Misheard Papayas

Why would a Vietnamese restaurant be called the Green Papaya? Are papayas a staple of Vietnamese cuisine? I just don't associate papayas with Vietnam. Therefore, I find this odd.

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Isn't it particularly hilarious when you realize you've been singing the wrong lyrics to a song?

For example, for quite some time, I thought Elliott Yamin's song "Free" had a line mentioning a "genie unexplainable." While this sounded like utter nonsense, I just went with it because I thought it was something I just hadn't heard of yet.

The correct lyrics are "achieve the unexplainable."

Makes a lot more sense.

Or how about Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back"?? Up until very recently, I was fairly sure that the song talked about Rumpelstiltskin when, in fact, the song actually says "Ooh, Rump-o'-smooth-skin." That has nothing to do with a fairytale character.

Then, there's Keith Urban's "You'll Think of Me." The song says to "take your cap and leave my sweater," which makes much more sense than what I thought, which was "take your cat and leave my sweater." Why would anyone leave their cat when they break up with someone? Or any animal, for that matter? I always thought it was so weird that he'd tell her to take her cat.

Also, my sister once enjoyed a song called "Sugar, We're Goin' Down." She wanted me to buy the album for her. I wouldn't because I thought the song said "loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it" and was certain that it promoted suicide! I absolutely would not buy the CD for her. I guess I owe both her and Pete Wentz an apology.

And apparently, Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" says "you had one eye on the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte" instead of "... as you watched yourself go by." I think my version sounds better. I had to google gavotte
to even know what the heck it means! I bet most people sing this one wrong. I shouldn't even count it as one I sing jabberwonky.

I think the most embarrassing might be the one I realized earlier today. I enjoy the B-52s from time to time. However, I do not enjoy that I've been singing "Roam" wrong my entire life. Instead of singing "roam if you want to, roam around the world," I've been singing: "Whoa, Gypsy wa-hoooooooo, walk around the world!"

I seriously don't even know how I came to think those lyrics were correct. I am an idiot.