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Fun Music Information -> Harry Chapin
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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.
Harry ChaplinQuotes:
I am a greedy, selfish bastard. I want the fact that I existed to mean something. - Harry Chapin Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Sniper" | Though the song is nearly ten minutes long and is based on a tower shooting at the University of Texas in 1966, the word "sniper" never appears in the lyrics. - Dave H |
| "Dreams Go By" | He mentions years going by and dreams flying away and coming and going, but he never says "Dreams Go By" in the song - Raphael |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Seal" | "Sequel" | Elon Muskrat |
| "Leads Go By" | "Dreams Go By" | Elon Muskrat |
| "Squeal" | "Sequel" | Regina Haniger |
| "Dance Banned on the Titanic" | "Dance Band on the Titanic" | Sutch |
| "W.A.S.P." | "W.O.L.D." | Paul Warren |
There are additional new song names available. | ||
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "You Are The Only Song," | People aren't songs. | Yvette Bristle |
| "She Is Always Seventeen," | You're only 17 years of age for one year. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Turn Up the Radio," Autograph | "W.O.L.D.," Harry Chapin | |
| "Vehicle," The Ides Of March | "Taxi," Harry Chapin | |
| "W.O.L.D.," Harry Chapin | "Old Time Rock and Roll," Bob Seger | |
| "Taxi," Harry Chapin | "Take Me Home Tonight," Eddie Money | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Same Sad Singe" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Sam Sad Singer" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Same Ad Singer" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Candy Welty
"Tax" originally "Taxi"
Peter
"30,000 Ponds of Bananas" originally "30,000 Pounds of Bananas"
Yvonne Sindri
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Same Sad Stinger" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Same Sad Slinger" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Same Shad Singer" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Shame Sad Singer" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Same Sand Singer" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Same Sad Sinner" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Same Sad Sinker" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Tame Sad Singer" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Name Sad Singer" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
"Game Sad Singer" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Karen Smith
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Cat's in the Cradle" | "Cat's on the Table" | Rick Duncan |
| "Circles" | "The Ballad of John Venn" | Jeff "Dr Chordate" Moran |
| "Cat's in the Cradle" | "Rat in the Ladle" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "W.O.L.D." | "Banished from the Studio" | John Davison |
| "Cat's In The Cradle" | "Cat's In The Kitchen" | John Lomain |
| "Cat’s In The Cradle" | "What’s In The Tenny?" | Merry & Pippin |
| "Cat's in the Cradle" | "Cat is Unstable" | Dan Creeden |
| "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" | "If Harry Chapin Wrote "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Taxi" | "Taxi To Disaster" | Richard Murphy |
| "Cat's In the Cradle" | "Barack's in the White House" | Rich Murphy |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Cat's In The Cradle | Kitten Chow | Odie Garfield |
| Cat's In The Cradle | Kitten Chow | Odie Garfield |
| Taxi | Cab Service | oldrock |
| Cat's In The Cradle | George W. Bush | foooooo |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Cat's in the Cradle | National Fatherhood Initiative | shannon train |
| Cats In The Cradle | Child Custody/Divorce Attorney | Alexander Rice-Khouri |
| Cat's In The Cradle | National Fatherhood Institute | Shawn Eni |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| All She Wants Is Duran Duran | 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas Harry Chapin | All She Wants Is 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas What is she going to do with them?! | Edward |
| Black Cat Janet Jackson | Cats In The Cradle Harry Chapin | Black Cats In The Cradle | Odie Garfield |
| Foolish Pride Daryl Hall | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin | Foolish Cat's Pride How can cat litter be foolish? | Isac |
| The Year Of The Cat Al Stewart | Cats In The Cradle Harry Chapin | The Year Of The Cat In The Cradle | MOR |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Deborah Harry Chapin
Deborah Harry combined with Harry Chapin
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Harry Chapin Carpenter
Harry Chapin combined with Mary-Chapin Carpenter
Submitted By: Sarah Topsian
Misheard Lyrics:
"Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: I stashed the pillow in my shirt.
Original Lyrics: I stashed the bill in my shirt.
| "Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: I stashed the pillow in my shirt.
Original Lyrics: I stashed the bill in my shirt.
