Fun Music Information -> Ray Charles
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Ray Charles (with Blues Brothers), Ray Charles, and others, Ray Charles and Julie RinkerMusic Jokes:
Why can't Ray Charles read? Because he's dead. Submitted by: LucidLupin
| Q: What's the definition of Endless Love? A: Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder playing tennis! Submitted by:
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Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: Ray Charles Robinson. Submitted by: Cara Miles
Performer Nick Names:
Known informally as: The Genius of Soul. Submitted by: Martha Hankins
Known informally as: Brother Ray. Submitted by: Martha Hankins
Singers Who Act:
Notable Acting Credits | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "The Blues Brothers" | Ray played the music store owner - Tim Hall |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Take These Chains From My Heart," | With chains on his heart, he wouldn't be singing. | Tim Hall |
| "My Heart Cries For You," | Hearts don't have tear ducts. | Tim Hall |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Just Got Started Lovin' You" | "I Can't Stop Loving You," Ray Charles | Kathy |
| "Can't Afford To Do It" | "Busted," Ray Charles | Kathy |
| "Ruby Baby" | "Ruby (It's You)," Ray Charles | Kathy |
| "(I Hate) Everything About You" | "You Don't Know Me," Ray Charles | Wendy Torrance |
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Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Crying Tie" originally "Crying Time"
Uh, can a tie cry?
Axl Rose Of Sharon Stone Temple Pilots
"Crying Tim" originally "Crying Time"
Axl Rose Of Sharon Stone Temple Pilots
"Hit The Rod, Jack" originally "Hit The Road, Jack"
Wherein Charles condones violence to Rod Stewart?
Calop
"Take These Chins From My Heart" originally "Take These Chains From My Heart"
No fun having even one bear down one's chin there!
Meg Owens
"In The Eat Of The Night" originally "In The Heat Of The Night"
Peter
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Take These Chains From My Hearth" originally "Take These Chains From My Heart"
Cynthia Avery
"What'd I Slay" originally "What'd I Say"
The Rev. A. Palgut
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Bunted" originally "Busted"
What the baseball batter did to move the runner(s)
Jim
"Georgia On My Mint" originally "Georgia On My Mind"
Josh
"Crying Mime" originally "Crying Time"
oldiesfan
"Prying Time" originally "Crying Time"
oldiesfan
"Frying Time" originally "Crying Time"
oldiesfan
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Recordings:
Apr 16
"I "can" Stop Loving You!" by Redneck Mba
a parody of "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Lazybones" | "Casey Jones" | Airfarcewon |
| "Georgia" | "Gorgons" | John A. Barry |
| "Makin' Whoopee" | "Makin' Poopee" | Airfarcewon |
| "Hard Hearted Hannah" | "That Green Banana" | Airfarcewon |
| "Busted" | "Crusted" | Stan Hall |
| "Hit The Road Jack" | "Man Your Fat" | Chance Gollnick |
| "Born To Lose" | "Born To Choose" | Stan Hall |
| "Cryin' Time" | "Wake Up ... Little Susie" | Stan Hall |
| "Hit the Road, Jack" | "Hit the Toad, Mack" | John A. Barry |
| "Busted" | "Busted" | Airfarcewon |
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Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Busted | Mel Gibson's Answering Service | Glenn |
| Crying Time | Depression Helpline | Diddims |
| What'd I Say? | Phonak (Hearing Aids) | Don |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Big Girls Don't Cry The 4 Seasons | I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles | Big Girls Don't Cry I Can't Stop Loving You | Eric Andrews |
| Somebody Told Me Killers | Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles | Somebody Told Me Hit The Road Jack That would be a weird duet though. | Huff |
| The Devil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels Band | Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles | The Devil Went Down To Georgia On My Mind By The Ray Charles Daniels Band. | Raphael |
| I Am A Child Neil Young | In The Heat Of The Night Ray Charles | I Am A Child In The Heat Of The Night Romance is for babies!!! | Ted |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Sugar Ray Charles
Sugar Ray combined with Ray Charles
Submitted By: crazydon
Corinne Bailey Rae Charles
Corinne Bailey Rae combined with Ray Charles
An alternative to Eac Zeffron's idea.
