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Band Name Origins:
- It is an acronym for Brothers Gibb, as mentioned. However, the reason they chose an acronym was because there were originally some members who weren't members of the Gibb family. (The BGs started out as a self-contained five-piece rock and roll band and only later evolved into a 3-piece singing group.) Submitted by: Tim Horrigan
- In addition to the information Bobo posted about the name's origin, Barry Gibb has said in interviews that it reflected the number of people they knew with the initials BG - Barry Gibb, their mother Barbara Gibb, etc. While they were performing as kids and before they settled on their permanent name, they used the names Wee Johnny Hays and the Blue Cats, the Rattlesnakes, and Barry and the Twins. See www.beegees-world.com for a more complete bio. Incidentally, after brother Maurice's death, Barry and Robin have decided to retire the Bee Gees name. Submitted by: Martha Irvin
Better Off Solo:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Andy Gibb" | "I'm not sure what Andy would have been if he hadn't split from his brothers and become addicted to drugs. He knew that he didn't want to do what Barry, Maurice, and Robin were doing. " | - Celeste |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "I've Gotta Get A Message To You" | It's rather a technicality that this song fits this category, but the phrase that repeatedly occurs in the song is "I've just gotta get a message to you." The word "just" in that phrase breaks up the title phrase, so that technically the title never exactly occurs in the lyrics. - Allison O'Silla |
| "New York Mining Disater 1941" | It should be known as 'Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones' sice that's the line that is uttered more in this song. - Paul Warren |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| The Hee-Bee-Gee-Bees | Get it? Heebie jeebies? | Calop |
| The Bi Guys | There are only two of them left (as of '03). | Band Aids |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Bee In A Hive" | "Stayin' Alive" | Kaylie L |
| "5th Of May" | "1st Of May" | Paul Warren |
| "Eat Drink Man Woman" | "More Than A Woman" | abc123 |
| "How Clean Is Your House?" | "How Deep Is Your Love?" | pickle* |
| "How Deep Is The Snow?" | "How Deep Is Your Love?" | winter |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Lonely Days," | Days don't have emotions, including loneliness. | oldtimer |
| "I Just Want To Be Your Everything," | well, you can't be her water, food or air | oldtimer |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "I Want You To Want Me" | "How Deep Is Your Love," Bee Gees | Kathy |
| "Anywhere You Run To" | "Run To Me," Bee Gees | Kathy |
| "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" | "Let Me Wake Up In Your Arms," Bee Gees | Kathy |
| "I'm Still In Love With You" | "(I Love) Being In Love With You," Bee Gees | Kathy |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"How Can You End A Broken Heart" originally "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart"
Jessica Childress
"Fist Of May" originally "First of May"
Was
"How Can You Mend A Broken Heat" originally "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart"
Peter
"Sacred Rust" originally "Sacred Trust"
Heck Noover Nuck
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"How Deep Is Your Glove" originally "How Deep Is Your Love"
baa
"Love So Bright" originally "Love So Right"
Nora Aaron
"Knights On Broadway" originally "Nights On Broadway"
From "Monty Python's Spamalot" & "Camelot"!
Beverly Stiles
"Jive Stalkin'" originally "Jive Talkin'"
The only way to stalk!
Mallory
"First Of Many" originally "First Of May"
Regina Haniger
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Live You Inside Out" originally "Love You Inside Out"
Jake
"Move You Inside Out" originally "Love You Inside Out"
Mallory
"Lose You Inside Out" originally "Love You Inside Out"
Mallory
"Stayin' Olive" originally "Stayin' Alive"
Olive isn't going to change her name.
That No-one Candy Nye
"Stayin' Alice" originally "Stayin' Alive"
Alice isn't going to change her name.
