Songs in the Key of Becci

Recently I started listening to my favorite Neil Diamond songs again. Anybody who knows me also knows that I have widely disparate taste in music. I’m as likely to be found listening to Wagner’s operas performed by the Berlin Philharmonic as the latest jam from the radio.

Earlier this week I was getting ready for work and “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” was running through my head. As I was singing ( yes in the shower where else would I sing?) I managed to get the lyrics wrong.

Now I know the lyrics very well. One of the things that drives me batty is singing the wrong lyrics. So I take the time to learn all the words when I’m singing a song. However, for a reason that may never be know, I suddenly changed a very important lyric in the chorus. The correct lyrics are: “…pack up the babies & grab the old ladies & everyone goes….”

My version suddenly went like this: “…Pack up the babies & drown the old ladies & everyone goes….”

The second this inspired frightening bit of poetic license came out of my mouth I started to laugh. And nearly drown myself in the process.

So my questions for you are— What lyrics have you/do you still get wrong? Are there any that you just can’t get right? What are the lyrics others get wrong & you just can’t stand it?