Misheard Song Lyrics.

[AnnaMarie]

Apologies....but along the same lines....I remember trying to figure out why this song had the Prime Minister having three hundred children.

 

[Patricia A]

I am laughing so hard at this!!

Thanks for forgiving me for butchering the title LOL! I meant to write, You picked a FINE Time to Leave Me Lucille. When in fact the title is simply, Lucille. I'm my mama's girl alright.


Oh yeah, here's another one, she told a friend of mine when my friend asked her what bands she liked, that she really liked those Hauling Oats boys.

 

[Patricia A]

Apologies....but along the same lines....I remember trying to figure out why this song had the Prime Minister having three hundred children.

 

[staropeace]

Apologies....but along the same lines....I remember trying to figure out why this song had the Prime Minister having three hundred children.

OMG, I heard that before! He sounds just like Pierre Trudeau and, somewhat, like Justin, too. LMAO

 

[AnnaMarie]

OMG, I heard that before! He sounds just like Pierre Trudeau and, somewhat, like Justin, too. LMAO

It got a lot of radio time here when it first came out.

 

[Sundrop]

Seeing Stephen King's Twitter post about having thought KC and the Sunshine Band's lyric "Keep it comin' love" was "Keep it common law" for years reminded me that up until a week ago, I thought Marshall Tucker Band was singing "Purty little love song" when all these years they were singing "Heard it in a love song".

What lyrics have you misheard?......how long did it take to realize you were wrong?

 

[fljoe0]

When I was in middle school, I thought lyrics for Bennie and the Jets were:

She's got electric boobs (instead of boots)

I think my lyrics work better

 

[Sigmund]

Hey!

https://stephenking.com/xf/index.php?threads/misheard-song-lyrics.3904/

I believe it was Bev Vincent in this thread that told us the word is mondegreen

mon·de·green
ˈmändəɡrēn/
noun

1. a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing of the lyrics of a song

Gotta go! Later!

 

[Moderator]

Seeing Stephen King's Twitter post about having thought KC and the Sunshine Band's lyric "Keep it comin' love" was "Keep it common law" for years reminded me that up until a week ago, I thought Marshall Tucker Band was singing "Purty little love song" when all these years they were singing "Heard it in a love song".

What lyrics have you misheard?......how long did it take to realize you were wrong?

Thanks for bringing this one back. It brings a smile to my face, which is sorely needed this time of year.

 

[AnnaMarie]

When I was in middle school, I thought lyrics for Bennie and the Jets were:

She's got electric boobs (instead of boots)

I think my lyrics work better

I thought it was electric boobs and mohair shoes.

Now that’s a fashion statement.

 

[RichardX]

The Cranberries had a song with the lyrics "Salvation is free." For years I heard it as "Starvation is free" which is a truism but a somewhat less inspirational message. Siouxsie and the Banshees
did a cover of what I later learned was a Beatles song called "Dear Prudence". It always sound like "Dear Brutus" to me and thought it was some kind of clever take off on the Roman who assassinated Caesar. It gave the song a whole different meaning to say the least.

 

[Sigmund]

Hi!

I think it's Ms Moderator who LUVS Bob Dylan

'The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind' ("The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind")

I read this and thought of our darling morgan

every time you go away you take a piece of meat with you (every time you go away you take a piece of me with you)
I want a piece of bacon ( I wanna be sedated) The Ramones

 

[Moderator]

Hi!

I think it's Ms Moderator who LUVS Bob Dylan

'The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind' ("The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind")

I read this and thought of our darling morgan

every time you go away you take a piece of meat with you (every time you go away you take a piece of me with you)
I want a piece of bacon ( I wanna be sedated) The Ramones

Unless that was meant facetiously, it's not me who loves Bob Dylan. In fact, quite the opposite. Great lyrics, but let somebody else sing them, pleeeeeeeease.

 

[Sigmund]

Unless that was meant facetiously, it's not me who loves Bob Dylan. In fact, quite the opposite. Great lyrics, but let somebody else sing them, pleeeeeeeease.

Hi! Yes, ma'am, I was playing with you. He seems like a nice person but have mercy that singing voice. But we both do love




(I really do enjoy this young man. Him singing this song just makes me happy. I sing and dance. )

Later!

 

[fljoe0]

Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds

The girl with colitis goes by (actual - The girl with kaleidoscope eyes)

 

[fljoe0]

Lock The Cash Box (Rock The Casbah)

 

[fljoe0]

The Police song Every Breath You Take

I'm a pool hall ace (actual - My poor heart aches)

 

[Sigmund]

Good evening.

Rather than start another thread..

Anyone know what eggcorn means?

Sir Bev Vincent?

Okay. I'll tell you what eggcorn means

Spoiler: Ha!

egg·corn
ˈeɡkôrn/
noun

1. a word or phrase that results from a mishearing or misinterpretation of another, an element of the original being substituted for one that sounds very similar or identical (e.g. tow the line instead of toe the line ).

Here is an example of an eggcorn

"all intensive purposes" when you mean "all intents and purposes."



Do you wonderful members have an eggcorn? Please share.

(And may the heavens help us don't EVEN ask what oronyms are.)

Thank you!

 

[Neesy]

Good evening.

Rather than start another thread..

Anyone know what eggcorn means?

Sir Bev Vincent?

Okay. I'll tell you what eggcorn means

Spoiler: Ha!

egg·corn
ˈeɡkôrn/
noun

1. a word or phrase that results from a mishearing or misinterpretation of another, an element of the original being substituted for one that sounds very similar or identical (e.g. tow the line instead of toe the line ).

Here is an example of an eggcorn

"all intensive purposes" when you mean "all intents and purposes."



Do you wonderful members have an eggcorn? Please share.

(And may the heavens help us don't EVEN ask what oronyms are.)

Thank you!

Not a misheard song lyric but definitely an eggcorn

 

[danie]

Good evening.

Rather than start another thread..

Anyone know what eggcorn means?

Sir Bev Vincent?

Okay. I'll tell you what eggcorn means

Spoiler: Ha!

egg·corn
ˈeɡkôrn/
noun

1. a word or phrase that results from a mishearing or misinterpretation of another, an element of the original being substituted for one that sounds very similar or identical (e.g. tow the line instead of toe the line ).

Here is an example of an eggcorn

"all intensive purposes" when you mean "all intents and purposes."



Do you wonderful members have an eggcorn? Please share.

(And may the heavens help us don't EVEN ask what oronyms are.)

Thank you!

I see “beckon call” instead of “beck and call,” which is correct.