Lyrical mistakes. - Page 3

Patrick Hull · 04-02-2009, 09:41 AM

Okay, I'll really show my ignorance. I always thought it was "Michelle, my belle...." I think that's wrong, but still don't know what it really is. Sometimes we're just happier in our ignorance.

journeybear · 04-02-2009, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldGrapePat

Okay, I'll really show my ignorance. I always thought it was "Michelle, my belle...." I think that's wrong, but still don't know what it really is. Sometimes we're just happier in our ignorance.

It's "Michelle, ma belle," in keeping with the French-English theme.

1st verse: "These are words that go together well"

2nd verse: "Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble"

I think it's implied that if the serenader wishes to succeed in his wooing of la mademoiselle, he will improve his chances if he uses her language.

Be happy also in your knowledge!

Jim Rowland · 04-02-2009, 10:09 AM

A classic: In the Garden of Eden processed through a Jersey accent= In a gadda da vida.
Jim

mandopete · 04-02-2009, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Landgrass

"And why did I leave my cow in the field
And look for a job as a clown"

LOL, I am so using this line next time this song comes up in a jam.

Kip · 04-02-2009, 01:35 PM

[QUOTE=CES;649677~snip Also, the first time I heard "Crash" by Dave Matthews band, when they sing, "Hike up your skirt a little more, and show your world to me" I heard, "Hike up your skirt little boy, and show your world to me." ~snip[/QUOTE]

I find both of those equally creepy!

My personal one- Grateful Dead's St. Stephen

"Been here so long he's got to calling it home"

I always heard as: "With hair so long he's got to comb it at home"

Down deep I knew it wasn't that but this was waaaaay before the internet!

Dennis Ladd · 04-02-2009, 01:47 PM

Got two:

As a kid I heard the Christmas carol words, "Round yon Virgin, mother and Child" as "Round young virgins." I had a picture of young girls with candles in their hands circling the manger.

And from the the Dillards "Old Home Place" I could never figure out what the "coof all night" was. I knew I was wrong but could not for the life of me hear "the cool fall nights." I've never admitted this to anyone so keep it to yourselves.

journeybear · 04-02-2009, 01:52 PM

This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Hope you're sitting down, so you don't fall over:

I don't know how to embed it.

If this doesn't work, go to the myspace page it came from, and share if you know how. The whole world should be watching!

mandopete · 04-02-2009, 02:01 PM

L.o.l.

BauerHaus · 04-02-2009, 02:42 PM

A friend and I were listening to The Rolling Stones' "Beast of Burden", right after it first came out, and he said "That song doesn't make any sense at all." I said "What do you mean?" He said "I'll never leave your pizza burning. That's stupid!!"

I kid you not.

Steve

allenhopkins · 04-02-2009, 02:53 PM

Supposedly a young boy in Sunday school was drawing a picture of the Nativity. Besides the usual characters -- Holy Family, shepherds, angels, wise men -- he drew a rotund figure standing off at one side. The teacher asked, "Who's that?" and the boy replied, "That's Round John Virgin."

blawson · 04-02-2009, 03:01 PM

And my own lyricosis when I was but a wee lad, to Kenny Roger's "Lucille".

You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.

I mistook as

With four hundred children and a croc in the field.

In retrospect, I should have known he was being a little too prolific. But, hey, with a crocodile waiting just outside, why not?

lmartnla · 04-02-2009, 03:17 PM

My 11 year old nephew interpreted the 1978 song "It's a Heartache" as "It's a Hard Egg"

Try these lyrics he was hearing:

It's a hard egg
Nothing but a hard egg

Hits you when it's too late
Hits you when you're down

It makes some sense, huh?

journeybear · 04-02-2009, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lmartnla

My 11 year old nephew interpreted the 1978 song "It's a Heartache" as "It's a Hard Egg" ...

That is so WEIRD! Not an hour and a half ago I did the exact same thing, just teasing the singer in my band a little. She likes the song, we do it well, but I could really do without it, having heard it enough back then to last me the rest of my life. Why we're doing it in an ostensibly Cajun/bluegrss/country band is beyond me ... but she likes it, we do it well, etc ... Anyway, I wasn't paying much attention, and out of the corner of my ear it sounded like "it's a hard egg," so I started joshing her a little with that, and the bass player chimed in, "Well, it's a chick song!"

I had never thought of it before .. and here you are with this ... WEIRD!

