Fun Music Information -> Merle Haggard

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Music Quotes:

The guitar's not all that expensive either,
when you compare it to gettin' a tooth pulled or something.
- Merle Haggard
Submitted by: LucidLupin
 

Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Merle Ronald Haggarerd . Submitted by: Country

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Sing Me Back Home,"The death penalty isn't that easy to escape fromCountry
"I Am An Island,"No man is an island (just had to say that!)Country
"Sing Me Back Home,"Singing is not a means of transportationCountry

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Are The Good Times Really Over?""Happy Days Are Here Again," Barbra StreisandRaphael
"If We Make It Through December""Help Me Make It Through The Night," Sammi SmithPlease, Merle, one day at a time! - Roy Clark Bar

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Silver Wigs" originally "Silver Wings"
Bridget Andrews

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Stray A Little Longer" originally "Stay A Little Longer"
Bridget Andrews
"Swing Me Back Home" originally "Sing Me Back Home"
Peter Q.
"The Robots Of My Raisin'" originally "The Roots Of My Raisin'"
Pam Tabor
"Sling Me Back Home" originally "Sing Me Back Home"
Regina Olsen

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"If We Rake It Through December" originally "If We Make It Through December"
Then our yard will be very well kept up.
Joe Siebert
"Mama Cried" originally "Mama Tried"
Ferragamo
"Tonight The Bottle Wet Me Down" originally "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down"
Leaky bottle? Or he spilled some if its contents?
Eva Cave
"Tonight The Battle Let Me Down" originally "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down"
Renee Keener
"Mama Fried" originally "Mama Tried"
Regina Olsen

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Momma Tried""Momma's Pie"Lionel Mertens
"Mama Tried""Mom, I Tried"Alvin Rhodes
"Mama Tried""Mama Fried"Airfarcewon
"Okie From Muskogee""Thrilla From Wasilla"Stan Hall
"Ramblin' Fever""Palin Fever"Bob Beckley
"Mama Tried""Mama Died"Alvin Rhodes
"Workin' Man Blues""Lazy Man Blues"Billy Boyd
"Rainbow Stew""I Watch Spongebob Too"Stephen
"Okie From Muscogee""Red Neck Hippie From Mississippi"Dee Range
"Rainbow Stew""States Of Blue"Sarcastic Paranoid

There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Silver WingsAirportEd

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Where's Captain Kirk?
   Spizzenergi
Kern River
   Merle Haggard
Where's Captain Kirk? Kern River
Britney Spears into pruning hooks
Heaven Knows
   Donna Summer
Mama Tried
   Merle Haggard
Heaven Knows Mama Tried!
crazydon
Hot Mama
   Trace Adkins
Mama Tried
   Merle Haggard
Hot Mama Tried
To cool herself off?
crazydon
If We Make It Through December
   Merle Haggard
Help Me Make It Through The Night
   Sammi Smith
If We Make It Through December, Help Me Make It Through The Night
Chris Duncan
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"If We Make It Through December"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I don't mean to hit the sandbur.
Original Lyrics:
Now I don't mean to hate December.
"Okie From Muskogee"
Misheard Lyrics:
White lightning's still the biggest threat of all.
Original Lyrics:
White Lightning's still the biggest thrill of all.
"If We're Not Back in Love By Monday"
Misheard Lyrics:
If we're not back in love by Monday
We can throw our supper away.
Original Lyrics:
If we're not back in love by Monday
We can go our separate ways.
"Okie From Muskogee"
Misheard Lyrics:
We don' t make a party out of lovin'
We just like holdin' hands and pitching wood.
Original Lyrics:
We don't make a party out of lovin'
We just like holdin' hands and pitchin' woo.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Okie From Muskogee"
Misheard Lyrics:
White lightning's still the biggest threat of all.
Original Lyrics:
White Lightning's still the biggest thrill of all.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Jessica Childress

I was a child when this song came out, and I didn't understand the word 'thrill' at all in this line at the time. I asked my mother what the word was, and she said she thought it was 'threat'. Thereafter I presumed it to be 'threat' for a long time, and perhaps my mother did too.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Okee From Muskogee"
Better Lyrics:
We dont vote for Obama in Muskogee
We think Palin's a good choice for VeePee
We don't like what's hap'nin down on Wall Street
And we don't care that McCain is 73.

I'm proud to be an Okee from Muskogee
A place where votes count one an' all
We still wave the Conferderate flag down at the courthouse
And Bin Laden's still the biggest thrill of all.
Original Lyrics:
We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee;
We don't take our trips on LSD
We don't burn our draft cards down on Main Street;
We like livin' right, and bein' free.

I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee,
A place where even squares can have a ball -We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse
And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all
Submitted by: mat newton
"Okie From Muskogee"
Better Lyrics:
I'm proud to be a turkey From Albuquerque.
Original Lyrics:
I'm proud to be an Okie From Muskogee.
Submitted by: Rosie Finch

Insincere Lyrics:

"Okie From Muskogee"
The Insincere Lyrics:
We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee
Why They're Insincere:
Yes, they do. I know this for a fact.
Submitted by: Billy
 

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Are The Good Times Really Over"
The Lyrics:
It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV.
Who They Mention:
U.S. President Richard Nixon
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
"Are The Good Times Really Over"
The Lyrics:
Before the Beatles and Yesterday, when a man could still work and still would.
Who They Mention:
The Beatles
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Are The Good Times Really Over"
The Lyrics:
I wish Coke was still cola and a joint was a bad place to be.
Product Brand Name:
Coca-Cola.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
"Are The Good Times Really Over"
The Lyrics:
I wish a Ford or a Chevy would still last ten years like they should.
Product Brand Name:
Ford and Chevrolet automobiles.
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
There are additional product lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"Are The Good Times Really Over"
The Song Lyrics:
Before the Beatles and Yesterday, when a man could still work and still would.
Song They Mention:
'Yesterday' by the Beatles
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Carolyn"
Opening Lines:
Carolyn, let me tell you what I heard about a man today
Comments:
Submitted by: Chris Duncan
 

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Are The Good Times Really Over"
The Lyrics:
I wish a buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was strong.
Back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came along.
Why:
Refers to the country of Vietnam. You've probably heard of the war that took place there (Some of us are old enough to remember it).
Submitted by: Penelope Beckinsale
"Okie From Muskogee"
The Lyrics:
We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do.
Why:
Refers to the city of San Francisco, California.
Submitted by: Lydia Helton
There are additional Real Places Mentioned in Songs available.

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Hurl Maggard originally "Merle Haggard"
Submitted by: Arlene Titshaw

Crime Records:

"Robbery"
Haggard served 3 years in San Quentin for robbing a Bakersfield tavern. Prior to that, he served time for theft and battery. Haggard was subsequently pardoned by then-California governor Ronald Reagan.
Submitted by: Todd W. Zimmerman

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