Welcome to Monday! It's time for #MusicMovesMe.
Who are the #MusicMovesMe bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music
each Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most
welcome to join! (Music Posts Only , please!) First,
there is XmasDolly, Her co-cohostesses are: Stacy of Stacy Uncorked, Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, and me. As Xmas Dolly likes to say, "Applause!" Xmas Dolly had to miss some of January and I hope she'll be able to join us soon.
Each month we have a guest co-hostess who picks themes for the month, and this month it is Cathy at Curious as a Cathy. Thank you for your great January themes, Cathy!
If you are interested in our themes for February (we'd love you to join us) you can find themes for 2021 here. Thank you for this list, Cathy!
Cathy's theme for today: You Pick
I wish I didn't have to pick this because we have lost another great artist this past week: Jimmie Rodgers, who died January 18 at the age of 87. In fact, I had featured one of his hits (Honeycomb) last Monday, not realizing that he would die later that day.
Since I posted Honeycomb last week, I will choose two other songs for my tribute.
The flip side of the Honeycomb 45 was another hit, "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine", a. song originally recorded by The Weavers (co-written by Pete Seeger) in 1951.
The other song was more of a hit in Great Britain, English Country Garden.
Now, a couple of the songs I meant to post today, using a theme I wanted to return to since I haven't blogged about it: mondegreens (or, misheard lyrics).
There are entire websites devoted to funny (or strange) misheard lyrics. But I am getting these from a desk calendar I purchased back several years ago. Wednesday, while our cable was down and being repaired, spouse and I entertained ourselves reading the calendar, which had somehow ended up behind the furniture our TV sits on.
This calendar asks you to consider the misheard lyrics and try to guess the actual ones. Shall we begin? (Note, these misheard lyrics are in several places online so I don't think anything here is copyrighted.) I've tried to choose lyrics videos to make it easier if you aren't familiar with the song.
Misheard lyrics: "I got no thumb, but it grew back again."
The song is "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba, and the lyric is the opening one after the intro "I get knocked down..." This song was popular when my son was finishing up elementary school and it seemed to get played at every event. I actually got the album because I enjoyed "Tubthumping" so much.
Misheard lyric "There's nothing that a hundred men on Mars could ever do".
The song is one I love "Africa" by Toto. No worries - no Martians here.
Misheard lyric: You made the rice, I made the gravy, but it just may be the tuna fish you're looking for."
Anyone else think those lyrics are so good someone should use them in a song? Really...anyone?
But that's not what Billy Joel's "You May Be Right" says (although it's a relief that no tuna fish were harmed in the making of this song.)
Now I'm going to kick it up a notch, as the saying goes.
Misheard lyrics "I'm a little man! And I'm also evil! Also into cats! Also into cats!"
The song is "This Ain't a Scene, It's An Arms Race" by Fall Out Boy" in the chorus starting "I'm the leading man..."
Let's get a little mellow for our last one and "Gimmie the Beach Boys to free my soul". Actually, true confession, this is what I thought was being sung. For the last forty some years. Ah well.
The final song for today is Dobie Gray's Drift Away.
And with that, I will drift away until next Monday.
Join me again next week, same time, same place.
...some I have never heard and some I haven't heard in a while.
ReplyDeleteAlana,
ReplyDeleteThe first video redirects you to YouTube before you play it. Just thought I'd let you know. ;) The misheard lyrics are often a mix up that even I've fallen victim to. I know I didn't get the lyrics right on some of these but still it wasn't quite the same as what you shared. Anyway, these picks were fun! Have a boogietastic week, my friend!
you make the rice....OMG too funny....
ReplyDeletemy favorite is still CCR's "bathroom on the right"
That is so very cool, thanks for sharing all of this and doing the research.
ReplyDeleteGreat fun for a Monday morning! All are new but the Toto one. And, really, it DOES sound like they're singing about a hundred men on Mars! Fall Out Boy? I love the misheard lyrics! It's like a dating profile, he's short and "into cats." Although, I was told by a young woman that men always exaggerate their height online, by 2". I love Drift Away. These made me think of a famous misheard of "There's a Bathroom on the Right."
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Hahahaha! This was hysterical!
ReplyDeleteI once heard a girl do an entire standup using the wrong/misheard lyrics to songs. Sooo fun and funny!
You made my day. I had no idea that song was Tubthumping, but it was forever playing by the four (before the fifth was born decades later) tykes in the home. Toto Africa- the silly nilly song...You may be right- my (now ex-) wife loved that song- to sing to me... Drift away.... And, then one I never heard- it's a goddamned arms race... Ain't it the truth.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, I love your first song. My brother use to sing this song in this band. He was the drummer and very good if I do say so myself. Awesome, what else ya got here... hmmmm, Whoa lots of tunes today huh? Well, I thought I'd stop by & say hello. Still trying to figure out blogspot, and looking around for a new home that I can afford. I called in the troops so I may have some help soon. Have a great day! GREAT JOB! Toto Africa... good tune!
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