Fun Music Information -> Roger Miller
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Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "King Of The Road," | Roads are not kingdoms | old |
| "My Uncle Used To Love Me But She Died," | Was your uncle a trannie or something? | old |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "I'd Do Anything" | "You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd," Roger Miller | Heather Brockwell |
| "King Of The Road" | "Truckin'," Grateful Dead | Kathy |
| "You Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd" | "Can't We Try," Dan Hill | Kayla Stewart |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Kin Of The Road" originally "King Of The Road"
Ed
"Hug-A-Lug" originally "Chug-A-Lug"
Natasha Bly
"King Of The Rod" originally "King Of The Road"
Ed
"England Wings" originally "England Swings"
Wendy Torrance
"England Sings" originally "England Swings"
Wendy Torrance
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"King Of The Roan" originally "King Of The Road"
who cares what my name is
"King Of The Toad" originally "King Of The Road"
Alex
"Ding Me" originally "Dang Me"
Regina Haniger
"Bang Me" originally "Dang Me"
Regina Haniger
"Hang Me" originally "Dang Me"
Regina Haniger
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "The Ballad of Waterhole # 3 (The Code Of The West)" | "The Cold Of The West" | Airfarcewon |
| "King Of The Road" | "Flings On The Road II" | Airfarcewon |
| "King Of The Road" | "Flings On The Road" | Airfarcewon |
| "King Of The Road" | "No Fixed Abode" | B4p |
| "King of the Road" | "We Want A Kid" | Friends of Convenience |
| "King Of The Road" | "Will She Implode?" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "King of the Road" | "Big Al Capone" | Guy DiRito |
| "England Swings (like a pendulum)" | "Liberal Stings (yike, no end to them)" | Barry J. Mitchel |
| "King of the Road" | "King of the Bull" | Gary Ray |
| "King of the Road" | "Ring With Hat-Load" | Michael Pacholek |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Chug-A Lug | Promo for 'Tommy Lee Goes To College' | funny |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Arthur's Theme Christopher Cross | King Of The Road Roger Miller | King Arthur's Theme Of The Road | Raphael |
| Jerry Lee Is Still The King Windopane | King of The Road Roger Miller | Jerry Lee Is Still The King Of The Road Great balls o' fire!!!! | oldsongs |
| Papercut Linkin Park | Tips Of My Fingers Roger Miller | Papercut On The Tips Of My Fingers | countryrock |
| We Didn't Start The Fire Billy Joel | Engine, Engine #9 Roger Miller | We Didn't Start The Fire Engine, Engine #9 | Donna Gelpigi |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
Misheard Lyrics:
"Dang Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I like fourteen dollars, havin' twenty-seven cents.
Original Lyrics: I lack fourteen dollars of havin' twenty-seven cents.
| "Old Toy Trains"
Misheard Lyrics: All is calm, all is well
Soon you'll hear Chris crinkling the jingle bells. Original Lyrics: All is calm, all is well
Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and the jingle bells |
"England Swings"
Misheard Lyrics: Where's Mr. Abby? The tower Big Ben
Original Lyrics: Westminster Abbey
The tower, Big Ben | "Dang Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Dang it, dang it
You oughta take a rope and hang it Skies of the eighty-three Won't you listen to me? Original Lyrics: Dang me, dang me
They oughta take a rope and hang me High from the highest tree Woman, would you weep for me? |
| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Old Toy Trains"
Misheard Lyrics: All is calm, all is well
Soon you'll hear Chris crinkling the jingle bells. Original Lyrics: All is calm, all is well
Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and the jingle bells |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Regina Olsen When I first heard this, I did not yet know of 'Kris Kringle' as an alternate name for Santa Claus. So I wondered who this Chris was and why he or she would crinkle jingle bells. (Where I grew up, at least, 'Chris' was about equally commonly either a girl's or boy's name.) |
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Funny Lyrics:
"My Uncle Used To Love Me, But She Died"
The Funny Lyrics: A chicken ain't a chicken `til it's lickin' good an' fried,
Keep on the sunny side, My uncle used to love me, but she died. Why They're Funny: No, Roger Miller did not have a transvestite uncle, nor was he drunk when he penned this ditty (although he might have been trying to meet a deadline). This is merely the King of the Road at his silliest. I still laugh when I recall the time he sang this on The Muppet Show (much to the consternation of a nearby group of muppet chickens).
