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Band Name Origins:
- Abba was originally named because of their four member's names (Anni-Frid, Bjorn, Benny and Agnetha). But they first had to ask permission from a seafood company whose name was Abba. (Yes it's true! If you don't believe me, look it up!) Submitted by: KRAZYMAN
- Originally Stig Anderson came up with the four names - Bjorn, Benny, Anna and Frida. (Anna short for Agnetha and Frida short for Anni-Frid) He decided to shorten the name before the 1974 Eurovision song contest to one that was easy to handle all around Europe. He Opted for the 4 band members initials A B B A. However they first had to ok this with a fish canning company in Sweden called Abba who agreed - just so long as the band behaved themselves. Just think - 1 trashed hotel room and it could have all benn different! Submitted by: Alan Lamprell
Why the Name is Stupid:
- If you say it often enough, it sounds like you're having a fit of some sort. Submitted by: Timwi
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Dancing Free" | "Dancing Queen" | Kaylie L |
| "Denture Queen" | "Dancing Queen" | Mickey D. |
| "Seventeen" | "Dancing Queen" | Raphaella So |
| "Debit, Bills, Taxation" | "Money, Money, Money" | KRAZYMAN |
| "S.E.X" | "S.O.S" | K.Y.L.E |
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Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "I've Got To Get A Message To You" | "S.O.S.," Abba | Kathy |
| "Do You Wanna Make Love" | "I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do," Abba | Kathy |
| "Call Me" | "Ring, Ring," ABBA | Raphael |
| "How Can I Be Sure?" | "Take A Chance On Me," Abba | Heather Brockwell |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"The Inner Takes It All" originally "The Winner Takes It All"
The inner what?
Daisy Pappus
"When All Is Sad And Done" originally "When All Is Said And Done"
Greg
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"When Fall Is Said And Done" originally "When All Is Said And Done"
It's winter!
kozar
"Lay All Your Love On Mel" originally "Lay All Your Love On Me"
Mallory
"Lay All Your Love On Meg" originally "Lay All Your Love On Me"
Mallory
"Play All Your Love On Me" originally "Lay All Your Love On Me"
Mallory
"Our Least Summer" originally "Our Last Summer"
Adrienne Ramseur
There are additional ABBA song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Knowing Me, Knowing Lou" originally "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Naomi Swanson
"Knowing Me, Snowing You" originally "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Naomi Swanson
"Snowing Me, Knowing You" originally "Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Naomi Swanson
"When All Is Said And Gone" originally "When All Is Said And Done"
kozar
"When All Is Paid And Done" originally "When All Is Said And Done"
kozar
There are additional ABBA song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Recordings:
Parody of Abba's 'The Winner Takes It All'; a tribute to the great institution of strip clubs.
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"The Governator" sings about the joys and pitfalls of going without underwear.
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Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Mama Mia" | "Armenia" | John A. Barry |
| "Winner Takes It All" | "Lion Still Roars On." | Dr Music |
| "Lay All Your Love On Me" | "All That I Need Is Weed" | Grub |
| "Waterloo" | "404" | Guy DiRito |
| "Fernando" | "Orlando" | Airfarcewon |
| "Fernando" | "Komodo" | Guy DiRito |
| "The Winner Takes It All" | "The Skinner Takes It Off" | Guy DiRito |
| "Money Money Money" | "Dummy Dummy Dummy" | Guy DiRito |
| "Waterloo" | "Xenophobe" | Guy DiRito |
| "SOS" | "IRS" | Guy DiRito |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| The Winner Takes It All | Game Show Network | Ed |
| The Winner Takes It All | State Lottery | Ed |
| Dancing Queen | School Dance | Christian |
| Does Your Mother Know? | Any Republican Politician | Eric Andrews |
| He Is Your Brother | Churches, charities (especially against violence) | Ingeborg S. Nordén |
| There are additional ABBA commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Money, Money, Money | Wario Ware, Inc | Ichigo Sneasel |
| Money, Money, Money | Any charity | Liz |
| I Have A Dream | Sleep Clinic | Liz |
| Super Trouper | Army Registration | Liz |
| Take A Chance On Me | Gamblers Anonymous | Liz |
| There are additional ABBA on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Dirty Darren Hayes | Dancing Queen ABBA | Dirty Dancing Queen | Edward |
| 50 Foot Queenie PJ Harvey | Dancing Queen ABBA | 50 Foot Dancing Queenie | Stephanie Craddock |
| Dance Away Roxette | Dancing Queen ABBA | Dance Away, Dancing Queen Everybody get down! | Ed |
| Help! The Beatles | SOS ABBA | Help! SOS Self-explanatory. | **** |
| There are additional ABBA duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
ZABBA
Frank Zappa combined with ABBA
Dancing Queens and Dancin' Fools unite!
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Mick JABBA
Mick Jagger combined with ABBA
Looks as though that middle-age spread is getting just a little out of hand...
