This book is a collection of misheard song lyrics -- lines people wrongly think they have heard in English- language rock, pop, and folk songs of the 1960s through 1990s.

For example, consider the line in Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind", when he apparently sings: The ants are my friends, they're blowin' in the wind..., and as reflected in the book's title, when Jimi Hendrix sings 'scuse me while i kiss this guy ("kiss the sky")

Likewise, in "White Rabbit" (Jefferson Airplane), Grace Slick's soaring vocals remind us Remember, what the doorknob said... while Paul Simon complains that he . "gets no offers... just a come-on from the horse on 7th Avenue...".

As another example, Creedence Clearwater's "Bad Moon Rising", asserts there's... a bathroom on the right , while "Down on the Corner" advises You don't need a pinhead, just to hang around .

Some wrong lyrics are sung by people who know they are wrong, but who find amusement in what they sound like. For example, when Kenny Rogers sings "You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille", who can resist singing along With four hundred children and a crop in the field... Likewise, there's the Beatles' Will you still feed me, when I'm six feet four... and their famous phrase about Lucy: the girl with colitis goes by...

As yet another example: to most English speakers, the refrain "Guantanamera" sounds just like One ton Tomato...; and if you've not heard it that way before, you'll never be able to sing the song correctly again. As another culinary offering, there's the Eurythmics Sweet dreams are made of cheese... Or in a social venue, in a gathering that's cheering on a jolly good fellow, you can amuse yourself by singing He's a delicate fellow...

With 275 misheard lyrics included, there are plenty to choose from. An especially amusing aspect is that most of the misheard lyrics are accompanied by clever, hand-drawn cartoons that illustrate the misinterpretation.

I cheerfully grant that this book is rather puerile, but I found it quite amusing. My copy now has plenty of turned-down corners to mark my favorites. ( )

Totally disappointing. Except for three or four entries, it was neither funny nor entertaining in any way. ( )

Silly. ( )

Went through this book in about 1/2 Hour. The concept is neat but I ended up wondering what tunes was the author listening to and how sober was he when he was listening. Some of what he thought he heard made perfect sense to me. Other lyrics that I still found confusing were not listed. Interesting read but somewhat disappointing and frustrating. After awhile, I had to put the book down because I ended up wondering what the author was really listening to. ( )

An amusing little collection of misheard lyrics, but it would not have been nearly as funny without the illustrations. Some of those were just priceless. I did notice a disproportionate number of misheard lyrics that were actually the title of the song, but given how many years I misheard "Radar Love" as "Red Hot Love," I'm not one to judge.

But this also makes me think of this quote from Seal: 'One of the most popular questions people seem to ask is "Why don’t you print your lyrics on the album?”. Well the answer to that is that quite often, my songs mean one thing to me and another to the listener. But that's OK because I think it’s the general vibe of what I'm saying that is important and not the exact literal translation. How many times have you fallen in love with a lyric that you thought went “Show me a day with Hilda Ogden and I’ll despair”, only to find that it went "Show me a way to solve your problems and I'll be there”. I guess what I’m saying is that the song is always larger in the listeners mind because with it they attach imagery which is relative to their own personal experience. So it is your perception of what I’m saying rather than what I actually way that is the key.'

That said, I'm fairly certain that "The ants are my friends / they're blowin' in the wind" does not quite have the same feeling as what Bob Dylan had in mind. ( )