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 from	Country
"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 transportation	Country

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name	Comments & Submittor Name
"If We Make It Through December"	"Help Me Make It Through The Night," Sammi Smith	Please, 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:

"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

"Mama Dried" originally "Mama Tried"

My Name Is Joe

"If We Rake It Through December" originally "If We Make It Through December"

Maybe the yard will look good.

Me Again

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"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
"Okie From Muskogee"	"Tickie From a Smoky"	Airfarcewon
"The Bottle Let Me Down"	"The Colonel Let Me Down"	Michael Pacholek
"The Dukes of Hazzard Theme"	"The Jedis of Hazzard Theme"	Agrimorfee
"Okie from Muskogee"	"A Liberal Individual Can Stand Tall"	Anne & Phil Pflager
"The Bottle Let Me Down"	"Santa Let Me Down"	Billy Boyd
There are additional song parodies available.

Untapped Commercial Ideas:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Silver Wings	Airport	Ed

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:

"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 Mention Brand Name Products:

"Rainbow Stew"

The Lyrics:

When a President goes through the White House door,
and does what he says he'll do,
We'll all be drinkin' that free Bubble-Up
and eatin' that rainbow stew.

Product Brand Name:

Bubble-Up soda

Submitted by: Cheeseburger in Parodies