Hi, Gang -
I thought it might be fun to re-visit the little parlo(u)r game of Misheard Lyrics, Beatles-style. Here are the rules:
1. List the actual song title, followed by the misheard lyric - in context with the lyrics surrounding it (see sample below)
2. Please post only ONE example at a time!
3. Feel free to BRIEFLY tell the story (if any) that goes with your example.
4. Please try not to drift away from Beatles or solo Beatles examples. (We've all heard the Hendrix "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy" one, for example.)
That's it. I'll start:
BAD BOY
Get to that barber shop and get that haircut off your head
Threw to denairy and you fed it to the neighbor's cat
You gave the cocker spaniel a bedroom of his laundromat
Well, his momma's mess has gotta stop
Junior's head is hard as rock
Now Junior, behave yourself!
Misheard Beatle Lyrics
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Strawberry Fields Forever
No more laughing kids in my tree
I mean it must be high or low.
No more laughing kids in my tree
I mean it must be high or low.
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Get Back
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Devil In Her Heart
She's got the devil in her heart
What a lousy kind of lie
She's got the devil in her heart
What a lousy kind of lie
When you've got it, jump up! ~ John Lennon
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The girl with colitis goes by...
My opinions are my own, but, my dog tends to agree with everything I say.
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When I was a teen, and had no knowledge of India.
"Jack will do a day's work. Ohhh"
(Across the Universe)
"Jack will do a day's work. Ohhh"
(Across the Universe)
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Here's another one... and this explains why I never understood the fuss over this song. I guess I was an incredibly innocent lad.
GIRL
Was she told when she was young that fame would lead to pleasure...
I always figured, "When you get famous, you live a life of pleasure (and leisure)."
GIRL
Was she told when she was young that fame would lead to pleasure...
I always figured, "When you get famous, you live a life of pleasure (and leisure)."
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Young Blood
I saw her standing on the corner (you beaut bum)
A yellow ribbon in her hair (you beaut bum)
Still don't know what the response to George's vocals is. Can anyone help?
I saw her standing on the corner (you beaut bum)
A yellow ribbon in her hair (you beaut bum)
Still don't know what the response to George's vocals is. Can anyone help?
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Hey, Rusty -
I always thought it was more of a "yip yip, bumm" kind of reply...
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Across The Universe
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
For many, many years I misheard the lyric as 'They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe'. Even today, some lyric websites still get it wrong.
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beatles ... verse.html
To be fair, the Phil Spector version always sounded a bit muddy. It's much clearer on the 'naked' version.
They slither wildly as they slip away across the universe
For many, many years I misheard the lyric as 'They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe'. Even today, some lyric websites still get it wrong.
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beatles ... verse.html
To be fair, the Phil Spector version always sounded a bit muddy. It's much clearer on the 'naked' version.