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Not really a misheard lyric but, every time I hear "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters my mind always substitutes these lyrics in:
One of these things is not like the other
One of these things is not like the other, one
of these thing just doesn't belong here
can you tell me which one is wrong here....
I know where it comes from, it's my mind warping the old song from Sesame Street, but darned if I know why I can't shake it.
For those of you that don't remember Sesame Street prior to Elmo the Satan spawn the song goes:
One of these things is not like the other
One of these things just doesn't belong
Can you tell me which thing is not like the other
before I finish my song.
So should I check into Arkham now or just wait until Bellevue shows up?
"I may be unconscious, but at least I still look good!" - - Me (at the Halfling Musketeers game GenCon '06)
On one hand, taking away their weapons is a dead giveaway that they will need them. On the other hand, by the time conflict starts the players will already have opened the rulebooks and found the parts that deal with bare-handed combat, performing disarm moves, and using improvised weapons. Players may blunder through dialog with shocking ineptitude, forget the name of the country they are in, or get confused about which side they are on, but once it comes time to roll for initiative they all turn into Sun Tzu. - Shamus Young DM of the Rings
Years ago, Jasper Carrot had a sketch where he complained about teenagers singing along to the music on their walkmans (walkmen?), with such gems as 'Beelzebub has a devil for a sideboard' and 'What's a glove got to do with it?'.
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A classic one from my personal experience- I don't know if this will enrage the profanity buffers, but here goes:
(Note: I'm a black guy who loves all kinds of music. This matters.)
Back some years ago, I was in a Sound Warehouse shopping for music with my Mom. As is usual in music stores, they were playing various tracks from CDs they were selling.
The first one we heard when we walked in was an Andreas Vollenweider tune from Caverna Magica which we both liked, so we each picked up a copy, then wandered around on our own paths.
Eventually, they played the latest song from Devo- "Peek-a-boo!"
Quote:
DEVO "Peek-a-boo!" Lyrics
Peek-a-boo!
I can see you
And i know what you do
So put your hands on your face
And cover up your eyes
Don't look until i signal
Peek-a-boo! peek-a-boo! peek-a-boo!
The way that we weren't is what we'll become
So please pay attention while i show you some
Of what's about to happen
Peek-a-boo!
I know what you do
Cause i do it too
Laugh if you want to or say you don't care
If you cannot see it you think it's not there
It doesn't work that way
As soon as the song started playing, my Mom hustled across the store to me, clearly agitated.
"Tony" she said, "we have to get out of here! They're playing a song called "Jigaboo!"
"I may be unconscious, but at least I still look good!" - - Me (at the Halfling Musketeers game GenCon '06)
On one hand, taking away their weapons is a dead giveaway that they will need them. On the other hand, by the time conflict starts the players will already have opened the rulebooks and found the parts that deal with bare-handed combat, performing disarm moves, and using improvised weapons. Players may blunder through dialog with shocking ineptitude, forget the name of the country they are in, or get confused about which side they are on, but once it comes time to roll for initiative they all turn into Sun Tzu. - Shamus Young DM of the Rings
I'm not linking to them, but if you find H-Smurf's vid at Youtube, some of the others are just as side-splitting (like "Indian Nipple Song" and "May He Poop?").
"I may be unconscious, but at least I still look good!" - - Me (at the Halfling Musketeers game GenCon '06)
On one hand, taking away their weapons is a dead giveaway that they will need them. On the other hand, by the time conflict starts the players will already have opened the rulebooks and found the parts that deal with bare-handed combat, performing disarm moves, and using improvised weapons. Players may blunder through dialog with shocking ineptitude, forget the name of the country they are in, or get confused about which side they are on, but once it comes time to roll for initiative they all turn into Sun Tzu. - Shamus Young DM of the Rings
I read through some of the commentary about these clips, and noticed at least a few people calling these mock translations "racist."
Not realizing, of course, that its just as likely that somewhere in New Delhi, some guy called "Dave" who has a job in tech support outsourced from a US company has assembled a collection of similarly altered clips by American and British artists...
I mean, what the heck does "Smells Like Teen Spirit" sound like to Indian ears? Or a further linguistic departure like "Du Hast?"
They're probably yukking it up just as much as we are.
I'd seen that video before, and it still makes me laugh like an idiot when I hear that guy. Benny Lava...ha ha ha ha. I don't quite grasp people getting all huffy about it though, it's just a goof. Honestly, some people have no sense of humor.
I've recently been listening to Filter's Anthems for the Damned and I really enjoy the song "The Wake."
The first bit of the song's lyrics go like this:
Quote:
Filter The Wake
clean
there aint nobody thats clean
down in the basement
down here the saints dont meet
love
aint nobody loving
down here your head stays low
you cant see the skies above
push me a little bit closer to the man in the mirror
the wake aftermath (sticks)
can you forgive and forget?
the wake aftermath (hate)
do you forgive or regret?
grow
aint nobody growing
its hard to remember hope
your standards just stay low
change
aint nobody changing
i dont want to stay this way
i cant stay deranged
push me a little bit closer to the man in the mirror
the wake aftermath (sticks)
can you forgive and forget?
the wake aftermath (hate)
do you forgive or regret?
do you forgive and forget?
Their lead singer usually enunciates quite well, but I misheard the last 2 words of the first stanza...but I think my misheard lyrics are actually better (or at least, more sinister) than the original.
Quote:
Filter The Wake (misheard)
clean
there aint nobody thats clean
down in the basement
down here the saints turn mean
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Metallica's Hero of the Day
Quote:
Mama they try and break me
The window burns to light the way back home
A light that warms no matter where theyve gone
Theyre off to find the hero of the day
But what if they should fall by someones wicked way
Still the window burns
Time so slowly turns
And someone there is sighing
Keepers of the flames
Do you feel your name?
Did you hear your babies crying?
Mama they try and break me
Still they try and break me
scuse me while I tend to how to feel
These things return to me that still seem real
Now deservingly this easy chair
But the rocking stopped by wheels of despair
Dont want your aid
But the fist I make
For you,cant hold off fear
No not on me
So please excuse me
While I tend to how I feel
But now the dreams and waking screams
That everlast the night
So build a wall
Behind it crawl
And hide until its light
So cant you hear your babies crying now?
Still the window burns
Time so slowly turns
And someone there is sighing
Keepers of the flames
Cant you hear your name?
Did you hear your babies crying?
But now the dreams and waking screams
That everlast the night
So build a wall
Behind it crawl
And hide until its light
So cant you hear your babies crying now?
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