That No-one Candy Nye
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Recordings:
The winner of round 5 of the AmIRight Idol, Quarter to Five--written by Gianni Parmesiani and sang by Below Average Dave
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Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Stayin' Alive" | "Sprayin' a Hive" | Rick Duncan |
| "You Should Be Dancing" | "Was Hungy Lapping" | Ann Hammond |
| "Massachusetts" | "Massachusetts (Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.)" | Fiddlegirl and Tommy Turtle |
| "Massachusetts" | "Ted Kennedy" | Paul Warren |
| "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" | "Now You Defend A Slient Fart" | Mark Scotti |
| "(The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts" | "(The Lies Came Out In) Massachusetts" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Stayin' Alive" | "Welcome Home, Mike" | Mare Garrel |
| "Jive Talkin'" | "Nuke Squawkin'" | Mark Scotti |
| "Stayin Alive" | "Stayin Alive with Ralph Nader" | Garrett |
| "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything" | "He Just Wants To Steal Your Everything" | Malcolm Higgins |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Words | Scrabble | Alice |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Staying Alive | Suicide hotline | nightrain express |
| More Than A Woman | Transgender Helpline | VJON |
| Staying Alive | Hospital | JoeKing |
| Jive Talkin' | National Center For Political Correctness | Kevin |
| You Should Be Dancin' | Paraplegic Association | Kevin |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Even the Nights Are Better Air Supply | Nights on Broadway The Bee Gees | Even the Nights on Broadway Are Better | Martha Hankins |
| Take The Money And Run Steve Miller Band | Run To Me Bee Gees | Take The Money And Run To Me | Martha Hankins |
| Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Green Day | Nights On Broadway The Bee Gees | Nights On Boulevard Of Broken Broadway | phantom |
| It Only Takes A Minute Tavares | To Love Somebody The Bee Gees | It Only Takes A Minute To Love Somebody | Gretchen Wieners |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
BG Mak
BB Mak combined with Bee Gees
A combination of British trios.
Submitted By: nally
Kenny B.G.
Kenny G combined with The Bee Gees
I've just gotta get a message to you...by way of soprano sax.
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
The B.G. 52's
The B-52's combined with Bee Gees
Submitted By: Tasha
Killer Bee Gees
The Killers combined with Bee Gees
We all know what killer bees are. Now if we take this one step further...
Submitted By: Mr. X
There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"You Should Be Dancing"
Misheard Lyrics: A breakdown to my blood.
Original Lyrics: Goes right down to my blood.
| "Jive Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Jive Georgie, na na na na
Jive Georgie na na na na. Original Lyrics: It's just your jive talkin'
You're telling me lies. |
"Stayin' Alive"
Misheard Lyrics: Let go in Norway
Original Lyrics: Life going nowhere
| "Night Fever"
Misheard Lyrics: I got hair in my mind
I can't hide it in my walkin' Original Lyrics: I got fire in my mind
I got higher in my walking |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Jive Talkin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Jive Georgie, na na na na
Jive Georgie na na na na. Original Lyrics: It's just your jive talkin'
You're telling me lies. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: George McGinnis I was five year of age when I first heard this song. Important note, my name is George. So when I heard this song for the first time when I was driving with my father's in our yellow Ford Pinto. I was in the back seat and I heard them sing, "Jive Georgie na na na na, Jive na na na na" I was that's me, they're singing about me. I thought I was so damn cool after I heard that cuz they sung about me, not Francisco, Brett or Billy (friends at my school and team mates on my soccer team) but me George. Now that's cool.....(P.S.:My friend Josh and I sing that on our voice mail messages. It's a funny thing to get some laughs.) |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Stayin' Alive"
Better Lyrics:
Well you can tell by the way I do CPR
I’m no EMT, but I’ll try hard
Pump the chest right to the beat
Let’s get this guy up on his feet
Cause he’s turning blue
He’s getting cold
To the back of his head his eyes have rolled
So put your hands
Upon his chest
Stop the cardiac arrest
Give the chest a thumpin’
To get the blood a pumpin’
And he’s stayin' alive, stayin' alive
We’re asking for a blessin’
As we’re doing chest compressions
And he’s stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ah , ah , ah, the CPR Jive, the CPR Jive
Ah, ah, ah, ah, the CPR Jiiiii,iiiiii,iiiiiii,iiiiiii,iiive
I’m no EMT, but I’ll try hard
Pump the chest right to the beat
Let’s get this guy up on his feet
Cause he’s turning blue
He’s getting cold
To the back of his head his eyes have rolled
So put your hands
Upon his chest
Stop the cardiac arrest
Give the chest a thumpin’
To get the blood a pumpin’
And he’s stayin' alive, stayin' alive
We’re asking for a blessin’
As we’re doing chest compressions
And he’s stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ah , ah , ah, the CPR Jive, the CPR Jive
Ah, ah, ah, ah, the CPR Jiiiii,iiiiii,iiiiiii,iiiiiii,iiive
Original Lyrics:
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk,
I'm a womans man: no time to talk.
Music loud and women warm,
Ive been kicked around since I was born.
And now its all right. its ok.
And you may look the other way.
We can try
to understand
The new york times effect on man.
