Fun Music Information -> Grateful Dead
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Music Jokes:
I included this riddle with a mail-in ticket request for a Dead show at the LA Coliseum (60,000+) and the ticket people must have liked it because I got a pair of front row center seats! Q: How can you tell if Deadheads have been in your house? A: They're still there! Submitted by: San Diego Lotto Guy
| What do you call parachutists over a Grateful Dead concert? Acid Rain! Submitted by: St. Stephen
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Band Name Origins:
- Contrary to popular myth, there is no mention of the "Grateful Dead" in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. In fact, there is no official "Book of the Dead". The band was going by the name The Warlocks and Jerry Garcia went to a dictionary and said "whatever I point to will be the new name". He then opened up the dictionary and placed his finger on the page. When he looked down, he had chosen "Grateful Dead", which is an American folk myth. When a person pays to bury a body that no one claims it is said to appease the dead & making him grateful - the Grateful Dead. This is a story passed to me from one of the band's writers. Submitted by: Steve
- Randomly opened the dictionary and pointed to two different words, the first being grateful and the second being dead. Submitted by: uncle butter
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "New Potato Caboose" | I think The Grateful Dead may fall short of thier goal of writing a song for every single person on the planet, but at least three billion of their numbers may fall into this catagory. - princejellyfish |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "New Potato Caboose," | Unless the potato is big enough... | princejellyfish |
| "Black-Throated Wind," | The wind doesn't have a throat | princejellyfish |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Put A Light In The Window" | "Turn On Your Love Light," Grateful Dead | Kathy |
| "King Of The Road" | "Truckin'," Grateful Dead | Kathy |
| "Black & White" | "Touch Of Grey," Grateful Dead | Mr. X |
| "Touch Of Grey" | "Bad Touch," Bloodhound Gang | rocky |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Terrain Station" originally "Terrapin Station"
Amy Grunt
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Shell In A Bucket" originally "Hell In A Bucket"
As in Shell gas.
Rock Quarry
"Whelp On The Way" originally "Help On The Way"
Whelp = young offspring of any mammal
Kerianne Hopkins
"Decal" originally "Deal"
Diana Jasper
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Hell On The Way" originally "Help On The Way"
Freya
"Tough Of Grey" originally "Touch Of Grey"
Allison O'Silla
"Torch Of Grey" originally "Touch Of Grey"
Allison O'Silla
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Casey Jones" | "Hasty Bones" | Mick Terry |
| "Dire Wolf" | "Buster Wolf" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Sugar Magnolia" | "Shuckin' Mag. Opus" | John A. Barry |
| "Sugar Magnolia" | "Rocky Balboa" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Casey Jones" | "I Like Cow's Brain" | Paul Robinson |
| "Sugar Magnolia" | "Sure Did Enjoy Ya" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Sugar Magnolia" | "Booger Magnolia" | Porkbeard |
| "Uncle John's Band" | "Uncle Don's Van" | Darrell Wilhelm |
| "The Monkey and the Engineer" | "The Monkey and the Acid Head" | uncajon |
| "U.S. Blues" | "U.N. Blues" | Stormin Norman the nag |
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Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Cocaine | DEA (Drug Enforcement Association) | Robbie N. |
| Pants Too Tight | Weight Watchers | J. Geraci |
| Fire On The Mountain | Any Business Near Mt St. Helen's | cyberbmcd |
| Casey Jones | Amtrak | Billy Florio |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| My Name Is Eminem | Casey Jones Grateful Dead | My Name Is Casey Jones An everyone thought he died. | Rocky |
| Hell Is For Children Pat Benatar | Hell In A Bucket Grateful Dead | Hell Is For Children In A Bucket | George Straitjacket |
| She Came In Through The Bathroom Window The Beatles | Throwing Stones The Grateful Dead | She Came Throwing Stones In Through The Bathroom Window | Fiona Apple Cider |
| Mr. Jones Counting Crowes | Casey Jones Grateful Dead | Mr. Casey Jones | Aaerni |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Izzy Dead?
Izzy Stradlin combined with The Grateful Dead
A pertinent question about any past or present member of GNR.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
They Might Be Dead
They Might Be Giants combined with The Grateful Dead
They'd have trouble auditioning keyboard players with this name...RIP Vince Welnick.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Dead Dead
Dead Milkmen combined with Grateful Dead
Submitted By: Edgar
Grateful Dead Eye Dick
Grateful Dead combined with Dead Eye Dick
Submitted By: FordGuy
There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"I Know You Rider"
Misheard Lyrics: I wish I was a penguin, on a northbound train.
Original Lyrics: I with I was a headlight, on a northbound train.
| "Sugar Magnola"
Misheard Lyrics: Paves my chicken when I sleep.
