A kid in my 3rd grade class convinced me that the chorus of Toto’s “Africa” was
I piss the rains down in Afffff-rica!"
it really doesn’t sound like “bless” no matter how close I listen.
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How about Low’s version?
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I thought it was “I miss the rains down in Africa” which made no sense
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Singing “Frere Jaques”, in French, at my very Westcoast Canadian elementary school and having no idea what was going on…
Salmon Emma Tina, Salmon Emma Tina
With sincerest apologies to Francophones everywhere. It should have been
"Sonnez les matines! Sonnez les matines!
In my defence, I had more connections to salmon, Emmas and Tinas than late sleeping monks, matins and church bells.
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I once made the mistake of showing my then-young kids the misheard lyrics version of the chorus everyone recognizes — O Fortuna! — from Orff’s “Carmina Burana”. So when they sat in the front row of the theater to listen to my chorus sing it, they happily sang along. It’s a lot of fun, but at the time I was cringing and hoping they weren’t angering anyone sitting near them.
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Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees (got down on my knees)
And I began to pray (I pretend to pray)
Is it “pretend to pray” or “began to pray”?
California Dreamin’
The Mamas & The Papas
Should have just gone with “Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey.
A kiddley divey doo, wouldn’t you?” 
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“It’s nothing that a hundred men on Mars could ever do!”
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So… nothing about… headlights?
That is freakin awesome!
After much analysis my kids accepted and sang “I’m a nutrient… WAI!” to the Soup Dragons “I’m Free”.
Apparently, and I don’t believe, the lyrics are (BORING DON’T LOOK. Accept that we are all nutrients)“I’m a new creation!”
Please, more personal anecdotes with these wordly greens.
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Warning: Includes some very brief images of swollen testicles.
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Perfect translation of the Latin lyrics!
(Since I’m here…)
“Domini Vobiscum” > “Dominic, go frisk 'em.”
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Not sure when this is going to happen, because next July we collide with Mars.*
*for a given definition of “we”.
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Nice!
I went directly to one of my favourite misheard lines from “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite” by R.E.M. They had:
Not a bad sample.
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I’d forgotten about this! The whole “Red Hot and Blue” album was fantastic.
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Yeah and the Iggy-Blondie video was directed by Alex Cox of Repo Man fame.
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TIL (And that (a) Alex Cox has a really interesting history, and (b) has made movies based on books by Harry Harrison and Borges.)
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