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Fun Music Information -> Johnny Cash
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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.
Johnny Cash/Tim Hardin, Johnny Cash or Tom Jones, Johnny Cash & Nine Inch Nails, Johnny Cash and othersJokes:
Knock! Knock!! Who's there? Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash who? Gesundheit Submitted by: Lee
| What did the police officer make Johnny Cash do when he got pulled over for drunk driving? .....Walk the Line Submitted by:
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| There are additional music jokes available. | |
Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: J. R. Cash. Submitted by: crazydon
Also known as: J. R. Cash. Submitted by: Seth M. Webster
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: Man in Black. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Known informally as: The Man in Black. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Spiritual" | Jesus If you hear my last breath / Don't leave me here / Left to die a lonely death / I know I have sinned / But Lord I'm suffering - Azrael |
| "Ballad Of Ira Hayes" | Not surprisingly, neither the word "ballad" nor the phrase "ballad of" tend to be found in the lyrics of songs whose titles begin with that phrase. The most familiar line is probably at the beginning of each chorus: "Call him drunken Ira Hayes. He don't answer anymore." So a possible "alternate title" by which it might be known could be "Call Him Drunken Ira Hayes" or simply "Ira Hayes". - Thessaly Danes |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Wholesome Prison Blues" | "Folsom Prison Blues" | Annette Oraline Fisher |
| "Orange Bosom Special" | "Orange Blossom Special" | Carmen Nunki |
| "Ballad Of A Drag Queen" | "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen" | MSG |
| "I Snort The Line" | "I Walk The Line" | neptunevsmars |
| "I Lost A Dime" | "I Walk The Line" | 009 |
There are additional new song names available. | ||
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Any Old Wind That Blows," | Age is not an attribute of winds. | Heather Brockwell |
| "Port Of Lonely Hearts," | Ports are places for ships, not internal organs | Susanna Viljanen |
| "New Moon Over Jamaica," | It's the same old moon as ever | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Ring of Fire," | Sauron, perhaps, but not in the real world | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart," | Huh? | Rich |
There are additional literally impossible song titles available. | ||
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "River's Risin'," Edgar Winter | "Five Feet High And Rising," Johnny Cash | |
| "Sunburn," Graham Gouldman | "Blistered," Johnny Cash | |
| "Places I've Been," Taylor Hicks | "I've Been Everywhere," Johnny Cash | |
| "Too Much Water," Belinda Carlisle | "Five Feet High And Rising," Johnny Cash | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Next In Lie" originally "Next In Line"
Candy Welty
"Net In Line" originally "Next In Line"
Candy Welty
"Ring Of Fir" originally "Ring Of Fire"
Serafina
"Understand Your Ma" originally "Understand Your Man"
Rapunzel Gladstone
"Understand Our Man" originally "Understand Your Man"
Rapunzel Gladstone
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Frankie's Manx, Johnny" originally "Frankie's Man, Johnny"
Frankie's Manx cat named Johnny
Alyssa Jayne
"When The Moan Comes Around" originally "When The Man Comes Around"
Peter
"Understand Your Manx" originally "Understand Your Man"
As in a Manx (Tailless) Cat
Rapunzel Gladstone
"Megan Eyed Cat" originally "Mean Eyed Cat"
iow, she looked at a kitty cat
Meg Owens
"Daddy Sang Brass" originally "Daddy Sang Bass"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"My Treasury" originally "My Treasure"
Allisa Casilla
"Then The Man Comes Around" originally "When The Man Comes Around"
Serafina
"Katy Zoo" originally "Katy Too"
Where is that zoo?
Peter
"When The Can Comes Around" originally "When The Man Comes Around"
Peter
"When The Ban Comes Around" originally "When The Man Comes Around"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Mar 5
a parody of "I've Been Everywhere" by Johnny Cash
The title says it all... possibly my favourite recording so far, but very difficult to sing at speed.