Submitted By: Kurt Vile
ABBA Ranks
ABBA combined with Shabba Ranks
Submitted By: Rappa
Abba and Costello
Abba combined with Elvis Costello
Okay, I stole this idea, but it had to be on the list.
Submitted By: Rick Duncan
Misheard Lyrics:
"Thank You For The Music"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm nothing special
In fact, I'm a bit of a whore. Original Lyrics: I'm nothing special
In fact, I'm a bit of a bore. | "Super Trouper"
Misheard Lyrics: So I began when you arrived
Original Lyrics: So I'll be there when you arrive
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"Take A Chance On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Ali Austin free
Original Lyrics: Honey I'm still free
| "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics: Where they play the white music
Original Lyrics: Where they play the right music.
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| There are additional ABBA misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"So Long"
Misheard Lyrics: You think you're gonna make me suffer with your fancy car, ah-ha-ha
But I can tell your old half-truths ain't gonna get you far, ah-ha-ha. Original Lyrics: You think you're gonna make me sulk, you and your fancy car, ah-ha-ha
But I can tell you honey your tricks ain't gonna get you far, ah-ha-ha. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Davo This is what comes of buying an album on cassette rather than vinyl I guess. I listened to it again and I still can't hear the 'new' words! This is the first song I have heard of with the word 'sulk' in it! |
| There are additional ABBA misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"The visitors"
Better Lyrics:
None of my friends would be so stupidly impatient
They know I'm slow a little, every time I
Have to open this front door
I always drag myself to hallway
They know I'm slow a little, every time I
Have to open this front door
I always drag myself to hallway
Original Lyrics:
None of my friends would be so stupidly impatient
And they don't dare to come here anymore now
But how I loved our secret meetings
We talked and talked in quiet voices
Smiling
And they don't dare to come here anymore now
But how I loved our secret meetings
We talked and talked in quiet voices
Smiling
Submitted by: Gabrijela
"Dancin' Queen"
Better Lyrics:
He is a Shower Queen
Young and Sweet, but at least Eighteen
Shower Queen
Feel the Beat in the Men's-room steam, oh yeah!
Showerin' with the guys havin' the time of your life!
Ooooo See that boy, dream that scene,
Doin' a Shower Queen!
Young and Sweet, but at least Eighteen
Shower Queen
Feel the Beat in the Men's-room steam, oh yeah!
Showerin' with the guys havin' the time of your life!
Ooooo See that boy, dream that scene,
Doin' a Shower Queen!
Original Lyrics:
You are a dancin' Queen
Young and sweet, Only Seventeen
Dancin' Queen
Feel the Beat from the tambourine, oh yeah!
You can dance, you can Jive, havin' the time of your life. . .
Oooo see that girl, watch that scene
Diggin' the dancin' queen
Young and sweet, Only Seventeen
Dancin' Queen
Feel the Beat from the tambourine, oh yeah!
You can dance, you can Jive, havin' the time of your life. . .
Oooo see that girl, watch that scene
Diggin' the dancin' queen
Submitted by: Emily (Elf) F.
"Dancing Queen"
Better Lyrics:
You can't dance,
You can't sing,
You are so annoying.
Oo-oo-ooh see that girl,
Watch her scream,
You're not the dancing queen.
You can't sing,
You are so annoying.
Oo-oo-ooh see that girl,
Watch her scream,
You're not the dancing queen.
Original Lyrics:
You can dance,
You can jive,
Having the time of your life.
Oo-oo-ooh see that girl,
Watch that scene,
Digging the dancing queen.
You can jive,
Having the time of your life.
Oo-oo-ooh see that girl,
Watch that scene,
Digging the dancing queen.
Submitted by: ~*^Girl^*~
Funny Lyrics:
"Take A Chance On Me"
The Funny Lyrics: I thought it said: If you change your mind, I'm the first in line. Oli Oxen Free Take a chance on me.
Why They're Funny: It doesn't say "Oli Oxen free, it says Honey, I'm still free, take a chance on me. Oli oxen free is something you say at the end of a hide and seek game to make the hidden players come out of hiding.
Submitted by: Ann
| "Bang-A-Boomerang"
The Funny Lyrics: Like a bang, a-boome-boomerang
Dumdi-dum-dum, di dumdi-dum-dum Why They're Funny: Looks like they couldn't come up with any intelligent lyrics, so why not use some 'dum' lyrics. (FACT - in the year this song was released (1975), the Eurovision Song Contest was won by a Dutch group with the song - wait for it - 'Ding Ding A Dong'.)
Submitted by: Brendan
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| There are additional ABBA Funny lyrics available. | |
Repetitive Lyrics:
"I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
The Repetitive Lyrics: I love you...
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do. Why They're Repetitive: Okay, you love me. I get the picture. Fpur times would have been plenty.
