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Subject: Songs known by an incorrect name
This is not really a quiz, but it doesn't really fit anywhere else.....
I was thinking yesterday that there are a number of songs out there that are always misnamed by most people.
Some examples are :
Vincent - Don McLean - often called Starry Starry Night
Sounds Of Then - Gang GaJang - often called This Is Australia
There was another that I thought of which has slipped my mind for the moment.
Can you add any more to this list ?
FB ???
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The Rain, the Park & Other Things--The Cowsills often called I Love the Flower Girl
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A lot of people call "The Safety Dance" "We Can Dance".
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Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is sometime incorrectly identified as "Sweet Judy Blue Eyes" ::)
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Chain of Fools is quite often referred to as Chain, chain, chain...
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Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is sometime incorrectly identified as "Sweet Judy Blue Eyes" ::)
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Gee thanks for reminding me about that one ! :P
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Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is sometime incorrectly identified as "Sweet Judy Blue Eyes" ::)
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Which reminds me that Rod Stewart's Da ya think I'm sexy is always incorrectly called "Do you think I'm sexy"...spelling is everything folks! ;)
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Which reminds me that Rod Stewart's Da ya think I'm sexy is always incorrectly called "Do you think I'm sexy"...spelling is everything folks! ;)
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Aha
A fellow pedant ! Alright !
;D
Of course the B side of that record was
NO WE DON'T ROD......
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Grand Funk's "I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home)" is misidentified as "Closer To My Home".
The Temps' "Ball Of Confusion" confused listeners with "And The Walls Fall Down".
McCartney's "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" has been known as everything from "Butter Pie" to "Lands Across the Water, Hands Across The Sky" to, of course, "I'm So Sorry, Uncle Albert".
John Stewart's "Gold" was mistitled "Driving Over Canaan" and "People Out There", not to mention "Turning Music Into Gold".
The Doors' "Roadhouse Blues" was mistakenly identified as "Roll Baby Roll".
John Denver's "Calypso", some thought, was "Ahoy" or "Hidee-Ho-Hay"
Some Recent examples:
"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)"-Green Day, mistitled as "I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life"
"Counting Blue Cars"-Dishwalla, thought to be known as "Tell Me All Your Thoughts On God"
"Whatever"-Godsmack, understandably mistaken as "Go Away", and their single "Keep Away" (AKA "Stay Away From Me" or "Never Misunderstand Me".)
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Alright Indy !
Very thorough !
Thanks ;)
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Cutting Crew "(I Just) Died in Your Arms," often called "Died in Your Arms," "Died in Your Arms Tonight," or "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" (simply because the yare easier to type)
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Your welcome, Fussy! ;)
BTW, I forgot Leo Sayer's "Long Tall Glasses", otherwise known as "I Can Dance" or "You Know I Can Dance".
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Alright Indy !
Very thorough !
Thanks ;)
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McCartney's "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" has been known as everything from "Butter Pie" to "Lands Across the Water, Hands Across The Sky" to, of course, "I'm So Sorry, Uncle Albert".End Quote
Wow, and all this time I thought they were singing "Buttafly" (you know, like "butterfly" but with an accent)! ;D
Quoting:John Stewart's "Gold" was mistitled "Driving Over Canaan" and "People Out There", not to mention "Turning Music Into Gold".End Quote
I never got the title of this one wrong but I think I misheard a lyric as "Drivin' home a cannon..." (like a really, really big car)! LOL! ::)
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It's called "For What It's Worth," not "Stop Hey What's That Sound," d*mmit.
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Of course the B side of that record was
NO WE DON'T ROD......
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You got that right, Fussy! ;D
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It was actually "Scarred and Scared", since I bought the .45 disc. But I like Fussy's title better.
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You got that right, Fussy! ;D
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You got that right, Fussy! ;D
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;D
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It was actually "Scarred and Scared", since I bought the .45 disc. But I like Fussy's title better.
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;D again !
Oh yeah - I knew I was was standing on common ground with this one !
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What about Enya and Orinco Flow which is popularly known as Sail Away (or even Save the Whale by the hard of hearing!).
I'm sure ther are loads more, if only I could think of them.
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I've heard NIN's "Closer" referred to as "Closer to God" or "**** you like an animal"
Erasure's "A Little Respect" called "Respect"
Peter Schilling's "Major Tom (Coming Home)" called "Earth Below Us" or "Floating Waitress"; half the people that used to request that song at the club I worked at didn't even know who sang it. >:(
Yaz(oo)'s "Situation" - "Move Out" or "The Move Out Song"
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I thought of the other song that I couldn't remember at the start :
Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
People keep calling it "Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog"
>:(
:)
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Bob Geldof's "The Great Song of Indifference" is almost always referred to as "I Don't Mind At All".
