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Fun Music Information -> Burl Ives
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Burle Icle Ivanhoe. Submitted by: jolly
Music Performer Nicknames:
Known informally as: The Wayfaring Stranger. Submitted by: Martha Hankins
Singers Who Act:
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Summer Magic, Roots" | Decent performances in both films - Raphael |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Big Rock Candy Mountain," | Mountains are not made of rock candy. | Candy Welty |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "So What'cha Want?," Beastie Boys | "Silver And Gold," Burl Ives | |
| "Sad Mood," Sam Cooke | "A Little Bitty Tear," Burl Ives | |
| "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree," Brenda Lee | "A Holly Jolly Christmas," Burl Ives | |
| "Choice Of Colors," The Impressions | "Silver And Gold," Burl Ives | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Siler And Gold" originally "Silver And Gold"
Mary Ann Brite
"Silver And God" originally "Silver And Gold"
Mary Ann Brite
"Have A Holy Jolly Christmas" originally "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Kris Kringle Aguilera
"A Little Bitty Ear" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Joe Jones must have "talked too much" to Ives?
Chris
"A Little Bitty Tea" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Well, Burl you could have served us more.
Chris
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Have A Wholly Jolly Christmas" originally "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Erika Clarkson
Change a Letter:
"A Folly Jolly Christmas" originally "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Yvette Bristle
"A Holly Jolty Christmas" originally "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Yvette Bristle
"A Hilly Jolly Christmas" originally "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Yvette Bristle
"A Jolly Jolly Christmas" originally "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Yvette Bristle
"A Holly Jelly Christmas" originally "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Yvette Bristle
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Holly Jolly Christmas" | "It's A Family Vacation" | card |
| "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" | "Damn! A Crawling Sprawling Christmas" | John A. Barry |
| "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas" | "Holly Jolly Parody Challenge" | Ginny King |
| "Holly Jolly Christmas" | "Really Fuxxored Christmas" | Cactus Impersonator |
| "Holly Jolly Christmas" | "It's A Family Vacation" | victoria |
| "Holly Jolly Christmas" | "Illuminati Christmas" | Abbott Skelding |
| "Holly Jolly Christmas" | "Groggy, Soggy Blitzed Fest" | John A. Barry |
| "Holly Jolly Christmas" | "25 Parodies Of Christmas: 9. Jelly Belly Christmas" | Jonathan |
| "Sweet Betsy From Pike" | "Betsy DeVos" | giblet o'sarcasm |
| "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | "Holly Farms 400" | Joe the Crazy Conch |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| The Lonely Bull Herb Alpert | Frog Went a-Courtin' Burl Ives | The Lonely Bullfrog Went a-Courtin' | Raphael |
| Crawling Linkin Park | On Top Of Old Smokey Burl Ives | Crawling On Top of Old Smokey This should be interesting. ;) | rocksoul |
| Silver And Gold Burl Ives | Thunder And Roses Pam Tillis | Silver Thunder And Gold Roses | Ashley Michelle McGowan |
| Casey Jones Burl Ives | Casey Junior The Sportsmen | Casey Jones, Jr. Both are very old songs about train engineers. | Bob Oldhart |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Ho, ho, the mistletoe, the humble you can see.
Original Lyrics: Ho, ho, the mistletoe, hung where you can see.
| "Silver and Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Shimmering gold
Original Lyrics: Silver and Gold
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"A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics: Ho, ho, the mistletoe
The humble you can see. Original Lyrics: Ho, ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Misheard Lyrics: Then one holiday Christmas Eve
Original Lyrics: Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Silver and Gold"
Misheard Lyrics: Shimmering gold
Original Lyrics: Silver and Gold
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke The mishearing made sense. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Holly Jolly Christmas"
Better Lyrics:
Have a holly jolly Christmas,
And when you walk down the street,
Say hello to friends unknown
And folks that you don't meet.
And when you walk down the street,
Say hello to friends unknown
And folks that you don't meet.
Original Lyrics:
Have a holly jolly Christmas,
And when you walk down the street,
Say hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet.
And when you walk down the street,
Say hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet.
Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss
"A Little Bitty Tear"
Better Lyrics:
A little bitty tear knocked me down
Original Lyrics:
A little bitty tear let me down
Submitted by: Doug Montgomery
Funniest Song Lyrics:
"A Holly Jolly Christmas"
The Funny Lyrics: And when you walk down the street,
Say hello to friends you know, And everyone you meet. Why They're Funny: Friends you know? Um...ok? Wouldn't "friends you know well" work? Or "people you know"? Or would that just throw off the rhythm of the song?
Submitted by: Bri
| "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
The Funny Lyrics: Have a cup of cheer
Why They're Funny: It sounds like this song is encouraging people to drink laundry detergent, although that's most likely NOT the "cheer" that Mr. Ives is referring to. But seriously, cheer is not a liquid, so it doesn't seem possible to have a cup of it.
Submitted by: Mort
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Big Rock Candy Mountain"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: On a summer day
In the month of May Why They're Nonsensical: May does not have any summer days.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Say hello to friends you know
And everyone you meet. Why They're Nonsensical: Darn! I knew I was getting something wrong. I'm forever saying hello to friends I don't know and people I don't meet!
Submitted by: Carmen Mistletoe
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Funny Way Of Laughin'"
Opening Lines: It's just my funny way of laughin', yes my funny way of laughin'. Your leavin' didn't bother me.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "A Little Bitty Tear"
Opening Lines: A little bitty tear let me down, spoiled my act as a clown
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Band Name Anagrams:
Vile Rubs Submitted by: Kayla McSwain
Evil Rubs Submitted by: Kayla McSwain
Live Rubs Submitted by: Kayla McSwain
Liver Sub Submitted by: Renee Keener
Not my favorite sandwich
Song Title Anagrams:
"Titillate By Tater" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Submitted by: Jessica Bielzebub
"Titillate Brat Yet" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Submitted by: Jessica Bielzebub
"Tilt Tea At Liberty" originally "A Little Bitty Tear"
Submitted by: Jessica Bielzebub
Song Title Acrostics:
SAG: "Silver And Gold"
Submitted by: Edyth Bowen
HAH, JC: "Have A Holly Jolly Christmas"
JC can mean Jesus Christ, among other things.
Submitted by: Edyth Bowen
MAR: "Mary Ann Regrets"
Submitted by: Edyth Bowen
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Rig Bach Mandy Countin'" originally "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
Submitted by: Terror Reid
"Rig Bach Mandy Countin'" originally "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
Submitted by: Terror Reid
"Bug Mock Randy Countin'" originally "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
Submitted by: Terror Reid
"Bug Mock Randy Countin'" originally "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
Submitted by: Terror Reid
"Shall We Rather Buy The Giver" originally "Shall We Gather By The River"
Submitted by: Margaret (less massive than my name backwards)
There are additional Song Title Spoonerisms available.
Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Call Me Mr. In-Between"
The Lyrics: I'm too small to walk but I'm too big to toddle
Why: I'm too small to talk but I'm too big to waddle
Submitted by: Faith Spencer
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