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Fun Music Information -> Neil Sedaka
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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 |
| "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 |
| "Cardboard California," | No U.S. state is made of cardboard. | Yvette Bristle |
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:
"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" | "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 |
| "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" | "Smoking Pot Is Fun To Do" | John Hunter |
| "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" | "Shaking Cops Is Hard To Do" | Leough |
| "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | "Akin's Head is Full of Goo" | Squire Malloy |
| "The Waterbug" | "The Watto-Hug" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Oh Carol" | "Beer Barrel" | Andy Primus |
| "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" | "Breaking Up is Hard On Scoob" | Callmelennie |
| "Laughter in the Rain" | "Shatner and the Pain" | Porfle Popnecker |
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 |
| 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 |
| God Is A Girl Groove Coverage | Calendar Girl Neil Sedaka | God Is A Calendar Girl | Peggy Pollock |
| Crying In The Rain The Everly Brothers | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka | Crying Laughter In The Rain I laughed so hard, I cried. | MOR |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"Laughter in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics: I see the one of her hand in mind
Original Lyrics: I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
| "Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: It coulda been me but it was you
Women bit off a little bit more than he could chew Original Lyrics: It coulda been me but it was you
Who went and bit off a little bit more than he could chew |
"Bad Blood"
Misheard Lyrics: The only thing good about bad blood
Is livin' this lie Original Lyrics: The only thing good about bad blood
Is lettin' it slide | "Steppin' Out"
Misheard Lyrics: Are you thinkin', baby, maybe
Your knees are the same as mine? Original Lyrics: Are you thinkin', baby, maybe
Your needs are the same as mine? |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Calendar Girl"
Misheard Lyrics: Yeah, yeah, my heart's in the world.
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl. Every day, every day, for you. Original Lyrics: Yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl.
I love, I love, I love my little calendar girl. Every day, every day, of the year. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Wisnu Aji When Rock Channel Radio adding "Calendar Girl" on Rock Channel's playlist for the first time, I haven't listen to this song and adding more songs like "Calendar Girl". I have listen to another songs by Hailee Steinfeld, Dream Theater, Blind Melon, etc. and later these songs being editing or trimming to more radio-friendly airplay. After that, the first time ever I hear to this song where used in a ordinary time. This song is the best! But, today I feel misheard with the song's lyrics or the song itself. When I hear to the song as Neil Sedaka (and backing vocals) sing "every day, every day, for you", other peoples who also listen to this song hear the song's lyrics as "every day, every day, of the year". Wish if Neil Sedaka is still alive in the age of modern time like 2016, he could re-recorded this song with no fade out ending and the lyrics "yeah, yeah, my heart's in a whirl" and "every day, every day, of the year" are changes to "yeah, yeah, my heart's in the world" and "every day, every day, for you" (also in the part of "April" and "December" where in April addressed to his love story and in December addressed to disaster story where Neil Sedaka lost his woman in Tsunami or other meaning where Neil Sedaka live in December). The re-recording version, Neil Sedaka repeatedly sing "I love, I love, I love my calendar girl, yeah sweet calendar girl" four times and ended with guitar's last key. For the song's vocal, I feel that Neil Sedaka's vocal is similar to the vocal of Gary Lewis & The Playboys in their greatest song, "This Diamond Ring". |
| 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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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:
"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
| "One Way Ticket"
The Song Lyrics: Gonna take a trip to lonesome town
Gonna stay at Heartbreak Hotel Song They Mention: Heartbreak Hotel (by, of course, Elvis)
Submitted by: Pickle
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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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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
