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Fun Music Information -> John Fogerty
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John Fogerty (Creedence)Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Old Man Down The Road" | According to LyricsFreak, he sings "The old man's down the road" and at the end, "The old man is down the road". And I think Fogerty got sued because this song sounded too much like "Run Through The Jungle", a song he had relinquished the rights for. He won the suit, then countersued to recover legal fees and costs, and won that too. Moral: sue the bastages!!! - Greg Hulak |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Winter Field" | "Centerfield" | Richard Wetfuss |
| "Centerfold" | "Centerfield" | Eva Cave |
| "Enter Field" | "Centerfield" | Eva Cave |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Rockin' All Over The World," | Not everywhere. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Old Man ," Neil Young | "The Old Man Down The Road," John Fogerty | |
| "What Are You Afraid Of?," West Indian Girl | "The Old Man Down The Road," John Fogerty | |
| "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)," Tom Waits | "It Ain't Right," John Fogerty | |
| "She Don't Use Jelly," The Flaming Lips | "It Ain't Right," John Fogerty | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"You Got The Magi" originally "You Got The Magic"
Yvette Bristle
"Big Rain (From Memphis)" originally "Big Train (From Memphis)"
Genevieve
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Rock And Troll Girls" originally "Rock And Roll Girls"
Wendy Torrance
"The Bold Man Down The Road" originally "The Old Man Down The Road"
Yvette Bristle
"Frockin' All Over The World" originally "Rockin' All Over The World"
jonny
"The Old Moan Down The Road" originally "The Old Man Down The Road"
oldiesfan
"The Gold Man Down The Road" originally "The Old Man Down The Road"
I want to live next to that man!
oldiesfan
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"You Get The Magic" originally "You Got The Magic"
Chelsea Dunn
"You Gut The Magic" originally "You Got The Magic"
Chelsea Dunn
"You Rot The Magic" originally "You Got The Magic"
Chelsea Dunn
"Lou Got The Magic" originally "You Got The Magic"
Chelsea Dunn
"Charge In The Weather" originally "Change In The Weather"
Sutch
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
May 31
a parody of "Vanz Kant Danz" by John Fogerty
This is a parody of John Fogerty’s “Zanz Kant Danz”. Featured in this video is an unofficial concept idea of what could’ve been in the “Hans & Franz Go To Hollywood” musical. The first “Hans and Franz” skit aired October 17, 1987 on Saturday Night Live.
www.youTube.com: (Mp3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Vanz Kant Danz" | "Hans & Franz" | Ben Dunn Under the Sun |
| "Centerfield" | "President" | Richard Murphy |
| "Center Field" | "April Fool" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Center Field" | "Center Field (Literal Video Version)" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Centerfield" | "Disney Field" | Phil Nelson |
| "The Old Man Down the Road" | "The Apple Pie Ala Mode" | Tony Wiseguy |
| "Centerfield" | "Frozen Field" | blackjack21 |
| "Center Field" | "Never Yield" | Michael Pacholek |
| "Rock 'n' Roll Girls" | "Let's Eradicate the Polio" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "The Old Man Down the Road" | "The Old Man Down the Slope" | Michael Pacholek |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Centerfield | Major League Baseball | Peg |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| This One's For The Girls Martina McBride | Rock And Roll Girls John Fogerty | This One's For The Rock And Roll Girls | Rachel |
| Rock And Roll Band Boston | Rock And Roll Girls John Fogerty | Rock And Roll Band of Girls | Frank |
| Cool Change Little River Band | Change In The Weather John Fogerty | Cool Change In The Weather The arrival of cooler weather in the fall? | Wonder Man |
| Centerfold J. Geils Band | Centerfield John Fogerty | The Centerfold In Centerfield No wonder your baseball team is playing so lousy! | Ed |
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Misheard Lyrics:
"Jambalaya (on the Bayou)"
Misheard Lyrics: Big guitar
Original Lyrics: Pick guitar
| "The Old Man Down the Road"
Misheard Lyrics: He got a suitcase covered with grass snake hide
Original Lyrics: He got a suitcase covered with rattlesnake hide
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"Centerfield"
Misheard Lyrics: Put me in cloves
Original Lyrics: Put me in, coach
| "Centerfield"
Misheard Lyrics: Put me in a coma
Original Lyrics: Put me in, Coach.
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics: There’s a bathroom on the right
or There’s a baboon on the rise Original Lyrics: There’s a bad moon on the rise.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Kevin My dad heard CCR on the radio and asked me why the lyrics talked about a bathroom. My niece was visiting and I had CCR playing and she was singing "there’s a baboon on the rise." In fairness she’s 12. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Centerfield"
Better Lyrics:
This may sound dumb, but on the phone
The team just called to say
They picked me and I’m to go to the field.
Now roundin’ third, and headin’ for home
I’m just about out of breath,
The coach knows but the owner’s ego won’t yield.
(chorus)
‘Don’t put him in, coach,” the fans they all say. No wa-ay!
If he goes in coach, no catch will be made. Today.
We can see he just can’t play the field.
The team just called to say
They picked me and I’m to go to the field.
Now roundin’ third, and headin’ for home
I’m just about out of breath,
The coach knows but the owner’s ego won’t yield.
(chorus)
‘Don’t put him in, coach,” the fans they all say. No wa-ay!
If he goes in coach, no catch will be made. Today.
We can see he just can’t play the field.
Original Lyrics:
Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today!
We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field.
A-roundin’ third, and headed for home, it’s a brown-eyed handsome man;
Anyone can understand the way I feel.
