[touron]

Some people, like my sister, have a knack for picking up lyrics after hearing a song just a few times.  But as for me, I can still be mishearing them years later.

I used to think Living on Tulsa Time was Living on Toast and Tang...



Anyone have their favorite misheard lyrics?

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Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.

[Quark]

My favorite was hearing someone at a Crosby, Stills, Nash concert say to his freind, "I hope they play wooden chips!"

But of course we all remember wondering what it'd be like to be not only blinded by the light, but "wrapped up like a douche" as well.

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"...Other than that, the post was more or less accurate."

Bernardo, NW Hikers' Bureau Chief of Reporting

[David¹]

Baking Carrot Biscuits!

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[dusty boots]

From Steppenwolf's The Pusher -
Well, now if I were the president of this land
You know, I'd declare total war on The Pusher man
I'd cut him if he stands, and I'd shoot him if he'd run
Yes I'd kill him with my Bible and my razor and my gun


I used to think the last line was
Yes I'd kill him with my Bible and I'd raise the rent.   

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it should be right around that next bend........I think.....

[Stones]

"We won't get food again" The Who

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Let me stand next to your fire

[Malachai Constant]

You will never guess what we thought the lyrics of this one were


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"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn

[seawallrunner]

I'd like to participate in this thread but first,

excuse me while I kiss this guy

[Dayhike Mike]

"Go on, go on...beat me senseless!"



Joking...I love the Corrs.

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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke
"Ignorance is natural. Stupidity takes commitment." -Solomon Short

[Bryan K]

The Police - "Message in a Bottle"   heard as Message in a Fossil. I heard that from a friend many years ago.

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[peppersteak'n'ale]

Bush “Glycerine” – made me reach for the Listerine mouthwash every time

Hippo song – you draw your own conclusion……..

Then of course there’s Red Peters
“How's Your Whole...Family?”

http://www.redpeters.com/undies/lyrics/whole.html
http://www.redpeters.com/mp3/undies.html

[Riverside Laker]

Basically I can't understand any of the words here. Besides, they are just mouthsynching with stereotypical filming techniques to make a buck.

[Scrooge]

"There's a bathroom on the right"       

From the chorus of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Bad Moon Rising"

Dont go around tonight,
Well, its bound to take your life,
Theres a bad moon on the rise.

One time, I even heard a DJ say that he misheard it that way.

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"Secret Asian man"         

From Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man"

Secret agent man, secret agent man
They've given you a number and taken away your name

For years I wondered why the spy had to be an oriental.       

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And finally, my all time favorite, as heard fifty years ago by a horny, naive 16 year old (I couldn't believe they were actually playing a song with those lyrics on the radio). ........

"It's finger *******, ******* time           
It feels so good


From Hank Ballard's "Finger Poppin' Time"

(Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now
It's finger pop poppin' time
Finger poppin' poppin' time}
I feel so good
And that's a real good sign

It was a great disappointment when I learned that they really weren't playing those lyrics on the radio.         

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Something lost behind the ranges. Lost and waiting for you....... Go and find it. Go!

[Gruenk]

My daugther loves the Steve Miller classic:

Vigo, Jed, and Alina,
Don't carry me too far away
Vigo, Jed, and Alina,
Cause it's here that I've got to stay

[Conrad]

It's not "Big Hotel Carolina"?

[camut]

Remember the KBSG commercials that were on TV a few years back?  My favorite was "Sugar-fried honey butts".