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Music Quotes:

There are things I wont expose. Like who my musical influences are.
I'm gonna tell you who I've slept with before I tell you that.
Certain things are sacred.
- Tori Amos
Submitted by: LucidLupin
Musically, I always allow myself to jump off of cliffs. At least that's what it feels like to me. Whether that's what it actually sounds like might depend on what the listener brings to the songs.
- Tori Amos
Submitted by: LucidLupin

Band Name Origins:

  • Tori Amos was born Myra Ellen Amos but figured out that you really *can't* get many guys (or sell records :p) with the name Myra Ellen. She was at a bar with a few friends and one of her guy friends said, 'You look like a Tori' and thus the name stuck. Submitted by: Snowii

Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Myra Ellen Amos. Submitted by: BreakingBenAlways

Also known as: Myra Ellen Amos. Submitted by: Bobo

Strange Offspring Names:

  • Natashya - Lothlorien was a land of Elves, not Faeries. Submitted by: Brie
  • Natashya - 'Faery' is incorrect. The word is spelt 'F-A-E-R-I-E'. Submitted by: me
  • Natashya Lórien - Lórien is short for Lothlórien, one of the main Elven cities in the Lord of the Rings. It is (or was, rather) ruled by Lady Galadriel and kept alive by Nenya, the Elven Ring of Water. It diminished when Galadriel and the Three Rings left for Valinor after the One Ring was destroyed. It was also "the name of the gardens and dwelling-place of the Vala Irmo, who was himself usually called Lórien" (The Silmarillion). Lothlórien means Lórien of the Blossom, and loth means flower. I doubt even Tori knew all of that! Submitted by: Irenthel
  • Natashya Lorien - I like the first name, but the middle name sounds a bit too much like a really weird alien from Babylon 5. Submitted by: LadyCorneliusPlum
  • Natashya Lórien - Lórien stems from the name for the faery land in Lord of the Rings, Lothlorien. Submitted by: jennie

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name
Comments & Submitter Name
"Professional Widow"Honey bring it close to my lips, yeah! - Ben

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Phill Jupitus""Hey Jupiter"pickle*
"She's Your Propane""She's Your Cocaine"pickle
"Korn Fan Girl""Cornflake Girl"newage

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Dark Side of the Sun,"Sun's a hot ball of gas emitting light everywhere.newage
"1000 Oceans,"Not on Earth alone, anywaynewage

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Who Do You Think You Are?""God," Tori AmosTaking it to its logical extreme. - Brian Kelly
"Let's Go To Vegas""Don't Make Me Come To Vegas," Tori Amoscrazydon
"Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron""Not The Red Baron," Tori AmosWho's Snoopy fighting, then?! - Jonathan S.
"Fog (Again)""I Can't See New York," Tori AmosJosh
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Staring" originally "Starling"
crazydon
"You Can Ring Your Dog" originally "You Can Bring Your Dog"
But only if you can get your bell to fetch.
Ingrid McCannless
"Park" originally "Spark"
Peggy Pollock
"Sark" originally "Spark"
Sark is one of the Channel Islands
Olga Ruiz
"Riot Poo" originally "Riot Poof"
Yvonne Sindri

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Startling" originally "Starling"
crazydon
"Riot Proof" originally "Riot Poof"
crazydon
"Professional Window" originally "Professional Widow"
Britney Spears into pruning hooks

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Policy Me" originally "Police Me"
Yeah, sell me that insurance!
crazydon
"Polite Me" originally "Police Me"
I can be nice if you want me to…
crazydon
"Shark" originally "Spark"
Peggy Pollock
"Spork" originally "Spark"
As in that fork / spoon hybrid, "spork"
Peggy Pollock
"Riot Poon" originally "Riot Poof"
Poon is a kind of Asian tree.
Yvonne Sindri

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Bliss""Tryst"MrMacphisto
"Welcome to England""Welcome to Iran"MrMacphisto
"Spark""Spork"MrMacphisto
"Caught a Lite Sneeze""Cutting the Cheese"MrMacphisto
"God""Rod (Blagojevich)"MrMacphisto
"Devils & Gods""Where's My IPod?"Paul Robinson
"Jamaica Inn""This Traffic Jam We're In"Paul Robinson
"Baker, Baker""Hey, James Baker"Paul Robinson
"Playboy Mommy""A-Hole Dummy"Paul Robinson
"Leather""Hand Me My Sweater"Paul Robinson

