Misheard lyrics

[Tris]

Peter Kay did a brilliant sketch on these and it reminded me of a mate who used to belt out 'it's alright, babies come in bags' to the Eurythmics.
Just wondering what other gems are out there?

 

[JimB]

There was an advert across here which started something like, 'my names something, I'm a providore' except the way it came out sounded like 'I'm a profit wh**e'!

 

[Sporky McGuffin]

Rage Against The Machine's "Killing in the name of" - 'four cucumbers, two watching telly'.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I always liked the Memorex tape ad - Me ears're alight.

I don't like music by Mary J Bilge, though.

Madonna's some **** and eyes like potatoes

 

[DrPhill]

'Scuse me while I kiss this guy.
They are called 'mondegreens': Mondegreen - Wikipedia

 

[Tris]

Bonus point for spelling there, Phil

 

[Farm Labourer]

I lost my heart to a draught excluder!

Nine-stone Cowboy.

Tonight, I sellotape my glove to you.

 

[artie]

I see the bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin'
I see bad times today
Don't go around tonight
Well it's bound to take your life
There's a bathroom on the right.

 

[Linus]

Not to mention the one ton of melons song or Bicycle hut!

 

[Fitzroy]

Saw this at Christmas, perhaps now a few weeks late, or just 11 3/4 months early.

 

[GLS]

Paper bag rider - Beatles
Highland Industry - Dolly Parton.

 

[Sachakins]

Spent years singing
"Climb Every Woman"
For Chaka Khan "I'm every woman"

Also
"It's a Fine Time to Leave Me Loose Heel"

 

[Linus]

Judy Garland and the weigh a pie song

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Judy Garland and the weigh a pie song

I remember members of the local AmDram society singing that accompanied by the actions about 45 years ago.

 

[J-G]

Who remembers "The Laughing Policeman" ?

Charles Penrose -- for many years I couldn't fathom what 'a Red Saman' was, as in 'Once he did a Red Saman and laughed until he cried'.

I would have been in my 30's or later when I found out it was 'Once he did Arrest a Man ....' - - -

 

[Keith 66]

Iron maiden "Can i play with madness" became "Can i play with magnets".
As for the Police how can you not sing along to this with "Massage in a brothel"!

 

[stuart little]

"Last night when I called you from Tesco" -------- Abba

 

[sploo]

Pearl Jam - Glorified G: "Glorified version of a pelican"

 

[moosepig]

Kate Bush's Army Dreamer... didn't have the money for a pizza

 

[JimB]

Who remembers "The Laughing Policeman" ?
Charles Penrose -- for many years I couldn't fathom what 'a Red Saman' was, as in 'Once he did a Red Saman and laughed until he cried'.
I would have been in my 30's or later when I found out it was 'Once he did Arrest a Man ....' - - -

Remember the slot machine arcades after the war in the UK. A favourite was a laughing policeman dummy always surrounded by a crowd of near hysterical people.