Fun Music Information -> Ray Parker Jr.
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
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Ray Parker Junior, Ray Parker Jr & RaydioUse a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Who Can It Be Now?" | "The Other Woman," Ray Parker Jr. | Edward |
| "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | "You Can't Change That," Ray Parker Jr. | Kathy |
| "Who's That Girl?" | "The Other Woman," Ray Parker Jr. | Edward |
| "Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)" | "You Can't Change That," Ray Parker Jr. | Kathy |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Amie" originally "Jamie"
David
"Hostbusters" originally "Ghostbusters"
Little Lovisa
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"I Still Can't Get Over Gloving You" originally "I Still Can't Get Over Loving You"
Neither can the person Ray gloved!
Sick Of Britney
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"I Still Can't Get Over Losing You" originally "I Still Can't Get Over Loving You"
Beverly Stiles
"I Still Can't Get Over Loving Lou" originally "I Still Can't Get Over Loving You"
Sick Of Britney
"The Otter Woman" originally "The Other Woman"
Stephanie Craddock
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Ghostbusters" | "Old Bastards" | Jeff in Richmond VA |
| "Ghostbusters" | "Painkillers" | Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd |
| "Ghostbusters" | "The Plumber" | ThatAwesomeGuy |
| "A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)" | "2008 Dodge Challenger 500 Recap (Darlington)" | Jay Jianoran |
| "Ghostbusters" | "Big Brother" | mmcm312 |
| "Ghostbusters" | "Homedusters (from Agrimorfee's Attic)" | Agrimorfee |
| "Ghostbusters" | "All-Nighters" | Pink Panther |
| "Ghostbusters" | "Mythbusters" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Ghostbusters" | "Ball Busters" | Matthias |
| "Ghostbusters" | "Schoolbusters" | PhantomFoot |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Ghostbusters | Pest Control | AO |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Ghostbusters | Paranormal Investigation | Josh Bain |
| Ghostbusters | Exorcist | Larcen Tyler |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Born As Ghosts Rage Against The Machine | Ghostbusters Ray Parker Jr. | Born As Ghostbusters | Josh |
Misheard Lyrics:
"Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're seeing fangs
Runnin' through your head Who ya gonna call Ghostbusters! Original Lyrics: If you're seeing things
Runnin' through your head Who ya gonna call Ghostbusters! | "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't afraid of no goats.
Original Lyrics: I ain't afraid of no ghost.
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"Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics: Vinegar car
Original Lyrics: Who are you gonna call?
| "Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics: If there's somethin' strange
And it may be good Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! Original Lyrics: If there's somethin' strange
In your neighborhood, Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Ghostbusters"
Misheard Lyrics: If there's somethin' strange
And it may be good Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! Original Lyrics: If there's somethin' strange
In your neighborhood, Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Dylan Baranski Ghostbusters has been one of my favorite movies for a long time now. However, when I first saw the movie, I actually thought that Ray Parker Jr. was singing "If there's somethin' strange, and it may be good..." I knew something wasn't right because this would've contrasted with the line, "If there's somethin' weird, and it don't look good..." because: 1. It would be unclear whether that "something" was good or not, and 2. If it "may be good", then why are the Ghostbusters busting it? 'Cause busting makes them feel good? That makes no sense at all! Somewhere down the line, I figured out the correct lyrics. |
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Ghostbusters"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Who you gonna call? (Ghostbusters!)
Louder! (Ghostbusters!) Who you gonna call? (Ghostbusters!) Who can you call? (Ghostbusters) Why They're Repetitive: Eventually these annoying lyrics fade out, but until then there is a girl with a high pitched voice yelling, 'Ghostbusters!', and I can't stand it!
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"The Other Woman"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: My life was fine
Til she blew my mind Why They're Misrhymed: The rhyming is underwhelming. I guess to be played on the radio he had to say 'mind.' Not that what she was really blowing would have rhymed either.
Submitted by: Princess J
| "The Other Woman"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Now I hate to have to cheat
But I feels better when I sneak Why They're Misrhymed: After a pathetic attempt at poetry, I wonder if Ray has any women at all.
Submitted by: soul
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"You Can't Change That"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: You can change your telephone number And you can change your address too But you can't stop me from loving you no No you can't change that...
Why They're Inappropriate: I'm sure Ray Parker meant it innocently enough, but to me it sounds an awful lot like... um, STALKING?!?
Submitted by: hec
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
The Song Lyrics: Now an example to you
By the time poor Jack Returned up the hill Somebody else Was lovin' Jill Song They Mention: "Jack & Jill" by Raydio
Submitted by: crazydon
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)"
Opening Lines: A woman needs love just like you do.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "The Other Woman"
Opening Lines: I'm in love with the other woman. My life was fine, yes it was, 'til she blew my mind.
Comments: And that line appears several times during the song.
Submitted by: Bob Boogie
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Song Lawsuits:
"Ghostbusters Theme Song"
Acording to his Behind the Music interview Huey Lewis and the News saw the video for Ray Parker Jr's song Ghostbusters and determined that the bass lines sounded too much like a sped up version of his song I Want A New Drug. Huey wasn't offended by the fact that Ray Parker Jr had ripped them off but they were offended that their song was bought and sold. The result was that Huey Lewis and his record label sued for copyright infringement and royalties which they won.
Submitted by: Celeste
"Ghostbusters"
The Lyrics: Ghostbusters!
Why: Shouted throughout the song, also the title, and of course written for the movie. Better examples for this section are when a song isn't written for a movie.
Submitted by: ChuckyG
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