{"id":30621,"date":"2016-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/never-sing-a-misheard-song-lyric-again\/"},"modified":"2016-09-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T00:00:00","slug":"never-sing-a-misheard-song-lyric-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/never-sing-a-misheard-song-lyric-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Never sing a misheard song lyric again"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>We\u2019ve all been there &#8212; belting out a favourite song, only to discover you\u2019re singing the wrong lyrics\u2026<\/h3>\n<p>These common cases of misheard lyrics are known as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mondegreen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mondegreens<\/a>\u201d &#8212; a word coined by Sylvia Wright who misheard &#8220;&#8230; and laid him on the green&#8221; in a song as &#8220;&#8230; and Lady Mondegreen&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most common is Elton John\u2019s \u2018Tiny Dancer\u2019, says the language doctor:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people, instead of hearing \u2018Hold me closer tiny dancer,\u2019 heard \u2018Hold my closer, Tony Danza\u2019 \u2026 wondering why Elton John would be wanting Tony Danza to hold him closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Here are some others &#8212; LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/281933809&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/port-great-gives-his-blessing-to-daughter-s-defection\"><strong>PORT GREAT GIVES HIS BLESSING TO DAUGHTER\u2019S CROW DEFECTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/leon-byner\/gov-owes-small-businesses-millions-in-late-bills\"><strong>STATE GOV OWES SMALL BUSINESS $500M IN LATE BILLS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all been there &#8212; belting out a favourite song, only to discover you\u2019re singing the wrong lyrics\u2026 These common cases of misheard lyrics are known as \u201cmondegreens\u201d &#8212; a word coined by Sylvia Wright who misheard &#8220;&#8230; and laid him on the green&#8221; in a song as &#8220;&#8230; and Lady Mondegreen&#8221;. 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