Thursday Thirteen #24: 13 Misheard Lyrics
Author: Administrator
Category: Thursday Thirteen
“2. “Gladly, the cross-eyed bear.”-the hymn, Gladly The Cross I’d Bear.
3. “There’s a bathroom on the right.”-Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bad Moon Rising: “There’s a bad moon on the rise.”
4. “Excuse me while I kiss this guy.”-Jimi Hendrix, Purple Haze: “Excuse me while I kiss the sky.”
5. “Dead ants are my friends; they’re blowin’ in the wind.”-Bob Dylan, Blowin’ In The Wind: “The answer my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.”
6. “Midnight after you’re wasted.”-Marcia Muldaur, “Midnight at the Oasis“.
7. “The girl with colitis goes by.”-The Beatles, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds: “The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.”
8. “She’s got a chicken to ride.”-The Beatles, Ticket to Ride: “She’s got a ticket to ride.”
9. “I’ll be your xylophone waiting for you.”-The Foundations, Build Me Up Buttercup: “I’ll be beside the phone waiting for you.”
10. “Are you going to starve an old friend?”-Simon and Garfunkel, Scarborough Fair: “Are you going to Scarborough Fair?”
11. “Baking carrot biscuits.”-Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Taking Care of Business.
12. “Donuts make my brown eyes blue.”-Crystal Gale, Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.
13. “Got a lot of lucky peanuts.”-Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons, Let’s Hang On: “Got a lot of love between us.”
From 1001 Dumbest Things Ever Said, ed. Steven D. Price
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12 Comments so far
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Sparky Duck
May 17th, 2007 at 9:46 am
I’ve done the bathroom on the right one before, but colitis? Now that is scary. And carrot biscuits are scary too actually
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-- a metamorphoself of gabrielle
May 17th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Thursday Thirteen: Numerology…
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Numerology’s Cornerstone - How You View the Material World
Cornerstone (C)
This letter empowers your creativity. You tend to be outgoing, to express yourse…
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dawnae
May 17th, 2007 at 11:18 am
That was funny! My daughter sings her abc’s ending with “me” instead of “z”!
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Rebecca Goings
May 17th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Oh my goodness, #3 had me ROLLING. Thank you for such a funny list!
My T-13 this week is “You know you’re old when…” LOL
http://beckasbabble.blogspot.com
~~Becka
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amy
May 17th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
That was funny!!! thanks for posting this!
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Denise Patrick
May 17th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Way too funny! I could relate to some of those.
Happy TT!
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Barbara H.
May 17th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
I’d heard of the first two, but not the rest. got a chuckle out of #12.
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Courtney
May 17th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
LOL those are funny.
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crse
May 17th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Donuts make my brown eyes very happy! Awesome list buddy
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Mitch
May 18th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, hang on. Phil Colins
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord
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DK Raymer
May 18th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Jenny Ryan - my one-person smile factory - you’ve done it again! I want you to know my hubby read your list and remembered a lyric I’ve been harping at him about for like 7 years, and he Googled the song… and found out he was right! Won’t be able to live with him now LOL
Thanks for stopping by and have a fun weekend,
DK
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Liara Covert
June 9th, 2007 at 2:55 am
This list goes to show the effects of premature hearing loss or how closely people really listen. Imagine the variations you would come up with if people were intoxicated or began whispering the real lyrics through a line of people on a bus. The results would most certainly be extremely creative!