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Fun Music Information -> Tony Orlando & Dawn

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Possible Misspelled Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

Tony Orlando And Dawn

New Band Names:

New Name
Why It's Better
Submitter Name
Tony Miami & DuskAnother Florida city plus the opposite of "dawn".Francis A. Sissy
Bony Orlando & Ten DawnTo tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak treeMickey D.

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Canada""Candida"D. Melody Dole, MD
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round Your Clavicle ""Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round Your Ole Oak Tree"Mickey D.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Ukulele Man,"No person is a musical instrument.Yvette Bristle

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"Look At Me," John Lennon"Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman," Tony Orlando & Dawn
"Knocking On Heaven's Door," Bob Dylan"Knock Three Times," Tony Orlando & Dawn
"Knock Knock," The Hives"Knock Three Times," Tony Orlando & Dawn
"Knock On Wood," Eddie Floyd"Knock Three Times," Tony Orlando & Dawn
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Ally?" originally "Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally?"
Regina Olsen
"Look In My Yes Pretty Woman" originally "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman"
Polly Cannon
"Look In My Eyes Petty Woman" originally "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman"
Yvette Bristle
"Ukulele Ma" originally "Ukulele Man"
Wendy Torrance

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Ukulele Manx" originally "Ukulele Man"
Yvette Bristle

Change a Letter:

"Look In My Ewes Pretty Woman" originally "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman"
Polly Cannon
"Loom In My Eyes Pretty Woman" originally "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman"
Polly Cannon
"Lock In My Eyes Pretty Woman" originally "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman"
Polly Cannon
"Look In My Eyes Pretty Roman" originally "Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman"
Yvette Bristle
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree" originally "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree"
Corrects the spelling.
Ed

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon""Try The Yellow Pages"Airfarcewon
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree""Squeeze Another Tube and Let's Go Sniffing Glue"Susanna Viljanen
"Sweet Gypsy Rose""Red Drippy Nose"Andria
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree""Why This Fellow Ribbin'? For His Fold-Choke Spree"Michael Pacholek
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'round the Old Oak Tree""Tie a Crime Scene Ribbon 'round the Lynching Tree"Mike Littoris
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree""Add Another CO on the Carbon Tree"Susanna Viljanen
"Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose""Say, Has Anybody Seen That Creep-Trickster Rove"William Tong
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree""Fly With Mellow Rhythm of the Gold Toke Tree"Michael Pacholek
"Candida""Cabrera"Michael Pacholek
"Knock Three Times""Use Two Hands!"Michael Pacholek

There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Boneyard Tree
   The Watchmen
Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree
   Tony Orlando & Dawn
Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Boneyard Tree
Maybe it should be a black ribbon?
Drake Azuma
Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally?
   Tony Orlando & Dawn
Strawberry Fields Forever
   The Beatles
Who's In The Strawberry Fields With Sally?
Morton
Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree
   Tony Orlando & Dawn
Right Or Left At Oak Street
   Roy Clark
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Right Or Left 'Round the Old Tree At Oak Street
Diana Jasper
Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree
   Tony Orlando & Dawn
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
   Rolf Harris
Tie A Kangaroo Around The Old Oak Tree
hec

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Cry Before Tony Orlando And Dawn
Cry Before Dawn combined with Tony Orlando & Dawn
Submitted By: Taylor Dadsen
Tony! Toni! Tone! Orlando & Dawn
Tony! Toni! Tone! combined with Tony Orlando & Dawn
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Tony Orlando & Prairie Dawn
Tony Orlando & Dawn combined with Pure Prairie League
So Prairie Dawn from Sesame Street is Tony Orlando's new backup singer? How bizarre!
Submitted By: Vicki Lawrence Welk
Tony Orlando & Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Tony Orlando & Dawn combined with Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi

Misheard Lyrics:

"Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tie a yellow gibbon 'round the ole oak tree
Original Lyrics:
Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the ole oak tree
"Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the ole damn bus is key
Original Lyrics:
Now the whole dame bus is cheering
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now the whole damn bus is cheerin
And I can't believe I see.
A hunk of yellow ribbon
round the ole oak tree.
Original Lyrics:
Now the whole damn bus is cheerin'
And I can't believe I see
A hundred yellow ribbons
round the ole oak tree.
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I don't see a river 'round the old oak tree
Original Lyrics:
If I don't see a ribbon 'round the old oak tree
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"Knock Three Times"
The Dirty Lyrics:
The whole song!
Why They're Dirty:
This is the Stalker National Anthem!
Submitted by: John G.
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Mornin' Beautiful"
Opening Lines:
Mornin' beautiful, it's morning and you're beautiful
Comments:
Submitted by: Candy Welty
 

Song Title Space Change:

"Who Sin The Strawberry Patch With Sally" originally "Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics:

"Candida"
The Lyrics:
And there was you and I
Why:
"You and I" is plural; therefore, the verb should be "were".
Submitted by: RJSchex
 

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose"
The Lyrics:
Oh, I got wind my Jo's been dancing here in New Orleans In this smoke-filled honky-tonk they call the land of dreams Oh, here she comes a strutting in her birthday clothes Say, has anybody seen my sweet Gypsy Rose
Why:
Tony Orlando & Dawn's 1973 #3 hit, "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" was the group's follow-up to the #1 smash, "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree" and just like that song, "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose" harked back to a simpler time in music that many people wanted to go back to. It's a bluesy dance #, and it is loosely based on the story of Gypsy Rose, just like the Broadway and movie musical. But in this version, Tony Orlando plays the man whose one-time sweet 'Mary Jo' has gone down, as the third verse says, to New Orleans (a real place) to be a stripper, with "rings on her fingers and bells on her toes", at a smoke-filled honky-tonk joint.
Submitted by: Peter
 

Onomatopoeia in Lyrics:

"Knock Three Times"
The Lyrics:
Oh my sweetness
(Knock, knock, knock) means you'll meet me in the morning
Twice on the pipe (click, click) means you ain't gonna show.
Why:
The barely audible sound of knocking on wood is heard three times, while two taps on a plumbing pipe with a tool (likely a wrench) is heard twice.
Submitted by: MOR
"Knock Three Times"
The Lyrics:
Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me
Why:
The word "knock," which is followed later by a knocking sound, is onomatopoeic.
Submitted by: Kathy

Bad Ringtone Choices:

"Look Into My Eyes Pretty Woman"
The Lyrics:
n/a
Why:
Kenny Craig, the stage hypnotist on Little Britain, always says 'look into my eyes..' when he wants to hypnotise someone in order to get his own way.
Submitted by: pickle

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