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Band Name Origins:
- Bad Religion mentioned the term in an old tune of theirs. The guys heard it and thought WICKED Submitted by: ridetherocks
- The band members, JB and KG were watching an interview with Scottie Pippen after a Chicago Bulls game once and he was asked how they won and replied, "Well we played tenacious defense..." and it was shortened to Tenacious D and they've rocked ever since. Submitted by: K Hill
Stupid Band Names:
- I looked up the term "tenacious d" and I'm sorry but, the term doesn't fit the sound of this band even remotely. Submitted by: Greg
- This was used to describe a basketball's defense as I heard it. But for a band??? Submitted by: Logan
Vainity Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)" | Lyrics contain: "we are the D" - GlamRockNinjaLord |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Master Exploder" | Cool music, but the title is never used. - Jonathan S. |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "The P**** That Messed With Me" | "The Pick of Destiny" | jgunner |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Eulogy for a Rock Band," Weezer | "Tribute," Tenacious D | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Dio," Tenacious D | |
| "Rock And Roll Band," Boston | "Dio," Tenacious D | |
| "Eulogy," Tool | "Tribute," Tenacious D | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Karat" originally "Karate"
The new title is about diamonds.
Iris Green
"The Meal" originally "The Metal"
Veronica Krumpfelhagen
Change a Letter:
"Master Explorer" originally "Master Exploder"
Lydia Helton
"Masker Exploder" originally "Master Exploder"
Lydia Helton
"Masher Exploder" originally "Master Exploder"
Lydia Helton
"Matter Exploder" originally "Master Exploder"
Lydia Helton
"Tribune" originally "Tribute"
Daphne Hughes
Recordings:
Sep 18
a parody of "Wonderboy" by Tenacious D
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Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Kickapoo" | "Dave's Petting Zoo" | Matthias |
| "Master Exploder" | "Tenten's Theme" | Naruto-style Parody Person-thingy |
| "Break In City (Storm the Gates)" | "Flip The Steaks" | Mike Hector |
| "Gov't Totally Sucks" | "Relationships Totally Sucks" | 2fast4Ux2 |
| "POD" | "Pick of Destiny" | Tenacious Lee |
| "Tribute" | "Candy" | WereJohnCandy |
| "The Pick Of Destiny" | "The Hick From Tennessee" | Matthias |
| "F*** Her Gently" | "Buck You Strongly" | Uncle Buck Russell |
| "Wonderboy" | "Drake and Josh" | JoshLover |
| "Wonderboy" | "Altarboy" | Seamonkey |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| The Metal | Revolver Golden Gods Awards | GlamRockNinjaLord |
| Tribute | Mazda Tribute | Chamelienne |
| Karate | 'Tekken' series or any other fighting games | SpiderJosh |
| Drive-Thru | McDonalds | Big T |
| F*** Her Gently | Playboy, Spice channel | Atticus Ramone |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| F*** Her Gently | Brothel | Nick |
| F*** Her Gently | Lonely Housewives hotline | Irrititable |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Into the Groove Madonna | Metal Tenacious D | Into the Groove Metal | Scotty Dangerously |
| Ronnie Metallica | Dio Tenacious D | Ronnie Dio Ronnie James Dio, the late Heavy Metal singer. | GlamRockNinjaLord |
| I Found A Way Drake Bell | Rock Your Socks Off Tenacious D | I Found A Way To Rock Your Socks Off | SOK |
| Welcome To The Jungle Guns 'N' Roses | Wonderboy Tenacious D | Welcome To The Jungle, Wonderboy What is this, a Peanuts cartoon!? | Herbert Oscar Forsberg the Third |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Poisonous D
Poison combined with Tenacious D
Submitted By: GlamRockNinjaLord
Generation D
Generation X combined with Tenacious D
Submitted By: GlamRockNinjaLord
Genecious D
Genesis combined with Tenacious D
The ultimate progressive/art metal band.
Submitted By: raddog20002002
Tenacious DMC
Tenacious D combined with Run DMC
Submitted By: GlamRockNinjaLord
There are additional Tenacious D Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Tribute"
Misheard Lyrics: And the beast has cum
Original Lyrics: And the beast was done
| "Master Exploder"
Misheard Lyrics: I did not mean (he did not mean)
to blow your mind (to blow your mind) But that it happens to be from the sky Original Lyrics: I did not mean, (he did not mean)
to blow your mind (to blow your mind) But that s*** happens to me, all the time |
"Explosivo"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a lime upon my faithful steed.
Original Lyrics: I climb upon my faithful steed.
| "Tribute"
Misheard Lyrics: He said, 'Play the best song in the world
Or I'll eat your socks.' Original Lyrics: He said, 'Play the best song in the world
Or I'll eat your souls.' |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Exploso"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a lime upon my faithful steed.
Original Lyrics: I climb upon my faithful steed.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Flo I was imagining a horse with a giant lime on its back. Possibly a new commercial for (Dentyne) Tango? *shrug* |
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Beelzeboss"
The Funny Lyrics: He'll bend you over then he'll take you to browntown Why They're Funny: Does this need a reason? LOL
Submitted by: MaskedMaggot
| "Tribute"
The Funny Lyrics: Look into my eyes and its easy to see
one and one make two, two and one make three it was destiny Why They're Funny: If you look into someones eyes you don't see one plus one or two plus one.
Submitted by: Isabel
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| There are additional Funny lyrics available. | |
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Lee"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Lee, lee, lee, lee...
lee lee lee lee lee lee lee lee lee lee lee Why They're Repetitive: He says the word Lee around 75 times in a one minute long song. And you thought you couldn't think of lyrics.
Submitted by: Ninjabassman
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Lee"
Opening Lines: Lee, Lee, Lee, Lee
Comments: This is pretty much the only word in the song, so...yeah...
Submitted by: Ninjabassman
| "The Metal"
Opening Lines: You can't kill the metal.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Made Up Words in Songs:
"Beelzeboss"
The Made Up Words: Hey anti-Christ-er, Beelzeboss
Comments: The song has combined the words "Beelzebub" and "boss". Would seem it means a boss from hell.
Submitted by: Lucinda Blair
| "The Road"
The Made Up Words: Boosh
Comments: "Snackin' on a tasty Boosh, right after the show!" Apparently "bush" as in pubic hair, but it's The D, so who knows?
Submitted by: Woop Woop
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Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Car Chase City"
The Lyrics: Car chase city,
Run away from the fuzz! Thought that we wasn't, But we totally was! Why: "Thought that we WEREN'T, but we totally WERE." But then again, "fuzz" doesn't rhyme with "were."
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
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Band Name Anagrams:
Casino Duet Submitted by: Heidi Sharpe
Acne Studio Submitted by: Heidi Sharpe
Deacon Suit Submitted by: Heidi Sharpe
Educations Submitted by: Heidi Sharpe
A Seduction Submitted by: Heidi Sharpe
Song Title Anagrams:
"Rebut It" originally "Tribute"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"I Butter" originally "Tribute"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Tub Rite" originally "Tribute"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Tie Burt" originally "Tribute"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Tub Tier" originally "Tribute"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Songs That Are Banned:
"Rise Of The Fenix (Album)"
The cover art on the PA version looks quite like male genetalia. The edited version has completely different cover art, for obvious reasons.
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
Super Short Pop Songs:
"The Divide" Length: 0:22
Submitted by: Lou Gravano
"Destiny" Length: 0:37
Submitted by: Lou Gravano
"Classico" Length: 0:58
Submitted by: Lou Gravano
Backwards Messages:
"Karate"
At the end there is a backwards message that says..."Eat donkey crap."
Submitted by: SNOW
