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Gorden Lightfoot

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"Carefree Highway,"	Um, how can a highway be carefree?	Raphael

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"If You Could Read My Mind"	"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," The Animals	Kathy
"If You Could Read My Mind"	"Mind Games," John Lennon	Kathy

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Carfree Highway" originally "Carefree Highway"

Terror Reid

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Early Morning Brain" originally "Early Morning Rain"

Surely something we've all experienced?

Beatlesholic

"The Sway I Feel" originally "The Way I Feel"

Beatlesholic

"If You Could Tread My Mind" originally "If You Could Read My Mind"

Veronica Krumpfelhagen

"If You Could Dread My Mind" originally "If You Could Read My Mind"

Reese without her spoon

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Stay Moose" originally "Stay Loose"

Josh

"The Wreck On The Edmund Fitzgerald" originally "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

Changes the general location of the disaster.

Dave

"Rundown" originally "Sundown"

Serafina

"If You Could Lead My Mind" originally "If You Could Read My Mind"

Veronica Krumpfelhagen

"If You Could Read My Wind" originally "If You Could Read My Mind"

Veronica Krumpfelhagen

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Recordings:

May 25 "The Wreck That Is Hannah Montana" by Edward Genereux a parody of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

An attack on how Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana has become overly commercialized by Disney, along with suggested alternative role models for preteen girls. YouTube: (Windows Media) (Comments)

Jan 3 "The story of Wario Ware, inc." by Andrea Huckstep a.k.a. Queen Dedede a parody of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

Finally! You all can listen to the story about Wario Ware's history! Soundclick: (mp3) (Comments)

Oct 13 "The End of The Curse of Bambino" by Johnny D a parody of "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

On September 30, 2005, I sang my parody "The End of The Curse of Bambino" at an amateur talent show at The First Church of Christ, Congregational, in Bedford, Massachusetts, as part of a fundraiser to benefit survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Here's a recording of my performance. Small World: (MP3) (Comments)

Oct 8 "The Wreck of Ben Affleck and J. Lo" by Spaff.com a parody of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

Geez, after all the effort we expended to make fun of them, you'd think they'd have the common decency to stay separated. Sang by - Robert Lund Spaff.com: (MP3) (Comments)

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The 40th Birthday of Catherine"	Michael Pacholek
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"	"He’s Decked, Hit His Head, Stunned, It’s Harold!"	blackjack21
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Slip Of Ol' Sigmund Freud's Dinghy"	Lionel Mertens
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"	"Vortex At Bermuda Triangle"	Guy DiRito
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"	"No Check from the dead Fund for Harold"	Timmy1000
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Wreck of the Dolls: Rozen Maiden"	thegerb
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"	"Not Sick! Good News Spread, And It's Caroled"	Tommy Turtle
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"	"Now Barack Will Get It Both Barrels"	Malcolm Higgins
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"	"The Specter Leaves Right Wing Imperiled"	Michael Pacholek
"Did She Mention My Name"	"Is The Pension The Same? The Autoworkers Lament)"	Malcolm Higgins
There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Carefree Highway	Carefree, Arizona, Chamber of Commerce	Peg
Rainy Day People	The Weather Channel	Matt Donnelly

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
If I Could Read Your Mind	Psychic and/or a brain disorders research clinic	Donna W
Alberta Bound	Saskatchewan Tourism	Donna W
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald	Washington State Ferries	Donna W
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald	Any cruise line or overseas shipping company	Donna W
Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald	Lake Superior Touring Services	G30RG3
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Mama Knows The Highway Hal Ketchum	Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot	Mama Knows The Carefree Highway	Penelope Beckinsale
Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer	Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot	Gotta Travel On Carefree Highway	Natalie Snortman
Blame It On The Rain Milli Vanilli	Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot	Blame It On The Rainy Day People	Consta Pate
Purple Rain Prince	Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot	Purple Rainy Day People	Lucille Ball sized hail
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :

Flash Gordon And The Lightfoot Pan

Flash And The Pan combined with Gordon Lightfoot

Submitted By: Peggy Pollock

Gordon Electric Lightfoot Orchestra

Gordon Lightfoot combined with Electric Light Orchestra

Submitted By: Martha Hankins

Misheard Lyrics:

"Sundown" Misheard Lyrics: I can picture a vermouth that a man could make Getting lost in her lovin as he twirls the stake Original Lyrics: I can picture every move that a man could make Getting lost in her lovin is your first mistake	"If You Could Read My Mind" Misheard Lyrics: I walk away like a movie star who gets burned on a three way street Original Lyrics: I'd walk away like a movie star who gets burned in a three way script
"Carefree Highway" Misheard Lyrics: Every highway, let me slip away on you Every highway, you've seen better days Tomorrow after blues, from my head down to my shoes Every highway lets me slip away, slip away on you. Original Lyrics: Carefree highway, let me slip away on you Carefree highway, you've seen better days The mornin' after blues, from my head down to my shoes Carefree highway, let me slip away, slip away on you.	"Sundown" Misheard Lyrics: Sometimes at Better Day Kids' And I'll find you've been creeping and I'm not that stiff Sometimes, a kid gets a shake And I'll find you've been creeping and I'm feeling okay. Original Lyrics: Sundown, ya better take care If I find you been creepin' round my back stairs Sometimes I think it's a shame When I get feeling better when I'm feeling no pain.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Sundown"

Misheard Lyrics:

Sometimes at Better Day Kids'
And I'll find you've been creeping and I'm not that stiff
Sometimes, a kid gets a shake
And I'll find you've been creeping and I'm feeling okay.

