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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.

Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond/Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamon

Music Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Neil Diamond. Submitted by: ApostrophePosse

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits	Comments & Submitter Name
"The Jazz Singer"	Starred with the great Sir Laurence Olivier. - MOR
"Saving Silverman"	He appeared in Saving Silverman and was well loved in the film.His appearence was not long in the movie,though. - Holden

New Band Names:

New Name	Why It's Better	Submitter Name
Neil Cubic Zirconium	He seems like a fake jazz singer.	MOR

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"(Pork) Cracklin' Gravy"	"Cracklin' Rosie"	MOR
"Girl, You'll Be In Woomera Soon"	"Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon"	neptunevsmars
"Cracklin' Oat Bran"	"Cracklin' Rosie"	SusanG
"I Am...So Dead"	"I Am...I Said"	clokwerx

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Guitar Heaven,"	There's no such place.	Heather Brockwell
"Forever In Blue Jeans,"	They have to come off when Neil bathes.	Rocky Rhodes
"Heartlight,"	Hearts don't have lights!	Heather Brockwell

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Hurricane," Bob Dylan	"Front Page Story," Neil Diamond
"Earthquake," The Used	"Front Page Story," Neil Diamond
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd	"Desiree," Neil Diamond
"Cherry Baby," Starz	"Cherry, Cherry," Neil Diamond
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Gil, You'll Be A Woman Soon" originally "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon"

if Gil is short for Gillian, it would make sense

Candy Welty

"Hell Again" originally "Hello Again"

Reese without her spoon

"Son Sung Blue" originally "Song Sung Blue"

Peter

"Ply Me" originally "Play Me"

Reese without her spoon

"Solitary Ma" originally "Solitary Man"

Peter

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Bye" originally "Be"

Sutch

"Bet" originally "Be"

Sutch

"Ben" originally "Be"

Sutch

"Beg" originally "Be"

Sutch

"Bed" originally "Be"

Sutch

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"On The Way To The Sty" originally "On The Way To The Sky"

Candy Welty

"He" originally "Be"

Random Madeupperson

"Sleet Caroline" originally "Sweet Caroline"

Sutch

"I Am ... I Sail" originally "I Am ... I Said"

Fritz

"Tweet Caroline" originally "Sweet Caroline"

If he had a twitter account now, he could do that!

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Sweet Caroline"	"Sweet Hair O'Mine"	Linda Koski & Larry Franks
"Sweet Caroline"	"Sweet Caroling"	Airfarcewon
"Kentucky Woman"	"Kentucky Wolfmen"	John A. Barry
"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"	"Earle Will Be a Wolfman Soon"	John A. Barry
"Cracklin' Rosie"	"If Neil Diamond Wrote "Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald""	Patrick McWilliams
"Song Sung Blue"	"Sing Songs, Do"	Jerry Mull
"Song Sung Blue"	"No Fly Zone"	Airfarcewon
"Solitary Man"	"Unknown T.V. Man"	Old Man Ribber
"Solitary Man"	"Orange Scary Man"	Pol Potlatch
"Soolaimon"	"Suleiman"	Pol Potlatch
There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
America	Department of Immigration	jorge
Hello Again	Phone company/discount long-distance	Ingeborg S. Nord�n
Play Me	Musical Instrument Dealer	Marilyn Westbury
Heartlight	Asperin/Cardizem CQ	old
Song Sung Blue	Selsun Blue dandruff shampoo	Barbara Ann

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Hello Again	Telephone Harrassment Report Line	Ingeborg S. Nord�n
Forever In Blue Jeans	Formalwear shop	Martha Irvin
Solitary Man	Dating Agency	FussBudgetVanPelt

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough Patty Smyth	Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond	Sometimes Love On The Rocks Just Ain't Enough	Edward
Puppy Love Donny Osmond	Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond	Puppy Love On The Rocks	Edward
Feel Like Makin' Love Bad Company/Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway	Love On The Rock Neil Diamond	Feel Like Makin' Love On The Rocks	Rocky
Justify My Love Madonna	Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond	Justify My Love On The Rocks	Alicia Sturdivant
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Blue Neil Diamond

