Mondegreen album titles

[snopes]

Comment: The story about the untitled Byrds album reminded me that back in
the late '50s or early '60s I read a story in either High Fidelity
magazine or Hi-Fi and Music Review about the time a cast album of the show
"Of Thee I Sing" was about to be released. In the course of a phone call
someone asked about the album title and the record was released with the
title "Of the Icing."

[snopes]

One December many years ago, I was doing remedial work with two second graders.

They began to hum a song that they had learned from their classroom teacher. When I asked what song it was, one boy replied that it was the song about the “juicy vegetable.”

“Yes” said the other boy, “juicy vegetable.”

Puzzled, I listened to the tune some more and realized it was a song about a “Jewish festival” taught to them for Hanukkah!

Kids don’t always understand what their teachers are saying.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/nyregion/08diary.html

[Pudding Crawl]

Not an album title, but still mondegreen-ous. At school we had hymn practice (non-church school, mind) with the words displayed on an overhead projector. Except for 'Lord of the Dance', which it was assumed we knew (?) For years, instead of 'I am the Lord of the Dance, said he', I was robustly singing 'I am the lord of the damn settee'.

[Tootsie Plunkette]

Originally Posted by Pudding Crawl

'I am the lord of the damn settee'.

I have tears of laughter running down my face right now. If they short out my keyboard, you owe me.

[Ramblin' Dave]

The band Simply Red reportedly ended up with their name through a similar misunderstanding. Their lead singer was on the phone with some music industry person or other, and when asked what the name of the group was, he answered "Red" (named for his hair color). The person he was speaking to asked, "Red what?" "Simply 'Red'." The band thusly found themselves billed as such and decided they liked it.

[Pudding Crawl]

Originally Posted by Tootsie Plunkette

I have tears of laughter running down my face right now. If they short out my keyboard, you owe me.

Hee! I'll owe you, but won't be responsible for any mondegreen-related electrocutions.

It's especially goony because the chorus is the same as the title of the song... not the most logical child, was I.

[candy from strangers]

Pudding Crawl, "I am the lord of the damn settee" made me laugh as well. Thank you

[Grievous Angel]

Not an album title, but another band one. When I was young I thought English synth-pop band "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark" were "Our Kestrel Manoeuvres in the Dark" which actually stills works as a plausible name. I thought this kestrel would catch more prey if it did its hunting at night.

Anyway, first post from me. Hello.

I too cracked up at "lord of the damn settee." That will make me giggle for a while.

A co-worker of mine was telling me the other day about her 7-year-old son, who she recently heard singing "Angels We Have Heard Online." I thought that was pretty classic.

On-topic: I'm sorry, but wouldn't someone writing that down, or someone reading that later, thought that made absolutely no sense whatsoever? That just seems silly that it would escape so many people. I know stranger things have happened, but even "No Answer" makes more sense than "Of the Icing."