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Barnaked LadiesMusic Jokes:
Where did the Religious Instruction Teacher send the little girl after over hearing her say Barenaked Ladies? Confession Submitted by:
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Band Name Origins:
- Steve Page and Ed Robertson came up with the name at a Bob Dylan concert. Submitted by: Ironlung
- Steve and Josh were at a Bob Dylan concert and making fun of bands. They were saying various names, then they said, "Barenaked ladies" So that's how they got their name. Submitted by: Hefner
Why the Name is Stupid:
- They're not even women. And the thought of them barenaked, (shivers). Submitted by: Stockton
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Straw hat and old dirty hank" | they dont even use the title in the song at all - Hefner |
| "Stomach vs. Heart" | They do mention stomach and heart, but not stomach vs. heart. - Paul Warren |
| "Little Tiny Song" | Should be known as 'Hey, I'm a Cow'. - Paul Warren |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Fullyclothed Gentlemen | Well they aren't ladies and they aren't naked. They are fully clothed guys. | Biteme Wokhead |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "The King Of Badside Manor" | "The King Of Bedside Manor" | Josh Hefner |
| "Grade 12" | "Grade 9" | Josh Hefner |
| "Heart Vs. Me" | "Stomach Vs. Heart" | Josh Hefner |
| "Two Weeks" | "One Week" | Josh hefner |
| "Brian Jones (1942-1969)" | "Brian Wilson" | Alan the Ottoman |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Everything Old Is New Again," | The aging process makes this impossible. | T |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Can I Play With Madness?" | "Thanks That Was Fun," Barenaked Ladies | Josh |
| "What If I Do?" | "It's All Been Done," Barenaked Ladies | Josh |
| "Oh What A Night" | "Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel," Barenaked Ladies | Matt Flora |
| "Maybe" | "Maybe Not," Barenaked Ladies | I haven't decided. - Paul Warren |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Inch Me" originally "Pinch Me"
Danielle
"Everything Old Is New Gain" originally "Everything Old Is New Again"
Regina Olsen
"Wrap Our Arms Around Me" originally "Wrap Your Arms Around Me"
Amber Wayland
"Ho Needs Sleep" originally "Who Needs Sleep"
Ava Rice
"Hell City" originally "Hello City"
Naomi Swanson
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Everything Old Is News Again" originally "Everything Old Is New Again"
Amber Malone
"Everything Told Is New Again" originally "Everything Old Is New Again"
Amber Malone
"Everything Sold Is New Again" originally "Everything Old Is New Again"
Amber Malone
"Everything Gold Is New Again" originally "Everything Old Is New Again"
Amber Malone
"Everything Cold Is New Again" originally "Everything Old Is New Again"
Amber Malone
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Pitch Me" originally "Pinch Me"
Jessica Childress
"If I Hid A Million Dollars" originally "If I Had A Million Dollars"
Where would you hide them?
Reese without her spoon
"If I Wad A Million Dollars" originally "If I Had A Million Dollars"
You'll be wadding bills for a long time.
Reese without her spoon
"If I Had A Million Collars" originally "If I Had A Million Dollars"
What would you do with so many collars?
Reese without her spoon
"If I Had A Billion Dollars" originally "If I Had A Million Dollars"
You'd be far richer still.
