On "Bad Moon Rising" by John Fogerty:
I thought the lyrics:
Looks like we're in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye.
sounded like:
Looks like we're in for nasty weather.
Oh now, we're sinkin' fore and aft.
They used to play this song at the swimming pool where I hung out as a kid, so it was hard to hear over the splashing and hollering.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- I thought weather forecasters were psychic and that's how they knew what the weather would be.Anon
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon
- i was scared to fart outside in cold weather because i thought u would be able to see the steam.— xJeNneSceNcEx
- When I was very young, I thought that God was married to Mother Nature, and that together they made weather.Anon
- I used to believe that I could control the weather... I had limited success— Mark
- I used to be very fascinated by the weather and sometimes wished I could have a tornado for a best friend.— Will