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Album cover parody of Breakfast In Canada, Eh? by Supertramp
Parody album cover
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This is the most recent information about Supertramp that has been submitted to amIright. If we have more information about Supertramp, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).

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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.

Supertramp/Scooter

Band Name Origins:

  • The band got it's name from the first drummer by the name of Richard Palmer. Palmer wrote all the bands lyrics at the time and was a literature graduate or student at least. The name comes from a book by W.H. Davies. The book being titled "The Autobiography of a Supertramp". There was an online version of it if anyone cares to give it a read. Submitted by: Tony Trampfan
  • Unemployed guitarist Roger Hodgson was busking in the underground (subway)in London in the late sixties when a man approached him. An unkempt Hodgson asked if if he liked the music, to which the man replied, "Super, Tramp!" (Tramp is the British word for a "bum" or "hobo") Submitted by: Richard Braithwaite

Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:

Song Name
Comments & Submitter Name
"Breakfast in America"And you thought the title was "Take a Look at my Girlfriend," didn't you? - Alan the Ottoman
"The Logical Song"There are times when all the world's asleep, the questions run too deep for such a simple man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd but please tell me who I am - Don

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd"Bonnie," Supertramp
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd"Rudy," Supertramp
"Weatherman Says," Jack Wagner"It's Raining Again," Supertramp
"It's A Long Way There," Little River Band"Take The Long Way Home," Supertramp
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Hide In Your Hell" originally "Hide In Your Shell"
Carla Jorgensen
"Surly" originally "Surely"
Tiffany Furlong
"Reamer" originally "Dreamer"
Kareem Abdul-Montana
"The Logical Son" originally "The Logical Song"
Trina Lufkin

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Bloody Well Fright" originally "Bloody Well Right"
Ben
"Bloody Well Bright" originally "Bloody Well Right"
Ben
"Give A Little Bait" originally "Give A Little Bit"
Serafina
"Then Logical Song" originally "The Logical Song"
It was logical then but not now.
Doug Graves
"Give A Little Bite" originally "Give A Little Bit"
Regina Haniger

There are additional Supertramp song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Give A Little Wit" originally "Give A Little Bit"
Kristen
"Dreamed" originally "Dreamer"
The regular past tense of the verb 'to dream'
Andrew
"Hide In Sour Shell" originally "Hide In Your Shell"
Monica Harpootlian
"Ride In Your Shell" originally "Hide In Your Shell"
Monica Harpootlian
"The Logical Sons" originally "The Logical Song"
Mia

There are additional Supertramp song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Take The Long Way Home""Took The Wrong Way Home"Merry & Pippin
"Dreamer""Weiner"Steve Kalafut
"The Logical Song""The Neological Song"Leo Keough
"Breakfast In America""Facebook On Overload"Just Flipp (2)
"The Logical Song""The Octopus Song"Hot For Teacher Strike
"Goodbye Stranger""Goodbye Sex"Alex Dow
"Give A Little Bit""Say It Without Spit"Mark Scotti
"Goodbye Stranger""Goodbye OJ"Mark Scotti
"Hide In your Shell""Drivin' like Hell"Guy DiRito
"Asylum""Italians (Revised)"Guy DiRito

There are additional Supertramp song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Take The Long Way HomeFirst Bus transportPickle

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Lord, Is It Mine?Pregnancy clinicpickle
Take The Long Way HomeAAA (Triptix)britrock

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
I Write The Songs
   Barry Manilow
The Logical Song
   Supertramp
I Write The Logical Songs
Serafina
I Feel Like Going Home
   Muddy Waters
Take The Long Way Home
   Supertramp
I Feel Like Taking The Long Way Home
Josh
It's Raining Men
   The Weather Girls
It's Raining Again
   Supertramp
It's Raining Men Again
Say what?
crazydon
The Ketchup Song
   Las Ketchup
The Logical Song
   Supertramp
The Logical Ketchup Song
D-Boz
There are additional Supertramp duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Heather and the Supernova Tramp
Heather Nova combined with Supertramp
Submitted By: nally
Bowling For Supertramp
Bowling For Soup combined with Supertramp
Submitted By: crazydon
The Supertrammps
Supertramp combined with The Trammps
Submitted By: Candy Welty
Supertramp Ritual
Supertramp combined with Superjoint Ritual
Submitted By: Chris Caldwell

Misheard Lyrics:

"It's Raining Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on you little fighter and midnight company
Original Lyrics:
Come on you little fighter and get back up again
"Just a Normal Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
And anyway, I guess, I'm just not greatest,
The least wise, that's how I feel
Original Lyrics:
And anyway, I guess, I'm just not rated,
At least twice, that's how I feel
"The Logical Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
Calling you erratical
Original Lyrics:
Calling you a radical
"It's Raining Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're old enough to be impulsive
or
You're old enough to be repulsive
or
You're old enough. Does he pulsate?
Original Lyrics:
You're old enough some people say.
There are additional Supertramp misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Potter"
Misheard Lyrics:
I told this chick she could see my p****
And lay a cactus back in the confines of my home.
Original Lyrics:
I told her strict she could see my prickled
Cactus back in the confines of my home.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Igor Molotov

On the Internet, there doesn't seem to be total agreement on what the lyrics really are here. (Is it for instance 'strict' or 'quick'?) For my part, I'm still pretty sure that my version is the correct one. At least, the hormone-filled teenager that I was when I first heard this song back in the mid-eighties was never in doubt that Potter was making a very direct proposal to some delicious broad.

