Fun Music Information -> Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Band Name Origins:

Contrary to overspeculative hipsters, Karen O says that it's just a common New Yorker phrase, as in "whatever/ok". Submitted by: Wookie

Why the Name is Stupid:

Does anyone seriously think this name is not stupid!? Don't even get me started in explaining!! Submitted by: hekifier

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Fly Control"	"Y Control"	Beef Wang, BobyBird's Trusty Boxer Dog! :0P

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Gold Lion"	"Godfather"	Matthias

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Y Control	Anarchists	meggo
Pin	Voodoo Dolls	Beef Wang, BobyBird's Trusty Boxer Dog!
Maps	A-Z Road Map	Boby MFn Bird

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Date With The Night	Vampire Singles Agency	BobyBird 7:18

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Just Lose It Eminem	Y Control Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Just Lose Y Control	Beef Wang, bobyBird's Trusty Boxer Dog!
Dirty Diana Michael Jackson	Black Tongue Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Dirty Diana's Black Tongue Man, that chick needs mouthwash. Or toilet paper. Or to see a doctor...	BobyBird 7:18
Miles Away Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Super Smash Bros. Melee: Character Menu Hirokazu Ando, Koji Kondo & Shigeru Miyamoto	Miles Away from the Melee Off the album - YYY meets the Game industries! (Psyke!)	Raldy Vargas
Yeah! New York Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Love On The Rocks With No Ice The Darkness	Yeah! Love On The Rocks With No Ice in New York Wouldn't Central Park be a better venue for this? :^?	BobyBird 7:18
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah Yeah Yeah

Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah combined with Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Oh, yeah!

Submitted By: cellar

The The The Yeah Yeah Yeah's

The The combined with The Yeah Yeah Yeah's

Submitted By: phamilto

Misheard Lyrics:

"Phenomena" Misheard Lyrics: Bin Laden, Bin Laden They never gonna find him. Original Lyrics: They hide it, they hide it They never gonna find it.	"Phenomena" Misheard Lyrics: Something like mah-na-mah-na baby, something like a mah-na-mah-na... You're something like a mah-na-mah-na, something like an astronomer... Original Lyrics: Something like a phenomena baby, something like a phenomena... You're something like a phenomena, something like an astronomer... etc.
"Maps" Misheard Lyrics: Back off, I'm straight Original Lyrics: Pack up, I've strayed	"Bang" Misheard Lyrics: And a pox on you sucks. Original Lyrics: As a f*** son, you suck.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Phenomena"

Misheard Lyrics:

Bin Laden, Bin Laden
They never gonna find him.

Original Lyrics:

They hide it, they hide it
They never gonna find it.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Aninnymouse

It was in fact my mother who misheard it. She was playing the album one afternoon, that line came on, and she instantly had a "-_-" expression.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Tick, Tick" The Repetitive Lyrics: Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick, Tick (x100) Why They're Repetitive: That's pretty much the whole song, but I love it anyways. Pretty much like the rest of the cd, lines are repeated, but the way she sings it, it's so awsome. Submitted by: BlackTatsu	"Maps" The Repetitive Lyrics: Wait, they dont love you like I love you Why They're Repetitive: This is pretty much the lyrics to half of the song. We get the freakin' point already Submitted by: bridget
There are additional repetitive lyrics available.