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Fun Music Information -> John Denver
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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.
Mary Travers - John DenverQuotes:
Many things made me become a vegetarian, among them the higher food yield as a solution to world hunger. Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Jokes:
Why did John Denver crash into the ocean? He wanted a splash hit in the 90's Submitted by: Tanner
| What was the last drink John Denver had? sea water! Submitted by: Tanner
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.. Submitted by: Balana Lioness
Also known as: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.. Submitted by: Cara Miles
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Annie's Song" | The "Annie" in the title is nowhere to be found in the lyrics. Instead, most people probably remember: "You fill up my senses, come fill me again." - Bob Borst |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Thank God I'm a City Boy" | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | Sutch |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Some Days Are Diamonds, Some Days Are Stones," | Days are periods of time, not rocks or minerals. | Kirsten Abercrombie |
| "Thirsty Boots," | Footwear are incapable of thirst. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Seasons Of The Heart," | Hearts don't have seasons. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Dancing With The Mountains," | Mountains can't dance. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Take Me Home, Country Roads," | Roads just lie there. They can't take me anywhere | Doug Montgomery |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Stuck On You," Elvis Presley | "I Can't Escape," John Denver | |
| "Good Day Sunshine," The Beatles | "Sunshine On My Shoulders," John Denver | |
| "Birds," Kate Nash | "The Eagle And The Hawk," John Denver | |
| "Your Song," Elton John | "Annie's Song," John Denver | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Fiends With You" originally "Friends With You"
Candy Welty
"Hard Life, Hard Ties" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
Alyssa Jayne
"Hard Lie, Hard Times" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
Alyssa Jayne
"Hard Life, Had Times" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
Alyssa Jayne
"Had Life, Hard Times" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
Alyssa Jayne
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Falling Out Of Glove" originally "Falling Out Of Love"
Candy Welty
"Heard Life, Hard Times" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
Alyssa Jayne
"Hard Life, Hard Timers" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
Alyssa Jayne
"Hard Lifer, Hard Times" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
lifer = a person serving life in prison
Alyssa Jayne
"Fannie's Song" originally "Annie's Song"
Jen
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Calling Out Of Love" originally "Falling Out Of Love"
Candy Welty
"Failing Out Of Love" originally "Falling Out Of Love"
Candy Welty
"Hard Fife, Hard Times" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
Alyssa Jayne
"Hard Life, Hard Tires" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
Alyssa Jayne
"Hard Life, Hard Tiles" originally "Hard Life, Hard Times"
Alyssa Jayne
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Apr 14
a parody of "Annie's Song" by John Denver
Merry and Pippin display their discriminating taste for the finer rocks in life...
www.soundclick.com: (Mp3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Today" | "Some Day" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | "Thank God I'm a DC Boy" | CryHavoc |
| "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | "Fightin’ with Neat German Toys" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | "Thank God I'm a Sailor Girl" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | "Take Me Home, Vegan Road" | Vegan Minstrel |
| "Rocky Mountain High" | "Rocky Mountain Oysters" | Vegan Minstrel |
| "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | "Cape Cod Isn't Country, Boy" | Porfle Popnecker |
| "Leaving On A Jet Plane" | "Ain't Leaving From This Jet Plane" | Airfarcewon |
| "Country Roads" | "Country Toads" | Dennis |
| "Calypso" | "If John Denver Wrote "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"" | Patrick McWilliams |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Dreamland Express | Lunesta or any other sleep medication | Edward |
| Leaving On A Jet Plane | Jet Blue | justme |
| I Want To Live | Gun Prevention PSA (the Not One More campaign) | WhizkidF |
| I Want To Live | EarthShare PSA | WhizkidF |
| Sunshine On My Shoulders | Sunscreen | Joelle |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Two Shots | Dick Cheney's Office | Glenn |
| Rocky Mountain High | Addiction Clinic In Colorado | Martha Irvin |
| Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio | Toledo, Ohio, Chamber Of Commerce | crazydon |
| Rocky Mountain High | Florida Tourist Bureau | Natalie Stonecipher |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Go Home Stevie Wonder | Back Home Again John Denver | Go Back Home Again | Isac |
| Danny's Song Kenny Loggins | Annie's Song John Denver | Danny and Annie's Song Neither song has the name of the person in it | KL Fan |
| Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers | Sunshine On My Shoulders John Denver | Ain't No Sunshine On My Shoulders | MOR |
| Because Of You Kelly Clarkson | Leavin' On A Jet Plane John Denver | Because Of You, I'm Leavin' On A Jet Plane | Ed |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Olivia Newton-John Denver
John Denver combined with Olivia Newton-John
Submitted By: Chris Caldwell
Elton John Denver
John Denver combined with Elton John
Submitted By: Chris Caldwell
Misheard Lyrics:
"Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Misheard Lyrics: Shannon, go a river.
