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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Talking Heads/Tom Jones, Taking HeadsBand Name Origins:
- I can't believe this one isn't here already. A "Talking Head" shot is TV jargon for a static shot of a person (a newsreader, for example) from the shoulders up while he or she is just sitting there yakking away. I think I just explained something self-explanatory. BTW, the (official) name of the band is Talking Heads with no definite article. Submitted by: Tim Horrigan
- I heard that the Talking Heads were constantly changing their name. When a certain degree of success finally hit (perhaps a record contract?) they were called the "Talking Heads" at the time - so they remained the Talking Heads. Submitted by: Todd Burnside
Stupid Band Names:
- Well, duh! Talking comes from the mouth, which is located on a person's head! So naturally, the head does the talking. But doesn't that imply that the band would talk instead of sing (when they perform)? Submitted by: Russ
- Sounds like something from a horror movie Submitted by: noskcaJ
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: Head Head. Submitted by: Floyd Pinklon
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Found A Job" | Judy's in the bedroom, inventing situations Bob is on the street today, scouting up locations They've enlisted all their family They've enlisted all their friends It helped save their/the relationship And made it work again - Isac |
| "Life During Wartime" | This ain't no party! This ain't no disco! This ain't no foolin' around! - Carole Krus |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Singing Heads | They sing (like most music groups), not just speak | Russ |
| Stalking Hedz | Stalking the one you love is fun... Er... I didn't say that. | Heather |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Psycho Thriller" | "Psycho Killer" | Regina Haniger |
| "Knife During Wartime" | "Life During Wartime" | Regina Haniger |
| "Strife During Wartime" | "Life During Wartime" | Regina Haniger |
| "Psychic Killer" | "Psycho Killer" | Regina Haniger |
| "Scrotally Nude" | "Totally Nude" | Regina Haniger |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Road To Nowhere," | There's no place called Nowhere. | Roc |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Flamethrower," The J. Geils Band | "Burning Down The House," Talking Heads | |
| "Taxi," Harry Chapin | "Take Me To The River," Talking Heads | |
| "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," The Ramones | "Girlfriend Is Better," Talking Heads | |
| "For Once In My Life," Stevie Wonder | "Once In A Lifetime," Talking Heads | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"This Must Be The Place (Nave Melody)" originally "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
Candy Welty
"This Must Be The Lace (Naive Melody)" originally "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
Candy Welty
"This Must Be The Pace (Naive Melody)" originally "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
Candy Welty
"His Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" originally "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
Candy Welty
"Rod To Nowhere" originally "Road To Nowhere"
Serafina
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"This Must Be The Place (Native Melody)" originally "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
Heather Brockwell
"This Must Be The Placer (Naive Melody)" originally "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
Placer = a type of mineral deposit
Wendy Torrance
"This Must Be The Palace (Naive Melody)" originally "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
Candy Welty
"Ounce In A Lifetime" originally "Once In A Lifetime"
Not very much!
Tommy
"Lover For Sale" originally "Love For Sale"
Pam Tabor
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Girlfriend Is Wetter" originally "Girlfriend Is Better"
Jessica Childress
"Girlfriend Is Bitter" originally "Girlfriend Is Better"
Jessica Childress
"This Must Be The Peace (Naive Melody)" originally "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
Ursula Turpin
"Burning Down The Horse" originally "Burning Down The House"
Andy Gibbs Free Energy
"This Must Be The Plane (Naive Melody)" originally "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Psycho Killer" | "Fido Killer" | Parotroupers |
| "Psycho Killer" | "Psycho Miller" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Psycho Killer" | "Child-Croak Killer" | VU |
| "Heaven" | "Charlotte" | Peter Steinberg |
| "And She Was" | "Back in Town (w/ The Frogtables)" | Darius Whitehead |
| "Burning Down The House" | "Burning Down The Safe" | SirensInMyHead |
| "Burning Down The House" | "Vermin In The House" | Callmelennie |
| "Psycho Killer" | "Robot Chicken" | Spencer The Griffinator |
| "Once In A Lifetime" | "Strong Bad Emails" | Spencer The Griffinator |
| "Radio Head" | "Ratioed Quick" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Houses In Motion | Any property development show on Channel Four | pickle* |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Burning Down the House | Fire Department | Kerry |
| Burning Down The House | Real Estate | All-Starr |
| Love For Sale | Eliot Spitzer's answering machine | Candace Mercer |
| Love For Sale | Vice squad desk | Martha Hankins |
| Burning Down The House | Arson Hotline | crazydon |
| There are additional 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 |
| Once Upon Another Time Sara Bareilles | Once In A Lifetime Talking Heads | Once Upon Another Lifetime | Rachel |
| Mama Said The Shirelles | And She Was Talking Heads | And Mama Said She Was | Elizabeth |
| Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes John DeBello | Psycho Killer Talking Heads | Attack Of The Psycho Killer Tomatoes | Joe |
| Why Can't I? Liz Phair | Stay Up Late Talking Heads | Why Can't I Stay Up Late? You probably have to get up early tomorrow. | Serafina |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Talk Talk Talking Heads
Talk Talk combined with Talking Heads
Submitted By: Patrick
Talking Heads Talk
Talk Talk combined with Talking Heads
Submitted By: Candy Welty
DC Talking Heads
DC Talk combined with Talking Heads
Appearing weekly on "Meet the Press."
