The Return Of Lady Mondegreen Jan 04 '07 (Updated Jan 17 '07)    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Popular Products in Music Revelation [Digipak] by Journey From $12 Machine Gun Etiquette by The Damned From $40 The Bottom Line She's back..... A few weeks back, I wrote of my experiences with a certain Lady Mondegreen. She has inserted her visage into the core of my brain and has shown up at various times in my life causing much laughter and embarrassment. I jotted down about a dozen different lyrics and have since realized that one small article about my dark haired siren did not nearly do her justice. I spent days laughing at some of the songs I have screwed up over the years. I realized that the Tale of Lady Mondegreen was on going and one that would need to be re-visited from time to time. One final note before I begin. Lady Mondegreen is an intriguing and addictive mistress and visits me still to this day. I constantly find myself having to look up songs because I hear myself saying “wait... that can't be right”. ... and so... ♫ KC and the Sunshine Band Do a little dance, make a little love, get dynamite Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight Suzanne Vega My name is Luffa, I live on your bathroom floor. My name is Luka. I live on the second floor. … I exfoliate your skin…. Elton John It’s our only chance of living, take what you need, to live in the sun. It’s our only chance of living, take all you need to live inside. ... sunblock for sure... portable fan... really durable shoes... let's see... The Beatles Hold Me Back (repeated about a million times) I love you, Honey Pie. Honey Pie (repeated about a million times) I love you, Honey Pie Pink Floyd We don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control No dark Tzar has me in their classroom. We don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom ...Those crazy Brits and their vague symbolic references… Credence Clearwater Revival I wanna know, have you ever seen Lorraine, comin’ down on Sunday I want to know, have you ever seen the rain, coming down on a sunny day. The Ramones I want a piece of paper I want to be sedated. ...The Ramones were kind of boring till I knew what they were saying. Gloria Estevan Turn the beat around, love to hear her question. Turn the beat around, love to hear percussion ... I always wanted to know what her question was. Supertramp I said Far out, what a day, a year to laugh at you I said Far out, what a day, a year, a laugh it is. ... a subtle difference to be sure, but one that changes Supertramp from a bunch of fun loving dudes to antagonistic pricks Cranberries Did you, did you have to lift a finger Did you, did you have to let it linger ...I actually didn't even know the title of the song was Linger until I watched “Click” ...and one more to send you on your way. Donovan Goo Goo Goo Goo Be Rob The Jackal (what's his name now) Goo Goo Goo Goo Barabajagal (was his name now) ...Dammit... I stick by my lyrics. I think that you are ten times more likely to find a Jackal named Rob than you are to find some guy named Barabajagal... not exactly in the "1001 Most Popular Baby Names” book now is it? Your kid would get the snot kicked out of him at school. Feel free to share as you see fit. If you are afraid of looking particularly stupid, you can always be “I'm on a moose” For related experiences with my dark Lady, please see: Ahh... Poor Lady Mondegreen

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