Hey, folks ~~

At the risk of spoiling the party, the “misinterpreted lyrics” thing is called a “mondegreen.”

I’ve never mentioned this here before, but for the past several years, I’ve written a weekly trivia quiz at a local pub in beautiful downtown Herndon, Virginia. One of our most popular “recurring” trivia sheets has been our Mondegreens sheet, which has sometimes been called “Mondegreens” and sometimes “Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza.” Here’s a few shining examples of Mondegreens that our customers really liked or really hated. I’ll let you guys decide which was which.

Please note that I swiped these from numerous sites, so blame the writers, not the thief, okay?

“Dirty deeds, done to sheep.” — AC/DC

“Do a little dance, make a little rum, Italian ice! Italian ice! — K.C. & The Sunshine Band

“No Dukes of Hazzard in the classroom…” — Pink Floyd

“She’s got a tick in her eye…” — The Beatles

“Cause I’m as free as a turd, now, and this turd juice cannot change.” — Lynyrd Skynyrd

“There’s a skeleton choking on a cross bow head…” — The Police

“Bake me a pie of love.” — Steve Winwood

“Bring me an iron lung.” — Steve Winwood

“Some day, buddy, some day…” — U2

“You made the rice, I made the gravy…” — Billy Joel

“I’ve got the runs like a rolling bolt of thunder…” — Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons