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Fun Music Information -> Bobby Darin
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This is the most recent information about Bobby Darin that has been submitted to amIright. If we have more information about Bobby Darin, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).
Possible Misspelled Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Bobby Darrin, Bobby Darin (Written by Tim Hardin)Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Walden Robert Cassotto. Submitted by: oldperson
Weird Names of Music Performer's Children:
- Dodd - I always felt he should have reversed the name to Darin Dodd. The name always puts me in mind of Ken Dodd (Liverpool comedian) and his nickname 'Doddy'. Submitted by: pickle*
Singers Who Act:
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Pressure Point; Captain Newman, M.D.; Hell is for Heroes" | He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Captain Newman, M.D.. Pressure Point is also excellent - highly recommended! - Peg |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Trailer Trash" | "Splish Splash" | Rob |
| "Mac And Cheese" | "Mack The Knife" | SusanG |
| "Lazy Gritter" | "Lazy River" | pickle* |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "I'm Sittin' On Top Of The World," | He'd freeze up there. | Francis A. Sissy |
| "Lazy River," | Rivers don't get 'lazy'. | Peter |
| "Mack The Knife," | How Do You Mack The Knife ? | Lee Mccoy |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Clementine," Bobby Darin | |
| "The Math," Hilary Duff | "Multiplication," Bobby Darin | |
| "Wade In The Water," Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | "Splish Splash," Bobby Darin | |
| "Blue Orchids," Glenn Miller & His Orchestra | "Artificial Flowers," Bobby Darin | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Dream Love" originally "Dream Lover"
Ashley Michelle McGowan
"Ream Lover" originally "Dream Lover"
Ashley Michelle McGowan
"Dream Over" originally "Dream Lover"
Adrienne Ramseur
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Queen Of The Shop" originally "Queen Of The Hop"
Renee Keener
"Queen Of The Hope" originally "Queen Of The Hop"
Renee Keener
"Queen Of The Hoop" originally "Queen Of The Hop"
Renee Keener
"Smack The Knife" originally "Mack The Knife"
But be careful not to get cut!
Naomi Swanson
"Dream Clover" originally "Dream Lover"
Adrienne Ramseur
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"18 Mellow Roses" originally "18 Yellow Roses"
Peter
"18 Yellow Noses" originally "18 Yellow Roses"
Candy Welty
"18 Yellow Hoses" originally "18 Yellow Roses"
Candy Welty
"18 Yellow Ropes" originally "18 Yellow Roses"
Candy Welty
"18 Yellow Robes" originally "18 Yellow Roses"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "More" | "Mow'r" | Airfarcewon |
| "Mack The Knife" | "The Jackson Five" | Airfarcewon |
| "Beyond The Sea" | "Gary C." | Airfarcewon |
| "Mack The Knife" | "O.J. The Knife" | Old Man Ribber |
| "Beyond the Sean" | "Under the Sea" | John A. Barry |
| "Sunday In New York" | "Bender in Vegas" | Lionel Mertens |
| "New York on Sunday" | "L.A. on Hot Days" | Lionel Mertens |
| "Things" | "Things" | Paul Sta without the R |
| "Mack The Knife" | "Jaws The Shark" | Airfarcewon |
| "Dream Lover" | "Star Dreaming" | Below Average Dave |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Artificial Flowers | Flower Shop | Rosie |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| You Don't Bring Me Flowers Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand | Artificial Flowers Bobby Darin | You Don't Bring Me Artificial Flowers You care enough to bring me real ones! | Martha Hankins |
| Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams Tears for Fears | Dream Lover Bobby Darin | Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dream Lovers The former track is on TFF rarities compilations. | Martha Hankins |
| 50 Foot Queenie PJ Harvey | Queen of The Hop Bobby Darin | 50 Foot Queenie Of The Hop | Stick with one name please |
| Everyone's Gone To The Moon Jonathan King | Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin | Everyone's Gone To Moon The Queen Of The Hop | Jennifer Howard |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Darin' Young Cannibals
Bobby Darin combined with Fine Young Cannibals
Beyond the sea, she drives me crazy. (Btw, too bad Bobby Darin passed away long before F.Y.C. was formed.)
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Misheard Lyrics:
"Mack The Knife"
Misheard Lyrics: After drawing out all his modern cash
Original Lyrics: After drawing out all his hard earned cash
| "Mack the Knife"
Misheard Lyrics: I said … Jenny Diaper … ho, ho … yeah … Susie Tawdry
Look out Miss Light a man up handle Lucy Brown Yes that life form's on the right page Now that Macky’s back in town. Original Lyrics: I said … Jenny Diver … ho, ho … yeah … Sukey Tawdry
Look out Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown Yes, that line forms on the right, babe Now that Macky’s back in town. |
"Splish Splash"
Misheard Lyrics: Pumpkin and a-rolling.
Original Lyrics: Rockin' and a-rollin'.
| "If I Were A Carpenter"
Misheard Lyrics: If I were A carpenter, and you were related?
