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This is everything that was reviewed and approved for amIright on October 1, 2009. These are not items submitted on October 1, 2009, but rather items that were reviewed that day by site editors.

Song Parodies:

"Sister's Underwear" by Alvin Rhodes
    a parody of "Sister Golden Hair," America
"Baby, I'm Yours" by Tommy Turtle
    a parody of "Baby, I'm Yours," Barbara Lewis
"Jenny Slate" by blackjack21
    a parody of "Yesterday," The Beatles
"My Junk" by Flash Flood
    a parody of "My Humps," Black Eyed Peas
"My Bum Has Got A Bomb In" by Phil Alexander
    a parody of "The Sun Has Got His Hat On," Cast of Me and My Girl
"Vegemite" by Trevor
    a parody of "Liberate," Disturbed
"Anne Murray" by Airfarcewon
    a parody of "Tomorrow," From B'way show, "Annie"
"My AOL Favorite Things" by Airfarcewon
    a parody of "My Favorite Things," Julie Andrews
"Ghost Writer’s Paid to Lie" by John A. Barry
    a parody of "Ghost Riders in the Sky," Marty Robbins
"With A Little Bit Of Luck ('My Fair Fiddlegirl', Scene 4 of 16)" by Fiddlegirl and Tommy Turtle
    a parody of "With A Little Bit Of Luck," My Fair Lady: Lerner / Loewe
"Let A Woman In Your Write ('My Fair Fiddlegirl', Scene 3 of 16)" by Fiddlegirl and Tommy Turtle
    a parody of "I'm An Ordinary Man (Let A Woman In Your Life)," My Fair Lady: Lerner / Loewe
"I Put A Skull On You" by Leo Keough
    a parody of "I Put A Spell On You," Screamin' Jay Hawkins
"I Am Botoxed" by John A. Barry
    a parody of "I Am a Rock," Simon & Garfunkel
"My Growl" by Guy DiRito
    a parody of "My Girl," The Temptations
"Longcat" by Tokusou Sentai Blessranger
    a parody of "Top Cat," Theme Songs

Song Lawsuits:

"Viva La Vida" by Coldplay
In 2008, Joe Satriani filed a lawsuit against Coldplay, alleging that "Viva La Vida" borrowed the verse melody from Satriani's song "If I Could Fly." The case was dismissed recently, with the judge deeming the similarities coincidental.
Submitted by: dxman

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Hungary" originally "Hungry" by Paul Revere & The Raiders
Now it refers to a similar-sounding country.
Greg
"Must Have Done Something Bright" originally "Must Have Done Something Right" by Relient K
Penny Olivia Tyler
"Fast Cart" originally "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
Greg

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

"Bridges To Burn," Charlie A'Court Pyromaniac's anonymous Diane
"Get It, Shorty," Lloyd Dwarfism Support Line lady cutie
"Suicide Is Painless," The M*A*S*H Suicide Prevention Hotline FussBudgetVanPelt

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

"Back At One," Brian (not Bryan) McKnight
"Starting Over," John Lennon
"Joy To The World," Three Dog Night
"We Are The World," U.S.A. For Africa
"We Are The World," USA For Africa
"The World Loves Us And Is Our Bitch," McLusky

Song Title Space Change:

