Lyrics we changed from the original lyrics

[Zulu Romeo]

"Blinded by the light, wraped up like a douche another motor in the night."

I made that mistake too. The generally douchiness of that crappy song just sealed it for me, and I didn't learn that it was deuce until I was much older.

It's not that crappy. I happen to like it. Oh, wait...

Apparently, according to kissthisguy.com, that lyric from "Blinded By The Light" is one of the most misheard lyrics in the database. That and pretty much most of "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

"She's got a chicken to ride."

"My baby donkey..."

Speaking of which, I still can't tell if on one occasion ABBA were singing about Chichen Itza or chicken tikka...

 

[Nardpuncher]

In Living in America" by James Brown I thought his line "Many miles on the railroad track" was "Minnie Mouse on the railroad track".

 

[Nowhere Man]

I don't know if you guys listen to rap, but when Dr.Dre came out one of his lines said, " it's a must that I fuck with you." I used to think it said," get some mustard I'll fuck with you."

 

[Surfin' Santa]

Some folks heard the line from Don McLean’s “American Pie,” I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck, as I was a lowly teenage drunken fuck.

In the song “Tonight” from West Side Story, for years I thought Tony and Maria were singing: Today, the world was just a mattress . . .

 

[maneth]

I first thought Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer went it doesn't matter if we're naked or not, when it's supposed to be if we make it or not...

 

[I Grok Spock]

"Big ol' Jed had a light on."

 

[Theodore Jay Miller]

I came up with:

I could have danced all night
But you turned out the light
And I fell down the stairs

 

[Zulu Romeo]

2. Lyrics we make up to add a different meaning to songs on purpose.

A variant is the good old concept of "One Song To The Tune Of Another":

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxRNhhPC9Ag[/yt]

 

[Franklin]

C'mon. Let's all fess up. All of us who remember Blinded by the Light when it was released by Manfred Mann thought the word was, "Douche."

 

[Surfin' Santa]

Everybody's heard "Why must I be a teenager in jail," right?

Go away, little girl
Go away, little girl
Get out of my house
Before I call the cops. . .

Have you seen my wife, Mr. Jones?
Yes, I've seen your wife, and she's ugly.

I used to sing to the tune of "Close To You:"
Why do birds fall out of the trees
Every time that you sneeze?

Never got around to finishing it, though.

 

[CorporalClegg]

"Blinded by the light, wraped up like a douche another motor in the night."

I made that mistake too. The generally douchiness of that crappy song just sealed it for me, and I didn't learn that it was deuce until I was much older.

The Boss never made a crapy song. Take that back!

 

[thestrangequark]

^I never said it was crapy, I said it was crappy, and I'll stand by that analysis!

 

[Zulu Romeo]

^I never said it was crapy, I said it was crappy, and I'll stand by that analysis!

It's certainly a warped lyric, beweft of meaning.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^I never said it was crapy, I said it was crappy, and I'll stand by that analysis!

At least you didn't say it was carpy. That would sound a bit fishy to me.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Carpe diem

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Did you need any kelp to come up with that? Or did you just do it for the halibut?

Tsk tsk. Must be all that Internet prawn.

 

[Vulcan Princess]

A variant is the good old concept of "One Song To The Tune Of Another"

That's a hilarious video!

I can't think of any Mondegreens right now, but I like to write my own lyrics to songs. (Weird Al is one of my creative inspirations.)

I wrote a song about the bar exam called "I'll Pass the Bar" to the tune of Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar", but I lost the lyrics. I've also dabbled in filk.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

A variant is the good old concept of "One Song To The Tune Of Another"

That's a hilarious video!

The radio show is called "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue." One of the best radio programmes ever.

 

[Captain Ice]

I was listening to a local radio host one morning when he said that this song makes a lot more sense if you substitute the f bomb for the word "love" in the song. I had to admit he was right, and I cannot listen to the song without hearing that modification now...

Dang the sun; dang this day
An' I'm just tryin' to stay outta your danged ol' way
To heck with this; to heck with us
An' shoot if I'll ever look back on where I've been
Shoot if I'll ever give away my heart again

Love you, love this town;
Love this mother-lovin' truck that keeps breakin' lovin' down
There's only one four-letter word that'll do:
Love you

Love your cat; love this house
Well, I can't believe myself that I'm lovin' gettin' out
Love talkin'; love fightin';
Thought of never seein' your lovin' face
There's some words that some words just have to replace

Love you; love this town;
Yeah, I'm sick an' lovin' tired of all your lovin' around
There's only one four-letter word that'll do:
Love you

Love you; love this town;
Yeah, I'm sick an' lovin' tired of all your lovin' around
There's only one four-letter word that'll do:
Love you

Love you; love this town;
Love this mother-lovin' truck that keeps breakin' lovin' down
There's only one four-letter word that'll do:
Love you
Love you
Love you
Love you, honey

The song is by Jack Ingram and titled "Love you"

 

[Zulu Romeo]

^^ That song's Wikipedia entry mentions the exact same thing. Plus there are some clues in the lyrics themselves such as "There's only one four-letter word that'll do" and "There's some words that some words just have to replace" just to spell it out to the listener.