One of the great things about pop music is that it is very difficult at times to understand what the singer is actually saying. Of course, anything that is open to interpretation can lead to humor, and this trend certainly does–especially with me and several friends from the U.S.S. Chesapeake. Why not? Hey, Weird Al Yankovic has made a living out of it!
What attracted our attention to this was a yearly day-by-day calendar from the website, kissthisguy.com. Obviously, the name of the site comes from the misheard lyrics from Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix, “‘Scuse me while I kiss the sky.”
The title of today’s blog entry is misheard from My Sharona by The Knack. It’s one of my favorites.
Here are a few more I enjoy. Sorry if one or two get a little dicey:
Abba, Dancing Queen, “See that girl, watch her scream, kicking the Dancing Queen.”
R.E.M., Losing My Religion, “Let’s pee in the corner, let’s pee in the spotlight.”
The Canadian National Anthem, Oh Canada, “Oh Canada, we stand on cars and freeze.”
The BeeGees, More Than A Woman, “Bald-headed woman … bald-headed woman to me.”
Bonnie Raitt, Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About, “Let’s get them something from Taco Bell.”
Robert Palmer, Addicted To Love, “Might as well face it, you’re a d**k with a glove.”
Toto, Africa, “I left my brains down in Africa.”
Led Zeppelin, Stairway To Heaven, “There’s a wino down the road.”
But the very best misheard lyric came from ship crewmate David Brewer:
The Box Tops, The Letter, “My baby done whooped me a lizard.”
And now, today’s video, the trailer for Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader.
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