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Code RedMountain Dew Code Redcrazydon
Hoochie WomanHooch (alcopops)pickle*
The Power Of Orange KnickersTom Jones tourpickle*
Cornflake GirlKellogg's 'Kick-Start' campaignpickle*
Mr. ZebraRacing Stripespickle*
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Cornflake GirlKelloggs HQRichard Davies
Muhammad My FriendHarrods'pickle*
Sweet The StingWinnie The Pooh's answering machinepickle*
The Wrong BandChannel 4 UK Hall Of Famepickle*
Professional WidowDating ServiceKooKooDee
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
If I Were A Boy
   Beyoncé
Fat Slut
   Tori Amos
If I Were A Fat Slut
foofoo
Blinded By The Light
   Manfred Mann's Earth Band
I Can't See New York
   Tori Amos
Blinded By The Light, I Can't See New York
Britney Spears into pruning hooks
Stacy's Mom
   Fountains of Wayne
Fat Sl*t
   Tori Amos
Stacy's Mom Is a Fat Sl*t
Ewwww! Gross!
Grinnin' Barrett
I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday
   Fats Domino
Big Wheel
   Tori Amos
I'm Gonna Be A Big Wheel Someday
I guess that was Fats' original intention!
crazydon
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Notori-amos B.I.G.
Tori Amos combined with Notorious B.I.G.
Submitted By: Emily
Amos & Andy
Tori Amos combined with Andy Williams
Submitted By: crazydon

Misheard Lyrics:

"Silent All These Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Silent in Beijing
Original Lyrics:
Silent all these years
"Cornflake Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
Deborah was a cornflake girl.
Original Lyrics:
Never was a cornflake girl.
"Professional Widow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pigeon perfect, oh honey bring it close to your lips, yes
Original Lyrics:
Prism perfect, oh honey bring it close to your lips, yes
"Professional Widow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna strike a deal, make him feel like a corned grease mound.
Original Lyrics:
Gonna strike a deal, make him feel like a congressman.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"You Can Bring Your Dog"
Misheard Lyrics:
I hear that your old flame is a pilgrim.
Original Lyrics:
I hear that your old flame is a purebreed.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Alice

I knew the song had something to do with dogs, but mishearing 'pilgrim' for 'purebreed' made me think "if this guy dated a pilgrim, he's got issues".

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funny Lyrics:

"Happy Phantom"
The Funny Lyrics:
And if I die today I'll be the happy phantom
and I'll go chasin' the nuns out in the yard
Why They're Funny:
I love the image of a ghost chasing nuns around. Cracks me up everytime.
Submitted by: HM
"Cornflake Girl"
The Funny Lyrics:
Never was a cornflake girl thought that was a good solution hangin with the raisin girls she`s gone to the other side givin us a yo heave ho things are getting kind of gross and i go at sleepy time this is not really happening you bet your life it is peel out the watchword just peel out the watchword she knows what´s going on seems we got a cheaper feel now all the sweeteaze are gone gone to the other side with my encyclopedia they musta paid her a nice price she´s puttin on her string bean love this is not really happening you bet your life it is rabbit where´d you put the keys girl and the man with the golden gun thinks he knows so much thinks he knows so much rabbit where´d you put the keys girl
Why They're Funny:
Just read the lyrics. She must have been on a bad trip, when she wrote that song. My favourite line: 'hangin with the raisin girls' Lovely!
Submitted by: Lilli
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Proffesional Widow"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Oh honey bring it close to my,
oh honey bring close to my,
oh honey bring it close to my lips yeah...
It's gotta be big,
it's gotta be big,
it's gotts be big,
it's gotta be big etc......
Why They're Repetitive:
these is more or less the song, but it is good huh?!
Submitted by: big
 

