Misheard lyrics

Steve Earle Galway Girl ‘when I woke up I was all alone, with a broken heart and a chicken bone’
Curtesy of grandson aged6
 
"I'll Never Fall In Love Again":

What do you get when you kiss a guy?
You get enough germs to catch pneumonia
After you do, he'll never phone ya

Someone in my past thought Dusty was singing 'bone' instead of 'phone'.
 
"I'll Never Fall In Love Again":

What do you get when you kiss a guy?
You get enough germs to catch pneumonia
After you do, he'll never phone ya

Someone in my past thought Dusty was singing 'bone' instead of 'phone'.
It was because she'd caught his cold 🤣
 
A lexicographer writes: they're called 'mondegreens' pop pickers. Peter Kaye has mined the large field in his live act in the past.

 
Slow motion Walter, the fire engine guy
F off, The Motors (Airport)
Cherry pie, Cherry pie, he can’t read my poker face - Lady GaGa
Tuna Hot Dog - Van McCoy (The Hustle)
Call me, I missed a Vein - Culture Beat (Mr Vain)
I’ve got to pee, I’ve got to pee another way……
Urban Cookie Collective (The Key/The Secret)
Breed with me…. Prodigy (Breathe)
 
"I'll Never Fall In Love Again":

What do you get when you kiss a guy?
You get enough germs to catch pneumonia
After you do, he'll never phone ya

Someone in my past thought Dusty was singing 'bone' instead of 'phone'.
Bobby Gentry weren't it?
 
Desmond D was well know for many a misheard lyric..my fave was always on Pickney Gal.Most white folks assumed he sang 'I put my money into a collection' Sweet condensed milk has always been popular in the caribbean...hence he sings 'condensed can'.
 
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