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Started by golden eagle, December 18, 2014, 07:06:30 PM

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kphoger

Quote from: Record Collector — Issue 326 — Mann Overboard — 16-OCT-2007
It sounded like 'douche' instead of 'deuce', 'cos of the technical process – a faulty azimuth due to tape-head angles, and it meant we couldn't remix it.  [...]  Apparently Springsteen thought we'd done it deliberately, which we hadn't, so if I ever saw him I'd avoid him and cringe away like a frightened little boy.

Manfred Mann
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Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.


kurumi

Periphery - Wildfire:
Actual: With a malicious intent, I'll take two to the head
Heard: Bubblicious intent, I'll take two to the head

Obviously Bandit's threads have an effect on all of us
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tmoore952

Heard three of my long-time mishears (by me) over the weekend, but I can only remember two right now. If I remember the 3rd I'll post that one later.

Pearl Jam - "Elderly Woman Behind a Counter in a Small Town"
Actual lyric "Hearts and Thoughts they fade, fade away"
Misheard as "Arts and Farts they fade, fade away"

Bee Gees - "Night Fever"
Actual lyric - "I get higher in my walkin'"
Misheard as "I get higher in Milwaukee"

kphoger

Bon Jovi — Livin' on a Prayer — It doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not
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Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

vtk

Quote from: tmoore952 on October 04, 2023, 03:08:34 PM
Quote from: Henry on January 07, 2015, 12:16:12 PM
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on December 31, 2014, 02:25:03 PM
Surprised no one's mentioned "Hold me closer, Tony Danza" yet.
Tiny Dancer from Elton John! That one made me LOL!

Reading through thread for first time to make sure I am not repeating anything in new posts.

As a result I am reading 8 or 9 year old posts.

I never got the Tony Danza reference (or better said -- thought it was funny) because that song was out several years before I ever heard of Tony Danza (I first heard of him on the "Taxi" TV show). So this must have been misheard by someone who does not remember a time without Tony Danza.

Phoebe Buffay on Friends thought the song was about Tony Danza

Quote from: kphoger on November 13, 2023, 12:29:21 PM
Bon Jovi — Livin' on a Prayer — It doesn't make a difference if we're naked or not

That's my preferred way to sing it. (By the way, if it doesn't make a difference, then why does he swear to it in another line?)
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wxfree

I heard two songs this morning that made me think of this topic.  First was Sade's "Smooth Operetta."  Then was "Cut the Cards" by Shinedown.  The way they sing it makes it seem like they take their card games very seriously.  They're probably playing for high stakes.  It doesn't actually sound like they're saying "cards", but that's how I choose to hear it.
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1995hoo

Quote from: 1995hoo on December 18, 2014, 08:10:12 PM...

I knew a fellow who thought "More Than a Feeling" went "I see that derrière walking away." I think I like that better than the real words too.

The fellow I knew who misheard the lyrics that way is now the nominee to be the next US Solicitor General.
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commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

Scott5114

Quote from: 1995hoo on November 30, 2024, 11:19:55 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on December 18, 2014, 08:10:12 PM...

I knew a fellow who thought "More Than a Feeling" went "I see that derrière walking away." I think I like that better than the real words too.

The fellow I knew who misheard the lyrics that way is now the nominee to be the next US Solicitor General.

I think, if I were a U.S. Senator, that would probably Sauer me on the idea of confirming him.
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kphoger

From the U2 album Achtung Baby:

♫ Shake it, shake it, shake your salami! ♫
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

Rothman

Quote from: kphoger on February 11, 2025, 01:34:33 PMFrom the U2 album Achtung Baby:

♫ Shake it, shake it, shake your salami! ♫

That album has featured prominently around here recently.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

kernals12

"kyrie eleison"
I thought it was
"Carry a laser"

kphoger

Quote from: kernals12 on February 11, 2025, 03:10:00 PM"kyrie eleison"
I thought it was
"Carry a laser"

Hey, you know.  The phrase 'hocus pocus' came about because people didn't understand 'Hoc est corpus".
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
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Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.



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