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Fun Music Information -> Jim Croce

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Jim Croche

Vainity Songs:

Song Name	Comments & Submitter Name
"You Don't Mess Around With Jim"	Title track from his 1972 album. - Floyd DeBarber

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Working At McDonald's Blues"	"Working At The Car Wash Blues"	MOR
"I'll Have To Say I Hate You In A Song"	"I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song"	Aaerni

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Time In A Bottle,"	You can't place time inside a bottle	Alan the Ottoman

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"New York's My Home," Sammy Davis, Jr.	"New York's Not My Home," Jim Croce
"Who's Your Daddy?," Toby Keith	"Bad Bad Leroy Brown," Jim Croce
"Who's That Man?," Toby Keith	"Bad Bad Leroy Brown," Jim Croce
"Who Stole My Car?," DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince	"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," Jim Croce
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Ox # 10" originally "Box # 10"

Lindsay Lowhound

"Tie In A Bottle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Why would someone put a tie in a bottle?

Peter

"Tim In A Bottle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Erika Clarkson

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Timer In A Bottle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Krystal

"Bad Brad Leroy Brown" originally "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

Leroy would actually be the man's middle name!

Edward

"Workin' At The Czar Wash Blues" originally "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues"

Bob

"Workin' At The Cart Wash Blues" originally "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues"

Jen

"Bad Bard Leroy Brown" originally "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

Yvonne Sindri

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Time On A Bottle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Never thought of bottle clocks before!

Alan the Ottoman

"Tame In A Bottle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Penny Nichols

"Dime In A Bottle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Penny Nichols

"Tile In A Bottle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Penny Nichols

"Phonographs And Memories" originally "Photographs And Memories"

Candy Welty

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Operator"	"Schlocksturbators"	John A. Barry
"Time in a Bottle"	"Karma in a Bottle"	Gregory Blake
"Bd, Bad Leroy Brown"	"Downtown Vlad"	Gregory Blake
"You Don't Mess Around With Jim"	"You Don't Mess Around With King"	PikaJoe
"You Don't Mess Around With Jim"	"Yuge Coke Up The Snout O' Kim"	Auntie Trohl & Poo-Poo Pravda
"Workin' at the Car Wash Blues"	"The Corona Virus Blues"	Jeff "Dr Chordate" Moran
"Bad Bad LeRoy Brown"	"Quappy About Her Queativity (1975 Quasi at the Quackadero satire)"	Pauly Gerard
"Bad Bad Leroy Brown"	"Bob Bob Mueller's Town"	The Offenders
"Operator (That's not the way it feels)"	"Copulators (I am so envious)"	Lionel Mertens
"Time In A Bottle"	"Time On A Phone Call"	Jonathan Spurlock
There are additional song parodies available.

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

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Photographs And Memories	Antiques store	Edward

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
New York's Not My Home	Senator Hillary Clinton's Office	hec

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

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
I Need a Lover John Mellencamp	Lover's Cross Jim Croce	I Need a Lover's Cross	Rock Maninoff
Wasting My Time Default	Time In A Bottle Jim Croce	Wasting My Time In A Bottle	Stu L. Pigeon
Love And Memories O.A.R.	Photographs And Memories Jim Croce	Love, Photographs And Memories	Donald Trumped-Up Charges
Genie In A Bottle Christina Aguilera	Time In A Bottle Jim Croce	Genie's Time In A Bottle Impossible, as Croce died before Aguilera was born	Mister X
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" Misheard Lyrics: Badder than ol' King Cole Meaner than The Junkyard Dog. Original Lyrics: Badder than ol' King Kong Meaner than a junkyard dog.	"I Got a Name" Misheard Lyrics: But they can't shave me Original Lyrics: But they can't change me
"Time in a Bottle" Misheard Lyrics: If I could save Tums in a bottle Original Lyrics: If I could save time in a bottle	"I Got a Name" Misheard Lyrics: The whippoorwill and the phoebe's cry. Original Lyrics: The whippoorwill and the babies cry.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"

Misheard Lyrics:

Badder than ol' King Cole
Meaner than The Junkyard Dog.

Original Lyrics:

Badder than ol' King Kong
Meaner than a junkyard dog.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Barry

I thought he was singing about ol king Cole and the pro wrestler The Junkyard Dog.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"Operator"

The Funny Lyrics:

She's living in L.A.,
with my old ex-best friend Ray,
I guy she said she knew well but sometimes hated.

