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Three decades after this notoriously mangled song lyric become fodder for rock fans, Webster's Dictionary has put a name to the phenomenon – mondegreens. Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi explains how a misheard lyric (such as Jimi Hendrix's "'Scuse me, while I kiss the sky") is a window into the psyche of the listener. Plus: British rocker The Real Tuesday Weld is back with a new sound and a big band, live in our Soundcheck studio.
You Are What You Hear
Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi takes us through some of the most famously botched song lyrics in rock history. We’ll explore why the words we make up are usually more interesting than the real version. Then, listeners confess their favorite and most embarrassing reinvented lyrics.
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