Mondegreen

I learned a new word today. It is a noun: "Mondegreen". It means a word or a phrase resulting from mishearing another word or phrase. Specifically, I put this with lyrics. For example, I've always loved the rock band, The Who. One of my favorite songs is about a doorman named Milo ... "Let Milo Open the Door".

 

Now there is a term for it. Mondegreen. Here are a couple of other Mondegreens of note:

• The Police still sing, "A year has passed since I broke my nose."
• The Beatles wrote, "The girl with colitis goes by."
• CCR sings, "There's a bathroom on the right" instead of "There's a bad moon on the rise."

 

What are your Mondegreens?