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Fun Music Information -> Dobie Gray

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Music Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Leonard Victor Ainsworth. Submitted by: soul

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Binge Of Silence""Bridge Of Silence"Margo Gram
"Slipped Away""Drift Away"MOR

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Tears Falling From My Tears,"Tears don't produce more tears.Yvette Bristle
"May I Spend Every Year With You,"He can't, since he died in 2011.Yvette Bristle
"Bridge Of Silence,"Silence can't be used to build bridges.Yvette Bristle
"Twenty-Five Hours A Day,"A day has only 24 hours.Yvette Bristle

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"I Can Dream, Can't I?," The Andrews Sisters"You Can Do It," Dobie Gray
"What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd"Mr. Engineer," Dobie Gray
"Snow," Bing Crosby"Drift Away," Dobie Gray
"Snowfall," Tony Bennett"Drift Away," Dobie Gray
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Teas Falling From My Tears" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
What happens when the Tea Party loses?
Peter
"Tears Falling From My Ears" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"Ridge Of Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Daisy Pappus
"May I Spend Every Ear With You" originally "May I Spend Every Year With You"
Yvette Bristle
"May I Send Every Year With You" originally "May I Spend Every Year With You"
Yvette Bristle

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Bridger Of Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Regina Olsen
"Bridget Of Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Yvette Bristle
"Bridge Off Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Yvette Bristle
"City Stairs" originally "City Stars"
Candy Welty

Change a Letter:

"Drift Aday" originally "Drift Away"
As in Meat Loaf, whose orig. name is Marvin Aday
Jessica Childress
"Fridge Of Silence" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Is it working?
Karen Smith
"Tears Falling From My Gears" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"Tears Falling From My Bears" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"Tears Falling From My Years" originally "Tears Falling From My Tears"
Yvette Bristle

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Drift Away""Grift and Prey"John A. Barry
"Drift Away""Grift Away"John A. Barry
"Drift Away""In My Casserole"Warren Baker
"In Crowd""Ingres Crowd"Jaun'-Gall Satire
"Drift Away""Layaway"Chris Wolvie
"Drift Away""Mary Kate"Fred Snider
"Drift Away""Cliff's Away"Michael Pacholek
"Drift Away""Drift Away"Mwzk
"Drift Away""Ripped Away (the Obama Promise Takeaway Song)"Malcolm Higgins
"Drift Away""Switch Today"Marthadtox

There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Drift AwayADD support groupHarryMay
Drift AwayBoats/Outdoor Equipmentoldsong

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Susan's House
   Eels
Out On The Floor
   Dobie Gray
Susan's Outhouse On The Floor
Ashley Michelle McGowan
Everytime You Go Away
   Paul Young
Drift Away
   Dobie Gray
Everytime You Drift Away
Serafina
May You Always
   The McGuire Sisters
Drift Away
   Dobie Gray
May You Always Drift Away
Ashley Michelle McGowan
Drift Away
   Dobie Gray
Into the Night
   Benny Mardones
Drift Away Into the Night
Mr. Bob

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Doobie Gray
The Doobie Brothers combined with Dobie Gray
Basically it inserts one more "o" in the solo performer's name.
Submitted By: Rob
The Dobie Brothers
Dobie Gray combined with The Doobie Brothers
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi

Misheard Lyrics:

"The 'in' Crowd"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got our own way of walkin',
We got our own way of porkin', yeah!
Original Lyrics:
Got our own way of walkin',
We got our own way of talkin', yeah!
"Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gimme the Beach Boys and free mice hole
I wanna get loss in your Rotten role and drift away
Original Lyrics:
Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away
"Out On The Floor"
Misheard Lyrics:
I get my d*ck out on the floor
Original Lyrics:
I get my kicks out on the floor
"Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gimme the pee poise and freeze my soul
Original Lyrics:
Gimme the beat, boys And free my soul
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Drift Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gimme the Beach Boys and free mice hole
I wanna get loss in your Rotten role and drift away
Original Lyrics:
Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll and drift away

Story about this misheard lyric by: Tim Noe

When I misheard this I LOVED the reference to BOTH Brian Wilson AND the Sex Pistols!

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Drift Away"
Better Lyrics:
'I wanna find a girl on birth control'
or
'I wanna go home and smoke a bowl'
or
'Won't you come spin 'round my pole'
Original Lyrics:
'I wanna get lost in your rock and roll'
Submitted by: W. Griffin

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Look At Me"
Opening Lines:
Come on and look, look, look at me. Tell me what, what you see.
Comments:
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"The In Crowd"
Opening Lines:
I'm in with the in crowd, I go where the in crowd goes.
Comments:
"The In Crowd" was 1965 top ten hit for the man who would become more famous in 1973 with his Beach Boys salute song named, "Drift Away", Dobie Gray.
Submitted by: Peter

Song Title Space Change:

"So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me A Way)" originally "So High (Rock Me Baby and Roll Me Away)"
Submitted by: Sutch

Band Name Anagrams:

Obie Grady Submitted by: Daisy Pappus
Be A Gory Id Submitted by: Regina
Do I Grab Ye? Submitted by: Helen Football
Yogi d' Bear Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Ray Bogied Submitted by: Regina Haniger

There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.

Song Title Anagrams:

"Silenced Brig Foe" originally "Bridge Of Silence"
Submitted by: Daisy Pappus

Super Short Pop Songs:

"Sweet Lovin' Woman" Length: 2:42
"Sweet Lovin' Woman" is track #9 on the album, "Drift Away" (1973). It was one of several shortest songs on that album. Remember that he was more known for his song, "Drift Away", also featured on "Drift Away".
Submitted by: Wisnu Aji

Song Title Acrostics:

ME: "Mr. Engineer"
Submitted by: Candy Welty

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Grobie Day originally "Dobie Gray"
Submitted by: Soul

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