Reese without her spoon
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "One Week" | "Neat Freak" | Matthias |
| "If I Had $1,000,000" | "If I Had So-and-so Dollars" | Chris Wolvie |
| "Big Bang Theory Theme" | "The Big Heroes Boom Theorem" | Adam Eccleshall |
| "Auld Lang Syne" | "Old Hillsbrad" | B. O'Connor |
| "If I Had A $1000000" | "I've Never Taken A Shower" | Abbott Skelding |
| "One Week" | "I'm Weak" | Writerchic16 |
| "If I Had a Million Dollars" | "If He Had a Trillion Dollars" | Sakura |
| "Easy" | "Queasy" | Jake |
| "Green Christmas" | "Freaks' Christmas" | Sarcastic Paranoid |
| "It's All Been Done" | "You Cut And Run" | Sarcastic Paranoid |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| If I Had A Million Dollars | Investment Brokers | MOR |
| If I Had A Million Dollars | "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" Promo | The Nerd |
| Another Postcard | Hallmark Greeting Cards | Laurel |
| If I Had A Million Dollars | Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes | Laurel |
| Green Christmas | Grinchmas at Universal Studios | Spider |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| If I Had A Million Dollars | Credit Cards | MOR |
| If I Had A Million Dollars | Finance and Loans Company | ivanhoe fats |
| Light Up My Room | Electric Company | tckma |
| Call Me Calmly | Online Dating Services/Chat rooms | AVM |
| Alcohol | Alcoholics Anonymous | Dar |
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Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| All I Ask For Puddle Of Mudd | If I Had $1,000,000 Barenaked Ladies | All I Ask For Is $1,000,000 Is that too much to ask? | Paris Hilton is on Fire |
| Short People Randy Newman | Angry People Barenaked Ladies | Short Angry People Stop biting my legs! | Paul Warren |
| World Without Love Peter and Gordon | Rule The World With Love Barenaked Ladies | Rule The World Without Love I won't live in a world like this! | Paul Warren |
| Robert's Box Procol Harum | Shoebox Barenaked Ladies | Robert's Shoebox It's been there since 1994. | Paul Warren |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Bif Barenaked Ladies
Bif Naked combined with Barenaked Ladies
Or Barenaked Bif Ladies...or Bifnaked Ladies!
Submitted By: Nude Yogi Bear
Our Barenaked Ladies Peace
Our Lady Peace combined with Barenaked Ladies
Submitted By: Peter
Barenaked Fall Out Ladies
Fall Out Boy combined with Barenaked Ladies
...also combined with Tara Reid and Lindsay Lohan.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
They Might Be Giant Barenaked Ladies
They Might Be Giants combined with Barenaked Ladies
But they're probably not.
Submitted By: Warlock
There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"One Week"
Misheard Lyrics: A mechanic laughs at a funeral
Can't understand what I mean, you soon will Original Lyrics: I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral
Can't understand what I mean, well, you soon will | "If I Had $1,000,000"
Misheard Lyrics: Lobotomy
Original Lyrics: Ottoman
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"One Week"
Misheard Lyrics: Kirk Cameron's got the main hills.
or Kirk Cameron's got the main hits. Original Lyrics: Bert Kaempfurt's got the mad hits.
| "The Old Apartment"
Misheard Lyrics: Broke into the old apartment.
Original Lyrics: Welcome to the old aparment.
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Lovers In A Dangerous Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Laverne in a dangerous time
Original Lyrics: Lovers in a dangerous time
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Tuneman At the time, I was fan of "Nurses" and "Empty Nest". So I thought the song was about Laverne, one of the main characters (Dr. Weston's receptionist). |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Sell Sell Sell"
Better Lyrics:
Lie Lie Lie Lie
H*ll H*ll H*ll
Let's see you earn
What you deserve
Who's Moe & Who is Jed?
We'll know them both in the end
H*ll H*ll H*ll
Let's see you earn
What you deserve
Who's Moe & Who is Jed?
We'll know them both in the end
Original Lyrics:
Buy Buy Buy Buy
Sell Sell Sell
How well you learn
To not discern
Who's foe & who is friend
We'll own them all in the end
Sell Sell Sell
How well you learn
To not discern
Who's foe & who is friend
We'll own them all in the end
Submitted by: The Man Of GTA
"Pinch Me"
Better Lyrics:
I could walk but I'll just drive
I like to pollute the air outside
I like to pollute the air outside
Original Lyrics:
I could walk but I'll just drive
It's colder than it looks outside
It's colder than it looks outside
Submitted by: brickhouse
"If I Had A Million Dollers"
Better Lyrics:
If I had a million callers (If I had a million Callers)
I would disect all their Membranes (all their membranes)
If I had a million callers (If I had a million Callers)
I would break the phone and go insane
I would disect all their Membranes (all their membranes)
If I had a million callers (If I had a million Callers)
I would break the phone and go insane
Original Lyrics:
If I had a million Dollars (If I had a million Dollars)
I would buy you a house (I would buy you a house)
If I had a million Dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd Buy you furniture for your house
I would buy you a house (I would buy you a house)
If I had a million Dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd Buy you furniture for your house
Submitted by: Lobster
Funny Lyrics:
"One Week"
The Funny Lyrics: Bert Kaempfert got da mad hits
Why They're Funny: He was a German orchestra leader. Think about it... after just a couple minutes, you'll be cracking up!
