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Mondegreens

NeoPhile

NeoPhile

Can I get a "Bright not Broken"?
In this thread, we post mondegreens.
What is a Mondegreen, you might ask? A mondegreen is a misunderstood lyric from a song. It gets its name from the classic Scottish ballad "The Bonnie Earl O' Moray". There's a line in the song that goes "They have slain the Earl of Moray and laid him on the green". However, many people have misheard the lyric to say, "They have slain the Earl of Moray and Lady Mondegreen". This always confused people because there never was a Lady Mondegreen in Scottish history.
A famous mondgegreen in American history comes from Jimmi Hendrix's famous song "Purlple Haze". Of course, the refrain of that song goes, "Excuse me while I kiss the sky". Many people misheard it to say, "Excuse me while I kiss this guy". Sometimes in concerts, Hendrix would make fun of the mondegreen and pretend to kiss Billy Cox, his bassist.
While I never misheard Hendrix's lyric, I'll start with one that I really did mishear:
From "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland:
"Somewhere over the rainbow
weigh a pie"
(Of course, the real lyric is way up high.)
Post your mondegreens here!
 
My grandfather apparently used to swear blind that the song 'It's a Mystery' by Toyah Wilcox was actually 'Hysterectomy'.
 
Well....lol in the 70s I still recall my college dormitory friends grousing about the lyrics of "Blinded By The Light". Which sounded somewhat different than the actual lyrics themselves. :eek:

 
Judge said:
Well....lol in the 70s I still recall my college dormitory friends grousing about the lyrics of "Blinded By The Light". Which sounded somewhat different than the actual lyrics themselves. :eek:

Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Madman drummers bummers
Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the
Adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder
Feeling kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing, sneezing and wheezing
The calliope crashed to the ground
The calliope crashed to the ground
But she was
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night
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Same here. I swear they were saying "Wrapped up like a douche got a roller in the night".
 
Funny to think how long I went mumbling the lyrics to "Born To Be Wild" when I was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off. :p

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die
Born to be wild
Born to be wild


Still, it's god-like rock n roll, baby! Though in reality Captain America hated those butterfly handlebars. :cool:
 
There is a Captain Beefheart song that I am sure repeats the phrase, "send in Spock".
 
Slipknot 'Wait and Bleed'. There's a line "inside my shell I wait and bleed" that I have always heard as "inside Michelle I wait and bleed."

 
"Every Heartbeat" by Amy Grant
"Every Harvey-there's your name. Loud and clear I state my claim. Ask anyone and they'll tell you it's true. Every Harvey belongs to you."
I always wondered what a "Harvey" was.
 
The Steve Miller Band: Jet Airliner. :cool:

Funky kicks or funky sh*t going down in the city? :confused: Guess it depends on the radio station and their relationship with the FCC. :p

Leavin' home, out on the road
I've been down before
Ridin' along in this big ol' jet plane
I've been thinkin' about my home
But my love light seems so far away
And I feel like it's all been done
Somebody's tryin' to make me stay
You know I've got to be movin' on

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

Goodbye to all my friends at home
Goodbye to people I've trusted
I've got to go out and make my way
I might get rich you know I might bet busted
But my heart keeps calling me backwards
As I get on the 707
Ridin' high I got tears in my eyes
You know you got to go through hell
Before you get to heaven

Big ol' jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

Touchin' down in New England town
Feel the heat comin' down
I've got to keep on keepin' on
You know the big wheel keeps on spinnin' around
And I'm goin' with some hesitation
You know that I can surely see
That I don't want to get caught up in any of that
Funky **** goin' down in the city

Big ol' jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's here that I've got to stay
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah

Big ol' jet airliner
Don't carry me too far away
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Carry me to my home
Oh, oh big ol' jet airliner
Cause it's there that I belong

Jet Airliner Lyrics - Steve Miller Band

 
On that note: "Dream Lover" by Mariah Carey:
"Dream Hour come rescue me"......"Won't you please come around cause I want to s**t forever with you, baby".
 
I actually saw this one on YouTube, a guy was purposely twisting the lyrics of the Stone Roses song, 'I Wanna Be Adored' and making it, "I wanna be a door". Which I found hilarious.
 
She's Got the Look by Roxette:
She's got the Look
She's got the Look
What in the world can take your mind off her boobs?
 
I thought of another one. My Mum said when Guns 'n Roses 'Paradise City' came out, she thought they were singing "Take me down to a very nice city."

How she managed that when the clue is in the name, I don't know :tearsofjoy:
 
The Boys of Summer by Don Henley:
"You got your hair combed back
and your sunglasses on, baby!
I can tell you my lovely loo will still be strong
after the Boys of Summer are gone."
Of course, the real lyric is "My love for you will still be strong."
 
Ok, I gotta ask!
Is this Asperger's related or normal among people?
I used to do that ALL the time, though nothing really comes to mind right now.
 
one day at a time sweet Jesus
i would sing do you remember when he walked upon men
walked among men actual.lyric
 
Aspiegirl75 said:
Ok, I gotta ask!
Is this Asperger's related or normal among people?
I used to do that ALL the time, though nothing really comes to mind right now.
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Nuerotypicals mishear lyrics too. My mom, a nuerotypical, always thought the lyric in "Hang on Sloopy" was "Hang on Snoopy".
 
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