Fun Music Information -> Garbage
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Music Quotes:
You thought I was a little girl, you thought I was a little mouse you thought you'd take me by surprise. Now I'm here burning down your house. - Garbage Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Band Name Origins:
- Before Shirley Manson joined Garbage, the other members were experimenting in a recording studio making some strange new songs, and someone walked in and said, "Jeez, this stuff sounds like garbage!", and they thought it was a good name for their band and their sound. Submitted by: Krista
- Similar to Total Confusion, a friend visited them when they were just getting started and told them they "sounded like garbage". Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Why the Name is Stupid:
- Just hearing the band name, makes me want to clean.....they could have been a little more sanitary while choosing the band name, or maybe that is what the lead singer spent most of her life living in. Submitted by: Fendergurl
Vain Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Enough Is Never Enough" | The song says "and they're playing Garbage on the radio" - Vanora |
| "Tornado" | Okay, the song title doesn't have Garbage in it but it mentions the lead singer, Shirley Manon in the lyrics "Come on Shirl!" - Jess |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Push-Up" | "Push It" | newrock |
| "When I Throw Up" | "When I Grow Up" | Blue Screen of Death |
| "Stupid Pill" | "Stupid Girl" | Dominic |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "How Do I Live?" | "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing," Garbage | Brian Kelly |
| "When Will I Be Loved?" | "When I Grow Up," Garbage | In other words, never? - Brian Kelly |
| "Show Me How To Live" | "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing," Garbage | Brian Kelly |
| "Nothing To Say" | "Silence Is Golden," Garbage | Josh |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"The Word Is Not Enough" originally "The World Is Not Enough"
Elsie Greer
"Number One Rush" originally "Number One Crush"
Bob
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Cherry Flips (Go Baby Go!)" originally "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)"
Dongquan
"Cherry Clips (Go Baby Go!)" originally "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)"
Dongquan
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"The World Is Hot Enough" originally "The World Is Not Enough"
Elsie Greer
"Queen" originally "Queer"
Figgy
"Why Don't You Comb Over?" originally "Why Don't You Come Over?"
Losing your hair? Then why don't you comb over?
Figgy
"Breed Like Me" originally "Bleed Like Me"
Penelope Beckinsale
Song Parody Recordings:
Peter and I have been doing a few Garbage parodies (the band, not content, hehe) recently. I decided to poke fun at myself for doing the same Garbage songs he has. This also pokes fun at using the copy/paste tool too much when writing parodies. (featuring Below Average Dave Vocals)
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Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Milk" | "Ill" | Anaïs |
| "I Think I'm Paranoid" | "Don't Go To North Korea" | ThatAwesomeGuy |
| "Bleed Like Me" | "Take A Pee" | Jess |
| "I'm Only Happy When It Rains" | "I'm Not Too Happy Dr Phil" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
| "Androgyny" | "Hypocrisy" | Andrewbarbare |
| "The World Is Not Enough" | "Babe's Record Is Not Enough" | Max Power |
| "Only Happy When It Rains" | "Only In Here When I Strain" | MrMerlin |
| "Bleed Like Me" | "Eat Like Me" | Anaïs |
| "Only Happy When It Rains" | "Only Happy When It Pains" | Anaïs |
| "Stupid Girl" | "Stupid Bush" | Michael McVey |
There are additional Garbage song parodies available. | ||
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Stupid Girl | Paris Hilton's answering machine | Diddims |
| Bleed Like Me | Hospital | lysseh |
| Push It | U.S. Marine Corps | newrock |
| Stupid Girl | Remedial Lessons | trash |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Only Happy When It Rains | National Weather Service | been_a_son |
| Stupid Girl | Sylvan Learning Center | been_a_son |
| Fix Me Now | Rehab Clinic | Jess |
| Nobody Loves You | Self-esteem counselling | Diddims |
| The Trick Is To Keep Breathing | Suicide Hotline | Jess |
| There are additional Garbage on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Call Me Blondie | Stupid Girl Garbage | Call Me A Stupid Girl Sounds like someone's got self-esteem issues. | Edward |
| For A Pessimist I'm Pretty Optimistic Paramore | Stupid Girl Garbage | For A Stupid Girl I'm Pretty Optimistic Good for you! | Josh |
| She Is The Fray | Stupid Girl Garbage | She Is A Stupid Girl Place Paris Hilton joke here... | Ed |
| I'm Just A Girl Deana Carter | Stupid Girl Garbage | I'm Just A Stupid Girl You're a stupid girl, all right! | Jorja Gox |
| There are additional Garbage duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
The Academy Is Garbage
The Academy Is.... combined with Garbage
Submitted By: Ashley Nicole Hendershot-Wetherington
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Garbage
...And you Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead combined with Garbage
Not popular with your local highway patrol.
