Friday, March 7, 2008

Mondegreens

What are your favorite mondegreens (or misheard lyrics)?

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

"dirty deeds done with sheep" or "she's gotta chicken to ride" sing 'em with me!

Vika said...

"just when I feel clean, I maaaasssssturbate...."

The real lyrics (at least according to the liner notes, ahem...) are:

"Just when I am King, I mussssst admit...."

(From Sat on Your Lap by Kate Bush)

Unknown said...

'Stuff that green tomato...' instead of 'Stuff that dreams are made of...'

Carly Simon I think and I used to hear it on Muzak all the time.

Anonymous said...

Secret Asian Man! (instead of Secret Agent Man).

Rinda said...

Billy Idol's famous "I'll supply the fish" rather than "Eyes without a face"

Bob Dylan's "The ants are my friends, they're blowing in the wind..."

Soo Mi said...

"You've got to lick the room"

Lenny Kravitz, Let Love Rule