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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

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Lynyrd Skynyrd/Eiffel 65, Lynrd Skynrd, Lynnard Skynnard, Lynard Skynard

Band Name Origins:

  • The name Leonard Skynrd is a play on the name Leonard Skinner, who was mentioned in the song "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah"."You remember Leonard Skinner,He got ptomaine poisioning after dinner". Submitted by: dshartleyplano@AOL.com
  • They came up with the name from their high school gym teacher whose name was Leonard Skinner, he used to punish them because they had long hair. Submitted by: Jonny All-American

Why the Name is Stupid:

  • Who can pronounce it anyway? Submitted by: Emma

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Gimme Three Wives (Ross Geller's Theme)""Gimme Three Steps"friend
"Gimme 3 Shots""Gimme 3 Steps"southernrock
"Gimme 3 Points""Gimme 3 Steps"southernrock

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"I Got A Name""What's Your Name?," Lynyrd SkynyrdMOR
"You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison?""I Know A Little," Lynyrd SkynyrdSounds like a cold-hearted response - Jonathan S.
"What's Your Name?""Call Me The Breeze," Lynyrd SkynyrdSee, they answered their own question. - Peter
"Alabama""Sweet Home Alabama," Lynyrd SkynyrdDarden Copeland
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"What's Our Name" originally "What's Your Name"
The band would be asking an obvious question.
Joe

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"You Got That Bright" originally "You Got That Right"
Nora Aaron
"You Got That Fright" originally "You Got That Right"
Nora Aaron
"Saturday Knight Special" originally "Saturday Night Special"
who cares what my name is

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"What's Your Fame?" originally "What's Your Name?"
Ferragamo
"What's Your Nape" originally "What's Your Name"
Dan
"You Got That Tight" originally "You Got That Right"
Nora Aaron
"You Got That Fight" originally "You Got That Right"
Nora Aaron
"Saturday Fight Special" originally "Saturday Night Special"
baa

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Simple Man""Dimpled Man"John A. Barry
"Sweet Home Alabama""KFC Specailty (Thank You Colonel Sanders)"Sean Peters
"Sweet Home Alabama""Heated Nome, Alaska"John A. Barry
"Sweet Home Alabama""Smokey & the Bandit"Dylan Baranski
"Sweet Home Alabama""L.A. Coliseum"2Eagle
"Sweet Home Alabama""Sweet Hurricane Katrina"Polar1s
"Call Me The Breeze""Call Me Diseased"Aaron Dodson
"I Know A Little""I Gnawed A Little"Alvin Rhodes
"Sweet Home Alabama""Treat Stove's Paranoia"Matthias
"Sweet Home Alabama""Sweet Home Alabama"zvoidx

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Saturday Night Special 'Gun Control' PSAAnonymous
Saturday Night SpecialSmith & WessonEd King
That SmellGlade Car Scented Oilsoldrock
Gimme Three StepsNicoderm CQsouthern
Sweet Home AlabamaAlabama State Tourism BoardRevrend Robert J. Hoplite III, Church of Trivium
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Free BirdFree range chicken farmsJosh
FreebirdAny Federal Prisonslick
Sweet Home AlabamaYankees StadiumEzra
That SmellCity Morgue Or CoronerAsho
Gimme Back My BulletsGun Control Advocatesrocky
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Where's Captain Kirk?
   Spizzenergi
Workin' For MCA
   Lynyrd Skynyrd
Where's Captain Kirk? Workin' For MCA
Decca dumped him after his last bad album.
hybrid
What A Difference A Day Makes
   Dinah Washington
Saturday Night Special
   Lynyrd Skynyrd
What A Difference A Saturday Night Special Makes
In the crime rate, that is!
hybrid
You Can't Do That
   The Beatles
That Smell
   Lynyrd Skynyrd
You Can't Do That Smell
crazydon
Where's Captain Kirk?
   Spizzenergi
Sweet Home Alabama
   Lynyrd Skynyrd
Where's Captain Kirk? Sweet Home Alabama
Raphael
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Lynyrd Brynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd combined with Yul Brynner
This could work, too.
Submitted By: southern
Lynyrd Skynyrd Brynner
Lynyrd Skynyrd combined with Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner was a performer based on his work in "The King and I", which made the above combined group rather obvious. :)
Submitted By: southern

