Fun Music Information -> Ringo Starr

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Ringo Star

Music Quotes:

I've been in a bus and been in a car. I know what's better!
- when asked if money had changed him.
Submitted by: Dave Blyth
I like Beethoven, especially the poems.
- Ringo Starr
Submitted by: LucidLupin
There are additional music quotes available.

Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Richard Starkey. Submitted by: Tim Horrigan

Also known as: Richard Starkey. Submitted by: Lilli

Strange Offspring Names:

  • Lee - Lee is one of my favourite girls' names. The names of his two boys are Jason and Zak, also not bad choices. Submitted by: Cyn
  • Lee Starkey - It's a girl's name. Submitted by: brittany
  • Zak - I guess it's short for Zachary. Zak Starkey was seen playing drums for Oasis at Glastonbury 2004. Submitted by: pickle*

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits
Comments & Submitter Name
"Shining Time Station"Played Mr. Conductor. I know it's a kids show but it was good. Plus the other Mr. Conductor was George Carlin...too cool - starr
"Candy, The Magic Christian, Sextette, Cavemen"Even though Ringo was in B films, they start to become cult classics. - Paul Warren

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"It's So Easy""It Don't Come Easy," Ringo StarrKathy
"It's So Easy""It Don't Come Easy," Ringo StarrKathy
"Why Don't We Get Drunk (And Screw)? ""No No Song," Ringo StarrRegina Olsen
"Have You Seen My Baby (Hold On)""There She Goes," Sixpence None the RicherNickster

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Oh My Amy" originally "Oh My My"
Regina Olsen

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Wreck My Brain" originally "Wrack My Brain"
Lucinda Blair
"Whack My Brain" originally "Wrack My Brain"
Wendy Torrance

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"It Don't Come Easy""The Darned Thing's Greasy"Alvin Rhodes
"It Don't Come Easy""Lindsey's a Lezzie"Tony Wiseguy
"Goodnight Vienna""Goodbye Piano"Alvin Rhodes
"It Don't Come Easy""They All Come Sleazy"Michael Pacholek
"You're Sixteen""Your Thick Teen"Dee Range
"Back Off Boogaloo""Got Ya Pikachu"Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
"It Don't Come Easy""He Don't Act Crazy"Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
"It Don't Come Easy""Let's Dome Comiskey"Alvin Rhodes
"You're 16""You're 13"Ugly Mike
"Photograph""Phonograph"Rick Duncan

There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
It Don't Come EasyErectile Dysfunction ClinicVJON

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Ringo Starrbuck
Ringo Starr combined with Starbuck
Submitted By: Martha Hankins

Misheard Lyrics:

"Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics:
But all I've got is a bowl of crap.
Original Lyrics:
But all I got is a photograph.
"I'm The Greatest"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a rapist.
Original Lyrics:
I'm the greatest.
"Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want you here to have a cold.
Original Lyrics:
I want you here to have and hold.
"It Don't Come Easy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Being at the beach is how we make it
Original Lyrics:
Peace, remember peace is how we make it.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Photograph"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want you here to have a cold.
Original Lyrics:
I want you here to have and hold.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Shady Wiblury

I was watching the 'Concert For George' for the first time, and i hadn't heard the song before then. I listened to it twice. Each time I heard, "I want you here to have a cold." (Still do, to this day!)

Dirty Lyrics:

"You're 16 (You're Beautiful and You're Mine)"
The Dirty Lyrics:
You're my baby, you're my pet
We fell in love on the night we met
You touched my hand, my heart went pop
Ooh when we kissed, I could not stop
Why They're Dirty:
Ringo was 34 when he recorded this.
Submitted by: Lisa
 

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Write One For Me"
The Song Lyrics:
It does no good for you to play a pretty song like Yesterday
Song They Mention:
Yesterday
Submitted by: Winarto
"Never Without You"
The Song Lyrics:
Here comes the sun is about you
Song They Mention:
Here Comes The Sun
Submitted by: Wirawan Winarto

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:

"It Don't Come Easy"
The Lyrics:
And you know it don't come easy
Why:
If they corrected the grammar to "it doesn't come easy," the words wouldn't fit!
Submitted by: crazydon
 

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Stringo Are originally "Ringo Starr"
Submitted by: Who Knows?
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Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band: The Anthology at Amazon.com
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