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Fun Music Information -> Johnny Horton
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Jimmie Driftwood / Johnny HortonSong Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Battle Of New Orleans" | The word "battle" does not occur in the lyrics. - Thessaly Danes |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "What Do I Have To Do?," Stabbing Westward | "Sink The Bismarck," Johnny Horton |
| "Which Way Are You Going?," Jim Croce | "North To Alaska," Johnny Horton |
| "What Do I Have To Do?," Stabbing Westward | "Sink The Bismarck," Johnny Horton |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Jonny Reb" originally "Johnny Reb"
Alyssa Jayne
"Jo's Been A-Gittin' There" originally "Joe's Been A-Gittin' There"
A gender change by letter removal
Candace Mercer
"Joe's Been A-Gittin' Here" originally "Joe's Been A-Gittin' There"
Candace Mercer
"Al's Got A Sugar Lip" originally "Sal's Got A Sugar Lip"
Alyssa Jayne
"Ink The Bismarck" originally "Sink The Bismarck"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Sold Dan Tucker" originally "Old Dan Tucker"
Does Dan know this?
Peter
"Joel's Been A-Gittin' There" originally "Joe's Been A-Gittin' There"
Karen Smith
"Jose's Been A-Gittin' There" originally "Joe's Been A-Gittin' There"
Karen Smith
"Old Dawn Tucker" originally "Old Dan Tucker"
Another gender change by letter addition
R. Jeanine O'Succinate
"Stink The Bismarck" originally "Sink The Bismarck"
Wendy Torrance
Change a Letter:
"The Rattle Of New Orleans" originally "The Battle Of New Orleans"
Lauren
"Kink The Bismarck" originally "Sink The Bismarck"
Yvette Bristle
"Johnny Web" originally "Johnny Reb"
Alyssa Jayne
"Johnny Rib" originally "Johnny Reb"
Alyssa Jayne
"Johnny Rub" originally "Johnny Reb"
Alyssa Jayne
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Jan 15
a parody of "The Ballad of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton
I had a lot of fun making this parody of the Battle of New Orleans and dedicating it to the Postal Service. Written byt Larry Franks and Linda Koski (c) 2012
tripod: (Mp3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "The Battle Of New Orleans" | "Medieval in New Orleans" | Pol Potlatch An' Pals |
| "Sing the Bismarck" | "Eat the Blue Whale" | Jeff "Dr Chordate" Moran |
| "Honky Tonk Man" | "Saddle Bronc Man" | Lionel Mertens |
| "The Battle of New Orleans" | "The Paradest Battle of The Mall" | Bob Gomez |
| "The Battle of New Orleans" | "The Battle of Stockholm" | Michael Pacholek |
| "The Battle of New Orleans" | "The Loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "The Battle of New Orleans" | "The Addled Are Now All Gone" | Patrick McWilliams |
| "The Battle Of New Orleans" | "The Rattle Of Stew Or Beans" | Airfarcewon |
| "The Battle Of New Orleans" | "The Burning Of Mylanta" | Airfarcewon |
| "Sink the Bismarck" | "Find your Benchmark" | Lifeliver |
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Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| You Send Me Sam Cooke | North To Alaska Johnny Horton | You Send Me North To Alaska | Candace Mercer |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Johnny Horton Hates Jazz
Johnny Horton combined with Johnny Hates Jazz
Submitted By: Cody Finke
Misheard Lyrics:
"The Battle of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: On down to Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico
Original Lyrics: On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
| "North to Alaska"
Misheard Lyrics: Born in Alaska
or Born in Nebraska Original Lyrics: North to Alaska
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"The Battle of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: They stepped so high
That they made the bugles ring We slipped behind our cotton bales And didn't see a thing Original Lyrics: They stepped so high
And they made their bugles ring We stood beside our cotton bales And didn't say a thing | "Johnny Freedom"
Misheard Lyrics: It was we who had a party, Boston tea in Boston Bay
Original Lyrics: It was he who had a party tossing tea in Boston Bay
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"The Battle of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics: On down to Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico
Original Lyrics: On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I could have sworn it had to do with going to Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico, but it was really the Mississippi River! |
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Funniest Song Lyrics:
"Battle Of New Orleans "
The Funny Lyrics: We fired our cannon 'till the barrel melted down so we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round. We filled his head with cannonballs, powdered his behind and when we touched the powder off the gator lost his mind.
