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Fun Music Information -> Mike and the Mechanics
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New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Poor Boy Clown" | "Poor Boy Down" | Marlene L. Ram |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "The Living Years," | Time periods don't literally live. | Luci Flores |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Poor Boy Don" originally "Poor Boy Down"
Amber D'Allesio
Change a Letter:
"Poor Boy Dawn" originally "Poor Boy Down"
Amber D'Allesio
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Over My Shoulder" | "Over My Folders" | The Parody Author |
| "In the Living Years" | "Landlords In My Ears" | Gari J |
| "Silent Running" | "Turning Into The Hulk (by Bill Bixby)" | Scotty Dangerously |
| "In the Living Years" | "Silly Cow" | MarthaDTox |
| "In the Living Years" | "Fat Between The Ears" | Lionel Mertens |
| "All I Need Is A Miracle" | "All I Need Are The Chemicals" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" | "Silent Christians (On Secular Ground)" | Match62 |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Land Of The Living Plain White T's | The Living Years Mike and The Mechanics | Land Of The Living Years | Edward |
| Through The Years Kenny Rogers | The Living Years Mike and The Mechanics | Through The Living Years | Edward |
| Silent Running Mike and The Mechanics | Running From Paradise Hall and Oates | Silent Running From Paradise | Edward |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Mike And The Mechanics Fixx Cars
Mike And The Mechanics combined with The Fixx; The Cars
Submitted By: Raphael
Mike And The Mechanics! At The Disco
Mike And The Mechanics combined with Panic! At The Disco
Probably there to pick up their kids.
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Misheard Lyrics:
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics: And high-low in a bookseller
Original Lyrics: And hide out in the cellar
| "All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics: I never had any time and I never had any fun.
Original Lyrics: I never had any time and I never had any call.
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"All I Need Is A Miracle"
Misheard Lyrics: And I know you were never right
About that I was never wrong. Original Lyrics: And I know you were never right
I`ll admit I was never wrong. | "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"
Misheard Lyrics: Let him take what you really feel.
Original Lyrics: Never hint what you really feel.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"In The Living Years"
Misheard Lyrics: You can whistle as well as you hear
Original Lyrics: You can listen as well as you hear
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Christina When I was little I used to get so mad when my mom listened to this song because I couldn't whistle (still can't for that matter) and I thought that the song was saying that I couldn't hear because I couldn't whistle |
Dated Song Lyrics:
"Poor Boy Down"
The Dated Lyrics: Now we move up to the nineties, up to the twenty-first.
Why They're Dated: We're already in the twenty-first (century).
Submitted by: Paul G
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Song Title Space Change:
"No Body's Perfect" originally "Nobody's Perfect"
Submitted by: Brit Boxx
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Mick And The My Can Nicks originally "Mike And The Mechanics"
Submitted by: Rip Jeans
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Auto Repair Shops
who knows more about auto care than a mechanic
Submitted by: Rychendroll
