Fun Music Information -> Linda Ronstadt

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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

The Stone Poneys, Linda Ronstat, Linda Ronstadt/Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram, Linda Rondstadt

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"When Can I Make Love?"	"When Will I Be Loved?"	Paul Warren

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Heart Like A Wheel,"	You can't ride your car with four hearts	Paul Warren

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You"	"You're No Good," Linda Ronstadt	Raphael
"Who Am I?"	"You're No Good," Linda Ronstadt	Peter
"I Want To Know What Love Is"	"Love Is A Rose," Linda Ronstadt	Raphael
"Why You Treat Me So Bad"	"You're No Good," Linda Ronstadt	Britney Spears into pruning hooks
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"You're No Goo" originally "You're No Good"

Peter

"Poor Poor Pitiful M" originally "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"

As in 'M' of James Bond movies.

Naomi Swanson

"You're No God" originally "You're No Good"

Terror Reid

"Different Rum" originally "Different Drum"

i am the viod

"Different Rums" originally "Different Drums"

Sheila Evans

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"You're Now Good" originally "You're No Good"

A possible sequel to the original song title?

Serafina

"Poor Poor Pitiful Mae" originally "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"

H. Tim Smith

"Mead Love" originally "Mad Love"

Peter

"Poor Poor Pitful Men" originally "Poor Poor Pitful Me"

Patrick J Guice

"Poor, Poor Pitiful Meg" originally "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me"

Regina Olsen

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Love In A Rose" originally "Love Is A Rose"

Rachel Blattington

"How Do I Mate You" originally "How Do I Make You"

Roy R. Pryor

"How Do I Bake You" originally "How Do I Make You"

Captain Irk

"How Do I Rake You" originally "How Do I Make You"

To be sung to the grass.

Mark Richardson

"Poor Poor Pitiful Ma" originally "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"

Edward

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Different Drum"	"Hillary for...President?"	Paul Warren
"You're No Good"	"You're So Good"	Lionel Mertens
"Hurts So Bad"	"Smells So Bad"	Rick Duncan
"Different Drum"	"Different Bum"	Arwen
"Faithless Love"	"Wasted Blood"	Paul Robinson
"Willing"	"Still More Killing"	Paul Robinson
"You're No Good"	"George Bush Is No Good"	Paul Robinson
"The Tracks of My Tears"	"A Cause For Some Tears"	Paul Robinson
"It's So Easy..."	"It's Too Easy to Pass the Buck"	Lionel Mertens
"It's So Easy"	"It's So Easy (To Swallow Bugs)"	Tim Mayfield
There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Somewhere Out There	Tributes To Overseas Solders In Iraq	WhizkidF

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
You're No Good	Self-Esteem Helpline	Natalie Stonecipher

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Love Is Blue Paul Mariat	Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt	Love Is In The Blue Bayou ...but I drowned before I could find it!	Paul Warren
Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) Backstreet Boys	Heart Like A Wheel Linda Ronstadt	Quit Playing Games (With My Heart Like A Wheel)	Countryboy
Town Without Pity Gene Pitney	Poor Poor Pitiful Me Linda Ronstadt	Town Without Poor Poor Pitiful Me That would be Las Vegas at this point.	Parula pitiayumi
Heart Like A Wheel Linda Ronstadt	Heart Of Glass/Wheel In The Sky Journey/Blondie	Heart Of Glass Like A Wheel In The Sky	Tasha Yar
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"It's So Easy to Fall In Love" Misheard Lyrics: It's a wheezy to fall in love. (It's-a-wheezy-it's-a-wheezy-it's-a-wheezy.) Original Lyrics: It's so easy to fall in love. (It's-so-easy-it's-so-easy-it's-so-easy.)	"When Will I Be Loved" Misheard Lyrics: When will I have e-Love? Original Lyrics: When will I be loved?
"Love Is A Rose" Misheard Lyrics: Bum in the road, but you better not hit him. Original Lyrics: Love is a rose, but you better not pick it.	"Blue Bayou" Misheard Lyrics: Oh, that boy of mine Bulbasaur Original Lyrics: Oh, that boy of mine By my side
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"It's So Easy to Fall In Love"

Misheard Lyrics:

It's a wheezy to fall in love.
(It's-a-wheezy-it's-a-wheezy-it's-a-wheezy.)

