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Fun Music Information -> James McMurtry

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Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"Where You Goin' Now?," Damn Yankees"We Can't Make It Here," James McMurtry

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"We Can't Make It Her" originally "We Can't Make It Here"
Naomi Swanson

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"We Can't Make It There" originally "We Can't Make It Here"
Gail McFarland
"Wes Can't Make It Here" originally "We Can't Make It Here"
Gail McFarland
"Web Can't Make It Here" originally "We Can't Make It Here"
Gail McFarland

Change a Letter:

"He Can't Make It Here" originally "We Can't Make It Here"
Walter
"We Can't Take It Here" originally "We Can't Make It Here"
Josh
"We Can't Wake It Here" originally "We Can't Make It Here"
Jessica Childress
"We Can't Fake It Here" originally "We Can't Make It Here"
Jessica Childress
"Childish Thongs" originally "Childish Things"
When are thongs childish? Or worn by children?
Iris Green

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Choctaw BingoHarrah's Cherokee CasinoMikey

Misheard Lyrics:

"Childish Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aunt Clara kept her Bible right next to the throne
In case she needed a quote.
Original Lyrics:
Aunt Clara kept her Bible right next to the phone
In case she needed a quote.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Childish Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aunt Clara kept her Bible right next to the throne
In case she needed a quote.
Original Lyrics:
Aunt Clara kept her Bible right next to the phone
In case she needed a quote.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Minima Jonesing

I first misheard this song in the middle of a massage...and nearly rolled off the table laughing.

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Charlemagne's Home Town"
The Lyrics:
Won't you fly across that ocean
Take a train on down
Because the night's growing lonesome
In Charlemagne's home town
Who They Mention:
Charlemagne (French King)
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
"Restless"
The Lyrics:
If delivered with panache and a certain grace
Fingertips on satin lace
Cutting cards and quoting Proust
Whatever turns her wild mare loose
Who They Mention:
author Marcel Proust
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"We Can't Make It Here"
The Lyrics:
Now I'm stocking shirts in the Wal-Mart store
Just like the ones we made before
'Cept this one came from Singapore
I guess we can't make it here anymore
Product Brand Name:
Wal-Mart
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
"Childish Things"
The Lyrics:
Every other weekend, age of thirteen
With my fishing bole and my Field and Stream
Ridin' back home on the Trailways bus
I looked out the window
Product Brand Name:
Field and Stream
Trailways Bus
Submitted by: Tania WYEP

Band Name Anagrams:

Crummy Ramjets Submitted by: Cape Canaveral Lavigne
Just My Mr. Cream Submitted by: Cape Canaveral Lavigne

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Restless"
The Lyrics:
And the conversation slows
To a stop and I might as well
Be out alone on the highway
Way off in the Utah sage
Waving to the railroad crew
That's when I get restless too
Why:
Utah
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
"We Can't Make It Here"
The Lyrics:
Now I'm stocking shirts in the Wal-Mart store
Just like the ones we made before
'Cept this one came from Singapore
I guess we can't make it here anymore
...
In Dayton, Ohio or Portland, Maine
Or a cotton gin out on the great high plains
That's done closed down along with the school
Why:
Singapore
Dayton, Ohio
Portland, Maine
Submitted by: Tania WYEP

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Me Can't Wake It Here" originally "We Can't Make It Here"
Can't wake my good grammar.
Submitted by: Lori Tirol
"Marley Chain's Home Town" originally "Charlemagne's Home Town"
Submitted by: Nell Allen

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