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Fun Music Information -> Oliver
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:
Also known as: William Oliver Swofford. Submitted by: acid
Also known as: William Oliver Swofford. Submitted by: Evan Heller
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Memories Of The Future," | The future hasn't happened yet, so no memories. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "What's Your Name?," Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Jean," Oliver |
| "Good Morning Starshine," Oliver | "The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.," Donna Fargo |
| "As Long As He Needs Me," Oliver | "As Long As She Needs Me," Sammy Davis Jr. |
| "Good Morning Starshine," Oliver | "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight," The Spaniels |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Angelia" originally "Angelica"
the title of a Richard Marx song!
Candy Welty
"Jan" originally "Jean"
Alicia Sturdivant
"Jen" originally "Jean"
Alicia Sturdivant
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Jeans" originally "Jean"
Changes a proper name to a clothing reference.
Ruby Gillespie
Change a Letter:
"Juan" originally "Jean"
Serafina
"Joan" originally "Jean"
Serafina
"Sean" originally "Jean"
Alicia Sturdivant
"Mean" originally "Jean"
Alicia Sturdivant
"Lean" originally "Jean"
Alicia Sturdivant
There are additional Oliver song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Good Morning Starshine" | "Good Grief, Obama" | CryHavoc |
| "Food Glorious Food" | "War Glorious War" | Onslaught |
| "Jean" | "Jan" | Tom Hamill |
| "Good Morning Starshine" | "Good Morning Barfly" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Food Glorious Food" | "Books Glorious Books (Revised)" | Kim West |
| "Food Glorious Food" | "Books Glorious Books" | Kim West |
| "Jean" | "Genes" | John A. Barry |
| "Jean" | "Gene" | Royce Miller |
| "Good Morning Starshine" | "George Bush Has No Mind" | A Room Full Of Donkeys |
| "Good Morning Starshine" | "Good Morning Martha #2" | Royce Miller |
There are additional Oliver song parodies available. | ||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
The Rolling Oliver Stones
The Rolling Stones combined with Oliver
Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners
Oliver And The Artful Dodger
Oliver combined with Artful Dodger
An obvious combination!
Submitted By: Raphael
Oliver Twist-ed Sister
Oliver combined with Twisted Sister
Submitted By: Raphael
Misheard Lyrics:
"Good Morning Starshine"
Misheard Lyrics: The nurse says, "Hello"
Original Lyrics: The Earth says, "Hello"
| "Good Morning Starshine"
Misheard Lyrics: Glimmie glop glurpee.
Original Lyrics: Gliddy glub gloopy.
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"Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: All of the leaves have gangrene
Original Lyrics: All of the leaves have gone green
| "Jean"
Misheard Lyrics: Come into my arms, funny Jean.
Original Lyrics: Come into my arms, Bonnie Jean.
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| There are additional Oliver misheard lyrics available. | |
Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Good Morning Starshine"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Nibby nub nooby, glibby glub glooby, la la la, lo, lo
Why They're Nonsensical: These are nonce words. Need I say more?
Submitted by: Jujubee
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Good Morning Starshine"
Opening Lines: Good morning starshine, The earth says hello.
Comments: "Good Morning Starshine" is another song from the musical, "Hair". It was sung in the original 1968 - 1972 Broadway production by the character of Sheila played by Lynn Kellogg. The one-hit wonder group, Oliver, would record it and take it to #2 in the pop charts in 1969. "Good Morning Starshine" was one of five songs from "Hair" that would get a reworking by popular artists of the time and hit the charts in 1969. Besides "Good Morning Starshine", there was the Fifth Dimension's #1 smash (for six weeks in 1969) of the "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In the Flesh Failures", the family group the Cowsills' #3 hit of the title song, "Hair" and Three Dog Night's #3 hit of the song, "Easy To Be Hard".
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Space Change:
"Good Morning's Tar Shine" originally "Good Morning Starshine"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
Band Name Anagrams:
Or Veil Submitted by: Michael S.
Or Vile Submitted by: Harry Truman Capote
Or Live Submitted by: Harry Truman Capote
Or Evil Submitted by: Michael S.
I, Lover Submitted by: Newt Gingpoor
Song Title Anagrams:
"Nice Gala" originally "Angelica"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"Al In Cage" originally "Angelica"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"Nice Alga" originally "Angelica"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"I, Acne Gal" originally "Angelica"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
"A Nil Cage" originally "Angelica"
Submitted by: Loree Dare
There are additional Oliver Song Title Anagrams available.
Names as a Word Bank:
I love olive oil. Submitted by: Candy Welty
I love liver. Submitted by: Candy Welty
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