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Fun Music Information -> Sam Cooke
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Possible Misspelled Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Sam CookMusic Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Sam Cook. Submitted by: oldsoul
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "A Train Is Gonna Come" | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Armand |
| "Eros" | "Cupid" | oldtimer |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "I Lost Everything," | You still had your voice to sing this song! | Yvette Bristle |
| "Exactly Like You," | No two people are exactly alike. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha," | Some people don't like dancing at all. | Candy Welty |
| "Twistin' The Night Away," | Night is not something that can be twisted. | Karen Smith |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "There's A Moon Out Tonight," The Capris | "Bring It On Home To Me," Sam Cooke | |
| "Venus," Shocking Blue | "Cupid," Sam Cooke | |
| "Pop Singer," John Mellencamp | "Cupid," Sam Cooke | |
| "I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston | "Nothing Can Change This Love," Sam Cooke | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Win Your Love Or Me" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Alyssa Jayne
"Win Our Love For Me" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Alyssa Jayne
"In Your Love For Me" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Alyssa Jayne
"Chain Gag" originally "Chain Gang"
Candy Welty
"Chin Gang" originally "Chain Gang"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Win Your Love For Men" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Alyssa Jayne
"Win Your Love For Moe" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Alyssa Jayne
"Win Your Love For Mae" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Alyssa Jayne
"Win Your Love For Mel" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Alyssa Jayne
"Win Your Love For Meg" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Alyssa Jayne
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Won Your Love For Me" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Candy Welty
"Win Your Dove For Me" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Candy Welty
"Win Your Lore For Me" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Candy Welty
"Win Your Love For Ma" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Candy Welty
"Win Your Cove For Me" originally "Win Your Love For Me"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Twistin' the Night Away" | "Griftin’, a Crime That Pays" | John A. Barry |
| "Twisting' the Night Away" | "Grifting and Blighting Dei" | John A. Barry |
| "Cupid" | "Covid" | eel deal |
| "What a Wonderful World" | "Sarah Bellum's The Girl I Should See" | Lionel Mertens |
| "You Send Me" | "Luk'shenko" | Poo-Poo Pravda |
| "A Change Is Gonna Come" | "Next Page Won't Come" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
| "What a Wonderful World" | "The World Would Be Great Without Me" | Rich Verdugo |
| "When A Boy Falls In Love" | "When A Girl Falls In Love" | C.S. Notwen |
| "Twistin' the Night Away" | "Schvitzin’ the Night Away" | John A. Barry |
| "Cupid" | "Judas" | malcolm higgins |
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Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Chain Gang | Southern Prison | oldsongs |
| Wonderful World | Board of Education | Stephanie Craddock |
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Christine Sixteen Kiss | Only Sixteen Sam Cooke | Christine, Only Sixteen | Old Man Edgar Winter |
| Only One James Taylor | Only Sixteen Sam Cooke | Only Seventeen Add 'em up! | Bob Oldhart |
| And She Was Talking Heads | Only Sixteen Sam Cooke | And She Was Only Sixteen | Bob Oldhart |
| Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra | Cupid Sam Cooke | Fly Me To The Moon Cupid A moon of Uranus is named Cupid | Alicia Sturdivant |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
Misheard Lyrics: And just like the river, I've been running every cent
Original Lyrics: And just like the river, I've been running ever since
| "Twistin’ the Night Away"
Misheard Lyrics: Dancin’ with a older queen
Whose daughter’s in a diamond ring Original Lyrics: Dancin’ with a older queen
Who’s dolled up in her diamond rings |
"Cupid"
Misheard Lyrics: Cupid, please hear the crime
Original Lyrics: Cupid, please hear my cry
| "Another Saturday Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I got my harmonica. I just got paid Original Lyrics: Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I got some money 'cause I just got paid. |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Another Saturday Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I got my harmonica. I just got paid Original Lyrics: Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I got some money 'cause I just got paid. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Arblemarch T Fruitbat One of my favourite songs to jump on the bed to. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Shake"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Shake it like a bowl of soup
Why They're Nonsensical: Since when is soup ever shaken? If you shook a bowl of soup, you'd have a mess to clean up.
