Fun Music Information -> Old 97s

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Band Name Origins:

Bassist Murray Hammond is a huge train nut. The band is named after the old ballad "Wreck of the Old 97" about the wreck of mail train No. 97 Submitted by: rangepig

Stupid Band Names:

Of course 97 is old, It would be even dumber to name the band "Young 97s". Submitted by: Jon

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Part Of Me," Katy Perry	"My Two Feet," Old 97's

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Time Bomb"	"Blind Mom"	Fly Scorpio

Misheard Lyrics:

"Streets Of Where I'm From"

Misheard Lyrics:

And I don't know what you've been told
The streets of where I'm from
Are we play with hearts instead of gum
Yeah, the streets of where I'm from
We play with hearts instead of gum.

Original Lyrics:

And I don't know what you've been told
The streets of where I'm from
Are paved with hearts instead of gold
Yeah, the streets of where I'm from
Are paved with hearts instead of gold.

"Barrier Reef"

Misheard Lyrics:

What's so good
About a good time spent?
or
What's so good / about a good times band?

Original Lyrics:

What's so good
About a Good Times van?

"Time Bomb"

Misheard Lyrics:

House arrest

Original Lyrics:

Oh, Celeste!

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Streets Of Where I'm From"

Misheard Lyrics:

And I don't know what you've been told
The streets of where I'm from
Are we play with hearts instead of gum
Yeah, the streets of where I'm from
We play with hearts instead of gum.

Original Lyrics:

And I don't know what you've been told
The streets of where I'm from
Are paved with hearts instead of gold
Yeah, the streets of where I'm from
Are paved with hearts instead of gold.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Monica

I was in the car listening to this CD. When this song came on, I started singing along with the words. My father said, 'Those aren't the words.' He took out the book in the front of the CD case and showed me the correct lyrics. I thought it was play with hearts instead of gum because some kids, when they play games, one says if he wins he gets 2 pieces of gum. I thought it meant they played with a woman's heart.