The Medusa Fora

Aine wrote:"
Been singing it as never wake me early in the morning.

That's what i always thought, too.

there is a term for a misheard lyric Mondegreen. from the mishearing of an old Scottish folk song 'The Bonny Earl O' Murray' 'which goes
They have slain the Earl of Murray
and laid him on the green
misheard as Lady Mondegreen

philipchevron wrote:

Guest? wrote:I've been trying to find information on the Anne Y. Petey choir, but have been unable to come up with anything. I've tried different spellings, still nothing. Is this a fictional band made up for the song?

Ok, try this spelling - NYPD Choir.

And yes, it's fictional.

Eight to five someone starts up a Pogues tribute band with this name. Any takers?

I just recently, after about 16 years, found out that the captain had a "spyglass" and not a "pint glass" in his hand.

My brother was convinced that "The sidewinder sleeps tonite" by REM sang "Only in Jamaica", while it's a very difficult to hear "call when you try to wake her up"

when I first heard Red Kola by the Nyah Fearties (played by Junkman's Choir in Glasgow, while opening to the Pogues 2006), I thought its title was Greg Collar

Don't know if its been posted here before but check out http://www.kissthisguy.com/
there are some funny ones & also some stupid ones. Also 2 Pogues songs.

I just found this on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kluV2ieirr4 I dont know if anybody has already seen it but I really thought it was very well done

Search for misheard lyrics on Youtube and you get loads of these. I agree they are well done and fun.

I always hear
"she had a red,red skirt around her neck" instead of scarf in Sayonara

Asthoreen wrote:I always hear
"she had a red,red skirt around her neck" instead of scarf in Sayonara

Oh, dear!

I just noticed I always sing : "where once we watched the robots landing" instead of row boats in Broad Majestic Shannon

Mick Molloy wrote:I just noticed I always sing : "where once we watched the robots landing" instead of row boats in Broad Majestic Shannon

You and me both. But at least we did not mishear "babe" for "Shane", unlike poor old Liam Clancy.

Mick Molloy wrote:I just noticed I always sing : "where once we watched the robots landing" instead of row boats in Broad Majestic Shannon

Definitely for a long time I thought it was "robots".

Someone in an earlier comment mentioned the "didgeridoos being washed away in the rain" in "white city." I was always confused about what that song was about. hah.

A friend recently said that she has been singing "I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging bitches......"

Aine wrote:A friend recently said that she has been singing "I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches, pulling switches, dodging bitches......"

And we have a winner!