Original Lyrics: Pays my ticket when I speed.
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"Touch Of Gray"
Misheard Lyrics: The Ables and the Bakers and the seas
Original Lyrics: The Ables and the Bakers and the C's
| "Sugar Magnolia"
Misheard Lyrics: Jump like a Wildebeest in four wheel drive
Original Lyrics: Jump like a Willys in four wheel drive
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Sugar Magnolia"
Misheard Lyrics: Jump like a Wildebeest in four wheel drive
Original Lyrics: Jump like a Willys in four wheel drive
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Story about this misheard lyric by: S Johnson Even though I knew what a Willys jeep was, it just didn't occur to me. |
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"China Cat Sunflower"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Look for awhile at the China Cat Sunflower
proud-walking jingle in the midnight sun Copper-dome Bodhi drip a silver kimono like a crazy-quilt stargown through a dream night wind Krazy Kat peeking through a lace bandana like a one-eyed Cheshire like a diamond-eye Jack A leaf of all colors plays a golden string fiddle to a double-e waterfall over my back Comic book colors on a violin river crying Leonardo words from out a silk trombone I rang a silent bell beneath a shower of pearls in the eagle wing palace of the Queen Chinee Why They're Nonsensical: They speak for themselves. They're nonsense to me.
Submitted by: Stephen
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Dated Lyrics:
"Brown-Eyed Women"
The Dated Lyrics: 1920 when he stepped to the bar, drank to the dregs of the whiskey jar.
1930 when the wall caved in, he made his way selling red-eyed gin. -------- Daddy made whiskey and he made it well. Cost two dollars and it burned like hell. Why They're Dated: Two lines refer to the early twentieth century (I'm not really clear on what you're looking for here since one example seemed to say NOT something like this and another seemed to say this was OK, but it sure sounds dated to me). The last one refers to whiskey for two dollars a bottle.
Submitted by: Stephen Segall
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Ramble On Rose"
The Lyrics: Just like Jack the Ripper, just like Mojo Hand,
Just like Billy Sunday, in a shotgun ragtime band ----- Just like Crazy Otto, just like Wolfman Jack, Sitting plush with a royal flush, aces back to back. Just like Mary Shelley, just like Frankenstein, Who They Mention: Jack the Ripper, Billy Sunday, Wolfman Jack, Mary Shelley
Submitted by: Stephen Segall
| "U.S. Blues"
The Lyrics: I'm Uncle Sam
That's who I am Been hidin' out in a rock-and-roll band Shake the hand that shook the hand of P.T. Barnum and Charlie Chan Who They Mention: Uncle Sam
P.T. Barnum Charlie Chan Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Cumberland Blues"
The Lyrics: Little Ben Clock says quarter to eight.
You kept me up till four. Product Brand Name: The Little Ben Clock
Submitted by: Stephen Segall
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Sugar Magnolia"
Opening Lines: Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming, heads all empty and I don't care,
Comments: Submitted by: nosckaJ
| "Crazy Fingers"
Opening Lines: Your rain falls like crazy fingers
Comments: Submitted by: Stephen Segall
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Band Name Anagrams:
Deaf Drug Tale Submitted by: Glenn Worthman
Dug Fat Leader Submitted by: Glenn Worthman
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Mire On The Fountain" originally "Fire On The Mountain"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Band Name Spoonerisms:
The Dreadful Gate originally "The Grateful Dead"
Submitted by: Kerianne Hopkins
The Date Grow Fed originally "The Grateful Dead"
Submitted by: Richard Head
Gateful Dread originally "Grateful Dead"
Submitted by: Herculina Alencar
Backwards Messages:
"Aoxamoxa"
This is a couple of backwards (cover art) messages from the Grateful Dead. The album "American Beauty" says "American Reality" if you look at it. The album "Aoxamoxa" the lettering spelling the "Grateful Dead" says "We Ate The Acid" in a mirror.
Submitted by: Wade Brock
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Dead (as in real dead) keyboard players"
Namely, Pigpen, Keith Godchaux, Brent Mydland, and Vince Welnick. Tom Constanten is (for now) the only surviving Dead keyboardist, and currently with Jefferson Starship.
Submitted by: Rocky
"Thier Fans"
Known as "Dead-Head's", these otherwise average citizens, have formed a strange sub-culture that will do anything, and go almost anywhere just to breath the same air as these sloppy hobo's. (I dont get it and probably never will)
Submitted by: princejellyfish
"Anthem Of The Sun"
The B-side of the album says " careful do not stop on the tracks"
Submitted by: Wade Brock
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Mortuaries/Funeral Homes/Cemetaries
Submitted by: oldrock
