Fun Music Information -> Tommy Roe

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Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Thomas David. Submitted by: sing

Also known as: Thomas Jackson. Submitted by: sing

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"Tossin' & Turnin'"	"Dizzy," Tommy Roe	Kathy
"Roundabout"	"Dizzy," Tommy Roe	hamburger456
"Dizzy"	"Going In Circles," The Friends Of Distinction	Kathy

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Lizzy" originally "Dizzy"

Cape Canaveral Lavigne

"Ditzy" originally "Dizzy"

Serafina

"Sweet Tea" originally "Sweet Pea"

Could just as easily be a real song as original!

Wendy Torrance

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Hooray For Hazel"	"Today's Toupées"	Stan Hall
"Sheila"	"Sheila"	Stan Hall
"Sweet Pea"	"Red Hickeys"	Malcolm Higgins
"Oh Sweet Pea"	"STD"	PMS
"Dizzy"	"Scurvy"	Alvin Rhodes
"Dizzy"	"Lizzie"	Merry & Pippin
"Sweet Pea"	"T.V."	Malcolm Higgins
"Sweet Pea"	"Streamed Pee"	John A. Barry
"Sheila"	"Sheep-herd"	John A. Barry
"Jam Up Jelly Tight"	"Jammed Up"	Steve Kalafut
There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Dizzy	Vertigo Help Line	FussBudgetVanPelt

Misheard Lyrics:

"Working Class Hero" Misheard Lyrics: He demands respect and headset. Original Lyrics: He demands respect and gets it.	"Working Class Hero" Misheard Lyrics: He's a working class hero He's a man, he's a miracle. Original Lyrics: He's a working class hero He's a man, he's America.
"Working Class Hero" Misheard Lyrics: He's a working class hero He's a mayonnaise American. Original Lyrics: He's a working class hero He's a man, he's America.	"Hooray For Hazel" Misheard Lyrics: She's meek as a dog. Original Lyrics: She's meek as a dove.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Dizzy"

Misheard Lyrics:

Like a world war, it never ends.

Original Lyrics:

Like a whirlpool, it never ends.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Tina

Sang these lyrics in the car in front of my boyfriend, who looked at me as if I had lost it and said: A world war usually ends at some point, Tina! Hmm, he had a point.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Sweet Pea"

Better Lyrics:

I walked on over and I asked her to dance
Thinkin' maybe later I could pull down her pants

Original Lyrics:

I walked on over and I asked her to dance
Thinkin' maybe later of makin' romance

Submitted by: Doug Montgomery

Funny Lyrics:

"Dizzy"

The Funny Lyrics:

I'm going round in circles all the time

Why They're Funny:

Well, no wonder you're so dizzy!

Submitted by: Your Worst Nightmare

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Stir It Up And Serve It"

Opening Lines:

Stir it up and serve it, Shake it all around, 'Cause everybody's groovin' To what you're putting down.

Comments:

"Stir It Up And Serve It" was a song that was released by Tommy Roe in 1970, but didn't make it as a hit as 1970's "Jam Up And Jelly Tight" did.

Submitted by: Peter

"Jam Up And Jelly Tight"

Opening Lines:

Jam up and jelly tight, My, my, my, my, baby, now you're outta sight.

Comments:

"Jam Up And Jelly Tight" was a top five hit for Roe in 1970, and considered the top 40 follow-up to his #1 1969 hit, "Dizzy". After the success of "Jam Up And Jelly Tight", Tommy Roe moved to Beverly Hills, CA and married a French actress named, Josette Banzet. In 1976, Roe moved to an acting career and won a Golden Globe award for his supporting performance in the TV mini-series, "Rich Man, Poor Man". Roe was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame, in 1986, and late would be recognized for his work by the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame.

Submitted by: Peter

There are additional spelling lyrics available.