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Misheard Lyrics of the Beatles

Posted on November 5, 2023 by pauldelancey

The amazing Beatles had a big hit with great song “Girl.”
The lyrics entrance us, to the point we’re not sure what is being sung in the backgroud over key set of lyrics. These lyrics, which are not in dispute, are:

“She’s the kind of girl who puts you down when friends are there
You feel a fool

When you say she’s looking good, she acts as if it’s understood
She’s cool, ooh, ooh”

Now here comes the exciting part. In the background, during these lyrics, we hear Beatles singing “ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti”

Or do we?

It sure seems like the background sounds could be “tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit tit.”

Oh my!

I checked multiple sources for this song’s lyrics. None of them say anything about the background syllables.

What do you hear, “ti ti ti” or “tit tit tit?”

Misheard lyrics #14

­– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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Misheard Lyrics of Bruce Springsteen

Posted on October 27, 2023 by pauldelancey

The great Bruce Springsteen had a hit with the superb song “Walk of Life.”

Only I didn’t hear it that way. For the longest time I thought he sang, “Do the walk on by.”

That really changes the meaning on the song from muddling through your existence, doing the walk of life, to throwing up your hands at what is going on around you to “Do the walk on by.” Just walk on by your problems, just walk away from them and your responsibilities. Given this interpretation, I rather wondered why so many people loved this song. But I heard wrong. I admit it. I’m sorry Boss.

It just goes to show you how exciting, how outside the box, life can be, when you mishear things.

Anywhere, here are the real lyrics to “Walk of Life.”

“And after all the violence and double-talk
There’s just a song in all the trouble and the strife
You do the walk, yeah, you do the walk of life
Hmm, you do the walk of life.”

 

Misheard lyrics #13

Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

 

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Misheard Lyrics of Jan and Dean

Posted on October 16, 2023 by pauldelancey

The wonderful Jan and Dean had a hit with their great song “Poor Little Puppet.”

Am I the only one who thought this duo sang “licks” instead of “pulls?” It kinda changes the meaning a bit, makes it racier in fact. And honestly, wouldn’t you think a beautiful woman licking her finger at you is a pretty strong sign? Can you blame the man who sees the finger-licking good sign and becomes her puppet?

Here are the real lyrics:

Poor little puppet, she’s got him tied to a string
That poor little thing, he does what she wants
Every time she pulls her finger
Poor little puppet

Misheard lyrics #12

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Misheard Lyrics of Patsy Cline

Posted on October 12, 2023 by pauldelancey

The great Patsy Cline had a big hit with the excellent song,  “Walkin’ After Midnight.”

Now doesn’t her word “me” sound like “bee.” I have questions.

Why is Patsy looking for a bee after midnight? I mean, bees are not noctural. She’ll find no bees in the dark. She’d have more luck in the daytime.

Why is she so worried about one bee? Is this the biblical parable about the shepherd searching for his one missing sheep, but this time with a beekeeper and a bee?

Is she an apianphile? It’s astounding how seldomly that words enters common conversation.

Does she name her bees? If so, what does she call the other bees? Like Bee 1, Bee 2, Bee 3, etc.

Even if she finds a bee flitting about after midnight, how does she know it’s the missing Bee 17 and not some feral bee?

 

Mishear lyrics #10

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Misheard Lyrics of Little River Band

Posted on October 9, 2023 by pauldelancey

The great group Little River Band had a big hit with “Lonesome Loser.” The song contained the following lyrics:

“Have you heard about the lonesome loser?
“Beaten by the queen of hearts every time.”

I, however, often heard:

“Have you heard about the loathsome loser?”

Now this changes the meaning a bit. Now if the protagonist, the Loathsome Loser, perpetually antagonized the queen by acting loathsome around her, it’s quite understandable that she would want to beat him. Indeed, I am forced to admit I don’t understand why anyone would want to sing the praises of a loathsome man. In some ways, I’m glad that he loses. However, while I understand why the queen would want to commit grievous bodily harm against such a reprobate,  I don’t think her actions merit praise either.

Misheard lyrics #9

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Misheard Lyrics of Queen

Posted on September 28, 2023 by pauldelancey

My hearing is not always the best, so I sometimes misinterpret lyrics. Often I understand them correctly, as in the case of:

“Spare him his life from this monstrosity” from Bohemian Rhapsody

I’m delighted therefore to hear-See what I did there?–that other music lovers took up the slack and heard:

“Spare him his life from this warm sausage tea.”

My heart soars like a hawk.

Misheard lyrics #8

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Misheard Lyrics of Fleetwood Mac

Posted on September 26, 2023 by pauldelancey

The great group Fleetwood Mac had a huge hit with their song “Tell Me Lies.” Part of it went:

“Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
“Tell me lies,”

But doesn’t “lies” sound like “lice?”

In this case, the singer really wants some lice to tell her something. It’s not clear what, just that she wants them to tell her something. At any rate, it sounds like:

Misheard lyrics #7

We may never know if the lice ever responded to her, but I’m entertaining doubts.

 

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Misheard Lyrics of Arethra Franklin

Posted on September 4, 2023 by pauldelancey

Did any of you ever think Arethra Franklin sang “unnatural” instead of “a natural” in the song “A Natural Woman?” Didn’t it change the meaning of the song just a bit? Indeed.

Misheard Lyrics #6

– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Misheard Lyrics of the Drifters

Posted on August 1, 2023 by pauldelancey

Did any of you ever think the Drifters sang “tragedy” instead of “dance with me” in the song “Dance With me.” Doesn’t it change the tone of the song just a bit? Indeed, the below misheard lyrics seem particularly ominous.

Ladies, I really think you should run away from this guy. The signs are unmistakable.

Misheard lyrics #5

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– Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.
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My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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Misheard Rosary

Posted on July 15, 2023 by pauldelancey

Part of the Hail Mary part of the rosary is as follows:

Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.

I really thought for a bit that those lines went as below. The “now and then” misinterpretation changes the meaning a bit. I my defense, my misunderstanding has Mary praying for us more often.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul De Lancey, The Comic Chef, Ph.D.

My cookbook, Following Good Food Around the World, with its 180 wonderful recipes, my newest novel, Do Lutheran Hunks Eat Mushrooms, a hilarious apocalyptic thriller, and all my other books, are available on amazon.com.

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