Misheard Song Lyrics

[Thunderfoot]

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?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

So should I check into Arkham now or just wait until Bellevue shows up?

Why not an amalgam? Beleham? Arkevue?

 

[aaronrelyea]

Hey Reveille, I gonna take a guess that your mom owes you an appology.

Was the song "He's So Shy" by the Pointer Sisters by any chance?

I'll include the chorus.

He's so shy
He's so shy
That sweet little boy
Who caught my eye
He's so shy
He's so shy
And he's much to good to let that by
Oh, yes he is

 

[Dioltach]

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?'.

 

[Blackrat]

A band called Rhapsody, or Rhapsody of Fire nowdays, has a ton of songs that ensure hilarity. Mostly it's because of the singer's italian accent.

For example I know that the lyrics in one song goes: Visions of darkness..., but it sounds clearly like he's singing Dijon of darkness...

Now that's some seriously evil mustard

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Hey Reveille, I gonna take a guess that your mom owes you an appology.

Was the song "He's So Shy" by the Pointer Sisters by any chance?

I'll include the chorus.

He's so shy
He's so shy
That sweet little boy
Who caught my eye
He's so shy
He's so shy
And he's much to good to let that by
Oh, yes he is

Huh. If thats the case then I got the memory backwards.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

To continue:

As a kid, I used to sing "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" as "Gypsies, Tramps and Seals."

Also, if you really enjoy mondegreens, check out Gavin Edwards- he has several books of them: Amazon.com: Gavin Edwards: Books

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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!"

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!"

 

[Thunderfoot]

<snip>
"tony" she said, "we have to get out of here! They're playing a song called "jigaboo!"

zoinks!!!

 

[Nyaricus]

Eventually, they played the latest song from Devo- "Peek-a-boo!"

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!"

That's actually scary how those lyrics are worded. Like, whoaaaaa...