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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

Stupid Band Names:

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

New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
Handsome Man Joe	Totally turns him around!	Dyan Cannonball

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

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

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"12 Scents" originally "12 Cents"

Anita Corning

Change a Letter:

"12 Celts" originally "12 Cents"

Anita Corning

"12 Vents" originally "12 Cents"

Anita Corning

"12 Tents" originally "12 Cents"

Anita Corning

"12 Rents" originally "12 Cents"

Anita Corning

"12 Gents" originally "12 Cents"

Anita Corning

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Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Everything About You"	"Everything About Justin (Bieber)"	Amanda
"Cat's in the Cradle"	"The Postman and I"	Ricky

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
I Know Dionne Farris	Everything About You Ugly Kid Joe	I Know Everything About You Sounds like a stalker is about!	Jacynthia Maries

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Johnnie & Ugly Kid Joe

Johnnie & Joe combined with Ugly Kid Joe

Submitted By: Lance Crackers

Rock Kills Ugly Kid Joe

Rock Kills Kid combined with Ugly Kid Joe

Submitted By: Francis A. Sissy

Ugly Kid Joe Brooks

Ugly Kid Joe combined with Joe Brooks

The second performer is a solo male singer from the UK who debuted in 2005 as a teen.

Submitted By: Buzz

Ugly Fat Kid Joe

Ugly Kid Joe combined with Fat Joe

I couldn't resist

Submitted By: Calop

There are additional Ugly Kid Joe Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Everything About You" Misheard Lyrics: Everything about Seuss Original Lyrics: Everything about you	"Everything About You" Misheard Lyrics: You just go to L.A. Original Lyrics: You just call my name
"Everything About You" Misheard Lyrics: And Di Original Lyrics: And I	"Cats in the Cradle" Misheard Lyrics: And as he pooed Original Lyrics: And as he grew
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"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 Song 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