Fun Music Information -> Traditional

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Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name	Comments & Submitter Name
"Carol Of The Bells"	"Christmas is here, bringing good cheer...", "Ding, dong, ding, dong...".(usually accompanied by Christmas bells). - Santa
"Coventry Carol"	Also known by its first line, "Bye-bye, thou little tiny child". The title "Coventry Carol" is nowhere in the lyrics. - Donna Rand Blitzen
"The Angels' Song"	"The Angels' Song" is in fact the original title given the song by its author, Edmund H. Sears, But today possibly few even know it by that title. It has become generally known by its first line, "It came upon the midnight clear". - Thessaly Danes
"America"	Opening and best know line is "My country, 'tis of thee". In fact, that is often parenthetically attached to the title, most likely to distinguish it from "America The Beautiful" another song that also might be thought of as "America" and which DOES have "America" in the title. - Thessaly Danes
"Battle Hymn Of The Republic"	"Mine eyes have seen the glory" (opening line) or "Glory, glory, Hallelujah" (opens each chorus) could either be the best know lyrics. The title certainly isn't in the lyrics. - Thessaly Danes

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Silent But Deadly Night"	"Silent Night"	Jake
"Home Of The Strange"	"Home On The Range"	oldsongs
"Jingling Balls"	"Jingle Bells"	Plankton
"Little Hack Foreigner"	"Little Jack Horner"	kid
"Mary Had a Kid Named Sam"	"Mary had a Little Lamb"	kid
There are additional Traditional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Battle Hymn Of The Republic,"	Since when does a republic have a hymn?	reo
"Silent Night,"	You can't expect a day or night to be all quiet	reo
"Silent Night,"	Can't be silent if you're singing about it.	reo
"Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming,"	No rose blooms forever.	reo
"99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall,"	They need some means of support, else they'll fall	reo
There are additional Traditional literally impossible song titles available.

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"Name of the Game"	"B.I.N.G.O.," Traditional	Ed
"Where's Captain Kirk?"	"O Canada," Traditional	Where he was from anyway! - Rapheal
"Santa's Reindeer Ride"	"It Came Upon A Midnight Clear," Traditional	Renee Keener
"Who's Man?"	"Must Be Santa," Traditional	Obi-Wan
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

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Add a Letter To a Song Title:

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Change a Letter In a Song Title:

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Song Parody Recordings:

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"O' Christmas Tree"	"Oh IRS"	Gary Lewis
"Streets of Laredo (or El Paso)"	"Streets of Killeen TX (Fort Hood)"	Barry J. Mitchel
"Santa Clause is Coming to Town"	"Filthy Paws are Cooking Your Chow"	Rick Duncan
"Ten Little Indians"	"Ten Little Jihadists"	Susanna Viljanen
"O Come Little Children"	"O Come Twitter Children"	Barry J. Mitchel
"White Christmas"	"Rank, Wet Fart"	Andria
"All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth"	"All I Want by New Year's Is My Health Care Bill"	Barry J. Mitchel
"Twelve days of Christmas"	"Twelve Horrors of Halloween"	Deathlurker
"O Little Town of Bethlehem"	"Obama Frowns on Washington*"	Barry J. Mitchel
"Twelve Days of Christmas"	"Twelve Days in Jail"	Andria
There are additional Traditional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
La Cucaracha	Exterminator/Pest Control	Scandia
Drunken Sailor	PSA on drinking & driving	Ryan J.
Let Me Fly	El-Al Israel Airlines	Raphael
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke That Cigarette	Philip Morris, Inc.	Susanna Viljanen
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild, Wild Women	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms	Susanna Viljanen
There are additional Traditional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
What Child is This?	Abortion clinic/Adoption agency	Diddims
Lord, I Know I've Been Changed	GLAAD/Any LGBT organization	Diddims
Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall	Alcoholics Anonymous	Jeffrey Hope
99 Bottles of Beer On The Wall	Alcoholics Anonymous	Jeffrey Hope
Eatin' Goober Peas	George Lindsey's home	oldtimer
There are additional Traditional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Perverted    Mindless Self Indulgence	Alphabet Song    Traditional	The Perverted Alphabet Song Perverted Alphabet Song	MSIlover
Dope Nose    Weezer	Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer    Traditional	Rudolph The Red Dope Nosed Reindeer	Beverly Stiles
Concrete Angel    Martina McBride	Angels We Have Heard On High    Traditional	Concrete Angels We Have Heard On High	Amber Wayland
Concrete Angel    Martina McBride	Angels From The Realms Of Glory    Traditional	Concrete Angels From The Realms Of Glory	Amber Wayland
There are additional Traditional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Star Spangled Banner" Misheard Lyrics: And the toilet's last cleaning Original Lyrics: at the twilight's last gleaming	"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Misheard Lyrics: Then one forty Christmas Eve or Then one farty Christmas Eve Original Lyrics: Then one foggy Christmas Eve
"Amazing Grace" Misheard Lyrics: That saved a wrench like me. Original Lyrics: That saved a wretch like me.	"Deck The Halls" Misheard Lyrics: That's the way the old year passes. Original Lyrics: Fast away the old year passes.
There are additional Traditional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Star Spangled Banner" Misheard Lyrics: And the toilet's last cleaning Original Lyrics: at the twilight's last gleaming	Story about this misheard lyric by: Laura S. I was teaching the song to kindergarten students & one girl thought this was the lyric.
There are additional Traditional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

