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Fun Music Information -> Damn Yankees
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Band Name Origins:
- From the Broadway musical of the same name. That and they were all Americans. Submitted by: rockshow
Stupid Band Names:
- Did they really think it was cool putting "damn" in their band name? Would've been better off as an album name. Submitted by: noskcaJ
Vainity Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Damn Yankees" | Title track from their self-titled album, released in 1990. - nally |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Darn Mets | Polite form, with other MLB team from New York. | Norm |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "How High The Moon," Les Paul And Mary Ford | "High Enough," Damn Yankees | |
| "Fame," David Bowie | "Fifteen Minutes Of Fame," Damn Yankees | |
| "How High The Moon?," Les Paul and Mary Ford | "High Enough," Damn Yankees | |
| "Where You Goin' Now?," Damn Yankees | "We Can't Make It Here," James McMurtry | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Coming Of Sage" originally "Coming Of Age"
Wise person, bush, or spice?
Gretchen Wieners
"Coming Of Rage" originally "Coming Of Age"
Condoleezza Rice Pilaf
"Dirty Doug" originally "Dirty Dog"
Doug Graves
Change a Letter:
"Dirty Log" originally "Dirty Dog"
Natalie Stonecipher
"Dirty Dot" originally "Dirty Dog"
Natalie Stonecipher
"Dirty Don" originally "Dirty Dog"
Idont Haveaname
"Nigh Enough" originally "High Enough"
Twila Paris Hilton
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "High Enough" | "(Can I Sing This) High Enough" | Pyth |
| "High Enough" | "(You Can't Get Me) High Enough" | BonnieB |
| "HIgh Enough" | "Shower" | Scrawny Johnny |
| "You Got To Have Heart" | "He's Gotta' have Heart" | Airfarcewon |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Runaway | Hotline for Runaways | ChuckyG |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Charred Walls of the Damned Yankees
Charred Walls of the Damned combined with Damn Yankees
Submitted By: Chris Caldwell
New York Yankees
New York Dolls combined with Damn Yankees
Another combo of bands that makes the name of a Major League Baseball team!
Submitted By: jonny
Slaughter The Damn Yankees
Slaughter combined with Damn Yankees
Not a band name I would use.
Submitted By: Red Ant
Damn Daddy Yankees
Damn Yankees combined with Daddy Yankee
Submitted By: I.P. Frehley
Misheard Lyrics:
"High Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you take me, hyena?
Original Lyrics: Can you take me high enough?
| "High Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: Can you take me higher?
Original Lyrics: Can you take me high enough?
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"Dirty Dog"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm not one of your peaches.
Original Lyrics: I'm not one of your b**ches.
| "Damn Yankees"
Misheard Lyrics: Greasy Dick Taylor down south of us.
Original Lyrics: Greasy dictator down south of us.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Coming of Age"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I asked her her name, she said her name was "Maybe."
Why They're Nonsensical: "Maybe" is not the person's name.
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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Song Title Space Change:
"Where You Go In Now" originally "Where You Goin' Now"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Sky And Enema Submitted by: Lisa Basil
Reminiscent of many a weird band name!?!
Song Title Anagrams:
"Toss Us Lot Owl" originally "Two Lost Souls"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Low Lotus Toss" originally "Two Lost Souls"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Sluts Slow, Too" originally "Two Lost Souls"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Lost Slut Woos" originally "Two Lost Souls"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
Song Title Acrostics:
HE: "High Enough"
Submitted by: Meredith Corpening
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Turdy Dog" originally "Dirty Dog"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Nigh A Huff" originally "High Enough"
Submitted by: Sir Ron Norris
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Dank Yam Ease originally "Damn Yankees"
Submitted by: Ruby Spinel