"Where My Girl Sat?" originally "Where My Girls At?," 702
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"I WAN Tit That Way " originally "I Want It That Way ," Backstreet Boys
WAN: (in computers): Wide Area Network
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Take Met Here" originally "Take Me There," BLACKstreet & Mya feturing Mase & Blinky Blink
All of the Mets? & to World Series? Maybe someday
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"On Bend Ed Knee" originally "On Bended Knee," Boyz II Me
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Brokenheart Ed " originally "Brokenhearted," Brandy
Ed must not be a fad anymore?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"I Wanna Bed Own" originally "I Wanna Be Down," Brandy
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Back A Tone" originally "Back At One," Brian McKnight
A good idea if you're going to sing.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"What Sit Gonna Be?!" originally "What's It Gonna Be?! ," Busta Rhymes featuring Janet Jackson
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Fad Ed Pictures" originally "Faded Pictures," Case and Joe
So, Ed now is a fad?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Touch Met, Ease Me" originally "Touch Me Tease Me," Case featuring Foxxy Brown
Which Met? And how will it ease them?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"It Sin Evi Table" originally "It's Inevitable," Charlie
But what's an evi table?
Submitted by: Rocky
"Yell Ow! River" originally "Yellow River," Christie
Why? Did someone fall in?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Jump In, Jump In" originally "Jumpin', Jumpin'," Destiny's Child
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Mellow Yell Ow!" originally "Mellow Yellow," Donovan
Sounds a bit contradictory.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Bail Amos" originally "Bailamos," Enrique Iglesias
Why? What did Amos do to land in jail?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Twist Ed" originally "Twisted," Keith Sweat
Again, so glad I'm not Ed!
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Do In It" originally "Doin' It," LL Cool J
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"That's Mel L." originally "That Smell," Lynyrd Skynyrd
Whoever he is.
Submitted by: Rocky II
"Take Ab Ow!" originally "Take A Bow," Madonna
Might not want Madonna as a personal trainer.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"You Sang Tom E." originally "You Sang To Me," Marc Anthony
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"M Y'all" originally "My All," Mariah Carey
How James Bond's boss introduces herself?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Her O" originally "Hero ," Mariah Carey
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Look In At Me" originally "Lookin' At Me," Mase
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Enter Sand Man" originally "Enter Sandman," Metallica
sounds like a day at the beach...
Submitted by: Crystal
"You Are Not Al One" originally "You Are Not Alone," Michael Jackson
Must be Al Two?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"No Wand Forever " originally "Now And Forever," Richard Marx
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"That Don Tim Press Me Much" originally "That Don't Impress Me Much," Shania Twain
I wonder if that means Shania liked Don Tim?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"I Fit Makes You Happy" originally "If It Makes You Happy," Sheryl Crow
Crow getting in shape does nothing for me.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Say You'll Bet Here" originally "Say You'll Be There," Spice Girls
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"I'll Be A Round" originally "I'll Be Around," The Spinners
Submitted by: Bob
"How Sit Going To Be" originally "How's It Going To Be," Third Eye Blind
Hopefully on my behind.
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Dig Gin On You" originally "Diggin' On You," TLC
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Can't Al Oop" originally "Cantaloop," US3
Submitted by: George Straitjacket

Band Name Anagrams:

Twirly Bangle Virus anagram of The Traveling Wilburys Submitted by: Penny Olivia Tyler
Bravely Luring Wits anagram of The Traveling Wilburys Submitted by: Penny Olivia Tyler
Lusting Ivy Brawler anagram of The Traveling Wilburys Submitted by: Penny Olivia Tyler
Rugs Twirl Enviably anagram of The Traveling Wilburys Submitted by: Penny Olivia Tyler

Song Title Anagrams:

"Olive And Diet In L.A." originally "To Live And Die In L.A.," Wang Chung
Submitted by: James Brown Pelican

Song Title Acrostics:

BAG: "Boys And Girls," Blur
Submitted by: Electric Boogeyman
SO: "Sail On," The Commodores
So what if you're sailing on?
Submitted by: Soul
BAG: "Bound And Gagged," Ted Nugent
Submitted by: Hardrock

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"All Cough The Search" originally "Call Off The Search" by Katie Melua
However one coughs a search!?!
Submitted by: Jamie Burke

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Joan Lust Us originally "Lone Justice"
She lusts after all the men.
She

Movies Named After Song Titles:

"Route 66," Devo
Movie about roller derbies.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"Laughter In The Rain" by Neil Sedaka
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I hear laughter in the rain,
walking hand in hand with the one I love
Why They're Nonsensical:
Who's supposed to be laughing out there in the rain? The guy himself and his girl? The village idiot? Someone else out there who happens to be laughing at something? For clarity's sake lyricists, level with us once in a while.
Submitted by: THE BIG GUY
"Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
First born unicorn
Hardcore soft porn
Why They're Nonsensical:
Umm... what? This makes even less sense than the rest of the song...
Submitted by: Tim Kelby

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Last Child" by Aerosmith
The Lyrics:
Take me back to a south Tallahassee
Why:
Tallahassee, Florida
Submitted by: dxman
"Old Thames Side" by Richard Thompson
The Lyrics:
As I was walking down by old Thames side
Well my foot and my heart seemed to falter
For there you were standing by Custom House Landing
Like Venus risen out of the water
Why:
Thames River and Custom House Landing in London, England
Submitted by: Tania WYEP

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"Mustapha" by Queen
The Lyrics:
Mustapha Ibrahim, al havra kris vanin
. . .
Mustapha Mustapha - Allah-i na stolei
Mustapha Mustapha - Achtar es na sholei
Mustapha Mustapha - Mochamut dei ya low eshelei
Mustapha Mustapha - ai ai ai ai ahelei
Mustapha, Mustapha,
Ist avil ahiln avil ahiln adhim Mustapha,
Salaam Aleikum!
. . .
Mustapha Ibrahim, achbar ish navin
. . .
Vontap ist ahiln avil ahiln adhim Mustapha
Why:
The song was written in Arabic, English, and Parsi
Submitted by: Sam

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