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Band Name Origins:

Jeff Mangum, the frontman and singer/songwriter of the group, had an early collaboration with another member of the band and called themselves Milk, after the name "Neutral Milk Hotel," which Jeff had used in school for various purposes. When they found out another band was called Milk, they decided to use the entire name, Neutral Milk Hotel. Jeff also, at the time, came up with the name "Olivia Tremor Control," which wound up being the name of another band on Elephant 6 Recording Company. Submitted by: AtlantisX

Stupid Band Names:

They were a great, experimental, inventive band, so why'd they have to pick a name with such boring connotations? That'd be like calling Sonic Youth something like Wallpaper. Submitted by: Cat

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"In The Aeroplane Over The Seal" originally "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"

Jessica Bielzebub

Change a Letter:

"In The Aeroplane Over The Lea" originally "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"

Candace Mercer

"In The Aeroplane Over The Spa" originally "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"

Candace Mercer

"Oh Comedy" originally "Oh Comely"

Jessica Albatross

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"	"In The Amiright Over Fack Sabbath"	Fack Sabbath

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea	Delta Airlines	David Fletcher

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Tokio Neutral Milk Hotel

Tokio Hotel combined with Neutral Milk Hotel

Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi

Neutral Milk Carton Hotel Kids

Neutral Milk Hotel combined with Milk Carton Kids

Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners

Neutral Mountain Goats' Milk Hotel

Neutral Milk Hotel combined with Mountain Goats

Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners

Neutral Milk Hightide Hotel

Neutral Milk Hotel combined with Hightide Hotel

Milk hightide? Must be in land flowing with milk and honey!

Submitted By: Monica Harpootlian

There are additional Neutral Milk Hotel Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Dated Song Lyrics:

"Oh Comely"

The Dated Lyrics:

And will she remember me fifty years later
I wished I could save her in some sort of time machine

Why They're Dated:

This song refers to Anne Frank, who died in 1945, and since this song was on an album released in 1998, it was already dated when it was current! So if you're an indie-rock coffeehouse performer, it would probably be best to change it to 'sixty years later' if you intend to cover this, it may be off by a year, but hey, it's better in this case.

Submitted by: Cat

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"The King of Carrot Flowers pt. 1"

The Dirty Lyrics:

One afternoon I knew I could love you
And from above you how I sank into your soul
Into that secret place where no one dares to go

Why They're Dirty:

I'd listened to this song many times but one day it just hit me how sexual this part is. The narrator is talking about having sex with a girl (who is probably a virgin.)

Submitted by: Olivia