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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
System of the DownMusic Quotes:
My c*ck is much bigger than yours! - Daron Malakian (2005) Submitted by: Mellor, P
| Why dont Presidents fight the war? Why do they always send the poor? BYOB - performed by System of a Down (2005) Submitted by: Mellor, P
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| There are additional music quotes available. | |
Band Name Origins:
- I read Malakian (Vocals, guitar) were originally in a band called Soil. They joined up with their friend Shavo Odadjian (bass), and drummer Andy (sorry I forget his last name). Daron wrote a poem called "Victims of a Down", but Serj felt System was a more powerful word, and the others agreed. John Dolmayan replaced Andy as the drummer, I believe in 1997, two years after the band was started. Submitted by: SOADfan
- System of a Down have a lot of songs about war. The name has something to do with "Down with the system of war" or "Down with the system". Submitted by: Random Hero
Why the Name is Stupid:
- What the hell is "a Down"? Must be something really complicated if it needs a whole system! Plus, I can't help thinking of the name as "Syndrome of a Down", like Down Syndrome, and if I were in a band, I would make sure our name didn't so easily call to mind mental retardation! Submitted by: Kath
New Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Solo Album "Elect the Dead"" | System of a down is on a short break due to them wanting to do their own little project. SOAD will be back together in a few years is what they said. But Serj's solo album kicks ass. - Nardulli |
Better Off Solo:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Serj Tankian" | "This might sound lame, but I actually think that Serj is neither better nor worse after leaving SOAD. I think SOAD, Scars On Broadway ("System" guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan) and solo Serj are equally good!" | - Jonathan S. |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Question!" | Do we, do we know, when we fly/When we, when we go, do we die? - Jonathan S. |
| "B.Y.O.B." | Neither B.Y.O.B. or its definition (Bring Your Own Bomb) is mentioned. - hardrock (or another alias) |
| "Chop Suey" | Should be known as 'Self-Righteous Suicide' because There's no Chop Suey in this song whatsoever. - Paul Warren |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Salinity Of Obscene Tea" | "Vicinity Of Obscenity" | Sara Nicholas |
| "Mad Statue" | "Sad Statue" | Caitlin |
| "B.R.A.P (brap)" | "B.Y.O.B" | M parody |
| "B.Y.O.S (Bring Your Own S***)" | "B.Y.O.B (Bring Your Own Bombs)" | Caitlin |
| "Why Do We Suck?" | "Question" | rocky |
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Sad Statue," | Statues cannot be sad for they are emotionless | ASS |
| "She's Like Heroin," | She can be injected into a vein? | ASS |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Love Bomb" | "Boom!," System of a Down | Josh |
| "What's My Age Again?" | "36," System Of A Down | Redlocks |
| "T.N.T." | "Boom!," System Of A Down | Joe |
| "What's New, Pussycat?" | "Chop Suey!," System of a Down | Probably something a pussycat doesn't want to hear - Mikey |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Ounce" originally "Bounce"
Bruce Curb
"Prison Son" originally "Prison Song"
Well, those jailbird dudes do get up to a lot...
Sara Nicholas
"Chop Sue" originally "Chop Suey"
Jane Farnsworth
"Violet Pornography" originally "Violent Pornography"
Pam Tabor
"Hop Suey" originally "Chop Suey"
Pam Tabor
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Sad Stature" originally "Sad Statue"
Yes, I'm short!
Crusty Alley
"Needless" originally "Needles"
That goes for SOAD's language!!
Jonaphantom
"Gwar?" originally "War?"
We don't speak anymore of Gwar? Why not?
Josh
"Sad Stature" originally "Sad Statue"
All The Pretty Little Horse Conchs
"Sad Statute" originally "Sad Statue"
Yvonne Sindri
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Kill Rick & Roll" originally "Kill Rock & Roll"
The Rick roll must DIE!
