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Quotes:
"I think Soundgarden is a pretty good band and I'm a fine guitarist. I'm not God, but I'm certainly not average. I feel very comfortable with the fact that not many other people can do what I do on guitar. I think my guitar is happy with the way I play it." Kim Thayil, guitarist 1994 Submitted by: Sayonara Soundgarden
| Kim Thayil, guitarist: "I don't know really what kind of thing is possible or what we would consider in the future. It's likely nothing. The four of us were that. There were four of us and now there's three of us, so it's just not likely that there's much to be pursued other than the catalog work at this point." Thayil also stated that while he does not rule out the possibility of working with Cameron and Shepherd in a different capacity, writing or touring under the Soundgarden banner again was unlikely. "No, I don’t think that’s anything we’d give reasonable consideration to at this point. When I say ‘at this point,’ I mean perhaps ever.” Submitted by: Sayonara Soundgarden
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Jokes:
Did you hear about the guy on the beach who did a really bad Soundgarden cover? He left his vocal talent in the sand, just a burden in his hand. Submitted by: Amanda
| Chris Cornell was at a music festival when he tripped and almost landed on Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool. Luckily, he managed to catch himself. Why? Because he fell on black days, not Green Day. Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Band Name Origins:
- Soundgarden got their name from "A Sound Garden" -a pipe sculpture that stands in Sand Point Park in Seattle. Sounds are produced when air blows through the pipes. Submitted by: Luthien
- They apparently named themselves after a pipe sculpture in Seattle's Sand Point that makes unearthly howling noises in the wind... Submitted by: Ben Singer
Stupid Band Names:
- How the hell can someone grow sound? I guess that implies that the members are farmers, right? Submitted by: hekifier
- How the hell do you grow sound anyway? Submitted by: Mr. Critic
Better Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Chris Cornell" | "Way better solo, or at least with Audioslave. His work appeared in the James Bond movie Casino Royale." | - Eric |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Mailman" | You know im heading for the bottom but im riding you all the way - Morbid J |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Ugly Goose" | "Pretty Noose" | rocky |
| "Pooman" | "Spoonman" | Christine |
| "(I Have A) Psycho Son" | "Black Hole Sun" | Kaylie L |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Spoonman," | No man can be a spoon. | Rock Maninoff |
| "Black Rain," | Rain has no colors. | GlamRockNinjaLord |
| "Eyelid's Mouth," | No eyelid has a mouth. | Heather Brockwell |
| "Black Hole Sun," | Sun is too small star to ever become a black hole | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Pretty Noose," | Nooses aren't pretty. | Gene Splicer |
There are additional Soundgarden literally impossible song titles available. | ||
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Eat Your Heart Out," Dio | "Like Suicide," Soundgarden | |
| "Holiday," Green Day | "4th Of July," Soundgarden | |
| "Blue Sky," The Allman Brothers Band | "Black Rain," Soundgarden | |
| "When Did You Leave Heaven?," Guy Lombardo | "The Day I Tried To Live," Soundgarden | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Pretty Nose" originally "Pretty Noose"
Wendy Torrance
"By Cooked Steps" originally "By Crooked Steps"
Peter
"Petty Noose" originally "Pretty Noose"
Alison Runyon
"The Day I Tried To Lie" originally "The Day I Tried To Live"
Pam Tabor
"Back Hole Sun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Jessica Childress
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Broom A Thousand Years Wide" originally "Room A Thousand Years Wide"
... And I STILL missed a spot!
Josh
"Black Whole Sun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Rapunzel Gladstone
"Black Hole Stun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Emmy Kay Butanone
"Black Hole Spun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Emmy Kay Butanone
"Black Hole Sunk" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Emmy Kay Butanone
Change a Letter:
"Eyelid's Month" originally "Eyelid's Mouth"
As sensible as original title!
Duncan Moore
"My Cave" originally "My Wave"
Glenn Rousseau
"The Day I Tried To Give" originally "The Day I Tried To Live"
Jen
"Burden In My Band" originally "Burden In My Hand"
That's why Chris Cornell keeps quitting them.