Funny Lyrics:

"Holly Jolly Christmas" The Funny Lyrics: Have a cup of cheer Why They're Funny: It sounds like this song is encouraging people to drink laundry detergent. Submitted by: Cryptic Wizard

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Happy Birthday to You" The Repetitive Lyrics: Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday, dear [fill in], Happy birthday to you. Why They're Repetitive: Is this really the best we can do for a song to be sung over and over for decades? Submitted by: Kathy

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"The Twelve Days Of Christmas" The Nonsensical Lyrics: On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing. Why They're Nonsensical: If anyone actually owned people, as they would need to to be able to give them as gifts to another person, those people they owned would hardly be lords and ladies. They would be slaves! And the song is preposterous enough just for the plethora of birds it reports giving to one's true love. Incidentally, someone posted this song's title as a "Literally impossible song title", saying that Christmas was "only one day". In fact the Twelve Days of Christmas are an old and once-reverred tradition, extending from December 25th through January 5th. The night of January 5th, or Epiphany eve, was once observed as a night of special reverly, called "Twlefth Night", a name still remembered as the title of a play that Shakespeare wrote about such a kind of revelry. Yes, the twelve days of Christmas were once a revered and serious observance. But the inane lyrics of this song are all that many people know today as an indication of that tradition. One could well surmise that this song's nonsense could have played a role in killing that splendid tradition, by reducing it to sheer poppycock! Submitted by: Donna Rand Blitzen

"Yankee Doodle" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Yankee Doodle went to town, Riding on a pony. Stuck a feather in his hat And called it macaroni. Why They're Nonsensical: Whoever heard of sticking a feather in your hat and calling it macaroni? That doesn't make any sense! Submitted by: Poralee Rhodes

There are additional Traditional nonsensical lyrics available.

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"Silent Night" The Misrhymed Lyrics: Silent night! Holy night! Why They're Misrhymed: Night doesn't rhyme with istelf! Submitted by: 50 Cent	"Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho" The Misrhymed Lyrics: You can talk about your kings of Gideon You can talk about your men of Saul But there's none like good old Joshua And the battle of Jericho Why They're Misrhymed: I hat to say this about a revered religious song like this, but...'Saul' and 'Jericho' don't rhyme Submitted by: Doug Montgomery
There are additional Traditional misrhymed lyrics available.

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"White Christmas [in sometimes included intro]" The Inappropriate Lyrics: There's never been such a day In Beverly Hills, LA. Why They're Inappropriate: 'Beverly Hills, LA' is in the form of a [city],[state] address. In such a form, 'LA' is the abbreviation for Louisiana. But I very seriously doubt that the song means to refer to Beverly Hills, Louisiana, even if there is such a place. Submitted by: Regina Olsen

"In My Merry Oldsmobile" The Inappropriate Lyrics: You can go as far as you like with me In My Merry Oldsmobile. Why They're Inappropriate: Wasn't this song written when it was more likely that the guy's footprints would be found upside down on the dashboard of a horse-drawn buggy? Maybe I should get my mind out of the gutter. :D Submitted by: Doug Montgomery

There are additional Traditional inappropriate lyrics available.

