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Secret Asian Man (Agent)this was a pretend oneEver...

2008-06-30T23:31:00.000-04:00

Secret Asian Man (Agent)
this was a pretend one

Everyday I get confused...Dufours Magic Bus (everyday I get in queue, too much magic bus...I think) I really thought this.

I don't have any profound comment to make; I just ...

2008-06-08T01:35:00.000-04:00

I don't have any profound comment to make; I just wanted there to be 50 comments on this post.

What can I say. I like even numbers :)

By Huey Lewis..."I want a new Truck" (I want a ne...

2008-06-07T17:20:00.000-04:00

By Huey Lewis..."I want a new Truck" (I want a new Drug) Hey , I think it is perfectly normal for a guy to want a new truck to make him happy!

LOL...great post. Love the video!

2008-06-07T10:46:00.000-04:00

LOL...great post. Love the video!

nikki, I didn't know he wrote that! I was actuall...

2008-06-07T05:45:00.000-04:00

nikki, I didn't know he wrote that! I was actually listening to a cover version by a gal (with I suspect more of a cheesy dancebeat than the original). But that would explain some of the weirdness of the lyrics, particularly the reference to lace.

And I love all these terrific mishearings!

That "Poison" song is actually by Alice Cooper! Gl...

2008-06-07T04:49:00.000-04:00

That "Poison" song is actually by Alice Cooper! Glad I'm not the only one who mishears men's voices for women! For ages I thought "Another Girl, Another Planet" was sung by a woman too.

omg - can't believe i STILL had it wrong. ha!

2008-06-06T20:02:00.000-04:00

omg - can't believe i STILL had it wrong. ha!

Mimi - you cracked up the Bag Lady!!!! 400 childre...

2008-06-06T18:38:00.000-04:00

Mimi - you cracked up the Bag Lady!!!! 400 children dropped dead in the field....
I'll never listen to that song the same way again!!

mimi -- I think that's "4 hungry children" not 40...

2008-06-06T17:07:00.000-04:00

mimi -- I think that's "4 hungry children" not 400 children. :-)

I was just singing this song to my niece yesterday...

2008-06-06T16:34:00.000-04:00

I was just singing this song to my niece yesterday and it occurred to me that if papa left and in his place was a gnome, life *could* have been a whole lot different. And if my niece's papa had left and a gnome was in his place, she'd actually have a father-figure.

From the Temptations:
"Papa was a rolling stone, my son.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
(And when he died) All he left was a gnome."

crabby, i can ALWAYS count on your for a good laug...

2008-06-06T16:04:00.000-04:00

crabby, i can ALWAYS count on your for a good laugh!

OK, I thought it was "Revved up like a Deuce" beca...

2008-06-06T15:54:00.000-04:00

OK, I thought it was "Revved up like a Deuce" because I know what a Deuce is, and that made sense! Remember Little Deuce Coupe by the Beach Boys?

But I was totally shocked about 20 years ago when I found out that Bruce Springsteen wrote the song, until I looked at the liner notes I thought he was covering Mannfred Mann, which seemed really odd, The Boss really doesn't do covers so much.

I could never understand though when there is a relevant song title and also the lyrics "heard" just make absolutely no sense that people wouldn't stop to think that maybe they are hearing something wrong. I would make the effort to look them up, even before the internet made it easier (and people still mess them up when they post them!).

When the title is Bad Moon Rising, wouldn't you think people would get a clue?! I always heard it as "There's a bad moon on the rise". I didn't know about the bathroom thing for years. But John Fogerty was always mushy mouthed, and I love his music. I saw Creedence in concert when I was 12, with Booker T and the MGs, it was awesome!

I suppose lyrics are an interesting audio Rorschach test.

kenny rogers: 400 children dropped dead in the fi...

2008-06-06T15:28:00.000-04:00

kenny rogers: 400 children dropped dead in the field...you picked a fine time to leave me, lucille.
"...400 children AND A CROP IN THE FIELD..."
heh.

The only one I can think of right now is an old Ch...

2008-06-06T14:37:00.000-04:00

The only one I can think of right now is an old Christmas carol. I heard "Later on we'll perspire as we dream by the fire" It is actually "conspire". I think I like my version better though.

My pot was just eaten...WTF?? Sorry for a repeat i...

2008-06-06T13:33:00.000-04:00

My pot was just eaten...WTF??
Sorry for a repeat if the other does show up...

