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Fun Music Information -> Johnny Rivers
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: John Ramistella. Submitted by: Bill Tong
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "The Rockin Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu," | There are no such diseases | Lucinda Blair |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Not My Kind of People," Stonewall Jackson | "These Are Not My People," Johnny Rivers | |
| "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me," The Supremes and The Temptations | "Do What You Gotta Do," Johnny Rivers | |
| "These Are My People," Johnny Cash | "These Are Not My People," Johnny Rivers | |
| "I'm All That You Can Think Of," They Might Be Giants | "Under Your Spell Again," Johnny Rivers | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Secret Gent Man" originally "Secret Agent Man"
Candy Welty
"Under Our Spell Again" originally "Under Your Spell Again"
Candy Welty
"On Woman" originally "One Woman"
Candy Welty
"Secret Agent Ma" originally "Secret Agent Man"
Your mother just might be a secret agent.
Peter
"Under Your Sell Again" originally "Under Your Spell Again"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"These Are Not May People" originally "These Are Not My People"
Yvette Bristle
"Secret Agent Manx" originally "Secret Agent Man"
Candy Welty
"Seventh Song" originally "Seventh Son"
Yvette Bristle
"Gone Woman" originally "One Woman"
Candy Welty
"Done Woman" originally "One Woman"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"These Are Hot My People" originally "These Are Not My People"
Yvette Bristle
"These Are Not By People" originally "These Are Not My People"
Yvette Bristle
"These Are Now My People" originally "These Are Not My People"
Yvette Bristle
"Secret Agent Dan" originally "Secret Agent Man"
Candy Welty
"Secret Agent Jan" originally "Secret Agent Man"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Feb 22
a parody of "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers
President Orange
You Tube: (Mp3)
Dec 16
a parody of "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers
Inspired by the texts & transgressions of our fallen golf hero, Tiger Woods.
YouTube: (Video)
Feb 10
a parody of "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers
Inspired when Governor Huckabee said he wanted to amend the Constitution by adding more God. I'm a fairly religious person but that scared the daylights of of me
Soundclick.com: (Mp3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Secret Agent Man" | "Agent Orange Man" | eeL deaL |
| "Poor Side of Town" | "Joke Side of Town" | CML |
| "Poor Side of Town" | "Real Side of Town" | Gregory Blake |
| "Secret Agent Man" | "Bad Joke Telling Man" | Miles Altfillisch |
| "Rockin' Pneumonia And the Boogie Woogie Flu" | "Walkin' Corona In A Boogaloser Crew" | JH Ramistella |
| "Secret Agent Man" | "East-Sent Agent Man" | Poo-Poo Pravda |
| "Secret Agent Man" | "Secrete Anus Grams" | John A. Barry |
| "Secret Agent Man" | "Tweeting Deranged Scam" | John A. Barry |
| "Secret Agent Man" | "Secret Contagion Man" | Callmelennie |
| "Memphis, Tennessee" | "Lil' Miss AOC" | Randy Hearn |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Summer Rain | The local forecast on TV | Matt Donnelly |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Memphis | Memphis Police Department | Bobby Heffley |
| Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie-woogie Flu | Center For Disease Control | Jacqui O'Day |
| Secret Agent Man | MI6 (James Bond's organization) | Larcen Tyler |
| Secret Agent Man | CIA | XRaySpecks |
| Midnight Special | Dept. Of Corrections | XRaySpecks |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Love Is The Seventh Wave Sting | Seventh Son Johnny Rivers | Love Is The Seventh Son Uncanny name for your kid! | Calop |
| Indian Summer The Doors | Summer Rain Johnny Rivers | Indian Summer Rain | Britney Spears into pruning hooks |
| It Would Take A Strong Strong Man Rick Astley | Secret Agent Man Johnny Rivers | It Would Take A Strong Strong Secret Agent Man Makes for a great film or television theme. | Peter |
| You Gave Me A Mountain Marty Robbins | Mountain Of Love Johnny Rivers | You Gave Me A Mountain Of Love Should improve the mood over both songs! | Gretchen Wieners |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"Poor Side of Town"
Misheard Lyrics: So break your back baby
Original Lyrics: So welcome back baby
| "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock-and-roll boogies and the boogie woogie blues
Original Lyrics: Rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu.
