Pickles by Brian Crane for January 23, 2017

from the same school of thought that thinks it’s “Excuse me while I kiss this guy,” not “Excuse me while I kiss the sky” in “Purple Haze”

The Lord is my shepherd, Harold be thy name.

Earl is truly a “Plugger”. HAHAHAHA.

Blinded by the light, revved up like a douche, another runner in the night…

I’m your (rhymes with Venus, but starts with a letter between O and Q), I’m your fire, at your desire

Others at kissthisguy.com

Gee, what does he have against CCR?

It’s all about priorities,

I’ve seen John Fogerty in concert sing one chorus as “There’s a bathroom on the right” while smiling and pointing right.

And who’s that guy Richard Stands that we pledge allegiance?

So, I’m not the only one who thought that it could be Earl’s version. I’m suprised that Weird Al has never done this one.

Big Ol’ Jedi Liner

When that prostate starts to enlarge, bathrooms become far more important than celestial bodies.

When you get the words wrong-it’s called a Mondegreen.

And, of course, The ants are blowing in the wind.

(He) left his brains in Africa! (I felt the rains in Africa).

There’s a song where the woman sings, “I’m a single girl” which I could never decipher the words she supposedly sang. I had to ask someone what she said because to me, it sounded for all the world like she was saying, “I’m a cigarette”.

I have never sang when I’m in the bath. I don’t really understand why people do.

xxx

I’m the god of Velveeta baby

When i was a teenager (i.e., Top-40-head) I heard these and many other equally bizarre lyrics because I got my music off a GE clock radio with a really bad speaker. Fifty years on, I get the exact same effect with bad ears. I still giggle at “bathroom on the right”…they’re so SERIOUS about it!

My favorite is that Louie Louie was banned because the lyrics were so unintelligible that they must be obscene.

I shot the chef but I did not shoot the maître d’

What were "Me and Julio " doing down in the schoolyard ? And don’t tell me just smoking a doobie !

Love Mondegreens! Thanks to Sylvia Wright in 1954 and John Carroll who re-discovered her article.

There are many songs that I still am in ignorance of the lyrics thereof. I’m glad some of my albums came with printed lyrics and I’ve also found a few online.

I used to think that was a line in the song too!