h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Master B is referring to the Operatic Section of Bohemian Rhapsody...

In fact, Beelzebub has a devil put aside for Me, for Meee, for MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
*starts headbanging*

The American National Anthem of all things..

When I was a lot smaller than I am now - I thought the opening line was:

"Oh say can you see by the DONDERLY light."

I had absolutly no idea what a 'donderly' was - and so chalked it up to youthly inexperience and promptly forgot about it.

T'was only later I discovered the words were "dawn's early".

That young girl with eyes like potatoes line should be:

"A young girl with eyes like the desert"

Yeah Madge - sure.

Orcus, could you tell me which bit of Bohemian Rhapsody is _not_ operatic?



B

While listening to the Stone Roses debut album, my mother asked me, "Hang on, he wants to be a door?".

Also: http://www.rathergood.com/alf/

I kept thinking Soft Cell were singing about 'Painted Love' - like wearing a lot of makeup?

And Oasis sang 'Silicon way' - instead of 'Sally can wait'.

I think a lot of misheard lyrics are actually an improvement.

DG, that's hilarious

also on the same site: http://www.rathergood.com/grease/

The Jam - Going Underground

I hear " Oh, what a clitoris you turned out to be".

Is it worth pointing out therefore that in the opening bars of "It's all too much" by the Beatles on the recently re-released "Yellow Submarine" album - you can quite clearly make out John Lennon instructing everyone attend "to their muffs"

and I'm not 100% certain this is a misquote either - but it must be, surely....

*goes off to listen*

Isn't the Jam quote from "Eton Rifles"... or "Eating Trifles" if you're my mother.

You are of course correct.

I probably misheard that too.

I'm the worlds worst for singing a load of rubbish.

Although I didn't mishear "Whats she gonna look like with a chimney on her"

Can anyone authenticate Lennon's lyrics having a Genitalogical bent?

Not sure. But I know there's a bit in "Hey Jude" where, if you know what you're listening for, you can clearly hear Paul McCartney shout "F***in' 'ell!" in the background.

I Always thought Eton Rifles was "You two right fools"

*enjoying this thread*

The Police (what is it about Sting's singing?) Message in a bottle:

when he sings "it's been three years since I wrote my note"

I hear

"It's been three years since I broke my nose"

I think the best misheard lyrics of all time has got to be one I discovered last Christmas - 16 years after the song was released, my friend was singing the chorus of "Do They Know Its Christmas" as ....

"Heee-eave Ho-o, Let them know it's Christmas Time"

The whole Feed The World thing was clearly wasted on her!

There was a song last year by some young lass (forget the name) which featured to line:

My character witness just went down for perjury

But, on the first hearing, I got

My carriage to Widnes just went down to Burmansey

Which sounds far more interesting in my view, and I was rather sad when I found out I was wrong.