Fun Music Information -> Jeannie C. Riley

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Music Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Jeannie Carolyn Stephenson. Submitted by: Countrygirl

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Doody Not Desire"	"Duty Not Desire"	Marlene L. Ram
"Duty Not De Fire"	"Duty Not Desire"	Marlene L. Ram
"Valerie Harper P.T.A."	"Harper Valley P.T.A."	Marlene L. Ram

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Yesterday All Day Long Today,"	Yesterday is gone and doesn't exist today.	Candy Welty

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"There Was A Time," Guns N' Roses	"There Never Was A Time," Jeannie C. Riley
"Oh, Singer," Jeannie C. Riley	"Sing A Song," Earth, Wind & Fire

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"The Cotton Path" originally "The Cotton Patch"

Francesca Burleson

"There Never Was A Tim" originally "There Never Was A Time"

Candy Welty

"There Never Was A Tie" originally "There Never Was A Time"

Candy Welty

"Harper Alley P.T.A." originally "Harper Valley P.T.A."

That P.T.A. was much smaller.

Random Mysteryperson

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Window Jones" originally "Widow Jones"

Dana Thompkins

"Duty Not Desiree" originally "Duty Not Desire"

Edie Gonzalez

"There Never Was A Timer" originally "There Never Was A Time"

Candy Welty

"Harper Valley PETA" originally "Harper Valley PTA"

Amanda Svenson

Change a Letter:

"Duly Not Desire" originally "Duty Not Desire"

Edie Gonzalez

"There Never Was A Dime" originally "There Never Was A Time"

Candy Welty

"There Never Was A Lime" originally "There Never Was A Time"

Candy Welty

"There Never Was A Tide" originally "There Never Was A Time"

Candy Welty

"Harmer Valley P.T.A." originally "Harper Valley P.T.A."

Brenda Kohn

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Harper Valley PTA"	"Harp Her Valley PDQ"	Airfarcewon
"Harper Valley P.T.A."	"Boston, Massachusetts M.T.A."	Michael Pacholek
"Harper Valley PTA"	"Gossip Alley Dearly Pays"	adagio

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Harper Valley PTA	School	Weirder Than Al

Misheard Lyrics:

"Harper Valley P.T.A." Misheard Lyrics: The Harper Valley DCA Original Lyrics: The Harper Valley P.T.A.	"Harper Valley P.T.A." Misheard Lyrics: And you're all Harper Valley here on trial Original Lyrics: And you're all Harper Valley hypocrites
"Harper Valley P.T.A." Misheard Lyrics: And shouldn't Quitter Jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled completely down? Original Lyrics: And shouldn't widow Jones be told to keep her window shades all pulled completely down?	"Harper Valley P.T.A." Misheard Lyrics: Well this is just a little hatin' place and you're all Harper Valley hypocrites. Original Lyrics: Well this is just a little Peyton Place and you're all Harper Valley hypocrites.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"Harper Valley PTA"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

There are so many. She rhymes 'wife' with 'high', 'noon' with 'room', 'date' with 'away'. But I think the most flagrant was when she tried to make 'high' rhyme with 'wild'.

Why They're Misrhymed:

Good to get that off my chest.

Submitted by: Chuck