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crunchpatty
crunchpatty
Old Shoe

Jun-15-2006 00:48

okay, so squirrels 'Now is the winter of our discotheque' bit over on the pub quiz thread pretty much had me sneezing my soup out laughing. It reminded me of misheard lyrics...I've heard these actually have a name: Mondagreens -taken from some poem or sonnet or something -it's original lyric contained the phrase "...his Lord and laid him on the green". This was heard by many as "Lord and Lady Mondagreen", or so goes the legend...

Anyhoo...know any? I have a couple:

Excuse me while I kiss this guy (that would be Jimi Hendrix, and "kiss the sky")

Last night, I dreamt of some bagels (dreamt of San Pedro -Madonna- La Isla Bonita)

Bred upon a douche, another gunner in his sights (yeah...revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night...blinded by the light, etc etc)

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Reese Withers
Reese Withers
Well-Connected

Jun-15-2006 06:26

Crunch...dont feel bad, I sang that song like this "Revved up like a douche,another gunner in the night" I would always think, "Revved up like a DOUCHE?" what in the world does THAT mean?? ..and what does a gunner have to do with a douche?" LOL Now I know why it didn't make sense :o) Atleast I had the revved up part right hahaha

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Jun-15-2006 07:28

lol y didn't i see this before? i love mondegreens. there's a music tv quiz show in Aus called Spicks & Specks that has a section devoted to them :)

I think one of my faves is "Hold me closer, Tony Danza". (Tiny Dancer - though Elton may have actually sang the mondegreen... )

& "You hardly talk to me anymore, when I Kung Fu the door at the end of the day" (Neil Diamond - You hardly talk to me anymore when I come through the door...)

The mind boggles :)

Reese Withers
Reese Withers
Well-Connected

Jun-15-2006 07:34

LOL Squirrel!

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

Jun-15-2006 16:53

Whitney Houston's "cuz I'm shaving off my muff for you..."

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Jun-15-2006 17:24

I'm gonna buy me a burker king and drive it up and down the road.
(mercury)
some country song.

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Jun-15-2006 17:26

um...obviously that was burger king....
*blush*

Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Jun-15-2006 17:29

oh, and i've heard that song....it does sound like revved up like a douche. (my dad actually brought it to my attention because he thought it was funny. he knew the real words though) okay last post on this thread i promise. at least until someone else replies. :)

Secret_Squirrel
Secret_Squirrel
Safety Officer

Jun-15-2006 18:32

lol I can feel a pub quiz devoted to these coming on...

here's a couple more:

apparently Mick sang:
I see a Renoir and I want to paint it black... (Red Door and I want to...)

and to stick with my Elton John theme (apologies to the kiddies)
"She's got electric boobs, her mom has two" (electric boots, a mohair suit)
I notice Sunny has her own little mondegreen in Sunny and the Jets - Agency Decription :)

Detective Smart Ass
Detective Smart Ass

Jun-15-2006 20:06

Guess what songs these are from:

"there's a bathroom on the right"

"Excuse, me while I kiss this guy"


Autumnsprings
Autumnsprings
Con Artist

Jun-15-2006 23:21

Thanks to the OP:

Excuse me while I kiss this guy (that would be Jimi Hendrix, and "kiss the sky")

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