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Band Name Origins:
- In Australia depending on how cold the night would get would determine how many dogs they slept with. A real cold nuight would be a three dog night. Submitted by: D. Stiefel
- In Alaska, depending on the cold, some sledders have their dogs sleep next to them for extra warmth. Like a three dog night could mean it was really, really cold. Submitted by: casie
Stupid Band Names:
- I know it's supposed to be some sort of Southern slang term, but for the rest of us who aren't familiar with it or what it's supposed to mean, the name just looks plain silly. Submitted by: Tom Radigan
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Black And White" | "The ink is black...the page is white". - Rich Connelly |
| "The Show Must Go On" | "But I must let the show go on". - Rich Connelly |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Three Dog Day | Day is the opposite of night. | Opie M. |
| Three Cat Night | Another common household pet! | Red Ruffcorn |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "A Newfangled Love Song" | "An Old-Fashioned Love Song" | Old Man Edgar Winter |
| "Mama Told Me Not To Thumb" | "Mama Told Me Not To Come" | H. Tim Smith |
| "Mama Told Me Not To Hum" | "Mama Told Me Not To Come" | H. Tim Smith |
| "An Old Passioned Love Song" | "An Old Fashioned Love Song" | H. Tim Smith |
| "Carburate (The NASCAR Song)" | "Celebrate" | Rocky |
There are additional new song names available. | ||
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Pieces Of April," | Months don't come in pieces. | Isac |
| "Everybody Is A Masterpiece," | Uhm, no. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Please Come To Boston," Dave Loggins | "Mama Told Me Not To Come," Three Dog Night | |
| "You Brought The Joy," Freda Payne | "Joy To The World," Three Dog Night | |
| "Don't Come Around Here No More," Tom Petty | "Mama Told Me Not To Come," Three Dog Night | |
| "Ode to Joy," Ludwig von Beethoven | "Joy to the World," Three Dog Night | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"The Family Of Ma" originally "The Family Of Man"
Candy Welty
"Easy To Be Had" originally "Easy To Be Hard"
Peggy Dishwasher
"The Sow Must Go On" originally "The Show Must Go On"
Okay, Miss Piggy it's time for you to get on stage
Peter
"Old Fashioned Love Son" originally "Old Fashioned Love Song"
Peter
"Ever Been To Spain" originally "Never Been To Spain"
Natasha Bly
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"The Family Of Manx" originally "The Family Of Man"
Candy Welty
"The Family Off Man" originally "The Family Of Man"
Candy Welty
"Let Men Serenade You" originally "Let Me Serenade You"
Yvette Bristle
"Any Old Fashioned Love Song" originally "An Old Fashioned Love Song"
Jen
"Mama Told Men Not To Come" originally "Mama Told Me Not To Come"
Fiona Apple Cider
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Pieces Or April" originally "Pieces Of April"
Candy Welty
"Pieces On April" originally "Pieces Of April"
Candy Welty
"The Family Of Jan" originally "The Family Of Man"
Candy Welty
"Toe Family Of Man" originally "The Family Of Man"
It has ten members!
