Category Archives: Misheard lyrics

Strikerious!

Posted on 05/18/2008 by chick

Listening to the mourning doves singing in the rain this evening made me think of that famous song by Prince, “When Doves Cry.” As I mentally replayed the song in my head, I paused at this line from the lyrics: … Continue reading →

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Word Nerd’s Delight

Posted on 07/16/2007 by chick

Mondegreen! That’s the official term for a misheard phrase or lyric. Such a thing can also be called an “aural malapropism,” or so I read, but that sounds like a term your doctor would use to describe a lump in … Continue reading →

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Tomato II

Posted on 05/06/2007 by chick

Or is that “Don’t cry, Tomato Baby”?

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Don’t Cry Tomato, Baby!

Posted on 05/06/2007 by chick

I was just listening to Metallica’s cover of the song “Die, Die My Darling.” I was thinking it was kind of catchy, same as I do every time I hear it, but I was again puzzled by this line: “Don’t … Continue reading →

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