Fun Music Information -> Burl Ives
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Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Burle Icle Ivanhoe. Submitted by: jolly
Performer Nick Names:
Known informally as: The Wayfaring Stranger. Submitted by: Martha Hankins
Singers Who Act:
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Summer Magic, Roots" | Decent performances in both films - Raphael |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"A Little Bitty Ear" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Joe Jones must have "talked too much" to Ives?
Chris
"A Little Bitty Tea" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Well, Burl you could have served us more.
Chris
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Have A Wholly Jolly Christmas" originally "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Erika Clarkson
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"A Little Kitty Tear" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
That comes with owning cats.
Chris
"A Little Titty Tear" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Chris
"Have A Hotly Jolly Christmas" originally "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Erika Clarkson
"Have A Molly Jolly Christmas" originally "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Sorry, don't know who Molly Jolly is.
Regina Olsen
"Have A Holly Folly Christmas" originally "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Sheila Evans
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "On Top Of Old Smoky" | "I Stopped That Old Smokin'" | Airfarcewon |
| "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas" | "Make The Daleks Non-existant" | Jonathan S. |
| "The Blue Tailed Fly" | "The Poo Tailed Fly" | Airfarcewon |
| "Down In The Valley" | "Down In My Val'rie" | Airfarcewon |
| "Polly Wolly Doodle All The Day" | "Polly, Willy Diddle All The Day" | Airfarcewon |
| "Holly Jolly Christmas" | "Hillary Clinton Christmas" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Holly Jolly Christmas" | "Brawly Mauly Bidness" | Guy DiRito |
| "Holly, Jolly Christmas" | "Challah, Jolly Christmas" | 2Eagle |
| "Streets of Laredo" | "My Surge In Baghdad" | Cashel Boylo |
| "Holly Jolly Christmas" | "It's A Family Vacation" | Ann Hammond |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| The Lonely Bull Herb Alpert | Frog Went a-Courtin' Burl Ives | The Lonely Bullfrog Went a-Courtin' | Raphael |
| Crawling Linkin Park | On Top Of Old Smokey Burl Ives | Crawling On Top of Old Smokey This should be interesting. ;) | rocksoul |
| Have A Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives | Holly Holy Neil Diamond | Have A Holly Jolly Holy Christmas | Karen Little |
| A Little Bitty Tear Let Me Down Burl Ives | T*****s 'N' Beer Frank Zappa | A Little T*****s 'N' Beer Let Me Down | Jennifer Howard |
Misheard Lyrics:
"Rudolph,the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics: You could really say hic-lo
Original Lyrics: You could really say it glows
| "Blue Tail Fly"
Misheard Lyrics: She's a crack w**re, and I don't care.
Original Lyrics: Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care.
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"Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh, ho, the missing toe
Hung where you can see. Original Lyrics: Oh, ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see. | "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics: Rudolph, with your nose so black
Won't you drive my Cadillac? Original Lyrics: Rudolph, with your nose so bright
Won't you drive my sleigh tonight? |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"A Little Bitty Tear"
Better Lyrics:
A little bitty tear knocked me down
Original Lyrics:
A little bitty tear let me down
Submitted by: Doug Montgomery
Funny Lyrics:
"Little Bitty Tear Let Me Down"
The Funny Lyrics: Little bity tear let,me down,ruined my act,as a clown!
Why They're Funny: Are you sure,it wasn't a, "little bit of,beer",that let,you down?
Submitted by: Art
| "Holly Jolly Christmas"
The Funny Lyrics: And when you walk down the street,
Say hello to friends you know, And everyone you meet. Why They're Funny: Friends you know? Um...ok? Wouldn't friends you know well work? people you know? Or would that just throw off the rhythm of the song?
Submitted by: Starry
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Say hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet. Why They're Nonsensical: Darn! I knew I was getting something wrong. I'm forever saying hello to friends I don't know and people I don't meet!
Submitted by: Carmen Mistletoe
| "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen
... But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all Why They're Nonsensical: The lyrics assume that you know the other reindeer, but must ask if you know the most famous reindeer? Wouldn't it make more sense to assume you know Rudolf, but don't recall Dasher and Dancer... ?
Submitted by: Russell Sussan
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Opening Lines: Have a holly jolly Christmas. It's the best time of the year.
Comments: Submitted by: Ava Murphy
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Band Name Anagrams:
Liver Sub Submitted by: Renee Keener
Not my favorite sandwich
Song Title Acrostics:
MAR: "Mary Ann Regrets"
Submitted by: Edyth Bowen
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"By The Might Of The Silvery Loon" originally "By The Light Of The Silvery Moon"
Submitted by: Alanis More Upset
"A Little Titty Beer" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Submitted by: Tiffany Furlong
