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- (noun) : A Mondegreen is a misheard lyric, occurring when a person misunderstands the lyrics in a song.
- In the song "Sway," made famous by Dean Martin: Misheard version: "When the riddler rhythm starts to play" Original version: "When the rhumba rhythm starts to play" Misheard version: "When we sway I go 'Whhhhheeeeeeee!'" Original vervsion: "When we sway I go weak."
("Sway" (1954), written by Norman Gimbel a...
—Ian Kellow, amiright.com, 2000-2007
- Submitted by: Ian Kellow from United Kingdom on May. 12, 2007 02:35
- (noun) : Misheard words in songs. The name was coined by Sylvia Wright in an article called 'The Death of Lady Mondegreen' in Harper's Magazine in 1954.
- When my sister was a child, her favorite song in church was "He Whispered Sweet Peas (Sweet Peace)To Me". A song about her favorite vegetable!
—Sing out: The Folk Song Magazine, date unknown
- Submitted by: Buddy from New York on Oct. 09, 2005 15:36
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