It’s my favorite time of the week—Mondegreen Friday! We have over 200 new subscribers to the Editor’s Corner this week. For you new folks, mondegreens are misheard song lyrics. For further explanation, you can see these two articles on the Editor’s Corner website:
· https://episystechpubs.com/2014/09/19/editors-corner-marvelous-mondegreens/
· https://episystechpubs.com/2014/11/07/editors-corner-lady-marmalade-and-lady-mondegreen/
Today’s selection of mondegreens is brought to you by Hit Me with Your Pet Shark: Misheard Lyrics of the 1980s, by Charles Grosvenor Jr.
| Song Title | Artist/Group | Mondegreen | Actual Lyrics |
| Kids in America | Kim Wilde | We’re the kids in a marathon | We’re the kids in America |
| Hello | Lionel Richie | Sharon, is it meat you’re looking for? | Hello, is it me you’re looking for? |
| Dancing on the Ceiling | Lionel Richie | People starting a clown waltz | People were starting to climb the walls |
| Say You, Say Me | Lionel Richie | Playing games with the dog | Playing games in the dark |
| Our House | Madness | Our house was our hassle and our heap | Our house was our castle and our keep |
| Crazy for You | Madonna | Strangers making the most of my dog | Strangers making the most of the dark |
| Holiday | Madonna | Hollandaise! Salivate! | Holiday! Celebrate! |
| Down Under | Men at Work | Traveling on a flight with Gumby | Traveling in a fried-out combie |
| Man in the Mirror | Michael Jackson | And no mustache for the man and his clippers | And no message could have been any clearer |
| Smooth Criminal | Michael Jackson | Annie are you Oakley, Are you Oakley, Annie? |
Annie are you okay,
Are you okay Annie? |
| Thriller | Michael Jackson | ‘Cause this is dinner, Dinner knife |
‘Cause this is thriller, Thriller night |
| Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ | Michael Jackson | You’re the same mama-san from Arkansas | Mama se, mama sa, ma ma coo sa |
And here’s one I remember from another book, but I’m not sure which one:
| Song Title | Artist/Group | Mondegreen | Actual Lyrics |
| Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ | Michael Jackson | Mamma say mamma saw my moccasin |
Mama se, mama sa, ma ma coo sa |
Kara Church
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