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"Secret Agent Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Sacred ancient man
Original Lyrics: Secret Agent Man
| "Secret Agent Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Secret daydream man
Original Lyrics: Secret Agent Man
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Secret Agent Man"
Misheard Lyrics: Hell's a man who leads a life of danger
Original Lyrics: There's a man who leads a life of danger.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Kent Krueger Up until recently, for the first line, "There's a Man who leads a life of danger" I always heard "Hell's a Man who leads a life of danger" |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Muddy Water"
Better Lyrics:
He said, "Son, if you keep your hands clean, uh-huh
You won't have that coronavirus on your tail
You won't have that coronavirus on your tail
Original Lyrics:
He said, "Son, if you keep your hands clean, uh-huh
You won't hear those bloodhounds on your trail
You won't hear those bloodhounds on your trail
Submitted by: I Hate Coronavirus
Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"Summer Rain"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Summer rain taps at my window West wind soft as a sweet dream My love, warm as the sunshine Sitting here by me, yeah We sailed into the sunset Drifting home, caught by a gulf stream Never gave a thought for tomorrow Let tomorrow be, yeah She wants to live in the Rockies She says that's where we'll find peace Settle down, raise up a family One to call our own, yeah Winter snows drift by my window North wind blowing like thunder Our love is burning like fire She's here by me, yeah
Why They're Misrhymed: Only the chorus and first two lines of the second verse actually rhyme. "Rockies" and "find peace" are kind of close, but still miss the mark.
Submitted by: Jay
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"It Wouldn't Happen With Me"
The Song Lyrics: Now, the only thing you will ever be to Ricky is just a fan
You'll never get to squeeze him, honey, 'cause he's a traveling man. Song They Mention: "Travelin' Man" by Ricky Nelson
Submitted by: Bob
| "Summer Rain"
The Song Lyrics: All summer long we spent dancin' in the sand
And the jukebox kept on playin' Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Song They Mention: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
Submitted by: Randy P.
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Under Your Spell Again"
Opening Lines: You got me under your spell again, saying those things again
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Summer Rain"
Opening Lines: Summer rain taps at my window
Comments: Submitted by: Randy P.
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Song Title Space Change:
"Secret A Gent'man" originally "Secret Agent Man"
Submitted by: Paul Bear
"As He Sands And" originally "Ashes And Sand"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Slow Dancin' (Sway In To The Music)" originally "Slow Dancin' (Swayin' To The Music)"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
Nervy Sir John Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Song Title Anagrams:
"Stop On Firewood" originally "Poor Side Of Town"
Submitted by: Gigi
"I Owned Rooftops" originally "Poor Side Of Town"
Submitted by: Gigi
"No Wide Rooftops" originally "Poor Side Of Town"
Submitted by: Gigi
"Acre Magnet Sent" originally "Secret Agent Man"
Awfully large magnet to send somewhere!
Submitted by: Paula Bland
"Secret Man A Gent" originally "Secret Agent Man"
Submitted by: Paula Bland
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Secret Agent Man"
The Lyrics: Swingin' on the Riviera one day
And then layin' in the Bombay alley next day Why: The French Riviera (southeast France) and Bombay (now Mumbai) India.
Submitted by: Bob
| "Memphis"
The Lyrics: Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee
Why: Mentions the city of Memphis, Tennessee.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
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Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"Mountain Of Love"
The Lyrics: The mountain of love, The mountain of love!
You should be ashamed. You used to be a mountain of love. You just changed your name. Why: When I first heard this song as a kid and a lover of mountains, I was struck by these lines as quite possibly the most beautifully lilting lines I'd ever heard in any song. Only scarcely aware at best of the song's overall message that would explain why he was telling anyone that she should be ashamed, I heard the song as a celebration of mountain vistas, as evidenced by the opening lines, "High on a mountain, lookindg down on a city". It all seemed just beautiful and enchanting to me back then. But on hearing it again as a grown-up, I realized that the song is actually a lament about a lost love, for all its rousing tune and alpine imagery.
Submitted by: Robert Jones
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Ronnie Jivers originally "Johnny Rivers"
Submitted by: MOR
Missing Parts:
"The Seventh Son"
Who are sons 1 - 6 ?
Submitted by: Lindsay Lowhound
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