Fun Music Information -> Joe Cocker
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Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: John Robert Cocker. Submitted by: groove
Performer Nick Names:
Known informally as: The Sheffield Steel. Submitted by: Amoriah
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "You are so ugly looking to me" | "You are so beautiful to me" | Boomer |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress," | The Moon is the Moon, not a woman | Boomer |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Funny Face" | "You Are So Beautiful To Me," Joe Cocker | Kathy |
| "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" | "You Can Keep Your Hat On," Joe Cocker | FussBudget |
| "You Are So Beautiful" | "Ain't That Pretty At All," Warren Zevon | You're too modest! - Martha Hankins |
| "You Are So Beautiful" | "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep," Temptations | Kathy |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"The Moon's A Hash Mistress" originally "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress"
Marcia Todd
"Feeling Alight" originally "Feeling Alright"
Bill
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"It's A Sign When You Love Somebody" originally "It's A Sin When You Love Somebody"
A sign of what?
Meredith Corpening
"It's A Spin When You Love Somebody" originally "It's A Sin When You Love Somebody"
Jen
"It's A Sin When You Glove Somebody" originally "It's A Sin When You Love Somebody"
Indeed it is.
jonny
"The Moron's A Harsh Mistress" originally "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress"
Marcia Todd
"I Get Made" originally "I Get Mad"
rocky
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"It's A Din When You Love Somebody" originally "It's A Sin When You Love Somebody"
True in lot of cases of 'love.'
Ingrid McCannless
"You Are No Beautiful" originally "You Are So Beautiful"
Totally reverses the meaning of the song.
baa
"You Arm So Beautiful" originally "You Are So Beautiful"
George W. Bush to the men fighting in Iraq?
baa
"It's A Sin When You Lose Somebody" originally "It's A Sin When You Love Somebody"
Jen
"It's A Sin When You Move Somebody" originally "It's A Sin When You Love Somebody"
Jen
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "You Are So Beautiful" | "Who Dooked The Urinal?" | Red Ant |
| "You Can Leave Your Hat On" | "You Can't Put Your Mask On" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "You Can Leave Your Hat On" | "You Can Leave Iraq Now (Murtha's Tune)" | Stormin Norman The Nag |
| "You Are So Beautiful" | "You Are So Beautiful" | Rex Ungericht |
| "You Are So Beautiful" | "You Are So Ugly" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "You Are So Beautiful" | "U-R-I-N-A-L" | A Room Full of Monkeys |
| "You Are So Beautiful" | "You Gnawed Those Cuticles" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "You Are So Beautiful (To Me)" | "You Are In Hooterville (With Me)" | Stuart McArthur |
| "Delta Lady" | "Seinfeld Lady" | Tim Hall |
| "The Letter" | "She Better!" | Malcolm Higgins |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Feeling Alright | Ben Gay | Joe |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| When The Night Comes | Sexual disorders clinic/Any pharmaceutical that makes impotency drugs | britrock |
| Cry Me A River | National Flood Alert Helpline | Neil Leacy |
| Cry Me A River | Kleenex tissue company | Old |
| Don't You Love Me Anymore? | Marriage Counselling Service | FussBudgetVanPelt |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Moon Over Miami Perry Como | The Moon's A Harsh Mistress Joe Cocker | The Moon Over Miami's A Harsh Mistress But the warm sun makes up for that. | MOR |
| The Killing Moon Echo And The Bunnymen | The Moon's A Harsh Mistress Joe Cocker | The Killing Moon's A Harsh Mistress | hybrid |
| Bark At The Moon Ozzy Osbourne | The Moon's A Harsh Mistress Joe Cocker | Bark At The Moon, It's a Harsh Mistress She'll bite back! | hybrid |
| Moon River Frank Sinatra | The Moon's A Harsh Mistress Joe Cocker | The Moon River's A Harsh Mistress | MOR |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Ugly Kid Joe Cocker
Ugly Kid Joe combined with Joe Cocker
I bet that he WAS an ugly kid.
Submitted By: Regina George of the Jungle
Misheard Lyrics:
"When The Night Comes"
Misheard Lyrics: Let's put on our cashmere Honda.
Original Lyrics: Let's put all our cares behind us.
| "With A Little Help From My Friends"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch what you do with that sane attitude.
Original Lyrics: What would you do if I sang out of tune?
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"Unchain My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't change my horse.
Original Lyrics: Unchain my heart.
| "Delta Lady"
Misheard Lyrics: We were closely tartan ears
Our heart was beating. Original Lyrics: We were closely touching
Yes, our heart was beating. |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"You Can Leave Your Hat On"
Misheard Lyrics: You can leave your head on.
Original Lyrics: You can leave your hat on.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Anna Always thought it was so poetic - he asks her to 'leave her head on', meaning to me he honours her intelligence even though she's naked. Boy, was I wrong. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"You Are So Beautiful"
Better Lyrics:
Few cars are suitable for me
Hard to steer
Hard to steer
Original Lyrics:
You are so beautiful to me
Can't you see
Can't you see
Submitted by: Magic Pudding
Repetitive Lyrics:
"You Are So Beautiful"
The Repetitive Lyrics: You are so beautiful to me
You are so beautiful to me Can't you see? You're everything I hoped for You're everything I need You are so beautiful to me. (repeat) Why They're Repetitive: I can just hear some beautiful woman telling Mr. Cocker, 'Is that all you have?'
Submitted by: ahhhh
| "You Are So Beautiful"
The Repetitive Lyrics: You are so beautiful...To me!
You are so beautiful...To me! Why They're Repetitive: Ah, yeah, well...thanks, I guess.
Submitted by: Shannon
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Performance"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: There's that sad, almost-grin upon your face.
Why They're Nonsensical: I think they call that a smirk in the States, Joe.
Submitted by: oldschool
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"You Are So Beautiful"
Opening Lines: You are so beautiful to me.
Comments: Submitted by: britrock
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Song Title Space Change:
"It's A Sin When You Love Some Body" originally "It's A Sin When You Love Somebody"
Uh, as in necrophilia?
Submitted by: Roy Or Bison
Song Title Acrostics:
FA: "Feelin' Alright"
FA: Fourth note of musical scale in some languages
Submitted by: Peter
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Contorted facial expressions"
Anyone whose seen the films "Woodstock" and "Mad Dogs and Englishmen", or any of his concerts knows that Cocker puts a lot of physicality and emotion when singing, and that includes twisting his face during "With A Little Help From My Friends" and other hits.
Submitted by: MOR
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Performance"
1970 film with Mick Jagger
Submitted by: MOR
