Comments on: Dear Clusterflock

By: Trebz

Trebz — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:07:23 +0000

Real Lyric: …”and I gave him a vegemite sandwich.”
Misheard: “and I a gave him a bit of my sandwich.”

Long before I knew what vegemite was.

By: Rick Neece

Rick Neece — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:54:03 +0000

Sheila, your cinder reminds me of another…When I was young, really young, when I’d sing along at church, “And I’ll cherish the old rugged cross…”

I couldn’t fathom why a carpeted cross or why I should cherish it “until my burdens, at last, I lay down.” Or fathom “burdens” for that matter. Now, years later, I kind of fathom the burden thing.

By: I misheard : clusterflock

I misheard : clusterflock — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:51:56 +0000

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By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:49:42 +0000

Garrett, I second the thank you, I was sure that it was douche! Cold Chisel's classic Khe Sahn: I can never work out if it's the last train or the last plane out of Sydney that's almost gone. I have deliberately avoided looking it up, because I kind of like not being sure.

By: frank patrick

frank patrick — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:32:43 +0000

Whoops – My Van Morrison example was Astral Weeks from Astral Weeks.

By: frank patrick

frank patrick — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:30:52 +0000

Van Morrison (can’t come up with song title, but either from Into the Mystic or St. Dominic’s…

Heard – got a hormone high
Actual – got a home on high

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:18:52 +0000

A Toto classic:

Heard: “And I guess it rains down in Africa…”
Real: “I bless the rains down in Africa.”

The strangest revelation of Googling these lyrics, though, was that it really does say “There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do.” I suppose great songs don’t need meanings.

And, Garret, thank you. That one has been bothering me for years, and I always forget it somewhere between the car and the computer.

By: juju pongo

juju pongo — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:52:18 +0000

misheard lyrics = mondegreens

By: Kristy

Kristy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:00:24 +0000

Alanis Morisette “You Oughta Know”

Line: I’m happy for you

My housemate thought: I have beef for you

By: Mark Pittman

Mark Pittman — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:12:24 +0000

The Smiths “The Headmaster Ritual”

Misheard 1: “Please excuse me sergeant / I’ve got this terrible cold coming on.”

Misheard 2: “Please excuse me St . John / I’ve got this terrible cold coming on.”

Actual: “Please excuse me from gym / I’ve got this terrible cold coming on.”

I only figured out what it was after watching Radiohead’s version of the song here on clusterflock.