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Modern Talking Heads
Modern Talking combined with Talking Heads
Submitted By: Todd W. Zimmerman
There are additional Talking Heads Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Psycho Killer"
Misheard Lyrics: Cyclone killer
Original Lyrics: Psycho killer
| "Psycho Killer"
Misheard Lyrics: I hate people when they're not alive.
Original Lyrics: I hate people when they're not polite.
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"Psycho Killer"
Misheard Lyrics: Psycho killer
Basket case Original Lyrics: Psycho killer
Qu'est que c'est | "Wild, Wild Life"
Misheard Lyrics: On the way to the stocking stage
Original Lyrics: On the way to the stock exchange
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Cities"
Misheard Lyrics: Thief of London, Small City
Original Lyrics: Think of London, Small City
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Story about this misheard lyric by: MJ I thought the "Thief of London" was a historical criminal along the lines of Jack the Ripper |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Burning Down the House"
Better Lyrics:
Get your shit together
Original Lyrics:
Everything's stuck together
Submitted by: Safety Dancer
"Burning Down The House"
Better Lyrics:
Watch out-you might get attacked by ninjas
Original Lyrics:
Watch out-you might get what you're after
Submitted by: Flash Flood
"Papa Legba"
Better Lyrics:
Papa Langdon, come and open the gate
Papa Langdon, to the City of Clubs
Now, we're your children, come and ride your whores
In the night, in the night, come and ride your whores
Papa Langdon, to the City of Clubs
Now, we're your children, come and ride your whores
In the night, in the night, come and ride your whores
Original Lyrics:
Papa Legba, come and open the gate
Papa Legba, to the City of Camps
Now, we're your children, come and ride your horse
In the night, in the night, come and ride your horse
Papa Legba, to the City of Camps
Now, we're your children, come and ride your horse
In the night, in the night, come and ride your horse
Submitted by: Heather
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Once In A Lifetime"
The Funny Lyrics: And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house...with a beautiful wife. And you may ask yourself, 'Well, how did I get here?' (later) And you may ask yourself, 'Where is that large automobile?' And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful house!' And you may tell yourself, 'This is not my beautiful wife!' Why They're Funny: This is so hilarious. The first time around, he names these three items, then the second time around he realizes that the person he's addressing shouldn't be thrown into this fantasy right away.
Submitted by: Quyjibo
| "Burning Down The House"
The Funny Lyrics: Three hundred sixty five degrees
Burning down the house Why They're Funny: As a temperature, of course it's going to burn. But what's intriguing is that if you think of this many "degrees" as angular measure, it's just a shade more than a complete revolution, so maybe it could have a double meaning.
Submitted by: Quyjibo
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Once In A Lifetime"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Same as it ever was, same as it ever was Same as it ever was, same as it ever was Same as it ever was, same as it ever was Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Why They're Repetitive: Would you believe me if I said this is the song’s entire bridge, because it actually is. I mean wow, did the singer just give up on using different words halfway though and just decide to repeat himself? (Editor: The band is just called "Talking Heads", no "The".)
