'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
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.

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