My Favorite New Word. July 7, 2008
Posted by Jad in Etc., Music, Random.Tags: Incorrect Lyrics, Mondegreen, New Words
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“Should you pour prosecco or soju for the winner of the Texas Hold ‘em game you’re planning near the infinity pool? And what’s that wing nut in the corner saying about dirty bombs and nasty Noroviruses?”
Webster just added about 100 new words to the dictionary. Check them out here.
My favorite new word: Mondegreen.
“Mondegreen (1954): word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said or sung. From the mishearing in a Scottish ballad of “laid him on the green” as “Lady Mondegreen.”
Other famous Mondegreens….
Jimi Hendrix: “Scuse me while I kiss this guy” real lyric… “Excuse me while I kiss the sky.”
The Beatles: “Lucy in the sky with Linus.” real lyric…”Lucy in the sky with diamonds.”
You know you do this all the time. Everyone does. My wife loves to make fun of me for singing the wrong lyric that sounds right. The worst was Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard. I butchered that song’s lyrics growing up….big time. In fact, I still like my own lyrics better than the real ones.
So….what’s your favorite MONDEGREEN?
I'm Jad. I'm married to a beautiful wife, live in the beautiful city of Nashville and have a beautiful life. First and foremost, I'm a Christian. Secondarily, I'm an attorney, a musician, and a big 'ol kid. 
I love it, MONDEGREEN.
“Beat It”….what I thought was “show ‘em hot socky, show ‘em what’s right” is actually “show ‘em how funky strong is your fight”.
I don’t know what I thought “hot socky” was.
There’s a Phil Collins song that I can’t quite put my finger on. I do know that I don’t know the correct lyrics.
Don’t you just love Websters online.. its the best sometimes i go on there to see what the “word of the day” is.
First time I heard “New Song Arisin” by Darrell Evans I thought the line went …”with the BOIL of joy, he’s anointing his children, The music he gives sets the nations free..
and the one time i even said ALOUD to my wife.. what the heck is a BOIL of Joy. She promptly corrected me. “…with the OIL of joy” and I said.. Oh well that makes a lot more sense.
Good luck with the trial tomorrow..
This CRACKED ME UP… here’s one – CCR’s song
There’s a bad moon on the rise – but peeps butcher it and sing “There’s a bathroom on the right”…. (this came from Karl’s era) HAHHA..
Jared and I have been laughing about the Pussy Cat dolls song that sounds like, “When I grow up… I wanna have boobies.” It is really, “I wanna have groupies.”
How did the trial go?