Joe Boxer
"Fell On Blank Days" originally "Fell On Black Days"
Jessica Childress
There are additional Soundgarden song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Black Hole Sun" | "9-1-1" | SwimPuff165 |
| "Black Hole Sun" | "Rathole Scum" | harry |
| "Black Hole Sun" | "Donald Trump" | Lionel Mertens |
| "Spoonman" | "Coleman" | Darius Whitehead |
| "Black Hole Sun" | "Black Chick's Tongue" | Drawn Apart |
| "Black Hole Sun" | "Chosen One" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Mind Riot" | "Zayn Malik" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Slaves And Bulldozers" | "Guns N'Roses" | Fack Sabbath |
| "Black Hole Sun" | "Black Hole's Arse" | Fack Sabbath |
| "She Likes Surprises" | "She Likes Molasses" | Fack Sabbath |
There are additional Soundgarden song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| My Wave | Short-Wave Radio | rocky |
| My Wave | i-pods/Computers with MP3 | rocky |
| Spoonman | Spoons | Xad |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Black Hole Sun | NWS office on a cloudy day | Kerry |
| Black Hole Sun | NASA | Kerry |
| Pretty Noose | Museum of Torture | Fbug |
| Black Hole Sun | Cosmology Research Center | Fbug |
| Burden In My Hand | Adoption Agency | Fbug |
| There are additional Soundgarden 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 |
| Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones | Burden In My Hand Soundgarden | Beast Of Burden In My Hand | Odie Garfield |
| Lovers On The Sun David Guetta | Black Hole Sun Soundgarden | Lovers On The Black Hole Sun | Ashley Michelle McGowan |
| Ice In The Sun Status Quo | Black Hole Sun Soundgarden | Ice In The Black Hole Sun | Britney Spears into pruning hooks |
| Supermassive Black Hole Muse | Black Hole Sun Soundgarden | Supermassive Black Hole Sun As i understand, what any black hole sun must be | Alicia Sturdivant |
| There are additional Soundgarden duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Roger Waters Soundgarden
Roger Waters combined with Soundgarden
Does a sound garden need watering?
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi
Syndicate Of Soundgarden
Syndicate Of Sound combined with Soundgarden
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Savage Soundgarden
Savage Garden combined with Soundgarden
I'm surprised no one's thought up this one yet!
Submitted By: Rafeal De La Ghetto
Rage Against The Sound Machine In The Garden
Rage Against The Machine combined with Soundgarden
Because nobody suggested a better name for Audioslave, here's one for you.
Submitted By: Sir Alan George Palgut I
There are additional Soundgarden Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Jesus Christ Pose"
Misheard Lyrics: Shaved
Original Lyrics: Saved
| "Pretty Noose"
Misheard Lyrics: Let your monkey wrench
Original Lyrics: Let your motor race
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"Spoonman"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the river with your hands
Original Lyrics: Feel the rhythm with your hands
| "Fell on Black Days"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna go
Original Lyrics: I wanna know
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| There are additional Soundgarden misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Spoonman"
Misheard Lyrics: Feel the river with your hands
Original Lyrics: Feel the rhythm with your hands
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I thought how “rhythm” often sounds like “river” |
| There are additional Soundgarden misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Black Hole Sun"
Better Lyrics:
Black Hole Ass
It Really Stinks
It Really Stinks
It Really Stinks
It Really Stinks
Original Lyrics:
Black Hole Sun
Won't You Come
Won't You Come?
Won't You Come
Won't You Come?
Submitted by: Jaccass
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Outshined"
The Funny Lyrics: Well, I'm feelin' a lot sober even though I'm drinking
Why They're Funny: This line seems to contradict itself.
Submitted by: Glenn Rousseau
| "Burden In My Hand"
The Funny Lyrics: Nothing will do me in before I do myself
Why They're Funny: I just think the line 'I do myself' sounds funny.
Submitted by: Fbug
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| There are additional Soundgarden Funny lyrics available. | |
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Fell On Black Days"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Sure don't mind a change (repeated at least 4 times toward the end)
Why They're Repetitive: But I surely mind the repetition of the line.
Submitted by: rocky
| "Fell On Black Days"
The Repetitive Lyrics: How would I know that this could be my fate? (Repeat)
Why They're Repetitive: Nobody knows their own fate. I thought Chris would have known that by now.
Submitted by: rocky
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| There are additional Soundgarden repetitive lyrics available. | |
Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Outshined"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I'm looking California,
and feeling Minnesota. Why They're Nonsensical: I didn't know states could be adjectives.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Black Hole Sun"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Call my name through the cream
Why They're Nonsensical: Exactly how does one talk THROUGH cream, much less talk to it?
