- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (1 April 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671501283
- ISBN-13: 978-0671501280
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 293,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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My first misheard lyric came at the advanced age of six, when I learned to sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." Read the first page
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My first misheard lyric came at the advanced age of six, when I learned to sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." Read the first page
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Once you read it you won't forget it and no matter how many times you read it you'll always end up laughing. While waiting in a doctor's ofc I picked up a magazine that had a review and excerpts from this book. In the quiet of the doctor's office I couldn't help but burst out laughing out loud again and again. Anyone who
enjoys singing along with the radio can relate to this book and appreciate it.
enjoys singing along with the radio can relate to this book and appreciate it.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Oh, so THAT'S what he said...
24 Dec 2001
Format:Paperback
The title of this book was the big thing that caught me, since that's exactly what I thought Jimi was actually saying when I first heard `Purple Haze'! Small world, huh? And being someone who comes from a long line of song lyric-manglers, this book proved that I wasn't alone in this world when it came to makin' some of the words up as I went along. Heck, even to this day ma & I still argue over whether that guy's little bottle in `Love Potion Number 9' was broken by a cop or a clock! I'm going with the cop on this one, by the way. Needless to say, this little paperback was the perfect gag gift for ma on her birthday!
The only real problem I had with this book was its brevity. At most, each page has only two sets of lyrics (the incorrect version(s) above, the song & artist in the middle, & the proper words below). Because of this, I found it to be a bit pricey for the amount of content it contains. However, it does have an index at the end, which is a real plus if you're looking for a particular verse that you've been tryin' to figure out. And if it's not in this tome, you can always check the indexes of the other `...Kiss This Guy' books that have been published!
Although I agree with the thought that some of the incorrect lyrics in this book seem too far off the mark to be legitimate equivocations, I've personally experienced and have been a witness to far worse verse-mangling. So it's no real surprise to me when I read some of the more seemingly far-fetched examples!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Nobody has perfect ears..
11 Aug 1998
Format:Paperback
Do you think that you hear every song on radio perfectly? Do you think that you know every lyrics to all of your favorite songs? Well, You are about to be wrong after you open and read this book. This book contains the most outraged, hilarious, and humorous misunderstood lyrics. You can't help yourself or someone from stop laughing when you sing outloud every songs in this book..
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Mishearing lyrics has become a new hobby!
31 Dec 1996
Format:Paperback
'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy, and its followup, He's Got The Whole World in His Pants (both by Gavin Edwards) had me, as well as everyone in my office, laughing so hard we couldn't speak.
After you read these books, you sing the wrong lyrics on purpose when you hear the songs on the radio! You also find yourself making up wrong lyrics just for the fun of it!
Edwards provide the right and wrong lyrics, as well as the name of the song and the artist(s)!
For some of the songs, illustrations are included (although Edwards used a different illustrator for each book). In some cases, the illustrations are the best part of the book.
My third favorite misheard lyric was:
Oh, beautiful for spaceship guys
instead of
Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, from America the Beautiful!
My favorite two lyrics are actually a little too risque to print here, but they alone are worth buying these books for.
After you read these books, you sing the wrong lyrics on purpose when you hear the songs on the radio! You also find yourself making up wrong lyrics just for the fun of it!
Edwards provide the right and wrong lyrics, as well as the name of the song and the artist(s)!
For some of the songs, illustrations are included (although Edwards used a different illustrator for each book). In some cases, the illustrations are the best part of the book.
My third favorite misheard lyric was:
Oh, beautiful for spaceship guys
instead of
Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, from America the Beautiful!
My favorite two lyrics are actually a little too risque to print here, but they alone are worth buying these books for.
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