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby? Original Lyrics: If I were A carpenter, and you were a lady?
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby? |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"If I Were A Carpenter"
Misheard Lyrics: If I were A carpenter, and you were related?
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby? Original Lyrics: If I were A carpenter, and you were a lady?
Would you marry me anyway, would you have my baby? |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Bob Moon We were all driving and listening to this song when my sons friend misheard the lyrics. we listened again and it really sounded like that was what he was really saying. Because of the context we all had a really good laugh.. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Mack The Knife"
The Funny Lyrics: Lucy Brown
Why They're Funny: I had been a reader of the 'Peanuts' comic strip for years by the time I first heard this song on the radio. I know Darin wasn't singing about the Peanuts characters (and I understand his version was a particularly liberal translation), and the very idea of Lucy marrying Charlie Brown... Good Grief!
Submitted by: Doug Montgomery
| "Mack The Knife"
The Funny Lyrics: Oh the shark bites with his teeth, babe.
Why They're Funny: Well, thank you captain obvious.
Submitted by: Nicole
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Mack the Knife"
The Lyrics: Look out Miss Lotte Lenya and ol' Lucy Brown
Who They Mention: Lotte Lenya was an Eastern European actress. She appeared in one of the early James Bond films.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Beyond The Sea"
Opening Lines: Somwhere beyond the sea, somewhere waiting for me, my lover stands on golden sands
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Splish splash"
Opening Lines: Splish splash I was taking a bath long about a Saturday night
Comments: Submitted by: Peter
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"Mack The Knife"
The Lyrics: On the sidewalk,On Sunday Morning
Lies a Body oozing life ( eek! ) Someone's sneaking,round a corner Is that someone Mack the Knife? Why: Holy Crackers! The song is about a serial killer! And to think that i used to dance to this song! ( eek! )
Submitted by: funonthrun
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Song Title Space Change:
"The Thing Sin This House" originally "The Things In This House"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Band Name Anagrams:
Darn Boy Bib Submitted by: Margo Gram
Boy's bib has a hole in it?
I Bob Brandy Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
No Baby Bird Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
Bony Bi Bard Submitted by: Karen Smith
(Though don't know that he was either bi or bony)
Song Title Anagrams:
"18 Yellow Sores" originally "18 Yellow Roses"
Submitted by: Melanie Black
"Comb Cab Here" originally "Beachcomber"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
"Cheer Cab Mob" originally "Beachcomber"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
"Bomb A Creche" originally "Beachcomber"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
Songs That Are Banned:
"Mack The Knife"
In fall 1959, following the stabbing deaths of two teenagers by a 17-year old and other similar incidents of violence in New York City, WCBS bans Bobby Darin's #1 hit rendition of "Mack The Knife".
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Acrostics:
WIG: "While I'm Gone"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
COG: "Child Of God"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Ye Bond The Sea" originally "Beyond The Sea"
Submitted by: Nell Allen
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Mack The Knife"
The Lyrics: Oh, the shark bites with his teeth, babe
And he shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe And he keeps it out of sight Why: It's a swingin' Vegas lounge-style song about a serial killer; it ended up becoming a Number One hit for Darin.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
| "Artificial Flowers"
The Lyrics: She made artificial flowers, those artificial flowers
Made for ladies of fashion to wear She made artificial flowers, those artificial flowers Fashioned from Annie's despair Why: The song is about a 9-year-old girl whose parents die an untimely death, leaving their daughter to fend for herself making artificial flowers for a living. This has a Vegas lounge-style swing sound similar to "Mack the Knife."
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Onomatopoeia in Lyrics:
"Splish Splash"
The Lyrics: Splish splash, I was takin' a bath
Why: "Splish" and "splash" imitate the sound of water being used when taking a bath.
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
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Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Mack The Knife"
The Lyrics: There's a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know.
Why: There's a bug tote, huh, huh, down by the river dontcha know.
Submitted by: Carmen Nunki
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Dobby Barin originally "Bobby Darin"
Brings together "Harry Potter" with "Flash Gordon"
Submitted by: Peter
Performers with Handicaps:
"Heart damage"
A bout of rheumatic fever during his childhood left Darin's heart in a permanently damaged and enlarged condition. His accomplishments as a singer, songwriter, producer and actor are often attributed to the fact that he was advised by doctors that he would not live past the age of 18, therefore he was aggressive and took risks throughout what ended up being 37 years. For further details, get the DVD of Beyond The Sea. Kevin Spacey is awesome as Darin.
Submitted by: neptunevsmars
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Beyond The Sea"
2004 Darin biopic with Kevin Spacey
Submitted by: MOR
TV and Movies Mentioned in Lyrics:
"Queen of the Hop"
The Lyrics: She tunes in to Bandstand every day
To watch the people dancing 'cross the U. S. A. Why: A very early reference to "American Bandstand."
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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