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Fun Music Information -> Ray Charles
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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.
Ray Charles (with Blues Brothers), Ray Charles, and others, Ray Charles and Julie RinkerJokes:
Hey, have you seen Ray Charles' first piano? Neither has he! Submitted by: Joe
| Why can't Ray Charles read? Because he's dead. Submitted by: LucidLupin
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| There are additional music jokes available. | |
Stupid Band Names:
- His name isn't stupid, but what *is* stupid is that he first hit the charts two years after a group called The Ray Charles Singers (which this Ray Charles had nothing to do with, and which were led by a different person named Ray Charles) first did. In fact, Ray Charles and The Ray Charles Singers had simultaneous hits in 1964, which probably led some people to believe that solo singer Ray Charles also led The Ray Charles Singers. Solo singer Ray Charles should have used a different name, especially since this was only *part* of his real full name (Ray Charles Robinson). Submitted by: Candy Welty
Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Charles Raymond Offenberg. Submitted by: Barry Disbrow
Also known as: Ray Charles Robinson. Submitted by: Cara Miles
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: The Genius of Soul. Submitted by: Martha Hankins
Known informally as: Brother Ray. Submitted by: Martha Hankins
Singers Who Act:
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Blues Brothers" | Ray played the music store owner - Tim Hall |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Take These Chains From My Liver" | "Take These Chains From My Heart" | Regina Haniger |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "You Are My Sunshine," | No one can be anyone's sunshine. | Reggie Pillbox |
| "That Lucky Old Sun," | The sun is incapable of having luck. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Take These Chains From My Heart," | With chains on his heart, he wouldn't be singing. | Kristin Hadley's Boyfriend |
| "My Heart Cries For You," | Hearts don't have tear ducts. | Peter |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Shattered," The Rolling Stones | "Busted," Ray Charles | |
| "Leave (Get Out)," JoJo | "Hit The Road Jack," Ray Charles | |
| "Do I Make Myself Clear," Sugar Pie DeSanto | "Yes, Indeed!," Ray Charles | |
| "Just When I Thought I'd Stopped Loving You," Reba McEntire | "I Can't Stop Loving You," Ray Charles | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Crying Tie" originally "Crying Time"
Uh, can a tie cry?
Axl Rose Of Sharon Stone Temple Pilots
"Crying Tim" originally "Crying Time"
Axl Rose Of Sharon Stone Temple Pilots
"Hit The Rod, Jack" originally "Hit The Road, Jack"
Wherein Charles condones violence to Rod Stewart?
Calop
"Take These Chins From My Heart" originally "Take These Chains From My Heart"
No fun having even one bear down one's chin there!
Meg Owens
"In The Eat Of The Night" originally "In The Heat Of The Night"
Peter
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"It Got A Woman" originally "I Got A Woman"
Yvette Bristle
"I've Got Newts For You" originally "I've Got News For You"
Oh, good just what I wanted, some amphibians...NOT
Peter
"That's A Line" originally "That's A Lie"
Candy Welty
"That's A Life" originally "That's A Lie"
Candy Welty
"Georgina On My Mind" originally "Georgia On My Mind"
Jamie Burke
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"I'm A Fool To Cure" originally "I'm A Fool To Care"
Candy Welty
"I'm A Tool To Care" originally "I'm A Fool To Care"
Candy Welty
"I'm A Fool To Bare" originally "I'm A Fool To Care"
Candy Welty
"What'd I Spy" originally "What'd I Say"
Serafina
"What'd I Pay" originally "What'd I Say"
Serafina
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Crying Time" | "Mayan Time" | Timmy1000 |
| "Hit The Road, Jack" | "Hit The Road, Jack" | Calmmelennnie |
| "Busted" | "Busted" | Linda Koski |
| "Side By Side" | "Ride High Tide (OWS movement)" | Barry J. Mitchel |
| "I Got a Woman" | "I Shot a Wolfman" | John A. Barry |
| "Hit the Road Jack" | "Hit the Road Barack" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "Mississippi Mud" | "Mississippi Flood" | Airfarcewon |
| "You Don't Know Me" | "You Don't Know "Glee"" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Moonlight In Vermont" | "Moderate Too Late?" | Old Man Ribber |
| "Moonlight In Vermont" | "Ingrate To The Left" | Old Man Ribber |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| One Mint Julep | Kentucky Derby | Job Lowe |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Busted | Mel Gibson's Answering Service | Glenn |
| Crying Time | Depression Helpline | Diddims |
| What'd I Say? | Phonak (Hearing Aids) | Don |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Big Girls Don't Cry The 4 Seasons | I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles | Big Girls Don't Cry I Can't Stop Loving You | Eric Andrews |
| Somebody Told Me The Killers | Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles | Somebody Told Me Hit The Road Jack That would be a weird duet though. | Huff |
