Fun Music Information -> Hank Williams

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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

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

Hank Williams Sr., Hank Williams, B.J. Thomas et al

Music Quotes:

You got to have smelt a lot of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly.
Submitted by: LucidLupin
 

Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Hiram Williams. Submitted by: Countryhick

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Are You Lonesome Tonight?""I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," Hank WilliamsHeather Brockwell

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"There's A Tea In My Beer" originally "There's A Tear In My Beer"
Wonder if that mixed drink has a name?
Pam Tabor
"Cold Cod Heart" originally "Cold Cold Heart"
Naomi Swanson

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Your Cheatin' Hearth" originally "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Amy Grunt
"Lovestick Blues" originally "Lovesick Blues"
Naomi Swanson
"Loveslick Blues" originally "Lovesick Blues"
Samantha Wayland

Song Parody Recordings:

Feb 26 "Hey, Scary Lookin'" by Merry Standish Comedy a parody of "Hey, Good Lookin'" by Hank Williams
A satirical look at methamphetamine users. Merry Standish comedy: (mp3) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry""You're So Phonesome I Could Cry"Michael Pacholek
"Your Cheatin' Heart""Your Beatin' Heart"Jack Cherrix
"Take These Chains From My Heart""Take The Strings From His Harp"Parody Pete
"Ka-Liga""Cicada"Old Man Ribber
"I Cried Again""John Boehner Cried Again"Bodacious Surge
"Jambalaya (On The Bayou)""I'm No Liar"U Guest It
"Move It on Over""Moos Have Trumped Rover"John A. Barry
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry""You're So Loathsome I Could Cry"Michael Pacholek
"Jambalaya""Chumbalaya"Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
"Jambalaya""Dumbo Flyer"Alvin Rhodes

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Your Cheating HeartThe Inside Soap Awardspickle*

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Your Cheatin' Heart Divorce AttorneymeQal
Your Cheatin' Heart Marriage CounselormeQal

Misheard Lyrics:

"Move It On Over"
Misheard Lyrics:
Move it all over.
Original Lyrics:
Move it on over.
"My Bucket's Got A Hole In It"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't find no Pierre.
Original Lyrics:
I can't buy no beer (yeah).
"Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tipitoe fountain, oh.
Original Lyrics:
Thibodeaux, Fontainbleau
"Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
We gotta go
Forth with Pete Rose
Down the Bayou.
Original Lyrics:
He gotta go
Pole the pirogue
Down the Bayou.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
We gotta go forty kilos down the bayou.
Original Lyrics:
He gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Sheila Munroe

A lot of words in this are hard to understand. I guess they are Cajun words. Long before I had any idea this song wasn't supposed to be all in standard English, I made out what best I could of the words.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Dated Lyrics:

"Hey, Good Lookin'"
The Dated Lyrics:
I got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar bill,
and I know a spot right over the hill.
There's soda pop and the dancin's free.
Why They're Dated:
In the 1950s when this came out, and a soda pop might have cost a nickel or a dime, these words might have made the intended impression. But today two dollars isn't going to impress much in this context. If that's all the money the singer has, today he'd need to look for a place the soda pop as well as the dancing is free. Because today, wherever soda pop is for sale, two dollars is likely not enough to buy it for two.
Submitted by: Renee Keener
 

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Hey Good Lookin'"
The Lyrics:
I've got a hot rod Ford and a two-dollar bill
Product Brand Name:
Ford cars/Ford Motor Company
Submitted by: James Owens
 

Song Title Anagrams:

"Our Icy Heathen Rat" originally "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Submitted by: Heather Brockwell
"I Cart Your Heathen" originally "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Submitted by: Heather Brockwell
"Try A Heathen Curio" originally "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Submitted by: Heather Brockwell
"Airy Heathen Court" originally "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Submitted by: Heather Brockwell

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Your Heatin' Chart" originally "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Submitted by: Millie Verst

Lyrics Spoonerisms:

"Your Cheatin' Heart"
The Lyrics:
When tears come down like pouring rain,
Why:
When tears come down like roaring pain,
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
 

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Wink Halliams originally "Hank Williams"
Submitted by: oldiesfan
Wink Halliams originally "Hank Williams"
Submitted by: oldiesfan
 
 
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