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Nine Inch Nails/Johnny CashMusic Quotes:
When an instrument fails on stage it mocks you and must be destroyed. - Trent Reznor Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Band Name Origins:
- Wintermute is thinking of the song "Precious Things" off of Tori Amos' first record. But the band had already formed by that time. Trent took the name from a note with potential band names. He stated in an interview that "Nine Inch Nails" stood the 2-week test, that it looked great in print, and could be easily abbreviated. He stated that there was no meaning behind it. Just that it sounded, to use his own words, "tough and manly". Submitted by: me
- "Caught A Light Sneeze" by Tori Amos does not contain the words "Nine Inch Nails" and was released in 1996. Pretty Hate Machine was released in 1989. It does mention the words Pretty Hate Machine, but was written seven years after the album was released and was more than likely some reference or joke between Tori and Trent as they are good friends. Submitted by: Petzombie
Why the Name is Stupid:
- Methinks it's awkward because the name is plural, but it has just one member (Trent Reznor). Submitted by: Jonathan S.
- They could sell their cds at a hardware store AND get away with it. Submitted by: Mac
- One of the most makes-you-wanna-throw-up names in history! Think about it, a guy walking around with Nine Inch Nails! Maybe they saw the movie Edward Scissorhands while deciding name... Submitted by: Rob
Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Michael Trent Reznor. Submitted by: I Love Taproot
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Life Is A Bowl" | "Head Like A Hole" | Alan the Ottoman |
| "Lonely" | "Only" | Alan the Ottoman |
| "Pony" | "Only" | Joel Martinez |
| "Sex" | "Something I Can Never Have" | Aaron Saraco |
| "(Give) Head Like A Whore" | "Head Like A Hole" | newrock |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Every Day Is Exactly The Same," | Every Day is completely different | skippy |
| "Head Like A Hole," | Heads aren't like holes. | skippy |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "I Remember You" | "No, You Don't," Nine Inch Nails | Greg Hoffman |
| "Do I Have To?" | "No, You Don't," Nine Inch Nails | Oh. Okay, then. - Nate Jackson |
| "Vitamin R" | "The Perfect Drug," Nine Inch Nails | Jonathan S. |
| "Where Is The Love" | "Right Where It Belongs," Nine Inch Nails | omgitsme |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"The Lie Begins To Blur" originally "The Line Begins To Blur"
Patricia McClure
"Hat's What I Get" originally "That's What I Get"
Gretchen Wieners
"The Perfect Rug" originally "The Perfect Drug"
weird kid106
"Loser" originally "Closer"
Eac Zeffron
"Head Like A Hoe" originally "Head Like A Hole"
It's the head of the rake-like tool, of course.
Bob
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Help Meg, I'm In Hell" originally "Help Me I'm In Hell"
Travis
"Help Mel, I'm In Hell" originally "Help Me I'm In Hell"
Hey, now it rhymes!
Travis
"Terrible Life" originally "Terrible Lie"
Gretchen Wieners
"Drown In It" originally "Down In It"
Gretchen Wieners
"Something I Can Never Shave" originally "Something I Can Never Have"
Gretchen Wieners
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"You Know What You Ate?" originally "You Know What You Are?"
Taylor Swift Kick In The Pants
"The Hand That Seeds" originally "The Hand That Feeds"
What? It's a song about planting corn
Dave
"Sock" originally "Suck"
Trent hates losing socks while doing laundry.
Josh
"Wetting You" originally "Letting You"
... With a water gun?
