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Fun Music Information -> Grand Funk Railroad
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Possible Misspelled Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Grand Funk Railroad/Joss Stone, Grand FunkBand Name Origins:
- Taken from the Grand Trunk Railroad in Michigan. Submitted by: Dee Alan
- A mutation of the Grand Trunk Railroad, a Michegan landmark. Submitted by: Bobo
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Time Machine," | No machine can take you to the past or future. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?," Chicago | "Bad Time," Grand Funk Railroad | |
| "Who Are You?," The Who | "We're An American Band," Grand Funk Railroad | |
| "Too Much Water," Belinda Carlisle | "Rain Keeps Fallin'," Grand Funk Railroad | |
| "Lit Up," Buckcherry | "Shinin' On," Grand Funk Railroad | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Close To Home" originally "Closer To Home"
Candy Welty
"Closer To Hoe" originally "Closer To Home"
Candy Welty
"Loser To Home" originally "Closer To Home"
Candy Welty
"Some Kid Of Wonderful" originally "Some Kind Of Wonderful"
How a couple might feel about their first child.
oldiesfan
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Closer To Homer" originally "Closer To Home"
Cheryl Jordan
"We're An American Brand" originally "We're An American Band"
A way the car industry could advertise?
George Straitjacket
Change a Letter:
"Some Mind Of Wonderful" originally "Some Kind Of Wonderful"
Alex
"Closer To Hose" originally "Closer To Home"
Candy Welty
"Closer To Dome" originally "Closer To Home"
Candy Welty
"Same Kind Of Wonderful" originally "Some Kind Of Wonderful"
Serafina
"Some Wind Of Wonderful" originally "Some Kind Of Wonderful"
oldiesfan
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Bad Time" | "Bad Time" | zvoidx |
| "Rock & Roll Soul" | "Rocky Road Soul" | Dylan Baranski |
| "Bad Time" | "Slow Time" | Stephen Harrington |
| "We’re an American Band" | "We Are American Trash" | Merry & Pippin |
| "The Loco-Motion" | "The Bloke-o-Motion" | Merry & Pippin |
| "Closer To Home" | "Captain Morgan's Revenge" | blackjack21 |
| "We're An American Band" | "Where's My American Land?" | Guy DiRito |
| "We're An American Band" | "It's the Republican Plan" | Stormin Norman |
| "We're An American Band" | "I'm In America Land" | Andy Primus |
| "We're An American Band" | "I'm In A Mexican Band" | Andy Primus |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Big Time Peter Gabriel | Bad Time Grand Funk Railroad | Big Bad Time | Edward |
| Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk Railroad | Wonderful Christmastime Paul McCartney | Some Kind Of Wonderful Christmastime | Serafina |
| Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk Railroad | American Idiot Green Day | Some Kind Of American Idiot | Jen |
| We're An American Band Grand Funk Railroad | Band On The Run Paul McCartney & Wings | We're An American Band On The Run | crazydon |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Trans-Siberian Railroad
Trans-Siberian Orchestra combined with Grand Funk Railroad
Submitted By: Gary Albright
Grand Canyon Funk
Grand Canyon combined with Grand Funk Railroad
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Ariana Grande Funk Railroad
Ariana Grande combined with Grand Funk Railroad
Submitted By: Odie Garfield
Grand Funk Railroad Apples
Road Apples combined with Grand Funk Railroad
Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners
There are additional Grand Funk Railroad Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Some Kind of Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics: Can I get a Whitney?
Original Lyrics: Can I get a witness?
| "We’re an American Band"
Misheard Lyrics: We like American men
or We love American men Original Lyrics: We’re an American Band
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"We're An American Band"
Misheard Lyrics: Wholesome chiquitas in Omaha
Original Lyrics: Four young chiquitas in Omaha.
| "Some Kind of Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics: She’s some kind of rubber ball
Original Lyrics: She’s some kind of wonderful
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Some Kind of Wonderful"
Misheard Lyrics: She's so kind and wonderful
Original Lyrics: She's some kind of wonderful
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Terri Allen I am a drunk and started singing the lyrics to this song at a bar and made a fool of myself. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Closer To Home"
Better Lyrics:
He's getting closer to his phone
Original Lyrics:
I'm getting closer to my home
Submitted by: Mickey D.
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home"
The Repetitive Lyrics: I'm getting closer to my home ...
Why They're Repetitive: Not only is the verse "I'm getting closer to my home," said eight times, but this part of the song has a duration of 5:22!
Submitted by: JC Foster
| "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)"
The Repetitive Lyrics: I'm getting closer to my home
Why They're Repetitive: They repeat this line for so long at the end, it makes you think they're really lost.
Submitted by: Sheridan
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"We're An American Band"
The Lyrics: Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing Who They Mention: Freddie King
Submitted by: rocky
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Are You Ready?"
Opening Lines: Are you ready? You can trust me all the way.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Song Title Space Change:
"So, Me Kind Of Wonderful?" originally "Some Kind Of Wonderful"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Band Name Anagrams:
Grand Dunk For A Lair Submitted by: Cheryl Jordan
How does one dunk a lair?
Grand Dunk For A Liar Submitted by: Cheryl Jordan
Grand Dunk For A Rail Submitted by: Cheryl Jordan
Grand Flunk Air Road Submitted by: Cheryl Jordan
Dora Drank Fun Grail Submitted by: Gordy N. Knott
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"We're A Near-Manic Band" originally "We're An American Band"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"A New American Bander" originally "We're An American Band"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"We're A Cannier Band, Ma" originally "We're An American Band"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Banned American Ware" originally "We're An American Band"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"We're An In-Camera Band" originally "We're An American Band"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"We're An American Band"
The Lyrics: "Last night in Little Rock"
Why: "Sweet Sweet Connie" was Connie Hamzy, a famous groupie who lived in Little Rock.
Submitted by: k
| "Were an American Band"
The Lyrics: Lights out in Little Rock...
Why: Anybody want to buy some slightly used T-shirts left over from the Clinton administration?
Submitted by: princejellyfish
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Super Long Pop Songs:
"Inside Looking Out" Length: 9:55
The sample of this song was used in Beck's "High 5 (Rock The Catskills)"
Submitted by: Mickey D.
"Hooked On Love" Length: 7:10
The second longest song off of Grand Funk's "Closer To Home" album, released in 1970.
Submitted by: Rock Maninoff
"I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home)" Length: 10:00
Still a rock classic, although 5 minutes of "I'm getting closer to my home" is quite exhausting.
Submitted by: Rock Maninoff
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Rand Gunk Frailroad originally "Grand Funk Railroad"
Retaining another 'r' makes more exact spoonerism
Submitted by: Lydia Helton
Rand Gunk Failroad originally "Grand Funk Railroad"
Submitted by: dizzymojo
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Some Kind of Wonderful"
1987 John Hughes film w/ Eric Stoltz
Submitted by: Leo
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