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Bliss"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Father, I killed my monkey
I had to let it out
To taste the sweetness of spring
Why They're Nonsensical:
This puts me in mind of the story Frank Skinner told at Leeds City Varieties about the residents of Hartlepool who hung a monkey in mistake for a French spy. As this was the time when French footballer Eric Cantona played for Leeds United, Frank reckoned the monkey had its collar up just like Cantona's!
Submitted by: pickle*
"Maryann"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Tuna, rubber, little blubber in my igloo
Why They're Nonsensical:
????????
Submitted by: wolfie
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"Happy Phantom"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
Will you still call for me when she falls asleep
Or do we soon forget the things we cannot see?
Why They're Misrhymed:
Very few of the lines in this song rhyme, but this particular couplet is painful because it's comparatively close, yet so far off the mark. Personally, I think a better choice would have been 'cannot keep', but I'm no songwriter.
Submitted by: jmd
 

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"Mary"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
What'll we do when our babies scream Fill their mouths with some acid rain
Why They're Inappropriate:
i'm suprised that natashya (tori's daughter) is still alive
Submitted by: matan
 

Dirty Lyrics:

"Little Amsterdam"
The Dirty Lyrics:
father only you can save my soul
playing that organ must account for something
Why They're Dirty:
I never really thought about it until I saw Tori in concert. On 'playing that organ' she stroked the length of the mic suggestively, as if it were a phallus.
Submitted by: SanguinaryApple
"In the Springtime of His Voodoo"
The Dirty Lyrics:
got an angry snatch
girls you know what i mean
when swivelin that hip doesn't do the trick
me pureed sanitarily mr sulu
Why They're Dirty:
Don't know if I consider these 'dirty', but some folks might...anyway, these always kind of tickled me...Tori is a trip...'got an angry snatch, girls you know what I mean' is certainly a rather unique and personal sounding lyric...and 'me pureed sanitarily mr sulu' sounds an awful lot like a douching process...NOTE: I didn't capitalize her lyrics because she writes them all in lower case...
Submitted by: Paul Robinson
There are additional dirty lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Space Dog"
The Lyrics:
Seems I keep getting this story twisted
so where's Neil when you need him
Who They Mention:
The lyrics refer to British author Neil Gaiman
Submitted by: Shiri
"Happy Phantom"
The Lyrics:
There's Judy Garland
taking Buddha by the hand
Who They Mention:
Buddha
Submitted by: sherock
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Fire To Your Plain"
The Lyrics:
You can pray to your Jane
I put out the call
But not to be saved
Called my Deviline kin
With her yellow Astin Martin
"We gotta get this right"
Product Brand Name:
Astin Martin cars
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Amber Waves"
Opening Lines:
well he lifts you up like amber waves
Comments:
Submitted by: Mattias
"You Can Bring Your Dog"
Opening Lines:
you can bring your dog, I got 3
Comments:
Submitted by: Mattias
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Song Title Space Change:

"Devil Sand Gods" originally "Devils And Gods"
Submitted by: Josh
"Drag On" originally "Dragon"
Submitted by: Josh

Band Name Anagrams:

I Rot So, Ma Submitted by: Lucille Ball sized hail
Aim Torso Submitted by: Delilah
Is a Motor Submitted by: crazydon

Song Title Anagrams:

"Root Of Pi" originally "Riot Poof"
Submitted by: Yvonne Sindri
"I Top Roof" originally "Riot Poof"
Submitted by: Yvonne Sindri
"Falling Rocker" originally "Cornflake Girl"
Submitted by: crazydon
"A Separated Girl's Rhino" originally "Another Girl's Paradise"
She must've gotten it in the divorce settlement.
Submitted by: Josh
"Sweating Ears" originally "Sweet Sangria"
Submitted by: Josh

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Angels"
The Lyrics:
They're trapping angels by the Potomac
Why:
Referencing the Potomac River which runs through Washington DC, directing the listener to the understanding that this song is about the political climate in America at the time (the Bush administration)
Submitted by: Saklas
"Can't See New York"
The Lyrics:
But I can't see new york
As I'm circling down
Why:
This song was written as a response to 9-11.
Submitted by: Shiri

Super Short Pop Songs:

"Fat Sl*t" Length: 0:41
By far the worst song from her "American Doll Posse" album, it's so short, it comes and goes before you know it!
Submitted by: crazydon

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Amy Tore Us originally "Tori Amos"
Submitted by: Lucille Ball sized hail
Ori Tame Us originally "Tori Amos"
Submitted by: Sherock
"Cornflake Girl"
The Lyrics:
And the man with the golden gun thinks he knows so much
Why:
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), a James Bond movie
Submitted by: Shiri
 

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