Dated Lyrics:

"Deck the Halls" The Dated Lyrics: Don we now our gay apparel Why They're Dated: "Gay apparel" originally meant "cheerful clothes." Modern day "gay apparel" conjures up something completely different. Submitted by: Psycho Librarian

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Here Comes Santa Claus" The Lyrics: Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus Lane. Who They Mention: Santa Claus [Since the likes of Peter Pan and Robin Hood are now being cited as "celebrities" on this page, Santa Claus ought to be included too!] Submitted by: Amanda Svenson

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Take Me Out To The Ball Game" The Lyrics: Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks I don't care if I ever get back Product Brand Name: Cracker Jacks Submitted by: oldtimer

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Sidewalks Of New York" The Song Lyrics: East side, west side, All around the town, The tots sang 'Ring-a-Rosie,' 'London Bridge is Falling Down' Song They Mention: London Bridge Is Falling Down Submitted by: Heather Brockwell

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" The Song Lyrics: They're singing "Deck The Halls" But it's not like Christmas at all Song They Mention: Deck The Halls Submitted by: Hermey

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

""All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name"" Opening Lines: All hail the power of Jesus' name, let angels prostrate fall. Comments: Submitted by: Vic George	"Jesus Loves Me" Opening Lines: Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so. Comments: Submitted by: Christian
There are additional Traditional spelling lyrics available.

Boasts in Song Lyrics:

"The United States Marines' Hymn" The Boasting Lyrics: If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven's scenes, They will find the streets are guarded by The United States Marines. Comments: I'm a patriotic American (in case anyone should question it), But that doesn't mean I can't identify boasting when I see it. And THESE LINES are boasting! Submitted by: Sheila Evans

Scary Song Lyrics:

"Do You Hear What I Hear?" The Lyrics: A child, a child, shivers in the cold. Let us bring him silver and gold. Why: Someone speaks of a child suffering in the cold, and then all they can think of to bring him are two of the best known conductors of heat, which could only conduct more heat away from him! He needs, on the other hand, something insulating, like blankets! Submitted by: Adrienne Ramseur

Song Title Space Change:

There are additional Traditional Song Title Space Change available.

Song Title Anagrams:

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Lyrics Pronunciation:

"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" The Lyrics: The shepherds at those tidings rejoiced much in mind, And left their flocks a-feeding in tempest, storm, and wind. And went to Bethlehem straightway, the Son of God to find. Why: "Wind", at the end of the second line cited refers to the weather phenomenon and should rhyme with "friend" in its normal pronunciation. That would make it not rhyme with "mind" or "find" in the preceeding and following lines. But to make it rhyme, it is sometimes pronounced to rhyme with those other two words. Than makes "wind" SOUND like an entirely different word, a word for what a crooked river does, or once upon a time a word for what one did with one's watch to keep it running, a meaning likely lost on today's youth who grew up in the world of first self-winding watches and then battery operated and mostly didgital watches. In any event, the actual word in the song is the still common word "wind", the weather phenomenon, but to make it rhyme it is often pronounced like its homograph, the becoming-less-common word "wind" possibly more remembered today as the root of "rewind". Submitted by: Marcia Zarwetten-Grassi

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" The Lyrics: Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see! "Hail th'incarnate Deity". Why: The unconventional contraction "th'incarnate", for "the incarnate", is used to make the line fit the song's meter. Submitted by: Mark Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire

There are additional Traditional Lyrics Pronunciation available.

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Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"Poor Howard" The Lyrics: Poor Howard's dead and gone. Left us here to sing this song. Why: I listened to this song a lot as a child, and I liked it for its bouncy, upbeat feel, then I realized that the lyrics aren't very uplifting. Unless, of course, we are supposed to be happy that Howard is dead... but I don't think so. Submitted by: Raphael

"Frosty The Snowman" The Lyrics: Frosty the Snowman Knew the Sun was hot that day. So he said "Let's run and we'll have som fun Now, before I melt away. Why: Melody-wise, this is an updeat Christmas standard. But when I was a child, few songs made me cry so much. The thought of a snowman that magically came alive, but only to have to say let's hurry to have fun because he'd melt away soon, was about one of the saddest impositions upon the otherwise cheery season that I could imagine. I utterly dreaded the thought of having to hear this "Christmas song"! Submitted by: Jamie Burke

There are additional Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics available.

Lyrics Spoonerisms:

"Camptown Races" The Lyrics: I bet my money on de bobtail nag. Somebody bet on de bay. Why: I met my bunny on de bobtail nag. Somebody bet on bidet. Submitted by: Regina Haniger

There are additional Traditional Lyrics Spoonerisms available.

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