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Band Name Origins:

Blur were originally called Seymour, but the record company people thought they could never make it with that name so they had to come up with a new one. After a lot of hard thinking they chose Blur just because it sounded as if the record company people might like it, and they did. Submitted by: easy
The band was originally called Seymour, named for a character from a series of short stories by George Orwell. When signed by their label they were informed that Seymour was a stupid name, so a list of potential names was drawn up. Blur was chosen ahead of other candidates such as Sensitize, Whirlpool, and The Shining Path. Submitted by: Hard Harry

Vain Songs:

Song Name	Comments & Submitter Name
"Dan Abnormal"	"Dan Abnormal" is an anagram of Blur's lead singer's name Damon Albarn. - B1982

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name	Comments & Submitter Name
"Song 2"	This is more well-known as: "WOO-HOO!!" - Agrimorfee
"Song 2"	They have done something clever on the Blur compilation "Best Of Blur". They made it Track 2 on the album, so that it is, quite literally, Song 2! - Time Machine
"Girls & Boys"	Both of the words "girls" and "boys" are used several times each in the lyrics, but the title "girls and boys" isn't. - B1982

New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
Smear	Same thing, just sounds more grungy.	S.T.G.

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Song 3"	"Song 2"	Yuri
"PotLife"	"ParkLife"	TD
"Can you hear us Humping on your stereo?"	"Can you hear us Pumping on your stereo?"	The Punk Gurl who got away with Frankie Muniz

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"	"There's No Other Way," Blur	The Jack Bauer way of doing things. - Brian Kelly
"You're So Great"	"Thank You," Dido	You're welcome! - Josh

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Charmless Ma" originally "Charmless Man"

Carla Jorgensen

"Harmless Man" originally "Charmless Man"

Penny Olivia Tyler

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Dean Abnormal" originally "Dan Abnormal"

Carla Jorgensen

"Damn Abnormal" originally "Dan Abnormal"

Carla Jorgensen

"We've Got A Filet On You" originally "We've Got A File On You"

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"We've Got A Film On You" originally "We've Got A File On You"

Lucinda Blair

"We've Got A Fire On You" originally "We've Got A File On You"

Karen Smith

"We've Got A Pile On You" originally "We've Got A File On You"

Karen Smith

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Tender"	"Tender (The Meat Song)"	Kankurette
"Park Life"	"Half-Life!"	Alex Zander
"Song 2"	"Yahoo"	Unaminous
"Song 2(the woohoo song)"	"Sick Flu(the ohpoo song)"	Sour Kreme
"Song 2"	"Sick Flu"	Sour Kreme
"Song 2"	"Le Freak"	Ingland
"Coffee and TV"	"Drink Coffee and You Pee"	Adrian Cains
"Song 2"	"Song 3"	Tarquin
"For Tommorrow"	"Songs of Croft-Part XXX-Core Tomorrow."	Ocean-Sirius
"Song 2"	"Shi* 2"	C2thaO2thaD2thaY
There are additional Blur song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Song 2	The Simpsons	Ned Riley
On Your Own	Orphange	Joe
Country House	The White House	Big T
Boys & Girls	Condom Company	Louise

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Boys and Girls	Transgender Support Line	Starving Hobo
We've Got A File On You	Police Department	Beth

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me Mac Davis	Coffee And TV Blur	Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Coffee And TV	Raphael
Feel Like A Number Bob Seger	Song 2 Blur	Feel Like A Number 2 Wanna shout out at the ocean, "Wooo-hooo!"	Josh
Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum) Cheeky Girls	Song 2 Blur	Cheeky Song 2 Oh dear God, no! Head for the hills!!	miss bad example
Stop Crying Your Heart Out Oasis	Song 2 Blur	Song 2 Crying Your Heart Out Well, can it be possible?	Kat
There are additional Blur duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Charmless Man" Misheard Lyrics: He thinks he's educated and those Bambi shirts will protect him Original Lyrics: He thinks he's educated and those family shares will protect him	"Chemical World" Misheard Lyrics: The landlord says that she's having a wee Original Lyrics: The landlord says that she's out in a week
"End of a Century" Misheard Lyrics: Because we're giants when we say good night End of a centriole Is nothing special. Original Lyrics: We kiss with dry lips when we say good night End of a century, oohhhh, It's nothing special.	"Song 2" Misheard Lyrics: I got my head shaved Biyotch ja moche' It wasn't easy But nothing else, no Well, I feel heavy metal And I'm pissed just a little Well, I'm lying amazing All of the time but I'm never sure where I'll meet you Original Lyrics: I got my head checked By a jumbo jet It wasn't easy But nothing is No When I feel heavy metal And I'm pins and I'm needles Well I lie and I'm easy All of the time I am never sure why I need you
There are additional Blur misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Charmless Man"

Misheard Lyrics:

He thinks he's educated and those Bambi shirts will protect him

Original Lyrics:

He thinks he's educated and those family shares will protect him

Story about this misheard lyric by: Chris Kershaw

As a busker, I sang these misheard lyrics in my local highstreet believing the meaning to be that if you wear a shirt with Bambi on it, you look less threatening.

