don't jump over the line sweet jesus,

don't jump over the line,

sittin' down town by the railway station,

don't jump over the line

This morning I heard a new-ish Elvis Costello song on the radio:

Elvis Costello wrote:My, my, it's a terrible disgrace.

...but in my early morning fog, I could have sworn that he wrote:My mind, it's a terrible diskette.

PJ Harvey

No Child of Mine off Uh Huh Her

"I have no time for anal love."

Is actually, "I have no time for hate or love."

Dokken, "Into the Fire":

Your love burns bright, and yet the flames are cold

I heard:

Your love burns bright, yet your dumplings are cold

Naked Raygun's 'Vanilla Blue' can become 'Gorilla Glue' with entertaining results.

I have another Shellac one. I heard the song "QRJ" before I knew what the title of it was, and at the end of the song when you hear the voice over the wailing radio sounds saying "QRJ, QRJ" I thought he was saying, "You are gay, you are gay."

I don't know what the origination of the "QRJ" title is - other than the voice saying it - but I prefer to ignore reality and believe in my version instead.

tommydski wrote:I'm infuriated when I find out a lyric which I think is really clever and incisive turns out to be misheard.
I misheard the Silkworm song 'Tonight We're Meat' thus -

I'm the local joke,
I'm a tram,
I think that everyone has ridden my rail.

I find from the Sikworm site that it's actually -

I'm the local joke,
I'm a tramp,
I think that everyone has ridden my ramp.

The latter scans a lot better but I still prefer my version for some reason. Also, I guess I don't really understand why a tramp has a ramp, whereas I know why a tram has a rail. I assume it's a reference to paranoia and envy either way but I still sing it my way out of habit. I am sorry Senor Midgett. I am sorry I must bastardise your lovely song.

No, I think you're improving it. This has happened to me several times--people making my lyrics better by mishearing them.

Retarded Angel...not so much....

Good one from today. I was irritating my wife by singing Tempted by Squeeze, thusly:

Tempted [long pause] by the fruit [long pause] of anothuuuuuuh
Temp-TED [long pause] by the fruit of anothuuuuuuuuh
Tempted but the trooof is dis [pause] coverrrrrrrrrred.

In sort of a dimwitted voice.

Which my wife heard as:

Tempted by the fruit of another
Tempted but the fruit is discolored

Oh, I laughed and laughed. I am laughing right now, in fact.

Angus Jung wrote:Dirty Deer and the Thunder Chief

Holy shit!

My friend told a story to me on Sunday about "Dirty Deeds and the Thunder Chief".

"Thunder Chief" is a smokin' band name.

"Dirty Deer" is an excellent band name as well.

There's a Samhain song off of November Coming Fire that I swear Danzig yells "SOUR CREAM! SOUR CREAM!" at one part.

I'm guessing he's probably saying something else, as I hear Danzig doesn't even like sour cream.

51 seconds into Murder Movies by Unwound.

"KY party tonight, KY party tonight"

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