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Apparently, "The term mondegreen for misheard lyrics originated from Sylvia Wright`s mishearing of the "Oh, they have slain the Earl of Morray and laid him on the green" from the Scottish folk song, The Bonny Earl Of Morray as "Oh, they have slain the Earl of Morray and Lady Mondegreen".
Two I`ve heard recently are below. Any one got any others?
"The ants are my friends, they`re blowing in the wind"
"Mulligan's tyres"
This item was edited on Saturday, 14th June 2003, 01:22
Mondegreens are misheard lyrics; for example:
"The answer, my friends, is blowin` in the wind" misheard as
"The ants are my friends, they`re blowing in the wind"
and "Mull of Kintyre" misheard as "Mulligan’s tyres"
Any clearer?
If this thread (which is promising to be a good un) is to blossom, I thoroughly recommend you change the title to "Misheard lyrics".
Trust me :-)
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I was listening to a song with a very elderly person. I said "this song will always remind me of you, thinking the words were "I`m so happy".
The words actually were "I`m so hot for you" :(
Beastie Boys` Intergalactic:
It was "Another Dimension", not "I`d rather do nightshift", as I thought.
Michael Jackson`s Thriller:
"Night creatures" is not "Mike Reid", but going by the way he looks, maybe he is...
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I used to think that "Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh" was "Dashing through the snow in a wonderful broken sleigh" and I would be thinking how can a broken sleigh be wonderful
My brain hurts
This item was edited on Saturday, 14th June 2003, 09:49
RE: Misheard lyrics
"From Lea on Sea" = "Touch me I`m sick" by Mudhoney. Thanks for that one Chris.
"Girls on stilts" = "Girls on film" By Duran Duran.
All the best,
The 42%er.
Elton Johns tribute to princess Di "you lived your life like a camel with the wind"