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Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name	Comments & Submitter Name
"America, The Beautiful"	Although it does mention America near the end and has the lyric "Oh Beautiful, for spacious skies", they are not sung together with " the". - Floyd DeBarber
"The Sans Day Carol"	"Sans" in the name of this carol of generally the Christmas season is an archaic word for "saint". Each verse of this carol begins "O the holly bears a berry", followed by, depending on which verse, either "as green as the grass", or "as white as the milk", etc. Each of four verses thus invokes a different color phase for holly berries, each with a simile comparing the color to that of something else. Never is the title mentioned in the lyrics, as it typical of titles of the form "The.............Carol". That opening line "O the holly bears a berry" probably is the lyric by which the song might best be known as if by an alternate title. It is sometimes in fact cited in parentheses with the title. - Mary Ann Brite
"Carol Of The Bells"	"Christmas is here, bringing good cheer...", "Ding, dong, ding, dong...".(usually accompanied by Christmas bells). - Santa
"Coventry Carol"	Also known by its first line, "Bye-bye, thou little tiny child". The title "Coventry Carol" is nowhere in the lyrics. - Donna Rand Blitzen
"The Angels' Song"	"The Angels' Song" is in fact the original title given the song by its author, Edmund H. Sears, But today possibly few even know it by that title. It has become generally known by its first line, "It came upon the midnight clear". - Thessaly Danes

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Covid Sign"	"Auld Lang Syne"	Opie M.
"Ping Pong Merrily On High"	"Ding Dong Merrily On High"	Emily Lime
"The Jolly And The Jivy"	"The Holly And The Ivy"	Toni Minot
"My Barney Dies Over The Ocean"	"My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean"	Opie M.
"Walrus Matilda"	"Waltzing Matilda"	Brionna Secret
There are additional Traditional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates,"	Gates have no heads; couldn't lift 'em if they did	Heather Brockwell
"On This Day The Earth Shall Ring,"	The Earth is not a bell.	Mary Ann Brite
"12 days of Christmas,"	It DOES last 12 days: xmas Day thru Epiphany (1/6)	Four Your Information
"99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall,"	The wall can't hold them. Ever heard of gravity?	Rich
"Battle Hymn Of The Republic,"	Since when does a republic have a hymn?	Christy McDaniel
There are additional Traditional literally impossible song titles available.

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Has Anybody Seen My Baby?," The Rolling Stones	"Away In A Manger," Traditional
"Weasel Stomping Day," Weird Al Yankovic	"Pop Goes The Weasel," Traditional
"What I Got," Sublime	"99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall," Traditional
"Paper Cup," The 5th Dimension	"Dixie," Traditional
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Recordings:

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"I Saw Three Ships"	"I Saw Three Ships (extended)"	Moya
"Away in a Manger"	"That Wayward Mutt’s Mangy"	John A. Barry
"Silent Night"	"Cy Has Wives"	John A. Barry
"Deck The Halls"	"We all Have Seen Proud A's Folly"	Elene ES
"Jingle Bellls"	"Harris Smells"	Onslaught
"Silver Bells"	"Jingle Bells"	John A. Barry
"Jingle Bells"	"Silver Bells"	John A. Barry
"Jingle Bells"	"Grifting Hell"	John A. Barry
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"	"In Your Face Harold!"	Onslaught
"Joy to the World"	"Joints Are a Curse"	John A. Barry
There are additional Traditional song parodies available.

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

Song Name	Product	Submittor
La Cucaracha	Exterminator/Pest Control	Scandia
Let Me Fly	El-Al Israel Airlines	Raphael
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke That Cigarette	Philip Morris, Inc.	Susanna Viljanen
Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild, Wild Women	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms	Susanna Viljanen
All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth	Fixodent or Poli- Grip dentures	Joelle

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Boom, Boom, Ain't It Great to Be Crazy?	Mental asylum	Kerry
The Star-Spangled Banned	Canadian Customer Service Center	Liz
I Love Beijing Tiananmen	Taipei Chamber of Commerce	Kerry
Jesus Loves Me	RationalWiki	Kerry
God Bless America	Iran Tourism Office	Brian
There are additional Traditional on hold music ideas available.

