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Fun Music Information -> Alphaville

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Stupid Band Names:

Is that located anywhere near Betatown? Submitted by: Peter

New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
Omegaville	The other end of the Greek alphabet plus '-ville'	Mac

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Germany In Love,"	Countries don't have emotions	Mads
"Forever Young,"	Sorry, you will grow adult	Susanna Viljanen
"Big In Japan,"	You cannot change your size for just one country	Susanna Viljanen

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Sushi," Kyle Andrews	"Big In Japan," Alphaville
"Sukiyaki," Kyu Sakamoto	"Big In Japan," Alphaville
"We Are The Young," Dan Hartman	"Forever Young," Alphaville
"Big In Japan," Alphaville	"Godzilla," Blue Oyster Cult

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Bi In Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

Alicia Sturdivant

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Big Win Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

A major victory for Japan in some competition

Samantha Wayland

"Big Inn Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

A large inn somewhere in Japan

Samantha Wayland

"Bing In Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

Samantha Wayland

"Brig In Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

Samantha Wayland

Change a Letter:

"Bog In Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

rebecca

"Fig In Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

Elizabeth

"Bid In Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

In yen, of course.

Cassandra

"Wig In Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

Calop

"Dig In Japan" originally "Big In Japan"

Scarlett Lopez

There are additional Alphaville song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Big in Japan"	"Man Who Marveled"	Dylan Baranski
"Big in Japan"	"Swing Like Tarzan"	the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Big in Japan"	"Big in Japan"	Susanna Viljanen
"Big in Japan"	"Car from Japan"	Mattias Johansson

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Forever Young	Cemetery	Sheegwa Miao

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Big Deal LeAnn Rimes	Big In Japan Alphaville	Big Deal In Japan Country and new wave together	Ariane
Blue Rose Is Pam Tillis	Big In Japan Alphaville	Blue Rose Is Big In Japan	Edward
Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles	Forever Young Alphaville	Strawberry Fields Forever Young	Alana
Oh, Neil Carole King	Forever Young Alphaville	Forever, Oh Neil Young	Raphael
There are additional Alphaville duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

The Alphaville Band

The Alpha Band combined with Alphaville

Might sound like a redundancy for the second band's name.

Submitted By: Alex

Misheard Lyrics:

"Jerusalem" Misheard Lyrics: You assassins, you messiahs Keepers of a fallen slope Strangers, lovers are the fire Which ignites the halo of our souls Original Lyrics: New assassins, new messiahs Keepers of a balanced law Strangest lovers of the fire Which ignites the halo of our souls	"Jerusalem" Misheard Lyrics: Healers (or Beavis?? Beatrice??), princess of the Earth Dispatch your sparkling trace Leading up the house of love Where our thoughts may turn desire Original Lyrics: Eris, princess of the isles Disperse your sparkling trace Lead him on to the house of love Where the God may turn his eyes
"The Voyager" Misheard Lyrics: Leviathan Original Lyrics: The voyager	"Big In Japan" Misheard Lyrics: Should I stay, Hirai Tsu? Original Lyrics: Should I stay here at the zoo?
There are additional Alphaville misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Jerusalem"

Misheard Lyrics:

Healers (or Beavis?? Beatrice??), princess of the Earth
Dispatch your sparkling trace
Leading up the house of love
Where our thoughts may turn desire

Original Lyrics:

Eris, princess of the isles
Disperse your sparkling trace
Lead him on to the house of love
Where the God may turn his eyes

Story about this misheard lyric by: Patrick

I still cannot hear "Eris" even knowing the supposedly correct version.

There are additional Alphaville misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Forever Young"

Better Lyrics:

Forever dumb,
Don't want to be forever dumb
Hillary Clinton is a liar
She lies and thinks she's clever

Forever dumb,
Don't want to be forever dumb
Bernie Sanders, he's on fire
Cares for the young! Rev-o-lu-tion!

Vote for Sanders! Feel the Bern!

Original Lyrics:

Forever young,
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, and ever

Forever young,
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever young

Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

"Forever Young"

Better Lyrics:

Forever dumb,
Donald Trump is forever dumb
You'd think over time that he'd get better
So far, that's... never!!!

Forever dumb,
Donald Trump is forever dumb
One crazy hair-do, he thinks he's clever
Forever dumb... like a court jester!!!

Original Lyrics:

Forever young,
I want to be forever young.
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, and ever

Forever young,
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever young

Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"Jetset Society"

The Funny Lyrics:

She's a lady
I'm a man
She's a man
I do what I can

Why They're Funny:

Kinda dirty lyrics but... well... so aptly put.

Submitted by: Andi

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Forever Young"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

I don't want to perish like a fading horse

Why They're Nonsensical:

Who does? This probably made more sense before it was translated into English

Submitted by: Fletch

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Forever Young"

The Song Lyrics:

Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune

Song They Mention:

"Getting In Tune" by The Who

Submitted by: Isabella

Song Title Space Change:

"For Eve R. Young" originally "Forever Young"

Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale

Band Name Anagrams:

Have Pill, Al Submitted by: Becky Bright

All Have Lip Submitted by: Becky Bright

Halve A Pill Submitted by: Becky Bright

Evil Hall, Pa Submitted by: Becky Bright

Have Ill Pal Submitted by: Becky Bright

There are additional Alphaville Band Name Anagrams available.

Song Title Anagrams:

"Layering Venom" originally "Germany In Love"

However one might do that!

Submitted by: Natalie Benson

"Overlying Name" originally "Germany In Love"

Submitted by: Natalie Benson

"Laying Overmen" originally "Germany In Love"

Submitted by: Frederick Gale

"I Jab Gin Pan" originally "Big In Japan"

Submitted by: Fiona Montrose

"Meg Ryan, No Veil" originally "Germany In Love"

Submitted by: Iris Verna

There are additional Alphaville Song Title Anagrams available.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Germany In Love" The Lyrics: Germany in love Why: Germany is a real place. Submitted by: Mads	"Summer In Berlin" The Lyrics: Summer in Berlin Why: Berlin, the capital of Germany. Submitted by: Mads
There are additional Alphaville Real Places Mentioned in Songs available.

Super Long Pop Songs:

"Forever Young" Length: 6:10

This is the dance remix version of "Forever Young" by the German rock band, Alphaville. Originally from the album 'Forever Young', the original album version of the song is 3:44.

Submitted by: Wisnu Aji