Why They're Funny:

What could be more grating than seeing your lover run-off with your best friend, except perhaps her once having hated the guy? Jim is slicing the irony real thick here.

Submitted by: Cesare

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

And it's bad bad,
Leroy Brown.
The baddest man
in the wole damned town
Badder than old King Kong
Meaner than a junkyard dog

Why They're Repetitive:

I don't know how many times he repeats this lyric in one stanza but once is enough.

Submitted by: Celeste

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Operator"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

Give me the number if you can find it,
so I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine

Why They're Nonsensical:

This is a case where repeating the chorus throughout a song completely throws off the story. The first time he sings these lines, it makes complete sense. Then he sings them again after the operator gave him the number (hence he already knows she can find it). Finally he sings them again after declaring he no longer wants to make the call!

Submitted by: Michael S.

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

Badder than an-ol' King Kong
Meaner than a junkyard dog.

Why They're Misrhymed:

How sad that Jim had to pass on before he could add the 'n' to 'dog'.

Submitted by: MOR

"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

Well, the two men took to fightin',
and when they pulled them from the floor,
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle with a couple of pieces gone.

Why They're Misrhymed:

I am dismayed that Croce couldn't have come up with a better effort to rhyme than 'floor' and gone.' Especially since he did so well with just about all the rest of his music...

Submitted by: Doug Montgomery

Dated Song Lyrics:

"Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

The Dated Lyrics:

He got a .32 gun in his pocket for fun
He got a razor in his shoe.

Why They're Dated:

If Leroy Brown stays in the bars these days he MIGHT be just fine; but security being what it is after 9-11, having a razor hidden in his shoe will only get him into more trouble than a jealous husband will give him!

Submitted by: Doug Montgomery

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"You Don't Mess Around with Jim"

The Lyrics:

You don't tug on Superman's cape

Who They Mention:

Superman

Submitted by: Noah William Johnsen

How to Pronounce a Band Name:

"Jim KRO-chee

I know, it looks like it should be "kroass" (rhyming with gross), but he had Italian ancestry.

Submitted by: Alex

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Rapid Roy (That Stock Car Boy)" The Lyrics: But every Sunday afternoon, he is a dirt track demon In a '57 Chevrolet Product Brand Name: Chevrolet Submitted by: oldsongs	"Bad Bad Leroy Brown" The Lyrics: He got a custom Continental He got an El Dorado too He got a 32 gun in his pocket for fun He got a razor in his shoe Product Brand Name: Cadillac El Dorado Submitted by: FussBudget
There are additional product lyrics available.

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Operator"

Opening Lines:

Operator, oh could you help me place this call?

Comments:

Submitted by: MOR

"Time In A Bottle"

Opening Lines:

If I could save time in a bottle

Comments:

Submitted by: Candy Welty

Song Title Space Change:

"Tim E. In A Bottle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Submitted by: George Straitjacket

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:

"Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

The Lyrics:

Baddest man in the whole damn town
Badder than old King Kong

Why:

There's no such word as BADDER or BADDEST. Everybody knows that the comparative of BAD is WORSE and the superlative of BAD is WORST.

Submitted by: Isac

Song Title Anagrams:

"Item In A Bottle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Submitted by: Alina

"Mini Toe Battle" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Submitted by: Josh

"Wobbly Nerd Abroad" originally "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"

Submitted by: Roy R. Pryor

"Ambient Toilet" originally "Time In A Bottle"

Submitted by: No One In Particular

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"New York's Not My Home"

The Lyrics:

Though all the streets are crowded
There's somethin' strange about it
I lived there 'bout a year and I never once felt at home
I thought I'd make the big time
I learned a lot of lessons awfully quick
And now I'm tellin' you that they were not the nice kind
It has been so long since I have felt fine
That's the reason that I've gotta get outta here
I'm so alone
Don't you know that I gotta get outta here
'Cause New York's not my home.

Why:

A candid description of New York City, New York.

Submitted by: Not the Same Bob

"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"

The Lyrics:

Well the south side of Chicago Is the baddest part of town And if you go down there You better just beware Of a man named Leroy Brown

Why:

I'm a little surprised that no one had yet posted this classic hit from the summer of 1973 from the late great Jim Croce (who died far too young). Of course from the opening verse the setting for this song about Leroy Brown, that women called "treetop lover" and the men just got out of the way from, is in Chicago (Illinois).

Submitted by: Peter