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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.
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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.

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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I don't know the value of this hastily withdrawn single on the EMI label (where have I heard that story before?)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?

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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.
:scared: :shifty: 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 :disshame:

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

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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 !!!!
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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..."
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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!
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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..."
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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... :shifty:
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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... :shifty:
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*edit* Hey, wouldn't that be a clever name for a store that sells mining equipment?

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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


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