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Just a bit of use(less)ful trivia I picked up earlier this week.  Did you know there is an actual word/term for misinterpreted song lyrics. 

For example:

Instead of Excuse me while I kiss the sky, many people hear the line as, Excuse me while I kiss this guy.

The word is : MONDEGREEN

I heart marmosets.

Awww, Marmosets!  I was having a crappy morning but the marmosets put everything into perspective.

There’s an entire website (been around for years) that catalogs mondegreens.

http://kissthisguy.com/

As a child of the late 70s, my all-time favorite is probably “there’s a bathroom on the right...” (CCC, “there’s a bad moon on the rise.")

Marmosets! I’m glad I’m not the only one who heard that song that way as well. I feel much better now.

There are at least 3 books by Gavin Edwards devoted to misheard lyrics. I recommend all three. My favorite is “Smoke on the water/Fire in the sky” misheard as “Slow-motion Walter/Fire engine guy.”

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One of my favorite “missed lyrics” is from a guy I used to work with. From the musical “Grease” instead of hearing “I got chills/they’re multiplyin’” he had “I got chills/They’re made of plywood.”