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Christophor Cross

Music Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Christopher Geppert. Submitted by: MOR

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Died Like The Wind""Ride Like The Wind"Opie M.
"Writhe Like The Wind""Ride Like The Wind"D. Melody Dole, MD
"Dried By The Wind""Ride Like The Wind"D. Melody Dole, MD
"Arthur's Theme (Best That Youth Can Do)""Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"Trevor Overt
"Author's Theme (Best That You Can Do)""Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"Trevor Overt

There are additional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Curled Up Around The World,"That's not possible for someone to do.Wanda Pierce
"Ride Like The Wind,"The wind cannot ride anything.Lance Crackers

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"What Do I Have To Do?," Stabbing Westward"Think Of Laura," Christopher Cross
"Ships," Barry Manilow"Sailing," Christopher Cross
"Sailor," Petula Clark"Sailing," Christopher Cross
"Changed Forever," TobyMac"Never Be The Same," Christopher Cross
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Arthur's Theme (Bet That You Can Do)" originally "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Cheryl Jordan
"No Tim For Talk" originally "No Time For Talk"
Candy Welty
"Ever Be The Same" originally "Never Be The Same"
The boring song?
Peter
"Char The Snake" originally "Charm The Snake"
Melanie Black
"Harm The Snake" originally "Charm The Snake"
Melanie Black

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Arthur's Theme (Beast That You Can Do)" originally "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Cheryl Jordan
"Now Time For Talk" originally "No Time For Talk"
Candy Welty
"No Time For Stalk" originally "No Time For Talk"
Candy Welty
"No Timer For Talk" originally "No Time For Talk"
Candy Welty
"Not Time For Talk" originally "No Time For Talk"
Candy Welty

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Arthur's Thyme (Best That You Can Do)" originally "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
He doesn't use other spices?
Serafina
"All Tight" originally "All Right"
Serafina
"All Light" originally "All Right"
Serafina
"No Time For Tale" originally "No Time For Talk"
Jessica Childress
"No Time For Tank" originally "No Time For Talk"
Jessica Childress

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Recordings:

Aug 19
a parody of "Sailing" by Christopher Cross
Enhancements can do miracles. Chest you wait and see.- Robert Lund
Spaff.com: (MP3)

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Ride Like the Wind""Fight With The Dems"Joseph Little
"Ride Like the Wind""Trump: Big Bag of Wind"Jeff in Richmond VA
"Sailing""Salem Redux"John A. Barry
"Sailing""Flying"Jeff Wilder
"Sailing""Skainting"John A. Barry
"Sailing""Salem"John A. Barry
"Sailing""Whaling"Porfle Popnecker
"Ride Like the Wind""Break Like the Wind"Warren Baker
"Sailing""Failing"Dannymew
"Sailing""Failing"Dannymew

There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
SailingCruise LineAndrew

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Feels
   Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry
All Right
   Christopher Cross
Feels All Right
Annemarie
C'mon And Ride It (The Train)
   Quad City DJs
Ride Like The Wind
   Christopher Cross
C'mon And Ride It Like The Wind
Reggie Pillbox
I'll Be
   Edwin McCain
All Right
   Christopher Cross
I'll Be All Right
Serafina
Ready To Go
   Republica
Sailing
   Christopher Cross
Ready To Go Sailing
Brit Boxx
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Gavin Christopher Cross
Gavin Christopher combined with Christopher Cross
Submitted By: Stacy
Kristopher Kross
Christopher Cross combined with Kris Kross
How come no one else thought of this? I know, it's basically a respelling of the soloist's name, but I thought it seemed like fun.
Submitted By: Pete & Repete
Christopher Cross Country
Christopher Cross combined with Cross Country
Submitted By: Candy Welty

Misheard Lyrics:

"Say You'll Be Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sail; be mine
Original Lyrics:
Say you'll be mine
"Think of Laura"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you think of woman
or
When you think of robots
Original Lyrics:
When you think of Laura
"Say You'll Be Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Scary night
Original Lyrics:
Say You'll Be Mine
"Never Be the Same"
Misheard Lyrics:
No I will never be the same without your ears
Original Lyrics:
No I will never be the same without you here
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Someday"
Misheard Lyrics:
Some n**** gon' sue
Original Lyrics:
Someday'll come soon

Story about this misheard lyric by: Eric

I realize that the production values at the time lent themselves to lyrics being more easily misheard (Manfred Mann never being able to get "wrapped up like a douche" cleaned up better, for example), but... nobody thought to just re-record the whole thing with him taking extra care to sing the lyrics clearly?