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"Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: It took a mile
Original Lyrics: It took a while
| "Cat’s in the Cradle"
Misheard Lyrics: You know we’ll have a food fight then
Original Lyrics: You know we’ll have a good time then
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: And I took off to find this guy
Original Lyrics: And I took off to find the sky
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I could have sworn it had to do with Jimi Hendrix! |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Cat's In The Cradle"
The Funny Lyrics: My child arrived just the other day
He came into the world in the usual way Why They're Funny: As opposed to the unusual way (whatever that is)??
Submitted by: Alexis
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Cat's In The Cradle"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: What I'd really like, dad is to borrow the car keys.
See you later, can I have them please? Why They're Nonsensical: Shouldn't he say, "See you later" after he gets the car keys? What if his dad says no, then where's he going?
Submitted by: Doommaster1994
| "Cat's In The Cradle"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: My son turned 10 just the other day
He said 'thanks for the ball dad, come on let's play Can you teach me to throw...' Why They're Nonsensical: Your kid is 10 and he doesn't know how to throw a ball?
Submitted by: Bob
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How to Pronounce a Band Name:
"Hairy Chay-pin
The surname has a long-A sound.
Submitted by: Lori Blonde
Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Taxi"
The Lyrics: It was somewhere in a fairy tale
I used to take her home in my car We learned about love in the back of the Dodge The lesson hadn't gone too far Product Brand Name: Dodge
Submitted by: FussBudget
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Song Title Space Change:
"Sunday Morning Sun, Shine!" originally "Sunday Morning Sunshine"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Cat Sin The Cradle" originally "Cat's In The Cradle"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Pinch A Harry Submitted by: Orville Greenenbacher
Char Hip Yarn Submitted by: Ed
Any Harp, Rich Submitted by: Joseph
Rip Ranch Hay Submitted by: Oliver South
A Pinch, Harry Submitted by: Joe
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Ax It" originally "Taxi"
Submitted by: Megan Tereon
"Same DAs Resign" originally "Same Sad Singer"
D.A.: District Attorney
Submitted by: Christina Caraway
"Sad Mesa Singer" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Submitted by: Christina Caraway
"Managers' Sides" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Submitted by: Anna Graham
"Assign Sam Reed" originally "Same Sad Singer"
Submitted by: Anna Graham
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"30,000 Pounds of Bananas"
The Lyrics: It was just after dark when the truck started down The hill that leads into Scranton Pennsylvania Carrying thirty thousand pounds of bananas.
Why: Scranton, PA
Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies
| "WOLD"
The Lyrics: So I drifted down to Tulsa, Oklahoma to do me a late night talk show.
Now I worked my way back home again, via Boise, Idaho. Why: Tulsa, Oklahoma and Boise, Idaho.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Super Long Pop Songs:
"W.O.L.D." Length: 23:56
Submitted by: JO67
"Taxi" Length: 6:44
1972 song about a meeting in a San Francisco between a man named "Harry" and his ex-lover Sue. He recorded a 1980 sequel (entitled "Sequel") where Harry and Sue meeting ten years later. (it's about as long as the original, with the similar style and music.)
Submitted by: MOR
Song Title Acrostics:
FAR: "Flowers Are Red"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Beams Go Dry" originally "Dreams Go By"
Submitted by: Rick O'Shea
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Cat's in the Cradle"
The Lyrics: Well, I've long since retired, my son's moved away, I called him up just the other day.
I said, "I'd like to see you, if you don't mind". He said, "I'd love to dad, if I can find the time. You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu, but it was sure nice talking to you dad, it's sure nice talking to you". And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me, he's grown up just like me, my boy was just like me. Why: The entire song is about a father and son who can't find time to slow down. The father had to run around in the first two verses, then the son became busier than him!
Submitted by: Paul Warren
| "Dreams Go By"
The Lyrics: You say you should have been a ballerina babe
There are songs I should have sung But I guess are dreams have come and gone You've got to dream when you are young And so you and I We've watched our years go by We've watched our sweet dreams fly far away Why: This song has an upbeat tempo and a pleasant clarinet part, but the song is about missed opportunities, compromising on ambitions, and regret.
Submitted by: Raphael
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Cherry Pay Hen originally "Harry Chapin"
Submitted by: Nicole Velocin
Cherry Pay Hen originally "Harry Chapin"
Submitted by: Nicole Velocin
Harry Pay Chin originally "Harry Chapin"
Submitted by: Nicole Velocin
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Sniper"
1993 film with Tom Berenger
Submitted by: Sutch
