Would never have guessed that. Bizarre choice of player for the song considering he left 8 years ago and was a different type of player to Aribo anyway...
Always thought that Hendrix's 'Wind Cries Mary' contained the line 'the jets are in their boxes'. Closer inspection reveals the jacks are in their boxes. Shame really as it destroys my smart arse observance.
”Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who don’t make sense” - I used to wonder what they had against Ranulph Fiennes. To be honest I was mostly surprised that Cobain had even heard of him.
Turned out he was singing “to write off lines that don’t make sense” which is far less interesting but a lot more logical really.
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These are the real lyrics, "The German athletic star was continually ill". My misapprehension will be easy to guess.
'Just another man named Monday'
although I try to hide it, its clear, I wear goggles when you are not near
- Macy Gray - I Try
”Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who don’t make sense” - I used to wonder what they had against Ranulph Fiennes. To be honest I was mostly surprised that Cobain had even heard of him.
real lyric is of course 'well I heard it on the grapevine...'
It still hurts her 45 years later when mentioned.....!
Some of them are very good
I'm thinking of you and the things you do to me
That makes me love you, now I'm living in Bexleyheath
I always thought the lyrics were ' in a West End Town in Danwelt'
My girl friend thought it was 'in a West End Town the telling was'
We were both wrong of course.
Kaiser Chiefs I predict a riot. Sounded like ' I put it aside' to me for years even tho I know the title!
”I am the music man,
I come from Daniel Way”
She thought it was a street name ffs.
Well, I'm your Venus,
I'm your fire,
George is ZAYAN (fucker in my native biblical language)
Misheard “you and me endlessly” as “you and me and Lesley”
I thought The Rascals were proposing some sort of ménage à trois. Saucy!
" sweetest song from the birds in latrines "