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Smiths - Panic, is sometimes called 'Hang the DJ'
Radiohead - No Surpises, is sometimes called 'No Alarms'
I've also heard Michael Jacksons - In The Closet, being called 'Give It To You' beacuse of some of the lyrics, but I don't know if this is a common mistake?
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This one's a bit more obscure. Godley and Creme's "An Englishman in New York" is most often called "Strange Apparatus" :-/
Strange apparatus
You've never seen
Strange apparatus
Even stranger theme
Street alligators
Big anglophile
Will navigate us
Through a change of style...
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This one's a bit more obscure. Godley and Creme's "An Englishman in New York" is most often called "Strange Apparatus" :-/
Strange apparatus
You've never seen
Strange apparatus
Even stranger theme
Street alligators
Big anglophile
Will navigate us
Through a change of style...
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Hitchy, I gotta tells ya ....
Never in the history of the board has anyone averaged 100% mention of Godley and Creme in every thread they have posted to date (admittedly only 2 so far)...... ;D
But what a great song..... ;)
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Stone Temple Pilots' "Sex Type Thing" was mistakenly known as "Here I Come", "I Know You Want What's On My Mind", "I Am, I Am", and "Atrocity".
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Just thought of another:
I've always referred to the Doobie Brothers' "Long Train Running" as "Without Love" because those are the most repeated words in the song. I also refer to it as "Without Love, Where Would You Be Now?"
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Just thought of another:
I've always referred to the Doobie Brothers' "Long Train Running" as "Without Love" because those are the most repeated words in the song. I also refer to it as "Without Love, Where Would You Be Now?"
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Anyone else ever thought how similar this song sounds to "Trampled Under Foot" by Led Zeppelin?
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Here's another (rather obscure) one:
"Ol' Man River" by This Is Serious Mum, usually known as "I'm On The Drug"
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I thought the title of this song was "Talk About Love", until I heard the song off my CD box set.
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Anyone else ever thought how similar this song sounds to "Trampled Under Foot" by Led Zeppelin?
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I thought the title of this song was "Talk About Love", until I heard the song off my CD box set.
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Yes! You're right! So did I.
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Inspired by an entry in the Chain Song Game :
Baba O'Reilly (The Who)
also referred to as :
Teenage Wasteland
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From KaZaA: New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle is often referred to as "Everytime I See You Falling" and New Order's "Blue Monday" is often called "How Does It Feel."
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Marilyn Manson's - Astonishing Panorama of the End Times is often called "Kill Your God" or "Kill Your God, Kill Your TV"
Radiohead's - Street Spirit (Fade Out) is sometimes called either "Street Spirit" or "Fade Out" hardly ever together which it should be
RHCP's - Scar Tissue has been called "Lonely View" a few times
Bloodhound Gang's Bad Touch is called "Discovery Channel" by some which gets to me.
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Here's another (rather obscure) one:
"Ol' Man River" by This Is Serious Mum, usually known as "I'm On The Drug"
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Do you mean "(He'll Never Be An) Ol' Man River" ?
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There is no Beatles song called "With A Little Help from My Friends".
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Here's another:
The song universally known as "unchained Melody" is actually called "Endless River".
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There is no Beatles song called "With A Little Help from My Friends".
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Are you kidding? This it what is on the Sgt. Pepper LP:
With A Little Help From My Friends {Lennon/McCartney} (2:44)
Recorded: March 29, 1967 at Abbey Road, London, England
with overdubs added March 30, 1967
Instrumentation:
John Lennon - background vocal
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano, background vocal
George Harrison - tambourine, lead guitar
Ringo Starr - lead vocal, drums
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Are you kidding?
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No, I'm not.
The song is called "A Little Help From My Friends". Or at least it is one all three copies of the album that I currently own.
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Deftones - My Own Summer (Shove It) is sometimes known as Shove it.... which is fair enough as it shows people can read !
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Anyone else ever thought how similar this song sounds to "Trampled Under Foot" by Led Zeppelin?
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yes, yes I have, in fact I thought it was a cover the first time I heard it
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How about, "Carry On Wayward Son" (Kansas), often mistitled, "Carry On My Wayward Son"?