Original Lyrics:

It's so easy to fall in love.
(It's-so-easy-it's-so-easy-it's-so-easy.)

Story about this misheard lyric by: Mary S.

My girlfriend and co-worker was singing along with the radio at work and was singing "It's a wheezy to fall in love." I listened for a few repeats of the catchy refrain before I aked her, "What's a wheezy?" She stopped singing with her mouth open and had the dumbest look on her face before she said, "I don't know. I think it's just something bad."

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funny Lyrics:

"Blue Bayou"

The Funny Lyrics:

Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou

Why They're Funny:

Every time I hear this, it is difficult restraining my laughter, if I'm in a situation where that is prudent. Maybe I learned an obscure term from my mother who once worked in a sewing room. She told me that in that sewing room, the term 'baby behind' was used for a certain anatomical feature. It is the anatomical feature that I've since discovered to be more commonly referred to as 'cleavage'.

Submitted by: Trina Lufkin

Repetitive Lyrics:

"You're No Good"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby, you're no good

Why They're Repetitive:

This song is so arrrgh, and Linda's last name was misspelled two times already. Ronstadt is the correct spelling.

Submitted by: Erik

Insincere Lyrics:

"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"

The Insincere Lyrics:

Yes, he really worked me over good
He was a credit to his gender
He put me through some changes Lord
, sorta like a Waring blender

Why They're Insincere:

Couldn't think of anything better to rhyme with gender?

Submitted by: Lorraine

Insulting Lyrics:

"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"

The Insulting Lyrics:

And you won't matter anymore.

Why They're Insulting:

It sounds like Linda wants me out of her sight and out of her life.

Submitted by: Kermit the Forg

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"

The Lyrics:

Just like Jesse James

Who They Mention:

Jesse James

Submitted by: Darrell Wilhelm

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"

The Lyrics:

Well, he really worked me over good He was a credit to his gender He really worked me over good Sort of like a Waring blender

Product Brand Name:

Waring blender. This song was written and also recorded by Warren Zevon, known for his sardonic wit.

Submitted by: Martha Hankins

"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"

The Lyrics:

Yes, he really worked me over good
He was a credit to his gender
Took me through some changes
Lord, sorta like a Waring blender

Product Brand Name:

Waring

Submitted by: crazydon

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Different Drum"

Opening Lines:

You and I travel to a beat of a Different Drum.

Comments:

It is also was mentioned on the first line of the song only.

Submitted by: Paul Warren

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Back In The U.S.A."

The Lyrics:

New York, Los Angeles,
Oh how I yearn for you.
Detroit, Chicago, Chattanooga, Baton Rouge.
God, I long to be at my home back in old St Lou.

Why:

Refers to several U.S. cities: New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, Illinois; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and St. Louis, Missouri.

Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale

"Back In The U.S.A."

The Lyrics:

I'm so glad I'm living in the U.S.A.

Why:

Refers to the United States of America.

Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale

Song Title Acrostics:

LIAR: "Love Is A Rose"

Submitted by: Edyth Bowen

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"Different Drum"

The Lyrics:

You and I, travel to a beat of a Different Drum,
Can't you tell by the way I run, every time you lay eyes on me.

Why:

Major key, cheerful harpsichord solo, a baroque-style string arrangement, but the song is about a woman who dumps her man saying, "It isn't you, It's me." concept.

Submitted by: Paul Warren

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Rhonda Linstadt originally "Linda Ronstadt"

Could work, eh?

Submitted by: Raphael

Rinda Lonstadt originally "Linda Ronstadt"

Submitted by: Carrie Blunderwood

What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):

"Getting Banned in Vegas"

Clean-cut Linda Ronstadt would seem to be the last person to get ousted from Sin City, but indeed she was. The grounds: during one of her shows, she dedicated a performance of her hit song, "Desperado" (originally by the Eagles), to radical leftist author and documentarian Michael Moore. While this gesture, considering the lyrics of the song, was probably tongue-in-cheek, the conservative local business-owners didn't find it funny, so they banned her.

Submitted by: Raphael

Bad Ringtone Choices:

"Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me"

The Lyrics:

Poor, poor, pitiful me.
(also)
Lord have mercy on me; Woe is me.

Why:

You wouldn't want this ringtone to suddenly become your entrance music while walking down the aisle.

Submitted by: Kathy