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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.
The Steve Miller Mand, The Steve Miller Bank, Steve MillerVainity Songs:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Gangster of Love" | Toward the end of the song, the question "Are you Guitar Stevie Miller?" is asked. This song is mentioned in "Space Cowboy" and "The Joker." - Martha Hankins |
Better Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Boz Scaggs" | "William Royce Scaggs helped found the group in the 1960's. However, by the time Steve had struck gold with the "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Book of Dreams" albums, Boz had his own hits with such songs as "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown."" | - Martha Hankins |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Avada Kedavra" | "Abracadabra" | Scandia |
| "Die Like A Beagle" | "Fly Like An Eagle" | oldsong |
| "Abracadaver" | "Abracadabra" | Nic |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Swingtown," | There's no locality called Swingtown. | Open Mike |
| "Macho City," | There is no city with that name. | Paul Bear |
| "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash," | Cash has value. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "The Drum," Bobby Sherman | "Bongo Bongo," Steve Miller Band | |
| "Robbers," Cold War Kids | "Take The Money And Run," Steve Miller Band | |
| "Draw Of The Cards," Kim Carnes | "The Joker," Steve Miller Band | |
| "Tarzan And Jane," Aqua | "Jungle Love," Steve Miller Band | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Jet Airline" originally "Jet Airliner"
Serafina
"Heart Like A Heel" originally "Heart Like A Wheel"
Peter
"The Joke" originally "The Joker"
Serafina
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Taken The Money And Run" originally "Take The Money And Run"
As in I've taken the money and run (p participles)
Serafina
"Fly Like Any Eagle" originally "Fly Like An Eagle"
Cheryl Jordan
"Take The Money And Runt" originally "Take The Money And Run"
get the dough, and the little guy too
Rychendroll
"Take The Money And Ruin" originally "Take The Money And Run"
Penny Olivia Tyler
"Stake The Money And Run" originally "Take The Money And Run"
Rogers Horny
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Make The Money And Run" originally "Take The Money And Run"
That is, earn it and then go.
Serafina
"Flo Like An Eagle" originally "Fly Like An Eagle"
Someone named Flo is like an eagle?
Samantha Wayland
"Fay Like An Eagle" originally "Fly Like An Eagle"
Someone named Fay is like an eagle?
Samantha Wayland
"Ply Like An Eagle" originally "Fly Like An Eagle"
Samantha Wayland
"Sly Like An Eagle" originally "Fly Like An Eagle"
Elizabeth
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
July 23
a parody of "Fly Like An Eagle" by Steve Miller Band
Wrote this prior to The Giants playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles last season.
YouTube: (Windows Media)
May 13
a parody of "Jet Airliner" by Steve Miller Band
A parody in regard to the Air Force One flyby in NYC, all for a photo op.
Youtube: (Windows Media)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Livin' in the USA" | "Live In a Theocracy" | John A. Barry |
| "Fly Like an Eagle" | "Spend Like a Lib'ral" | Riçhard Henrí |
| "Take the Money and Run" | "Got a Government Job" | Rick Duncan |
| "Fly Like An Eagle" | "High Like An Eagle (the Bill Clinton Lp)" | Chance Gollnick |
| "Jungle Love" | "Fiddle Love" | blackjack21 |
| "The Joker" | "The Junker" | Rick Duncan |
| "Fly Like An Eagle" | "Why Nine Eleven" | blackjack21 |
| "The Joker" | "The Joker (The One)" | metaphorsbwithu |
| "Jet Airliner" | "Jet Flyby Stir" | Mark Scotti |
| "Abracadabra" | "The Awful Truth About Hannah Montana" | Spaff.com |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Fly Like An Eagle | Philadelphia Eagles NFL team | Mark Silverman |
| Fly Like An Eagle | American Airlines | moo |
| Take The Money And Run | Bank | Ratticis |
| The Joker | Batman: The Animated Series Marathon | Jared |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Abracadabra | Magician | Larcen Tyler |
| Jungle Love | Zoophiliacs anonymous | Scrappleberry |
| Take The Money And Run | Bank | FussBudgetVanPelt |
| Take The Money And Run | Enron HQ | Syncronos |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Ain't No Mountain High Enough Diana Ross | Space Cowboy Steve Miller Band | Ain't No Space Mountain High Enough | Isac |
| Welcome To The Jungle Guns 'N' Roses | Jungle Love Steve Miller Band | Welcome To The Jungle, Love | Rocky Rhodes |
| Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull | Jungle Love Steve Miller Band | Bungle In The Jungle Love Raunchy!! | Rocky Rhodes |
| F*** And Run Liz Phair | Take The Money And Run Steve Miller Band | F*** The Money And Run | Larry Turd |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
The Steve Miller Stain Limit Band
The Steve Miller Band combined with The Miller Stain Limit
Submitted By: Candace Troy Powers
Miller Time
Steve Miller Band combined with Morris Day and the Time
You know what brand of beer would be sold at these concerts! In addition, both these bands had a song called "Jungle Love"!
