I still have in my brain that Billy Joel's Piano Man is "son can you play me a melody" instead of "son can you play me a memory" even though I know it isnt right.
Here I am
Rock you like a hurricane
I hear and like better;
Here I am
Rocking like a hurricane
Actual "gave me a vegemite sandwich"
What I Hear "gave me a piece of a sandwhich"
Elton John, kind of well known for mumbling the lyrics. Rocket Man..
I heard: "Rocket man, burning up the fuel of everyone."
It's actually:"Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone."
It was the 70's energy crisis. Everybody was fixating on energy consumption!
A friend in high school had a similar interpretation, his was: "gave me a bite of my sandwich."
Fair Warning!
I've told this to three different people who have EACH AND EVERY ONE confirmed they can no longer hear this without hearing these lyrics.
It's obvious in the original Ben E. King version that the line is:
"...and the land is dark
And the moon, is the only light we'll see."
But I SWEAR in John's cover version he is singing.
"...and the land is dark,
And the moon is the only flying *****." (Edit: CW censored me. Another name for a cat)
In the video it even LOOKS like that's what he's saying.