Why They're Dated: $1.50 ("A Dollar and a half") is below the average admission price of most places now. Fittingly, later versions of the songs changed the line to "15 bucks a head"
Submitted by: Ra'akone
| "Big Yellow Taxi"
The Dated Lyrics: Hey farmer farmer
Put away that D.D.T. now Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees Please! Why They're Dated: DDT was banned in the United States and most other developed countries in the 1970's and 1980's, with limited use allowed in some tropical and Third World countries to control the spread of mosquito-born diseases, such as malaria. I don't believe we're importing many apples from Mozambique or Ecuador. So, I'm thinking- uh- Dated. Didn't Adam and the boys know this when they covered this song a couple of years ago?
Submitted by: Jeff DiFrancesco
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Twisted"
The Lyrics: They all laugh at angry young men
They all laugh at Edison And also at Einstein Who They Mention: inventor Thomas Alva Edison
physicist Albert Einstein Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)"
The Lyrics: She plants her garden in the spring
She does the winter shovelling Tokyo Rose on the radio She says she's leavin' but she don't go ... She plants her garden in the spring They do the winter shovelling THey sit up late and watch the Johnny Carson Show She says, "I'm leaving here" but she don't go. Who They Mention: Tokyo Rose (Japanese Propaganda Radio broadcaster during WWII)
Johnny Carson Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Refuge of the Roads"
The Lyrics: Winn Dixie coldcuts and highway hand me downs
And I wound up fixing dinner Product Brand Name: Winn Dixie coldcuts
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"River"
The Song Lyrics: I'm so hard to handle
Song They Mention: "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding (later covered famously by the Black Crowes)
Submitted by: Sutch
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Blue"
Opening Lines: Blue, songs are like tattoos.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Help Me"
Opening Lines: Help me I think I'm falling In love again
Comments: "Help Me" was Joni Mitchell's most popular song. It was a top 3 hit for her back in 1974.
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Space Change:
"Freeman in Paris" originally "Free Man in Paris"
Submitted by: Sutch
"Big Yell: 'Ow! Taxi!'" originally "Big Yellow Taxi"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Song Title Anagrams:
"Hi, Jera!" originally "Hejira"
Jera can be a girls name
Submitted by: Butch
"I Forgo Egg Run" originally "Urge For Going"
Submitted by: Anna Graham
"Our Ginger Fog" originally "Urge For Going"
Submitted by: Patrick
"No Egg Rig Four" originally "Urge For Going"
Submitted by: Quyjibo
"They Miss A Kitten Snore In France" originally "In France They Kiss On Main Street"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Free Man In Paris"
The Lyrics: I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive Why: Paris, France
Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "My Secret Place"
The Lyrics: Once I saw a film
In New York City That was shot in Colorado- Girl meets desperado Why: New York City
Colorado Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Super Long Pop Songs:
"Paprika Plains" Length: 16:19
Submitted by: Sutch
Lyrics Alliteration:
"Big Yellow Taxi"
The Lyrics: They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Why: The letter P.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Movies Named After Song Titles:
"The Arrangement"
Elia Kazan's 1969 film
Submitted by: Sutch
