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Childhood Police Lyric Mishearings
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22 Jul 2007 03:20by cpriddims
When I was 10 years old I didn't know about Nabokov. So it was only natural that during "Don't stand" I sang..
"THAT BOOK BY NOW BECAUSE!"
Made no sense but I thought those were the words.
Now the rest of you....'FESS UP ON YOURS!
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22 Jul 2007 04:50by neonhunter
Congratulations on your avatar photo. It's fantastic!
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22 Jul 2007 05:18by Susan
"Canary in a COMA"
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22 Jul 2007 17:11by neonhunter
"Who rose the price up?/ A hotel room's a prison cell.........." (Does anyone know for certain what that line actually is--from "Man In A Suitcase")
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22 Jul 2007 17:13by ceebab
"Caught between decision and what is this" (Can't remember exactly)
The sad thing is that when I was in grade school and Jr High I was WAY into Greek mythology. I even went to this educational summer camp so I could take a class on Greek and Roman myths. (I blame Clash of the Titans and Xanadu) So if anyone should have gotten "Scylla and Charybdis" it was me.
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22 Jul 2007 17:14by neonhunter
That's the best one yet, ceebab!
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22 Jul 2007 17:56by drummike
[quote="neonhunter"]"Who rose the price up?/ A hotel room's a prison cell.........." (Does anyone know for certain what that line actually is--from "Man In A Suitcase")[/quote]
I believe it's:
"the world's my oyster, my hotel room's a prison cell"
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22 Jul 2007 18:09by English-lion
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22 Jul 2007 18:11by DirtyMartini
There are a couple of threads here on SCnet with misheard lyrics as well. I'm sure a search would come up with a few doozies.
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22 Jul 2007 18:14by neonhunter
Thanks, drummike. Twenty-seven years of puzzlement come to an end. And e.lion---you sure know how to take care of a guy!!
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22 Jul 2007 18:20by English-lion
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22 Jul 2007 19:18by Kalypso
Can I add my "I don't see any floors till I get to my feet"?
and
"How my pure heartache"
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22 Jul 2007 19:49by Kalypso
Another very obscure song for me was "Contact"
"I'd come on over but I haven't got a wrinkle
Hope we get contact you and me
Hope we got touched down"
[Must say that at the time I had no idea of American football and Botox didn't exist...]
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22 Jul 2007 19:59by mardee
Perhaps Sting should come with subtitles.
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22 Jul 2007 20:08by shyvixen
It's not exactly misheard lyrics but I would sing along to Hungry For You and, having no knowledge of french at the time, mangle those words beyond all recognition. If any French person would have heard me, they would have shot me on the spot.
"Door ring two Jews fem detox!"
I have had some french lessons since then.
