He Said What?

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
Soundcheck got called out in February for intimating that the Beatles would insert drug references into their songs. Well, we admit that "I Want to Hold Your Hand" may be innocent enough, and now we want you to confess which songs you’ve misunderstood. Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi joins us for a look at misheard lyrics, or "mondegreens."

Soundcheck Blog: John Schaefer shares a mondegreen involving Paul McCartney (and his Beatle brain?)

Tell us: What's your favorite mondegreen?

Watch: Joe Cocker at Woodstock, with subtitles

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