Misheard lyrics - - Also known as 'Mondegreens'. (27)
My sister thought that the hymn "Gladly the Cross I'd Bear" was about a stuffed animal;
"Gladly, the Cross-eyed Bear".
"Gladly, the Cross-eyed Bear".
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Well again.... I post
Had sort of the same thing with Voodoo Child Vienna. he sang;
'Well, I stand up next to a mountain
And I chop it down with the edge of my hand'
I thought he sang;
'Well, I am standing next to a mountain
And I chop it down with the axe in my hand'
Was it his articulation or my ears?
I wonder what your reply will be???
Had sort of the same thing with Voodoo Child Vienna. he sang;
'Well, I stand up next to a mountain
And I chop it down with the edge of my hand'
I thought he sang;
'Well, I am standing next to a mountain
And I chop it down with the axe in my hand'
Was it his articulation or my ears?
I wonder what your reply will be???
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That one isn't too 'far fetched'.
There are many songs I've never understood entirely, or years later figured out I'd been misunderstanding. Some Rolling Stones songs still are uncomprehensible after thirty years!
There are many songs I've never understood entirely, or years later figured out I'd been misunderstanding. Some Rolling Stones songs still are uncomprehensible after thirty years!
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There is one country song by Alan Jackson. I wasn't really listening to it but at one point I thought he sang "working hard raping chickens" 
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The theme song to the American TV show 'All in the Family'. When I was growing up I thought the line 'the way Glenn Miller played' was 'the wigglin' milipleade'.
I thought a milipleade was some kind palm-like tropical plant which I pictured wigglin' in the wind. Not an especially bright kid, I guess.
I thought a milipleade was some kind palm-like tropical plant which I pictured wigglin' in the wind. Not an especially bright kid, I guess.
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Nice new picture Sumguy. 
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Was that a song? ;-) Who released that one?
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Monty Grin? Mondegreen? OK, next time I'll start a thread called "aural malapropisms". 
Thanks for the random act of kindness, Westdeck.
Thanks for the random act of kindness, Westdeck.
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i posted on the last one...
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I'm known for doing that all the time, my friends get a kick out of it, i will just say something that sound like it, and i don't even know what it means execpt that sound like it, some times words with no meaning, but it just sound like the ones in the lyric.
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On Night Boat to Cairo by 80s group Madness, the actual words are;
"The oar snaps in his hand as he reaches dry land
But the sound doesnt dampen his smile.
Just pokes at wet sand with the oar in his hand
Floats off down the river Nile."
Until I saw the lyrics, I always thought he sang in the 3rd line
"Just pokes at West Ham with the oar in his hand"
West Ham are a soccer club in the UK and one of the singers of Madness was a West Ham United Football Club supporter.
"The oar snaps in his hand as he reaches dry land
But the sound doesnt dampen his smile.
Just pokes at wet sand with the oar in his hand
Floats off down the river Nile."
Until I saw the lyrics, I always thought he sang in the 3rd line
"Just pokes at West Ham with the oar in his hand"
West Ham are a soccer club in the UK and one of the singers of Madness was a West Ham United Football Club supporter.
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"Big ol' Jet Airliner"--Bingo Jed had a light on
A friend thought (even in his adult years) that Bob Dylan sang about Knockin' on Kevin's door, and wondered who Kevin was and why he was so important.
A friend thought (even in his adult years) that Bob Dylan sang about Knockin' on Kevin's door, and wondered who Kevin was and why he was so important.
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They are called mondegreens- my name is one (from Jet's "Are You Gonna be my Girl" - 'get back stare')
I thought a line from "Scar Tissue" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers was
'with the burning shed it's a lonely view'
really it's
'with the birds I’ll share this lonely view'
I thought a line from "Scar Tissue" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers was
'with the burning shed it's a lonely view'
really it's
'with the birds I’ll share this lonely view'
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Thanks Assets.
I credit the photographer, Paws.
I credit the photographer, Paws.
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omg I am stealing the thread
Sumguy, you are a fox. ( hunk, I mean....well...............
Sumguy, you are a fox. ( hunk, I mean....well...............
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Not really a misheard one but one I misunderstood:
Blowing in the wind.
Long ago when it was forbidden to smoke dope in Holland I thought Dylan was warning me to smoke my joint in the wind so the cops would not smell them....
Blowing in the wind.
Long ago when it was forbidden to smoke dope in Holland I thought Dylan was warning me to smoke my joint in the wind so the cops would not smell them....
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I think with that many music lovers, it would be a shame to miss!
Read it;
So the following text is from Vienna!
The classic example was the Jimi Hendrix lyrics, "Excuse me while I kiss the sky" misheard as "kiss this guy."
Care to share a personal one? We all know how to copy and paste from other sites, but what's YOURS?
Mine: As a small child, I thought the words to Jingle Bells were:
"Bells on coctails ring, making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing a sleighing song tonight."
Hey, I had NO clue what a bobtail was
but my parent's always said that five o'clock was cocktail hour.
Spirits are alcohol, so it made sense to me.