Josh
"That's What I Wet" originally "That's What I Get"
Gretchen Wieners
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Head Like A Hole" | "Blow Up A Mole" | dennis |
| "Down in It" | "I've Always Loved the Muppets" | MrMacphisto |
| "Closer" | "The Pipes Are Cleared Out" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Hand That Feeds" | "Dog That Bites" | Gman |
| "Closer" | "Aussie" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Hurt" | "The Wii Song" | Joel Martinez |
| "Hurt" | "Blog" | TheChemist |
| "Hurt" | "Blog" | TheChemist |
| "Closer" | "Poser" | YousoCrazy |
| "Head Like A Hole" | "Spanish Version" | Joel Martinez |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Head Like A Hole | Tutoring | tictacs941 |
| The Hand That Feeds | Restaurant | tictacs941 |
| With Teeth | Dentist/Orthodontist | Sir Alan George Palgut I |
| You Know What You Are? | Memory Aid | Bob |
| Closer | One Of Those 1-800 Numbers | CrazyJoeGotto |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Closer | Church | tictacs941 |
| Terrible Lie | Politician's answerphone | Crystal |
| Happiness In Slavery | NAACP | Aaron Saraco |
| Closer | 'Focus On The Family' religious group | frozen_frogurt |
| We're In This Together Now | Divorce Agency | Rasio |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| The Killing Lights A.F.I | Lights In The Sky Nine Inch Nails | The Killing Lights In The Sky Don't stare at them too long! | Josh |
| Villians The Verve Pipe | Suck Nine Inch Nails | Villians Suck | John Phillips Screwdriver |
| Vampires Will Never Hurt You My Chemical Romance | Suck Nine Inch Nails | Vampires Will Never Suck You They lie!! | EMO |
| You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma Shelley West & David Frizzell | Suck Nine Inch Nails | You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma Suck | country |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
The Nine-Inch Doornails
The Doors combined with Nine-Inch Nails
Submitted By: Rpollck
Gold Nine Inch Fingernails
Goldfinger combined with Nine Inch Nails
James Bond, beware!
Submitted By: Alan the Ottoman
Nine Inch Fingernail Eleven
Finger Eleven combined with Nine Inch Nails
It could also be "Eleven Nine Inch Fingernails".
Submitted By: Alan the Ottoman
Michelle Inch
Michelle Branch combined with Nine Inch Nails
A cool combo of industrial and pop-rock!
Submitted By: Redlocks
There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Closer"
Misheard Lyrics: I want a duck shaped like a triangle.
Original Lyrics: I wanna f*** you like an animal.
| "I Do Not Want This"
Misheard Lyrics: I wanna pee everywhere!
Original Lyrics: I wanna be everywhere!
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"The Becoming"
Misheard Lyrics: I beat my own sheep
Original Lyrics: I beat my machine
| "Starfuckers, Inc."
Misheard Lyrics: It's really not so bad you know br>Once you get past the taste (excuses)
Original Lyrics: It's really not so bad you know
Once you get past the taste (asskisser) |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Closer"
Misheard Lyrics: I want to f*** you like in animé.
Original Lyrics: I want to f*** you like an animal.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Sir Alan George Palgut I I always thought these lyrics referred to the countless number of times that Jessie and James of Team Rocket unsuccessfully attempted to 'f*** ash like in animé' and kidnap Pikachu in the Pokémon TV show. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Capital G"
Better Lyrics:
I used to mash some buttons
Now I use my hands and feet
You can keep Warcraft and Halo
All my time, I waste with the Nintendo Wii
Now I use my hands and feet
You can keep Warcraft and Halo
All my time, I waste with the Nintendo Wii
Original Lyrics:
I used to stand for something
Now I'm on my hands and knees
Trading in my god for this one
And he signs his name with a capital 'G'
Now I'm on my hands and knees
Trading in my god for this one
And he signs his name with a capital 'G'
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
"Only"
Better Lyrics:
Just then a tiny little dot caught my eye
It was just about too small to see
And then I noticed it was a pimple
At least it was to me
Anyway I popped it
Though it was too small to see
It was just about too small to see
And then I noticed it was a pimple
At least it was to me
Anyway I popped it
Though it was too small to see
Original Lyrics:
Well the tiniest little dot caught my eye
And it turned out to be a scab
And I had this funny feeling
Like I just knew it's something bad
I just couldn't leave it alone
I kept picking at that scab
And it turned out to be a scab
And I had this funny feeling
Like I just knew it's something bad
I just couldn't leave it alone
I kept picking at that scab
Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman
"Only"
Better Lyrics:
There is no two, there is only three
There is no two, there is only three
There is no f*****g two, there is only three
There is no f*****g two, there is only three
There is no two, there is only three
There is no f*****g two, there is only three
There is no f*****g two, there is only three
Original Lyrics:
There is no you, there is only me
There is no you, there is only me
There is no f******* you, there is only me
There is no f******* you, there is only me
There is no you, there is only me
There is no f******* you, there is only me
There is no f******* you, there is only me
Submitted by: Alan the Ottoman
Funny Lyrics:
"Getting Smaller"
The Funny Lyrics: You know I still got my one good arm,
that I can beat ...... beat myself up with!! Why They're Funny: You know why its funny... sicko.
