Fun Music Information -> Boomtown Rats
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Band Name Origins:
- I actually saw the band interviewed on a kids' TV show in the 1980's where they said they looked in the phone book for interesting names, foiund a man called Mr Rat, so phoned him up to see what his first name was, and he said "Boomtown". But I think they may have been fooling around.... Submitted by: Agent Doug
- In his autobiography, 'Is This It?', Bob Geldolf read a book about the rough & tumble days of the Oklahoma oil rush of the 1920s and one gang in the town called themselves Boomtown Rats. Submitted by: dkb
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Hard All Night" | "Up All Night" | nasty |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Tell Me Why" | "I Don't Like Mondays," Boomtown Rats | Hey, that's how the second song goes! - Brian Kelly |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Rat Tap" originally "Rat Trap"
Amanda Svenson
"He's So Modern" originally "She's So Modern"
Daphne Hughes
"Rat Rap" originally "Rat Trap"
Flora Rolf
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Rate Trap" originally "Rat Trap"
Bridget Andrews
"Rant Trap" originally "Rat Trap"
Bridget Andrews
"Rat Strap" originally "Rat Trap"
Bridget Andrews
"Rat Tramp" originally "Rat Trap"
Pam Tabor
"Brat Trap" originally "Rat Trap"
Pam Tabor
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Sonic For The Troops" originally "Tonic For The Troops"
Mark Richardson
"Rat Trip" originally "Rat Trap"
Pam Tabor
"Hat Trap" originally "Rat Trap"
Meg Owens
"Fat Trap" originally "Rat Trap"
Meg Owens
"Cat Trap" originally "Rat Trap"
Poor kitty!
Meg Owens
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "I Don't Like Mondays" | "I Don't Like Primark" | Powersymphonia |
| "I Don't like Mondays" | "I Don't Like Tofu" | Gianni Parmesiani |
| "I Don't Like Mondays" | "I Can't Buy Undies!!!" | Serevi |
| "I Don't Like Mondays" | "I Don't Like Zombies" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
| "I Don't Like Mondays" | "I Don't Like Sundaes" | Phil Alexander |
| "I don't like Mondays" | "Teddy Bear's Fun Day" | Sweet Indigo |
| "(Tell Me Why) I Don't Like Mondays" | "(Tell Me Why) I Don't Like Volvos" | Phil Alexander |
| "I Don't Like Mondays" | "I Don't Like Sundaes" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "I Don't Like Mondays" | "I Don't Wipe Somedays" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Up All Night" | "Am I Right" | Malcolm Higgins |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Someone's Looking At You | Councelors | Jon Wisbey |
| I Don't Like Mondays | School Systems/Anti-NRA associations | Princess J |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| My Name Is Eminem | Dave The Boomtown Rats | My Name Is Dave | Raphael |
| Manic Monday Bangles | I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Manic Mondays | Princess J |
| I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats | Shiny Happy People R.E.M. | I Don't Like Shiny Happy People on Mondays It's just an act...on the inside, they're pure EEEEEEEVIL!!! | Cat |
| I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats | Monday, Monday The Mamas And The Papas | I Don't Like Monday Mondays ... because they're not so good to me. | Mikey W. |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Boomtown RATT
Boomtown Rats combined with RATT
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Misheard Lyrics:
"I Don't Like Mondays"
Misheard Lyrics: Chicken and chips and cider bread
Original Lyrics: Silicon chip inside her head
| "Dave"
Misheard Lyrics: But Dave, I've always felt that you were touched by fate
The thing that gets me is this stupid waist. Original Lyrics: But Dave, I've always felt that you were touched by fate
The thing that gets me is the stupid waste. |
"Rat Trap"
Misheard Lyrics: You can make it if you want to
If your knees are fat enough. Original Lyrics: You can make it if you want to
If your needs are bad enough. | "Up All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Hush-a-buh-nuh-guh
Big city streams Original Lyrics: African jungle
Big city streets |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Up All Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Left a good job girl
Big city streets The only real difference is in the people you meet Original Lyrics: African jungle
Big city streets The only real difference is in the people you meet |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Doug Erdmann For years, this song was used by West Coast sports talkshow host Jim Rome on his radio program 'The Jungle'...very catchy tune, but I thought, 'why the hell would Jim Rome choose a Boomtown Rats song?'...I thought Geldof was saying 'left a good job girl', but if you look in any Boomtown Rats liner notes or discographies, you'll find he's singing, 'African Jungle' as the first lyric of the song. I guess that was Romey's connection with it. |
Song Parody Fragments:
"I Don't Like Mondays"
Better Lyrics:
(Tell me why) I don't like mushrooms
(Tell me why) I don't like mushrooms
(Tell me why) I don't like mushrooms
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot those fungi down.
(Tell me why) I don't like mushrooms
(Tell me why) I don't like mushrooms
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot those fungi down.
Original Lyrics:
(Tell me why) I don't like Mondays
(Tell me why) I don't like Mondays
(Tell me why) I don't like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down.
(Tell me why) I don't like Mondays
(Tell me why) I don't like Mondays
I wanna shoo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oot the whole day down.
Submitted by: Hu's On First
Dated Lyrics:
"She's So Modern"
The Dated Lyrics: She's so 20th century
She's so 1970's Why They're Dated: Bob Geldof wrote them about Paula Yates, who WAS fashionable in 1978-9. Now it would relate to a 70's throwback.
Submitted by: pickle
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Song Title Space Change:
"Go Mango" originally "Go Man Go"
Submitted by: Erika Clarkson
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Part Rat" originally "Rat Trap"
Submitted by: Amanda Svenson
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"I Don't Like Mondays"
The Lyrics: Tell me why I don't like Mondays (3X)
I wanna sho-o-o-o-t the whole day down. Why: Another fact-based tragic song with an upbeat melody. Based on 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer's shooting spree in San Diego. Ironic, since Brenda was upbeat (as in remorseless) herself when she told the authorities "I don't like Mondays. This livens the day."
Submitted by: British Bullcrap
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Tomb Roun' Bats originally "Boomtown Rats"
Submitted by: Daphne Hughes
Roomtown Bats originally "Boomtown Rats"
I still don't like Mondays.
Submitted by: Peter
