Fun Music Information -> Ugly Kid Joe

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Band Name Origins:

Parody of "Pretty Boy Floyd" Submitted by: PeTeR
They were opening for Pretty Boy Floyd and they hadn't picked out a name, so when the stage manager asked how to introduce them, theyparodied PBF. Submitted by: james

Why the Name is Stupid:

If this kid Joe is so ugly, why would anyone want to see him? Submitted by: Vic George

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"Why Can't We Live Together?"	"I Hate Everything About You," Ugly Kid Joe	NL
"How Much Is The Fish?"	"12 Cents," Ugly Kid Joe	Marjolein

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Cat's in the Cradle"	"The Postman and I"	Ricky

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Rock Kills Ugly Kid Joe

Rock Kills Kid combined with Ugly Kid Joe

Submitted By: Francis A. Sissy

Ugly Kid Rock

Ugly Kid Joe combined with Kid Rock

Seems quite accurate to me!! LOL

Submitted By: Mark

Country Kid Joe And The Ugly Fish

Ugly Kid Joe combined with Country Joe And The Fish

Submitted By: rocky

Ugly Country Kid Joe McDonald

Ugly Kid Joe combined with Country Joe McDonald

That would be accurate.

Submitted By: rocky

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Misheard Lyrics:

"Cat's In The Cradle" Misheard Lyrics: my new job's hassle and the kids have to poo Original Lyrics: my new job's hassle and the kids have the flu	"Cats In The Cradle" Misheard Lyrics: You know we'll get together then. Original Lyrics: You know we'll have a good time then!
"Cat's In The Cradle" Misheard Lyrics: Little boy grew into the man on the moon Original Lyrics: Little boy blue and the man 'n the moon	"Cats In The Cradle" Misheard Lyrics: You know we'll have a food fight then, damn. Original Lyrics: You know we'll have a good time then, Dad.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Cat's In The Cradle"

Misheard Lyrics:

What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later, cat, Ben, please!

Original Lyrics:

What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later, can I have them please?

Story about this misheard lyric by: Matt

I'm historically very very bad about discerning lyrics. I'm constantly asking those around me how a particular line goes. I'd never heard the original song, but thought that it was from the 70's or something, and that calling people 'cat' was much like calling somebody 'dude' today. Couple that with the fact that I kept thinking the guy was referring to his son as 'Ben', and well.. there you go. My sister caught this one, and she's never let me live it down.

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Cat's In The Cradle"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little Boy Blue and the man on the moon

Why They're Nonsensical:

In the original version, Harry Chapin was singing about nursery rhymes and childhood imagery when he mentioned Little Boy Blue and the man in (not on) the moon. As most of us know, the man in the moon is the "face" that people imagine they see when they look at the full moon. But apparently Ugly Kid Joe thought the song was referring to Neil Armstrong's 1969 lunar landing ... which doesn't quite pack the same magic as the notion of gazing at the moon with your young kid.

Submitted by: Brian D. Smith