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Band Name Origins:
- "Dancing the Spandau Ballet" was WWII British soldiers slang for the dancing of soldiers mown down by the German Spandau machine gun (1200 rounds per minute) - the fastest machine gun of the time Submitted by: Temac
- German soldiers during WW1 used a German machine gun gun called a Spandau and called the reactions of anyone caught in its cross fire the Spandau Ballet. Submitted by: Pete Field
Stupid Band Names:
- Spandau was a prison that held Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess. After his suicide in 1987 the prison was demolished to prevent it from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. "Spandau Ballet" - does that sound like a "Nazi rock" band name? Submitted by: Philadelphia Soul
- Sissy Nazis? Or just pretentious saddos? Submitted by: Chris
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "chant number 1" | the song is called chant number 1 (i dont need this pressure on) they never mention chant number 1 in the song which is the main title while i dont need this pressure on is in brackets - anthony edwards |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Spandex Ballet | Think about it. Mikhail Baryshnikov in a cat suit. | united |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "I Can't Make You Love Me," Bonnie Raitt | "True," Spandau Ballet | |
| "Sincerely," The McGuire Sisters | "True," Spandau Ballet | |
| "So What'cha Want," Beastie Boys | "Gold," Spandau Ballet | |
| "Do You Love Me?," The Contours | "Only When You Leave," Spandau Ballet | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Rue" originally "True"
Serafina
"God" originally "Gold"
Olga Ruiz
"Old" originally "Gold"
Peter
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Truer" originally "True"
comparative of the original
Serafina
"Be Free With Your Lover" originally "Be Free With Your Love"
Doug Wells
"Truce" originally "True"
Serafina
Change a Letter:
"Told" originally "Gold"
Yvette Bristle
"Sold" originally "Gold"
Frank
"Mold" originally "Gold"
Can mean several different things.
Calvin Amari
"Fold" originally "Gold"
Laura
"Truk" originally "True"
Truk = atoll and lagoon in Pacific
Tommy
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Gold" | "Cold" | Tom Beasley |
| "True" | "Through" | William Tong |
| "True" | "Glue" | Jack Wilson |
| "Lifeline" | "Hargreaves" | Andrew Thomson |
| "True" | "Boo (The Bad Music Song)" | Dominic L. |
| "True" | "Two" | The Comedian |
| "Gold" | "Mould" | Bobbikk Simmons |
| "True" | "Chartreux" | pkbites |
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Gold | Yamana | Todd W. Zimmerman |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| True | Pathological Liars Anonymous | Greg Boize |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| I Was In Chains Paul Young | Man In Chains Spandau Ballet | I Was A Man In Chains | Mickey D. |
| Building the Perfect Beast Don Henley | Nature of the Beast Spandau Ballet | Building the Nature of the Perfect Beast BUILDING! BUILDING! | Mickey D. |
| Return to Innocence Enigma | Innocence and Science Spandau Ballet | Return to Innocence and Science | Mickey D. |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles | Coffee Club Spandau Ballet | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Coffee Club Band | Mickey D. |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Presto Spandau Ballet
Presto Ballet combined with Spandau Ballet
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi
Soft Spandau Ballet
Soft Ballet combined with Spandau Ballet
Submitted By: Jennifer Howard
Otis Spanndau Ballet
Otis Spann combined with Spandau Ballet
True blues, indeed
Submitted By: Todd W. Zimmerman
Ballet Flatts
Spandau Ballet combined with Rascal Flatts
Submitted By: Erica
There are additional Spandau Ballet Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"True"
Misheard Lyrics: Take your seaside otter to write the next line
Original Lyrics: Take your seaside arms and write the next line.
| "Instinction"
Misheard Lyrics: So ticket
Original Lyrics: So take it
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"Only When You Leave"
Misheard Lyrics: How many cars must I make?
or How many cards must I make? Original Lyrics: How many calls must I make?
| "To Cut a Long Story Short"
Misheard Lyrics: See you in the ballet
or See you, Spandau Ballet Original Lyrics: See you in the valley
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Only When You Leave"
Misheard Lyrics: How many cars must I make?
or How many cards must I make? Original Lyrics: How many calls must I make?
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I debated whether it was "cars" or "cards", but it was actually "calls". |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"True"
Better Lyrics:
My shoe
Running down the street
Always on time
But never on both my feet
Running down the street
Always on time
But never on both my feet
Original Lyrics:
So true
Funny how it seems
Always in time
But never in line for dreams
Funny how it seems
Always in time
But never in line for dreams
Submitted by: Magic Pudding
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Gold"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Gold! Always believe it! That you are gold!
Why They're Repetitive: Yawn! Tuneless annoyin' song
Submitted by: sabrina
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"True"
The Lyrics: Listening to Marvin all night long.
This is the sound of my soul! This is the sound. Who They Mention: Marvin Gaye, of course. He had a big hit earlier that year with the classic "Sexual Healing".
Submitted by: Red Moon
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How to Pronounce a Band Name:
"Span-dow Bal-LAY
Spandau is a borough of Berlin, Germany and home of the notorious Spandau Prison.
Submitted by: Paul Bunions
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Pleasure"
Opening Lines: Pleasure's in my car.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "True"
Opening Lines: So true, funny how it seems, always in time, but never line for dreams
Comments: The song makes me think of Sam (from Today's Special) wearing headphones at the speech hearing office, when he had a hearing problem; in "Ears" episode.
Submitted by: Mickey D.
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Band Name Anagrams:
Last Blue Panda Submitted by: Alexis
A Bullpen's Data Submitted by: Alexis
Combined stats of one team's relief pitchers?
Bland Plateaus Submitted by: Alexis
A Panda's Bullet Submitted by: Regina
Peanut Ballads Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Fight For Sour Elves" originally "Fight For Ourselves"
Submitted by: Margo Gram
"Free These" originally "The Freeze"
Submitted by: Tess O. Gosset
"To Shake A Long Story, Mort" originally "To Make A Long Story Short"
Submitted by: Marge Pegram
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Ballet
Submitted by: Alexis D.
