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Fun Music Information -> Joni Mitchell
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Joni Mitchell/ CSNYQuotes:
About as modest as Mussolini. (on Joni Mitchell) - David Crosby Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Roberta Joan Anderson. Submitted by: oldschool
Weird Names of Music Performer's Children:
- Kilauren - This was a child Joni gave birth to, I believe, in her late teens before she got into music. Joni gave the girl up for adoption, and wrote the song "Little Green" about her. Sometime in the late 1990s, the two were reunited, and to Joni's surprise, discovered that she had also become a grandmother by Kilauren. Submitted by: Eric Andrews
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio," | People aren't audio equipment. | Chowder |
| "You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio," | Lucinda Blair |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Happy Girl," Martina McBride | "Blue Boy," Joni Mitchell | |
| "The Next Time I Fall," Peter Cetera & Amy Grant | "Help Me," Joni Mitchell | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Carey," Joni Mitchell | |
| "Falling ," LeBlanc & Carr | "Help Me," Joni Mitchell | |
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Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Wild Things Run Fat" originally "Wild Things Run Fast"
Not always true.
Peter
"Wild Thins Run Fast" originally "Wild Things Run Fast"
Thin things do usually run fast.
Peter
"Ladies Of The Canon" originally "Ladies Of The Canyon"
... as in a scriptural or literary canon
Rick O'Shea
"Judgement Of The Moo And Stars" originally "Judgement Of The Moon And Stars"
Night court for cows.
Peter
"Woman Of Heat And Mind" originally "Woman Of Heart And Mind"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Judgement Of The Moon And Sitars" originally "Judgement Of The Moon And Stars"
Peter
"Help Men" originally "Help Me"
Peter
"Judgement Of The Moron And Stars" originally "Judgement Of The Moon And Stars"
Peter
"Let The Wind Carry Men" originally "Let The Wind Carry Me"
Peter
"My Gold Man" originally "My Old Man"
"There should be a Gold Man."-Phoebe on Friends
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Tree Man In Paris" originally "Free Man In Paris"
Sutch
"In France They Miss on Mainstreet" originally "In France They Kiss on Mainstreet"
Sutch
"In France They Hiss on Mainstreet" originally "In France They Kiss on Mainstreet"
Sutch
"People's Panties" originally "People's Parties"
Yvette Bristle
"Yelp Me" originally "Help Me"
How Joni's dog greets her?
Alina
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Chelsea Morning" | "Vegas Morning" | Callmelennie |
| "Song for Sharon" | "Song for Karen" | Lifeliver |
| "Free Man in Paris" | "FE - Man, That’s Ferrous!" | Merry & Pippin |
| "Chelsea Morning" | "Chelsea Handler" | 2Eagle |
| "Circle Game" | "Circus Game" | John A. Barry |
| "Big Yellow Taxi" | "Lost in a Parking Lot" | Warren Baker |
| "Urge for Going" | "Urge for Groping" | John A. Barry |
| "Big Yellow Taxi" | "They Paid Sarah's Buys" | Bob Gomez |
| "Big Yellow Taxi" | "Big Yellow Maxi" | Rick Duncan |
| "Both Sides Now" | "A Nationals Disaster" | Stan Hall |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Urge For Going | Detrol (bladder control medication) | signawaiver |
| Song For Sharon | The X-Factor | pickle* |
| Urge For Going | Kandoo Toilet Wipes | pickle* |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Elmo & Patsy | Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell | Grandma Got Run Over by a Big Yellow Taxi | Raphael |
| Help Me Joni Mitchell | I Think I'm Going Bald Rush | Help Me, I Think I'm Going Bald! | Sutch |
| Not to Blame Joni Mitchell | For the Good Times Kris Kristofferson | Not to Blame for the Good Times | Sutch |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Joni Mitchell James
Joni Mitchell combined with Joni James
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Misheard Lyrics:
"California"
Misheard Lyrics: I met her at a connegration owl
Original Lyrics: I met a redneck on a Grecian isle
| "Big Yellow Taxi"
Misheard Lyrics: Take a pair of dice put up a parking lot
Original Lyrics: They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
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"Shades of Scarlet Conquereing"
Misheard Lyrics: Though stand in boys and extra players,
LIKE NORRIS HOPEWELL AND ROBERT HALE Original Lyrics: Through stand in boys and extra players
MAGNOLIAS HOPEFUL IN HER AUBURN HAIR | "The Circle Game"
Misheard Lyrics: And go round and round and round in a circle again
Original Lyrics: And go round and round and round in the circle game
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Shades of Scarlet Conquereing"
Misheard Lyrics: Though stand in boys and extra players,
LIKE NORRIS HOPEWELL AND ROBERT HALE Original Lyrics: Through stand in boys and extra players
MAGNOLIAS HOPEFUL IN HER AUBURN HAIR |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Kit Kat This song is beautiful, and no matter how awful you may sound, one cannot help but sing it aloud sometimes, and I did, but with Norris and Robert in the lyric. I assumed they were lesser known character actors from the '40s. |
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Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Cotton Avenue"
The Funny Lyrics: If you gotta place like that to go Well, you gotta go there And if you got no place special Well, you just got no place special
Why They're Funny: Sounds like stating the obvious :)!
