[lit-ideas] "Mary and Tom", "Goddam sinners" & Other Misheard Lyrics For the Literati

  • From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:40:17 EDT

Hi Julie.
 
She writes:
 
>When my girls were little and Eiffel 65's "Blue" came on the radio,  my
>oldest was convinced that the line "i'm blue da ba dee da ba die..."  was
>"I'm blue, I believe I will die" -- which is exactly how she sang  along with
>it.

Interesting. There's this online site on 'misheard lyrics' which is kind of  
interesting.
 
My favourites:
 
     "goddam sinners reconciled" (for the Mendehlson  hymn)
 
     "are we going to have an affair?
      People say it's Mary and Tom"
                      for Scarborough Fair
 
J. L.  Speranza, Esq. 

Town:

Calle Arenales 2021, Piso 5, St. 8, 
La  Recoleta C1124AAE,
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tel. 54 11 4824 4253
Fax 54  221 425 9205

Country:

St. Michael Hall,
Calle 58, No.  611,
La Plata B1900 BPY
Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tel. 54  221 425 7817
Fax 54 221 425  9205
http://www.stmichaels.com.ar

jls@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
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