Misunderstood Lyrics

There are books dedicated to the subject of misunderstood lyrics. You think you hear the singer saying one thing when in fact something else entirely was said. As a case in point, in the song "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, the lyric:

"...there's a bad moon on the rise"

has so often been heard as:

"...there's a bathroom on the right"

that singer John Fogerty now sings it that way!


I received an email recently from a friend who said he heard my lyrics incorrectly. In the song "A Simpler Life" the lyrics are:

"I wish I was living a simpler life
I wish I was living like a caveman and his wife"

But what my friend heard was:

"...I wish I was living like a gay man and his wife"

Hmmm. That's pretty funny. Now I can't get that version of the lyrics out of my head. So I'll probably be singing that version in the future without even thinking about it!