Fun Music Information -> Butthole Surfers
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Band Name Origins:
- They kept changing their name. They had a song called "Butthole surfer. At one concert, the guy introducing the band forgot their name and introduced them as "The Butthole Surfers". The name stuck! (source: "Our Band Could Be Your Life" by Michael Azerrad.) Submitted by: Jef Rummens
- When the band started out, they made a deal that they would never play under the same name twice. They booked themselves under a different name for every show (tough to build name recognition that way). They thought it was clever until they played a festival (I think it was in Austin, TX) under the name "The Butthole Surfers" and got huge press. It was by far the largest crowd they had ever play for and the reviews all gave them huge press boasted that "The Butthole Surfers" stole the show. Suddenly they were forced to continue performing under the name "Butthole Surfers" to keep getting big gigs. They played a joke and the joke was on them, it stuck! Submitted by: Chris
Why the Name is Stupid:
- I do not believe you can surf in a butthole. Or, well, I can't anyway. Submitted by: Shido
- It sounds like some 4 year old's attempt at raw toilet humour, which doesn't please anyone who isn't, well, a four year old. Submitted by: TullyGirl
- You say, "Hey Dad! Can I have $50 to go see a cool band?" He asks, "What concert are you going to go see?" At that point you can forget getting the money, let alone the approval to go to the show. "And don't repeat that discusting band name in front of your mother!" Submitted by: Mitch
- I really didn't need to know about your sex life. Submitted by: FireWoman
- Oh, c'mon! Submitted by: cherrytree
Vain Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Butthole Surfer" | From "Psychic...Powerless...Another Man's Sac". - Agrimorfee |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Pepper" | "They were drinking from a fountain that was pouring like an avalanche coming down the mountain" - Joe H |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Who Was In My Room Last Night?" | "Dream Police," Cheap Trick | Todd W. Zimmerman |
| "Who Was In My Room Last Night?" | "Cider Woman," Man's Ruin | And she didn't even stick around to sleep with me! - The Skuz |
| "Who Was In My Room Last Night?" | "Psycho Killer," Talking Heads | p00v |
| "Who Was In My Room Last Night?" | "Mother," Danzig | Jonathan S. |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Who Was In My ROM Last Night?" originally "Who Was In My Room Last Night?"
He rummaged through your PC, too? Bummer.
Jonaphantom
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Cheep In The Cellar" originally "Creep In The Cellar"
Is someone keeping chicks (baby chickens) there?
Lou Quilson
"Creep In The Collar" originally "Creep In The Cellar"
Barry Amassa Tate
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Pepper" | "Primaries (w/link for DKTOS)" | Chris Wolvie |
| "Pepper" | "Pepper (the TFC 1.0 Remix)" | Joel Dent |
| "Pepper" | "Evil Dead (Pt.1)" | Josh Bain |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Sonic Butthole
Sonic Youth combined with Butthole Surfers
I really do not need to know what a sonic butthole is.
Submitted By: Raygun Shaun
Talking Butthead Surfers / Headbutting Surfers
Talking Heads combined with Butthole Surfers
It's just funny. (At least I think so.)
Submitted By: Jonathan S.
Jon Spencer Butthole Explosion
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion combined with Butthole Surfers
These guys will only be doing outdoor shows.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
A**hole Surfers
A** Ponies combined with Butthole Surfers
Don't blame me.
Submitted By: Rob
There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Pepper"
Misheard Lyrics: Hippie, trippy shows
Original Lyrics: The images it shows
| "Who Was In My Room Last Night?"
Misheard Lyrics: My clothes were dry.
Original Lyrics: My throat was dry.
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"Whatever"
Misheard Lyrics: I had a dream last night
And it fit me in a hole. Original Lyrics: I had a dream last night
And it fit my like a glove. | "Pepper"
Misheard Lyrics: I don't mind the sands of time.
Original Lyrics: I don't mind the sun sometimes.
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Who Was In My Room Last Night?"
Misheard Lyrics: My clothes were dry.
Original Lyrics: My throat was dry.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Jonathan S. I know it's odd, but that's what happens when you try to hear the lyrics over the music in "Guitar Hero II." |
Funny Lyrics:
"Who Was In My Room Last Night?"
The Funny Lyrics: My mouth went through the ceiling
And my body fell through the floor! There was no key, there was no one I could see So I ran right through the door! Why They're Funny: I realize this might be more at home in the "nonsensical" category, but these particular lyrics just can't be taken seriously! "My mouth went through the ceiling??" "Ran through the door??" Is he saying he's a ghost or something?!?
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
| "The Shame of Life"
The Funny Lyrics: There were girls in the front, There were girls in the back,
There were girls petting squirrels, There were squirrels smoking crack. Why They're Funny: Can't you just picture squirrels smoing crack? Dosen't that just make you want to laugh?
Submitted by: Ken
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
The Hurt Soul Buffers originally "The Butthole Surfers"
A name conveying real ANGST!
Submitted by: Lydia Idyl
Backwards Messages:
"Creep In the Cellar"
On the album "Rembrant Pussyhorse" on the song "Creep In The Cellar" the entire song is played over the song being played backwards. Not very interesting, but it is there.
Submitted by: Wade Brock
"The Revenge of Anus Presley"
In the song "The Revenge of Anus Presley" there is a backwards message which says "There is a time to live, and a time to die, but I smoke Elvis Presleys toenails when I want to get high". It is on the album "Brown Reason to Live".
Submitted by: Wade Brock
