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Fun Music Information -> Drifters
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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.
DriftersBetter Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Ben E King" | "Once the Platters rejected the idea to sing "Stand by Me", Ben E King decided that he would record it instead!" | - Paul Warren |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "My Dog Goes Woof" | "Up On The Roof" | old |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Lonely Winds," | Meterological phenomena have no emotions. | R. Jeanine O'Succinate |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing," The Drifters | "At The Club," The Drifters | |
| "I've Got The Next Dance," Deniece Williams | "Save The Last Dance For Me," The Drifters | |
| "Last Dance," Donna Summer | "Save The Last Dance For Me," The Drifters | |
| "The Meeting Place," The Last Shadow Puppets | "Under The Boardwalk," The Drifters | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"At The Cub" originally "At The Club"
Candy Welty
"I'll Take You Where The Music's Laying" originally "I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing"
Sheet music on the floor or bed?
Alyssa Jayne
"Saturday Night At The Moves" originally "Saturday Night At The Movies "
Not nearly as exciting of Saturday night.
Peter
"I Count The Teas" originally "I Count The Tears"
Candy Welty
"I Count The Ears" originally "I Count The Tears"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Baby What I Meant" originally "Baby What I Mean"
Alyssa Jayne
"Cup On The Roof" originally "Up On The Roof"
Elizabeth
"Saturday Knight At The Movies" originally "Saturday Night At The Movies"
Peter
"Saturday Night Ate The Movies" originally "Saturday Night At The Movies"
And Sunday morning had a tummy ache?
Peter
"Sweets For Amy Sweet" originally "Sweets For My Sweet"
Hope Amy Sweet Likes Sweets.
Ursula Turpin
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"As The Club" originally "At The Club"
Candy Welty
"At The Clue" originally "At The Club"
Candy Welty
"Baby What I Wean" originally "Baby What I Mean"
Alyssa Jayne
"I'll Wake You Where The Music's Playing" originally "I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing"
Candy Welty
"I'll Fake You Where The Music's Playing" originally "I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Nov 4
a parody of "Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters
Rumor has it that since the Monopoly properties are named for New Jersey locations, the new version of the game will include Bada Bing and Satriale's Pork Store. vocals by - Robert Lund
Spaff.com: (MP3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "On Broadway" | "On Broadwell" | John Jenkins |
| "Under The Boardwalk" | "I Bought The Shake Weight" | Jeff Reuben |
| "Up on the Roof" | "Sex on the Roof" | Eddy B |
| "I Count the Tears" | "He Fakes the Tears" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Saturday Night At The Movies" | "Friday On My Mind" | Tommy Turtle |
| "Under the Boardwalk" | "Out on a Bird Walk" | Jeff"Dr Chordate"Moran |
| "Save the Last Dance for Me" | "Make a Grand Dam for Me" | John A. Barry |
| "Under The Boardwalk" | "I'm On A Fjord Walk" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Under The Boardwalk" | "I'm On A Lord Walk" | malcolm higgins |
| "Save The Last Dance For Me" | "Save The Last Draft Fo Me" | Malcolm Higgins |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Saturday Night At The Movies | Cinema | ClarinetMad |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Keep On Dancing Chris Rea | Under The Boardwalk The Drifters | Keep On Dancing Under The Boardwalk Ouch..... | Grimley Fieendish |
| Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio John Denver | Saturday Night At The Movies The Drifters | Saturday Night At The Movies In Toledo, Ohio | Raphael |
| Feel Like Makin' Love Bad Company | Up On The Roof The Drifters | Feel Like Makin' Love Up On The Roof | MOR |
| Don't Pull Your Love Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds | Under The Boardwalk The Drifters | Don't Pull Your Love Under The Boardwalk | Gretchen Wieners |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Great Big Sea Drifters
Great Big Sea combined with The Drifters
Submitted By: Chris B
Misheard Lyrics:
"Under The Boardwalk"
Misheard Lyrics: And your shoes are so hot, you wish your tired feet would fire through
Original Lyrics: And your shoes get so hot you wish your tired feet were fireproof
| "A Rose in Spanish Harlem"
Misheard Lyrics: There is a roving Spanish harlot
Original Lyrics: There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
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"Under The Boardwalk"
Misheard Lyrics: Under the Baobab
Original Lyrics: Under the boardwalk
| "Save The Last Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: So don't forget who's taking you home
And it's little Don John Giovanni-bee. Original Lyrics: Don't forget who's taking you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be. |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Under The Boardwalk"
Misheard Lyrics: I met a warthog.
Original Lyrics: Under the Boardwalk
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Student-waster This is what my sister thought the lyrics were. She went round the house singing, 'I met a warthog, we were falling in love'. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"There Goes My Baby"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: There goes my baby
Moving on down the line Wondering where, wondering where She is bound. Why They're Misrhymed: This gorgeous Leiber-Stoller song isn't really misrhymed. It just doesn't rhyme at all. Yet I didn't notice that for twenty years, I think because the sounds and the feelings jibe so well.
Submitted by: Busta Free Verse
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Under The Boardwalk"
The Song Lyrics: When the sun beats down and melts the tar up on the roof
Song They Mention: "Up On The Roof", a previous single of theirs
Submitted by: John
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Lonely Winds"
Opening Lines: Lonely winds, lonely winds, lonely winds, lonely winds
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Please Stay"
Opening Lines: Don't go, please stay. Don't go, please stay. If I got on my knees and I pleaded with you not to go but to stay in my arms
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Feel In Fine" originally "Feelin' Fine"
As compared to outside you feel lousy?
Submitted by: Peter
Band Name Anagrams:
Freshest Dirt Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
The Red Rifts Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
Defer Thirst Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"On Broadway"
The Lyrics: They say the neon lights are bright On Broadway They say there's always magic in the air On Broadway But when you're walking down the street And you ain't had enough to eat The glitter rubs right off, and you're nowhere On Broadway
Why: This mid-1960's hit tune by the Drifters mentions in both the title and the lyrics (with me posting the opening verse of the tune) "Broadway", probably one of the most familiar theatre districts (in New York City) in the world.
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Acrostics:
SOTS: "Stranger On The Shore"
Submitted by: Edyth Bowen
OWL: "One Way Love"
Submitted by: R. Jeanine O'Succinate
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Sweets Swore My Feet" originally "Sweets For My Sweet"
Huuunnnhh?
Submitted by: Meredith Corpening
"Pack Jot" originally "Jackpot"
Submitted by: Consuela Sanchez
"Save The Mast Dance For Lee" originally "Save The Last Dance For Me"
Submitted by: Marcia Zarwetten-Grassi
"Save The Mast Lance For Dee" originally "Save The Last Dance For Me"
Submitted by: Marcia Zarwetten-Grassi
"A Tomb Full Of Rears" originally "A Room Full Of Tears"
Submitted by: Jessica Childress
Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"On Broadway"
The Lyrics: They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway.
Why: They say the Leon nights are bright on Broadway.
Submitted by: Carmen Mistletoe
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Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Save The Last Dance [For Me]"
2001 film w/ Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
