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Temptations {December 1964], The Tempations, The TempatationsKnown informally as: The Temps. Submitted by: Grady Brady
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Masterpiece" | Break-ins..folks coming home. and finding all their possessions gone. Oh, oh, oh...It's an everyday thing....in the ghetto. - Rich Connelly |
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
The Resistances | Resist those temptations! | Larcen Tyler |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Bill Of Confusion" | "Ball Of Confusion" | Reggie Pillbox |
"Shady Soul" | "Lady Soul" | Sonya Raynos |
"Can't Get Away From You" | "Can't Get Next To You" | soul |
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Plastic Man," | No person is made of plastic | Frieda Evans |
"Ball Of Confusion," | Confusion cannot be made into a ball. | They Call Me Mr. Pibbs |
"Cloud 9," | Clouds don't have numbers. | Reggie Pillbox |
"Papa Was A Rolling Stone," | No man's father is a tumbling rock. | JC Foster |
"Plastic Man," | Lucinda Blair |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"Leave A Light On," Tom Walker | "I'll Keep A Light In My Window," The Temptations | |
"Somebody's Watching Me," Rockwell | "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," The Temptations | |
"Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally?," Tony Orlando and Dawn | "My Girl," The Temptations | |
"Too Hot," Kool & The Gang | "I Wish It Would Rain," The Temptations | |
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Just My Imagination " | "Russian Disinformation" | John A. Barry |
"My Girl" | "Migraine" | G. R. Broski |
"My Girl" | "My Cat" | The Parody Author |
"Ain’t Too Proud To Beg" | "Ain’t Too Loud To Beg" | LoriLoud33 |
"My Girl" | "SciGirls" | LoriLoud33 |
"My Girl" | "My Beautiful Princess" | LoriLoud33 |
"Papa Was a Rolling Stone" | "Perfect Game Was Thrown By Cone" | Michael Pacholek |
"Ball Of Confusion" | "Wall Of Delusion" | Last Dig Efforts |
"My Girl" | "Deadpool" | Matthias |
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | "Finding Easter Eggs" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
There are additional song parodies available. |
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
Beauty's Only Skin Deep | Beauty products | Lefty Lucy |
I Wish It Would Rain | Totes umbrellas | one |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
Papa Was A Rolling Stone | Child Support Enforcement | Liz |
Ball Of Confusion | Any Televangelist Prayer Line | Paul Warren |
I Wish It Would Rain | Noah's Ark | hec |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
Absolutely (Story Of A Girl) Nine Days | My Girl The Temptations | Absolutely (Story Of My Girl) | David |
My Girl The Temptations | Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations | My Girl Ain't Too Proud To Beg Another combo of same-artist songs! | K.N. Pepper |
Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis | Ball Of Confusion The Temptations | Great Balls Of Confusion | Pete Worst |
Forever Your Girl Paula Abdul | My Girl The Temptations | Forever My Girl | Serafina |
There are additional Temptations duets that haven't been done yet available. |
There are additional Temptations Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
"Get Ready for CBS"
Misheard Lyrics: Get ready for the CMAs
Original Lyrics: Get ready for CBS
| "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: But it was just a collaboration
Original Lyrics: But it was just my imagination
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"Masterpiece"
Misheard Lyrics: Where I was bowling
Original Lyrics: Where I was born
| "Get Ready"
Misheard Lyrics: Get ready for silly goats
Original Lyrics: Get ready 'cause here I come
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There are additional misheard lyrics available. |
"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
Misheard Lyrics: To have a girl, my girl
Original Lyrics: To have a girl like her
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Story about this misheard lyric by: David Dana-Bashian Name-checking The Temptations' first #1 hit, "My Girl", on their third #1 hit |
There are additional misheard stories available. |
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Don't you know that there
Ain't no mountain high enough Ain't no valley low enough Ain't no river wide enough To keep me from getting to you Why They're Repetitive: Yes, I know now...'there ain't no mountain high enough'!
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
| "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Papa was a rolling stone
Wherever he laid his hat was his home And when he died All he left us was alone Why They're Repetitive: These four lines are repeated ad nauseam for the last 3 minutes of the song.
Submitted by: Shawn Eni
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"Cloud Nine"
The Insulting Lyrics: You're a million miles from reality.
Why They're Insulting: As one of the few realists left in this world, I find this offensive. And so would some astronauts.
Submitted by: Gus
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"Ball Of Confusion"
The Lyrics: The Beatles' new record's a gas.
Who They Mention: The Beatles
Submitted by: T-Rex Grossman
| "Ball of Confusion"
The Lyrics: The Beatles new record's a gas.
Who They Mention: Beatles
Submitted by: Steve Burdin
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"Ball Of Confusion"
The Song Lyrics: The beat goes on.
Song They Mention: "The Beat Goes On" by Sonny & Cher.
Submitted by: Mickey Dee
| "Ball Of Confusion"
The Song Lyrics: And the only safe place to live
is in an Indian Reservation. Song They Mention: "Indian Reservation" by Paul Revere and The Raiders.
Submitted by: Mickey Dee
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There are additional Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs lyrics available. |
"Ball of Confusion"
The Made Up Words: Great Googamooga
Comments: Why has this classic song not yet been mentioned?
Submitted by: Russell
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