upon my liar's chair
- Jul. 18th, 2011 at 4:50 AM
another of my favorite mondegreens is a deliberate one, in hurt by nine inch nails (and johnny cash), i misread "my sweetest friend" as:
what have i become,
my swedish friend?
as if he'd written the song to ingmar bergman, in spirit.
(johnny's version was on the radio tonight)
what have i become,
my swedish friend?
as if he'd written the song to ingmar bergman, in spirit.
(johnny's version was on the radio tonight)
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i don't know that i'd actually ever heard that song before, but since it was a billboard hit, it seems like i must have.