Monday, 9 March 2009

Top five: mondegreens (or misheard lyrics to you and I)

  1. Misheard: Now, now we're old and fat. Real lyric: Now, now and hold on fast.
    Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
  2. Misheard: Amphibian! Real Lyric: Oblivion!
    Oblivion - Terrorvision (This was actually JR rather than me but it's gone down in our history so had to be in the chart).
  3. Misheard: Are you carrying a wet dog? Real lyric: Are you carrying a weapon?
    99 Problems - Jay-Z
  4. Misheard: Like a goat in a stable. Real lyric: Like a colt in a stable.
    Blaze of Glory - Bon Jovi
  5. Misheard: Young girl, with eyes like potatoes. Real lyric: A young girl with eyes like the desert.
    La Isla Bonita - Madonna

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