Submitted By: Rpollck
Stingray Charles
Sting combined with Ray Charles
Submitted By: Raphael
Ray Charles & Eddie
Ray Charles combined with Charles & Eddie
Submitted By: Eac Zeffron
Misheard Lyrics:
"I Can't Stop Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics: I can't stop bothering you
Original Lyrics: I can't stop loving you
| "Take These Chains From My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: And a few no longer care
For the love that's beating there. Original Lyrics: And if you no longer care
For the love that's beating there. |
"Take These Chains From My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Take these chairs from my eyes and let me see.
Original Lyrics: Take these tears from my eyes and let me see.
| "I've Got A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I've got a woman
A whale of a ton. Original Lyrics: I've got a woman
Way over town. |
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"What'd I say, Pts. 1 & 2"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Hey (hey) Ho (ho)
Why They're Repetitive: Ray and his backup girls, the Raeletts (who sing what's in parentheses), sing these lines about 9 times in part 2, yet it's a good song. When Ludwig van Beethoven (John Belushi) did it on Saturday Night Live, it was much shorter - only three times
Submitted by: The Rev. A. Palgut
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"Wichita Lineman"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: But I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time And the Wichita Lineman Is still on the line Why They're Inappropriate: The Wichita Lineman, besides being the name of the song, has nothing to do with the rest of the lyrics...
Submitted by: BernaLions
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Unchain My Heart"
Opening Lines: Unchain my heart, baby let me be.
Comments: "Unchain My Heart" was a top five pop hit and top three R&B hit for Ray Charles in the winter of 1962. The only charts, at least at that time, that Charles had yet to conquer was the country charts, Charles was about to change all of that and big time.
Submitted by: Peter
| "Georgia On My Mind"
Opening Lines: Georgia, Georgia, The whole day through, Just an old sweet song, Keeps Georgia on my mind.
Comments: A #1 song in the fall of 1960 (actually on the day that John F. Kennedy was elected President of the U.S.), "Georgia On My Mind" was the real big breakthrough song for Ray Charles that would catapult Charles into the stardom that Atlantic records Ahmet Ertegun had signed Charles for nine years earlier in 1951. Unfortunately for Ertegun and Atlantic, Charles would have the #1 pop and R&B hit with "Georgia On My Mind" at ABC records. "Georgia On My MInd" has been one of the most recorded songs of all time, by many artists, but Charles as the writer of the song has by far the definitive version of the song. On April 24, 1979, the Georgia state legislature proclaimed, "Georgia On My Mind" as the official state song and Charles performed, on that date, the song on the floor of the Georgia state house. During the 6th season (1991 - 92) of CBS's then hit comedy series, "Designing Women", Ray Charles performed "Georgia On My Mind" on solo piano during the opening with the "Designing Women" looking on. And at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, Gladys Knight performed "Georgia On My Mind" live and worldwide.
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Space Change:
"What Di Say" originally "What'd I Say"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Bust Ed" originally "Busted "
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
Band Name Anagrams:
A Sly Archer Submitted by: Natasha Bly
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Swanee River Rock"
The Lyrics: Do you know, way down, way down upon the Swanee River
Why: "Swanee River Rock" is a variation of "Old Folks at Home," whose composer, Stephen Foster, misspelled Suwannee River. This major river runs through southern Georgia and northern Florida.
Submitted by: Kathy
| "California, Here I Come"
The Lyrics: California, here I come
Why: The four main cast members of "I Love Lucy" sing this song in one episode as they make a cross-country road trip from New York City to California, where Ricky plans to make a movie.
Submitted by: Kathy
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Performers with Handicaps:
"Blind"
He lost all of his sight by age 7. He didn't know the cause of his blindness, but some sources point to glaucoma.
Submitted by: Singit
