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Band Name Origins:

Martha Reeves took Van Dyke Ave in Detroit and added it to the first name of her favorite singer, Della Reese. Submitted by: Andrew Thornhill

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"What's Going On?"	"Dancing In The Street," Martha And The Vandellas	Wendy Torrance
"Heat Wave"	"Hot Hot Hot," Buster Poindexter	Serafina
"Heat Wave"	"Too Hot," Kool And The Gang	Serafina
"Heat Wave"	"Some Like It Hot," Power Station	I, for one, don't like it to be too* hot.* - Serafina
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Nowhere To Ruin" originally "Nowhere To Run"

Dangflabit! It's already been ruined.

Reese Witherknife

"Amy Baby Loves Me" originally "My Baby Loves Me"

Wendy Torrance

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Jimmy Mac"	"Ode to Kwik-E-Mart"	Andria
"Jimmy Mack"	"Freddie Mac"	Malcolm Higgins
"Jimmy Mack"	"Freddie Mac"	David Engel
"Dancing In The Street"	"Antsy For Some Meat"	Alvin Rhodes
"Jimmy Mack"	"Bernie Mac"	Yoidy
"Heat Wave"	"Heat Wave"	John A. Barry
"(Love is Like A) Heat Wave"	"Why Did They Keep Slaves?"	Paul Robinson
"Heat Wave"	"Bat Cave"	Alvin Rhodes
"Dancing in the Street"	"Chancin' Rancid Meat"	John A. Barry
"Dancing in the Street"	"Backwards in the Street"	Rick Duncan
There are additional song parodies available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Dancing In The Dark Bruce Springsteen	Dancing In The Streets Martha And The Vandellas	Dancing In The Dark Streets	Noxzema Centauri
Love And Memories O.A.R.	Come And Get These Memories Martha And The Vandellas	Come And Get These Love And Memories	MOR
Love Letters In The Sand Pat Boone	Quicksand Martha And The Vandellas	Love Letters In The Quicksand No crying about the tide this time. The letters outlive their writers!	Alicia Sturdivant
Dancing With Myself Billy Idol	Dancing In The Street Martha and the Vandellas	Dancing With Myself In The Street	Kixxy 6
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Dancing In The Street" Misheard Lyrics: Across the mall in DC now, dancing in the streets Can't forget the Motor City Original Lyrics: Baltimore and DC now, dancing in the streets Can't forget the Motor City	"Nowhere to Run" Misheard Lyrics: I know you're go good for me, the queen of youth I'll never be Original Lyrics: I know you're no good for me, but free of you I'll never be
"Jimmy Mack" Misheard Lyrics: Jimmy Black Original Lyrics: Jimmy Mack	"Quicksand" Misheard Lyrics: Big Bird, Big Bird Big Bird's in love with you. Original Lyrics: Deeper, deeper Deeper in love with you
There are additional misheard lyrics available.