Go to Jess’ main page, and scroll down to the post called “Misunderstood Song Lyrics”.
Blind Cave Fish’s best friend Julie is the Queen of Misunderstood Song Lyrics, and she lists multiple examples.
Here’s my favorite one (but go read the whole thing):
Julie: You know that few brackets song?
Me: No.
Julie: Yes you do.
Me: Sing it.In a world of few br-ackets
Me: Human wreckage, Julie. In a world of HUMAN WRECKAGE.
Julie: Damn, I really thought I had that one. I put a lot of thought into it.
Me: That’s frightening.
Julie: No, like they were talking about how people can just run amok in society today. Because there’s so few brackets.
Me: How exactly are we friends again?
“People can just run amok in society today. Because there’s so few brackets.”
Poor Beth had to bare the brunt of my own humiliation at lyric error. She and I were in a car and singing loudly to James Taylor – “That’s Why I’m Here” —— the correct line: “got my baby, got my blanket got my bucket of beer”. My version: “got my baby, got my blanket got my f***** beer”. When Beth laughed (as she should have) I blew up in my humiliation. I still feel terrible about that moment – I’m sorry Beth!
That opening song from Reservoir Dogs, “Little Green Bag”, I used to swear the chorus went “looking for some happy mashed potatoes, so at home in Dubai”.
Emily –
“so at home in Dubai”.
Now that is good.
Bets- if it makes you feel better, I don’t even remember that episode! And to make you feel even BETTER, in the song “I can see clearly now (the rain is gone)” I used to sing, “I can see all popsicles in my way”. Now, tell me, why would there be frozen treats in any person’s path?????? Way more dumb than F****** beer.