Original Lyrics: Shenandoah River.
| "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle
When the sun's coming up I got cake on the griddle Original Lyrics: Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle
When the sun's coming up I got cakes on the griddle |
"Annie's Song"
Misheard Lyrics: Like a sleep in the washer
Original Lyrics: Like a sleepy blue ocean
| "Rocky Mountain High"
Misheard Lyrics: Rocky Mountain High, and Donna Fargo
Original Lyrics: Rocky Mountain High, In Colorado
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle
When the sun's coming up I got cake on the griddle Original Lyrics: Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle
When the sun's coming up I got cakes on the griddle |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Craig Johnson I always wondered just why the F would anybody would cook a CAKE on the griddle...it didn't dawn on me until many years later that he said, "cakes on the griddle" which means pancakes are being cooked -- not birthday cakes. :-O |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Annie's Song"
Better Lyrics:
You fill out my census
Like a knight and a florist
Like the Mounties and Springstein
Like Walken - deranged
Like a stoned little desk clerk
Like a sleepy Billy Ocean
You fill out my census
Come give me a pen.
Like a knight and a florist
Like the Mounties and Springstein
Like Walken - deranged
Like a stoned little desk clerk
Like a sleepy Billy Ocean
You fill out my census
Come give me a pen.
Original Lyrics:
You fill up my senses
Like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up me senses
Come fill me again.
Like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up me senses
Come fill me again.
Submitted by: Boy Howdy
"Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Better Lyrics:
Hop away, country toad
To someplace 'way from the road
Give me my wish
Please don't get squished
Hop away, country toad
Hop away, now country toad
To someplace 'way from the road
Give me my wish
Please don't get squished
Hop away, country toad
Hop away, now country toad
Original Lyrics:
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia Mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, down country roads
To the place I belong
West Virginia Mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, down country roads
Submitted by: Lenna Schultz
"Annie's Song"
Better Lyrics:
You filled out my census, come fill it again
Original Lyrics:
You fill up my senses, come fill me again
Submitted by: Lady Daydreamer
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Back Home Again"
The Funny Lyrics: There's a fire softly burning, supper on the stove.
Why They're Funny: This line has always made me laugh. from the overall mood of the song, one surely would suppose that the comma that I've placed in the middle of the line belongs there. but you can't actually hear commas or other punctuation in singing. nor does checking a lyrics site help much in trying to determine intended punctuation. even when various lyrics sites agree as to the words of a song, the punctuation that they indicate varies all over the place, and not a few lyrics sites omit punctuation altogether. but the overall sense of the song tells us that the comma surely must belong. but on hearing this line alone, it is equally possible to hear it without the comma, giving the line quite a different meaning and sense altogether!
Submitted by: Lucille Ball Sized Hail
| "Grandma's Feather Bed"
The Funny Lyrics: It'd hold eight kids and four hound dogs and the piggy we stole from the shed
Never got much sleep but we had a lot of fun on Grandma's feather bed Why They're Funny: Why is he singing about a bed?
Submitted by: Sunshine
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Life is so Good"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Life is so Good Life is so Good
These Days My Life is so Good My Life is so Good These Days Why They're Repetitive: It's a cute little song, but in 2 minutes, he only uses 7 words, in one of these four combinations. It can get a little more than annoying.
