We’ve had dozens of mondegreen threads but none that I can recall of “yeah, they really DID say that, not what I later thought was a more logical thing to say.”
My entries: Plush by STP. “Where’ you goin’, for tomorrow, where you goin’ with that mask I found?” I later figured that since the dogs began to smell her, it must be “where you goin’ with that mastiff hound?” but I was right the first time.
Hashpipe by Weezer. “You got you’re problems, I got my @!#wipe”…huh? That CAN’T be it! It has to say hashpipe twice and I’m just mishearing it. But no, it really does say that.
This happened to me when I first played “Brass in Pocket” on Rock Band - I figured I’d finally learn the words instead of just mouthing the sounds. Turns out my sounds were pretty right on…
Got Rhythm I Can’t Miss a Beat Got New Skank It’s So Reet
Got Something I’m Winking at You
This happened to me when I got back from Japan. I wasn’t used to listening to english-speaking radio. Every time that I heard John Mellencamps’s Authority song, I always wondered:
A) Who Dorothy was.
Why would someone want to fight with her? And always lose?