Whether youre a brother or
whether youre a mother,
Youre stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Feel the city breakin and
everybody shakin,
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive.
I'm a womans man: no time to talk.
Music loud and women warm,
Ive been kicked around since I was born.
And now its all right. its ok.
And you may look the other way.
We can try
to understand
The new york times effect on man.
Whether youre a brother or
whether youre a mother,
Youre stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Feel the city breakin and
everybody shakin,
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive.
Submitted by: gsswv
"Stayin' Alive"
Better Lyrics:
People try to understand
Why I'm such a girly man
Why I'm such a girly man
Original Lyrics:
People try to understand
The New York Times' effect on man
The New York Times' effect on man
Submitted by: Ashley Gundlach
"Tragedy"
Better Lyrics:
'Tragedy
In the middle of town
When your pants fall down
Its tragedy
When the elastics stuffed
And your pants won't stay up
It's hard to find
A good pair of pants
That won't fall down
In the middle of town
When your pants fall down
Its tragedy
When the elastics stuffed
And your pants won't stay up
It's hard to find
A good pair of pants
That won't fall down
Original Lyrics:
Tragedy
When the feeling's gone And you can't go on
It's tragedy
When the morning cries
And you don't know why
It's hard to bear
With no-one to love you
You're goin' nowhere
When the feeling's gone And you can't go on
It's tragedy
When the morning cries
And you don't know why
It's hard to bear
With no-one to love you
You're goin' nowhere
Submitted by: James Schipper
Funny Lyrics:
"I Started A Joke"
The Funny Lyrics: I started a joke,that made the,whole world,start crying!
Why They're Funny: Whatever you do,mister don't become, a comedian! Because you'd be horrible!
Submitted by: Art E.
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Lonely Days"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Lonely days
Lonely nights Where would I be without my woman? Why They're Repetitive: These are the most-repeated lines in the song; in fact, this is the chorus, which is repeated ad nauseam!
Submitted by: crazydon
| "Living In Chicago"
The Repetitive Lyrics: If you're living in Chicago
It's your home If you're living in Chicago You're alone Why They're Repetitive: From their obscure 1973 album Life in a Tin Can. It sounds as if they were stretching for a rhyme to the word 'alone.' Of course Chicago is your home if you're living in it.
Submitted by: Martha Irvin
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"I Started A Joke"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I finally died, which started the whole world living.
Why They're Nonsensical: What is the most implausible thing here? Is it that one could die and thereby start the whole world living? Or that one could die and know that one's death started the whole world living? Or that one could die and then sing about one's death and how it started the whole world living?
Submitted by: Sheila Evans
| "Words"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: It's only words
And words are all I have To take your heart away Why They're Nonsensical: To take your heart away I've always wondered how it can be possible to take someone's heart away by the power of words. Does one shout them loud enough that the sound waves create oscillations, causing the heart to jitter so uncontrollably that it results in it being forced up one's throat and ejected from the mouth? Even then, doesn't this mean that the person will die? Not the most romantic of lyrics, I think.
Submitted by: Devil Jones
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Insincere Lyrics:
"Stayin' Alive"
The Insincere Lyrics: Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a woman's man: no time to talk Why They're Insincere: Is it possible to really sell that line in falsetto? A more apt phrasing might be 'I'm a girly man'.
Submitted by: The Walrus
| "I Started a Joke"
The Insincere Lyrics: I finally died,
which started the whole world living, Why They're Insincere: If you're dead, who's singing?
Submitted by: 'Sioux Denim' (real name on file)
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Insulting Lyrics:
"i started a joke"
The Insulting Lyrics: i started a joke,that made the,whole world start,crying!
Why They're Insulting: He Admit's To,being A Horrible Comedian!
Submitted by: art
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Stayin' Alive"
The Lyrics: We can try to understand
The New York Times' effect on man Product Brand Name: New York Times
Submitted by: Cat
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Night Fever"
The Song Lyrics: And that sweet city woman
She moves through the light Song They Mention: "Sweet City Woman" by the Stampeders
Submitted by: RJSchex
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Too Much Heaven"
Opening Lines: Nobody gets too much heaven no more, It's much harder to come by, I'm waiting in line.
Comments: It took a year (December 1977) from the release of the Bee Gees' "Night Fever" (the last #1 song from the group from the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack) to "Too Much Heaven" (December 1978). That was the longest time since their release of "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" (1971) to "Jive Talkin'" (1975) for the Brothers Gibb. "Too Much Heaven" the first of three #1's for the group in 1979 culled from the "Spirits Having Flown" lp (the other two were "Tragedy" and "Love You Inside Out") was also a throwback to the group's days of MOR/ easy listening material.
