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Fun Music Information -> Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Possible Misspelled Names:
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Sammy Davis JrSingers Who Act:
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Cannonball Run 1 and 2, Tap Smorgasbord, Gone With The West, The Trackers" | - Michael Prymula |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Gonna Build A Mountain," | Sammy was NOT a God! | Peter |
| "The People Tree," | Trees aren't made of people. | Yvette Bristle |
| "The Candy Man," | No man is made from candy. | MOR |
| "My Mother the Car," | Didn't know cars gave birth | Mark |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "Hold Me In Your Arms," Pixie Lott | "The Shelter Of Your Arms," Sammy Davis Jr. | |
| "Mountain Song," Jane's Addiction | "Gonna Build A Mountain," Sammy Davis Jr | |
| "How Many More Times?," Led Zeppelin | "Five," Sammy Davis, Jr. | |
| "How Many Tears," Bobby Vee | "Five," Sammy Davis, Jr. | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"The People Tee" originally "The People Tree"
Candy Welty
"My Other The Car" originally "My Mother The Car"
Samantha Wayland
"As Long As He Needs Me" originally "As Long As She Needs Me"
Alyssa Jayne
"The Andy Man" originally "The Candy Man"
Gives him a name!
Alina
"Don't Lame The Children" originally "Don't Blame The Children"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"The Shelter Of Your Farms" originally "The Shelter Of Your Arms"
Naomi Swanson
"The Shelter Of Your Harms" originally "The Shelter Of Your Arms"
Naomi Swanson
"My Mother The Card" originally "My Mother The Car"
Peter
"My Mother The Czar" originally "My Mother The Car"
Peter
"My Mother The Scar" originally "My Mother The Car"
Peter
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"The People Trek" originally "The People Tree"
Candy Welty
"The People Free" originally "The People Tree"
Candy Welty
"Tie People Tree" originally "The People Tree"
Candy Welty
"The Shelter Of Your Army" originally "The Shelter Of Your Arms"
Naomi Swanson
"My Mother The War" originally "My Mother The Car"
Samantha Wayland
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Recordings:
Jan 21
a parody of "The Candy Man " by Sammy Davis Jr
The Candy Man meets our wonderful Republican Party members.
YouTube : (MP3)
Jan 15
a parody of "I Gotta Be Me" by Sammy Davis Jr.
What's this about? Self-explanitory. Thanks to Tony Robinson for his wonderful performance of my parody. Maybe it'll be legal for healthy folks someday. LK
tripod: (Mp3)
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "I Got To Be Me" | "I Got Your Pity" | Lionel Mertens |
| "I Got To Be Me" | "My Sausage Is Sweet" | Lionel Mertens |
| "The Candy Man" | "The Bogeyman, can" | Niko Meyers |
| "The Candy Man" | "Japanaman" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
| "The Candy Man" | "Republican" | The Offenders |
| "I've Gotta Be Me" | "The Jailhouse Prisoners: Part 2 - We've Got To Escape" | 4Evercdi |
| "Who Can I Turn To" | "When Will I Turn Two" | Airfarcewon |
| "The Candy Man" | "The Randy Man" | Airfarcewon |
| "The Candy Man" | "The Tanning Mom" | Airfarcewon |
| "The Candy Man" | "The Government" | Brock O'Brahma |
There are additional song parodies available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| When A Man Loves A Woman Percy Sledge | The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. | When The Candy Man Loves A Woman | Edward |
| I Want Candy Bow Wow Wow | The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr. | I Want The Candy Man or: I Want Candy, Man! | Russ |
| My Mother The Car Sammy Davis, Jr. | My Other Car Is A Time Machine Outline In Color | My Mother The Car Is A Time Machine | Carlito Syrichta |
| The Candy Man Sammy Davis Jr. | Maneater Hall And Oates | The Candy Maneater | Ed |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
Mac Davis, Jr.
Mac Davis combined with Sammy Davis, Jr.
If Mac Davis had a boy and named it after himself.
Submitted By: Lance Crackers
Skeeter Davis, Jr.
Skeeter Davis combined with Sammy Davis, Jr.
Submitted By: Francis A. Sissy
Misheard Lyrics:
"Mr. Bojangles"
Misheard Lyrics: Mr. O’Jayson
Original Lyrics: Mr. Bojangles
| "The Candy Man"
Misheard Lyrics: The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste smooth. Original Lyrics: The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love
And makes the world taste good. |
"Plop Plop Fizz Fizz"
Misheard Lyrics: Swallowed a blast
Original Lyrics: Wow, what a blast
| "Mr. Bojangles"
Misheard Lyrics: To be a bear
Original Lyrics: To be the very...
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"Mr. Bojangles"
Misheard Lyrics: To be a bear
Original Lyrics: To be the very...
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Cody Finke I thought he was talking about a bear. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Earthbound"
Opening Lines: Earthbound, my heart was earthbound
Comments: Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
| "Five"
Opening Lines: I've got five fingers on one hand
Comments: Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:
"I've Got To Be Me"
The Lyrics: I've got to be me!
Why: I've heard forms like "I've got to" criticized as if substandard relative to the likes of "I have to". But others defend such use of "got" as a auxiliary verb. But at any rate, even from the latter point of view, it should be "I've got to be I". So common has such phraseology as "I've got to be me" become that "I've got to be I" can sound awkward and lose some impact relative to the former. But still the issue is clear: The verb "to be" takes predicate nominatives, which need to be in the nominative case, not direct objects (which would be in the objective case). The pronoun "I" is nominative while "me" is objective, so "I've got to be I" clearly must be the grammatically correct way to say it.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
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Band Name Anagrams:
Ivy Jams Drams Submitted by: Candy Welty
Davy Jams Rims Submitted by: Candy Welty
Dry Mavis Jams Submitted by: Candy Welty
Song Title Anagrams:
"Plot Her Tepee" originally "The People Tree"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Pete The Eloper" originally "The People Tree"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"People Teether" originally "The People Tree"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Toe Helper Pete" originally "The People Tree"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Eel Pete Thorpe" originally "The People Tree"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Mandy Can" originally "Candy Man"
Mandy can do what?
Submitted by: Adrienne Ramseur
Band Name Spoonerisms:
Dammy Save Us, Jr. originally "Sammy Davis, Jr."
Submitted by: MOR
Performers with Handicaps:
"Blindness In One Eye"
When playing golf, he was asked what his handicap was, and he answered, 'I'm a one-eyed jewish n*****!'
Submitted by: pickle
"Visually Impaired"
He lost his left eye in a car accident on November 19th, 1954. The accident resulted in his conversion to Judaism.
Submitted by: Soul
What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):
"Having converted to Judaism"
According to legend, he felt compelled to convert after finding after the imprint of a Star of David in his hand, which came from a charm that Tony Curtis had left with him when he was hospitalized after a car accident.
Submitted by: Raphael