The Blue Diamonds combined with Neil Diamond

Submitted By: Candy Welty

King Neil Diamond

King Diamond combined with Neil Diamond

Submitted By: Sarah Tonin

Jack of Diamonds

Jack Johnson combined with Neil Diamond

Submitted By: nally

Neil Diamond Rio

Neil Diamond combined with Diamond Rio

Submitted By: Danielle

There are additional Neil Diamond Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"America" Misheard Lyrics: To a new and exotic place Make our bed with fair play Original Lyrics: To a new and a shiny place Make our bed and we'll say our grace	"Cherry, Cherry" Misheard Lyrics: She got the way to Bombay, Yeah! Original Lyrics: She got the way to move me, Cherry She got the way to groove me, Cherry.
"Cherry Cherry" Misheard Lyrics: She got the ways and movements, Cherry. She got the ways to prove it. Original Lyrics: She got the way to move me, Cherry. She got the way to groove me.	"If You Know What I Mean" Misheard Lyrics: Every penny I paid Original Lyrics: In a penny arcade
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Sweet Caroline"

Misheard Lyrics:

My clementine, believe it never was

Original Lyrics:

I've been inclined to believe it never would

Story about this misheard lyric by: Caroline

My name is Caroline and my dad would always sing this to me. My nickname is clementine so I didn't think that it was an unusual nickname. So I just thought that Neil Diamond called this girl Clementine.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Solitary Man"

Better Lyrics:

I'm one of the few who will stand proud and say loud:
'Here am I - Sterile Guy!'
I'm lookin' so sharp in my new three-piece pinstripe
Hazmat suit-- Ain't it cute?!?
Don't give me no pills, but until no-one sneezes
Here in my face with their nasty diseases
I'll be what I am:

A sanitary man
Sanitary man
Sanitary man...

Original Lyrics:

I've had it to here - being where love's a small world
A part time thing, A paper ring
I know it's been done havin' one girl who loves you
Right or wrong, weak or strong
Don't know that I will, but until I can find me
A girl who'll stay and won't play games behind me
I'll be what I am
A solitary man
Solitary man
Solitary man

Submitted by: hec

"Play Me"

Better Lyrics:

It was morning, I met her last evening
Today I woke up to find her lying
Beside me in bed. I softly said, 'I love you.'
For I've been lonely, in need of someone
She is the one, she belongs right here
And now she stirs, and my eyes meet hers
And she tells me
'You are a john, I turned a trick
My work is done, you make me sick
Pay me'

Original Lyrics:

She was morning and I was night time
I one day woke up to find her lying
Beside my bed I softly said 'Come take me'
For I've been lonely In need of someone
As though I'd done someone wrong somewhere
I don't know where
I don't know where Come lately
You are the sun, I am the moon
You are the words, I am the tune
Play me

Submitted by: Rick Cormier

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"Red Red Wine" The Funny Lyrics: Red, red, wine, go to my head! Why They're Funny: And not to my liver! Submitted by: Art	"Porcupine Pie" The Funny Lyrics: Ah, but porcupine pie, porcupine pie, porcupine pie Don�t let it get on your jeans And though it sounds a little strange Well, you gotta eat it with gloves Or your hands will turn green Why They're Funny: Apart from 'porcupine pie' being a fairly amusing concept by itself the whole song is just plain daft! Submitted by: Ollie
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Sweet Caroline"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

Sweet Caroline (bum bum bum)
Good times never seemed so good...

Why They're Repetitive:

Well, that's pretty deep Neil. Good times are good. Perhaps a thesaurus would have aided you on your quest for synonyms? Or...did you forget you already used the word? Why? Why did you write something that bad?

Submitted by: Kae

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Play Me" The Nonsensical Lyrics: You are the Sun I am the Moon You are the words I am the tune Play me Why They're Nonsensical: People aren't literally celestial bodies, nor are they words or tunes. And a person can't be played like a song or musical instrument. Submitted by: Candy Welty	"If You Know What I Mean" The Nonsensical Lyrics: And the radio played like a carnival tune As we lay in our bed in the other room When we gave it away for the sake of a dream In a penny arcade, if you know what I mean Why They're Nonsensical: Uh, no, Neil. I don't have a clue what you mean. Submitted by: Harlow Goobley
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Inappropriate Song Lyrics:

"America"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

Free, only want to be free we huddle close, hang on to a dream On the boats and on the planes they're coming to America

Why They're Inappropriate:

I understand what these lyrics mean they've just always came across as racist in a way the way there sang if you listen to the song, think about it, on the boats and on the planes, they're comin to america, I love my country but it's a horrible song

Submitted by: bg_112

"Stones"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

...being lost is worth the coming home.

Why They're Inappropriate:

Shouldn't it be, 'coming home is worth being lost? The lyrics don't seem to add up. Also, what is it about the 'chair' in this song. A. Huxley would be proud.