Submitted by: hamp
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| There are additional Soundgarden nonsensical lyrics available. | |
Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"Spoonman"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: All my friends are skeletons
Beat the rhythm with their bones Why They're Misrhymed: The "unz" in 'skeletons' does NOT rhyme with the "ohnz" in 'bones.'
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Kickstand"
Opening Lines: Kickstand, you got loose and I threw up.
Comments: Submitted by: J.D.
| "Jesus Christ Pose"
Opening Lines: And you stare at me in your Jesus Christ Pose.
Comments: Submitted by: J.D.
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Song Title Space Change:
"Spoon Man" originally "Spoonman"
Submitted by: Lucinda Blair
"Spoon Man" originally "Spoonman"
Submitted by: Lucinda Blair
"Black Ho Le Sun" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Nudedragons Submitted by: Brian Kelly
They actually performed some shows under this name
Go Under Sand Submitted by: Anna Graham
Dean's Ground Submitted by: Calop
Under Gonads Submitted by: Josh
Adorned Gnus Submitted by: Gretchen Wieners
Song Title Anagrams:
"Label Candy, Folks!" originally "Fell On Black Days"
So that the buyers know what kind it is.
Submitted by: Alexis
"Sally Blocked Fan" originally "Fell On Black Days"
Submitted by: Alexis
"No Blue Chalks" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Submitted by: Calop
"Skull On Beach" originally "Black Hole Sun"
Submitted by: Ava Murphy
"Worn Nun's Puke" originally "Superunknown"
Submitted by: Josh
There are additional Soundgarden Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Outshined"
The Lyrics: I'm looking California And I'm feeling Minnesota
Why: I think that means that he's looking big, but feeling small.
Submitted by: Glenn Rousseau
| "Outshined"
The Lyrics: I'm looking California
And feeling Minnesota. Why: The states of California and Minnesota are used as metaphors by Chris Cornell. 'California' represents his positive physical beauty, and 'Minnesota' represents his inner feelings, which are cold, dark and depressing. (By the way, 'Feeling Minnesota' is the name of 1996 film starring Cameron Diaz, Keanu Reeves, Dan Aykroyd and Courtney Love among others.)
Submitted by: Rocky
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Jesus Christ Pose"
The video was banned by MTV because it shows a girl and skeleton crucified on the cross.
Submitted by: thndrstrck
Super Short Pop Songs:
"665 & 667" Length: 1:27
667 is basicly 665 in reverse, wich would mean 667 is talking about Santa instead of Satan.
Submitted by: Glenn Rousseau
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Moon Span" originally "Spoonman"
Submitted by: Henrietta Caroleen Ellenboro
"Moon Span" originally "Spoonman"
A Moon Named Span
Submitted by: Darius Whitehead
"Nitty Pruse" originally "Pretty Noose"
Submitted by: Chris Chendo
"Nitty Pruse" originally "Pretty Noose"
Submitted by: Chris Chendo
"Why, Maeve?" originally "My Wave"
Submitted by: Rocky
There are additional Soundgarden Song Title Spoonerisms available.
Names as a Word Bank:
Noun Guard Do Nod Don On Submitted by: Glenn Rousseau
Song Lawsuits:
"Black Hole Sun"
This 1994 grunge hit was a big hit for Soundgarden in 2006 it was ruined by Peter Frampton by March 1996 synth legends The Moog Cookbook covered it
Submitted by: Karl 1332
Lyrics Alliteration:
"Rusty Cage"
The Lyrics: And it's raining icepicks
On your steel shawl Why: 2x S alliteration
Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Goundsarden originally "Soundgarden"
Submitted by: Glenn Rousseau
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"Badmotorfinger album"
The title of that 1991 album is a reference to the Montrose (this band featured Sammy Hagar) song "Bad Motor Scooter". The "motor finger" is a reference to speedy guitar playing, like in punk rock. Look at the album title - you thought this might've been a veiled referral to the street phrase "BAD MF", didn't ya? Guess again ; )
Submitted by: Bad Spoonman
Backwards Messages:
"Burden In My Hand"
When you hear the first part of the first verse("Follow me"),reverse it, and you should hear "Pokemon" or something like that.
Submitted by: Glenn Rousseau
TV and Movies Mentioned in Lyrics:
"Outshined"
The Lyrics: I'm looking California
And feeling Minnesota. Why: "Feeling Minnesota", starring Cameron Diaz and Keanu Reeves.
Submitted by: Rocky
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