You must log in or register to comment.
There’s a word for this: mondegreen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen
In Dutch we say mamma appelsap. ‘mamma applejuice’. Based on Michael Jackson’s wanna be starting something. It says for us: Mama say mama sa mam(a)appelsap
Please stick to the reef or Andy Lakes that you used too
The title of this post is ironic on its own.
I gotta speak up in her defense. It’s kind of easy to mishear lyrics. Just like in my favorite Pearl Jam song “I love Amstel Lite”
That, and the smash hit ‘Eventhough’
I thought I was the only one…
I thought it was “go, go, Jason Waterfalls” as a kid
Jasin Waterfalls… the error is small :)
Then there’s the Ken Lee song…
Pregorante!
To be fair, phonemes shift over time.
