So I am doing my radio show and the phone rings. I answer and the caller on the other end said Are y

So I am doing my radio show and the phone rings. I answer and the caller on the other end said Are you sure that s the name of the song? The song in question was CCR s Bad Moon Rising. I said yes I am absolutely sure, I have been playing that song for years . The caller then told me that for years they thought seaside oregon vacation rentals the lyrics were There s a bathroom on the right . Uh .no.
That common misconception of hearing one thing but the song lyrics are actually another is a phenomenon known as mondegreen, a real word coined by Sylvia Wright which means the misinterpretation or mishearing of a phrase.
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