What did he say? Misunderstood lyrics.

John Prine tells a story about a woman coming up to him in a club and asking him to sing the song about the "Happy Enchilada." When he told her that he didn't know such a song and asked her how it went, she said "you know - 'It's a happy enchilada and you think you're gonna drown.'" The lyric is "It's a half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown. That's the way that the world goes 'round."

Dick

"Louie, Louie"... many-a things heard in there.

One of my best friends and I are Rock and Roll trivia people..and remember who wrote what, when and what they were wearing when they did it....drives our friends crazy.

But...one song took us forever to figure out a line in. It's the opening line from the Beach Boys "Help Me Ronda"

"Well since you put me down, I've been mumble, muble etc...

We finally figured out it was..."Well since you put me down, I've been out doin in my head"......

For several years we though they were saying "...been outa tune in my head"..

Fun thread..

"Some people call me Maurice
Cause I speak/Of the pompetous of love"
I read somewhere that that actually IS the lyric. Anyone know for sure?

Sarah - found on the net..

The Joker

Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me Maurice
Cause I speak of the pompitous of love

People talk about me, baby
Say I'm doin' you wrong, doin' you wrong
Well, don't you worry baby
Don't worry
Cause I'm right here, right here, right here, right here at home