Fun Music Information -> Neil Sedaka

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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

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Neil Sadaka

Better Names for Current Songs:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Waking up is hard to do""Breaking up is hard to do"Princess Ana
"Chucking up is hard to spew""Breaking up is hard to do"wr_the_great

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Next Door to an Angel,"Not unless you are in Heavenwr_the_great

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Make It Easy On Yourself""Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," Neil SedakaKathy
"Only Sixteen""Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen," Neil SedakaKathy
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do""Don't Go Breaking My Heart," Elton John/Kiki DeeKathy
"Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen""Sixteen Candles," The CrestsK
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Lice In Wonderland" originally "Alice In Wonderland"
Penelope Beckinsale

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Laughter In The Drain" originally "Laughter In The Rain"
Peter
"Slaughter In The Rain" originally "Laughter In The Rain"
Paint Roller
"Laughter In The Brain" originally "Laughter In The Rain"
Jessica Childress
"Slaughter In The Rain" originally "Laughter In The Rain"
Jessica Childress

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Sing Of Clowns" originally "King Of Clowns"
Tiffany Furlong
"Bad Brood" originally "Bad Blood"
baa
"Mad Blood" originally "Bad Blood"
Again, how can blood have feelings?
baa
"Sad Blood" originally "Bad Blood"
How can blood have feelings?
baa
"Bad Bloom" originally "Bad Blood"
jonny

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Wheeling, West Virginia""Beyond Santa Clarita"Fifth Troll of Magic Mountain
"Wheeling, West Virginia""Hot Springs, Arkansas"Iludium Phosdex
"Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen""Have A Birthday In Between"Malcolm Higgins
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do""Barking Up Is Hard to Do"Michael Pacholek
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do""Sucking Nuts Is Hard On You"Malcolm Higgins
"Breaking up is Hard to do""Waking up is Hard to do"Satchmo Jr.
"Breaking Up Is Hard To do""Backing Up Is Hard To Do"Rick Duncan
"Breaking up is Hard to Do""Impeachment is the Thing to Do"Yolanda DeByle
"Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen""Now My Daughter Is A Teen"MasonR
"One-Way Ticket (To The Blues)""Problem Ticket (Helpdesk Blues)"Susanna Viljanen

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
The Hungry YearsAny Buffet (Golden Corral, Old Country Buffet, etc.)oldsongs

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
My Name Is...
   Eminem
Oh, Carol
   Neil Sedaka
My Name Is Carol, Oh
rap
God Is A Girl
   Groove Coverage
Calendar Girl
   Neil Sedaka
God Is A Calendar Girl
Peggy Pollock
Crying In The Rain
   The Everly Brothers
Laughter In The Rain
   Neil Sedaka
Crying Laughter In The Rain
I laughed so hard, I cried.
MOR
Oh, Carol
   Neil Sedaka
Same Old Christmas
   Hilary Duff
Oh, Same Old Christmas Carol
Adrienne Ramseur
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Laughter in the Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, are you laughter in the rain?
Original Lyrics:
Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain.
"One Way Ticket To The Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gotta one wait lick it to the moon.
Original Lyrics:
Gotta one-way ticket to the blues.
"Father Of Girls"
Misheard Lyrics:
When you're the farther of girls
Original Lyrics:
Were you the father of girls
"One Way Ticket To The Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
A full searched attack
Original Lyrics:
A fool such as I that...
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Calendar Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love my cow and a girl.
Original Lyrics:
I love my calendar girl.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Russ Salter

Singer Brenda Lee congratulated Sedaka on his new hit 'A Cow and A Girl'. This was from a broadcast in which Neil Sedaka related this gaffe from a fellow pop-star.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Repetitive Lyrics:

"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Doo doo doo down dooby doo down down
Comma comma down dooby doo down down
Comma comma down dooby doo down down
Breaking up is hard to do
Why They're Repetitive:
Appears at the beginning of the song and is used as backing vocals throughout.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
 

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Doo doo doo down dooby doo down down
Comma comma down dooby doo down down
Comma comma down dooby doo down down
Breaking up is hard to do
Why They're Nonsensical:
It's basically just scat singing, but it makes the song fun to sing along with!
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
"Our Last Song Together"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Days of devils,kings and clowns
Angel songs and birthday tunes
Why They're Nonsensical:
Anyone have the foggiest idea what he's on about? Or what he's on perhaps? Point of fact that's just for openers. Pity,babe,that our last song together sounds like the ravings of the deranged.
Submitted by: THE BIG GUY
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"Laughter In The Rain"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
After a while we run under a tree
Why They're Inappropriate:
Don't you know how dangerous it is to go under a tree during a storm?
Submitted by: little Jen
"Bad Blood"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
Bad (ba-a-ad) blood (blo-o-od)
The b---- is in her smile
Why They're Inappropriate:
I'm sorry folks, but neil sedaka, for gosh sake, just does not utter the b-word in his songs like he's Eminem. That's just wrong.
Submitted by: Sammy Reed

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen"
The Song Lyrics:
When you were thirteen
You were my funny valentine
Song They Mention:
My Funny Valentine
Submitted by: Samantha Wayland
 

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"
The Lyrics:
They say that breaking up is hard to do.
Now I know, I know that it's true.
Don't say that this is the end.
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again.
Why:
I can't remember a more lilting tune from the 1960s than this one. But the words are a desperate plea to a girlfriend not to dump him. The last line cited above is nearly an admission of the virtual inevitability of the break-up and the desperation of the singer's wishes that things were otherwise. By the way, the singer did an original "fast" version of this and then sometime later a slow "ballad" version (same lyrics both times). What I say here came mainly from thinking about the original "fast' version. But even the slow "ballad" version is not nearly so much of a downer tune-wise as the lyrics could merit.
Submitted by: Mercedes Morgan
 
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Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974-1980 at Amazon.com
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Brighton Beach Memories - Neil Sedaka Sings Yiddish at Amazon.com
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Anthology: 40 Years of Hits and More at Amazon.com
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Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits at Amazon.com
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Legendary at Amazon.com
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Tales of Love at Amazon.com
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Platinum & Gold Collection at Amazon.com
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Sedaka's Back at Amazon.com
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The Hungry Years at Amazon.com
 
 
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