Sex Changes and Burned Pizza

Here are some of my favorite misheard lyrics stories I’ve heard about through the years:

Rolling Stones “Beast of Burden”:

Real Lyric:

I'll never be your beast of burden

Misheard Lyric:

I'll never leave your pizza burnin'

REM “Losing my Religion”:

Real Lyric:

That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight

Misheard Lyric:

Let's pee in the corner, Let's pee in the spotlight

Jimi Hendrix “Purple Haze”:

Real Lyric:

'Scuse me, while I kiss the sky

Misheard Lyric:

'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy

Pink Floyd “Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)”:

Real Lyric:

No dark sarcasm in the classroom

Misheard Lyric:

The ducks are hazards in the classroom

My own contribution to this list.  Robin still teases me every time this song comes on:

Chuck Berry – “You Never Can Tell”:

Real Lyric:

They bought a souped up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53
They drove it down to New Orleans to celebrate their anniversary
It was there that Pierre was wedded to the lovely mademoiselle
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"

My Version:

They bought a souped up jitney, 'twas a cherry red '53
They drove it down to New Orleans to celebrate their anniversary
It was there that Pierre was made into the lovely mademoiselle
"C'est la vie," say the old folks, "It goes to show you never can tell"