Fun Music Information -> Billie Holiday

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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

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Billie Holliday

Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Eleanorea Fagen. Submitted by: moira wilkinson

Also known as: Eleanora Harris. Submitted by: blues

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"It's Just A Thought"	"The Very Thought Of You," Billie Holiday	Kathy
"Like To Get To Know You"	"More Than You Know," Billie Holiday	Kathy
"The Very Thought Of You"	"Got My Mind Set On You," George Harrison	Kathy
"I Cried For You"	"No More Tears," Ozzy Osbourne	Josh
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Nice Wok If You Can Get It" originally "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Sam Bucus the elder

"Ice Work If You Can Get It" originally "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Sam Bucus the elder

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"I Can't Farce the Music" originally "I Can't Face the Music"

Josh

"Come Rain Or Comet Shine" originally "Come Rain Or Come Shine"

Rachel Stedman

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Nice Work If You Can Pet It" originally "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

That is, if your job is working with animals.

Jen

"Nice Cork If You Can Get It" originally "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Lou Quilson

"Nice Worm If You Can Get It" originally "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Lou Quilson

"Nice Pork If You Can Get It" originally "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Dyan Cannonball

"I Can't Fake The Music" originally "I Can't Face The Music"

Kirsten Abercrombie

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"P.S. I Love You"	"Congress I Love Blue"	Barry J. Mitchel
"If I Didn't Care"	"If Obama Cared"	Barry J. Mitchel
"I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm"	"I've Not Hot Tub To Keep Me Warm"	Barry J. Mitchel
"Love for Sale"	"Seat for Sale"	Barry J. Mitchel
"I'll Be Seeing You"	"I'll Be Sawing You"	Airfarcewon
"I Cover The Waterfront"	"I Cover The Waterfront"	Airfarcewon
"I Got a Right To Sing the Blues"	"I Got the 'Rite of Spring' to play"	Rick Duncan
"Summertime"	"It's Springtime"	Tim Mayfield
"Pennies From Heaven"	"Dennys at Seven"	Rick Duncan

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday	Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan	Lady Sings the Subterranean Homesick Blues Imagine Billie singing Dylan!	Josh
I'll Be Seeing You Billie Holiday	Naked Avril Lavigne	I'll Be Seeing You Naked	oldtimer
I'll Be Seeing You Billie Holiday	In My Dreams REO Speedwagon	I'll Be Seeing You In My Dreams	oldtimer
I'll Be Seeing You Billie Holiday	In Dreams Roy Orbison	I'll Be Seeing You In Dreams	oldtimer

Song Title Space Change:

"I Can't Facet He Music" originally "I Can't Face The Music"

How would one facet any music, for that matter?

Submitted by: Sam Bucus the elder

Song Title Anagrams:

"Porn Host's Regime " originally "Some Other Spring"

Submitted by: Josh

"A-ha! Thy Funny Stew" originally "He's Funny That Way"

Submitted by: Josh

Songs That Are Banned:

"Gloomy Sunday"

Banned this, Judas priest was up in 1990

Submitted by: Beth

"Love For Sale"

In 1956, ABC radio decides not to play this Billie Holiday song because the lyrics are about prostitution. Station continue to play instrumental versions of the song.

Submitted by: Peter