56 Gibson Hoss · 04-02-2009, 09:38 PM

How about the "One Ton Tomato" song? You...."Juan ate a one ton tomato"

My Mexican translation is lacking...........I think its supposed to be Guantanamero...........never could understand them foriners.........

viv · 04-02-2009, 10:21 PM

LOL all OVER the place!! these things are a scream!

my daughter's favorite hymn is "victory in jesus". when she first heard the song at the tender age of five, she'd sing and sing and sing it, over and over..... but instead of "He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood..." she sang "He punched me in victory uneath the bleeding mud."

man dough nollij · 04-02-2009, 10:37 PM

Evenflow...

man dough nollij · 04-02-2009, 10:42 PM

Try that again: Evenflow...

Ivan Kelsall · 04-02-2009, 11:46 PM

I bought a 'John Reischman & the Jaybirds' CD last year, & on playing it,not having read the track titles,i was amazed to hear them singing "Popeye my Lulu gal" - hmmmm !,weird title i thought.Of course it really was "Hop high my Lulu gal",but forever,it'll be 'Popeye' that brings a smile to my face. Ricky Skaggs sings a song, "Ridin'on that midnight train",in which he claims that 'my heads are hanging low' - how many does the guy have ??. It should be "my head's a hangin' low" - seems more fun the other way though,
Saska

Ivan Kelsall · 04-03-2009, 02:26 AM

Jim - That 'mis-heard lyrics site just about made me blow a gasket !! - Oh boy ! what a hoot,
Saska

Tim2723 · 04-03-2009, 07:46 AM

Our Father who art in heaven, Harold be thy name.
(Or sometimes Hollywood be thy name.)

allenhopkins · 04-03-2009, 10:56 AM

Land where my fathers died,
Land where the Pilgrims pried...

Perhaps an unexpected grain of truth...?

AlanN · 04-03-2009, 11:02 AM

Was In The Spring
One Summer Day...

blawson · 04-03-2009, 11:21 AM

Of course the all-time best (intentional) is Hartford's "The Lowest Pair" from Mark Twang.

blacksmith · 04-03-2009, 11:57 AM

I've got Meniere's Disease in one ear. About half of what i hear turns into a mondegreen.

viv · 04-03-2009, 07:26 PM

more from sarah grace.....

instead of "the farmes takes a wife..." (in "the farmer in the dell"), she sang "the farmer hates his wife."

04-02-2009, 09:41 AM	#51
Patrick Hull Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 123	Re: Lyrical mistakes. Okay, I'll really show my ignorance. I always thought it was "Michelle, my belle...." I think that's wrong, but still don't know what it really is. Sometimes we're just happier in our ignorance.

04-02-2009, 10:09 AM	#53
Jim Rowland Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Portsmouth,Ohio Posts: 867	Re: Lyrical mistakes. A classic: In the Garden of Eden processed through a Jersey accent= In a gadda da vida. Jim

04-02-2009, 01:35 PM	#55
Kip Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hell-ena MT Posts: 34	Re: Lyrical mistakes. [QUOTE=CES;649677~snip Also, the first time I heard "Crash" by Dave Matthews band, when they sing, "Hike up your skirt a little more, and show your world to me" I heard, "Hike up your skirt little boy, and show your world to me." ~snip[/QUOTE] I find both of those equally creepy! My personal one- Grateful Dead's St. Stephen "Been here so long he's got to calling it home" I always heard as: "With hair so long he's got to comb it at home" Down deep I knew it wasn't that but this was waaaaay before the internet!

04-02-2009, 01:47 PM	#56
Dennis Ladd Dennis Ladd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 83	Re: Lyrical mistakes. Got two: As a kid I heard the Christmas carol words, "Round yon Virgin, mother and Child" as "Round young virgins." I had a picture of young girls with candles in their hands circling the manger. And from the the Dillards "Old Home Place" I could never figure out what the "coof all night" was. I knew I was wrong but could not for the life of me hear "the cool fall nights." I've never admitted this to anyone so keep it to yourselves. __________________ Dennis Ladd

04-02-2009, 01:52 PM	#57
journeybear Professional Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Key West FL Posts: 2,523	Re: Lyrical mistakes. This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Hope you're sitting down, so you don't fall over: I don't know how to embed it. If this doesn't work, go to the myspace page it came from, and share if you know how. The whole world should be watching! __________________ Furthering Mandolin Consciousness Blues Mando Social Group Gibson Mandolins Social Group North Florida Mandolin Players Social Group

