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New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Stanky Flanky""Hanky Panky"oldsongs

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Crystal Blue Persuasion,"Persuasion is colorless and isn't crystalline.Sharon Britt

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"He" originally "She"
Alyssa Jayne
"Crimson And Lover" originally "Crimson And Clover"
U. Carrie Oats
"I Think We're Aloe Now" originally "I Think We're Alone Now"
Hallucinations of turning into an Aloe plant?
Marilyn Monroe Doctrine
"Crimson And Cover" originally "Crimson And Clover"
Peter

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Shea" originally "She"
A proper name
Nancy
"Shoe" originally "She"
Serafina
"Shed" originally "She"
Serafina
"Some Kind Of Glove" originally "Some Kind Of Love"
Candy Welty
"Crimson Sand Clover" originally "Crimson And Clover"
A clover with crimson flowers that grows in sand?
U. Carrie Oats

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Crystal Blur Persuasion" originally "Crystal Blue Persuasion"
A crystal might blur persuasion in some cases
Regina Olsen
"Crystal Clue Persuasion" originally "Crystal Blue Persuasion"
Regina Olsen
"Sue" originally "She"
Serafina
"The" originally "She"
Yvette Bristle
"See" originally "She"
Yvette Bristle

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Recordings:

Dec 21
a parody of "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and the Shondells
A heartwarming Christmas love story. - Robert Lund
Spaff.com: (MP3)

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Dizzy""Liz C."Jaun'-Gall Satire
"Crystal Blue Persuasion""Kristel’s Nude Persuasion"Merry & Pippin
"My Baby Does the Hanky Panky""My Barney Did The Franky Panky"Callmelennie
"My Baby Does the Hanky Panky""My Roommate Loves to Spank His Monkey"Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"My Baby Does The Hanky Panky""My Neighbor Does The Bacon Panky"Callmelennie
"Mony Mony""Brony Brony"Hu's On First
"Mony Mony""Kony Kony"Hu's On First
"Mony Mony""Antimony"Hu's On First
"Draggin the Line""Braggin Online"Fiddlegirl
"I Think We're Alone Now""Pick Up The Phone Now"Random Little Writer

There are additional song parodies available.

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

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
I Drink Wine
   Adele
Sweet Cherry Wine
   Tommy James And The Shondells
I Drink Sweet Cherry Wine
Hugh Boettcher
Ballad Of A Crystal Man
   Donovan
Crystal Blue Persuasion
   Tommy James And the Shondells
Ballad Of A Crystal Blue Persuasion Man
Britney Spears into pruning hooks
Electric Blue
   Icehouse
Crystal Blue Persuasion
   Tommy James and the Shondells
Electric Blue Persuasion
Chandra
Mama Tried
   Merle Haggard
Draggin' The Line
   Tommy James And The Shondells
Mama Tried Draggin' The Line
Andrew
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Tommy James Ingram and the Shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells combined with James Ingram
Submitted By: Angela
Tommy James Brown and the Shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells combined with James Brown
Submitted By: Gus
Tommy James Blunt and the Shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells combined with James Blunt
Submitted By: Gus
Tommy James Taylor and the Shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells combined with James Taylor
Submitted By: Gus

There are additional Tommy James and the Shondells Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Hanky Panky"
Misheard Lyrics:
My baby does the pancake handshake
Original Lyrics:
My baby does the Hanky Panky
"Mony Mony"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a pony
Original Lyrics:
(ride your pony)
"I Think We're Alone Now"
Misheard Lyrics:
A beaten-up house is the only sight
Original Lyrics:
The beating of my heart is the only sound
"Hanky Panky"
Misheard Lyrics:
My baby loves her baby blankie
Original Lyrics:
My baby does the Hanky Panky
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Sweet Cherry Wine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweet Caroline
Original Lyrics:
Sweet Cherry Wine

Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke

What was the confusion between Neil Diamond and Tommy James?

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"I Think We're Alone Now"
Better Lyrics:
I think we're a scone now
they put us on a plate and up on the counter
I think we're a scone now
Somebody called a name and said the order was ready
Original Lyrics:
I think we're alone now
There doesn't seem to be anyone around
I think we're alone now
The beating of our hearts is the only sound
Submitted by: Steven Wynn

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"I Think We're Alone Now"
The Funny Lyrics:
I think we're alone now
there doesn't seem to be anyone around
Why They're Funny:
He should double-check, just to be one hundred percent sure. And perhaps he meant "anyone else" around, because Tommy himself and the person he's with are certainly "anyone".
Submitted by: Greg
 

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Crimson And Clover"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
crimson and clover, over and over...
Why They're Repetitive:
over and over is right!
Submitted by: art
 

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"I Think We're Alone Now"
The Dirty Lyrics:
Look at the way We gotta hide what we're doing. Cause what would they say If they ever knew?
Why They're Dirty:
It's about a teen couple with the house to themselves. We all, actually just most of us, know what that's like.
Submitted by: Jonathan M
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Mony Mony"
Opening Lines:
Here she comes now. Say, Mony, Mony.
Comments:
Also covered by Billy Idol.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
 

Band Name Anagrams:

Netosha Lands Jets My Mom Held Submitted by: Jeffrey
Netosha Jammed Sleds Monthly Submitted by: Jeffrey
I once knew a gal named Netosha (spelt like that).

Song Title Anagrams:

"I Am Reg" originally "Mirage"
Oddly, no member of this band was named Reg!
Submitted by: Gus
"Coven's Caldron Rim" originally "Crimson And Clover"
Submitted by: Rachel Blattington

Songs That Are Banned:

"Sweet Cherry Wine"
This song was on the no play list on Armed Forces AFRTS stations due to the lyrics "We aint gonna fight, only God has the right to decide who's to live and to die". In a military-only redo, the line is altered slightly to appease the generals and admirals of the time.
Submitted by: Ron Adams

Super Short Pop Songs:

"I Think We're Alone Now" Length: 2:08
Similar to another Tommy James and the Shondells singles which was covered by Billy Idol titled "Mony Mony", "I Think We're Alone Now" was also covered by different artists like Tiffany. Other Tommy James and the Shondells singles, "Mirage", also popularity on the Billboard Hot 100.
Submitted by: Wisnu Aji

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Bristol Clue Persuasion" originally "Crystal Blue Persuasion"
Submitted by: D. Melody Dole, MD
"Cheat Wary Swine" originally "Sweet Cherry Wine"
Submitted by: Yvonne Sindri

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Tommy James And The Don Shells originally "Tommy James And The Shondells"
Submitted by: Eva Cave
Tommy Shames And The Don Gels originally "Tommy James And The Shondells"
Submitted by: Eva Cave
Tommy Shames And Johndells originally "Tommy James And The Shondells"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale

Movies Named After Song Titles:

"I Think We're Alone Now"
Upcoming thriller
Submitted by: Opie M.

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