Okay, I admit it. I'm showing off a new word I learned today. Mondegreen means "the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase, typically a standardized phrase, such as a line in a poem or a lyric in a song."
Probably the most famous mondegreen is Jimi Hendrix' "Excuse me while I kiss the sky." It's often heard as "Excuse me while I kiss this guy." :sing::sing:
Here are a few of my favorites:
The song: Blowing in the Wind
Instead of: The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind.
Some people hear: The ants are my friends. They're blowing in the wind.
The song: Bohemian Rhapsody
Instead of: Scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango?
Some people hear: Scare a moose, scare a moose, will you do my fan Van Gogh?
The Song: Blinded by the Light
Instead of: Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night
Some people hear: Wrapped up like a douche, another loner in the night
Although, my absolute favorite is one my son and I still laugh about.
The Song: Story of a Girl
Instead of: But while she looks so sad in photographs,
My son was singing at the top of his lungs: But while she looked so sad and mowed the grass, :sing:
Now he'll sing it that way just to make me laugh. He even adds jazzy lawn-mowing choreography.
So, do you have a favorite? Come on now, fess up.
Probably the most famous mondegreen is Jimi Hendrix' "Excuse me while I kiss the sky." It's often heard as "Excuse me while I kiss this guy." :sing::sing:
Here are a few of my favorites:
The song: Blowing in the Wind
Instead of: The answer, my friends, is blowing in the wind.
Some people hear: The ants are my friends. They're blowing in the wind.
The song: Bohemian Rhapsody
Instead of: Scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango?
Some people hear: Scare a moose, scare a moose, will you do my fan Van Gogh?
The Song: Blinded by the Light
Instead of: Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night
Some people hear: Wrapped up like a douche, another loner in the night
Although, my absolute favorite is one my son and I still laugh about.
The Song: Story of a Girl
Instead of: But while she looks so sad in photographs,
My son was singing at the top of his lungs: But while she looked so sad and mowed the grass, :sing:
Now he'll sing it that way just to make me laugh. He even adds jazzy lawn-mowing choreography.
So, do you have a favorite? Come on now, fess up.