misheard song lyrics

[hannah333]

I have a friend who thought it was 'knock knock knocking on Kevin's door.' Any one know of any similar mistakes???

[hugoboss]

my best mate used to sing Tom Jones' classic "What's new for the cat, wow, wow,wow-wow-wow"!!

i had such a laugh telling her the correct lyrics!

[VINNY100_2]

Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky .Some people thought it was -"scuse me while I Kiss this guy"( :)

[Quizmonster]

Written down, this will look absurd as there is no apparent similarity, but - though I knew it couldn't possibly be the case - I always heard Michael Jackson's phrase "Dirty Diana" as "I'm a jackdaw". Really...if you have a recording of it, just listen.

[jno]

these are called mondegreens - from the old ballad line 'They have killed the Earl of Moray and Lady Mondegreen.' Actually, they have killed the Earl of Moray and laid him on the green. Excellent collection on this website: www.kissthisguy.com

[sddsddean]

My favourite; " Me ears are alight!" by Desmond Decker and the Aces.

[oceantrader]

Reverend Blue Jeans instead of Forever in Blue Jeans by Neil Diamond.

[oceantrader]

"...and you come to me on a submarine" insted of "on a summer breeze" - How Deep is Your Love by the Bee Gees

[tetherend]

There is a really old song called Up On The Roof.  My little brother used to sing Fup on the Roo.

[Peter Pedant]

I used to think Route Sixty-six was named after the Roman Coin, Route Sesterce

not sess- ters but sess-ter-sea, I mean Blubber lips could have got Latin O level couldnt he?

OK a religious one - Bracelets, bracelets for Jesus instead of Praise Him, Praise Him, My Jesus!

One in French? Dominique's lost her knickers instead of Dominique - nique nique.....

Is that song - Save a whale or sail away ? it could be either...

I'm a little deaf but obvviously that does not interfere with my artistic enjoyment.....

[hugoboss]

what about Peter Kay's Dancing Queen "you can dance, in your underpants.."

[crisgal]

i always thought it was "You're more than a number in my limerick book"

[Dark Angel]

"Give me hope Joanna" instead of "Give me hope Johanna" 

[luckystrike]

My mate used to sing I wanna be a dog to The Stone Roses song I wanna be adored.

[Ouisch]

In Supertramp's "The Logical Song", I thought the line was "the searcher's in command" (whatever the heck that meant).  I didn't find out the correct lyric - "for such a simple man" - until I'd embarrassed myself by singing my mondegreen in public.

[Aschenbach]

Prefab Sprout - King of Rock n Roll

Hot dog jumping frog

Have a cookie (actually Albuquerque)

REM - Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight

Coming into Jamaica (or something)

[shaz-rla]

"Love, Sex and teletext".  LSI by the Shamen, how my friend got that I don't know!!!!

[nicola_red]

I must add that in the Purple Haze instance, Jimi himself used to sing "...while I kiss this guy" on stage, whilst pointing at his guitarist.

[CatzHarrigan]

As a child I was always puzzled as to why we had to send plums to the Queen!  We had victoria plum trees in our garden and so when we sang God Save The Queen I thought we sang "send her victorias".

[landie]

My wife and her cousin (they're so obviously related) both thought that Blondie's ''Donny''

Ooh Donny dooby do (or whatever)

Donny Donny ('they thought was beneath the knees') until I spoiled their misconception.

[VINNY100_2]

nicola_red.If you look at jno's link this explains why( :)x