There are additional Supertramp misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Potter"
Better Lyrics:
Beggar in the woodpile, mind out
Original Lyrics:
Nigger in the woodpile, mind out
Submitted by: Mike Hack

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"Gone Hollywood"
The Funny Lyrics:
I'm tired of talking on the telephone
Why They're Funny:
Why would people be tired from calling friends on the phone? Furthermore, at the time this song was made, it was the typical way to communicate with people!
Submitted by: Mike Hack
 

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Oh Darling"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna
I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm gonna catch you, lady
Why They're Repetitive:
It sounds extremely repetitive. It's always repetition.
Submitted by: Mike Hack
 

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"Breakfast in America"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
I'm a loser, oh what a joker...
Why They're Misrhymed:
Everything else in the song rhymes just fine, but that one line just doesn't! It kind of bugs me.
Submitted by: Cassie N.
"From Now On"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
I think I'll rob a store, escape the law, and live in Italy
Why They're Misrhymed:
'Store' and 'law' actually rhyme beatifully when sung with e British accent.
Submitted by: Sam Stafford

Inappropriate Song Lyrics:

"Take The Long Way Home"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
When you're up on the stage, you're so unbelievable
Why They're Inappropriate:
People never go on concert stages unless they have backstage passes to go on.
Submitted by: Mickey D.
"Goodbye Stranger"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
The devil is my savior.
Why They're Inappropriate:
The devil tries to make people miserable. I know who my savior is and it's definitely not satan.
Submitted by: April
There are additional Supertramp inappropriate lyrics available.

Dated Song Lyrics:

"The Logical Song"
The Dated Lyrics:
Now watch what you say
Or they´ll be calling you a radical
A liberal, afanatical criminal ,
Oh won´t you sign up with me
We´d like to feel you´re
Acceptable, respectable,
oh presentable, a vegetable!
Why They're Dated:
The term "liberal" didn't have such negative connotations in 1979, at least not in America. "Liberal" became a slag word during the 1988 Presidential elections between VP George H.W. Bush and Massachusettes Gov. Mike Dukakis. Since then the so-called GOP has used that word as a slur but then again most Republicans today do not fall under the category of "conservative" anymore either. Yet here in this 1979 hit "liberal" is used pejoratively in a time when the textbooks were still using that word in a positive manner!
Submitted by: Super Star Tramp
 

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Child Of Vision"
The Lyrics:
You gave me Coca-Cola
You said it tasted good
And you watched the television
It tells you that you should
Product Brand Name:
Coca-Cola
Submitted by: Mickey D.
 

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Just Another Nervous Wreck"
The Song Lyrics:
And as the cloud begin to rumble
So the juggler makes his fumble
And the sun upon my wall is getting less
Song They Mention:
"The Juggler" by Weather Report
Submitted by: Mickey D.
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"It's Raining Again"
Opening Lines:
It's raining again. Oh no, my love's at an end.
Comments:
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
"Dreamer"
Opening Lines:
Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer.
Comments:
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
There are additional Supertramp spelling lyrics available.

Song Title Space Change:

"Get Your Act To Get Her" originally "Get Your Act Together"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Dream ER" originally "Dreamer"
An ER just to dream, sounds peaceful.
Submitted by: Peter
"Hide In Yours, Hell" originally "Hide In Your Shell"
Submitted by: Sheena Weston
"Where Theresa Will" originally "Where There's A Will"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"It's Raining A Gain" originally "It's Raining Again"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

There are additional Supertramp Song Title Space Change available.

Band Name Anagrams:

Supper Mart Submitted by: Regina Olsen
Pumper's Rat Submitted by: Joy Stick
Rat Sperm Up Submitted by: Joy Stick
Purest Ramp Submitted by: Joy Stick
Rapper Smut Submitted by: Joy Stick

There are additional Supertramp Band Name Anagrams available.

Song Title Anagrams:

"Strange Body Gore" originally "Goodbye Stranger"
Submitted by: Angelina Laide
"Strange Ore, By God" originally "Goodbye Stranger"
Submitted by: Angelina Laide
"A Big Evil Tittle" originally "Give a Little Bit"
My 300th song anagram!
Submitted by: Josh
"Bad Estrogen Orgy" originally "Goodbye Stranger"
Submitted by: Josh

Super Long Pop Songs:

"Even in the Quietest Moments" Length: 6:29
From the album of the same name.
Submitted by: Ra'akone
"Fool's Overture" Length: 10:51
A rather long song by Supertramp, with a rather long intro, the first lyrics are not heard until 5:25, almost exactly halfway through. Due to the first words of those lyrics, some people think the song is called "History Recalls."
Submitted by: Ra'akone
"Try Again" Length: 12:03
The song was taken from the 1970 self-titled debut album.
Submitted by: Mickey D.

Song Title Acrostics:

FIN: "Friend In Need"
Submitted by: Candy Welty

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Dust A Normal Jay" originally "Just A Normal Day"
Submitted by: Toni Minot
"Hide In Sure Yell" originally "Hide In Your Shell"
Submitted by: Ron N. O'Connor
"Shied In Your Hell" originally "Hide In Your Shell"
A hell could have much to shy away from.
Submitted by: Sir Ron Norris
"Stood By Grainger" originally "Goodbye Stranger"
Submitted by: Adlai Alda

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Tramper Soup originally "Supertramp"
Submitted by: Lydia Helton

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