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Misheard Lyrics:
"Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big old Jed and Ira
Original Lyrics: Big ol' jet airliner
| "Big Old Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: Big old Jed had a light-on.
Original Lyrics: Big old jet airliner
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"Jungle Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Jug-A-Lug is driving me mad
Original Lyrics: Jungle love is driving me mad
| "Fly Like an Eagle"
Misheard Lyrics: Todd keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future.
Original Lyrics: Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Jet Airliner"
Misheard Lyrics: We don't chat in the line-up
Original Lyrics: Big ol' Jet Airliner.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: iwas there Thought that was the line when I was a kid |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Take The Money And Run"
Better Lyrics:
Peter T, is a TV host down in L. A.
And he always shows just exactly how to play
He tells the players to beware of the Whammies
He makes his livin' off of being on the airwaves
Bobbie Sue, oh, she hit one right away
Billy Joe, later had the the very same fate
They got no money, hey, and the Whammies got away
Dancin' across the screen and they're still dancin' today, singin
'I'm gonna take your money and run' (4x)
And he always shows just exactly how to play
He tells the players to beware of the Whammies
He makes his livin' off of being on the airwaves
Bobbie Sue, oh, she hit one right away
Billy Joe, later had the the very same fate
They got no money, hey, and the Whammies got away
Dancin' across the screen and they're still dancin' today, singin
'I'm gonna take your money and run' (4x)
Original Lyrics:
Billy Mac, is a detective down in Texas
And though he knows just exactly what the fact is
He ain't gonna let those two escape justice
He makes his livin' off of other people's taxes
Bobbie Sue, oh, she slipped away
Billy Joe, caught up with the her the very next day
They got the money,hey, you know they got away
They headed down south and they're still runnin' today, singin'
Go on, take the money and run (4x)
And though he knows just exactly what the fact is
He ain't gonna let those two escape justice
He makes his livin' off of other people's taxes
Bobbie Sue, oh, she slipped away
Billy Joe, caught up with the her the very next day
They got the money,hey, you know they got away
They headed down south and they're still runnin' today, singin'
Go on, take the money and run (4x)
Submitted by: twhamette
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"The Joker"
The Funny Lyrics: Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the gangster of love Some people call me Maurice (whew whoo) Why They're Funny: Maurice? Hehehe Thats so random. Plus it does that sound afterwards hahaha
Submitted by: Lis
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Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Swingtown"
The Repetitive Lyrics: We've been workin' so hard.
We've been workin' so hard. Why They're Repetitive: Heck, I don't know! Maybe Steve Miller had nothing else to say so he had to repeat 'We've been workin' so hard.'
Submitted by: Donald Phillips
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Rockin' Me"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: ...Northern California where the girls are warm
Why They're Nonsensical: So are girls cold everywhere else?
Submitted by: mysticrose
| "The Joker"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: 'Cause I speak of the Pompatus of love
Why They're Nonsensical: Ever since I first heard this song I always wondered what a Pompatus was, and hence this line made no sense to me. Turns out, it's a neologism originating from "The Letter", a 1954 song by The Medallions. The lines "Oh my darling, let me whisper / sweet words of pizmotality / and discuss the puppetutes of love," which contain this reference, were apparently a description of that songwriter's dream woman. And when Steve Miller wrote "The Joker", he made reference to this, like he often does with most of his songwriting, to demonstrate R&B influences.
Submitted by: Ed
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Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"Take The Money and Run"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Billy Mack is a detective dowin in Texas
, You know that he knows just exactly what the fact is, He ain't gonna let those two escape justice, He makes his living off the people's taxes. Why They're Misrhymed: Let's see; Texas...facts is....justice...taxes. I still love Steve Miller. I'm sure this the whole song (rhymes and all) are toungue in cheek. Personally I think it's a great verse.
Submitted by: John
| "Take The Money And Run"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: They headed down to New Old El Paso
That's where they ran into a great big hassle Billy Mac is a detective down in Texas And he knows just exactly what the facts is Why They're Misrhymed: Ok, El Paso and hassle is at least an honest attempt (albeit a failed attempt), but 'Texas' and 'What the facts is'? WHAT THE FACTS IS? Come on Steve, at least try!
