This week on Crosstalk Trivia on CBC's Radio Noon from St. John's, we're all about the mondegreens ... that is, the song lyrics that we didn't quite hear correctly. If you thought Creedence Clearwater Revival were singing about a "bathroom on the right" in Bad Moon Rising, you're far alone.
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Host Chris O'Neill-Yates and I have plenty of examples already. Here's a story my wife told me about.
In 1982, when she was taking a summer break between university semesters, she was visiting a friend in England. One evening, while they were watching Top of the Pops or some other music show, they saw the song I've Never Been to Me being performed. If you're not familiar with it; it's no big loss ... although it is really funny in a mawkish kind of way. It got its comeuppance, and then some, with Hugo Weaving in the opening minutes of the Australian drag comedy The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. (Click here to watch it.)
Anyway, Martha's friend's mother entered the room while the song was playing, and when the chorus was sung, she said something to the effect of, "How silly ... who would feel sad about never having been to Leeds!"
Got a story? Leave it here in the comments, e-mail it to me (johngushue at gmail.com) or call in to the show. Cheers.
Hi John. I can't remember any of mine, although I'm sure there were some. My wife admits to:
* thinking "Dude Looks Like a Lady" as being "Do The Funky Lady", and
* hearing "Mull of Kintyre" as 'my love can tire'
Mike
8-)
Posted by: Mike Campbell | Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 09:45
... I should say "my wife Lori"...
Posted by: Mike Campbell | Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 10:03
youth lesson from the old testament
Posted by: jfxhoewcsp | Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 12:38