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Fun Music Information -> Dobie Gray
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Leonard Victor Ainsworth. Submitted by: soul
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Binge Of Silence" | "Bridge Of Silence" | Margo Gram |
| "Slipped Away" | "Drift Away" | MOR |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Tears Falling From My Tears," | Tears don't produce more tears. | Yvette Bristle |
| "May I Spend Every Year With You," | He can't, since he died in 2011. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Bridge Of Silence," | Silence can't be used to build bridges. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Twenty-Five Hours A Day," | A day has only 24 hours. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "I Can Dream, Can't I?," The Andrews Sisters | "You Can Do It," Dobie Gray | |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Mr. Engineer," Dobie Gray | |
| "Snow," Bing Crosby | "Drift Away," Dobie Gray | |
| "Snowfall," Tony Bennett | "Drift Away," Dobie Gray | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Teas Falling From My Tears" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
What happens when the Tea Party loses?
Peter
"Tears Falling From My Ears" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"Ridge Of Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Daisy Pappus
"May I Spend Every Ear With You" originally "May I Spend Every Year With You"
Yvette Bristle
"May I Send Every Year With You" originally "May I Spend Every Year With You"
Yvette Bristle
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Bridger Of Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Regina Olsen
"Bridget Of Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Yvette Bristle
"Bridge Off Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Yvette Bristle
"City Stairs" originally "City Stars"
Candy Welty
Change a Letter:
"Drift Aday" originally "Drift Away"
As in Meat Loaf, whose orig. name is Marvin Aday
Jessica Childress
"Fridge Of Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Is it working?
Karen Smith
"Tears Falling From My Gears" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"Tears Falling From My Bears" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"Tears Falling From My Years" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
Yvette Bristle
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Drift Away" | "Grift and Prey" | John A. Barry |
| "Drift Away" | "Grift Away" | John A. Barry |
| "Drift Away" | "In My Casserole" | Warren Baker |
| "In Crowd" | "Ingres Crowd" | Jaun'-Gall Satire |
| "Drift Away" | "Layaway" | Chris Wolvie |
| "Drift Away" | "Mary Kate" | Fred Snider |
| "Drift Away" | "Cliff's Away" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Drift Away" | "Drift Away" | Mwzk |
| "Drift Away" | "Ripped Away (the Obama Promise Takeaway Song)" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Drift Away" | "Switch Today" | Marthadtox |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Drift Away | ADD support group | HarryMay |
| Drift Away | Boats/Outdoor Equipment | oldsong |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Susan's House Eels | Out On The Floor Dobie Gray | Susan's Outhouse On The Floor | Ashley Michelle McGowan |
| Everytime You Go Away Paul Young | Drift Away Dobie Gray | Everytime You Drift Away | Serafina |
| May You Always The McGuire Sisters | Drift Away Dobie Gray | May You Always Drift Away | Ashley Michelle McGowan |
| Drift Away Dobie Gray | Into the Night Benny Mardones | Drift Away Into the Night | Mr. Bob |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Doobie Gray
The Doobie Brothers combined with Dobie Gray
Basically it inserts one more "o" in the solo performer's name.
Submitted By: Rob
The Dobie Brothers
Dobie Gray combined with The Doobie Brothers
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi
Misheard Lyrics:
"The 'in' Crowd"
Misheard Lyrics: Got our own way of walkin',
We got our own way of porkin', yeah! Original Lyrics: Got our own way of walkin',
We got our own way of talkin', yeah! | "Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme the Beach Boys and free mice hole
I wanna get loss in your Rotten role and drift away Original Lyrics: Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away |
"Out On The Floor"
Misheard Lyrics: I get my d*ck out on the floor
Original Lyrics: I get my kicks out on the floor
| "Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme the pee poise and freeze my soul
Original Lyrics: Gimme the beat, boys And free my soul
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Gimme the Beach Boys and free mice hole
I wanna get loss in your Rotten role and drift away Original Lyrics: Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Tim Noe When I misheard this I LOVED the reference to BOTH Brian Wilson AND the Sex Pistols! |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Drift Away"
Better Lyrics:
'I wanna find a girl on birth control'
or
'I wanna go home and smoke a bowl'
or
'Won't you come spin 'round my pole'
or
'I wanna go home and smoke a bowl'
or
'Won't you come spin 'round my pole'
Original Lyrics:
'I wanna get lost in your rock and roll'
Submitted by: W. Griffin
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Look At Me"
Opening Lines: Come on and look, look, look at me. Tell me what, what you see.
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "The In Crowd"
Opening Lines: I'm in with the in crowd, I go where the in crowd goes.
Comments: "The In Crowd" was 1965 top ten hit for the man who would become more famous in 1973 with his Beach Boys salute song named, "Drift Away", Dobie Gray.
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Space Change:
"So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me A Way)" originally "So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)"
Submitted by: Sutch
Band Name Anagrams:
Obie Grady Submitted by: Daisy Pappus
Be A Gory Id Submitted by: Regina
Do I Grab Ye? Submitted by: Helen Football
Yogi d' Bear Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Ray Bogied Submitted by: Regina Haniger
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"Silenced Brig Foe" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Submitted by: Daisy Pappus
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Sweet Lovin' Woman" Length: 2:42
"Sweet Lovin' Woman" is track #9 on the album, "Drift Away" (1973). It was one of several shortest songs on that album. Remember that he was more known for his song, "Drift Away", also featured on "Drift Away".
Submitted by: Wisnu Aji
Song Title Acrostics:
ME: "Mr. Engineer"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Grobie Day originally "Dobie Gray"
Submitted by: Soul