Submitted By: Organ Doner Kebab
The Garbage Trashman
The Trashmen combined with Garbage
Talk about redundant.
Submitted By: Paris Hilton is on fire
Garbage Trucks
Garbage combined with The Trucks
The Trucks were an all-female electro-rock band.
Submitted By: Felix Hunger
There are additional Garbage Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Run Baby Run"
Misheard Lyrics: When nothing seems too certain, my slave
Original Lyrics: When nothing seems too certain or safe
| "Milk"
Misheard Lyrics: I am milk
I am in the kitchen. Original Lyrics: I am milk
I am red hot kitchen. |
"The World Is Not Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: I feel ready
And yet we can prepare. Original Lyrics: I feel ready
And yet unprepared. | "The World Is Not Enough"
Misheard Lyrics: If we can't have a go
Then nobody will. Original Lyrics: If we can't have it all
Then nobody will. |
| There are additional Garbage misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Push It"
Misheard Lyrics: Push it
Make the p**** c** harder. Original Lyrics: Push it
Make the beats go harder. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Elyse I saw the music video and went to assumptions. |
| There are additional Garbage misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"I Think I'm Paranoid"
Better Lyrics:
I think I got annoyed
So irritated
I think I got annoyed
Ticked and frustrated
So irritated
I think I got annoyed
Ticked and frustrated
Original Lyrics:
I think I'm paranoid
Manipulated
I think I'm paranoid
So complicated
Manipulated
I think I'm paranoid
So complicated
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Milk"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I am milk, I am red hot kitchen
Why They're Nonsensical: One word: 'eh?'
Submitted by: Star*
| "Only Happy When It Rains"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Pour some misery down on me.
Why They're Nonsensical: Well that's almost a sentence.
Submitted by: Celeste
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Special"
The Song Lyrics: We were the talk of the town
Song They Mention: Talk Of The Town
Submitted by: The Skuz
| "Bleed Like Me"
The Song Lyrics: JT's get all f***ed up in some karaoke bar
After two drinks he's a loser after three drinks he's a star Getting all nostalgic as he sings I Will Survive Song They Mention: I Will Survive
Submitted by: britrock
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Milk"
Opening Lines: I am milk.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Only Happy When It Rains"
Opening Lines: I'm only happy when it rains.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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| There are additional Garbage spelling lyrics available. | |
Scary Song Lyrics:
"Run Baby Run"
The Lyrics: So run my baby, run my baby run...
Why: She's gonna get you!
Submitted by: Gary Rogers
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Song Title Space Change:
"I Thin Kim Paranoid" originally "I Think I'm Paranoid"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Egg a Bar Submitted by: Josh
Bear Gag Submitted by: Doodah Bobo
A Beggar Submitted by: The Quirkfetch Kid
Gab Gear Submitted by: The Quirkfetch Kid
Song Title Anagrams:
"As Hypo-Cyborg Gerbil" originally "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)"
Yep, that's the best I could do!
Submitted by: Josh
Song Title Acrostics:
I TIP: "I Think I'm Paranoid"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
TWINE: "The World Is Not Enough"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Larry Chips" originally "Cherry Lips"
Submitted by: Rosie Finch
"I Pink, I'm There, Annoyed" originally "I Think I'm Paranoid"
Submitted by: Karen Smith
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Bar Gauge originally "Garbage"
Submitted by: Rocky
Bargage originally "Garbage"
Submitted by: Rocky
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"Only Happy When It Rains"
I find it quite ironic that Shirley Manson loves it when the music is bad and this is the reason why it feels so good to feel so sad.
Submitted by: Celeste
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Milk"
Sean Penn film about Harvey Milk
Submitted by: Paul Warren
