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Fun Music Information -> Vampire Weekend

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Jokes:

Q: What does Vampire Weekend sound like?
A: Weezer, Dave Matthews Band, maybe a little Better Than Ezra.
Q: What did Vampire Weekend used to sound like?
A: The Ramones, The Police.
Q: What has Vampire Weekend NEVER sounded like?
A: A band you'd expect to be called Vampire Weekend.

Submitted by: Brian Kelly

Stupid Band Names:

Sounds like a Twilight Convention if you ask me. Submitted by: Chandra

New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
Werewolf Weekend	Another monster	Opie M.
Vampire Weakened	Weakened vampire better than weekend with it!	Angie O'Plasty

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Flour Moon"	"Flower Moon"	Richard Wetfuss

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"I've Been Everywhere," Johnny Cash	"Jerusalem, New York, Berlin," Vampire Weekend
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd	"Diane Young," Vampire Weekend

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"The Ids Don't Stand A Chance" originally "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance"

Heidi Claire

"Camus" originally "Campus"

Now it's about that French existentialist writer

Heidi Claire

"Oxford Coma" originally "Oxford Comma"

Heidi Claire

"A Pun" originally "A Punk"

Heidi Claire

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Giving Up The Guan" originally "Giving Up The Gun"

Guan = a type of fowl-like bird

Heidi Claire

"Giving Pup The Gun" originally "Giving Up The Gun"

Why give a gun to a pup?

Heidi Claire

"Diplomat's Song" originally "Diplomat's Son"

Heidi Claire

Change a Letter:

"The Kids Don't Stand A Change" originally "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance"

Doug Wells

"White Ski" originally "White Sky"

Heidi Claire

"Giving Up The Fun" originally "Giving Up The Gun"

Heidi Claire

"Giving Up The Gin" originally "Giving Up The Gun"

Heidi Claire

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Gen-X Cops"	"Christmas Gifts"	Duc4AmIRight
"The Surfer"	"The Project"	Duc4AmIRight
"Hope"	"Day"	Duc4AmIRight
"Mary Boone"	"Furiosa"	Duc4AmIRight
"Prep-School Gangsters"	"High-School Teachers"	Duc4AmIRight
"Giant"	"COVID"	Duc4AmIRight
"A-Punk"	"Steampunk"	the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Holiday"	"Caliphate"	Hu's On First
"Mansard Roof"	"Razorblade Brunettes (Who?)"	Fack Sabbath
"A-Punk"	"B-Flat"	Fack Sabbath

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance	Amber Alert/ Child sexual abuse	Diddims
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance	Abortion clinic	Diddims
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance	Amber Alert	Diddims
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance	Child Sexual Abuse Hotline	Diddims
The Kid's Don't Stand A Chance	Juvenile Hall	JC Foster

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

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Let Me Be The River Willie Nile	Hudson Vampire Weekend	Let Me Be The Hudson River	Ashley Michelle McGowan
The Kids Don't Stand A Chance Vampire Weekend	Don't Stand So Close To Me The Police	The Kids Don't Stand A Chance So Close To Me	Peter
The Kids Don't Stand A Chance Vampire Weekend	Chancellor Gordon Downie	The Kids Don't Stand A Chancellor	Alicia Sturdivant

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

My Bloody Vampire

My Bloody Valentine combined with Vampire Weekend

Submitted By: Stanley Tool

Vampire Killers Weekend

Vampire Weekend combined with The Killers

Submitted By: Gary Albright

Vampire Weeknd

Vampire Weekend combined with The Weeknd

Hopefully, not a real example.

Submitted By: Brian Kelly

Vampire Slayer

Vampire Weekend combined with Slayer

Buffy!

Submitted By: Brian Kelly

There are additional Vampire Weekend Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"We Belong Together" Misheard Lyrics: We go together like lights and lamps Original Lyrics: We go together like lions and lambs	"Horchata" Misheard Lyrics: You know the truth, so you shouldn't have thought it Original Lyrics: You understood, so you shouldn't have fought it
"Harmony Hall" Misheard Lyrics: And the Stonewalls were vomiting on their witness Original Lyrics: And the stone walls of Harmony Hall bear witness	"Campus" Misheard Lyrics: Then I see you, you're walking 'cross the campus Foolproof vest, you're studying romances Original Lyrics: Then I see you, you're walking 'cross the campus Cruel professor, studying romances
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"A Punk"

Misheard Lyrics:

Look outside, the rain goat's gone. say oh.

Original Lyrics:

Look outside at the raincoats coming, say OH.

Story about this misheard lyric by: mihaela

It actually started as 'rain goat', evolved into 'red goat', which apparently made MORE sense. I had finally got to 'the record's on' before I looked it up on the band's site.

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"2021" Opening Lines: (Boy, boy.) 2021, will you think about me? Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly	"Flower Moon" Opening Lines: Flower moon, curse the night. Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
There are additional spelling lyrics available.