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Misheard lyrics are called mondegreens.

Posted by TheFallen on May 08, 2003

In Reply to: Misheard lyrics are called mondegreens. posted by Jon on May 08, 2003

: : : : : : : How about this one:

: : : : : :In "America"

: : : : : Land where my father died
: : : : : Land where the children cried

: : : : : (Instead of land of the pilgrim's pride)

: : : : Up until about a year ago I always heard "..and the bathroom's on the right" instead of "There's a bad moon on the rise" by Creedence.

: : : How about "Secret Asian Man" for Johnny Rivers' classic "Secret Agent Man"

And Neil Diamond's denim-clad preacherman "The Reverend Blue Jeans".

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