Happy Birthday John Lennon
October 9th, 1940
mondegreen is the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase as a result of near homophony, in a way that gives it a new meaning. It most commonly is applied to a line in a poem or a lyric in a song.
THE MISHEARD: “Oh, we are sailing, Yes, give Jesus pants”
Real Lyric: “All we are saying, is, Give Peace a Chance”
Artist: John Lennon
Song: Give Peace a Chance
Today in Beatles History
August 5
1961 First afternoon show: Performance at the Cavern, with Remo Four.
1964 ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ single number 1, 4th and last week (UK New Musical Express chart).
‘With The Beatles’, 37th week in the Top 30 (UK New Musical Express chart).
1966 Beatle John Lennon says Beatles are more popular than Jesus
The Spanish radio RKT establishes a censorship against the Beatles, due to John’s declarations about Jesus.
John Lennon ‘bigger than Jesus’ interview USA 60s
A mondegreen is the mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase as a result of near homophony, in a way that gives it a new meaning. It most commonly is applied to a line in a poem or a lyric in a song.
THE MISHEARD: “Oh, we are sailing, Yes, give Jesus pants”
Real Lyric: “All we are saying. is Give Peace a Chance”
Give Peace a Chance
Artist: John Lennon
