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Fun Music Information -> Shangri-Las
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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The Shrangi-Las, Shangri-LaNew Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Walking In Quicksand (Remember)" | "Walking In The Sand (Remember)" | girlgroup |
| "my leader is on crack" | "leader of the pack" | princejellyfish |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Street Singin'," Lady Flash | "Out In The Streets," The Shangri-Las | |
| "Out Here On My Own," Irene Cara | "I Can Never Go Home Anymore," The Shangri-Las | |
| "It's Now Or Never," Elvis Presley | "Right Now And Not Later," The Shangri-Las | |
| "I Want Your Love," Chic | "Right Now And Not Later," The Shangri-Las | |
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Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Right Now And No Later" originally "Right Now And Not Later"
Courtney Mears
"Right Now And Not Late" originally "Right Now And Not Later"
Courtney Mears
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Pout In The Streets" originally "Out In The Streets"
Yvette Bristle
"Bout In The Streets" originally "Out In The Streets"
Yvette Bristle
"Tout In The Streets" originally "Out In The Streets"
Yvette Bristle
"Lout In The Streets" originally "Out In The Streets"
Yvette Bristle
"Oust In The Streets" originally "Out In The Streets"
Yvette Bristle
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Out On The Streets" originally "Out In The Streets"
Yvette Bristle
"Oat In The Streets" originally "Out In The Streets"
Yvette Bristle
"Leader Of The Park" originally "Leader Of The Pack"
Lucinda Blair
"Lender Of The Pack" originally "Leader Of The Pack"
Tiffany Llewellyn-Affit
"Leader Of The Pact" originally "Leader Of The Pack"
Tiffany Llewellyn-Affit
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
July 6
a parody of "Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-La's
This was recorded just prior to the invasion of Iraq (i.e., for-frickin-ever ago). But Saddam's recent assertion that he is still the leader of Iraq seemed like a decent excuse to dust this off. - Robert Lund
Spaff.com: (MP3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "(Remember) Walking in the Sand" | "(Remember) Talking Here is Banned" | Andy Primus |
| "Leader of the Pack" | "Leader of the Claque" | John A. Barry |
| "(Remember) Walking in the Sand" | "(Dismembered) Wokkin’ Tim and Stan" | John A. Barry |
| "Leader of the Pack" | "Producer of the Pack" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Leader Of The Pack" | "Fell In Love With Spock" | Arwen |
| "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" | "Remember Walking into Shea" | Melanie Lee |
| "Leader Of The Pack" | "Re-tard In The Stack" | Tomario |
| "The Leader of the Pack" | "The Leader on The Mac" | Agrimorfee |
| "The Leader of the Pack" | "The Liter for the Jet" | Matthias |
| "Leader Of The Pack" | "Johnny On The Spot" | MasonR |
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Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Leader Of The Pack | Motorcycle dealership | Bob |
| Leader Of The Pack | Motorcycle dealership | Bob |
Misheard Lyrics:
"Leader of the Pack"
Misheard Lyrics: I met him at the Kay-Bee store
Original Lyrics: I met him at the candy store
| "Leader of the Pack"
Misheard Lyrics: The leader of the cats
Original Lyrics: The leader of the pack
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"Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)"
Misheard Lyrics: Tonight is so exciting
Original Lyrics: The night was so exciting
| "Leader of the Pack"
Misheard Lyrics: The leader of the band
Original Lyrics: The leader of the pack
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Leader of the Pack"
Misheard Lyrics: The leader of the band
Original Lyrics: The leader of the pack
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I could have sworn they were predicting the future of Dan Fogelberg. |
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Leader Of The Pack"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Look out! Look out! Look out! Look out!
Why They're Repetitive: She knows that men don't ever listen to women. Why persist in warning the leader?
Submitted by: oldsongs
| "Leader of the Pack"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Leader of the pack, and now he's gone
Leader of the pack, and now he's gone. Why They're Repetitive: They say this last line so much, it makes me shout, 'Good riddance!'
Submitted by: oldsongs
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Song Title Space Change:
"Lead ER Of The Pack " originally "Leader Of The Pack"
The competition with no health care reform?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Dealer Of The Pack" originally "Leader Of The Pack"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Peter Of The Lack" originally "Leader Of The Pack"
Making a pun of my own & my lack of money.
Submitted by: Peter
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Leader Of The Pack"
The Lyrics: (spoken by Betty after she tells Jimmy that her parents won't let her see him):
He sort of smiled and kissed me goodbye The tears were beginning to show As he drove away on that rainy night I begged him to go slow But whether he heard, I'll never know (With the sounds of a motorcycle screeching and a car running into the motorcycle): Look out! Look out! Look out! Look out! I felt so helpless, What could I do? Remembering all the things we'd been through In school they all stop and stare I can't hide the tears, but I don't care I'll never forget him the (the leader of the pack) Why: "Leader Of The Pack" is one of the best known songs from the 1960's, a #1 hit for one of the best girl groups (and a very rockin' one at that) the Shangri-Las in the fall of 1964 it really set the stage well in terms of teenage rebellion amongst teenaged girls. But it comes with a price, when the main protagonist, Betty goes against her parents and dates Jimmy who apparently is a leader of a motor cycle gang ("The Leader Of The Pack"). And then when she tells Jimmy that she must stop seeing him because her parents insisted, Jimmy can't stand it and can't express his feelings except by speeding off on his motorcycle and Jimmy gets killed (sounds like Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" in a more modern day setting, at least for 1964). Sounding more like a teenaged soap opera from the start of the tune with Betty being asked by the other girls in the group, "Where'd you meet him?" "I met him in the candy store.", one wonders how this song became a #1 tune, except it must have appealed to many teens of the time (doubt it would be a hit nowadays though). Posted here by me is the fifth and sixth verse of the tune, and the point in the song when Jimmy gets killed after finding out from Betty that her parents have insisted that she breaks things off and then the aftermath at school for Betty. The Shangri-Las were composed of two sets of sisters from Queens, New York, Mary Weiss (born 1948) and Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss (born 1946; the Betty in "Leader Of The Pack") and identical twins, Marge (1947-96) and Mary Ann Ganser (1947-70). "Leader Of The Pack" also produced a parody cover of the tune the following year of 1965, "Leader Of The Laundromat" (with the roles reversed for the young man and young woman) by a male group calling themselves the Detergents.
Submitted by: Peter
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