Submitted by: Gino
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Nina, Pretty Ballerina"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Just another woman with no name
Why They're Nonsensical: So her name isn't, like, 'Nina' then?
Submitted by: Brendan Richards
| "The Winner Takes It All"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there I figured it made sense Building me a fence Why They're Nonsensical: 'Building me a fence', makes this song nonsense.
Submitted by: Sherry Rhodes
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Insincere Lyrics:
"Money, Money, Money"
The Insincere Lyrics: I work all night, I work all day
To pay the bills I have to pay, ain't it sad? And still there never seems to be A single penny left for me, that's too bad Why They're Insincere: Perhaps she should charter the jet next time...
Submitted by: iodmys
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Head Over Heels"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: She's a girl, with a taste for the world.
Each time when he speaks his mind, she pets his head and says that's all very fine. Why They're Misrhymed: If you look at the lyrics better you will find out that practicly whole song is misrhymed.
Submitted by: Gabrijela
| "Dum Dum Diddle"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: You're only smilin'
When you're playing your violin Why They're Misrhymed: If this isn't the worst rhyme ever, I don't know what is. Did these guys even know English?
Submitted by: ZMark
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"Waterloo"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: At Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender
Woah yeah! And I have met my destiny in quite a similar way Why They're Inappropriate: No you haven't.
Submitted by: Jenny Turner
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Dated Lyrics:
"Happy New Year"
The Dated Lyrics: What lies waiting down the line
In the end of eighty-nine. Why They're Dated: Because Happy New Year was written in the year 1979 for ABBA's Super Trouper album and the lyrics refer to the end of a decade (the end of the 1970's) and then looks ahead to the end of 1989. So it now seems dated to hear that song with those lyrics.
Submitted by: ClarinetMad
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Dirty Lyrics:
"Honey Honey"
The Dirty Lyrics: Honey, honey, let me feel it....
Honey, honey don't conceal it... Why They're Dirty: Let me feel what exactly?!?! and don't conceal what you flithy women?!?!?!
Submitted by: Kipper
| "Tiger"
The Dirty Lyrics: And if I meet you
What if I eat you I am the tiger Why They're Dirty: WHOA THERE! Steady on, pussycat.
Submitted by: Brendan
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Waterloo"
The Lyrics: My my,
at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender Who They Mention: Napoleon Bonaparte
Submitted by: Wendy Torrance
| "Me And I"
The Lyrics: Sometimes I have toyed with ideas
That I got from good old Dr Freud Who They Mention: Sigmund Freud
Submitted by: Raphael
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Boasts in Song Lyrics:
"On and On and On"
The Boasting Lyrics: Then I took advantage of the fact that I'm a star,
Shook my hair and took a casual stroll up to the bar. Comments: Well, She's proclaiming that she's a star (which is quite true) but doesn't necessarily need to be said
Submitted by: DannyP
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Song Title Space Change:
"Fern And O" originally "Fernando"
Possibly "O" as in movie "Story Of O"?
Submitted by: Arlene Titshaw
"Mean Di" originally "Me And I"
Di, as in short for 'Diana'
Submitted by: Kirsten Abercrombie
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"The Winner Takes It All"
The Lyrics: The gods may throw a dice.
Their minds as cold as ice. And someone way down here Loses someone dear. Why: Since the noun "dice" is plural, the singular being "die", the phrase "a dice" cannot be correct; it would need to be "a die" to be correct. But then that wouldn't rhyme with "cold as ice". On can wonder whether the writer(s) of these lyrics were unaware that "dice" as a noun is obligatorily plural, or whether they knew that, but went ahead with "a dice" anyway to facilitate the rhyme.
Submitted by: Renee Keener
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Song Title Anagrams:
"Wear Loot" originally "Waterloo"
Submitted by: Emmy Kay Butanone
"Wear Tool" originally "Waterloo"
Submitted by: Emmy Kay Butanone
"Wool Tear" originally "Waterloo"
Submitted by: Emmy Kay Butanone
"Rate Wool" originally "Waterloo"
Submitted by: Emmy Kay Butanone
"Hearken, A Lentil Twist" originally "The Winner Takes It All"
A perfect happening to hearken unto!?!
Submitted by: Renee Keener
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Waterloo"
The Lyrics: My my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender.
Why: Refers to Waterloo, the town in present-day Belgium adjacent to the site of Napoleon's last battle.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
| "Super Trouper"
The Lyrics: I was sick and tired of everything
When I called you last night from Glasgow Why: Glasgow.
Submitted by: Dave
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Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Ticky Cheetah" originally "Chiquitita"
Submitted by: Amber Malone
"The Tenor Wakes It All" originally "The Winner Takes It All"
Submitted by: Naomi Swanson
Names as a Word Bank:
Baa-baa-baa-baa! Submitted by: Rachel Blattington
One sheepish entry deserves another.
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Mamma Mia"
2008 musical with Meryl Streep, based on play
Submitted by: MOR
