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Fun Music Information -> Ethel Merman

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Ethel Merman-Show Tune

Music Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Ethel Agnes Zimmermann. Submitted by: old

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Everything's Coming Up Roses,"	How can that be?	Isac

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"What Is Life?," George Harrison	"Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries," Ethel Merman
"I Just Want To Be Your Everything," Andy Gibb	"Everything's Coming Up Roses," Ethel Merman

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"There's No Business Like Sow Business" originally "There's No Business Like Show Business"

Karen Smith

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"There's No Business Like Showy Business" originally "There's No Business Like Show Business"

Rachel Stedman

"There's No Business Like Shown Business" originally "There's No Business Like Show Business"

Such as films already shown?

Natalie Lundgren

"There's Not Business Like Show Business" originally "There's No Business Like Show Business"

Alice

"Eddie Was A Lady" originally "Edie Was A Lady"

Raphael

Change a Letter:

"There's No Business Like Shot Business" originally "There's No Business Like Show Business"

Sylvia Curruca

"There's No Business Like Slow Business" originally "There's No Business Like Show Business"

kozar

"There's No Business Like Snow Business" originally "There's No Business Like Show Business"

Eac Zeffron

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"I Get a Kick Out of You"	"Wick From a Urologist"	Al Silver
"You're the Top"	"You're the Top"	Al Silver
"I Get a Kick Out of You"	"I Get a Kick Out of Me"	Al Silver
"No Business Like Show Business"	"No Whiz-ness Like Slow Whiz-ness"	Airfarcewon
"No Business Like Show Business"	"No Man Like A Snow Man"	Airfarcewon
"There's No Business Like Show Business"	"There’s No Business Like Snow Business"	John A. Barry
"Everything's Coming Up Roses"	"No One Will Vote For Obama"	Bretton Palm
"No Business like Show Business"	"No Days Are Like Snow Days"	Airfarcewon
"No Business Like Show Business"	"No Business Like Shoe Business"	Airfarcewon
"There No Business Like Show Business"	"There's No Bismuth Like This Bismuth"	Airfarcewon
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
Everything's Coming Up Roses Ethel Merman	Paper Roses Marie Osmond	Everything's Coming Up Paper Roses	Peter
Everything's Coming Up Roses Ethel Merman	Blood And Roses The Smithereens	Everything's Coming Up Blood And Roses Sounds violent compared to the 1st title	Isac
Everything's Coming Up Roses Ethel Merman	Three Roses America	Everything's Coming Up Three Roses Ahem, no comment!	Isac
There's No Business Like Show Business Ethel Merman	The Dope Show Marilyn Manson	There's No Business Like The Dope Show Business Now there's a freakin' wild duet for you!	Terror Reid

Misheard Lyrics:

"Down In The Depths (On The Ninetieth Floor)"

Misheard Lyrics:

Here I am, facing tomorrow, alone with my Corot.

Original Lyrics:

Here I am, facing tomorrow, alone with my sorrow.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Everything's Coming Up Roses"

Better Lyrics:

Florida, Central Cal,
Honey, everything's coming up oranges!

Original Lyrics:

Starting here, starting now,
Honey, everything's coming up roses

Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

"Everything's Coming Up Roses"

Better Lyrics:

You're not well, pain is great
This disease has a high infection rate
Bleeding tears, fever- Wow!
Horror: nasty thing's deadly Ebola!!!

Original Lyrics:

You'll be swell, you'll be great
Gonna have the whole world on a plate
Starting here, starting now
Honey, everything's coming up roses

Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"There's No Business Like Show Business"

Opening Lines:

There's no business like show business
Like no business I know.

Comments:

Submitted by: Showbiz

"Love, Look In My Window"

Opening Lines:

Love, look in my window.

Comments:

"Love, Look In My Window" is another song from Jerry Herman's musical, "Hello, Dolly!" But the song itself was only added after Ethel Merman took over the title rool, in 1967, from the original Dolly Levi, Carol Channing (it was added for Merman's wider vocal range) when Channing went out to Hollywood. Barbra Streisand would not sing the song either in the 1969 motion picture (when she played Dolly Levi) because the song was not put into the motion picture version.

Submitted by: Peter

There are additional spelling lyrics available.