Misheard Lyrics:

"Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics:
The one-eyed gay doesn't bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth!
Original Lyrics:
Now, Watergate doesn't bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
"Curtis Lowe"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tune up your doboe
Original Lyrics:
Tune up your dobro
"Preacher's Daughter"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I'm talkin' about the preacher's daughter
Do once- she had all of us.
Original Lyrics:
And I'm talkin' about the preacher's daughter
Doin' what she hadn't oughta.
"Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics:
In Birmingham, they love their Gumbo.
Original Lyrics:
In Birmingham, they loved the Governor.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"That Smell"
Misheard Lyrics:
One haro pie to get your kicks
Original Lyrics:
One h*** of a price to get your kicks.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Dick Mozell

My buddy thought it was some sort of a dessert made with heroin, a haro pie. I told him that was stupid, so he blew his nose on me and it devolved into what is now known as "the snot fight". Hey we were in middle school and it was 25 years ago...what can I say.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Sweet Home Alabama"
Better Lyrics:
Well, I heard Mr. Tong sing about them.
Well, I heard ol' Will put 'em down.
But I hope Will Tong can remember.
Republicans don't need him around anyhow.
Original Lyrics:
Well, I heard Mr. Young sing about her.
Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down.
But I hope Neil Young can remember.
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow.
Submitted by: Aaron

Insincere Lyrics:

"Gimme Three Steps"
The Insincere Lyrics:
Hey, fat fellow,
with the hair colored yellow
Why They're Insincere:
Have you ever tried to imagine someone angry trying to pick a bar room fight saying these words?
Submitted by: John M
 

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"What's Your Name?"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
What's your name little girl, what's your name?
Shouldn't you stay, little girl
Well there ain't no shame.
**** And the gentlman belts out in post coitus class: ****
Can I get you a taxi home? It sure was grand.
Why They're Inappropriate:
Perhaps 'little girl' is a relative descriptive term with the Rolling Stones now in their 60s but it sure sounds like the singer here should be wearing a GPS ankle bracelet and on a certain registry list. Ah but that's Rock&Roll, just ask Jerry Lee Lewis.
Submitted by: Tony Cat.
 

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Sweet Home Alabama"
The Lyrics:
Well I heard mister Young sing about her Well, I heard ole Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around anyhow
Who They Mention:
Neil Young
Submitted by: Mark Silverman
"The Ballad Of Curtis Lowe"
The Lyrics:
Play me a song Curtis Lowe,
Curtis Lowe.
Who They Mention:
Curtis Lowe
Submitted by: southern
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Band Name Pronunciation:

"Leon-ard Skin-ard
Actually sounds like a real person.
Submitted by: Paul Warren

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Poison Whiskey"
The Lyrics:
Well, they rushed him down to see the doctor

And the doctor just checked his head

The only thing that was wrong with him

Was Johnny Walker's Red

He drank ole poison whiskey

and it killed him dead.
Product Brand Name:
Johnny Walker's Red Label Whiskey is a single malt scotch, currently the best selling whiskey in the world.
Submitted by: j_atch
 

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Sweet Home Alabama"
The Song Lyrics:
Well I heard mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow
Song They Mention:
Southern Man by Neil Young
Submitted by: ChuckyG
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"They Call Me The Breeze"
Opening Lines:
They call me the breeze, I keep blowin' down the road.
Comments:
Written by the great J.J. Cale.
Submitted by: Keith Urban Legend
 

Super Long Pop Songs:

"Free Bird" Length: 9:07
The live version is 13:50, but we only track album and single lengths here.
Submitted by: Jordan
"Free Bird" Length: 13:08
At over 13 minutes, that's a LONG pop song!
Submitted by: Jane Farnsworth

Movies Named After Song Titles:

"Sweet Home Alabama"
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
 
 
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