Chorus:
Oh, put me in, coach - I’m ready to play today;
Put me in, coach - I’m ready to play today;
Look at me, I can be centerfield.
We’re born again, there’s new grass on the field.
A-roundin’ third, and headed for home, it’s a brown-eyed handsome man;
Anyone can understand the way I feel.
Chorus:
Oh, put me in, coach - I’m ready to play today;
Put me in, coach - I’m ready to play today;
Look at me, I can be centerfield.
Submitted by: Doug Baseball
Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Creedence Song"
The Lyrics: Hey you can't go wrong
if you play a little bit of that Creedence song Who They Mention: Fogerty's old band Creedence Clearwater Revival
Submitted by: I Dig Rock'n'Roll Girls!
| "Long Dark Night"
The Lyrics: Georgie's in the jungle
Knockin' on the door Come to get your children Wants to have a war ... Rummie's in the kitchen Messin' with the pans Dickie's in the back Stealin' everything he can ... Running down the highway Shoutin' to the LORD Georgie's got religion And you know we can't afford more years Who They Mention: George Walker Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, and God
Submitted by: GWB Is the Worst Prez EVAH!
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| There are additional celebrity lyrics available. | |
Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Hot Rod Heart"
The Lyrics: Ooh, let's go ridin'
Cruisin' down the open road We can put the top down Listen to the radio Big ol' Buick And a big ol' sky Wheels on fire And I'll tell you why I got a hot rod heart Ooh, let's go prowlin' Sneakin' like we used to do way back in the country cut across the cornfields too Big ol' Harley And a big ol' moon Big ol' gator puttin' on the zoom I got a hot rod heart Product Brand Name: Buick
Harley Davidson Submitted by: Tania WYEP
| "I Saw It On T.V."
The Lyrics: The coonskin caps Yankee bats
The Hound Dog Man's big start The A-Bomb fears, Annette had ears I lusted in my heart Product Brand Name: The Yankees
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Rock And Roll Girls"
The Song Lyrics: If I had my way
I'd shuffle off to Buffalo Song They Mention: "Shuffle Off To Buffalo" from the 1933 musical "42nd Street".
Submitted by: Lance Crackers
| "Centerfield"
The Song Lyrics: Roundin' third and headin' for home
Is a brown-eyed handsome man Song They Mention: "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" by Chuck Berry
Submitted by: crazydon
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Song Title Space Change:
"Rock In All Over The World" originally "Rockin' All Over The World"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Band Name Anagrams:
Frog, Then Joy Submitted by: dxman
Get the frog before you are happy?
Song Title Anagrams:
"Eric Left Den" originally "Centerfield"
Submitted by: Kathleen
"Elf Ten Cried" originally "Centerfield"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"Cleft In Reed" originally "Centerfield"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"Cede Lit Fern" originally "Centerfield"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"Tern Fed Lice" originally "Centerfield"
That's disgusting!
Submitted by: Mr.
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Rock and Roll Girls"
The Lyrics: If I had my way, I'd shuffle off to Buffalo
Why: The city of Buffalo, New York
Submitted by: Lance Crackers
| "I Saw It On TV"
The Lyrics: A young man from Boston
Set sail the New Frontier And we watched the dream Dead-end in Dallas They buried innocence that year Why: Boston, MA
Dallas, TX Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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| There are additional Real Places Mentioned in Songs available. | |
Songs That Are Banned:
"The Old Man Down The Road"
Saul Zaentz owns both Tolkien Enterprises and Fantasy Records, which in turn owns the rights to the Creedence Clearwater Revival catalog. In the mid-'80s, former CCR frontman John Fogerty released a single called "The Old Man Down the Road," which Zaentz felt had the same chorus as CCR's "Run Through the Jungle" (also written by Fogerty). Fantasy sued, and Fogerty won, since the songs really aren't all that similar.
Submitted by: Mickey D.
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Ten Fur Sealed" originally "Centerfield"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Ten Fur Sealed" originally "Centerfield"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Tensor Field" originally "Centerfield"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Ty Can't Make It No Ore" originally "I Can't Take It No More"
Submitted by: Waldo D. Law
"Ty Can't Ache It No More" originally "I Can't Take It No More"
Submitted by: Waldo D. Law
There are additional Song Title Spoonerisms available.
Song Lawsuits:
"The Old Man Down The Road"
The Fantasy Records label's tyrant, the evil Saul Zaentz, claimed (falsely!) that "The Old Man Down The Road," from John Fogerty's album "Centerfield," shared too much of its refrain with "Run Through The Jungle," one of Fogerty's selections as leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival, to which Zaentz had bullied Fogerty into forfeiting the copyright as a condition of releasing him from his label contract. Zaentz litigated against Fogerty, in a petition titled "Fantasy Incorporated V. Fogerty," but Fogerty won that case. Fogerty then cross-petitioned against Zaentz, seeking the costs of his successful defense against Fantasy Incorporated's original petition; in 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned lower-court rulings, and Fogerty won outright.
Submitted by: Parker Gabriel
"Vanz Kant Dantz (or Zantz Kant Dantz)"
During the whole episode with Saul Zaentz, John wrote this song about him that depicts him as a pig who "can't dance, but he'll steal your money, watch him or he'll rob you blind." Zaentz then filed a lawsuit against Fogerty and he was forced to revise the song and change the title to Vantz Kant Dance instead of Zantz Kant Dance.
Submitted by: Jason
"Old Man Down The Road"
Fogerty was actually sued by Saul Zaentz, the owner to the rights of Credence Clearwater Revival songs, for plagiarizing "Run Through The Jungle"--a song which John Fogerty wrote.
Submitted by: Agrimorfee
