Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Lat: 43° 42' 0 N, Long: 79° 34' 0 W
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I forgot how funny misheard lyrics can be until I went to the "am I right or not?" lyric website. One of my all-time favorites is still Hedrix Purple Haze: "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy"

Of course, I can't think of any that I've done, but I have been known to screw up a lyric or two... I don't even understand some of the current songs and when I sing them I sort of fumble through a phrase here or there...

So, who's heard some good misheard lyrics? Share some of the best ones from http://www.amiright.com/

Here are a couple more I like:

Abba's, "Dancing Queen"
Misheard Lyrics:
See her bounce on the trampoline
Correct Lyrics:
Feel the beat of the tambourine

Pearl Jam's, "Glorified G"
Misheard Lyrics:
49 virgins on a pelican
Correct Lyrics:
Glorified version of a pellet gun

Radiohead's, "Fake Plastic Trees"
Misheard Lyrics:
A cracked polystyrene man
Who just grumbles and burps
Correct Lyrics:
A cracked polystyrene man
Who just crumbles and burns

Beach Boys', "Fun Fun Fun"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's shootin' a line now,
He's shootin' a line
Correct Lyrics:
You shouldn't have lied now,
You shouldn't have lied

edit: thought of one I screwed up all of the time as a kid... and it made no sense

Eye of the tiger it's the thrill of the fight rising up to the chillenge (?) of our rat hole...

Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Chelmsford, MA
Posts: 548

The actual word for these is mondegreens. (I love the dumb bits of trivia that inhabit my brain!)

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and the actual forum for these is the music forum.

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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: Canada
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www.kissthisguy.com

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Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Dumbfucksville!
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I thought our national anthem was The Star Sprinkled Banner!

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