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11/10/2007 05:36:41 PM · #1 |
A Mondegreen is is the mishearing (usually accidental) of a phrase as a homophone or near-homophone in such a way that it acquires a new meaning. (according to Wikipedia)
How about a challenge where the photo represents a misheard lyric to a song? Such gems could be included such as:
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
Correct lyric: Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me...
Misheard lyric: The algebra has a devil for a sidekick eeeeeeeeee...
or
Elton John
Correct lyric: Hold me, tiny dancer
Misheard lyric: Hold me, Tony Danza
Or
Paul Simon
Correct lyric: You can call me Al
Misheard lyric: You can call "Meow!"
Or one of my personal favorites from my husbands ex-wife:
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
Correct Lyrics: Shot through the heart, and your to blame. You give love a bad name.
Misheard lyrics: Shot through the heart, and your so lame. You give love a bad name.
Other inspiration could be found here:
The Archive of Misheard Lyrics
Snopes Holiday Mondegreens
The Mondegreen Wiki
The title should represent the incorrect lyric, and the songs title. Maybe? There may be a better idea out there as to how that should work.
Any thoughts? |
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11/10/2007 05:50:15 PM · #2 |
Classic misheard lyrics by my wife:
Pearl Jam "Glorified G"
Lyrics: "Glorified version of a pellet gun"
Misheard: "Bona fide virgin and a pelican"
My worst was when I friends in high school heard me singing "quilt of personality" instead of "cult of personality" |
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11/10/2007 05:52:25 PM · #3 |
| "She's got a chicken to ride! She's got a chicken to ri-i-ide! She's got a chicken to ride, it's in her hair." |
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11/10/2007 06:01:02 PM · #4 |
My favorite, from a friend of my daughter:
Real: Stop in the name of love before you break my heart
Fake: Stop in the neighborhood, before you break my car. |
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11/10/2007 06:24:33 PM · #5 |
I had a friends mum many years ago who misheard Hawkwinds 'Silvermachine' chorus.
Real " Oh, Oh, SilverMachine"
Fake " Oooh Oooh Sewing Machine . . "
Message edited by author 2007-11-11 12:08:33. |
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11/10/2007 06:30:42 PM · #6 |
Real: There's a bad moon on the rise.
Fake: There's a bathroom on the right.
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11/10/2007 06:31:26 PM · #7 |
Tears for Fears - sowing the seeds of love - sewing machines of love
Jimi Hendrix - 'scuse me while the sky - 'scuse me while i kiss this guy
o there have been so many
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11/10/2007 06:32:25 PM · #8 |
"Blinded by the Light" by Bruce Springsteen.
Real: Revved up like a duece, another runner in the night.
Fake: Wrapped up like a douche, another stranger in the night. |
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11/10/2007 06:33:17 PM · #9 |
then there's the one that no-one knows...
blinded by the light, held up like a loofah? to the runner in the night...
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11/10/2007 07:17:52 PM · #10 |
| In "Suffrage at City", a friend of a friend thought David Bowie was singing about "esophagus city" |
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11/10/2007 07:40:42 PM · #11 |
Instead "cheap wine and a three day whore" (hope thats right), a friend of mine use to sing, "Cheap wine and a three legged goat." I know it doesn't sound too similar but in the song it actually does.
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11/10/2007 08:05:53 PM · #12 |
Just call me angel of the morning, baby.
Just soak my teeth before you leave me. . |
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11/10/2007 08:08:10 PM · #13 |
This always cracks me up. My 10 year old daughters lyrics to "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco
Real: Amadeus Amadeus, Amadeus
Fake: Hot Potato's Hot Potato's, Hot Potato's |
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11/11/2007 10:13:32 AM · #14 |
Stairway to Heaven,
real: and as we wind on down the road
fake: and there's a wino down the road |
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11/11/2007 11:03:20 AM · #15 |
From my teenage years:
Mr. Mister's "Kyrie Eleison"
Real:
Kyrie Eleison Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie Eleison Through the darkness of the night
What I heard:
Carry a laser Down the road that I must travel
Carry a laser Through the darkness of the night |
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11/11/2007 12:04:28 PM · #16 |
pink floyd - animals - pigs( three different ones )
haha charade you are >> haha she'll ride you on.
great album - check it out./
//www.pinkfloydonline.com/lyrics/animals.html
Message edited by author 2007-11-11 12:05:10.
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11/11/2007 12:21:18 PM · #17 |
| I don't have a specific example to cite, but I was just discussing the idea of Mondegreens with my son just the other day -- interesting coincidence and an interesting idea. |
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