Fun Music Information -> Bing Crosby

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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

Bing Crosby with The Andrews Sisters

Music Quotes:

I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse.

Submitted by: ChuckyG

Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Harry Lillis Crosby. Submitted by: oldtimer

Performer Nick Names:

Known informally as: Der Bingle. Submitted by: Martha Hankins

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits	Comments & Submitter Name
"Holiday Inn, White Christmas, Bells of St. Marys"	To think, he sang with David Bowie before his death! - Paul Warren

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Swinging On A Star,"	And who would do the pushing?	Paul Warren

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"Try a Little Tenderness"	"Leave A Tender Moment Alone," Billy Joel	It's already tender. - Paul Warren
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"	"I Hear A Symphony," The Supremes	Sheila Evans

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Singing On A Star" originally "Swinging On A Star"

Erica

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Swinging On A Sitar" originally "Swinging On A Star"

Cape Canaveral Lavigne

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Stinging On A Star" originally "Swinging On A Star"

Must be a class Bee star

Beverly Stiles

"Do You Fear What I Hear?" originally "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

Keith Klingler

"Brother, Can You Spare A Mime?" originally "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?"

Natalie Snortman

"Brother, Can You Spare A Lime?" originally "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?"

Natalie Snortman

"Brother, Can You Scare A Dime?" originally "Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?"

Probably not.

Natalie Snortman

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Love In Bloom"	"My Dog, Doom"	Parody Pete
"Dear Hearts And Gentle People"	"Steer Parts, Pig Brains, and Scrapple"	Airfarcewon
"I'm An Old Cowhand"	"Psychedelic Bands"	Alvin Rhodes
"Pennies From Heaven"	"Rachel Is Heavy"	Michael Pacholek
"Moonlight Becomes You"	"Moonshine Benumbs You"	John A. Barry
"I Found A Million Dollar Baby"	"I Found That I Could Save Like Crazy"	Jack Cherrix
"White Christmas"	"Bland Christmas"	Airrider
"Dear Old Donegal"	"It's Lonely Up in Heaven (Fred Phelps)"	Patrick McWilliams
"The Bells of St. Mary's"	"The Bells of Salvation"	Airfarcewon
"White Christmas"	"White Grits Mush"	Airfarcewon
There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Let It Snow	Dandruff Shampoo	Ethan

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
We're Having A Heat Wave	PG&E or other energy provider	Raphael

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
white wedding billy idol	white xmas bing crosby	white wedding christmas cc cold bb baby	musicman
Your Body Is A Wonderland John Mayer	Winter Wonderland Bing Crosby	Your Body Is A Winter Wonderland	MOR
White Christmas Bing Crosby	White Wedding Billy Idol	White Wedding Christmas This would even be weirder than Bowie and Crosby!	Paul Warren

Misheard Lyrics:

"Walkin' In A Winter Wonderland" Misheard Lyrics: Every night, we perspire As we dream by the fire. Original Lyrics: Every night, we conspire As we dream by the fire.	"The Littlest Angel" Misheard Lyrics: Just a butterfly with golden wings A little piece of a hollow log Two shiny stones from a river bank And the worn-out strap of his faithful doll. Original Lyrics: Just a butterfly with golden wings A little piece of a hollow log Two shiny stones from a river bank And the worn-out strap of his faithful dog.
"Mele Kalikimaka" Misheard Lyrics: Mele Kalikimaka is a wise way To say Merry Christmas to you. Original Lyrics: Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way To say Merry Christmas to you.	"White Christmas" Misheard Lyrics: And may all your Christmases, beware. Original Lyrics: And may all your Christmases be white.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Mele Kalikimaka"

Misheard Lyrics:

Mele Kalikimaka is a wise way
To say Merry Christmas to you.

Original Lyrics:

Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way
To say Merry Christmas to you.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Erin

I learned this song from the movie, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." I was singing it one day when I was little, and tried to convince my mother that I was right, after she corrected me. After showing her that part in the movie, she agreed that I made a good point.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

" White Christmas"

Better Lyrics:

I'm dreaming of a white tuchas
Just like the one's I used to know
Where it made her happy
And made me snappy
To just get laid in the snow

Original Lyrics:

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the one's I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

Submitted by: Stuzys

"Do You Hear What I Hear"

Better Lyrics:

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy:
Do you hear what I hear?
Do you see what I hear?
Gad, I fear I've gone mad, said the boy
Did I hear a lamb talk?
Did I hear a lamb talk?

Original Lyrics:

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy:
Do you hear what I hear?
Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing thru the sky, shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear?
Do you hear what I hear?

Submitted by: Britney Spears into pruning hooks

"Do You Hear What I Hear"

Better Lyrics:

Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see?
Do you see what I see?
Sure, I'd have to be blind, said the lamb
To not see what wind sees
To not see what wind sees

Original Lyrics:

Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see?
Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky, little lamb
Do you see what I see?
Do you see what I see?

Submitted by: Britney Spears into pruning hooks

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"Accentuate The Positive"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

Accentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mister In-Between.

Why They're Misrhymed:

Having every sentence end in the same 4 letters does not make a rhyme. Sorry, Bing.

Submitted by: oldtimer

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"Do You Hear What I Hear"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

A Child, A Child, shivers in the cold.
Let us bring him silver and gold.

Why They're Inappropriate:

Wouldn't his immediate needs be better served by warm clothing and/or blankets?

Submitted by: Heidi Jones

"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again.

Why They're Inappropriate:

In general this is a joyful song exulting in the festive nature of the Christmas season. So why the heck does it have to incongrously interrupt the mood with this one line seeming to say that Mom and Dad are just anxious to get it all over with and see less of the kids?

Submitted by: Courtney Lane

Dated Lyrics:

"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"

The Dated Lyrics:

Take a look in the five-and-ten,
Glistening once again.

Why They're Dated:

Five-and-ten cent stores (called 'five-and-ten' for short were an abundant thing (in the U.S. at least) when this song came out. Back then they even lived up to their name by having various items for five or ten cents. Hardly anyone back then in the U.S. could have been unfamiliar with such establishments, as even a rather small town might have several within its central business district. Then as suburban shopping centers became an in place to shop, most any good sized shopping center might have one or more such store, and even small shopping centers might well have one. For awhile after inflation made them unable to live up to the name 'five-and-ten' some such stores remained around, under other names such as 'variety store'. But today, they have almost entirely disappeared and surely some of today's young people have no conception of such places. While they could well be the focus of glistening Christmas displays coming to most any neighborhood once upon a time, now the remnants of what were once 'five-and-ten cent stores' are rare and many a young listener might have no idea what these lines are talking about.

Submitted by: Meredith Corpening