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Fun Music Information -> Neil Sedaka
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Neil SadakaSong Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Immigrant" | "There was a time when strangers were welcome here..." Dedicated to John Lennon. The single peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent one week at number one on the Easy Listening chart in May 1975. - Greg Hulak |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "The Funny Years" | "The Hungry Years" | Lina |
| "The Dummy Years" | "The Hungry Years" | Lina |
| "Housebreaking Pup Is Hard To Do" | "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" | Tess O. Gosset |
| "Waking up is hard to do" | "Breaking up is hard to do" | Princess Ana |
| "Chucking up is hard to spew" | "Breaking up is hard to do" | wr_the_great |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "That's When The Music Takes Me," | Music cannot transport people at any time. | Lance Crackers |
| "The Hungry Years," | Time periods cannot experience hunger. | Peter Paul Mounds |
| "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen," | Numbers have no taste and no birthdays. | Isac |
| "Calendar Girl," | A person cannot be a calendar. | Peter |
| "One Way Ticket to the Blues," | You cannot take a train ride into a set of colours | Susanna Viljanen |
There are additional literally impossible song titles available. | ||
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Near You," Roger Williams | "Next Door To An Angel," Neil Sedaka | |
| "Walking Home In The Rain," Barbara Mandrell | "Laughter In The Rain," Neil Sedaka | |
| "Goodbye To Love," Carpenters | "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," Neil Sedaka | |
| "Baby's Gone," Trace Adkins | "I Keep Searching," Neil Sedaka | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Anther Day, Another Heartache" originally "Another Day, Another Heartache"
Anther = a pollen-bearing part of a flower
Penelope Beckinsale
"The Hungry Ears" originally "The Hungry Years"
Rachel Stedman
"Oh Carl" originally "Oh Carol"
Changes the gender by removing a letter!
Serafina
"Lice In Wonderland" originally "Alice In Wonderland"
Penelope Beckinsale
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Glove In The Shadows" originally "Love In The Shadows"
Candy Welty
"Clove In The Shadows" originally "Love In The Shadows"
Candy Welty
"Lover In The Shadows" originally "Love In The Shadows"
Candy Welty
"You're So Good For Men" originally "You're So Good For Me"
Candy Welty
"You're So Good For Meg" originally "You're So Good For Me"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"The Hungry Yeats" originally "The Hungry Years"
Sedaka expresses his admiration for the Irish poet
Peter
"The Hungry Dears" originally "The Hungry Years"
Karen Smith
"The Hungry Bears" originally "The Hungry Years"
Karen Smith
"Thy Hungry Years" originally "The Hungry Years"
Karen Smith
"Love In Tee Shadows" originally "Love In The Shadows"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Oh Carol!" | "Oh Darryl!" | Glynn Leaney |
| "Oh Carol!" | "Oh Carol!" | Glynn Leaney |
| "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" | "Happy Birthday Tricia Neill" | Glynn Leaney |
| "Let The People Talk" | "Give Your Life To God" | Lionel Mertens |
| "Breakin Up Is Hard To Do" | "Bacon Clubs Are Not For Jews" | Lionel Mertens |
| "Breaking Up Is Hard On You" | "Breaking Up Is Hard On The U (SSR, that is)" | callmelennie |
| "Calendar Girl" | "Calendar Babe" | Bob Gomez |
| "Oh, Carol" | "Apparel" | John A. Barry |
| "Breaking Up is Hard To Do" | "Flaking Out is What they Do" | Giorgio Coniglio's Grandson |
| "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | "Bacon Up Is Hard to Do" | Michael Pacholek |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| The Hungry Years | Any Buffet (Golden Corral, Old Country Buffet, etc.) | oldsongs |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Bad Blood | Blood Bank | MOR |
| Bad Blood | Tampax | beatlebabe |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Laugh, Laugh The Beau Brummels | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka | Laugh, Laugh, Laughter In The Rain Combined title somewhat resembles stuttering. | Ashley Michelle McGowan |
| Living Next Door To Alice Smokie | Alice In Wonderland Neil Sedaka | Living Next Door To Alice In Wonderland | Britney Spears into pruning hooks |
| Unhappy Birthday The Smiths | Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen Neil Sedaka | Unhappy Birthday Sweet Sixteen | Anita Butcher |
| My Name Is Eminem | Oh, Carol Neil Sedaka | My Name Is Carol, Oh | Morris |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"Standing on the Inside"
Misheard Lyrics: Every waking moment I just wanna sing in the nude
Original Lyrics: Every waking moment I just wanna sing the new-ews
| "The Immigrant"
Misheard Lyrics: Was it anything like that when you're alive?
Original Lyrics: Was it anything like that when you arrived?
