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Fun Music Information -> Odetta
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Odetta Holmes . Submitted by: folk
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "I Never Will Marry," | Untrue. She was married twice. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down," | She died in 2008, so the title is false now. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Motherless Children," | All children are born to mothers. | Yvette Bristle |
| "I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago," | No. She was born in 1930. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "What's For Dinner?," Bering Strait | "Sweet Potatoes," Odetta |
| "Take This Hammer," Odetta | "Carry It Back To Rosie," Odetta |
| "If I Had A Hammer," Peter, Paul, and Mary | "Take This Hammer," Odetta |
| "Take This Hammer," Odetta | "Carry It Back To Rosie," Odetta |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Don" originally "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down"
Yvette Bristle
"Ain't No Rave Can Hold My Body Down" originally "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down"
Yvette Bristle
"Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Boy Down" originally "Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down"
Yvette Bristle
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Carry Kit Back To Rosie" originally "Carry It Back To Rosie"
Heather Brockwell
"Carry Bit Back To Rosie" originally "Carry It Back To Rosie"
Heather Brockwell
"It Never Will Marry" originally "I Never Will Marry"
Yvette Bristle
Change a Letter:
"Sweep Potatoes" originally "Sweet Potatoes"
Why would you and where would you sweep them to?
Peter
"Sweat Potatoes" originally "Sweet Potatoes"
That's hard to do!?!
Karen Smith
"Tweet Potatoes" originally "Sweet Potatoes"
Karen Smith
"Sleet Potatoes" originally "Sweet Potatoes"
Bizarre meteorological phenomenon!
Karen Smith
"Sheet Potatoes" originally "Sweet Potatoes"
Karen Smith
There are additional Odetta song titles with a letter changed available.
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Odetta James
Odetta combined with Etta James
Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners
Band Name Anagrams:
Do Tate Submitted by: Joanna Hawthorne
Do Etta Submitted by: The Mole
Dot Ate Submitted by: Joe
Dot can be a girl's name.
To Date Submitted by: Alexis