Candy Welty
"The Family On Man" originally "The Family Of Man"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Mama Told Me Not To Come" | "Mama Told Me To Stay Home" | quart milkster |
| "Mama Told Me Not To Come" | "Mama Told Me To Stay Home" | Annie Gardener |
| "One" | "One Guy" | Adam Bernstein |
| "Joy To the World" | "Boy To a Girl" | Randy Hearn |
| "One" | "One Is The Boringest" | card |
| "One" | "1 Is An Unfair Vote 4 A Good Parody" | eel deal |
| "One" | "One" | yldcard |
| "Mama Told Me Not To Come" | "Mama Told Me To Stay Home" | annimal |
| "One" | "One" | Wildcard |
| "Mama Told Me Not To Come" | "Mullah Told Me Not To Pun" | Callmelennie |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| easy to be hard | Viagra | little Mike |
| Filter One | Dating Service | Rapt0r9 |
| Mama Told Me Not To Come | Planned Parenthood | Reese |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Black and White | Michael Jackson's House | Rachel |
| Easy To Be Hard | Sexual Dysfunction Clinic | little jen |
| One (Is The Loneliest Number) | Doublemint Twins | 70songs |
| Celebrate | Victoria Snelgrove's Home | soul |
| Mama Told Me Not to Come | Male Infertility Clinic | mothrafokker |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Mama Tried Merle Haggard | Mama Told Me Not To Come Three Dog Night | Mama Tried Not To Come A different way to combine these titles. | John |
| Mama Tried Merle Haggard | Mama Told Me Not To Come Three Dog Night | Mama Tried To Tell Me Not To Come | Lance Crackers |
| Can't We Try? Dan Hill and Vonda Shepard | Try A Little Tenderness Three Dog Night | Can't We Try A Little Tenderness? | Serafina |
| Leader Of The Band Dan Fogelberg | One-Man Band Three Dog Night | Leader Of The One-Man Band That doesn't seem possible. | Francis A. Sissy |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Gladys Three Dog Knight and the Pips
Gladys Knight and the Pips combined with Three Dog Night
Submitted By: Peter
Pure Three Prairie Dog Night League
Pure Prairie League combined with Three Dog Night
Submitted By: Caroline Vale
Seven Mary Three Dog Night
Seven Mary Three combined with Three Dog Night
Submitted By: Stephanie Craddock
Red Hot Chili Dog Night
Red Hot Chili Peppers combined with Three Dog Night
Submitted By: Edgar
There are additional Three Dog Night Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Joy to the World"
Misheard Lyrics: Boy to the girl
Original Lyrics: Joy to the world
| "An Old Fashioned Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Just an old passionate love song
Original Lyrics: Just an old fashioned love song
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"Liar"
Misheard Lyrics: Being approved
Original Lyrics: Being a fool
| "Shambala"
Misheard Lyrics: Shut up, up, up, up!
or Shut, shut, shut, shut up! Original Lyrics: Sha-la-la-la-la
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"An Old-Fashioned Love Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Coming down in Freeport harmony
Original Lyrics: Coming down in three-part harmony
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Tommy There's a road called Freeport Road near where I live, so as a kid I always assumed they were talking about coming down that road. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Celebrate"
Better Lyrics:
Elevate!
Elevate!
Dance to the muzak!
Elevate!
Dance to the muzak!
Original Lyrics:
Celebrate!
Celebrate!
Dance to the music!
Celebrate!
Dance to the music!
Submitted by: noskcaJ
"Joy to the World"
Better Lyrics:
The good Lord has come,
Let Earth receive the king.
Let every heart prepare him room,
And let heaven and nature sing.
Yeah, let heaven and nature sing.
They'll be singing...
Let Earth receive the king.
Let every heart prepare him room,
And let heaven and nature sing.
Yeah, let heaven and nature sing.
They'll be singing...
Original Lyrics:
You know I love the ladies,
Love to have my fun.
I'm a high night flyer and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shooting son of a gun,
I said, a straight shooting son of a gun.
Love to have my fun.
I'm a high night flyer and a rainbow rider,
A straight-shooting son of a gun,
I said, a straight shooting son of a gun.
Submitted by: Ranger Ian
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Pieces Of April"
The Funny Lyrics: I've got pieces of April
It's a morning in May. Why They're Funny: Gee, it sounds like Jack The Ripper at the Indy 500.
Submitted by: oldrock
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Joy to the World"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Joy to the world
All the boys and girls Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea Joy to you and me Why They're Repetitive: Wake me up when it's over!
Submitted by: Glenn
| "Celebrate"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Celebrate celebrate
Dance to the music Why They're Repetitive: This part is sung over and over and it's almost the entire song. A lot of other 3 Dog Night songs are almost as repetitive, like 'One' and 'Joy to The World.'
Submitted by: jd
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Never Been To Spain"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I've never been to heaven, but I've been to Oklahoma.