Submitted by: JD
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Misrhymed Song Lyrics:
"Twistin' The Night Away"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Dancin' with the girl in black
See her movin' up and back Man, there ain't nothing like twistin' the night away Why They're Misrhymed: Pronounced 'Man there ain't nothin' lahk'. I love it. Sam had the jump on the whole Ebonics thing, and used it to avoid obvious banal and sexist choices like 'crack' and 'sack' and 'stacked'
Submitted by: C. Darryl Mattison
| "Wonderful World"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Don't know much about algebra
Don't know what a slide rule is for Why They're Misrhymed: To make it rhyme, should we sing, 'Don't know what a slide rule is fuh'?
Submitted by: ChaChaCharlie
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Dated Song Lyrics:
"Wonderful World"
The Dated Lyrics: Don't know what a slide rule is for
Why They're Dated: How many students today would know what a slide rule IS, let alone what it's for?
Submitted by: oatmeal face
| "Twistin' The Night Away"
The Dated Lyrics: Where the people are so gay
Why They're Dated: Nowadays listeners would think Cooke was referring to the twisters' sexual preferences!
Submitted by: Pickle
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| There are additional dated lyrics available. | |
Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:
"Having A Party"
The Lyrics: The Cokes are in the icebox
Product Brand Name: Cokes, referring to bottles or cans of Coca-Cola
Submitted by: Candy Welty
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Having A Party "
The Song Lyrics: Don't forget "The Mashed Potatoes."
No other songs will do. Song They Mention: A (somewhat) direct reference to "Mashed Potato Time" by Dee Dee Sharp
Submitted by: Bob
| "Having A Party"
The Song Lyrics: Play that song called "I Know."
Song They Mention: "I Know (You Don't Want Me No More)" by Barbara George
Submitted by: Bob
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| There are additional Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs lyrics available. | |
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Only Sixteen"
Opening Lines: She was only sixteen, only sixteen, and I loved her so
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
| "Lonely Island"
Opening Lines: I live on a lonely island in the heart of a city
Comments: Submitted by: Candy Welty
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Song Title Space Change:
"Fee Lit" originally "Feel It"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"That's Where It Sat" originally "That's Where It's At"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Twist In The Night: A Way" originally "Twistin' The Night Away"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Teenage Son At A" originally "Teenage Sonata"
What is he attending?
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Having A Part Y" originally "Having A Party"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
There are additional Song Title Space Change available.
Band Name Anagrams:
Cake Moos Submitted by: Jessica Albatross
Remarkable cake!
Mesa Cook Submitted by: michelle (hell in mice)
Mae Cooks Submitted by: michelle (hell in mice)
Me As Cook Submitted by: Kara Oke
Come Soak Submitted by: Kara Oke
There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.
Song Title Anagrams:
"You -- Mendes!" originally "You Send Me"
Addressing someone with a certain surname?
Submitted by: Quyjibo
"Deem Rise" originally "Desire Me"
Submitted by: Woody Allen Ludden
"Reed Is Me" originally "Desire Me"
Could be true if your surname is 'Reed'.
Submitted by: Judith
"Desiree M." originally "Desire Me"
Submitted by: Ferragamo
"See Me Rid" originally "Desire Me"
Submitted by: Ferragamo
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Song Title Acrostics:
TALL: "Try A Little Love"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Sue, Mend Ye" originally "You Send Me"
Submitted by: Joanna Whitmire
"You Mend Sea" originally "You Send Me"
Didn't know the sea was ever broken.
Submitted by: Joanna Whitmire
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Cam Sook originally "Sam Cooke"
Submitted by: oldsongs
Come Sack originally "Sam Cooke"
Submitted by: oldiesfan
Bad Ringtone Choices:
"Wonderful World"
The Lyrics: Don't know much about history;
Don't know much biology; Don't know much about a science book; Don't know much about the French I took. (also) Don't know much about geography; Don't know much trigonometry; Don't know much about algebra; Don't know what a slide rule is for. Why: This ringtone would doom a candidate at an interview for a teaching position.
Submitted by: Kathy
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