Fun Music Information -> Chubby Checker

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Possible Misspelled Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

Chubby Checkers, Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell

Band Name Origins:

A takeoff on the then-popular Fats Domino. Submitted by: Dr. Bristol

Music Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Earnest Evans. Submitted by: A Mazzara

Also known as: Ernest Evans. Submitted by: Rick Clarke

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Buzz-Buzz-Buzz," Hollywood Flames	"The Fly," Chubby Checker
"The Old Dance," The Oyster Band	"The Twist," Chubby Checker
"Let's Dance," David Bowie	"The Twist," Chubby Checker
"How Deep Is Your Love," The Bee Gees	"Twenty Miles," Chubby Checker
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Pony Tie" originally "Pony Time"

Do ponies ever wear ties?

Rachel Blattington

"Pony Tim" originally "Pony Time"

Carmen Nunki

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Phony Time" originally "Pony Time"

Amber Malone

Change a Letter:

"Toe Twist" originally "The Twist"

Ingrid McCannless

"Sony Time" originally "Pony Time"

Edward

"Bony Time" originally "Pony Time"

Natalie Snortman

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Limbo Rock"	"Limbaugh Schlock"	Jeff in Richmond VA
"Let's Twist Again"	"Gaddafi's Dead"	LPG-Unit
"The Twist"	"The Mist"	malcolm higgins
"The Twist"	"The Tryst"	John A. Barry
"Let's Twist Again"	"I'm Pissed Again"	Airfarcewon
"The Twist"	"The Bris"	Stan Hall
"Limbo Rock"	"Bimbos Rock"	Alvin Rhodes
"Let's Twist Again"	"Let's Wrist Again"	Airfarcewon
"Limbo Rock"	"Writer's Block"	Michael Pacholek
"Limbo Rock"	"Akimbo Rock"	Lionel Mertens
There are additional song parodies available.

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

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Like A Rock Bob Seger	Limbo Rock Chubby Checker	Like A Limbo Rock I'd like to see Bob do the limbo.	rocky
Soul Limbo Booker T & the MG's	Limbo Rock Chubby Checker	Soul Limbo Rock How low can you go? I don't know!	crazydon
Mama Tried The Everly Brothers	The Twist Chubby Checker	Mama Tried The Twist	Marian
When It's Nighttime In Italy,It's Wednesday Over Here the Everly brothers	It's Pony time Chubby checker	When It's Nighttime In Italy, It's Pony Time Over Here	Marian
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Limbo Rock" Misheard Lyrics: Jack be limbo, Jack be quick, Jack go under limbo stick Original Lyrics: Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack go under limbo stick	"Let's Twist Again" Misheard Lyrics: Who's that swine up there? Original Lyrics: Who's that flyin' up there?
"The Twist" Misheard Lyrics: Come on, little b**** And do The Twist. Original Lyrics: Come on, Little Miss And do The Twist.	"Let's Twist Again" Misheard Lyrics: C'mon everybody Crap your pants now. Original Lyrics: C'mon everybody Clap your hands now.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Birdland"

Misheard Lyrics:

We like Bert Lance
We like Bert Lance!

Original Lyrics:

We like Birdland
We like Birdland!

Story about this misheard lyric by: Frank

When I first heard this back in the 1970's (and I think it was already pretty old then), Bert Lance was a member of then-President Carter's Cabinet and his name was always in the news.

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Pony Time"

Opening Lines:

It's pony time, get up Boogety, boogety, boogety shoo.

Comments:

So, starts Checker's second #1 song (in spring 1961, and only other #1 besides "The Twist"). Again, Checker went back to introducing a dance craze for his second #1, this time, "The Pony".

Submitted by: Peter

"The Twist"

Opening Lines:

Come on baby let's do the twist.

Comments:

So starts one of the most important introduction to a dance craze songs of the rock era. "The Twist" was a #1 for Chubby Checker twice (summer 1960 and winter 1962) and is the definite template as to how all other introduction to dance craze songs in the rock era would be done. But Chubby Checker did not originate "The Twist" (although he definitely popularized it). "The Twist" was written by Hank Ballard in 1958, and was originally released as a single by Ballard and his group the Midnighters (but didn't get very far). Checker heard Ballard's version and loved it and the rest became popular history, as well as legend.

Submitted by: Peter

Song Title Space Change:

"Pop, Eye The Hitchhiker!" originally "Popeye The Hitchhiker"

Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

"Let's Twist A Gain" originally "Let's Twist Again"

Like maybe twist truth to extract some advantage?

Submitted by: U. Carrie Oats

Songs That Are Banned:

"The Twist"

In 1962, Catholic school students in New York are forbidden to Chubby Checker's version of "The Twist", by Bishop Burke, who considers it and other dance craze songs to be "un-Christian".

Submitted by: Peter