soundclick.com: (mp3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Man In Black" | "Man Mismatched" | Lionel Mertens |
| "Personal Jesus" | "PELICANesis" | Lionel Mertens |
| "I've Been Everywhere" | "I've Been Everywhere (Japanese version)" | Lifeliver |
| "Ghost Riders In The Sky" | "Black Riders In The Night" | Old Man Ribber |
| "A Boy Named Sue" | "Oh Boy, Let's Sue" | Timmy1000 |
| "Don't Take Your Guns To Town" | "Don't Take My Guns To School" | Airfarcewon |
| "Streets of Laredo" | "Streets of Topeka (If Fred Phelps Sang 'Streets of Laredo')" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "Streets of Laredo" | "Streets of the Ghetto" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "I've Been Everywhere" | "I'm No Millionaire" | Andy Primus |
| "Daddy Sang Bass" | "Daddy Played Slate" | Patrick McWilliams |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Green, Green Grass at Home | Lawn Care | Rich |
| I'm Busted | Cash Advance | Rich |
| Chattanooga City Limit Sign | Chattanooga Chamber Of Commerce | Edward |
| Man In Black | Men In Black 3 (If, of course, there is one) | Leg Mann |
| Folsom Prison Blues | Fox show 'Prison Break' | Chris Oakley |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Ring of Fire | California State Geological Survey | Raphael |
| A Boy Named Sue | Gender Reassignment Clinic | dwasifar |
| Starkville City Jail | Starkville MI City Jail | Amanda Barton |
| Ring Of Fire | Hemerrhoid Information Line | Jimbo |
| Delia's Gone | Norwich City FC | pickle* |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| The Unforgettable Fire U2 | Ring of Fire Johnny Cash | The Unforgettable Ring of Fire | Genevieve |
| Born To Run Bruce Springsteen | A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash | Born To A Boy Named Sue | PinmonkeyJunkie |
| Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town Kenny Rogers | Don't Take Your Guns To Town Johnny Cash | Ruby, Don't Take Your Guns To Town Watch out! She's armed and dangerous! | crazydon |
| Lord Of The Flies Iron Maiden | Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash | Lord Of The Ring Of Fireflies | Penelope Beckinsale |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Cash 'n' Carey
Mariah Carey combined with Johnny Cash
Get it? Cash-and-carry!
Submitted By: Ed
Petty Cash
Tom Petty combined with Johnny Cash
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Johnny Rage Against The Cash Machine
Johnny Cash combined with Rage Against The Machine
Submitted By: Lindsay Doyle
Misheard Lyrics:
"Sunday Morning Coming Down"
Misheard Lyrics: But I lit my first and watched the smog head
Playing with a can that he was kicking. Original Lyrics: But I lit my first and watched a small kid
Playing with a can that he was kicking. | "I've Been Everywhere"
Misheard Lyrics: I've been everywhere, man,
I've been everywhere, man, Prostitutes and sperm, man Original Lyrics: I've been everywhere, man.
I've been everywhere, man. Crossed the desert's bare, man. |
"Home of the Blues"
Misheard Lyrics: Just around the corner there's Hardee's
Original Lyrics: Just around the corner there's heartaches
| "Theme song from THE REBEL"
Misheard Lyrics: Johnny, your Ma was a rebel....
Original Lyrics: Johnny Yuma was a rebel....
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"It Ain't Me, Babe"
Misheard Lyrics: Promise never to fart
Original Lyrics: Promise never to part
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Michael My daughter and I were listening to the "Walk The Line" soundtrack, and both of us misheard the same line. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Ring Of Fire"
Better Lyrics:
I was sent to a burnin' lake of fire.
I thought I was righteous,but I was found to be a liar.
And it burns,burns,burns.......The Lake of Fire..........The Lake of Fire.
I thought I was righteous,but I was found to be a liar.
And it burns,burns,burns.......The Lake of Fire..........The Lake of Fire.
Original Lyrics:
I fell into a burnin' ring of fire.
I went down,down,down.....and the flames were growin' higher.
And it burns,burns,burns.....the Ring of Fire....The Ring of Fire.
I went down,down,down.....and the flames were growin' higher.
And it burns,burns,burns.....the Ring of Fire....The Ring of Fire.
Submitted by: steve p.
