New Game: Mondegreen For You

codybear · 07-08-2008, 04:53 PM

A mondegreen is the misinterpretation of a line or lyric in a song due to homophony. The results can be funny ..Add yours here and state where it originally comes from!

Example of a mondegreen: There's a bathroom on the right - (the line at the end of each verse of "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival: "There's a bad moon on the rise")

Or: The dogs say good night - (the line in the song "What a Wonderful World" by George Davdid Weiss and Bob Thele) "the dark sacred night"

InsideOut · 07-08-2008, 05:15 PM

How about this one by Joe Cocker

Finally, an interpreter! Listen & watch...I laughed until I cried!

Shari

codybear · 07-08-2008, 05:28 PM

Now that's sooo funnny, Shari!!..

N2XBW · 07-09-2008, 12:51 PM

"Gladly The Cross-Eyed Bear" ~> "Gladly the Cross I'd Bear"

"Howard be thy name" ~> "Hallowed be thy name"

codybear · 07-09-2008, 04:10 PM

Very funny, John, keep 'em coming please!!..and I suppose if one's a little hard o' heain', lyrics could really be 'misheard'?

N2XBW · 07-09-2008, 04:22 PM

"The girl with colitis goes by." ~> "The girl with kaleidoscope eyes."

[Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles]

codybear · 07-09-2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N2XBW

"The girl with colitis goes by." ~> "The girl with kaleidoscope eyes."

[Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, The Beatles]

I remember that one!

Here's one: 'Sugar pie honey but(t )..you know that I love you.-4 Tops "Sugar pie, honey bunch"..

N2XBW · 08-10-2008, 01:45 PM

"Betty's gonna be a man some day"

Should be:

"I Bet He's gonna be a man some day"

Roly Poly

I had an experienced musician friend comment to me just yesterday about how wierd the lyrics are in that song. Why? You guessed it! He thought it was about "Betty"! Doh!!!

redstart · 08-10-2008, 01:46 PM

It's a hard egg...nothing but a haaarrrrd egg

N2XBW · 08-10-2008, 02:04 PM

How about the Lord's Prayer classic: "Howard be thy name."

love vintage · 08-11-2008, 06:21 PM

I love them all, too funny!

After watching "Joe Cocker at Woodstock", I realize hearing is not the issue. I commend all, on our ability to comprehend anything remotely resembling words. Give yourselves a pat on the back for having survived that era, with your brain intact.

Rock On!!!!!!!!!

N2XBW · 08-21-2008, 06:44 PM

"They tried to sell us egg foo young" = "They tried to tell us we're too young"

Fyrzowt · 08-21-2008, 09:36 PM

"We are weak-butt" (we are weak, but he is strong - from "Jesus loves me")
As a kid I always wondered what weak-butt was....