Fun Music Information -> Brewer & Shipley

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Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Mike Brewer/Tom Shipley. Submitted by: duo

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"One Slap On My Behind"	"One Toke Over The Line"	old

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"One Toke Over The Lie" originally "One Toke Over The Line"

Angry Johnny

"One Toe Over The Line" originally "One Toke Over The Line"

American Drool

"One Toe Over The Lime" originally "One Toke Over The Line"

Peter

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"One Toke Cover The Line" originally "One Toke Over The Line"

Peter

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"One Tyke Over The Line" originally "One Toke Over The Line"

Tyke is another name for a child.

oldiesfan

"One Coke Over The Line" originally "One Toke Over The Line"

Ferragamo

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"One Toke Over The Line"	"The Dump Over The Hump is Pahrump (Sheri's song)"	Tim Hall
"Sleeping on the Way"	"The Craven, Lying Bastards Who Run Things Here Now"	Paul Robinson
"Black Sky"	"Iraq Lies From The President"	Paul Robinson
"One Toke Over the Line"	"One Toe Opened Your Hind"	John A. Barry
"One Toke Over The Line"	"One Choke Hold At A Time"	William Tong
"One Toke Over The Line"	"No Joke's Over The Line"	William Tong

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
One Toke Over The Line	Betty Ford Clinic	Josh

Misheard Lyrics:

"One Toke Over The Line"

Misheard Lyrics:

One toke over the lights, sweet Jesus
One toke over the lights.

Original Lyrics:

One toke over the line, sweet Jesus
One toke over the line.

"One Toke Over the Line"

Misheard Lyrics:

My mama said,
if I choose to make a pot of meat
then she'll strike me dead

Original Lyrics:

My mama said,
If I choose to make a part of me
then she'll strike me dead

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"One Toke Over The Line"

Opening Lines:

One toke over the line sweet Jesus, one toke over the line. Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

Comments:

Actually had two more hits on the Billboard charts ("Tarkio Road" and "Shake Off The Demon"). But Brewer & Shipley are considered a one-hit wonder because "One Toke Over The Line" was so successful.

Submitted by: Christopher Cross My Heart And Bob Hope To Die

Songs That Are Banned:

"One Toke Over The Line"

In 1971, New York radio station WNBC bans this song because of it's alleged drug references. Other stations around the country follow suit. The song's composer, Tom Shipley, responds, "In this age of electronic pulling a record because of its lyrics is like the burning of books in the Thirties (sic: 1930's)."

Submitted by: Peter