[susanpesek]

This was so funny I just had to share it. I know there are LOTS of you who have your own to add! FESS UP!
From an ediets blogger:
"By Garry Messick

One of the things that distinguishes the pop music of our grandparents from the post-rock and roll pop music we grew up with is the fact that all the Sinatras, Bing Crosbys, Andrews Sisters and the like used to E-NUN-CI-ATE when they sang. There was no mistaking the words to "My Funny Valentine" when Tony Bennett performed it. But for better or worse, with the transition to rock, the emphasis shifted to raw emotion over nuanced crooning, and pretty soon whatever the heck people were singing on the radio was anybody's guess.

The classic early example is 1963's "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen. A few words are discernible, but in terms of what the ear hears, the first verse can be rendered as follows:

Louie, Louie, oh baby
Get a way da low.
Yah yah yah yah yah
Louie, Louie, woah baby
me gonna bo
Ah yah yah yah yah

After that, much of the tune is sung so mush-mouthed that it can barely be represented phonetically. Some say it's a result of releasing what was meant as a rehearsal run-through and braces on the lead singer's teeth. The best I can do is:

A fah, a fonah, a bah foh ba ga

But that's an extreme case. Much more common are tunes that are largely understandable, but with key phrases that can be easily misconstrued, sometimes in very amusing ways. Let's take a look at some of the best examples...

"Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix
Real lyric: 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky
Commonly misheard as: 'Scuse me while I kiss this guy
(This is the classic misheard lyric, so I got it out of the way first. The list wouldn't be complete
without it.)

"Beast of Burden" by the Rolling Stones
Real lyric: I'll never be your beast of burden
Misheard as: I'll never leave your pizza burning
(Mick's heartfelt promise to Jerry Hall, a frozen pizza aficionado, no doubt. Moving, to be sure.
Unfortunately, he didn't promise not to toss her aside eventually like a worn-out toothbrush, though.)

"Born a Rebel" by Tom Petty
Real Lyric: Hey, hey, hey, I was born a rebel
Misheard as: Hey, hey, hey, I was Barney Rubble
(Barney Rubble was Fred Flintstone's sidekick, in case you need reminding.)

"Like a Virgin" by Madonna
Real lyric: Like a virgin, touched for the very first time
Misheard as: Like a virgin, touched for the 31st time
(Doesn't the misheard version seem more appropriate? This is Madonna we're talking about, after all.)

"Little Red Corvette" by Prince
Real lyric: Little red Corvette
Misheard as: Pay the rent, Claudette
(Prince hasn't needed anyone else to pay his rent from at least since this song came out. More's the irony.)

"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel
Real lyric: Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes/put it in the pantry with your cupcakes
Misheard as: Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes/put it in your pants between your cupcakes
(It's good to know I'm not the only one who stores snacks in his trousers to keep them handy, not to mention warm and moist!)

"Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera (or the Pointer Sisters)
Real lyric: Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Misheard as: Woolly bear could share a Big Mac, for sure!
(French and pop music just don't mix.)

"You're the One that I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
Real lyric: I've got chills, they're multiplyin'/And I'm losing control
Misheard as: I've got shoes, they're made of plywood/And I'm losing my soles
(Grease may be the word, but apparently that's the only one we can be sure of.)

"Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.
Real lyric: That's me in the corner/That's me in the spotlight, losing my religion
Misheard as: That's me in the corner/That's me in the spotlight, losing my erection
(Why hasn't Cialis or Viagra picked up on this one for a commercial jingle yet?)

"Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Real lyric: Don't go out tonight, it's bound to take your life/There's a bad moon on the rise
Misheard as: Don't go out tonight, it's bound to take your life/There's a bathroom on the right
(You're laughing at the idea of a lethal lavatory? Check out any service station or convenience store restroom if you doubt such a thing is possible.)

"Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John
Real Lyric: She's got electric boots, a mohair suit
Misheard as: She's got electric boobs, her mom has, too"

[sahmof4]

This was sooo true and funny !!! I do the samething,well sometimes you just can't make out the the words.lol

[stacy160]

Only two I can think of off the top of my head.

From my son, who thought that "Dirty Deeds, and they're done dirt cheap," (AC/DC) was "Dirty Deeds in a thunder jeep."

And my boss, who sings "Takin' Care of Business" as "Bakin' Carrot Biscuits."

[susanpesek]

I heard a Baptist minister sing," Praise God, from Whom all blessings froze. Praise Him, above ye Heavenly Host..."