Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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There are 12 misheard song lyrics for Marty Wilde on amIright currently.
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"Abergavenny"
Passin' my time with paralysed people,
Paralysed people are fine by me
Passin' the time with paradise people
Paradise people are fine by me.
"Abergavenny"
Passin' the time with paradise people
Paradise people abandoned me.
Passin' the time with paradise people
Paradise people are fine by me.
Editor's note: He actually recorded this one under the pseudonym 'Shannon', but there is another performer, who records strictly under the name (a female; she released "Let The Music Play" in the 80's). So to avoid confusion, all submissions of this song, "Abergavenny", will be filed under Marty Wilde.
"Abergavenny"
Passin' the time with parrot eyes people
Parrot eyes people are fine by me.
Passin' the time with paradise people
Paradise people are fine by me.
"Abergavenny"
Promise to show you a boat across.
Promise to show you a photograph.
"Abergavenny"
Promise to show you a boat across
Promise to show you a photograph.
"Abergavenny"
Takin' a trip up to Africa Benny's
Taking a trip up to Abergavenny
"Abergavenny"
Taking a trip up to Africa, Benny
Taking a trip up to Abergavenny
Incidentally, Abergavenny is Welsh for "seven hills" (as also explains its Welsh name, Y Fenni). (Editor's note: Marty recorded this song under the pseudonym 'Shannon', but we are crediting it to his name instead, to avoid confusion with a singer who later recorded under that name.)
"Abergavenny"
Taking a trip up to Africa, Betty
Taking a trip up to Abergavenny
"Abergavenny"
Taking a trip up to Africa, Vinny.
Taking a trip up to Abergavenny.
"Abergavenny"
Taking a trip up to African Jenny,
I've got to get there and fart,
Taking a trip up to Abergavenny.
I've got to get there and fast.
"Abergavenny"
Taking a trip up to AstraZeneca
Taking a trip up to Abergavenny
"Abergavenny"
Taking a trip up to everything in me
taking a trip up to Abergavenny
In the year 2000, my wife and I drove within 20 miles of Abergavenny but I didn't realise such a place was SO CLOSE! Wales is Paradise on Earth!
