Lee Flier Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 Has anybody read that book "Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy (and other misheard lyrics)"? Totally hilarious! Besides the obvious title tune (I used to think that was what it was myself!), there are other classics such as "she's got electric boobs" (from Elton John's "Benny and the Jets") and "Olives Have Feelings" (aka the Go Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed"). The illustrations are classic too. Just in case anybody's looking for a holiday gift idea for that musician in your life... What else have people mis-heard? When I was a kid I was really scared by that song "My Body Lies Over the Ocean"... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif --Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not Cereal Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 for years i thought it was "rock is asphalt"- the cult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansouth Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 Manfred Mann's immortal rewording of Springsteen - "Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a douche, another runner in the night." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 ccr- there's a bathroom on the right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pro Jules Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 I dismissed Lou Reeds album Transformer (my mother suggested to me that it was a great record) because as an adolecent, I thought the lyrics "Drinks and Graham in the park" in the song Perfect Day refered to a drunken gay sex act!, so definetly not my bag... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/eek.gif Of course it was "drink sangrea (the spanish punch) in the park" I kinda cut him some slack after I realised what he was singing about! It also took me till my mid 30's to finaly understand the lyric to Honkey Tonk Woman, by the stones, it didn't stop it being a favorite. Wierd observation, I dont really 'catch' a lot of lyric's. They are say..20% of a songs imortance to me, I like THE SOUND MAN http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/eek.gif Jules P.S. Who did that "Elenor Rigby , eats up the rice in the church where the wedding has been" ? It's a hillarious wrong lyric version of the Beatles classic...Love to hear that again...! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif [This message has been edited by Julian standen (edited 11-22-2000).] Jules Producer Julian Standen London, UK, Come hang here! http://www.gearslutz.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 Ahh, Lou Reed http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/cool.gif. Another of the artists using teleprompters on the road so they can remember their own lyrics. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/rolleyes.gifhttp://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/tongue.gif [This message has been edited by TinderArts (edited 11-22-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 There's a website... \http://www.kissthisguy.com that has thousands of misheard lyrics... As for the teleprompter...I've seen other bands do similar things. Gloria Estefan, Robert Palmer, John Lennon, Michael Stipe, have all used cheat sheets. I do too, and make no apologies. I figure the "embarrassment" of having a crutch up there is minimal compared to forgetting a lyric. I'm bad at that, perhaps I'm a budding Alzheimer's case (GOD I hope not)...but, I've got enough to worry about when I'm playing. If the audience doesn't like it, they can go hear another band... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 Cool thread! I remember hearing a radio show in England on the Beeb where a DJ would play a song, then repeat the lyrics in a suitably mangled way. It was a lot of fun...wonder if he's still around? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP3 Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 This take the adventure away. When an artist misquotes themselves, the resulting 'Kiss this guy' lyric has some more mythical weight. gobble gobble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted November 23, 2000 Share Posted November 23, 2000 But usually the artists don't misquote themselves, as subliminally they know what the lyric is supposed to be. They just forget, which leads to verses out of sync, or the worst, a case of "hmm la la (blank stare like a deer in the headlights)..." Listen to Ringo sing "It Don't Come Easy" on the Concert for Bangladesh album. No one in the audience probably knew he was forgetting the lyrics due to the whole concert ambience thing...but it sure comes out on the LP.. (CD?) "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonemonkeyyahoo.com Posted November 24, 2000 Share Posted November 24, 2000 Here's another fun web site with that sort of stuff... http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/carroll/mondegreens.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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