'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy: And Other Misheard Lyrics - Softcover

Chapter 1

Clown Control to Mao Tse-Tung

David Bowie
"Space Oddity"

Ground control to Major Tom

'Scuse me while I kiss this guy

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"Purple Haze"

'Scuse me while I kiss the sky

I want to rock 'n' roll all night, and part of every day

Kiss
"Rock and Roll All Nite"

I want to rock 'n' roll all night, and party every day

It's my parabola

Bobby Brown
"My Prerogative"

It's my prerogative

For he's a delicate fellow

Traditional
"For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"

For he's a jolly good fellow

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm six feet four?

The Beatles
"When I'm Sixty-Four"

...when I'm sixty-four?

* Sore hand in the door
* Soy on my candy corn
* Soul from head to toe
* Boys call me Albert Gore

Beck
"Loser"

Soy un perdedor

You need Kool-Aid, baby I'm not foolin'

Led Zeppelin
"Whole Lotta Love"

You need coolin, baby I'm not foolin'

It's a hard egg

Bonnie Tyler
"It's a Heartache"

It's a heartache

I got shoes, they're made of plywood

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
"You're the One That I Want"

I got chills, they're multiplying

Sweet dreams are made of cheese

Eurythmics
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"

Sweet dreams are made of this

I do know Mike Ditka

Sinéad O'Connor
"Mandinka"

I do know Mandinka

All the boys think she's a spaz

Kim Carnes
"Bette Davis Eyes"

All the boys think she's a spy

Wake up, I might sit on you

George Harrison
"Got My Mind Set on You"

I've got my mind set on you

Text Copyright © 1995 by Gavin Edwards
Illustrations Copyright © 1995 by Christopher Kalb