Josh
"Seer Dance" originally "Deer Dance"
Samantha Wayland
"Peer Dance" originally "Deer Dance"
Samantha Wayland
"Deep Dance" originally "Deer Dance"
Samantha Wayland
"Beer Dance" originally "Deer Dance"
Samantha Wayland
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Recordings:
Apr 8
"B.S.O.D. (Blue Screen of Death)" by Nuclear Bubble Wrap
a parody of "B.Y.O.B." by System of a Down
It's a song about fast food, but you probably could figure that out from the title.
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Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "B.Y.O.B." | "S.M.B.3. (Super Mario Bros. 3)" | DJ Blaze |
| "Bounce" | "Boot" | Weily_Coyote |
| "Toxicity" | "Crash Frequency" | Weily_Coyote |
| "She's Like Heroin" | "She Wants Terrapins" | Wreckage Bitch |
| "B.Y.O.B." | "B.Y.O.C." | niteice |
| "Hypnotized" | "Advertized" | System Of a Clown |
| "When Angles Deserve to Die" | "When I Have to See Your Face" | Maggie |
| "Toxicity" | "Cavity" | Unnatural Disaster |
| "Chop Suey" | "Chomp Cookie" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Soldier Side" | "I Hate Rap" | Daniel Shaltes |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Lost In Hollywood | California Maps | Nightshadowliver |
| Bounce | Endurex Condoms | CoNsUeLa |
| B.Y.O.B | Dance Club | bondage...james bondage |
| Chop Suey | Japanese Restaurant | Andrew Darwitan |
| Bounce | Toy Firms Producing Pogo Sticks | QueenOfTheDamned |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Sugar | Drug Rehabilitation Centre | Chris |
| Toxicity | Nuclear Power Plant | boo |
| B.Y.O.B. | Airport Service | brainstem |
| B.Y.O.B. | The White House | Cyra Niccals |
| Sugar | Diabetes Clinic | Jonny |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Lost In The Supermarket The Clash | Lost In Hollywood System Of A Down | Lost In The Hollywood Supermarket | Josh |
| The Guns Of Love Disastrous The Smashing Pumpkins | Nuguns System Of A Down | The Nuguns Of Love Disastrous | Josh |
| Spoonful Cream | Sugar System Of A Down | A Spoonful of Sugar But does it make the medicine go down? | Raphael |
| My Ding-A-Ling Chuck Berry | Boom! System Of A Down | My Boom Ding-A-Ling The Master of the Sounds | Diddims |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Tony Orlando and System of a Dawn
Tony Orlando and Dawn combined with System of a Down
Submitted By: Disco Verite
System Of A Motion Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack combined with System Of A Down
Let me be the first to say...That would be just plain WEIRD!
Submitted By: Badger Knight
Green System Of A Day
Green Day combined with System Of A Down
Sounds like a polite way to say "barf machine".
Submitted By: Tom
Total System Of A Touchdown
Total Touch combined with System Of A Down
Submitted By: Ava Rice
There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"B. Y. O. B."
Misheard Lyrics: Why do they always send Al Gore?
Original Lyrics: Why do they always send the poor?
| "Old School Hollywood"
Misheard Lyrics: Katamaris ten feet tall
Original Lyrics: Jack Gilardi's ten feet tall
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"Chop Suey"
Misheard Lyrics: Why'd you leave the kids upon the table
there you go, create another table Original Lyrics: Why'd you leave the keys up on the table
there you creating another fable | "Mr. Jack"
Misheard Lyrics: Where is Jack
Is that the mouthwash in your eyes? Original Lyrics: Hey, Mr. Jack
Is that the mouthwash in your eyes? |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"I-E-A-I-A-I-O"
Misheard Lyrics: Why!? And we light up the sky.
Original Lyrics: Why?! On the fourth of July.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: John Tucker These are the actually the lyrics that originally appeared on the song. The lyrics were changed to light up the sky before the release of the "B side" CD "steal this album." The lyrics can be either or and I think this sites' audience should know that. Because a lot of people received this track early before the release of the album, and there a a lot of dedicated fans that actually have another version of the song. So they need to know that they are hearing it right also. |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"B.Y.O.B."