There are additional Blur misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Song 2"

Better Lyrics:

Ooh hoo, ooh hoo Ooh hoo, ooh hoo
I got my head back
When I smoked crack
It's really easy
To get addicted
Yeah Ooh hoo
When I'm smoking that shit now
Ooh hoo I see spots and some circles
Ooh hoo Well I feel really queezy
All of the time but I'm never sure why I smoke it
I'm addicted
I got my head lit
When I smoked that shit
It's not my problem
That I'm sobbing
Ooh hoo When I'm smoking that shit now
Ooh hoo I see spots and some circles
Ooh hoo Well I feel really queezy
All of the time but I'm never sure why I smoke it
I'm addicted
Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Oh shit!

Original Lyrics:

Whoo hoo, whoo hoo Whoo hoo, whoo hoo
I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasn't easy
But nothing is No
Whoo hoo When I feel heavy metal
Whoo hoo And I'm pins and I'm needles
Whoo hoo Well I lie and I'm easy
All of the time but I'm never sure why I need you
Pleased to meet you
I got my head down
When I was young It's not my problem
It's not my problem
Whoo hoo When I feel heavy metal
Whoo hoo And I'm pins and I'm needles
Whoo hoo Well I lie and I'm easy
All of the time but I'm never sure why I need you
Pleased to meet you
Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Yeah yeah Oh yeah

Submitted by: Marijuana

Funny Lyrics:

"Lot 105" The Funny Lyrics: 18 times a week girl! Ha ha ha ha ha! Why They're Funny: The only line in the song, I think it's a funny sex reference. Submitted by: Joe	"Dan Abnormal" The Funny Lyrics: Dan went to his local burger bar, said 'I want mcnormal and chips, or I'll blow you to bits!' Why They're Funny: They are funny, making funny of brit mcdonalds... Submitted by: Scott
There are additional Blur Funny lyrics available.

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Crazy Beat"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

Yeah, yeah, yeah, y-yeah.

Why They're Repetitive:

Just filler.

Submitted by: wadded beef

"Song 2"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

Woo-hoo!

Why They're Repetitive:

This must be Homer Simpson's favorite song.

Submitted by: wadded beef

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Song 2"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

I got my head checked,
By a jumbo jet.
It wasn't easy,
But nothing is, no.

Why They're Nonsensical:

I got my head checked by a jumbo jet?! What the hell does that even mean?

Submitted by: Celeste

"Parklife"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

I get up when I want,
except on Wednesdays
when I get rudely awaken,
by the dustman.

Why They're Nonsensical:

The dustman comes on Mondays.

Submitted by: sonikal

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"London Loves"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

London loves
The way people just fall apart
London loves
The way you just don't stand a chance

Why They're Misrhymed:

Only the British could rhyme "apart" with "chance".

Submitted by: Cara

"Parklife"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

All the people! So many people!

Why They're Misrhymed:

You cannot rhyme people with people.

Submitted by: Shaun

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"She's So High"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

I want to crawl all over her

Why They're Inappropriate:

Albarn obviosly must have been thinking of something when he wrote that...

Submitted by: gabby

"Girls And Boys"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

Who do boys like they're girls
Who do girls like they're boys

Why They're Inappropriate:

This song is stepping into very dangerous territory, promoting anal sex with women. What was Damon on when he wrote this?

Submitted by: Hamish MacTunaFish

Dated Lyrics:

"Girls & Boys"

The Dated Lyrics:

Life in the 90s is paranoid

Why They're Dated:

Pretty self-explanatory. This song came out in 1994, and obviously, 11 years later, it no longer refers to modern day times.

Submitted by: Cat

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Globe Alone"

The Lyrics:

Who only eats at the new brasserie
Who only ever gets merry
Who wouldn't be seen at bed time
Without putting Calvin Kleins on

Who They Mention:

Calvin Klein

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

"Country House"

The Lyrics:

Now he's got morning glory, life's a different story
Everything going jackanory
In touch with his own mortality
He's reading Balzac, knocking back Prozac
It's a helping hand
That makes you feel wonderfully bland

Who They Mention:

French Novelist Honoré de Balzac

Submitted by: Tania WYEP