Submitted by: Balana Lioness
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Good Morning Starshine"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Nibby nub nooby, glibby glub glooby, la la la, lo, lo
Why They're Nonsensical: Need I say more?
Submitted by: Jujubee
| "Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Today is the first day of the rest of my life
I wake as a child to see the world begin Why They're Nonsensical: The singer recorded this song as an adult, not as a child. And no person witnessed the beginning of the world.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"The Cowboy And The Lady"
The Lyrics: And somewhere in between her Harvey's Bristol Cream
Product Brand Name: Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry
Submitted by: Country
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
The Song Lyrics: I'd play 'Sally Gooden' all day
if I could But the Lord and the wife wouldn't take it very good Song They Mention: 'Sally Gooden' is a well-known North American folk song
Submitted by: Paul
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Today Is The First Day Of The Rest Of My Life"
Opening Lines: Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I wake as a child to see the world begin.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Sunshine on my Shoulders"
Opening Lines: Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Comments: Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies
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Made Up Words in Songs:
"Good Morning Starshine"
The Made Up Words: Nibby nub nooby, glibby glub glooby, la la la lo lo
Comments: Submitted by: Jojojo
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"Annie's Song"
The Lyrics: Let me drown in your laughter,
Let me die in your arms. Why: What an unexpected place to fine scary lyrics, in this romantic ballad know for being written to John Denver's wife at the time, and sweet to the point of being often perceived as cloying. But these particular lines employ death metaphors that might not bother one who appreciates them. The first might be less prone to be taken literally by anyone, since drowning in laughter is literally impossible. But since dying in someone's arms is literally possible, I bet that line has spooked some, especially children not yet developed in their language skills to the point of clearly recognizing and understanding metaphors.
Submitted by: Adrienne Ramseur
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Song Title Space Change:
"Sea Sons Of The Heart" originally "Seasons Of The Heart"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"I'd Rather Be A Cow, Boy!" originally "I'd Rather Be A Cowboy"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Sun, Shine On My Shoulders!" originally "Sunshine On My Shoulders"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Song Title Anagrams:
"Insane Song" originally "Annie's Song"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Inane Songs" originally "Annie's Song"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Sea Inn Song" originally "Annie's Song"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Snag One Sin" originally "Annie's Song"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"One Sans Gin" originally "Annie's Song"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Shanghai Breezes"
The Lyrics: And the Moon and the stars are the same ones you see it's the same old sun up in the sky And your voice in my ear is like heaven to me like the breezes here in old Shanghai
Why: "Shanghai Breezes" was a later Top 40 hit for John Denver (in 1982). Besides the city of Shanghai (in China) that is in the chorus as I have posted above and also in the title of the tune, there is also again a mention of the Earth's only natural satellite, the Moon and the sun.
Submitted by: Peter
| "I'm Sorry"
The Lyrics: I'm Sorry for the way things are in China.
Why: The Communist country of China. During that time, China was in turmoil and many Chinese were being tortured. This wouldn't be the case now because China is starting to become an Industrious Nation.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Rocky Mountain High"
Many radio stations throughout the U.S. banned John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" back in 1972, because of the thought that the "high" Denver was referring to was from the influence of drugs.
Submitted by: Peter
Song Title Acrostics:
TOY: "Thought Of You"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
HOT: "Hold On Tightly"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
LIE: "Love Is Everywhere"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
TOG: "This Old Guitar"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
SOW: "Song Of Wyoming"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
There are additional Song Title Acrostics available.
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Shun Sine On My Shoulders" originally "Sunshine On My Shoulders"
Are other trigonometric functions allowed there?
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Hockey Mountain Rye" originally "Rocky Mountain High"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
"Rake Me Home, Country Toads" originally "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Rocky Mountain High"
The Lyrics: Talk to God and listen to the casual reply.
Why: Talk too odd and glisten to the casual reply.
Submitted by: Linda Radnil
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Don 'Venger originally "John Denver"
Submitted by: Rocky Mountain Hy
Von Gender originally "John Denver"
Submitted by: Candace Mercer
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"The expression "far out""
"Far out!" was Denver's signature exclamation in the 70's.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