Submitted by: Peter
| "Jive Talkin' "
Opening Lines: It's just your jive talkin', You're telling me lies, yeah!
Comments: So started the disco era for the Bee Gees. Unlike what the Bee Gees released before and become known for (soft ballads, MOR), "Jive Talkin'" released in 1975 was the first of many disco songs for the Brothers Gibb. It went to #1 in the fall of 1975, and was an instant Disco classic.
Submitted by: Peter
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"Nights on Broadway"
The Lyrics: Well, I had to follow you
Though you did not want me to But that won't stop my loving you I can't stay away Why: These lines sound like they're being sung by a stalker. In fact, a few of my fellow Bee Gees fans jokingly call this "the stalking song."
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Song Title Space Change:
"Night Son Broadway" originally "Nights On Broadway"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Is Tar Ted A Joke?" originally "I Started A Joke"
Submitted by: Lou Quilson
"Howdee! Pi's Your Love" originally "How Deep Is Your Love"
Must be addressing a mathematician (pi=3.14159..)
Submitted by: Alan Toyce
"I'm Mortality" originally "Immortality"
Submitted by: Ursula Turpin
"Stay In Alive" originally "Stayin' Alive"
Submitted by: Peter
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Paying the Price of Love"
The Lyrics: How did you find there was somebody more than you want me? I never understood...
Why: The Brothers Gibb songwriting style was to write the song's melody first, then make the lyrics fit the melody. Sometimes the grammar didn't work. This is a more extreme example - it should have correctly been more like "How did you find there was somebody you want more than you want me?."
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Band Name Anagrams:
Be Geese Submitted by: Elsie Greer
Song Title Anagrams:
"Never Fight" originally "Night Fever"
Submitted by: Norman Cornelius
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Living in Chicago"
The Lyrics: If you're living in Chicago, it's your home
If you're living in Chicago, you're alone Why: Mentioning Chicago, Illinois on their obscure album "Life in a Tin Can."
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
| "Massachusetts (The Lights Went Out)"
The Lyrics: Tried to hitch a ride to San Francisco
Gotta do the things I wanna do And the lights all went out in Massachusetts They brought me back to see my way with you Why: The song is written as a sort of reverse of the Summer of Love, about a person who went to San Francisco but now wants to go home back East.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Super Long Pop Songs:
"Odessa" Length: 7:33
This was when the Bee Gees has gone more symphonic.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
Super Short Pop Songs:
"With all Nations (International Anthem)" Length: 1:47
It's too bad that the Bee Gees didn't do any more classical pieces after the album 'Odessa'.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
Song Title Acrostics:
MOM: "Mind Over Matter"
Now joining DAD.
Submitted by: Beegees
Foreign Language in English Songs:
"Every Christian Lion-Hearted Man Will Show You"
The Lyrics: Oh Solo Dominique
Why: The intro may sound Latin, but it uses the French word for one and that is 'solo'.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Spicks And Specks"
The Lyrics: Where is the sun
That shone on my head The sun in my life It is dead It is dead Where is the light That would play In my streets And where are the friends I could meet I could meet Why: This song is about the sense of loneliness that was felt when things have changed and people have moved on.
Submitted by: Rocky Mak
| "I started a joke"
The Lyrics: I started a joke, that started the whole world crying.
Why: Many of the Bee Gees early recordings are upbeat, but they have sorrowful lyrics. And this song is no exception.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Song Lawsuits:
""How Deep Is Your Love" "
In 1983 , the Bee Gees were sued by a Chicago songwriter named Ronald Selle. In "Selle vs Gibb " Selle claimed that they stole the melodic material of his song " Let It End" , and used it on "How Deep Is Your Love ". The group lost the case , but the verdict was overturned a few months later .
Submitted by: Matt Nicholls
Band Name Spoonerisms:
The Jeebees originally "The Bee Gees"
Submitted by: aussie
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Gone With The WInd"
1939 classic with Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh
Submitted by: Oldtimer
"Man On Fire"
2004 film w/ Dakota Fanning & Denzel Washington
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
"Stayin' Alive"
The Lyrics: Stayin' alive
Stayin alive Ah-ah-ah-ah Stayin' alive Why: That would be horrible and ironic at once if that plays when you're at a funeral.
Submitted by: Matthias
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