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Fun Music Information -> Indigo Girls
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Quotes:
O a refuge never grows from a chin in the hand and a thoughtful pose. Gotta tend the earth if you want a rose. - Indigo Girls Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Band Name Origins:
- Indigo/purple indicates gay women...remember Lavender Jane? Submitted by: joe jims
- In searching for a name, Ms. Amy Ray searched the dictionary looking for a word that sounded cool with 'girls'. She stopped at the I's and the rest is folkrock history. Submitted by: Ms. Deevah
Stupid Band Names:
- If these women are the color of indigo, does that mean they were the forerunners or possibly the mothers of the Blue Man Group? Submitted by: Peter
Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Amy Ray/Emily Saliers. Submitted by: Folk
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Indigo Women | They were already adults when band was formed. | Sheila Oh |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Scooter Noise" | "Scooter Boys" | Lori Tirol |
| "Burger King" | "Dairy Queen" | Ott |
| "Copernicus" | "Galileo" | Catholic |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Erase the Pain," | You can't really 'erase' pain. | Chris Chendo |
| "Dairy Queen," | Dairies don't have queens | Maurice |
| "The Girl With The Weight Of The World In Her Hands," | No person can hold this much weight. | Candy Welty |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "I Did It," Dave Matthews Band | "Shame On You," Indigo Girls | |
| "Show Me A Sign," Chicago | "Yield," Indigo Girls | |
| "Paper Cup," The 5th Dimension | "Fill It Up Again," Indigo Girls | |
| "Say My Name," Destiny's Child | "I Don't Know Your Name," Indigo Girls | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Strange Ire" originally "Strange Fire"
Candy Welty
"Strange Fir" originally "Strange Fire"
Candy Welty
"Ease The Pain" originally "Erase The Pain"
Meaning is similar, though.
Joe Siebert
"Loser To Fine" originally "Closer To Fine"
Whatever you want to call me
"Closer To Fin" originally "Closer To Fine"
Song for those swimming with sea life
Regina Haniger
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Erase The Paint" originally "Erase The Pain"
Helena Hoover
"Estrange Fire" originally "Strange Fire"
Estrange it from what?
Roxanne Drake
"Strangle Fire" originally "Strange Fire"
Fire is a hard thing to strangle!
Roxanne Drake
"Stranger Fire" originally "Strange Fire"
Candy Welty
"Erase The Palin" originally "Erase The Pain"
John McCain's Fall 2008 theme song?
Peter
Change a Letter:
"Strange Fife" originally "Strange Fire"
Roxanne Drake
"Strange Fare" originally "Strange Fire"
Roxanne Drake
"Strange Wire" originally "Strange Fire"
Candy Welty
"Strange Fine" originally "Strange Fire"
Candy Welty
"Strange Sire" originally "Strange Fire"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Fill It Up Again | SUV's/Gas Guzzling Cars | Library Girl |
| Closer To Fine | Self Improvement | Lindsay C. (AKA spidey) |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Peace Tonight | Donald Rumsfeld's Office | UrbanPeaceArtist |
| Pushing The Needle Too Far | Narcotics Anonymous | miss bad example |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| If It Don't Take Two Shania Twain | The Power of Two Indigo Girls | If It Don't Take The Power of Two | Sundog |
| One Step Closer Linkin Park | Closer To Fine Indigo Girls | One Step Closer To Fine | Dongquan |
| It Takes Two Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston | The Power Of Two Indigo Girls | It Takes The Power Of Two | harderman |
| My Name Is Eminem | Galileo The Indigo Girls | My Name Is Galileo | Raphael |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Scouting For Indigo Girls
Scouting For Girls combined with Indigo Girls
Submitted By: Lefty Lucy
Two Nice Indigo Girls
Two Nice Girls combined with Indigo Girls
Submitted By: Laura Wilkins
Indigo Girls' Generation
Indigo Girls combined with Girls' Generation
Submitted By: Wanda Pierce
Indigo Spice Girls
Indigo Girls combined with Spice Girls
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Misheard Lyrics:
"Closer to Fine"
Misheard Lyrics: Closer, I am blind
