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REPEAT OFFENDERSSong: “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight,” by England Dan and John Ford ColeyMistaken lyrics:”I’m not talking about the millennium.””I’m not talking about religion.””I’m not talking about the linen.”Actual lyric:”I’m not talking about moving in.”Song: “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” by AC/DCMistaken lyrics:”Dirty deeds and the thunder chief.””Dirty tees, I like cheese.””Dirty cheese under meat.”Actual lyric:”Dirty deeds done dirt cheap.”Song: “Voices Carry, by ‘Til TuesdayMistaken lyrics:”Hush, hush. Even downtown, it’s so scary.””Hush, keep it down now, this is Kerri.””Oh, Josh, keep it down, this is Carrie.”Actual lyric:”Hush, hush, keep it down now, voices carry.”
Ever sing along to a song and think, “Hmmm, those are some strange lyrics”?
Could there be the slightest possibility you might have those words just the slightest bit wrong? After all, why would Sir Elton John have written his 1971 song about wanting to be held closer by Tony Danza when Danza didn’t actually debut on television until “Taxi” in 1978?
Such a mistake, a malapropism in spoken language, is often referred to as a mondegreen in song or verse. The term was coined by American writer Sylvia Wright, who came to realize that the Scottish ballad “The Bonny Earl o’Moray,” referred to slaying the earl and that the lyric was “laid him on the green,” rather than “Lady Mondegreen.”