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Why the Name is Stupid:

  • Like the band. But are they comparing themselves to Flash Light Orchestra or Candle Light Orchestra? Submitted by: Mr. Critic

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Concerto For A Winter's Day""Concerto For A Rainy Day"Paul Warren
"Secret Massages""Secret Messages"rocky
"Don't Bring Me Clowns""Don't Bring Me Down"oldschool

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Call Me""Telephone Line," Electric Light Orchestrarocky
"Video Killed The Radio Star""I'm Alive," Electric Light Orchestrajonny
"Telephone Line""Hello It's Me," Todd RundgrenKathy
"Turn To Stone""I'm Stone In Love With You," StylisticsKathy
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Turn To Tone" originally "Turn To Stone"
ELO makes a workout video.
Eli Stone
"Urn To Stone" originally "Turn To Stone"
You kept those ashes a bit too long.
Eli Stone
"Sweet Takin' Woman" originally "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Jacqui O'Day
"Don't Ring Me Down" originally "Don't Bring Me Down"
Serafina
"Don't Bring Me Don" originally "Don't Bring Me Down"
Violet

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Sweet Stalkin' Woman" originally "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Nora Aaron
"Devil Woman" originally "Evil Woman"
Doesn't change the song at all!
Mark Silverman

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Turd To Stone" originally "Turn To Stone"
Tiffany Furlong
"Turn To Store" originally "Turn To Stone"
Julia Farda
"Turn To Stove" originally "Turn To Stone"
Julia Farda
"Turn To Scone" originally "Turn To Stone"
Julia Farda
"Burn To Stone" originally "Turn To Stone"
Eli Stone

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Hold On Tight""Hold On Tight (To Your Jeans)"Malcolm Higgins
"Evil Woman""My Evil Brother"Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
"Turn To Stone""Turn Off That Phone"Mikey Squirrel
"Don't Bring Me Down""Don't Slow Me Down"Colin Slater
"Evil Woman""Evil Cousin"The cast of SCTV
"Evil Woman""Evil Carol"Babole
"Turn to Stone""Throw the Phone"Tony Wiseguy
"Don't Bring Me Down""Don't Fling Me Down"Malcolm Higgins
"Evil Woman""Medieval Woman"Nate
"Evil Woman""Knievel's Zoomin'"Alvin Rhodes

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Last Train to LondonLondon UndergroundDylan Baranski
Turn To StoneThe Lion, The Witch & The WardrobePickle*
Four Little DiamondsPeople's JewellersMikey Squirrel
Hold On Tight To Your DreamsAmeriquest Mtg.Betty
Strange MagicMagic ShowMatt Donnelly
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Mr. Blue SkySevere Weather HotlineNon Compos Mentis
Evil WomanNunnery/Magdalena School for Wayward Girlsrocky
ConfusionDell Headquartersbritrock

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Sweet Talkin' Woman
   Electric Light Orchestra
Evil Woman
   Electric Light Orchestra
Sweet Talkin' Evil Woman
How can she be evil yet talk sweet?
Norah Jones walking barefoot on hot coals
Stacy's Mom
   Fountains Of Wayne
Evil Woman
   Electric Light Orchestra
Stacy's Mom Is An Evil Woman
Oh, my God!
crazydon
Vienna Calling
   Falco
Calling America
   Electric Light Orchestra
Vienna Calling America
musicman
Man! I Feel Like A Woman
   Shania Twain
Evil Woman
   Electric Light Orchestra
Man! I Feel Like An Evil Woman
Look out! it sounds like someone's having PMS.
Ed
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Gordon Electric Lightfoot Orchestra
Gordon Lightfoot combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Five Man Electrical Light Orchestra
Five Man Electrical Band combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Rob
Electric Turner Orchestra
Bachman Turner Overdrive combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Seth
Edison Electric Light Orchestra House
Edison Lighthouse combined with Electric Light Orchestra
Submitted By: Stephanie Craddock

There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Livin' Thing"
Misheard Lyrics:
They took everything
Original Lyrics:
It's a living thing
"Four Little Diamonds"
Misheard Lyrics:
Poor little diamonds
Original Lyrics:
Four little diamonds
"Twilight"
Misheard Lyrics:
With your head held high and your scarlet flies
you came down to me from the open skies.
Original Lyrics:
With your head held high and your scarlet lies
you came down to me from the open skies.
"Hold On Tight To Your Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold on tight to your drink.
Original Lyrics:
Hold on tight to your dreams.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Hold On Tight To Your Dreams"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hold on tight to your drink.
Original Lyrics:
Hold on tight to your dreams.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Heather

I was about 5 years old when this song was new and I guess holding onto my beverage made more sense to me than holding onto dreams. I don't know.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Can't Get It Out Of My Head"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot
They don't envy me.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Of course they don't envy you. They're all fictional characters.
Submitted by: britrock
 

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Shangri-La"
The Lyrics:
'...faded like the Beatles on Hey Jude.'
Who They Mention:
The Beatles
Submitted by: John
"Illusions in G Major"
The Lyrics:
I heard the pilot saying, Poems that were written by John Keats and Robert Browning
Who They Mention:
19th century English poets John Keats and Robert Browning
Submitted by: Mark Silverman
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Shangri-La"
The Song Lyrics:
My Shangri-La has gone away,
Faded like the Beatles on 'Hey Jude'
Song They Mention:
'Hey Jude' by the Beatles
Submitted by: Pickle*
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Don't Walk Away"
Opening Lines:
Why do I say don't walk away?
Comments:
From the 1980 Xanadu soundtrack album. It also appears on the soundtrack of the Xanadu Broadway musical, though done by the cast of the musical.
Submitted by: Vic George
"I'm Alive"
Opening Lines:
I'm alive, and the world shines for me today.
Comments:
From the 1980 Xanadu soundtrack album. It also appears on the soundtrack of the Xanadu Broadway musical, though done by the cast of the musical.
Submitted by: Vic George
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Made Up Words in Songs:

"Rock & Roll Is King"
The Made Up Words:
(she said) Rama lama lama lama (rock & roll is king)
Comments:
Unless Jeff Lynne is throwing some foreign language in there, like when he wrote some French lyrics into "Hold On Tight", I think this qualifies.
Submitted by: Michael E Cormier
 

Song Title Acrostics:

EW: "Evil Woman"
Submitted by: /
HOT: "Hold On Tight"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
EW: "Evil Woman"
Submitted by: Peter

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"Hold On Tight"
The Lyrics:
Accroches-toi a ton reve
Accroches-toi a ton reve
Quand tu vois ton bateau partir
Quand tu sents -- ton coeur se briser
Accroches-toi a ton reve.
Why:
Basically, it's the lyrics to the song translated into French. In English they are: Hold on tight to your dream/Hold on tight to your dream/When you see your ship go sailing/When you feel your heart is breaking/Hold on tight to your dream.
Submitted by: crazydon
 

Backwards Messages:

"Fire on High"
After being criticized with 'Eldorado' having subliminal messages, Jeff Lynne placed a message in the song which sounds like 'Madness, madness, madness' and gibberish played forward. But played backward It says, 'The music is reverseable, but time is not. Turn back. Turn Back. Turn Back!...'
Submitted by: Paul Warren

Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:

Electric Company
Submitted by: britrock
 
 
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