Submitted by: Colin 'Darwin' Moran
| "Getting Smaller"
The Funny Lyrics: I got my arms flip, flop, flip, flop, flip
I got my head on a spring Why They're Funny: Does anybody else envision a bobblehead Trent Renor? Or for that matter, the real one flapping his arms in time to the music?
Submitted by: kelly
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"The Hand That Feeds"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Will you bite the hand that feeds
you Will you stay down on your knees x8 Why They're Repetitive: Because it says the same phrase 8 times in a row?
Submitted by: JIMMYJIMJIM
| "Eraser"
The Repetitive Lyrics: kill me...(15x)
Why They're Repetitive: chains rattling.
Submitted by: Mike Hack
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| There are additional repetitive lyrics available. | |
Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Please"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You can never leave me
Will you please complete me? Why They're Nonsensical: In the first line he's forcing the person -- 'you can never leave me' and the next line he goes to ask the person nicely, saying please. Have a little consistency. :D
Submitted by: Christine
| "Wish"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Big time, hard line, bad luck, fist ****!
Why They're Nonsensical: A nonsensical oxymoron you idiot!
Submitted by: Mike Hack
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Insincere Lyrics:
"Wish"
The Insincere Lyrics: You know me, I hate everyone
Why They're Insincere: I thought Trent's saying that he hates everyone including the fans
Submitted by: DJ Kaito
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Head Like a Hole"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Head like a hole
Black as your soul I'd rather die Than give you control Why They're Misrhymed: Die rhymes with none of the other words if it's at the end of the line.
Submitted by: Sir Alan George Palgut I
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Insulting Lyrics:
"The Only Time"
The Insulting Lyrics: I'm drunk
And right now I'm so in love with you Why They're Insulting: Oh, it takes getting drunk to be in love? That's pretty shallow, Trent.
Submitted by: Metalgirl162002
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"The Perfect Drug"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: "you are the perfect drug…the perfect drug…the perfect drug"
Why They're Inappropriate: Drugs are bad.
Submitted by: Steve
| "Wish"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: This is the first day of my last days
Why They're Inappropriate: How do you know you're gonna die very soon?
Submitted by: The Rev. A. Palgut
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Dated Lyrics:
"Wish"
The Dated Lyrics: 26 years on my way to hell
Why They're Dated: This song came out in 1992, but it was written in 1991, when Trent Reznor was really 26 years old (he was born May 17, 1965). However, now that Trent is 40, I do wonder sometimes how he can sing this song in concert keeping a straight face....
Submitted by: Fiona
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Dirty Lyrics:
"Getting Smaller"
The Dirty Lyrics: I think I'm loosing my grip
but I can still have a fist and i still have my one good arm that I can beat ..... beat myself up with. Why They're Dirty: First of all, gross. second, ahhahahahahahaha.
Submitted by: Colin 'Darwin' Moran
| "Closer"
The Dirty Lyrics: I drink the honey inside your hive
Why They're Dirty: Might have to do with oral sex *wink*wink*
Submitted by: Anna
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Hurt"
Opening Lines: I hurt mysef today.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Boasts in Song Lyrics:
"Only"
The Boasting Lyrics: There is no you there is only me
Comments: Submitted by: Sir Alan George Palgut I
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Song Title Space Change:
"Capita LG" originally "Capital G"
What the bleed does THAT mean?
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
"Cap It, Al G." originally "Capital G"
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
"Mrs. Elf Destruct" originally "Mr. Self Destruct"
Submitted by: Regina Olsen
Song Title Acrostics:
HIS: "Happiness In Slavery"
Submitted by: newrock
Hidden Tracks:
"Physical (You're So) and SucK"
These were hidden on NIN's "Broken" EP, using tracks 98 and 99 on the CD. Tracks 7-97 contained nothing but 1 second of silence for each track.
Submitted by: Rocky
"Year Zero"
On the back there's a large warning label reading: "USBM WARNING: Consuming or spreading this material may be deemed subversive by the United States Bureau Of Morality. If you of someone you know has engaged in subversive acts or thoughts, call: 1-866-445-6580 BE A PATRIOT - BE AN INFORMER!
Submitted by: BECKER
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
ACE Hardware
Nails, hardware, duh.
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
