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Fun Music Information -> Buffalo Springfield
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Band Name Origins:
- The Springfield Machinery Co. made a steamroller called the "Buffalo". The logo was the word Springfield in an arched letter configuration with the word 'buffalo' more prominent in the middle of the arch. the group saw a parked "Springfield ~ Buffalo" and called themselves Buffalo Springfield unaware they had it backwards. Submitted by: Jim Kuza
- It was on the back of a parked steamroller. Submitted by: rock
Better Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Neil Young" | "Young had a good solo career with a #1 Album called 'Harvest'." | - Paul Warren |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "For What It's Worth" | It does have the parenthetical title (Stop, Hey, What's That Sound) which is the first line of the chorus. - crazydon |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Brooklyn Chicago | A city in New York + a city in Illinois | Opie M. |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Expecting To Lie" | "Expecting To Fly" | Toni Minot |
| "Expecting To Spy" | "Expecting To Fly" | Toni Minot |
| "Expecting To Pry" | "Expecting To Fly" | Toni Minot |
| "Expecting To Dry" | "Expecting To Fly" | Toni Minot |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Expecting To Fly," | This explains buffalo wings? | Peter |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "I Love Rock and Roll," Joan Jett | "Rock & Roll Woman," Buffalo Springfield |
| "For What It's Worth," Buffalo Springfield | "Do You Know What I Mean," Lee Michaels |
| "For What It's Worth," Buffalo Springfield | "I'm A Believer," The Monkees |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Or What It's Worth" originally "For What It's Worth"
Carolyn Morgenstern
"For Hat It's Worth" originally "For What It's Worth"
Carolyn Morgenstern
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Expecting To Flay" originally "Expecting To Fly"
Carolyn Morgenstern
"Expecting Toy Fly" originally "Expecting To Fly"
I HAVE seen toy models of flies.
Carolyn Morgenstern
"Expecting Ton Fly" originally "Expecting To Fly"
Mighty big insect to expect!
Carolyn Morgenstern
"Expecting Top Fly" originally "Expecting To Fly"
Expecting a fly to win some competition?
Carolyn Morgenstern
Change a Letter:
"Expecting No Fly" originally "Expecting To Fly"
Carolyn Morgenstern
"Expecting To Ply" originally "Expecting To Fly"
Carolyn Morgenstern
"Expecting To Fry" originally "Expecting To Fly"
jonny
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "For What its Worth" | "For What It's Woke" | Callmelennie |
| "For What It's Worth" | "Ain't Worth Much" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "For What It's Worth" | "Brow-Raising Quirk" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Uno Mundo" | ""Ooh" Said Bluto" | Paul Robinson 2 |
| "For What It's Worth" | "For Wha' It's Wor'" | Callmelennie |
| "For What It's Worth" | "Stop! Hey, What's That Gown?" | Michael Pacholek |
| "For What It's Worth" | "For What We RE-quire" | Callmelennie |
| "For What's It's Worth" | "For Whom We're Lunch" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "For What It's Worth" | "For What It's Worth: The Weird Al Show" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Broken Arrow" | "Mia Farrow" | Rick Duncan |
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Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Never Trust A Woman B.B. King | Rock 'n Roll Woman Buffalo Springfield | Never Trust A Rock 'n Roll Woman | Josh |
| I Believe I Can Fly R. Kelly | Expecting To Fly Buffalo Springfield | I Can Believe I'm Expecting To Fly Both these songs are beautifully orchestrated! | Paul Warren |
| Play Me Neil Diamond | For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield | Play Me For What It's Worth | Trina Lufkin |
| For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey, What's That Sound) Buffalo Springfield | That Smell Lynyrd Skynyrd | For What It's Worth (Stop, Hey, What's That Smell) Better break out the gas masks! | Papa John Polo |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Rick 'Buffalo' Springfield
Rick Springfield combined with Buffalo Springfield
Cool stage name for an existing stage name!
Submitted By: Isac
Grant Lee Buffalo Springfield
Grant Lee Buffalo combined with Buffalo Springfield
Submitted By: Sacharrine Mama
Buffalo Tom Springfield
Buffalo Tom combined with Buffalo Springfield
Can anyone tell me who Tom Springfield is?
Submitted By: Equal Daddy
Dusty Buffalo Springfield
Dusty Springfield combined with Buffalo Springfield
Submitted By: Joe
There are additional Buffalo Springfield Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"For What It's Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: Stop, Joseph, what's that sound?
Original Lyrics: Stop, children, what's that sound?
| "For What It's Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: I think it's time we stop and say, "What's that sound?"
Original Lyrics: I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound?
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"Rock & Roll Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a Georgia knoll.
Original Lyrics: She's a joy to know
| "For What It’s Worth"
Misheard Lyrics: The satellites being brought
Original Lyrics: There’s battle lines being drawn
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Mr. Soul"
Misheard Lyrics: For the thought that I caught that my hair is the event of the season.
Original Lyrics: For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: James Owens Just found out tonight on the Internet what the correct words are, after 42 years singing it as "hair." |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Blue Bird" originally "Bluebird"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Band Name Anagrams:
A Boiled Spring Fluff Submitted by: Josh
Song Title Anagrams:
"Wish At Fort Worth" originally "For What It's Worth"
Submitted by: Marilyn Westbury
"Fort Worth Was Hit" originally "For What It's Worth"
Hit by what?
Submitted by: Marilyn Westbury
"Expect Tiny Golf" originally "Expecting To Fly"
Submitted by: Carolyn Morgenstern
"Expect Tiny Flog" originally "Expecting To Fly"
Submitted by: Carolyn Morgenstern
"To Expect Flying" originally "Expecting To Fly"
Submitted by: Carolyn Morgenstern
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Song Title Acrostics:
MS: "Mr Soul"
Buffalo Springfield must have been feminist -:)
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"War What Fit's Earth" originally "For What It's Worth"
Sadly, could seem too often the case
Submitted by: Roy R. Pryor
Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"For What It's Worth"
The Lyrics: What a field day for the heat
Why: What a healed day for the feet
Submitted by: Ned MacCamden
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Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Broken Arrow"
Also a 1950 western with James Stewart.
Submitted by: Western
"Broken Arrow"
1996 film that starred John Travolta
Submitted by: Paul Warren