They tell me I was born there, but I really don't remember. Why They're Nonsensical: Of course you can't remember being born. I don't think anyone can. However, if he means that he really doesn't remember anyone telling him that he was born in a specified place, then that's a bit confusing.
Submitted by: Big T
| "Joy To The World"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Jeremiah was a bull frog
Was a good friend of mine I never understood a single word he said But I helped him a-drink his wine And he always had some mighty fine wine Why They're Nonsensical: A frog with a stash of wine? Where did they come up with that (keeping in mind that this song came out decades before a certain other alcoholic beverage used frogs in their commercials)?
Submitted by: helena
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Never Been To Spain"
The Lyrics: Well, I've never been to England
But I kinda like the Beatles Who They Mention: The Beatles
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)"
The Lyrics: Give me something I can sink my teeth in like Jell-O
Product Brand Name: Jell-O
Submitted by: crazydon
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Celebrate"
The Song Lyrics: Celebrate! Celebrate! Dance to the music!
Song They Mention: "Dance To The Music" by Sly & The Family Stone (which came out a couple years before this one).
Submitted by: nally
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Never Been to Spain"
Opening Lines: Well, I never been to Spain/But I kinda like the music
Comments: Submitted by: Hugh Boettcher
| "One"
Opening Lines: One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Mamma Told Men, "Otto, Come"" originally "Mamma Told Me Not To Come"
Submitted by: Farlow Maitland
"Every Body Is A Masterpiece" originally "Everybody Is A Masterpiece"
Same sound, different meaning from previous entry
Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
"An Old Fashion Ed Love Song" originally "An Old Fashioned Love Song"
Ed has his own love songs?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Mama Told Men, "Otto, Come"" originally "Mama Told Me Not To Come"
Submitted by: Tracy Frummond
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Joy to the World"
The Lyrics: Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea...
Why: The plural of "fish" is "fish", not "fishes".
Submitted by: Brian
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Band Name Anagrams:
Get Rodent High Submitted by: Lisa Basil
The Thong Dirge Submitted by: Lisa B.
Tenth Hog Dirge Submitted by: Lisa Basil
Song Title Anagrams:
"Ma Has Lab" originally "Shambala"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
"A Lab's Ham" originally "Shambala"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
"Ah! Balsam!" originally "Shambala"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
"A Ham Slab" originally "Shambala"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
"Basal Ham" originally "Shambala"
Submitted by: Allisa Casilla
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Never Been To Spain"
The Lyrics: Well I never been to Spain But I kinda like the music Say the ladies are insane there And they sure know how to use it They don't abuse it Never gonna lose it I can't refuse it
Well I never been to England But I kinda like the Beatles Well I headed for Las Vegas Only made it out to Needles Can you feel it It must be real Feels so good Oh, feels so good Well I never been to heaven But I been to Oklahoma Well they tell me I was born there But I really don't remember In Oklahoma, not Arizona What does it matter What does it matter Why: Three Dog Night's "Never Been To Spain" was a 1971 #3 hit. It was their immediate follow-up to the #1 hit, "Joy To The World". In the song are shoutouts to the following real places: Spain, England, Las Vegas, Needles (a city in California), Oklahoma and Arizona. The song was written by Hoyt Axton.
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Whack & Blight" originally "Black & White"
Submitted by: Marge Pegram
"Everybody Is A Pastor, Meese" originally "Everybody Is A Masterpiece"
Submitted by: Waldo D. Law
"Everybody Is A Stammer Piece" originally "Everybody Is A Masterpiece"
Submitted by: Adlai Alda
"Comma Told Me Not To Mum" originally "Mama Told Me Not To Come"
Submitted by: Reese Witherspoonerism
"Never Spin To Bane" originally "Never Been To Spain"
Submitted by: Allison O'Silla
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Knee Dog Thrite originally "Three Dog Night"
Submitted by: Lefty Lucy
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Australian Tourism
Aussie Aborigine term for a chilly night
Submitted by: Vegemite Tastes Like Foo
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Pieces Of April"
2003 filw w/ Katie Holmes & Derek Luke
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