Submitted by: JEaton

Dated Song Lyrics:

"If You Know What I Mean"

The Dated Lyrics:

When we gave it away, for the sake of a dream
In a penny arcade, if you know what I mean

Why They're Dated:

While the song was written from a nostalgic viewpoint, the term "penny arcade" sounds almost like the late 19th/early 20th Century. By 1976 (the year the song was released), penny arcades were mostly obsolete, mostly being replaced by pinball arcades; soon after, they became known as video arcades.

Submitted by: RJSchex

"I'm Sayin' I'm Sorry"

The Dated Lyrics:

She's sittin' up there and fumin'.
She thinks I'm something inhuman.
She'd rather be with Paul Newman.

Why They're Dated:

Since Paul Newman died in 2008, he's probably no longer a good choice as to whom she'd rather be with.

Submitted by: Brenda Kohn

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Done too Soon"

The Lyrics:

Jesus Christ, Fanny Brice, Wolfie Mozart, Humphrey Bogart and Genghis Khan and on to H.G.Wells
Ho chi minh, Gunga Din, Henry Luce and John Wilkes Booth and Alexanders King and Graham Bell

Who They Mention:

Holly Holy!...do i have to?!?...(sigh)..Jesus Christ,Fanny Brice, Wolfgang Mozart, Humphrey Bogart, Genghis Khan, H.G. Wells, Ho Chi Minh, Gunga Din, Henry Luce, John Wilkes Booth, King Alexander, Alexander Graham Bell And as the song goes "have one thing shared , that it was all done to soon"

Submitted by: funonthrun

"I'm Sayin 'I'm Sorry'"

The Lyrics:

She's sittin' up there and fumin'
She thinks I'm something inhuman
She'd rather be with Paul Newman

Who They Mention:

Paul Newman

Submitted by: Rachel Stedman

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Kentucky Woman" Opening Lines: Kentucky woman, she shines with her own kind of light Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty	"Beautiful Noise" Opening Lines: What a beautiful noise comin' up from the street Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Made Up Words in Songs:

"Play Me"

The Made Up Words:

Brang

Comments:

Neil sings, "Song she sang to me, Song she brang to me." Perhaps he should have checked his dictionary before wirting these lyrics.

Submitted by: Glenn

"Heartlight"

The Made Up Words:

Heartlight

Comments:

I couldn't find in in the dictionary linked to google.com. That is usually an indicator of a non-real word. So I assume he made it up. Hearts don't really have lights, anyway,

Submitted by: Lucinda Blair

Song Title Space Change:

"Beautiful No Is E" originally "Beautiful Noise"

Submitted by: Peter

"Beautiful No, I Se" originally "Beautiful Noise"

Neil contradicts himself in Spanish.

Submitted by: Peter

"Front Page's Tory" originally "Front Page Story"

Tory: political party in UK & Canada

Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:

"Play Me"

The Lyrics:

Song, she sang to me; Song, she brang to me

Why:

"Sang" is indeed the past tense of "sing", but that doesn't mean that "brang" is the past tense of "bring"

Submitted by: RJSchex

Band Name Anagrams:

Oil In Demand Submitted by: Candy Welty

I Land On Dime Submitted by: Candy Welty

A Dim Lion Den Submitted by: Candy Welty

I Add In Melon Submitted by: Candy Welty

Odd Mine Nail Submitted by: Candy Welty

There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.

Song Title Anagrams:

"I See Red" originally "Desiree"

Submitted by: Loree Dare

"Seedier" originally "Desiree"

Submitted by: Loree Dare

"See Ride" originally "Desiree"

Submitted by: Loree Dare

"I, Seeder" originally "Desiree"

Submitted by: Loree Dare

"I Reseed" originally "Desiree"

Submitted by: Loree Dare

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Kentucky Woman"

The Lyrics:

She gets to know you,
She gets to hold you,
Kentucky woman.

Why:

The state of Kentucky used to be spelled Cane-tuck-ee, Cantucky, Kain-tuck-ee and Kentuckee.

Submitted by: Kathy

"I Am...I Said"

The Lyrics:

Well, I'm New York City born and raised
But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores.
LA's fine, but it ain't home.
New York's home but it ain't mine no more.

Why:

Refers to New York City, and to Los Angeles, California. If the Atlantic and Pacific shores of the U.S. also count as places, a reference to those could also be cited.

Submitted by: Regina Haniger