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MISHEARD ROCK LYRICS

- A look at some (but not all) of the many mistaken Rock lyrics -

- Songs with lyrics that make no sense (or do they?) -

Most of the time, many songs out there that confuse so many, actually do make sense, you just got to know what the song's writer was up to with the lyrics. But not all of these type of songs have been explained. The following tunes, along with the confusing - or plain out silly lyrics, are listed below, and none of them have ever really been explained. I'll add, most (but not all) of these songs are excellent numbers otherwise.

Sam Stone - John Prine: "Little pictures have big ears"....... They do? What da......?

Teach Your Children - CSNY: "The one they picks"...... What? Children don't pick their parents, nor do parents pick their kids (not blood parents, not yet, anyway), so what the heck does that mean?

Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones:  "I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread"....... The question remains - why would such a upbeat cat like Jack do this; why would anybody frown at bread?

Macarthur Park - Richard Harris: "All the sweet, green icing flowing down, somebody left the cake out in the rain, I don't think that I can take it, cause it took so long to bake it, and Ill never have that recipe again!".......... You think Richard Harris was having a nervous breakdown the way he sang this part of the song, he must have really been hungry - perhaps from smoking too much weed, when he sang this line.

Norwegian Wood - The Beatles: "So I lit a fire, isn't it good, Norwegian Wood"....... Some say "norwegian wood" was Beatle slang for marijuana, and if so, then perhaps the lyric makes sense. But many others claim the lyric here means that he was burning down the bird's house - and that makes no sense at all, as it doesn't fit with the rest of the song's lyrics.

Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra: "Dont bring me down, grroosss!"...... What the hell does  "grroosss" mean? (and no, they are not singing "Bruce" there either, not that Bruce would make any sense).

Still You Turn Me On - Emerson Lake and Palmer: "Every day a little sadder, a little madder, someone fetch me a ladder"....... He needs a ladder? The song is about a girl that turns on a guy. So where does the ladder come in?

Roundabout - Yes: "Mountains come out of the sky - and they stand there"....... They came from where and they do what? I guess these mountians must have legs to just stand there and they must also have wings too if they came from the sky.

Walking on the Moon - The Police: "My feet don't hardly make no sound walking on the moon. I hope my legs don't break walking on the moon"...... Really? Shit, any 8 year old could have come up with these lyrics! Come to think of it, there are several songs by this band that the lyrics sound so childish.

- Songs with lyrics that have double meanings -

(List coming soon!)

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