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

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
"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
"Holly Jolly Christmas"	"Holly Johnson Christmas"	Michael Pacholek
"Holly Jolly Christmas"	"Hooters Googly Tit Lust"	John A. Barry
"Holly Jolly Christmas"	"Hoppy, Frothy Blitzed Fest"	John A. Barry
"Holly Jolly Christmas"	"Haughty Froggy Dismiss"	John A. Barry
"Lavender's Blue"	"Scavengers Due"	Alvin Rhodes
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:

"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?
"Holly Jolly Christmas" Misheard Lyrics: Ho, ho, the mistletoe Hum 'til you can sing. or Ho, ho, the mistletoe Hung where you can sing. Original Lyrics: Ho, ho, the mistletoe Hung where you can see.	"Big Rock Candy Mountain" Misheard Lyrics: Where a bum can stay for pennies a day And he don't need Eddie Money. Original Lyrics: Where a bum can stay for many a day And he don't need any money.
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:

"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

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