"I Walk The Line"
Better Lyrics:
I keep my pants up with a piece of twine
I keep my fly wide open all the time
I keep the knot loose on my piece of twine
Say you'll be mine, and you can pull the twine
I keep my fly wide open all the time
I keep the knot loose on my piece of twine
Say you'll be mine, and you can pull the twine
Original Lyrics:
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line
I keep my eyes wide open all the time
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line
Submitted by: Ernie G
"Folsom Prison Blues"
Better Lyrics:
I feel the worms a crawling
They're up inside my head
Guess it doesn't matter
Now that I am dead
And I'm stuck inside a coffin
Buried six feet down
And if the lord don't forgive me
I'm ring of fire bound
They're up inside my head
Guess it doesn't matter
Now that I am dead
And I'm stuck inside a coffin
Buried six feet down
And if the lord don't forgive me
I'm ring of fire bound
Original Lyrics:
I hear that train a-coming
It's a-rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps dragging on
But that train keeps rolling
On down to San Antone
It's a-rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps dragging on
But that train keeps rolling
On down to San Antone
Submitted by: Richard B
Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Tennessee Flat-Top Box"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: He vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town
But all the girls still dreamed about him And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked. Why They're Nonsensical: What were all those girls hanging around the cabaret until the doors were locked for, if he was forgotten there? He couldn't have been forgotten if they were still dreaming about him -- That's what!
(Song later covered by his daughter Roseanne.) Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
| "Folsom Prison Blues"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
Why They're Nonsensical: I'll tell you why this doesn't make sense. Reno is in Nevada. Folsom Prison is in California and part of the California state prison system. Why is he serving time in a different state from the one that had jurisdiction for the crime?
Submitted by: Alexis
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"A Boy Named Sue"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: I roamed from town to town to hide my shame.
Why They're Inappropriate: Or you could have avoided much of that shame and roamed to the courthouse when you turned 18 and changed that awful name. It worked for Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali, and he grew up quick and he grew up mean and had fists that were hard and wits that were keen. Ah, but then we wouldn't have this great song, and the great Amiright parodies thereof.
Submitted by: Michael Pacholek
| "Folsom Prison Blues"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: But I shot a man in reno just to watch him die
Why They're Inappropriate: This has to be the sickest line of all time. how can anyone feel sympathy for the song's protagonist after hearing this? this makes the "morbid curiosity" explanation seem like just cause. he should have told this to the judge so the song would be called "firing squad blues" or burning in hell blues". johnny cash really should have kept this side to himself. we didn't need to hear about this thought, especially in the "innocent" 1950's.
Submitted by: Ken
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Dated Song Lyrics:
"Folsom Prison Blues"
The Dated Lyrics: I bet there's rich folks eatin',
In a fancy dining car, They're probably drinkin' coffee, And smokin' big cigars, Why They're Dated: I suspect that the eating and coffee drinking are about the only things referred to in these lines that might still be very apt regarding U.S. dining cars today in the Amtrak era. I doubt that what dining cars are now left in the U.S. are all that fancy or all that much the haunts of the rich anymore. But the most certain change is with the last part, as Amtrak has made all dining cars smoke-free for some years now.
Submitted by: Wendy Carpenter
| "Folsom Prison Blues"
The Dated Lyrics: But that train keeps a-rollin',
On down to San Antone. Why They're Dated: The train he's singing about is a passenger train, as evidenced by other references in the song, like 'I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car'. Now there are far fewer passenger trains in the U.S. than there used to be. And none pass anywhere near Folsom Prison en route to San Antonio.
Submitted by: Wendy Carpenter
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"One Piece At A Time"
The Lyrics: Well, I left Kentucky back in '49
An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Cadillacs Product Brand Name: Cadillac
Submitted by: Bob
| "Understand Your Man"
The Lyrics: Well you can give my other suit
To the Salvation Army Product Brand Name: The Salvation Army
Submitted by: The Fat Cat
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Daddy Sang Bass"
The Song Lyrics: Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by Daddy sang bass, Mama sang tenor Me and little brother would join right in there In the sky, Lord, in the sky Song They Mention: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"San Quentin"
Opening Lines: San Quentin, you've been livin' hell to me. You've hosted me since 1963.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Come In Stranger"
Opening Lines: She said, 'Come in, stranger, it's good to have you home'
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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Scary Song Lyrics:
"Delia's Gone"
The Lyrics: First time I shot her I shot her in the side
Hard to watch her suffer But with the second shot she died Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone But jailer, oh, jailer Jailer, I can't sleep 'Cause all around my bedside I hear the patter of Delia's feet Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone Why: It is a true murder ballad, and the brutality of it still scares me, fifteen years later.