Original Lyrics: Closer, I am to fine
| "Hammer And A Nail"
Misheard Lyrics: I look alive like Narcissus
Original Lyrics: I look a lot like Narcissus
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"Scooter Boys"
Misheard Lyrics: The pottery and poetry, it is great
Original Lyrics: Zapata reading poetry in his grave
| "Closer to Fine"
Misheard Lyrics: We read up on revival and we had Santa for the lookout
Original Lyrics: We read up on revival and we stand up for the lookout
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Closer to Fine"
Misheard Lyrics: We read up on revival and we had Santa for the lookout
Original Lyrics: We read up on revival and we stand up for the lookout
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Hope I thought Santa was some really weird metaphor or something... |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Ghost"
Better Lyrics:
And I start to feel the fever from the woman on the screen
She comes regular like Jesus, shadowing my dreams
She comes regular like Jesus, shadowing my dreams
Original Lyrics:
And I start to feel the fever from the warm air thru the screen
It comes regular like seasons, shadowing my dreams
It comes regular like seasons, shadowing my dreams
Submitted by: Kristen Miller
"Collecting You"
Better Lyrics:
The shorter breed of elephant
And the ink fold in the pen
And the ink fold in the pen
Original Lyrics:
The shutter pre-development
And the ink full in the pen
And the ink full in the pen
Submitted by: Juliet
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Walk Away"
The Repetitive Lyrics: baby, baby
Why They're Repetitive: The word 'Baby' must be used at *least* 30 times in this three and a half minute song... and all in the last half of it!
Submitted by: Martin
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Second Time Around"
The Lyrics: You said you heard Loretta singe and felt the loneliness seeping in.
The cowboys made you uneasy, you're a god-fearing lesbian. So you learn not to yearn and you take it on the chin again. Who They Mention: Loretta Lynn
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Cut It Out"
The Lyrics: I'm sittin' in Darwin's theory
You're down in the 48 Who They Mention: Charles Darwin
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Digging For Your Dream"
The Lyrics: She's had her heart attack but the bottle of Jack sits on the counter like the devil she knows.
Product Brand Name: Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "Driver Education"
The Lyrics: He tastes like Marlboro cigarettes.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. A Pepsi in his hand, getting off the school bus. ... I ran for miles through the suburbs of the seventies. Pollen dust and Pixie Sticks. Product Brand Name: Marlboro Cigarettes
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Pepsi Pixie Sticks Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Title Space Change:
"Jo King" originally "Joking"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Band Name Anagrams:
Indigo's Girl Submitted by: Alice
I'd Go In, Girls Submitted by: Harriet Henderson
I Dig On Girls Submitted by: Harriet Henderson
I Dig No Girls Submitted by: Harriet Henderson
Rigid Logins Submitted by: Mermaid's Pedicurist
Song Title Anagrams:
"Fine Close Rot" originally "Closer To Fine"
Submitted by: Helena Hoover
"Fiercest Loon" originally "Closer To Fine"
Submitted by: Ava Murphy
"Erotic Felons" originally "Closer To Fine"
Submitted by: Ava Murphy
"Forties Clones" originally "Closer To Fine"
Submitted by: Ava Murphy
Song Title Acrostics:
SITS: "Southland In The Springtime"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Stentor Sage" originally "Center Stage"
Stentor = a type of protozoan
Submitted by: Natalie Lundgren
"Tower Of Poo" originally "Power Of Two"
Submitted by: Linda Radnil
"Query Dean" originally "Dairy Queen"
Submitted by: Renee Keener
"Ready Queen" originally "Dairy Queen"
Submitted by: Renee Keener
"Slay It Again Pam" originally "Play It Again Sam"
Submitted by: Yvonne Sindri
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Gin-To-Go URLS originally "Indigo Girls"
Submitted by: Peter
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Blue Jeans Manufacturer
Since blue jeans get their color from indigo dye.
Submitted by: Peter
