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".