Come to Sand, Knock on the Sand: The Misheard Lyrics Thread

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ridleybradout wrote:Not my own but has stuck with me:

"Oh the bitch is sad, all been washed in black, tied to hairy thing"
I thought it was 'the bitch is sad' for years.
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harmless wrote:
ridleybradout wrote:Not my own but has stuck with me:

"Oh the bitch is sad, all been washed in black, tied to hairy thing"
I thought it was 'the bitch is sad' for years.
Did you really?
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theplatypus wrote:
harmless wrote:
ridleybradout wrote:Not my own but has stuck with me:

"Oh the bitch is sad, all been washed in black, tied to hairy thing"
I thought it was 'the bitch is sad' for years.
Did you really?
Yes.
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Forever I thought he said "You're my bitter storm" at the end of the Light Years chorus. I looked it up but can't remember what he actually says and still cant figure it out.
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Any line in Yellow Ledbetter.
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"Must have been the devil; he was just plain mean..."
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The ocean is full 'cause everyone's crying.
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NancyBabich wrote:The ocean is full 'cause everyone's crying.
Aren't these correct?
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Whilst listening to Rearviewmirror I had a girlfriend comment, "God, he really is torn up about Sophie isn't he?"

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Citizen Dick wrote:Whilst listening to Rearviewmirror I had a girlfriend comment, "God, he really is torn up about Sophie isn't he?"

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I also thought it was Sophie for a while; or at least, I had no idea it was 'Saw things', and Sophie was among my best guesses.
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Lounge Lizard wrote:
NancyBabich wrote:The ocean is full 'cause everyone's crying.
Aren't these correct?
They can't be. No self-respecting songwriter would write that line.
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I think it's a good line and is not meant to sound entirely sincere.
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