Why They're Funny: Just too funny! But seriously, do you think animal activists would like to hear about a gator having its head blown off?
Submitted by: Jo, Newcastle, Australia
| "Sink The Bismarck"
The Funny Lyrics: Guns as big as steers, and shells as big as trees
Why They're Funny: Only in the hillbilly Mayberry RFD mentality can someone think that steers are bigger than trees.
Submitted by: Bob Malone
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"The Battle Of New Orleans"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip' We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans Why They're Nonsensical: The Battle of New Orleans occurred in 1815, not 1814. Also, this song came out in 1959, so the singer could not have been alive in 1814 or 1815.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
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Insincere Song Lyrics:
"Sink the Bismarck"
The Insincere Lyrics: In May of 1941 the war had just begun
Why They're Insincere: WWII was already being fought by Britain and Germany for a year and a half at that time.
Submitted by: Alan of Seville
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Inappropriate Song Lyrics:
"North to Alaska"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Beneath that big white mountain
Just a little South-East of Nome Why They're Inappropriate: ...not too many mountains se of Nome, just water.
Submitted by: Steve
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Dated Song Lyrics:
"North To Alaska"
The Dated Lyrics: Big Sam left Seattle in the year of ninety-two.
Why They're Dated: The assumption that would seem to apply here is that 'the year of ninety-two' must refer to the most recent year called 'ninety-two'. That meant 1892, as intended, when the song came out in 1959. But now 1892 is no longer the most recent 'year of ninety-two', so there is nothing from the words alone (without knowing when the song was written or the historical context that it refers to) to keep one from assuming that 1992 is what is meant.
Submitted by: Naomi Swanson
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Sink The Bismarck"
The Lyrics: Churchill told the people
'Put ev'ry ship a-sail' Who They Mention: Winston Churchill
Submitted by: Britney Spears into pruning hooks
| "The Battle Of New Orleans"
The Lyrics: In eightteen and fourteen
we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip' Who They Mention: Andrew Jackson
Submitted by: Marianne Blackwelder
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Johnny Reb"
The Song Lyrics: When Honest Abe heard the news about your fall
The folks thought he'd call a great victory ball But he asked the band to play the song Dixie For you Johnny Reb and all that you believed Song They Mention: "Dixie," a 19th century American song.
Submitted by: Bob
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Song Title Space Change:
"The Battle Of New Or Le Ans" originally "The Battle Of New Orleans"
Didn't know they had a battle for 'or' & 'an''s?
Submitted by: Peter
"The Battle Of New Or Leans" originally "The Battle Of New Orleans"
Submitted by: Mae Beam
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"The Battle of New Orleans"
The Lyrics: In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans. We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin'. There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago. We fired once more and they began to runnin' on Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Why: This 1959 novelty tune, The Battle of New Orleans, went to #1 for Johnny Horton and was written by Jimmie Driftwood. It is a humorous take on the events of the real Battle of New Orleans fought back in 1815 and is considered the last hostility of the War of 1812 (although a treaty had already been signed supposedly ending all hostilities.) In the first verse and first singing on the chorus, there is the mention of the Mississippi river, the town of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico all real places.
Submitted by: Peter
| "The Battle Of New Orleans"
The Lyrics: We fired once more and they began to runnin'
On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Why: Refers to the Mississippi River and the Gulf Of Mexico.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
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Song Title Acrostics:
BONO: "Battle Of New Orleans"
Submitted by: Regina Olsen
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Ronnie Jeb" originally "Johnny Reb"
Submitted by: Lisa Rose
Names as a Word Bank:
Toot Not Ron Nor John Nor Tony Submitted by: Karen Smith
Movies Named After Song Titles:
"North To Alaska"
1960 Western with John Wayne and Stewart Granger
Submitted by: Old Man Edgar Winter