Original Lyrics:

Sundown, ya better take care
If I find you been creepin' round my back stairs
Sometimes I think it's a shame
When I get feeling better when I'm feeling no pain.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Boris B

I just imagined it was about a really paranoid guy who would hang out at a fast food place called "Better Day Kids'" and tremble with fear as customers would come and go. I could never figure out what was so scary about fast food.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Sundown"

Better Lyrics:

Storm clouds, you better take care
If I find you've raining over my lawn chairs

Original Lyrics:

Sundown, you better take care
If I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stairs

Submitted by: Canada

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

Better Lyrics:

The terror began in September of oh-one
When an Atta attacked the Trade Center.
Kamikazes, we knew, by the time it was all through,
And that day we'd ID'd their sick mentor.
America has grieved, so spectacularly bereaved
But determined we are, not downtrodden.
We must fight the Taliban and that horrible man,
The despicable Osama bin Laden
He's a man of ill fame,
who gives Islam a bad name,
Obsessed with his mission of mayhem.
His unspeakable deeds call forth America's need
Efficiently quite back to pay him.
We simply mustn't stop till we've sneaked over the top,
Searched the caves and the sewers and GOT HIM!
This isn't a rant, we gotta get what we want,
Just deserts for Osama bin Laden!

Original Lyrics:

The legend lives on, from the Chippewa on down,
Of the great lake they call Gitchee Gumee.
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy.
With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more
Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of November came early.
The ship was the pride of the American side
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin.
As the big freighters go it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When it left fully loaded for Cleveland.
And later that night when the ship's bell rang,
Could it be the North wind they'd been feelin'?

Submitted by: Liz J.

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"The House You Live In" The Nonsensical Lyrics: Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places Be careful while bending the law And the house you live in will never fall down If you pity the stranger who stands at your door. Why They're Nonsensical: So, which is it, Gordon? Do we fear the stranger or pity him? Submitted by: Carolee	"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" The Nonsensical Lyrics: The church bell chimed till it rang twenty-nine times For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald. Why They're Nonsensical: If there were 29 men on the ship, and the bell rang '29 times for each man,' that means the bell was rung 841 times. That bellringer must have had some headache! Submitted by: Scot Penslar
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Misrhymed Lyrics:

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed,
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral.
The church bell chimed till it rang twenty-nine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Why They're Misrhymed:

This is only the most painful misrhyming in this song-it has 14 verses and goes on for over 6 minutes, and there is only one verse (sung twice) that actually rhymes properly. Other shining examples are 'Wisconsin' with 'well seasoned' and 'railing' with 'stealin' '. Look it up! But I do have to say, I still love the song. Gordon Lightfoot is great, but I'm suprised he hasn't been called more often on his tendency to misrhyme.

Submitted by: Carolee

"The House You Live In"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places
Be careful while bending the law
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your door.

Why They're Misrhymed:

'Law' and 'door'? Eek.

Submitted by: Carolee

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Inappropriate Lyrics:

when suppertime came the old cook came on deck and said "fellows it's too rough to feed ya!'

Why They're Inappropriate:

Would anybody feel like eating after weaving and rocking and reeling on a boat in a storm.

Submitted by: little Jen

Dated Lyrics:

"Early Morning Rain"

The Dated Lyrics:

Out on runway number 9, Big 707 set to go.

Why They're Dated:

Few Boeing 707s, which dominated passenger air transport in the 1960s and remained popular in the 1970s, are in service today.

Submitted by: Kathy

Dirty Lyrics:

"Sundown"

The Dirty Lyrics:

I can see her lyin' back in her satin dress
In a room where ya do what ya don't confess

Why They're Dirty:

Come on Gordon. What goes on in that room that you don't talk about?

Submitted by: Aristotle

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Lyrics:

In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed,
In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral.

Why:

Refers to Detroit, Michigan.

Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale

"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Lyrics:

Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the rooms of her ice-water mansion.
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams;
The islands and bays are for sportsmen.
And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her,

Why:

Refers to the five great lakes of North America: Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale

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Songs That Are Banned:

"Black Day in July"

"Motor City Madness has reached the country side"... Obvious references to the Detroit riots in the Summer of Love (1967). Mostly because it was a Canadian commenting on American current events (How dare they!!??).

Submitted by: Royal Pfizbin

Lyrics Pronunciation:

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

The Lyrics:

In a musty old hall in Detroit, they prayed
In the maritime sailors' cathedral

Why:

Lightfoot pronounces "Detroit" as de-TROY-ut to fit the rhythm of the song.

Submitted by: Martha Hankins

Super Long Pop Songs:

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Length: 7:02

Perhaps the longest song ever recorded by a Canadian artist. Obviously the longest recorded by Lightfoot. And the covers of this song are even longer. The longest was an 8:45 version by Rheostatics.

Submitted by: John Phillips Screwdriver

Song Title Acrostics:

ROD: "Ribbon Of Darkness"

Submitted by: Allison O'Silla

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Jottin' Kenny" originally "Cotton Jenny"

Submitted by: Connie Brady

"Jack Lay In Dubai" originally "Black Day In July"

Submitted by: Lois Teem

Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:

"black day in july"

The Lyrics:

black day in july!, black day in july!

Why:

you tell me, what's so great, about "A BLACK DAY IN JULY"?

Submitted by: art

"Ribbon Of Darkness"

The Lyrics:

In this cold room lying, don't want to see no one but you.
Lord, I wish I could be dying to forget you.

Why:

This song has a rousing tune, but it is a lament over a lost love. It gets so heavy in these lines that the singer even declares that he wishes he could die to forget his lost love.

Submitted by: Marge Pegram