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Dan Fogelberg's, "Another Auld Lang Syne"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I thought the Army, it was h*** on me
But the traveling was h***.
But the traveling was h***.
The Real Lyrics:
I thought the audience was heavenly
But the traveling, it was h***.
But the traveling, it was h***.
The Story: This one caused a debate between my wife, my 12-year-old daughter, and myself. None of us heard the lyric correctly, and none of us heard it the same way. Three people, three interpretations, none correct, and the car almost went off the road. - Submitted by: John
Dan Fogelberg's, "Another Auld Lang Syne"
The Misheard Lyrics:
She said she'd married her an army gent
Kept her warm and safe and dry.
Kept her warm and safe and dry.
The Real Lyrics:
She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry.
Who kept her warm and safe and dry.
The Story: When Dan sang this song at a show a few years ago, it became quite obvious that he was aware of the misquotes, because when he came to this line he very carefully enunciated the correct words loud and clear - and of course my friends all looked at me and started laughing. - Submitted by: Mike
Dan Fogelberg's, "Illinois"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With a Noid
Oh, with a Noid.
Oh, with a Noid.
The Real Lyrics:
Illinois
Oh, Illinois.
Oh, Illinois.
The Story: My daughter used to sing it that way when she was about 6. We asked her what a 'noid' was, but she didn't know! - Submitted by: J. McDonough
Dan Fogelberg's, "Leader of the Band"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The leader of the pack
The Real Lyrics:
The leader of the band
The Story: Since the Shangri-Las had a hit with "Leader of the Pack", could have been this man had a different song with this same title. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Dan Fogelberg's, "Longer"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Longer than they've been vicious in the ocean
The Real Lyrics:
Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean
The Story: I heard this playing in an establishment. I was vaguely familiar with the song, but by no means knew all the words. The starting line came across to me just like the misheard version above. Didn't seem like a likely song line, even though there are various critters in the ocean that might well be perceived, at least, as vicious. I might well have guessed the real words at some time, but I went ahead and looked up the lyrics online, finding the real words to this opening line. - Submitted by: Christy Pfaltz
Dan Fogelberg's, "Part Of The Plan"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Run when you can, cry when you have to,
Be what you are that's a part of the plan.
Be what you are that's a part of the plan.
The Real Lyrics:
Love when you can, cry when you have to
Be who you must, that's a part of the plan
Be who you must, that's a part of the plan
The Story: These incorrect lyrics are all over the internet on a bunch of sites. One person goofs, and everyone else copies. Geez. Substituting "run" for "love" kinda misses the whole point of the song! - Submitted by: Jean
Dan Fogelberg's, "Part of the Plan"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Monday will fall on Thursday
The Real Lyrics:
Someday we'll all understand
The Story: That's what it sounded like to me for a long time. - Submitted by: Jack
Dan Fogelberg's, "Part of the Plan"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Sunday will come on Thursday
The Real Lyrics:
Someday we'll all understand.
The Story: My friends used to laugh but I swore up and down that he was singing Sunday will come on Thursday. - Submitted by: Bob Young
Dan Fogelberg's, "Same Old Lang Syne"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her honestly
And I touched her honestly
The Real Lyrics:
I stood behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve
And I touched her on the sleeve
The Story: I always thought those were strange lines; if the song were a duet, the next lines could have been, "He accosted me in the frozen foods
and I Maced him honestly." - Submitted by: Dan Muldoon
and I Maced him honestly." - Submitted by: Dan Muldoon
Dan Fogelberg's, "Same Old Lang Syne"
The Misheard Lyrics:
She said she'd married her an army tent
It kept her warm and safe and dry
It kept her warm and safe and dry
The Real Lyrics:
She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
The Story: It was a great metaphor. She'd married a soldier, represented by the army tent. Or so my mom thought. She and my dad got in a fight about it and had to look the lyrics up. Now, we laugh about it. - Submitted by: WJ
Dan Fogelberg's, "The Reach"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's May and it's autumn
The birches have just begun turning.
The birches have just begun turning.
The Real Lyrics:
It's Maine and it's autumn
The birches have just begun turning.
The birches have just begun turning.
The Story: It didn't even occur to me that it would be a little difficult to be May and autumn at the same time, at least here in the USA. It wasn't until I created the "Ever On Dan ~ Fogelberg" web site/fan forum (at http://everon.info) and was chatting with one of the fans that I was corrected. Maine is where Dan lives part of the year, and he was writing about the life there. The other part of the year, he resides on a 610 acre ranch in Colorado...at least until it sells. (Selling price: 17.5 million dollars, pocket change.) - Submitted by: Brett M. Smith
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