I mishear things all the time...From the radio, tv, those talking to me, everywhere...Sometimes it is embarassing, sometimes it is hilarious!!

My biggest lyric mistake cracks me up because it is my favorite song ever and my dad is a cop. It's from The Eagles, "The warning sound of police men rising up through the air." when in reality they are, "The warm smell of colitas rising up through the air."
Ahhhh, the worries that it gives me listening to them drive and get high at the same time...

I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a huge Weird Al fan; ...

2008-06-06T13:19:00.000-04:00

I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a huge Weird Al fan; I've even seen him in concert! Many times I've heard his parodies before hearing the original songs, and I think his versions are much better. (Check out All About the Pentiums, his parody of All About the Benjamins, which I had never heard prior to that.)

When I was little (no, really!) I was sure the Eur...

2008-06-06T12:42:00.001-04:00

When I was little (no, really!) I was sure the Eurythmics line, "Sweet dreams are made of these," was actually "Sweet dreams are made of cheese." Even then, it struck me as odd, but since the next line was "Who am I to disagree?" I figured the cheese was some weird artistic reference I just didn't get (and wasn't supposed to disagree with, because hey - the song said so, right?).

Humorist Dave Barry put out a whole book on this s...

2008-06-06T12:42:00.000-04:00

Humorist Dave Barry put out a whole book on this subject back in 2000 called:
Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs

Weird Al cracks me up, Merry. And because he's all...

2008-06-06T12:32:00.000-04:00

Weird Al cracks me up, Merry. And because he's all about the lyrics, you can actually understand what he says!

And I love the "cocoa" version of that song Azusmom, because the "go, go" thing was just SO lame! Wake me up before you go go???? (And love the idea of Nuns roaming the streets with rulers.)

Thank you Hilary, I've never understood that steve miller song. (But now you've got me wanting carrot biscuits).

Alice--I've got a lot of non-English music on my playlist for exactly that reason. If I can't understand the words I assume they're a lot classier than they probably are.

And Leth, that's pretty ironic!

For the Blues Traveler song Hook, I used to think ...

2008-06-06T12:24:00.000-04:00

For the Blues Traveler song Hook, I used to think the lyrics were "The heart brings you back" and I liked the song a lot. Well, come to find out it's "the hook brings you back" and the other lyrics are "it doesn't matter what I say as long as I say it with inflection" - and it's all about it doesn't matter what the lyrics to the song are because people aren't going to care (or understand) anyway. And here I was thinking it was a romantic song. Hah!

I have a different problem with this. I was raised...

2008-06-06T12:19:00.000-04:00

I have a different problem with this. I was raised speaking French, so to be fully honest I had little or no idea what the lyrics were to all the US/UK music I listened to.
Well, now I do speak English, and every so often, a song comes on that used to be on my teenage playlist, and lo and behold, the lyrics are:

-A- lame
-B- filthy
-C- both

Pretty embarassing the sutff I use to listen to...

Naomi and Azusmom, as it was explained to me, a De...

2008-06-06T12:18:00.000-04:00

Naomi and Azusmom, as it was explained to me, a Deuce is an old hot rod. The lyric is actually "REVVED up like a Deuce" Hope that helps.. sorta. ;)

That video is funny. So many songs are like that!...

2008-06-06T12:14:00.000-04:00

That video is funny. So many songs are like that! Half the time I'm singing the wrong lyrics without realizing it. But, its usually the wrong lyrics which are so much more creative:)

Oh,and Naomi? It's "Wrapped up like a deuce, anot...

2008-06-06T12:07:00.000-04:00

Oh,and Naomi? It's "Wrapped up like a deuce, another runner in the night."

I have no idea what it means,lol!

"Wake me up and pour me cocoa" ("Wake Me Up Before...

2008-06-06T11:45:00.000-04:00

"Wake me up and pour me cocoa" ("Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham) from a friend.

"Through the years, I'm kept just standin' here. My place has fire drills. Y'know I'm cryin' boo-hoo hoo hoo hoo." (Me, listening to "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. I still have no idea what the real lyrics are.)

And, my favorite, from my dad: "Bright golden curls stolen from a cheap Israeli." ("White gold and pearl, stolen from the sea, she is raging." U2, "Running to Stand Still.")

On the radio they were talking about getting guns off the streets, and I thought they said getting NUNS off the streets! I pictured a group of nuns in full habits roaming the city streets, rapping the knuckles of innocent passerby with rulers.