Better Lyrics:
Where is Doctor Who?
Where is Doctor Who?
Why do the Daleks start a war?
What do they want to kill you for?
Why do the daleks go to war?
Pilot your TARDIS, shut the door!
Where is Doctor Who?
Why do the Daleks start a war?
What do they want to kill you for?
Why do the daleks go to war?
Pilot your TARDIS, shut the door!
Original Lyrics:
Where the f--- are you?
Where the f--- are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Where the f--- are you?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Why don't presidents fight the war?
Why do they always send the poor?
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
"Shimmy"
Better Lyrics:
Killing, Killing
Killing till the break of dawn, yeah!
Killing till the break of dawn, yeah!
Original Lyrics:
Shimmy, Shimmy
Shimmy till the break of dawn, yeah!
Shimmy till the break of dawn, yeah!
Submitted by: Lo And Beheld
"BYOB"
Better Lyrics:
Everybody better give me money or they're going to die
If they have a reason they better let me know why
If they have a reason they better let me know why
Original Lyrics:
Everybody going to the party have a real good time
Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine
Dancing in the desert blowing up the sunshine
Submitted by: Zaditton
Funny Lyrics:
"Vicinity Of Obscenity"
The Funny Lyrics: "banana banana banana terracotta
banana terracotta terracotta pie" Why They're Funny: They speak for themselves dont u think?
Submitted by: Siobhan
| "The Other Kid Who Was Talking About This Cocaine"
The Funny Lyrics: The kid above me said that this cocaine makes me feel like im on this song is random
Why They're Funny: I hate to break it up to you, but its not. When he says 'Theres nothing wrong with me theres something wrong with you theres something wrong with me' is reffering to being high, on, say, cocaine. Then the next line 'I hope your stepson doesnt eat the fish' Is because back then, they used to smuggle drugs from england to america through fish, hence the lyrics. and finally 'As were crying for our next fix.' A fix is when you use or get drugs, either one, i cant remember, but as i said, not random. It all fits with the song. Thank you.
Submitted by: Chris Miller
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"F*** the System"
The Repetitive Lyrics: War! F*** the system!
War! F*** the system! F*** the system! War! F*** the system! War! I need to f*** the system! I need to f*** the sys! I need to f*** the system! We all need to f*** the system! Why They're Repetitive: At least, he manages to tell that he needs to f*** the system. And what is "sys" anyway?
Submitted by: sanguis
| "Vicinity of Obscenity"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Banana, Banana, Banana, Terracotta,
Banana, Terracotta, Terracota Pie ! Why They're Repetitive: All repitition and randomness in System's music is a devious brilliance from the mind of songwriter/ guitarist Daron Malakian. I read a interview with him, and in the interview he said that each one has a meaning, but he will rarely reveal the meanings to anyone, even Serj, Shavo and John.
Submitted by: DeAtH hArBrInGeR
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Vicinity of Obscenity"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Banana banana banana terra cotta, banana terra cotta, terra cotta pie.
Why They're Nonsensical: Terra cotta is a type of clay that they make pots out of...so how do you have a pie of terra cotta? O.o; And why would you add bananas to this?
Submitted by: Kaggr
| "Chic 'n Stu"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Ballgame's in the refrigerator,
door's closed, lights are out, BUTTER'S GETTING HARD! Why They're Nonsensical: What? A baseball game in a refrigerator? Sounds like somone need to clean out their refrigerator if the mold in it has developed to a point where it can play baseball...
Submitted by: Taylor
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Insincere Lyrics:
"Toxicity"
The Insincere Lyrics: When i became the sun, i shane life into the man's hearts
Why They're Insincere: ???
Submitted by: Sdikblack
| "Toxicity"
The Insincere Lyrics: When i became the sun, i shane life into the man's hearts
Why They're Insincere: ???
