Here’s one that goes the other way, and it’s bothered me for over 30 years:
In Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam’s song “Lost In Emotion,” the chorus wraps up with “que sera, que sera,” which translates roughly to “what will it be” or “whatever will be will be.” It’s pronounced “Kay surah.”
But they sing it as “kuh Sarah kuh Sarah,” and I refuse to sing that mispronunciation.
I hear “kay sarah, kay sarah”. Good enough…I like the song!
Isn’t it ironic moronic? (Alanis)
IOh, ain’t she sweet?
Well, see her walking down that street
Makes you want to beat your meat
Yes, I ask you very confidentially
Ain’t she sweet?
Thank you [s]fallettime be mice elf agin]
Thank you for lettin’ me be myself again
(I just refuse to sing it their silly way)
Back in the old days, when you might hear a song a dozen times without catching the name of it, the neighbors across the street asked if I’d heard that song “Ma zadorzhah.” They said it sounded French, whatever that guy was singing.
Turns out it was “My eyes adored ya.”
Checking to see if I’d already posted How Could She Cut A Fart (I did, post #6), and this line reminded me of a commercial for something that has ‘hyaluronic acid’. I call it ‘highly moronic acid’.
Every time Hootie and the blowfish are assuring me they only wanna be with me…
“I only got a three inch too-oo-ooool”
Some things just can’t be unheard.
I thought you were going this direction with that link.
Johnny Cash is singing I Hung My Head on the iPod.
The horse, he kept running
I want to say ‘horsey’ instead of ‘horse he’.
Pink: Just Like Fire
Pink: “No one can be just like me any way”
Me: “No one can pee like me anyway.”
Bob Seger – “We’ve Got Tonight” (1978):
I know it’s late.
I know you’re weary.
I know your plans.
Don’t include me!
My sister SWORE the line was, “My eyes of Georgia.” We lived in Maryland.
That is a subtle difference and it took me a couple seconds to get it. Nicely done.
Indeed!
Years ago, my little niece overate at a holiday gathering and just started hurling spontaneously. Her mother/my sister ran over, caught it in her hand, and exclaimed “Barf city.” I can’t hear a Beach Boys tune without thinking of it. “Barfing USA,” “Little Barfer Girl,” etc.
The Who had a reunion tour back around 1990. Someone recorded the spoof to poke fun about their age (hope I die before I get old, etc.) and it got some airplay.
Talkin’ 'bout my generation medication
Suggestion from Facebook:
Just a small town girl brown squirrel
Living in a lonely world
(Journey, Don’t Stop Believin’)
'Cause when we kiss piss
Oooh, fire!
(Pointer Sisters, Fire)
When you find yourself in the thick of it with a clitoris
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
(Martha My Dear, the Beatles with a fun cover here).
I wonder if that’s been covered by Brass Against.
Where Did His Eye Go? - The Dickies
Me: Where is the zygote?
Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds
Baked in a pie.
When the pie was opened
The birds began to sing…
… I want you to play with
My ding-a-ling!
Swallow my love!
Swallow my love!
Swallow my love in you. Oh!
Gibberish set to Sakura:
Yakuza, Yakuza
Tofu miso Toyota
Mitsubishi Fujiyama
Oishii! Oishii!
Yaki imo Osaka!
I believe Afrika Bambaataa and SoulSonic are counting to 4 in Japanese but I still sing Eat me some cheese.
Hmmm, I seem to want to put cheese in song lyrics because, while I do know the real words, I still sing:
Wheeling in the cheese
Stowing away the Tide
(are you)Battering up the cheese?
Have you had enough of mine?
In a Pirate accent:
Love me tenders, love me sweets*
Makes it sound a mite dirty.
Besa Me Mucho I always sing “Besa Me Culo”.
Noel is always “Oh hell.”