Submitted by: Disco 3:!6
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"Jet Airliner"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Big old jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away Big old jet airliner 'cause it's here that I got to stay Why They're Inappropriate: Uhh... Steve... if that's the case, shouldn't you be home instead of on an airliner? This guy's lyrics are generally pretty lame, but this is just 'plane' idiotic.
Submitted by: Kieran from Nevada
| "The Joker"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Really love your peaches, want to shake your tree
Why They're Inappropriate: Is this supposed to be a metaphor referring to a womans breast, either complementing for the size or just wanting to motorboat them?
Submitted by: Lori
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| There are additional inappropriate lyrics available. | |
Dated Song Lyrics:
"Jet Airliner"
The Dated Lyrics: But my heart keeps calling me backwards
As I get on the 707 Why They're Dated: Today, Steve would probably be boarding a 767 or 777.
Submitted by: Glenn
| "Dance, Dance, Dance"
The Dated Lyrics: My grandpa, he's 95
And he keeps on dancin' He's still alive My grandma, she's 92 She loves to dance And sing some, too Why They're Dated: Steve Miller himself is approaching 70 years of age; his grandparents must be long dead by now.
Submitted by: David Jones
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Dirty Song Lyrics:
"The Joker"
The Dirty Lyrics: Really love your peaches
want to shake your tree Why They're Dirty: I think everyone picked up on this one right away. Of course 'peaches' is a euphamism for parts of female anatomy. And we know what tree he wants to shake!
Submitted by: Dar
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"The Joker"
The Song Lyrics: Some people call me the Space Cowboy
Some call me the Gangster Of Love Song They Mention: Space Cowboy; Gangster Of Love. Those are two little-known songs of his.
Submitted by: Mark Richardson
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Made Up Words in Songs:
"The Joker"
The Made Up Words: Pompatus
Comments: Used in the lines "Some people call me Maurice, / Cause I speak of the Pompatus of love".
Submitted by: ChuckyG
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Song Title Space Change:
"I Want To Make The World Turn: A Round" originally "I Want To Make The World Turn Around"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"A Bra Cad A Brad" originally "Abracadabra"
Cad: A man who treats women irresponsibly
Submitted by: Peter
"Mac Ho City" originally "Macho City"
Submitted by: Rock Maninoff
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"Mercury Blues"
The Lyrics: You know that gal I love I stole her from a friend
Fool got lucky stole her back again Because she knowed he had a Mercury Why: I can't imagine Steve thinking the past tense of 'know' is 'knowed'!
Submitted by: Mark M
| "Take the Money and Run"
The Lyrics: Billy Mack is a detective down in Texas You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
Why: "Facts is" replaces the correct "facts are" to force a semblance of a rhyme.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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Band Name Anagrams:
Trembles and Evil Submitted by: dxman
Timberland Elves Submitted by: Lydia Helton
Song Title Anagrams:
"Go Comical" originally "Cool Magic"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Comic Goal" originally "Cool Magic"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Coma Logic" originally "Cool Magic"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"A Comic Log" originally "Cool Magic"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Go, Comic Al!" originally "Cool Magic"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Rock'n' Me"
The Lyrics: I went from Phoenix, Arizona
All the way to Tacoma Philadelphia, Atlanta, LA Why: Phoenix, Arizona; Tacoma, Washington; Philadelphia; Atlanta; Los Angeles
Submitted by: crazydon
| "Keep on-a Rockin' me."
The Lyrics: I've been to Phoenix, Arizona, all the way to Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A.
Why: Phoenix, Arizona; Tacoma, Washington; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; and Los Angles California.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Songs That Are Banned:
"Jet Airliner"
On the album we hear "and I don't want to get caught up in no
funky sh*t going down in the city". On the single edit played on the radio the profane word is replaced by "kicks".
funky sh*t going down in the city". On the single edit played on the radio the profane word is replaced by "kicks".
Submitted by: Space Cowboy Toker
Super Long Pop Songs:
"Macho City" Length: 16:26
The song took up the entire second side of the 1981 LP, "Circle Of Love".
Submitted by: rocky
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Dan, Gang Foe" originally "Fandango"
Submitted by: Reese Witherspoonerism
Hidden Messages:
"big old jet air liner"
big old jed left the light on
Submitted by: jodi
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"Take The Money And Run"
1969 comedy with Woody Allen.
Submitted by: rocky
