If Music Could Talk

My mate was taking the piss out of someone who thought the "lays me down, with my mind she runs" line in Golden Brown was "lays me down, with my manchirons." I had to sheepishly admit that I'd been making the same mistake for 30 years.

Heston wrote:My mate was taking the piss out of someone who thought the "lays me down, with my mind she runs" line in Golden Brown was "lays me down, with my manchirons." I had to sheepishly admit that I'd been making the same mistake for 30 years.

Wouldn't it be good if a manchiron was actually a quadrupedal, ruminant mammal and your sheepish remark was quite astute? If it was written by Hugh Aberdeenshire rather than a Cornwall sound-a-like it would be even better. Lay down with one manchiron then the whole flock would follow.

muppet hi fi wrote:When I was a wee lad in '69, upon first hearing "Honkey Tonk Women" - and for a couple years hence - I thought the refrain was "gimme, gimme, gimme a hunk of dog doo".

I just couldn't imagine what else they could be singing.

Not a misheard lyric, but a completely misunderstood concept. Pre-Sir Cliff released a single, mid-70's called "Honky Tonk Angel" and despite reading the lyrics, recording the song and getting it released didn't realise that said Angel wasn't exactly a messenger of the 'Lord'. Aye, right!

I don't know the value of this hastily withdrawn single on the EMI label (where have I heard that story before?) but if you google 'Cliff' 'Prostitute' and 'Scandal' who knows what you might find? A price?

Heston wrote:My mate was taking the piss out of someone who thought the "lays me down, with my mind she runs" line in Golden Brown was "lays me down, with my manchirons." I had to sheepishly admit that I'd been making the same mistake for 30 years.

I kinda knew it wasn't right either but never checked.

Until 5 minutes ago I thought she was trying to get out of her clitoris too

Huh, it never occured to me that it'd be anything but clitoris in Peaches. I think that was a heavily implied double entendre.

Silent Majority wrote:Huh, it never occured to me that it'd be anything but clitoris in Peaches. I think that was a heavily implied double entendre.

Snap.

Heston wrote:

Silent Majority wrote:Huh, it never occured to me that it'd be anything but clitoris in Peaches. I think that was a heavily implied double entendre.

Snap.

Back in the day I was told that a "clitoris" was a clitares which was French for bathing costume. Once I ascertained what a clitoris was I never believed that and always assumed I was being fobbed off by someone who didn't want to explain to a kid what it really meant.
Apparently clitares (the french word) was the 'official' explanation for the lyrics at the time and was obviously was a double entendre however I have just checked the French / English dictionary and there is no French word clitares !!!!

101Walterton wrote:

Heston wrote:

Silent Majority wrote:Huh, it never occured to me that it'd be anything but clitoris in Peaches. I think that was a heavily implied double entendre.

Snap.

Back in the day I was told that a "clitoris" was a clitares which was French for bathing costume. Once I ascertained what a clitoris was I never believed that and always assumed I was being fobbed off by someone who didn't want to explain to a kid what it really meant.
Apparently clitares (the french word) was the 'official' explanation for the lyrics at the time and was obviously was a double entendre however I have just checked the French / English dictionary and there is no French word clitares !!!!

It's all cunt.

From the Only Fools And Horses closing theme
"Say, man defeat Hooky Street."

Only a few years ago I learnt the actual line went
"C'est magnifique..."

Silent Majority wrote:From the Only Fools And Horses closing theme
"Say, man defeat Hooky Street."

Only a few years ago I learnt the actual line went
"C'est magnifique..."

I thought it was "Bookie Street" for years!

Others from my childhood

Heard
"I'm hurt. She's mad."
Actualy lyric
"I'm hers, she's mind."
- Manfred Mann, Doo Wah Diddy

Heard
"One, she a liar..."
Actual lyric
"One, she a lawyer..."
-Sophia George, Girlie Girlie

Red dogs under illegal eggs.

Silent Majority wrote: Heard
"I'm hurt. She's mad."
Actualy lyric
"I'm hers, she's mind."
- Manfred Mann, Doo

You might still be mishearing...

Wolter wrote:

Silent Majority wrote: Heard
"I'm hurt. She's mad."
Actualy lyric
"I'm hers, she's mind."
- Manfred Mann, Doo

You might still be mishearing...

Mine your own business!

*edit* Hey, wouldn't that be a clever name for a store that sells mining equipment?

I'll get me coat.

I ain't sophisticated, I've never been well educated
I ain't got no edge, you cunt, oh no
And I ain't an idiot, I know
Private school to make you posh
Down in debt, High-fog brain-wash
Down in debt, Pseudo-high-brow
Down in debt, How now, brown cow?

You're such a dummy, compared to mummy


- The Ruts, I Ain't Sophisticated