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Title: Mondegreens
Post by: hardrockminer on December 24, 2023, 04:25:41 PM

A mondegreen is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. Mondegreens are most often created by a person listening to a poem or a song; the listener, being unable to hear a lyric clearly, substitutes words that sound similar and make some kind of sense.

When I was young my brother thought "Leader of the Pack" was "Peter of the Rock".

For years I thought Jimmi Hendrix was queer because he sang "Scuse me while I kiss this guy!"

Anybody got some good ones of their own?


Title: Re: Mondegreens
Post by: Twisted_Twin on December 24, 2023, 06:49:40 PM
"Don't let your son go down on me" - Elton John.

"Big old Jed had a light on" - Steve Miler Band.

"Slow motion Walter, the fire engine guy" - Deep Purple.



Title: Re: Mondegreens
Post by: rz5mark on December 25, 2023, 06:53:55 AM
There's a bathroom on the right-CCR


Title: Re: Mondegreens
Post by: Galactica on December 25, 2023, 07:47:58 AM
“Don’t leave your pizza burnin’ “.  Rolling Stones, Beast of burden.


Title: Re: Mondegreens
Post by: hardrockminer on December 26, 2023, 05:21:49 AM
Those are some good ones!