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04-02-2009, 02:42 PM	#59
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04-02-2009, 02:53 PM	#60
allenhopkins Mando accumulator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rochester NY 14610 Posts: 4,893	Re: Lyrical mistakes. Supposedly a young boy in Sunday school was drawing a picture of the Nativity. Besides the usual characters -- Holy Family, shepherds, angels, wise men -- he drew a rotund figure standing off at one side. The teacher asked, "Who's that?" and the boy replied, "That's Round John Virgin." __________________ Allen Hopkins Gibsn: '54 F5 3pt F2 A-N Custm K1 m'cello Natl Triolian Dobro mando Victoria b-back Merrill alumnm b-back H-O mandolinetto Stradolin Vega banjolin Sobell'dola Washburn b-back'dola Eastmn: 615'dola 805 m'cello Flatiron 3K OM

04-02-2009, 03:01 PM	#61
blawson Registered Loser Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 117	Re: Lyrical mistakes. And my own lyricosis when I was but a wee lad, to Kenny Roger's "Lucille". You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille With four hungry children and a crop in the field. I mistook as With four hundred children and a croc in the field. In retrospect, I should have known he was being a little too prolific. But, hey, with a crocodile waiting just outside, why not? __________________ "Here's one I wrote. Kick it off..."

04-02-2009, 03:17 PM	#62
lmartnla Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Covington, Louisiana Posts: 151	Re: Lyrical mistakes. My 11 year old nephew interpreted the 1978 song "It's a Heartache" as "It's a Hard Egg" Try these lyrics he was hearing: It's a hard egg Nothing but a hard egg Hits you when it's too late Hits you when you're down It makes some sense, huh?

04-02-2009, 09:38 PM	#64
56 Gibson Hoss Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tulsa OK Posts: 229	Re: Lyrical mistakes. How about the "One Ton Tomato" song? You...."Juan ate a one ton tomato" My Mexican translation is lacking...........I think its supposed to be Guantanamero...........never could understand them foriners......... __________________ Tom Mullen Tulsa, OK

04-02-2009, 10:21 PM	#65
viv aka "fritterhaid" Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: georgia, by way of northern virginia Posts: 128	Re: Lyrical mistakes. LOL all OVER the place!! these things are a scream! my daughter's favorite hymn is "victory in jesus". when she first heard the song at the tender age of five, she'd sing and sing and sing it, over and over..... but instead of "He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood..." she sang "He punched me in victory uneath the bleeding mud." __________________ peace........amy "if you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough." amos swafford "life is short. break the rules. forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably--and never regret anything that made you laugh. twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did." *mark twain*

04-02-2009, 10:37 PM	#66
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04-02-2009, 11:46 PM	#68
Ivan Kelsall Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Manchester - Lancashire - NW England Posts: 2,976	Re: Lyrical mistakes. I bought a 'John Reischman & the Jaybirds' CD last year, & on playing it,not having read the track titles,i was amazed to hear them singing "Popeye my Lulu gal" - hmmmm !,weird title i thought.Of course it really was *"Hop high my Lulu gal",but forever,it'll be 'Popeye' that brings a smile to my face. Ricky Skaggs sings a song, "Ridin'on that midnight train",in which he claims that 'my heads are hanging low'* - how many does the guy have ??. It should be "my head's a hangin' low" - seems more fun the other way though, Saska __________________ Weber F-5 'Fern'. Lebeda F-5 "Special". Stelling Bellflower. Tanglewood TW-1000SR. Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.

04-03-2009, 02:26 AM	#69
Ivan Kelsall Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Manchester - Lancashire - NW England Posts: 2,976	Re: Lyrical mistakes. Jim - That 'mis-heard lyrics site just about made me blow a gasket !! - Oh boy ! what a hoot, Saska __________________ Weber F-5 'Fern'. Lebeda F-5 "Special". Stelling Bellflower. Tanglewood TW-1000SR. Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.

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04-03-2009, 07:26 PM	#75
viv aka "fritterhaid" Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: georgia, by way of northern virginia Posts: 128	Re: Lyrical mistakes. more from sarah grace..... instead of "the farmes takes a wife..." (in "the farmer in the dell"), she sang "the farmer hates his wife." __________________ peace........amy "if you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough." amos swafford "life is short. break the rules. forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably--and never regret anything that made you laugh. twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did." *mark twain*