Submitted by: Miles
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Free Man In Paris"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I was a free man in Paris
Why They're Nonsensical: Makes sense, except that it was sung by a woman.
Submitted by: RJSchex
| "Both Sides Now"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: I've looked at clouds from both sides now
Why They're Nonsensical: How did she accomplish this astonishing feat? Maybe from a hot air balloon?? (in which case it *could* actually make sense, but still...how could one possibly tell?)
Submitted by: Micky
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Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"Big Yellow Taxi"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Late last night, I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man Why They're Misrhymed: Argue all you want, but I'm sorry that slam and man dont rhyme. What was she thinking?
Submitted by: Dana
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Dated Song Lyrics:
"Big Yellow Taxi"
The Dated Lyrics: Took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum,
And charged all the people, a dollar and a half just to see 'em. Why They're Dated: $1.50 ("A Dollar and a half") is below the average admission price of most places now. Fittingly, later versions of the songs changed the line to "15 bucks a head"
Submitted by: Ra'akone
| "Big Yellow Taxi"
The Dated Lyrics: Hey farmer farmer
Put away that D.D.T. now Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees Please! Why They're Dated: DDT was banned in the United States and most other developed countries in the 1970's and 1980's, with limited use allowed in some tropical and Third World countries to control the spread of mosquito-born diseases, such as malaria. I don't believe we're importing many apples from Mozambique or Ecuador. So, I'm thinking- uh- Dated. Didn't Adam and the boys know this when they covered this song a couple of years ago?
Submitted by: Jeff DiFrancesco
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Twisted"
The Lyrics: They all laugh at angry young men
They all laugh at Edison And also at Einstein Who They Mention: inventor Thomas Alva Edison
physicist Albert Einstein Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)"
The Lyrics: She plants her garden in the spring
She does the winter shovelling Tokyo Rose on the radio She says she's leavin' but she don't go ... She plants her garden in the spring They do the winter shovelling THey sit up late and watch the Johnny Carson Show She says, "I'm leaving here" but she don't go. Who They Mention: Tokyo Rose (Japanese Propaganda Radio broadcaster during WWII)
Johnny Carson Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Refuge of the Roads"
The Lyrics: Winn Dixie coldcuts and highway hand me downs
And I wound up fixing dinner Product Brand Name: Winn Dixie coldcuts
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"River"
The Song Lyrics: I'm so hard to handle
Song They Mention: "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding (later covered famously by the Black Crowes)
Submitted by: Sutch
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Help Me"
Opening Lines: Help me I think I'm falling In love again
Comments: "Help Me" was Joni Mitchell's most popular song. It was a top 3 hit for her back in 1974.
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Space Change:
"Freeman in Paris" originally "Free Man in Paris"
Submitted by: Sutch
"Big Yell: 'Ow! Taxi!'" originally "Big Yellow Taxi"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Song Title Anagrams:
"They Miss A Kitten Snore In France" originally "In France They Kiss On Main Street"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"They Ask, Mention Sister In France" originally "In France They Kiss On Main Street"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"They Miss A Nose Trinket In France" originally "In France They Kiss On Main Street"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"They Mention Ass Strike In France" originally "In France They Kiss On Main Street"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"They Soak, Rinse Mittens In France" originally "In France They Kiss On Main Street"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Free Man In Paris"
The Lyrics: I was a free man in Paris
I felt unfettered and alive Why: Paris, France
Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "My Secret Place"
The Lyrics: Once I saw a film
In New York City That was shot in Colorado- Girl meets desperado Why: New York City
Colorado Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Super Long Pop Songs:
"Paprika Plains" Length: 16:19
Submitted by: Sutch
Lyrics Alliteration:
"Big Yellow Taxi"
The Lyrics: They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
Why: The letter P.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Movies Named After Song Titles:
"The Arrangement"
Elia Kazan's 1969 film
Submitted by: Sutch