Submitted by: Joakim
| "Folsom Prison Blues"
The Lyrics: Well, I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die Why: Why would anyone shoot someone just to watch him die?
Submitted by: crazydon
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Song Title Space Change:
"Every Body Loves A Nut" originally "Everybody Loves A Nut"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"The Leg End Of John Henry's Hammer" originally "The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Second Honey Moon" originally "Second Honeymoon"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Want Ed Man" originally "Wanted Man"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Wan Ted Man" originally "Wanted Man"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
There are additional Song Title Space Change available.
Band Name Anagrams:
Can Shy John Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Can shy John do what?
Song Title Anagrams:
"Rib Giver" originally "Big River"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Take" originally "Kate"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Teak" originally "Kate"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Belt Is Red" originally "Blistered"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
"Let's Rebid" originally "Blistered"
Submitted by: Kayla Kalyak
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Folsom Prison Blues"
The Lyrics: But I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' on Why: Folsom Prison in California, where Johnny performed live for the inmates and recorded a landmark live album.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
| "Orange Blossom Special"
The Lyrics: Well, I'm going down to Florida
And get some sand in my shoes. Or maybe California And get some sand in my shoes. I'll ride that Orange Blossom Special And lose these New York blues. Why: Refers to the U.S. states of Florida and California, and also to New York, most likely to the city rather than the state generally. Since the Orange Blossom Special sounds like the name of a train, curiously the lyrics would seem to imply that that train went from New York to both Florida and California. That seems unlikely, as Florida would be a major detour en route from New York to California. But, who knows?
Submitted by: Connie Brady
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Song Title Acrostics:
WIT: "What Is Truth"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
SAIL: "Straight A's In Love"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
NIL: "Next In Line"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
FAB: "Flesh And Blood"
Submitted by: Isaac
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Shorty Fades Of Green" originally "Forty Shades Of Green"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Shorty Fades Of Green" originally "Forty Shades Of Green"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Balsam Prison Flues" originally "Folsom Prison Blues"
Submitted by: Andrea Greenleaf
"Forty Grades Of Sheen" originally "Forty Shades Of Green"
Submitted by: Scarlett Lopez
"The Soy Named Boo" originally "The Boy Named Sue"
Submitted by: Connie Brady
There are additional Song Title Spoonerisms available.
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Folsom Prison Blues"
The Lyrics: When I was just a baby
My mama told me, "Son Always be a good boy Don't ever play with guns." But I shot a man in Reno Just to watch him die When I hear that whistle blowin' I hang my head and cry Why: This song is about a man in prison lamenting why he is not out in the world as a free man because of his life in crime.
Also, Johnny was watching Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison while serving in the Air Force in West Germany, and he has something against that. The song is in F-major. Submitted by: Rocky Mak
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Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Flesh And Blood"
The Lyrics: But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood,
And you're the one I need. Why: But flesh and blood needs flesh and blood,
And you're the nun-eye weed. Submitted by: Melanie Bianca Green
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Lyrics Alliteration:
"Green Green Grass of Home"
The Lyrics: It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.
Why: 4 G's, and 3 GR's - double alliteration
Submitted by: Rychendroll
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Crime Records:
"Smuggling Drugs over an International Border"
Despite having written and sung the "Folsom Prison Blues," the only time the Man in Black was ever in jail was for a time he attempted to bring over stimulants from Mexico.
Submitted by: Raphael
Performers with Handicaps:
"Shy-Drager's Syndrome"
Shy-Drager's syndrome is a neurological syndrome which degenerates the autonomic neural system. On his last years, Johnny Cash suffered from it. Unlike Celeste mentioned, he didn't have Alzheimer's.
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
"Diabetes"
Unlike Celeste said, Johnny Cash didn't die from Alzheimer's nor he had it. He died from complications of diabetes. He was intellectually still quite active on his last days, having done his last concert just two months before his death.
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
"Altizemers"
At the end of his life in 2003 it was reported that Johnny Cash had passed away from Althiemers diseas.
Submitted by: Celeste
Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
Coinstar Machines
Trade in your coins for Cash
Submitted by: Rychendroll
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"I Walk The Line"
1970 movie with Gregory Peck (not the biopic)
Submitted by: Country
Missing Parts:
"25 Minutes to Go"
What was before that?
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
"Wreck of Old 97"
Okay, it's not 38, but how about the others?
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen
