2. "Elenore," by The Turtles
If you've ever listened to this song and thought the line
"you're my pride and joy etcetera" felt like a pretty poor attempt
at lyrics, well, you're right. "Elenore" wasn't a girl, but an
anti-love letter to the Turtles' record label.
The label was demanding a hit just like "Happy Together," which
had come out the previous year, so the band slapped together a song
they felt was insanely clichéd, happy-go-lucky and generally
crappy. To everyone's surprise, it was a big hit.
3. "Jane," by Barenaked Ladies
Jane St. Clair isn't a real girl, but an intersection in Toronto
that piqued then-lead singer Steve Page's imagination: Jane Street
and St. Clair Avenue.
4. "Sexy Sadie," by The Beatles
Sexy Sadie was really Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The song was about
how they were disillusioned with him after he hit on Mia Farrow and
some of the other girls studying with him. Mia Farrow and most of
the group later felt bad for making these accusations, feeling they
had probably misinterpreted his actions.
5. "Ana's Song (Open Fire)," Silverchair
At first glance, the lyrics pleading with Ana to die might seem
shocking, but in reality, lead singer Daniel Johns suffered from
anorexia nervosa and was writing about his experience with it.
6. "Delilah," by Queen
Delilah was one of Freddie Mercury's beloved cats.
7. "Martha My Dear," by The Beatles
The lyrics to this one may have been inspired by Paul
McCartney's girlfriend, Jane Asher -- he says they "probably" were
-- but the name comes from his Old English Sheepdog.
8. "Shannon," by Henry Gross
Speaking of dogs, ex-Sha Na Na singer Henry Gross wrote this
song about the tragic death of Beach Boy Brian Wilson's Irish
Setter, Shannon.
9. "Helen Wheels," by Paul McCartney and Wings
Helen Wheels was McCartney's punny name for the Land Rover he
and Linda McCartney owned.
10. "Mony, Mony," by Tommy James and the Shondells
The band had the song, but needed a two-syllable girl name to
stick in the lyrics. That's when Tommy James happened upon a Mutual
of New York Insurance Company sign that had a dollar sign in the
middle of the "O" and noticed that its acronym was MONY.
He and his songwriting partner had a laugh about what a great
name MONY was for such a company, and ended up calling their
fictional girl "Mony."
August 20th, 2010 at 05:11 pm
fuck that was bad, and they were sober to, at least i think.
August 20th, 2010 at 05:21 pm
Wow. That was god awful.
August 20th, 2010 at 08:14 pm
Wait until you hear the great Manhattan Sur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEQLzr-hShs
August 21st, 2010 at 05:57 am
I made it through 41 seconds before my ears began hemorrhaging.
August 21st, 2010 at 09:29 am
Looks like Plan A didn't work out... stick to Plan B like other Mexicans (illegally cross into the US (except Arizona) and live off of taxpayers' money for free).
August 22nd, 2010 at 01:07 pm
actually, they're brazillians. looks like your plan A didn't work, which would be learn something at school, so how about work at wendy's ?
August 23rd, 2010 at 08:55 am
Funny that in your attempt to "Burn" this guy, you revealed your own grammar shortcomings
August 23rd, 2010 at 10:14 am
haha "comings"
August 22nd, 2010 at 06:18 pm
@pratik ahahaha BURN!!!
August 23rd, 2010 at 08:40 am
Children from Argentina play better than this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_4aGXTHo7w
August 23rd, 2010 at 09:41 am
I thought they were going to cover Blink 182.
August 23rd, 2010 at 10:04 am
Can someone invent a machine that will allow me to unhear that.
August 23rd, 2010 at 10:34 am
Wow, thats jsut messed up dude.
Lou
www.privacy-tools.eu.tc
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