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There was also a book several years back about goofed up song lyrics from rock, called "Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy"

It is absa-freakin-lootly hilarious

"My last little bout I had my hair frowed out by a man who really wasn't a friend"

My sister-in-law used to think the line from Margaritaville was "blew out my flip-flop, stepped on a pop tart."

She feels like Aremura I thought this was some goddes of the sea that
I could not find any refrence to.
Homer says Douh

ragtopW wrote:She feels like Aremura I thought this was some goddes of the sea that
I could not find any refrence to.
Homer says Douh

It's a remora - a sucker fish that travels with sharks to pick up the leftovers, usually located on the shark's belly. I wasn't sure if you knew that or not, so I may have to pull my foot out of my mouth.

And now for the embarassing part. Growing up listening to music, I was more concerned with the beat (being a drummer) than the actual words. For the longest time, I thought Jimmy was singing, "Dance to the left, dance to the right. . ." I guess I should have looked at the title of the song. BIG DOOH!!!!!!

PHINS ^

barefootpirate wrote:

ragtopW wrote:She feels like Aremura I thought this was some goddes of the sea that
I could not find any refrence to.
Homer says Douh

It's a remora - a sucker fish that travels with sharks to pick up the leftovers, usually located on the shark's belly. I wasn't sure if you knew that or not, so I may have to pull my foot out of my mouth.

I know (and knew) that I just did not identfy the fish with a beautiful
woman at the local bar.

"I have quarters in my loafers trying to fight inflation when it only used to take a cent."

Im not sure what i thought it was but definatly not that!!!!... or how about

"Ive spent four lonely days in a brown paper bag...." (Come monday)
That one was my moms!!!

Or hows this one...

"...You can shake the hand of the mangled man as he greets you at the border..." (Pirate Looks At Forty)

That was my sisters... we laughed for hours at the Tiki COncert in chicago when she sang that!!!

Yes... a whole 3 generations of parrotheads screwing up lyrics for the past 30 years!!

Mindy

For the longest time my mother thought Jimmy was singing "why don't we get drunk in school"

When I first started listening to Jimmy, I thought he was singing
"DANCE TO THE LEFT, DANCE TO THE RIGHT, AND YOU'RE THE ONLY MATE IN TOWN."

Then I bought SYKBH, and read the liner notes.

ParrotHead1980 wrote:"I have quarters in my loafers trying to fight inflation when it only used to take a cent."

Im not sure what i thought it was but definatly not that!!!!... or how about

"Ive spent four lonely days in a brown paper bag...." (Come monday)
That one was my moms!!!

Or hows this one...

"...You can shake the hand of the mangled man as he greets you at the border..." (Pirate Looks At Forty)

That was my sisters... we laughed for hours at the Tiki COncert in chicago when she sang that!!!

Yes... a whole 3 generations of parrotheads screwing up lyrics for the past 30 years!!

Mindy

Those are soooo good!!

"Calypso poet shortage"- IF IT ALL FALLS DOWN
(Had no idea wht the hell this was)


"Behind a jitney packed like sardines"- FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD
(I thought he was saying Tiki)

"IA ORA TE NATURA
E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI
IA ORA TE NATURA
E MEA AROFA TEIE AO NEI"- ONE PARTICULAR HARBOR
(HUH?)

Or hows this one...

"...You can shake the hand of the mangled man as he greets you at the border..." (Pirate Looks At Forty)



I used to sing it that way when I was a kid too!!!

GrannaC wrote:There's a guy that writes about these mishearings of lyrics (not necessarily JB lyrics) - calls them Mondegreens, which he also explains. Anyway, it is some of the funniest reading I've ever seen. Here's the link, if you're so inclined. Just don't be drinking anything you don't want to spew! http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/carrol ... eens.shtml

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I used to sing a Kim Carnes song - She's got Bette Davis Eyes - when I
was little...... I would sing at the top of my lungs.... SHE'S GOT BETTER
DATES THAN MINE!!!!!

Whatta dork!

ParrotHead1980 wrote:"
Or hows this one...

"...You can shake the hand of the mangled man as he greets you at the border..." (Pirate Looks At Forty)

I always thought those lyrics are from SOASOAS.

Jump Up wrote:

ParrotHead1980 wrote:"
Or hows this one...

"...You can shake the hand of the mangled man as he greets you at the border..." (Pirate Looks At Forty)

I always thought those lyrics are from SOASOAS.

I'd rather shake the hand of the mango man rather than the mangled man!!!!

Mindy

ParrotHead1980 wrote:I'd rather shake the hand of the mango man rather than the mangled man!!!!

Well that's just plain rude. As a lifetime member of the MMOA (Mangled Men Of America), I'm highly insulted

Lyric Misunderstandings! Oh boy, I have had many.

Come Monday: Thought it was “Come on Dade…”

A Pirate Looks At Forty: Not really a lyric misunderstanding, but I thought the title was “Mother Mother Ocean”. I remember looking on the back of SYKBH and wondering what the heck A Pirate Looks At Forty was. Am I alone here?

Fins: “Dance to the left, Dance to the right…”

Frank and Lola: The Wal-Mart thing.

Not my misunderstanding, but when my brother first heard Carnival World this week he thought Jimmy said: “Forsaken from your pants” instead of “Before its taken from your hands”!

pbans wrote:My parakeet recently found out that Jimmy didn't step on a poptart in Margaritaville. We had a philosophical discussion....."Think about it, honey, how could you cut your heel on a poptart." She's only 11, of course, and has no freaking idea what a pop top is!

That really cracked me up for some reason!

Even though they put their phins up, I think my keets sing "dance to the left, dance to the right"

I remember thinking it was "feds to the left, feds to the right"

And OPH, I sang
"gonnnnna,
take a toura,
me aloha,
all alone"

I'm sure there's more!

Oh, I was a Supermarket fool
I was a motor bank stool-pidgeon, robbin' my hometown
I thought I lost my blues, yes I thought I paid my dues
I thought I'd found a life to suit my style
But here I sit old Spider John the robber-man
Long, tall, and handsome
Yes, old Spider John with a loaded hand, takin' ransom

First, the Wal-Mart Oysters,

Then, I knew it wasn't right but I kept singing it until I figured it out -- I'm a cajun martini and I'm on after Lou Rawls...

Tooooo many margaritas??