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OT More Misheard Lyrics
Anybody remember that Gordon Lighfoot song, "The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald"? Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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Kreisleriana wrote:
Anybody remember that Gordon Lighfoot song, "The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald"? ROFL! Thanks for the laugh! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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Kreisleriana wrote:
Anybody remember that Gordon Lighfoot song, "The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald"? ROFL! Thanks for the laugh! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ |
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jmcquown wrote:
Kreisleriana wrote: Anybody remember that Gordon Lighfoot song, "The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald"? ROFL! Thanks for the laugh! Oh my god - I didn't even get it the first time I saw this post. I was scratching my head and going, "But where are the misheard lyrics??" Joyce - got it now |
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jmcquown wrote:
Kreisleriana wrote: Anybody remember that Gordon Lighfoot song, "The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald"? ROFL! Thanks for the laugh! Oh my god - I didn't even get it the first time I saw this post. I was scratching my head and going, "But where are the misheard lyrics??" Joyce - got it now |
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On Mon, 06 Sep, Theresa wrote:
Anybody remember that Gordon Lighfoot song, "The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald"? The canonical list of misheard lyrics is at: http://www.kissthisguy.com/ The web site is named after the most misheard lyrics there are, the line, "Scuse me while I kiss the sky" from "All Along The Watchtower." Some of them are hilarious but the real laughs come from the situation the person was in when they discovered the error. One teenager was trying to impress a boy she liked at a weekend party and sang along with the stereo, "Like A Rhinestone Pine Cone" instead of "Like A Rhinestone Cowboy." Monday morning in school she found she had acquired "Rhinestone Pine Cone" as a new nickname. A surprising number of people found out that they had misheard the lyrics while singing at a karaoke bar. Nothing like making an ass of yourself in front of a bunch of drunken strangers. Regards and Purrs, O J |
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On Mon, 06 Sep, Theresa wrote:
Anybody remember that Gordon Lighfoot song, "The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald"? The canonical list of misheard lyrics is at: http://www.kissthisguy.com/ The web site is named after the most misheard lyrics there are, the line, "Scuse me while I kiss the sky" from "All Along The Watchtower." Some of them are hilarious but the real laughs come from the situation the person was in when they discovered the error. One teenager was trying to impress a boy she liked at a weekend party and sang along with the stereo, "Like A Rhinestone Pine Cone" instead of "Like A Rhinestone Cowboy." Monday morning in school she found she had acquired "Rhinestone Pine Cone" as a new nickname. A surprising number of people found out that they had misheard the lyrics while singing at a karaoke bar. Nothing like making an ass of yourself in front of a bunch of drunken strangers. Regards and Purrs, O J |
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O J wrote:
The web site is named after the most misheard lyrics there are, the line, "Scuse me while I kiss the sky" from "All Along The Watchtower." Purple Haze, actually. One teenager was trying to impress a boy she liked at a weekend party and sang along with the stereo, "Like A Rhinestone Pine Cone" instead of "Like A Rhinestone Cowboy." Rhinestone Pine Cone - I like that. It has a ring to it. Sometimes the mistaken lyrics are better than the real ones. A surprising number of people found out that they had misheard the lyrics while singing at a karaoke bar. Nothing like making an ass of yourself in front of a bunch of drunken strangers. Well sheesh, that's why they have the words on the little monitor! OK, here's one I've never been able to figure out. It's from the song "Lady Marmalade" by Patti Labelle. I'm NOT talking about the French part. I had already studied French for several years when I heard that song for the first time, and the line, "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?" jumped right out at me. I'm talking about the unintelligible part that comes after that: (*** BW! ***) "Gitchee gitchee ya-ya ga-ga Gitchee gitchee ya-ya here Oma saka laka mama Creole Lady Marmalade..." That part is not French and it's certainly not English! Joyce |
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O J wrote:
The web site is named after the most misheard lyrics there are, the line, "Scuse me while I kiss the sky" from "All Along The Watchtower." Purple Haze, actually. One teenager was trying to impress a boy she liked at a weekend party and sang along with the stereo, "Like A Rhinestone Pine Cone" instead of "Like A Rhinestone Cowboy." Rhinestone Pine Cone - I like that. It has a ring to it. Sometimes the mistaken lyrics are better than the real ones. A surprising number of people found out that they had misheard the lyrics while singing at a karaoke bar. Nothing like making an ass of yourself in front of a bunch of drunken strangers. Well sheesh, that's why they have the words on the little monitor! OK, here's one I've never been able to figure out. It's from the song "Lady Marmalade" by Patti Labelle. I'm NOT talking about the French part. I had already studied French for several years when I heard that song for the first time, and the line, "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?" jumped right out at me. I'm talking about the unintelligible part that comes after that: (*** BW! ***) "Gitchee gitchee ya-ya ga-ga Gitchee gitchee ya-ya here Oma saka laka mama Creole Lady Marmalade..." That part is not French and it's certainly not English! Joyce |
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O J wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 06 Sep, Theresa wrote: Anybody remember that Gordon Lighfoot song, "The Wreck of the Ella Fitzgerald"? The canonical list of misheard lyrics is at: http://www.kissthisguy.com/ The web site is named after the most misheard lyrics there are, the line, "Scuse me while I kiss the sky" from "All Along The Watchtower." Some of them are hilarious but the real laughs come from the situation the person was in when they discovered the error. One teenager was trying to impress a boy she liked at a weekend party and sang along with the stereo, "Like A Rhinestone Pine Cone" instead of "Like A Rhinestone Cowboy." Monday morning in school she found she had acquired "Rhinestone Pine Cone" as a new nickname. A surprising number of people found out that they had misheard the lyrics while singing at a karaoke bar. Nothing like making an ass of yourself in front of a bunch of drunken strangers. Regards and Purrs, O J Misunderstood song lyrics are called "Mondegreens". This name comes from the late writer Sylvia Wright, who as an impressionable teenager heard an Irish folk ballad with the lyrics: "Oh they have slain the Earl of Morrey And Lady Mondegreen" And for years she agonized about poor Lady Mondegreen, thinking that maybe the Earl may have been a bad guy, but why go ahead and kill Lady Mondegreen? It wasn't until she was an adult that she saw the lyrics in print: "Oh they have slain the Earl of Morrey And laid him on the green" |
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