mjmooney Posted November 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2015 Quote A mondegreen is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase as a result of near-homophony, 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 clearly hear a lyric, substitutes words that sound similar, and make some kind of sense. American writer Sylvia Wright coined the term in her essay "The Death of Lady Mondegreen", published in Harper's Magazine in November 1954. The term was inspired by "...and Lady Mondegreen", a misinterpretation of the line "...and laid him on the green" from the Scottish ballad "The Bonnie Earl O' Moray". link I'll start with Bob Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"... Actual lyric: "Take what you have gathered from coincidence" I thought it was: "Take what you have gathered from cold wind so dense" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 My future sister-in-law was in a nightclub once, and kept pointing into the distance while shouting along to 'Bad Moon Rising'. It was deeply peculiar, but upon getting closer to her, my partner realised she was actually singing (well, yelling really) 'there's a bathroom on the right'. Why she felt the need to point to it I'm not sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 24, 2015 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: My future sister-in-law was in a nightclub once, and kept pointing into the distance while shouting along to 'Bad Moon Rising'. It was deeply peculiar, but upon getting closer to her, my partner realised she was actually singing (well, yelling really) 'there's a bathroom on the right'. Why she felt the need to point to it I'm not sure. She must have flushed with embarrassment when she found out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sharkyvilla Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Not really misheard, but after hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit possibly 1000 times I still have no idea what he sings in the chorus. I think the word 'rhino' is in there so I just belt out random nonsense whenever it comes on the radio and I fancy a singalong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted November 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 24, 2015 3 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: I still have no idea what he sings in the chorus A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Not a mondegreen but I do always substitute 'like the deserts menstruate' for 'like the deserts miss the rain' when listening to Everything but the Girl's Missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted November 24, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted November 24, 2015 Until last year I thought that these lyrics from Bat out of hell - "I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram, on a silver black phantom bike." were in fact - "I'm gonna hit the highway like a battering ram, I'm a Cilla Black fan, on right" For ages I thought that Cilla was a big in America based on that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 "Beelzebub has a devil for a sideboard" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 TLC - Waterfalls, a friend of mine when I was young thought it was 'Don't go Jason Waterfalls'. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 2 minutes ago, DK82 said: TLC - Waterfalls, a friend of mine when I was young thought it was 'Don't go Jason Waterfalls'. Me as well. Genuinely thought it was that until very recently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 24, 2015 Dido : "My tears don't fall, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all." James Blunt : "My life is brilliant. My love is pure. I saw an angel, of Adam Shaw." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 40 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Not really misheard, but after hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit possibly 1000 times I still have no idea what he sings in the chorus. I think the word 'rhino' is in there so I just belt out random nonsense whenever it comes on the radio and I fancy a singalong. there is a Weird Al Yankovic parady out there somewhere , like the rest of his stuff it's amusing if you listen to 10 - 15 secs of it but anymore and you just want to gouge your ears out , or worse still listen to Queen to drown him out .. but the gist of his version is "What is this song all about? Can't figure any lyrics out " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 45 minutes ago, Xela said: Is it this that features " I can't believe you kiss your cock at night"? Because it always has and still does sound exactly like that to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 "Excuse me, while I piss the sky" I was young... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 1 minute ago, maqroll said: "Excuse me, while I piss the sky" I was young... That's a new one. I sung the more common "kiss this guy" as a fresh faced nipper in a band practice in my school days garnering rather strange looks from the other 3 until they relented and started pointing and laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 2 hours ago, rjw63 said: Nice Beaver Nice Beaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 24, 2015 Moderator Share Posted November 24, 2015 A friend of mine genuinely asked "where is Ferno and why did someone write a song about a disco there?" Having just heard The Trammps - Disco Inferno 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 3 hours ago, snowychap said: Not a mondegreen but I do always substitute 'like the deserts menstruate' for 'like the deserts miss the rain' when listening to Everything but the Girl's Missing. Always thought 'Young girl with eyes like potatoes' was a better fit than 'Young girl with eyes like the desert', in 'La Isla Bonita'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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