Submitted by: Hamburger456
| "One Week"
The Funny Lyrics: Like Kurisawa I make mad films
'Kay, I don't make films But if I did they'd have a samuri Why They're Funny: He says he makes mad films... okay maybe not. But he envisions his masterpieces involving Japanese warriors, probably with cheesy action scenes too. Just picturing the movie makes me laugh.
Submitted by: Alex
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Why Say Anything Nice?"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Frankly, I'd be on my own
Why They're Repetitive: They say it at the beginning of each paragraph
Submitted by: Shrek Hefner
| "Frankly"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Frankly, I'd be on my own
Why They're Repetitive: They say frankly at the beginning of each paragraph
Submitted by: Shrek Hefner
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"One Week"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Chickety China Chinese Chicken
Have a drumstick and your brain starts clickin' Why They're Nonsensical: UUUUhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......................... these lyrics are just messed up. Why do you think some guy somewhere used them for a prank call?
Submitted by: Anonymous Bob
| "One Week"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Hold it now and watch the hoodwink
As I make you stop-think You'll think you're looking at Aquaman Why They're Nonsensical: Great song, but these lyrics are completely meaningless. I'm sure they were chosen purely because they sound cool when sung!
Submitted by: Matt E.
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Insincere Lyrics:
"Jane"
The Insincere Lyrics: I wrote a letter,
she should have got it yesterday, What can be better by being together is what I cannot explain to Jane. Why They're Insincere: You can't blame Stephen Page for trying to get the girl that he loves. That's what makes this whole song so insincere.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Jane"
The Insincere Lyrics: Jane doesn't think a man could ever be faithful.
Jane isn't giving me a chance to be shameful. Why They're Insincere: Oh yeah Stephen. Mmm-hmm! That's really sincere.
Submitted by: Celeste
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"One Week"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve
I have a history of taking off my shirt Why They're Misrhymed: no comments.
Submitted by: metallica_hater
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Insulting Lyrics:
"Why Say Anything Nice"
The Insulting Lyrics: Why say anything nice when you could say nothing at all
Why They're Insulting: if you can't say something nice don't say nothing
Submitted by: Josh Hefner
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"Pinch Me"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: I just made you say 'underwear'.
Why They're Inappropriate: Just an excuse to put in a 'Beavis & Butthead' line.
Submitted by: one
| "One Week"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Chickity China the Chinese chicken
Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes Why They're Inappropriate: The whole song is dumb in my opinion, but these lines really do it. First they insert this line about a chicken, then they just mention something about Sailor Moon, a Japanese cartoon. Can this get any dumber?
Submitted by: Star
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Dated Lyrics:
"'Never is Enough'"
The Dated Lyrics: I can go to Europe, travel with my friends
I can blow a thousand Deutsche Marks Why They're Dated: The Deutsche Mark was replaced by the Euro in 1999 -- one year after this song appeared on the album Stunt.
Submitted by: Claire
| "Shoebox"
The Dated Lyrics: It's so nineteen-ninety.
Now, it's nineteen-ninety-four. Why They're Dated: This is probably the first dated lyric to mention something else as dated.
Ed Note: I believe it is. Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Dirty Lyrics:
"Never Do Anything"
The Dirty Lyrics: Let's Play Tic-tac-toe.
I'll be X, you can be the O. Why They're Dirty: Of Course! Men don't have O's and Women don't have X's if you know what I mean!