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

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Rock The Bells    LL Cool J	Jingle Bells    Traditional	Rock The Jingle Bells	Mickey Dee
Carol Of The Bells    The Robert Shaw Chorale	Jingle Bells    Traditional	Carol Of The Jingle Bells Two Christmas songs for the price of one!	Marion Bryte
What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am)    The Tams	What Child Is This    Traditional	What Kind Of Child (Do You Think I Am)	Naomi Volts
Dancing With Angels    SheDaisy	Angels We Have Heard On High    Traditional	Dancing With Angels That We Have Heard On High	Little Old Lady Hu
There are additional Traditional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Carol of the Bells" Misheard Lyrics: Hard copper bells Original Lyrics: Hark, how the bells!	"Auld Lang Syne" Misheard Lyrics: Should all acquaintance be forgot And never bought a Yacht? Original Lyrics: Should old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind?
"Silent Night" Misheard Lyrics: Silent night, holy night Shepherds wake at the sound Original Lyrics: Silent night, holy night Shepherds quake at the sight	"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" Misheard Lyrics: Oh bring us some silly movies Original Lyrics: Oh bring us some figgy pudding
There are additional Traditional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Auld Lang Syne" Misheard Lyrics: Should all acquaintance be forgot And never bought a Yacht? Original Lyrics: Should old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind?	Story about this misheard lyric by: Owen Ever since I was a kid that’s what I heard right after midnight on new years watching the New York City ball drop on TV
There are additional Traditional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Happy Birthday to You" The Repetitive Lyrics: Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday, dear [fill in], Happy birthday to you. Why They're Repetitive: Is this really the best we can do for a song to be sung over and over for decades? Submitted by: Kathy

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Oh Susanna" The Nonsensical Lyrics: It rained all night, the day I left The weather it was dry The sun so hot, I froze to death Susanna don't you cry Why They're Nonsensical: It cannot rain if the weather is dry and you cannot freeze to death in a hot sun! Submitted by: David Pratter	"I Saw Three Ships" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Pray whither sailed those ships all three On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day? Oh, they sailed into Bethlehem On Christmas Day in the morning! Why They're Nonsensical: Geography fail: Bethlehem is not a seaport, nor is it situated on any navigable rivers! Submitted by: Melanie Bianca Green
There are additional Traditional nonsensical lyrics available.

Insincere Song Lyrics:

"What Are Little Girls Made Of ? " The Insincere Lyrics: What are little girls made of ? Sugar and spice and everything nice! Why They're Insincere: Not all girls are nice. Some are downright evil. (Ed: My sister, for example.) Submitted by: Take Me To The Planet Of Women	"What Are Little Boys Made Of" The Insincere Lyrics: What are little boys made of (2x) Snakes and snails and puppy-dogs' tails That's what little boys are made of Why They're Insincere: Little boys are NOT made of snakes and snails and puppy-dogs' tails! Submitted by: Isac
There are additional Traditional insincere lyrics available.

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"O Holy Night" The Misrhymed Lyrics: A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices, For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn; (later) The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger, In all our trials born to be our friend; (later) Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we; Let all within us praise His Holy Name. Why They're Misrhymed: The last couple lines of each verse don't rhyme. Submitted by: Katy

"O Holy Night" The Misrhymed Lyrics: Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angel voices! O night divine! O night when Christ was born. Why They're Misrhymed: The whole chorus doesn't rhyme. Submitted by: Katy

There are additional Traditional misrhymed lyrics available.

Inappropriate Song Lyrics:

"While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" The Inappropriate Lyrics: Thus spake the seraph and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God who thus Addressed their joyful song. Why They're Inappropriate: The word seraph (pl. Seraphim) is a Hebrew word whose occurrence in the Bible is limited to instances in the Old Testament book of Isaiah. This song refers to the angels hailing the Birth of Jesus, whose story is told nowhere in the Bible except in the New Testament gospel of Luke. Various words or phrases in the Bible are traditionally (at least) interpreted as referring to specific categories of angels. In addition to Seraph there is another Hebrew word, Cherub (pl. Cherubim) that has been interpreted as another category of angel. And then there's Archangel, a term sometimes used in the New Testament to refer to specific angels. And groups of angels are sometimes referred to as "Heavenly host" (rendered "Heaven's armies" in some modern English translations). Since "Seraph" occurs only in the Old Testament, it is questionable at best to interpret any angelic being referred to in the New Testament as a Seraph. Submitted by: Karen Smith

"Shepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep" The Inappropriate Lyrics: Shepherds, shake off your drowsy sleep. rise and leave your silly sheep. Why They're Inappropriate: Why does the birth of Jesus make their sheep silly? Submitted by: Donna Rand Blitzen

Dated Song Lyrics:

"Deck the Halls" The Dated Lyrics: Don we now our gay apparel Why They're Dated: "Gay apparel" originally meant "cheerful clothes." Modern day "gay apparel" conjures up something completely different. Submitted by: Psycho Librarian

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"What Shall We Do With A drunken Sailor" The Dirty Lyrics: Put him in bed with the captain's daughter (x3) Early in the morning. Why They're Dirty: Oh come on. Do I really need to spell it out for you? Submitted by: A Stranger

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Here Comes Santa Claus" The Lyrics: Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus Lane. Who They Mention: Santa Claus [Since the likes of Peter Pan and Robin Hood are now being cited as "celebrities" on this page, Santa Claus ought to be included too!] Submitted by: Amanda Svenson

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Sleigh Ride" The Lyrics: It'll nearly be like a picture print by Currier and Ives These wonderful things are the things we remember all through our lives! Product Brand Name: Currier and Ives Submitted by: Bob

"Take Me Out To The Ball Game" The Lyrics: Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks I don't care if I ever get back Product Brand Name: Cracker Jacks Submitted by: oldtimer

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Mary Had a Little Lamb" Opening Lines: Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb Comments: Submitted by: JohnHowarth	"The First Noel" Opening Lines: The First Noel, the Angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay Comments: Submitted by: Bob
There are additional Traditional spelling lyrics available.

Boasting in Song Lyrics:

"The United States Marines' Hymn" The Boasting Lyrics: If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven's scenes, They will find the streets are guarded by The United States Marines. Comments: I'm a patriotic American (in case anyone should question it), But that doesn't mean I can't identify boasting when I see it. And THESE LINES are boasting! Submitted by: Sheila Evans

Scary Song Lyrics:

"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" The Lyrics: He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake, He knows if you've been bad or good So be good, for goodness sake! Why: Think about the words of this song; are they talking about Santa or the CIA or Big Brother? It sounds like somebody is stalking us or spying on us! Submitted by: Diddims

"Do You Hear What I Hear?" The Lyrics: A child, a child, shivers in the cold. Let us bring him silver and gold. Why: Someone speaks of a child suffering in the cold, and then all they can think of to bring him are two of the best known conductors of heat, which could only conduct more heat away from him! He needs, on the other hand, something insulating, like blankets! Submitted by: Adrienne Ramseur

Song Title Space Change:

There are additional Traditional Song Title Space Change available.

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:

"Deck the Halls" The Lyrics: Don we now our gay apparel Why: It should've been "We now don our gay apparel" or "Do we now don our gay apparel". Submitted by: JohnHowarth	"Amazing Grace" The Lyrics: We've no less days to sing God's praise Why: It should be "We've no FEWER days....." Submitted by: S. Tim Wood
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Lyrics Pronunciation:

"The First Noel" The Lyrics: They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far Why: LOOKED is always pronounced as "look-ed" in this traditional Christmas hymn. Submitted by: Camille Guaty with plant food in her hair

"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" The Lyrics: The shepherds at those tidings rejoiced much in mind, And left their flocks a-feeding in tempest, storm, and wind. And went to Bethlehem straightway, the Son of God to find. Why: "Wind", at the end of the second line cited refers to the weather phenomenon and should rhyme with "friend" in its normal pronunciation. That would make it not rhyme with "mind" or "find" in the preceeding and following lines. But to make it rhyme, it is sometimes pronounced to rhyme with those other two words. Than makes "wind" SOUND like an entirely different word, a word for what a crooked river does, or once upon a time a word for what one did with one's watch to keep it running, a meaning likely lost on today's youth who grew up in the world of first self-winding watches and then battery operated and mostly didgital watches. In any event, the actual word in the song is the still common word "wind", the weather phenomenon, but to make it rhyme it is often pronounced like its homograph, the becoming-less-common word "wind" possibly more remembered today as the root of "rewind". Submitted by: Marcia Zarwetten-Grassi

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Lyrics Spoonerisms:

"Shall We Gather By The River" The Lyrics: Shall we gather by the river? Why: Shall we rather buy the giver? Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss

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