Rock the Casbah misheard as Rock the cash-bar. I thought it was a song about people drinking and being punished for drinking. In my defense, I was 4, and sadly I knew what a cash-bar was.

  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.socialEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    The Decemberists have a rock opera called Hazards of Love and in one song, Annan Water, the main character is trying to strike a bargain with a river to allow him passage across it. It includes the line:

    Though my mother cries that if I try I sure will drowned be

    For the longest time, I would have sworn the lyric was:

    Though my mother cries that if I try I sure will drown in pee

    Have a listen and tell me you don’t hear that, too.