Dear Friends,
The Hard Taco song for September is called, "Lost in the Mondegreen." A mondegreen is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a song lyric in a way that gives it new meaning. Here are illustrations of the song lyrics I most frequently get wrong.
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| "Excuse me, walleyed discus guy." "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix |
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| "There's a Batman Underoos." "Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater Revival |
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| "He's good and fat and tall, rolling Kennedy." "Rolling In the Deep" by Adele |
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| "Cause I'm just a Steam-age turd-backed baby." "Teenage Dirtbag" by Weatus |
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| "So let's set the world on fire, weakened worm rider, dentist's son." "We Are Young" by fun. |
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| "I rented nudes today, oh boy!" "A Day In the Life" by the Beatles |
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| "Drunken troll to Major Tom." "Major Tom" by David Bowie |
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| "I've got sunshine, and a Clown D-Day" "My Girl" by the Four Tops |
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| "A little bad harmonica in my life," "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega |
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| "Tommy's used to Wakanda dogs." "Livin' On a Prayer" by Bon Jovi |
What are your favorite mondegreens? Comment below.
(Just kidding! Please keep them to yourself. I have no interest in community engagement.)
With warmest regards,
Zach