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"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
Misheard Lyrics: Mickey Mouse is hard on you
Original Lyrics: Breaking up is hard to do
| "Laughter in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: Ooh, I hear laughter in your brain
Original Lyrics: Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Stairway to Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Up high to the highest store
Original Lyrics: I'll climb to the highest star
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke It seems that way when it sounds like "store", like the highest elevation above sea level. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Doo doo doo down dooby doo down down
Comma comma down dooby doo down down Comma comma down dooby doo down down Breaking up is hard to do Why They're Repetitive: Appears at the beginning of the song and is used as backing vocals throughout.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"I Go Ape"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: When you hold my hand, I'm a prehistoric man
Why They're Nonsensical: The singer was born in 1939, so he's not prehistoric at all.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Laughter In The Rain"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I hear laughter in the rain,
walking hand in hand with the one I love Why They're Nonsensical: Who's supposed to be laughing out there in the rain? The guy himself and his girl? The village idiot? Someone else out there who happens to be laughing at something? For clarity's sake lyricists, level with us once in a while.
Submitted by: THE BIG GUY
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| There are additional nonsensical lyrics available. | |
Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Bad Blood"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Bad (ba-a-ad) blood (blo-o-od)
The b-icth is in her smile Why They're Inappropriate: I'm sorry folks, but Neil Sedaka, for gosh sake, just does not utter the b-word in his songs like he's Eminem. That's just wrong.
Submitted by: Sammy Reed
| "Laughter In The Rain"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: After a while we run under a tree
Why They're Inappropriate: Don't you know how dangerous it is to go under a tree during a storm?
Submitted by: little Jen
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen"
The Song Lyrics: When you were thirteen
You were my funny valentine Song They Mention: "My Funny Valentine" from the musical 'Babes In Arms.'
Submitted by: Samantha Wayland
| "One Way Ticket"
The Song Lyrics: Gonna take a trip to Lonesome Town,
Gonna stay at Heartbreak Hotel. Song They Mention: "Lonesome Town" by Ricky Nelson
Submitted by: Miranda Turner
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| There are additional Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs lyrics available. | |
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Sad Eyes"
Opening Lines: Sad eyes, don't you be sad no more
Comments: Submitted by: Sutch
| "Oh! Carol"
Opening Lines: Oh! Carol, I am but a fool. Darling I love you, though you treat me cruel.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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Song Title Space Change:
"The World Through At Ear" originally "The World Through A Tear"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Hey Mister Sun, Shine!" originally "Hey Mister Sunshine"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Dim Bo Man" originally "Dimbo Man"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"A Lice In Wonderland" originally "Alice In Wonderland"
Deep in someone's hair?
Submitted by: Peter
"Laugh Terin The Rain" originally "Laughter In The Rain"
Neil singing about a terin bird laugh in the rain?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Song Title Anagrams:
"Third 'Yea'" originally "The Diary"
Submitted by: Joe
"Clare, Darling" originally "Calendar Girl"
Could that be the name of his 'calendar girl'?
Submitted by: Hank E. Panky
"Daring Recall" originally "Calendar Girl"
Submitted by: Joe
"The Arm Lice Song" originally "The Miracle Song"
Ewwww! What a thing to write a song about!
Submitted by: Peter
"Hide Tray" originally "The Diary"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Song Title Acrostics:
SLY: "Sweet Little You"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Ad Sighs" originally "Sad Eyes"
How can an ad sigh?
Submitted by: Rachel Stedman
"Ton Way Wicket" originally "One Way Ticket"
Submitted by: Lindsay Lowhound
"Raking Up His Bard To Do" originally "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
Submitted by: Heck Noover Nuck
"Rafter In The Lane" originally "Laughter In The Rain"
Submitted by: Heck Noover Nuck
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
The Lyrics: They say that breaking up is hard to do.
Now I know, I know that it's true. Don't say that this is the end. Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again. Why: I can't remember a more lilting tune from the 1960s than this one. But the words are a desperate plea to a girlfriend not to dump him. The last line cited above is nearly an admission of the virtual inevitability of the break-up and the desperation of the singer's wishes that things were otherwise. By the way, the singer did an original "fast" version of this and then sometime later a slow "ballad" version (same lyrics both times). What I say here came mainly from thinking about the original "fast' version. But even the slow "ballad" version is not nearly so much of a downer tune-wise as the lyrics could merit.
Submitted by: Mercedes Morgan
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Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
The Lyrics: You've turned into the prettiest girl I've ever seen.
Why: You've turned into the grittiest pearl I've ever seen.
Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss
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Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
1979 U.S. TV film with Billy Crystal
Submitted by: Sutch
"Calendar Girl"
1993 movie with Jason Priestly
Submitted by: Smooth