| The Devil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels Band | Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles | The Devil Went Down To Georgia On My Mind By The Ray Charles Daniels Band. | Raphael |
| I Am A Child Neil Young | In The Heat Of The Night Ray Charles | I Am A Child In The Heat Of The Night Romance is for babies!!! | Ted |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Bobby Ray Charles
Bobby Charles combined with Ray Charles
Submitted By: Sutch
Rene And Ray Charles
Rene And Ray combined with Ray Charles
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Baby Ray Charles
Baby Ray combined with Ray Charles
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Hot Chelle Ray Charles
Hot Chelle Rae combined with Ray Charles
Submitted By: Reggie Pillbox
There are additional Ray Charles Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Hit the Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics: Get the Kojak
Original Lyrics: Hit the road, Jack
| "Mess Around"
Misheard Lyrics: Now everybody was Jewish, you can't bet your soul
Original Lyrics: Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul
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"I Can't Stop Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't stop bothering you
Original Lyrics: I can't stop loving you
| "Take These Chains From My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: And a few no longer care
For the love that's beating there. Original Lyrics: And if you no longer care
For the love that's beating there. |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"What'd I say, Pts. 1 & 2"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Hey (hey) Ho (ho)
Why They're Repetitive: Ray and his backup girls, the Raeletts (who sing what's in parentheses), sing these lines about 9 times in part 2, yet it's a good song. When Ludwig van Beethoven (John Belushi) did it on Saturday Night Live, it was much shorter - only three times
Submitted by: The Rev. A. Palgut
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Wichita Lineman"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: But I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time And the Wichita Lineman Is still on the line Why They're Inappropriate: The Wichita Lineman, besides being the name of the song, has nothing to do with the rest of the lyrics...
Submitted by: BernaLions
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"My Heart Cries For You"
Opening Lines: My heart cries for you, sighs for you, dies for you
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Here We Go Again"
Opening Lines: Here we go again. She's back in town again.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Stick, Sand, Stones" originally "Sticks And Stones"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Care Less Love" originally "Careless Love"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"What Di Say" originally "What'd I Say"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Bust Ed" originally "Busted "
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Carry Shale Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
Shy Racer Al Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
Cry 'A Lasher!' Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
A Shyer Carl Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
Al's Archery Submitted by: Serafina Bannock
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Wake Me In Hoop" originally "Makin' Whoopee"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"'Hike' Now A Poem" originally "Makin' Whoopee"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Whoop, Meek Ian!" originally "Makin' Whoopee"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"How I Keep No Ma" originally "Makin' Whoopee"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"A Mike Open--How?" originally "Makin' Whoopee"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Swanee River Rock"
The Lyrics: Do you know, way down, way down upon the Swanee River
Why: "Swanee River Rock" is a variation of "Old Folks at Home," whose composer, Stephen Foster, misspelled Suwannee River. This major river runs through southern Georgia and northern Florida.
Submitted by: Kathy
| "California, Here I Come"
The Lyrics: California, here I come
Why: The four main cast members of "I Love Lucy" sing this song in one episode as they make a cross-country road trip from New York City to California, where Ricky plans to make a movie.
Submitted by: Kathy
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| There are additional Real Places Mentioned in Songs available. | |
Song Title Acrostics:
CROCS: "Come Rain Or Come Shine"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Linen Jute Mop" originally "One Mint Julep"
Submitted by: Ned MacCamden
"Teen Lion Jump" originally "One Mint Julep"
Submitted by: Ned MacCamden
Performers with Handicaps:
"Blind"
He lost all of his sight by age 7. He didn't know the cause of his blindness, but some sources point to glaucoma.
Submitted by: Singit
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