Songs requested with wrong title

[jmac]

Back in the 90's my fellow crew member thought the bullet boys song "smooth up in 'ya" was "smooth opinion."

My brother thought the song was "Let Milo open the door."

 

[jmac]

Lights - Journey

What's wrong with this title?

 

[bassteban]

What's wrong with this title?

& the airplane tune?

 

[bassteban]

 

[Richland123]

I've had people ask if we can play that song called "Rollin' On The River" instead of asking for "Proud Mary".

 

[onosson]

Hi.

Not mine (I only wish), but on another thread a TBer told us a wino did request: "Slow Moving Walter, The Fire Engine Guy" .

Telling what the tune was, only spoils the joke I think.

Regards
Sam

I've always heard it requested as "Slow Motion Walter" - and it comes up around here a LOT, kind of a running gag when you travel up north.

 

[pkmoor]

& the airplane tune?

"Go Ask Alice" = "White Rabbit"

 

[HolmeBass]

"Go Ask Alice" = "White Rabbit"

Ya beat me too it. But I think the Journey/Steve Perry tune really is called "Lights".

 

[Texan]

Two come to mind:

"Slow Cousin Walter"-turned out that the guy wanted "Smoke on the Water". Hearing him sing it after my telling him that I've never heard of "Slow Cousin Walter" was priceless.

"Runnning From the Noose"- This turned out to be "Bounty Hunter" by Molly Hatchet. This guy was a regular at our shows and never knew the title.

 

[steamthief]

My fourteen year old son likes banging out the opening piano line to "Midnight Train," which is apparently still a pretty popular song with his freshmen classmates.

You and I know the song as "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey.

 

[PJSShearer]

To British ears, the line from Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal"

- "Annie are you OK?" -

sounds to us

- "Annie are you Walking?" -

It was only when Alien Ant Farm's version came out a few years ago - and a DJ on a National radio station said "I always thought that line was ...." that I realisd it wasn't just me...

 

[PJSShearer]

One gig we did get a hard time for playing:

Happy Birthday (trad)

rather than:

Happy Birthday (Stevie Wonder)

However, I wonder if most people realise that the Stevie Wonder song refers to Martin Luther King's Birthday being made a national holiday in the US?.

This of course brings up the "songs with the same title" issue. Anyone got any good ones?.

One that I mentioned earlier in this thread:

Memory/Memories..

Now most poeple used to mean:

Memeories, like the corners of my mind, misty water colored .... etc. - which is actually called "The way we were".
However, before that we have/had:

Memories: Take one fresh and tender kiss (sweet sweet, the memories you gave to me) by Perry Como.

And since then, Memory from "Cats" -

Midnight, not a sound from the pavement, has the moon lost her memory?, she is smiling......

Ask the punter for clarification before counting it off .... ;-).

 

[PJSShearer]

"Long Train Running" - I thought for years it was "Without Love"

Well I always thought that line was "Talking 'bout Love".

 

[billbern]

Got a request for "Momma gave 'em some Tea" last week
They want "Good Directions", Billy Currington

 

[M0ses]

Lotta younger kids at the bar I usually play. Once was requested to play "Sweet Home Alabama" so we played the Skynrd song. He said that was pretty cool but the lyrics were all wrong however we got the guitar riff right.

Turns out he wanted "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock


Wish we would've played "Werewolves of London" instead now. Woulda really blown his mind.

I'd quit a band before playing that slap in the face to music and copyrighting. (Not talking about Werewolves of London)

 

[Bassman822]

I've had people request "Big wheels" (Proud Mary)

 

[oldbassplayergu]

4 words- "In the shuffle'in madness" requested by a drunk sweaty guy at 2AM locomotive breath I said he sez no "In the shuffle'in madness man!!!!!"

 

[bassteban]

I'd quit a band before playing that slap in the face to music and copyrighting. (Not talking about Werewolves of London)

I tip my glass to you, sir.

 

[gjbassist]

Lights - Journey

So I'm curious what you thought the name of the song was?

 

[gjbassist]

Guy asks me at a gig last summer if we can play Koolaid by Led Zeppelin. I said I had never heard of it. He starts singing "you need koolaid, momma I'm not foolin".