Submitted by: Sdikblack
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"B.Y.O.B"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth
Why They're Inappropriate: he's saying the government is only feeding the poor scraps of information, most of which is not true, and then sending them off to fight for them.
Submitted by: simone
| "B.Y.O.B."
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Still you feed us lies from the table cloth
Why They're Inappropriate: Sonikal thought that the use of the word 'tablecloth' was inappropriate in B.Y.O.B. Since the song is talking about war, I would guess that the line means that the government, in lieu of feeding and helping the poor, lies to them and sends them to war. And, by the way, B.Y.O.B. stands for Bring Your Own Bomb.
Submitted by: Petey
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Old School Hollywood"
The Lyrics: Jack Geraldi's ten feet tall
Who They Mention: Jack Geraldi
Submitted by: SO(A)D (H)EAD
| "Old School Hollywood"
The Lyrics: Tony Danza cuts in line
Who They Mention: Tony Danza
Submitted by: Ken
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Violent Pornography"
The Lyrics: It's a non-stop disco
Bet you it's Nabisco Product Brand Name: Nabisco
Submitted by: newrock
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Mr. Jack"
Opening Lines: Hey, Mr. Jack, is that the mouthwash in your eyes?
Comments: Good music. I reccomend listening to it.
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
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Song Title Space Change:
"Toxic City" originally "Toxicity"
Submitted by: Lizzie
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"U-Fig"
The Lyrics: You and me should go outside...
Why: This one's fairly subtle. It should be, "You and I should go outside."
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
| "Lonely Day"
The Lyrics: The most loneliest day of my life
Why: It would be the loneliest day of my life. NO MOST.
Submitted by: Samara
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Band Name Anagrams:
Soft Women Days Submitted by: Frez
Really describes the band (potential flamebait!)
Dynamo of Stews Submitted by: Josh
Fast New Sodomy Submitted by: Sharon Britt
Song Title Anagrams:
"Avenger" originally "Revenga"
A rare case where either one fits the actual song.
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
"Eek! His Shoreline" originally "She's Like Heroine"
Submitted by: Josh
"D'oh! Cold Holy Owl Solo" originally "Old School Hollywood"
Submitted by: Josh
"Dildo Series" originally "Soldier Side"
Submitted by: Josh
"Gin Sponsor" originally "Prison Song"
... Brought to you by Bombay Sapphire!
Submitted by: Josh
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Songs That Are Banned:
"Chop Suey!"
Banned after 9/11.
Submitted by: Beth
"Boom!"
Banned by MTV because it consisted of demonstration against the Iraq War.
Submitted by: dxman
Super Short Pop Songs:
"The Cocaine Mekes Me Feel like I'm On This Song" Length: 2:08
Submitted by: Travis
"Cigaro" Length: 2:12
Submitted by: Travis
"Soldier Side" Length: 1:04
Submitted by: Travis
"Chic'N'Stu" Length: 2:24
Slightly unusual song about pizza. Check it out!
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
"X" Length: 1:59
The track that immediately precedes "Chop Suey!" on the 'Toxicity' album. Interesting note: A few people on YouTube say the title is supposed to be pronounced "Multiply."
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
There are additional Super Short Pop Songs available.
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Sop Chewy!" originally "Chop Suey!"
Submitted by: Lizzie
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Distance of a Sound originally "System of a Down"
Submitted by: Dongquan
syndrome of the down originally "system of a down"
lol
Submitted by: kevin
Hidden Tracks:
"ARTO"
Directly after Aerials ends
Submitted by: Jim
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Their ethnicity and their activism"
They're all Armenian, and many of their songs have references to certain important events in Armenian history, especially the genocide. They are also known for trying to raise awareness of such issues.
Submitted by: Ra'akone
"Steal This Album!"
There should be a warning that reads, "If you steal this album, good luck getting away with it!"
Submitted by: Travis
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Windows PC
Think about it.
Submitted by: Buddy
