Fun Music Information -> Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Sammy Davis JrLiterally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "The Candy Man," | No man is made from candy. | oldtimer |
| "My Mother the Car," | Didn't know cars gave birth | oldtimer |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "The Candy Man" | "Yummy Yummy Yummy," Ohio Express | Kathy |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Don't Lame The Children" originally "Don't Blame The Children"
Peter
"Don Blame The Children" originally "Don't Blame The Children"
Peter
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"The Candy Moan" originally "The Candy Man"
Peter
"I've Gotta Be Men" originally "I've Gotta Be Me"
Peter
"I've Gotta Be Meg" originally "I've Gotta Be Me"
Peter
"I've Gotta Bet Me" originally "I've Gotta Be Me"
Peter
"I've Gotta Beg Me" originally "I've Gotta Be Me"
Peter
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"The Handy Man" originally "The Candy Man"
Serafina
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "The Candy Man" | "The Panty Man" | Lionel Mertens |
| "The Candy Man" | "The Pansy Man" | Lionel Mertens |
| "Candy Man" | "Handyman" | Merry & Pippin |
| "I Gotta Be Me" | "I Gotta Go Pee" | Joe Haynes |
| "Mr. Bojangles" | "Mr. Gene Kelly" | Airfarcewon |
| "The Candy Man" | "John Candy, Man" | Michael Pacholek |
| "The Candyman" | "Sportacus" | Sportacandy |
| "The Candyman" | "The Puritans" | Matthias |
| "What Kind Of Fool Am I" | "What Klondike Fool Am I" | Airfarcewon |
| "What Kind Of Fool Am I" | "What Kind Of Tool Have I" | Airfarcewon |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| The Candy Man Sammy Davis Jr. | Maneater Hall And Oates | The Candy Maneater | Ed |
| I've Gotta Be Me Sammy Davis, Jr. | Causing A Commotion Madonna | I've Gotta Be Causing Me A Commotion | Gretchen Wieners |
| The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. | The Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson | The Candyman In the Mirror Wasn't that basically the plot of the movie "Candyman"? | Drewzi |
Misheard Lyrics:
"The Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Who can make a sunrise
Sprinkle it with you? Original Lyrics: Who can take a sunrise
Sprinkle it with dew? | "The Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Cover it with chocolate or a pinnicle of two.
Original Lyrics: Cover it with chocolate and a miracle or two.
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"The Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: The candy man can because he makes it out with love.
Original Lyrics: The candy man can because he mixes it up with love.
| "The Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Who can take a sunrise
Pickle it with dew? Original Lyrics: Who can take a sunrise
Sprinkle it with dew? |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"The Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Who can take a sunrise
Pickle it with dew? Original Lyrics: Who can take a sunrise
Sprinkle it with dew? |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Sheila Evans For a long time I thought my misheard lyrics were correct. After all, isn't pickling a sunrise with dew just as feasable as sprinkling it with dew? Then one time, I was heard singing the song that way, and I got some real laughs. One hearer said he was actually worried about dying laughing as a result. |
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"I've Got To Be Me"
The Lyrics: I've got to be me!
Why: I've heard forms like "I've got to" criticized as if substandard relative to the likes of "I have to". But others defend such use of "got" as a auxiliary verb. But at any rate, even from the latter point of view, it should be "I've got to be I". So common has such phraseology as "I've got to be me" become that "I've got to be I" can sound awkward and lose some impact relative to the former. But still the issue is clear: The verb "to be" takes predicate nominatives, which need to be in the nominative case, not direct objects (which would be in the objective case). The pronoun "I" is nominative while "me" is objective, so "I've got to be I" clearly must be the grammatically correct way to say it.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
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Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Mandy Can" originally "Candy Man"
Mandy can do what?
Submitted by: Adrienne Ramseur
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Dammy Save Us, Jr. originally "Sammy Davis, Jr."
Submitted by: MOR
Performers with Handicaps:
"Blind In One Eye"
When playing golf, he was asked what his handicap was, and he answered, 'I'm a one-eyed jewish n*****!'
Submitted by: pickle
"Visually Impaired"
He lost his left eye in a car accident on November 19th, 1954. The accident resulted in his conversion to Judaism.
Submitted by: Soul
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Having converted to Judaism"
According to legend, he felt compelled to convert after finding after the imprint of a Star of David in his hand, which came from a charm that Tony Curtis had left with him when he was hospitalized after a car accident.
Submitted by: Raphael
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Candyman"
It's not about candy, It's actually a horror film.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