Submitted by: Denise DeNephew
| "Dang Me"
The Funny Lyrics: They say that roses are red and violets are purple
Sugar is sweet and so is maple syrple I'm the seventh out of a seventh son My pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of a gun Why They're Funny: They said that Roger Miller was on drugs when he wrote this but I sort of disagree. It's still funny 37 years later.
Submitted by: crazydon
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Misrhymed Lyrics:
"Dang Me"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Roses are red, violets are purple
Sugar is sweet, and so is maple syrple Why They're Misrhymed: Forcing a rhyme by intentionally mispronouncing a word (in this case, syrup) is cheating.
Submitted by: Joshua
| "Chug-a-Lug"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: Decide that we'll drink up what's left
Chug-a-Lug so help thyself Why They're Misrhymed: Nice try, Roger.
Submitted by: Doug Montgomery
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"South"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: But I love the South, it's the land of the free
It's the land of hush your mouth, 'n Joe South And that's home to me.. Why They're Inappropriate: So the land of the free is the land of 'hush your mouth'? Whatever happened to freedom of speech?!??
Submitted by: Alyson Runyon
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Old Toy Trains"
The Song Lyrics: Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle
and the jingle bells Song They Mention: Jingle Bells
Submitted by: Regina Olsen
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Made Up Words in Songs:
"Do-Wacka-Do"
The Made Up Words: Do-wacka-do
Comments: "I hear tell you're doing well, good things have come to you. I wish I had your happiness, and you had a do-wacka-do-wacka-do-wacka-do-wacka-do-wacka-do." Miller put these nonsense syllables in the song to represent something to replace the good things his friend had.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
| "Dang Me"
The Made Up Words: syrple
Comments: The line is "Sugar is sweet, and so is maple syrple". He was forcing a rhyme with "purple" in the previous line. I guess "syrple" means "syrup", but who knows for sure?
Submitted by: Stephanie Craddock
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Band Name Anagrams:
Grime Roller Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Kansas City Star"
The Lyrics: I'm the king of Kansas City, no thanks, Omaha, thanks a lot.
Why: Refers to Kansas City, Missouri, and Omaha, Nebraska.
Submitted by: Lydia Helton
| "King Of The Road"
The Lyrics: Third boxcar, midnight train,>BR> Destination Bangor, Maine.
Why: Refers to the city of Bangor, Maine.
Submitted by: Lydia Helton
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Lyrics Pronunciation:
"England Swings"
The Lyrics: England swings like a pendulum do
Why: The word "England" is mispronounced throughout the song as "Engerland," probably to fit the meter of the song.
Submitted by: crazydon
| "Dang Me"
The Lyrics: Roses are red, violets are purple,
Sugar is sweet and so is maple syrple. Why: He alters "maple syrup" to "maple syrple" to force a rhyme.
Submitted by: Heather Brockwell
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Song Title Acrostics:
WITS: "Walking In The Sunshine"
Submitted by: Meredith Corpening
Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Ring Of The Code" originally "King Of The Road"
Submitted by: Toni Minot
"Snot Idolatry" originally "Old Toy Trains"
What a thing to idolize!
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Sulking In The One Shine" originally "Walking In The Sunshine"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics:
"dang me"
The Lyrics: dang me!,dang me!,they ought to,take a rope,and hang me!,hang me from,the highest tree!,woman would you,weap for me?
Why: surely a song,about a man,with a,death-wish,is nothing that should,be sung in,a cheerful fashion?.
Submitted by: ART E.
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Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Old Toy Trains"
The Lyrics: Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and the jingle bells.
Why: Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and the Bengal Gels.
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
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