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GeneP59

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Posted: Jul 10, 2025 - 6:30am

 GeneP59 wrote:

My all time favorite is:

I see bad times today
Ah, don't go 'round tonight
Well, it's bound to take your wife
There's a bathroom on the right






GeneP59

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Posted: Jul 9, 2025 - 6:48pm

My all time favorite is:

I see bad times today
Ah, don't go 'round tonight
Well, it's bound to take your wife
There's a bathroom on the right


Proclivities

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Posted: Jul 9, 2025 - 6:15pm

 kcar wrote:


John Kay had one of the best voices for rock. 

As for misheard lyrics, I think of the Everest of mondegreens and manglings: "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam. The Finnegan's Wake of rock music. 

Those lyrics were never meant to be understood.

kcar

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Posted: Jul 9, 2025 - 11:54am

 kurtster wrote:
Last night I held Aladdin's lamp
And so I wished that I could stay
Before the thing could answer me
Well, someone came and took the lamp away
I looked around
A lousy candle's all I found

Steppenwolf ~ Magic Carpet Ride

I always thought candle was camel to this very day until I went poking around and looked at the lyrics for the first time 


John Kay had one of the best voices for rock. 

As for misheard lyrics, I think of the Everest of mondegreens and manglings: "Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam. The Finnegan's Wake of rock music. 
Steely_D

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Posted: Jul 9, 2025 - 8:22am

I've always assumed that the 1979 tune is about Joe not being able to find a girlfriend, because my gaydar is broken (really). But, listening to it this morning I realized that it could easily be reframed to him lamenting that he's gay and won't be able to be like the happy loving couples. Hmm. 

Happy loving couples make it look so easy
Happy loving couples always talk so kind
'Til the time that I can do my dancing with a partner
Those happy couples ain't no friends of mine


oldviolin

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Posted: Jun 27, 2019 - 1:54pm

Ducks in the wind
all we are is ducks in the wind...

NoEnzLefttoSplit

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Posted: Jul 18, 2018 - 11:06pm

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
A local friend posted:
To the gentleman in WalMart singing along to Tina Turner, I feel obligated to point out the lyric is "what's love but a second-hand emotion" not "what's love but a sexy man emotion." Good tone though, brother...good tone. 
 

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Posted: Jul 18, 2018 - 7:38pm

 kctomato wrote:


 
So right and wrong at the same time.{#High-five}
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sirdroseph

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Posted: Aug 5, 2017 - 9:31am

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
A local friend posted:
To the gentleman in WalMart singing along to Tina Turner, I feel obligated to point out the lyric is "what's love but a second-hand emotion" not "what's love but a sexy man emotion." Good tone though, brother...good tone. 


 




Ooooh I like his lyrics better.
Proclivities

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Posted: Aug 4, 2017 - 7:41am

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
A local friend posted:
To the gentleman in WalMart singing along to Tina Turner, I feel obligated to point out the lyric is "what's love but a second-hand emotion" not "what's love but a sexy man emotion." Good tone though, brother...good tone. 
 
"What's a glove, but a five-fingered mitten?"
ScottFromWyoming

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Posted: Aug 4, 2017 - 6:21am

A local friend posted:
To the gentleman in WalMart singing along to Tina Turner, I feel obligated to point out the lyric is "what's love but a second-hand emotion" not "what's love but a sexy man emotion." Good tone though, brother...good tone. 



DaveInSaoMiguel

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Posted: Jun 3, 2016 - 9:01am

Garbage - Bleed Like Me

Hay baby can you bleat like me? 
ScottFromWyoming

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Posted: Jun 2, 2016 - 8:18pm

I never looked up the lyrics to Sweet Jane, just mumbled along.
 
Standin' on a corner
Suitcase in my hand
Jack's in his corset
Jane is in her vest
Me, honey, I'm in a rock & roll band.
Drivin' in a Stutz Bearcat, Jim
Those were different times. 

I had no idea but generally went with something like Friday musta sticka chew  
 



DaveInSaoMiguel

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Posted: Jan 28, 2016 - 8:29am

For me its:

Chet's nuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Daniels nipping at your liver... 
miamizsun

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Posted: Jan 28, 2016 - 8:24am

around holiday time...

when i hear chestnuts roasting on an open fire

to me, chestnuts sounds like jeff's nuts

just thinking about it makes uncomfortable


Proclivities

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Posted: Jan 28, 2016 - 6:47am

books
Red_Dragon

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Posted: Jan 18, 2015 - 2:34pm

watch out for the string bean
watch out for the string bean 
Alexandra

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Posted: Jan 15, 2015 - 10:31am

 Proclivities wrote:
"...some underworld spy or the wife of a clothespin, wife of a clothespin..."

 
 

Proclivities

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Posted: Jan 15, 2015 - 10:23am

"...some underworld spy or the wife of a clothespin, wife of a clothespin / You're so vain..."


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