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)"
Better Lyrics:
If you get caught between the hurricane and Wilmington
Original Lyrics:
If you get caught between the moon and New York City
Submitted by: Mickey D.

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
If you get caught between the Moon and New York City,
The best that you can do ......
The best that you can do is fall in love.
Why They're Nonsensical:
The Moon and New York City are not a combination that has the makings of a trap.
Submitted by: Clara Suzette Bartilson
 

Dated Song Lyrics:

"Ride Like the Wind"
The Dated Lyrics:
And I've got such a long way to go
To make it to the border of Mexico
Why They're Dated:
Sometime after this song was recorded, the US and Mexico established a mutual criminal extradition treaty.
Submitted by: RJSchex
 

Song Title Space Change:

"No Tim E. For Talk" originally "No Time For Talk"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Curl Ed Up Around The World" originally "Curled Up Around The World"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:

"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
The Lyrics:
All of his life, his master's toys
Why:
Fragment—no verb. (As a footnote, whether or not this is the correct lyric is still highly debated.)
Submitted by: RJSchex
 

Band Name Anagrams:

Cross The Top, Chris Submitted by: Marissa
Cross The Pot, Chris Submitted by: Marissa
Scorcher Hits Pros Submitted by: Whatever You'd Like To Call Me
Chris, Top Her Cross Submitted by: Lucinda Blair
Another artist-name space change!
Christopher C. Ross Submitted by: Francine Harper
This is also a space-change!

Song Title Anagrams:

"No Teat For Milk" originally "No Time For Talk"
On some animal other than a female mammal
Submitted by: Hayley Spalding
"Trig Hall" originally "All Right"
A lecture hall where certain math is taught?
Submitted by: Jacob
"Oh, Unfair Talk" originally "Think Of Laura"
Submitted by: Sammy
"I Signal" originally "Sailing"
Submitted by: Nicole

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Ride Like The Wind"
The Lyrics:
And I've got such a long way to go (Such a long way to go) To make it to the border of Mexico So, I'll ride like the wind Ride like the wind
Why:
Christopher Cross' "Ride Like The Wind" was Cross' first top ten hit, making it to #2 in the summer of 1980 (before the end of that summer he would have his first #1 with the follow-up, "Sailing"). "Ride Like The Wind" chorus makes a reference to the country of Mexico. The song cast Cross in the role of a an old west (19th century) criminal who has led "nine lives" and shot down "ten men" and now is evading the law by riding "to the border of Mexico". "Ride Like The Wind" and "Sailing" would help Christopher Cross win the Grammy in 1981 for Best New Artists (as well as couple of others, such as Record of the Year, and in the Easy Listening category), although Cross had previously written or co-written some songs for other artists.
Submitted by: Peter
"Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)"
The Lyrics:
When you get stuck between the moon and New York City The best that you can do is fall in love
Why:
"Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" was the main theme song from the 1981 released motion picture (romantic comedy), "Arthur" starring the late great Dudley Moore as a spoiled rich man (inherited his wealth) who doesn't know how to deal with people on a day-to-day existence (until he meets the love of his life and his forced to change). Dudley Moore's character lived in New York City in an expensive penthouse (therefore the reference in Cross' song to that city). The Moon (again the Earth's only satellite) reference tied in with New York City in the main chorus of the song is that being stuck between the moon and New York City is like being stuck between a rock (the moon) and a hard place (New York City, which was just at that time recovering from the recession that had hit the city back in the mid-1970's). Cross' "Arthur's Theme (The Best That You Can Do)" was a #1 song on Billboard Magazine's HOT 100 charts in November 1981 knocking another movie theme, Diane Ross and Lionel Richie's "Endless Love" (from the movie starring a very young Brooke Shields) from the top spot.
Submitted by: Peter

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Link of Thora" originally "Think of Laura"
Submitted by: Blake Dreary
"Link of Thora" originally "Think of Laura"
Submitted by: Blake Dreary
"Lacing" originally "Sailing"
Submitted by: Mary Byram
"Tans June" originally "Jan's Tune"
Submitted by: D. Melody Dole, MD

What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):

"Pink flamingos on his album covers"
Beginning with his self-titled debut album, the former Christopher Charles Geppert had a tendency to adorn his album covers with images of pink flamingos rather than, say, photographs of himself. His net-site even incorporates the pink flamingo into its navigation directions.
Submitted by: Parker Gabriel

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