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Band Name Origins:
- Tracey Thorn lived right down the street from a furniture store called Turners, whose slogan was "everything but the girl." The store was in Hull, England, and has long since been demolished Submitted by: jacksonu4ia
- Apparently, the place that Ben went to study had a shop there called 'Everything But The Girl' which boasted of selling anything and everything newly weds would need, everything.....but the girl. Submitted by: TrailBlazer
Stupid Band Names:
- Seems rather sexist, don't you think? Submitted by: Skippy
- The first time I saw it I started crying because I laughed so much. I bet you're doing the same right now, how could you look at a name like that and not laugh at it. Submitted by: Emily
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Missing" | And I miss you (like the deserts miss the rain...) the word miss is frequently found but the word missing is missing! - Joe H |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Everything But The Boy | Opposite gender/a bit more fun | Rob |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "The Same Love," The Jets | "No Difference," Everything But The Girl |
| "The Same One," Brook Benton | "No Difference," Everything But The Girl |
| "Where's Captain Kirk?," Spizzenergi | "Missing," Everything But The Girl |
| "Where Are You Now?," Jimmy Harnen w/ Synch | "Missing," Everything But The Girl |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Cross My Heat" originally "Cross My Heart"
Bridal Shower Curtain Call Waiting Room
"Cross My Hart" originally "Cross My Heart"
Bridal Shower Curtain Call Waiting Room
"Waking Wounded" originally "Walking Wounded"
Sounds painful.
Peter
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Cross My Hearth" originally "Cross My Heart"
Bridal Shower Curtain Call Waiting Room
"Across My Heart" originally "Cross My Heart"
Bridal Shower Curtain Call Waiting Room
"Misusing" originally "Missing"
Serafina
"Troubled Mindy" originally "Troubled Mind"
Twila Paris Hilton
Change a Letter:
"Frozen Diver" originally "Frozen River"
Bob
"Crass My Heart" originally "Cross My Heart"
Bridal Shower Curtain Call Waiting Room
"Gross My Heart" originally "Cross My Heart"
Bridal Shower Curtain Call Waiting Room
"Hissing" originally "Missing"
Yvette Bristle
"Talking Wounded" originally "Walking Wounded"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Run a Red Light" | "Run the Swimmer" | Duc4AmIRight |
| "Missing" | "Phishing" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "Missing" | "It's the Neocons to Blame" | MrMacphisto |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Missing | Missing Persons Helpline | Julie woolie |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Missing Everything But The Girl | People Barbra Streisand | Missing People | Sheila Oh |
| Missing Everything But The Girl | Children Robert Miles | Missing Children Praying that they can be found safe. | K.N. Pepper |
| Missing Everything But The Girl | Womanizer Britney Spears | Missing Womanizer | Dongquan |
| Missing Everything But The Girl | Cash Machine Hard-Fi | Missing Cash Machine Where do I process my money then? | Dongquan |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Everything But The Killers
Everything But The Girl combined with The Killers
No killers.
Submitted By: Dongquan
Everything But the Script
Everything But the Girl combined with The Script
This means leave the Script behind.
Submitted By: Dongquan
Everything But The Girls Against Boys
Everything But The Girl combined with Girls Against Boys
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Everything But The Spice Girls
Everything But The Girl combined with Spice Girls
...and David Beckham.
Submitted By: Davey
There are additional Everything But the Girl Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Wrong"
Misheard Lyrics: But finally, it's gonna pray
Original Lyrics: But finally, it's gonna break
| "Missing"
Misheard Lyrics: At Dollar Tree
Original Lyrics: Like outer space
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"Missing"
Misheard Lyrics: I step off the tree
Original Lyrics: I step off the train
| "Wrong"
Misheard Lyrics: And love will stretch a little bit
Funny, it's gonna break (Later) The grass is gonna swallow you Original Lyrics: And love will stretch a little bit
But finally, it's gonna break (Later) The ground's gonna swallow you |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Missing"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a desserts masquerade
Original Lyrics: Like the deserts miss the rain
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Andrew Burrell Ever since it was released that's what I heard and thought that was genuinely the lyrics. Then a friend and I were listening to it in the car in 2022 and she sang the lyrics, correctly. I argued the lyrics are "masquerade" and I had to listen to the chorus several times to hear the correct lyrics. I couldn't believe I had it wrong for so long! :-D |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Missing"
Better Lyrics:
And I'm a shoe
like the devil is Lorraine
like the devil is Lorraine
Original Lyrics:
And I miss you
like the deserts miss the rain
like the deserts miss the rain
Submitted by: emma walsh
Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Missing"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Step off the train
I'm walking down your street again And past your door, but you don't live there anymore It's years since you've been there Now you've disappeared somewhere, like outer space You've found some better place And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain And I miss you, like the deserts miss the rain Why They're Nonsensical: This song has always stuck under my craw. First of all, she is talking about some distant heartache that she can't get over. That's all well and good, but how is that like deserts missing the rain? Deserts are created and continue to expand due to an utter lack of rain. I doubt if a desert (if it could obtain consciousness in the human sense) would miss the rain at all, since it would cease to be a desert and instead become some sort of lush environment. If you move further along, you see the lyrics: And the years have proved to offer, nothing since you've moved You're long gone, but I can't move on She can't move on? The Sahara grows by a mile each year. It moves on. So do most deserts. She clearly is talking about longing, and no desert (or any entity) longs for something that would make it cease to be. Stupid euro pop bands.
Submitted by: Fred
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Boxing and Pop Music"
The Lyrics: Lying in bed in the afternoon
Listening to Frankie Lymon tunes Who They Mention: Frankie Lymon
Submitted by: Bob
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Meet Me in the Morning"
Opening Lines: Meet me in the morning, I'll have the motor running
Comments: Submitted by: Bob
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Band Name Anagrams:
Hinge The Very Girl Butt Submitted by: Amber Penn
Song Title Anagrams:
"Cry Moss, Earth" originally "Cross My Heart"
Submitted by: Bridal Shower Curtain Call Waiting Room
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Boxing and Pop Music"
The Lyrics: Lying in bed on a weekday night
Listening to the title fight From a town the radio said was Atlantic City Why: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Submitted by: Bob
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Everything Gut The Burl originally "Everything But The Girl"
Submitted by: Amanda Svenson
