A misused word, a misremembered song lyric, a cream pie that just happened to be there: tell us about a time you (or someone else) said or did something unintentionally funny.
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I have always loved the song “Message in a bottle” by the Police. Anyway, for years I have been singing along, in my mind, sometimes out of my mouth, the following words:
” A year has passed since I broke my nose”
the correct words are:
“A year has passed since I wrote my note”
So anyway, just recently, I downloaded this song on my iPod and was playing it in the car when I heard, as clear as daylight; Sting did not break his nose a year ago, but rather wrote his note!
The lyrics had crossed my mind as being a bit odd, the breaking of the nose and all. I’m sure I would have caused quite boisterous laughter if anyone had of heard me sing this song – hopefully no one did.
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Lol, fantastic!! 😀
*smiles* Thanks Steve 😀
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Today, now that I am older, I sometimes have trouble understanding the message in the songs, let alone get the correct words. I have done what you did too. LOL You gave the song a whole new twist!
Hehe, I sure did Terry, and for years 😀
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This makes me laugh b/c I have been known to make up my own lyrics to songs as well as it’s what I heard and not what they actually were! My sons are really good at lyrics and correct me when I’m wrong. Sometimes they think I’m crazy b/c I’m so off of what the lyrics truly are! ) Giggle Giggle. Thanks for sharing…like your quote above…I thought no one by myself did that! xo
lol, thanks Yvonne. I think my children also think I’m crazy 😀
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That is just too funny. Love it! (love the Police & Sting too) 🙂
One of my old fav’s 🙂
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Very funny!!
Hope it made you smile 😀
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It sure did!
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Ugh, that happens a lot! 🙂 And when you realize what the real lyrics are, you feel the fool!!
lol, it seems many of us do that though 😀
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Soooooooo, because I only listen to trance and classical music (I know, polar difference: when at gym and when busy drawing) I tend to not listen to lyrics any more. I’d rather read well written poems. 🙂
I’m so with you on the poetry.
Amazing! 🙂 I suppose lyricists stopped having great ideas by the end of the eighties.
For me, if I listen to real oldies, I find the seventies (some of) to be really poetic. Nowadays, I just love Jason Mraz’s “I wont give up.” One of the very few modern songs which seem poetic to me.
Not even poetic, but words with some meaning to it. I really love symbolism. Nowadays, everyone sings about the same thing all the time, and there is no more words to try and obscure the real meaning. Of course, the one I struggle with is Fever Ray’s Keep The Streets Empty For Me . . . I have to admit, some of today’s songs are good, but only some. Like two in every hundred.
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I can’t understand the words to songs either.
😀 Thanks Tess.
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It is always so easy to mishear the lyrics – and yet they sound so right 🙂
That they do 🙂
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Reminds me of what I always thought of as, ‘You’re my walla walla, woo woo woo,’ from Grease. A far cry from ‘the one that I love’!
😀 Yes it is 🙂
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Sting can be quite mumbly. I remember The Police getting early UK TV exposure on a BBC news show hosted by Sue Lawley. She wanted to know why they had written about her. The song? “So Lonely”…
That is interesting about the song, Simon.
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Whahahah Michelle! Good thing I wasn’t there either. We would have ended up on the side of the road, hysterical with laughter. Don’t worry, I do that often. Thanks for the laugh. 😀 ♥ Big Hugs ♥
PS: Love the photo you took. It’s stunning! 😀
Thanks Sonel, glad you like it 🙂
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LOL!!! Glad you enjoyed it 😀
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When I was younger, I always thought Sting was singing “I’m a pool hall ace” instead of “How my poor heart aches” in “Every Breath You Take.” When I admitted this to two friends, the mockery lasted for several hours on and off.
I can just imagine the mockery – but I reckon it happens to the best of us 😀
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