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"I Know"
The Lyrics: I have a match, your dad, my dad has your picture right next to your mother's and one of Charo
Who They Mention: Charo
Submitted by: Josh Hefner
| "If I Had $1,000,000"
The Lyrics: Well, I'd buy you John Merrick's remains
Who They Mention: John Merrick
Submitted by: Ed Robertson and Steven Page also Josh Hefner from
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"If I Had $1,000,000"
The Lyrics: We wouldnt have to eat Kraft Dinner But we would eat Kraft Dinner! Of course we would, we'd just eat more! And buy really expensive ketchups with it Thats right, all the fanciest ketchups in mmmmm ...dijon ketchup
Product Brand Name: Kraft Dinner Dijon Ketchup (yes, you can now buy that!)
Submitted by: Me!
| "If I Had A Million Dollars"
The Lyrics: If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you a K-car (nice Reliant automobile)
Product Brand Name: 1981-90 Plymouth Reliant-K automobile
Submitted by: Darrell Wilhelm
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Grade 9"
The Song Lyrics: My father said I had to be home by 11. Oh man, I'm gonna miss 'Stairway to Heaven'!
Song They Mention: 'Stairway to Heaven' by Led Zepplin
Submitted by: Paul Warren
| "Brian Wilson"
The Song Lyrics: And singing 'Fun Fun Fun'
Song They Mention: "Fun Fun Fun" by the Beach Boys
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Angry people"
Opening Lines: Thats the problem dear with angry people
Comments: Submitted by: Josh Hefner
| "In the Drink"
Opening Lines: I'm in the drink for love.
Comments: This is only one of the few songs that the Bassist Jim Creegan wrote.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"Wrap Your Arms Around Me"
The Lyrics: I put my hands around your neck, you wrap your arms around me.
Why: It seems that he going to choke someone if their hands are by their neck.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Song Title Space Change:
"Too little tool ate" originally "Too little too late"
Submitted by: Josh Hefner
Song Title Anagrams:
"Owls in Brain" originally "Brian Wilson"
Submitted by: Josh
"Hotter Panda Melt" originally "The Old Apartment"
... Because panda just isn't good cold!
Submitted by: Josh
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"One Week"
The Lyrics: Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie
Why: Birchmount Stadium is in Ontario
Submitted by: Alex
| "Sell, Sell, Sell"
The Lyrics: We find a foreigner to hate, The new Iraq gets more irate.
Why: Iraq.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Barenaked Ladies"
It wasn't a song but the name of the band "Barenaked Ladies" that forced this group off of city property. In 1991 the Barenaked Ladies were effectively banned from playing the New Year's Eve bash at Nathan Phillips Square because then Mayor June Rowlands felt that the band's name was sexist.
Submitted by: Celeste
Super Long Pop Songs:
"Call & Answer" Length: 5:48
Submitted by: Josh Hefner
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Little Tiny Song" Length: 1:02
This song also dosen't use its title.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
Song Title Acrostics:
OW: "One Week"
That hurt.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Foreign Language in English Songs:
"One Week"
The Lyrics: Watching X-Files with no lights on,
we're dans la maison. Why: Dans la maison is French for "in the house".
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"The New Sad"
The Lyrics: Everybody knows that happy is the new sad, So I'm gonna imitate my old dad and never smile again.
Why: This song is entirely about dying and getting older. The cheerful guitar and bird chirps make it feel good, but It's not a feel-good song.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Hidden Tracks:
"Hidden Sun"
On some albums after the song "Asleep at the Wheel", there's a song called "Hidden Sun".
Submitted by: Paul Warren
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Being Banned From Nathan Phillip Square"
The Barenaked Ladies were banned from perfoming at Toronto's Traditional New Years Eve Party at Nathan Phillip Square because then mayor June Rowlands felt that the band's name was sexist.
Submitted by: Celeste
"Nudity"
Yes, these guys did strip in their concerts in the late 90's as well as the Barenaked tour with Alanis Morisette.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Playboy
Playboy does have Barenaked Ladies.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
"One Week"
The Lyrics: Watching X-Files with no lights on
Why: The X-Files with Gillian Anderson and David Ducovny
Submitted by: Celeste
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