Submitted by: Jack
| "And She Was"
The Repetitive Lyrics: And she was, and she was...
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey... Why They're Repetitive: David Byrne said the song was about a girl he knew. She must have had trouble with stammering.
Submitted by: rocky
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Once In A Lifetime"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: There is water, at the bottom of the ocean!
Why They're Nonsensical: There is?!
Submitted by: Joe
| "Wild, Wild Life"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I ride a hot potato
Why They're Nonsensical: The lyric is not only completely meaningless, but describes a totally impossible activity as well!
Submitted by: Matt E.
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Stay Up Late"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: I know you want to leave me.
Why They're Inappropriate: This line is taken from "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" by the Temptations; why David Byrne would include it here I do not know.
Submitted by: Mickey D.
| "Totally Nude"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: A polka party for Bob and Martha
Why They're Inappropriate: Okay, this song is about being nature and being naked in a forest. Then, Byrne inserts this line about a polka party for two people who were mentioned no where else in the song. What does a polka party have do do with nature and/or being nude?
Submitted by: Heather
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Puzzlin' Evidence"
The Lyrics: We got CBS and ABC
We got Time and Newsweek They're the same to me Product Brand Name: Time and Newsweek magazines
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Take Me To The River"
The Song Lyrics: Sixteen candles there on my wall
Song They Mention: "Sixteen Candles" by the Crests
Submitted by: Cassandra
| "Wild Wild Life"
The Song Lyrics: Peace of mind? It's a piece of cake.
Song They Mention: "Peace of Mind" by Boston
Submitted by: Cassandra
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"And She Was"
Opening Lines: And she was lying in the grass.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Song Title Space Change:
"Road To Now Here" originally "Road To Nowhere"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Road Ton Ow! Here " originally "Road To Nowhere"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"House Sin Motion" originally "Houses In Motion"
Sounds like what Dr. House might do.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Crosseye Dan D. Painless" originally "Crosseyed And Painless"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"House Sin Motion" originally "Houses In Motion"
Submitted by: Josh
Band Name Anagrams:
King Has Dealt Submitted by: Little Old Lady Hu
Ah, Taking Sled Submitted by: Francine Harper
Al Taking Shed Submitted by: Francine Harper
Kiln Had Gates Submitted by: Dogniss Everdeen
King Had Tales Submitted by: Dogniss Everdeen
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"She's Wanda" originally "And She Was"
Submitted by: Alexis
"Honoree To Draw" originally "Road To Nowhere"
Submitted by: Alexis
"Howard Tore One" originally "Road To Nowhere"
What did he tear?
Submitted by: Alexis
"Honored To Wear" originally "Road To Nowhere"
Submitted by: Alexis
"Weather On Door" originally "Road To Nowhere"
Submitted by: Alexis
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Song Title Acrostics:
COD: "City Of Dreams"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
HIM: "Houses In Motion"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Lay Upstate" originally "Stay Up Late"
Submitted by: D. Melody Dole, MD
"Lay Upstate" originally "Stay Up Late"
Submitted by: D. Melody Dole, MD
"Love Soar Fail" originally "Love For Sale"
Submitted by: Mae Beam
"Wife During Lore Time" originally "Life During Wartime"
Submitted by: Dionne Peacewick
"Wife During Lore Time" originally "Life During Wartime"
Submitted by: Dionne Peacewick
There are additional Song Title Spoonerisms available.
Foreign Language in English Songs:
"Burning Down The House"
The Lyrics: Here's your ticket
pack your bags Time to leave here Por favor Why: Por favor means please in spanish.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Psycho Killer"
The Lyrics: Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir-là
Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir-là Réalisant mon espoir Je me lance vers la gloire Why: Pourquoi pas?
What I did that night What she said that night Realizing my hope I launch myself to glory Submitted by: John A. Barry
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Hawking Teds originally "Talking Heads"
Submitted by: Peter
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Broadcast News
Pretty much describes news anchors
Submitted by: Psycho Librarian
TV and Movies Mentioned in Lyrics:
"Puzzlin' Evidence"
The Lyrics: We got CBS and ABC
We got Time and Newsweek They're the same to me Why: CBS and ABC networks; from the "True Stories" album.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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