Misheard Lyrics: Mountin’ Mamma

Country music singer John Denver died in an experimental aircraft accident on October 12, 1997. Because of his death, he was a topic of discussion on “The Rick and Scott Show”. It was during that conversation that I revealed how I had misunderstood (and been told by friends on the playground) the lyrics to John Denver’s song “Take Me Home Country Roads”. I thought the misheard lyrics were “mountin’ momma”, instead of “mountain momma”. The song takes on a whole different meaning when you switch out the words.

 

Here is the discussion we had on-the-air (there are three different segments)…

 

You will never listen to “Take Me Home Country Roads” the same again…

 

Even some of the callers agreed with me…

 

And here is a YouTube video of the song (The picture of John Denver is just a little creepy considering the discussion we had)…

 

To learn more about John Denver, here is his Wikipedia page.

 

And to read about more misheard lyrics here are a few different websites:
13 Commonly Misheard Song Lyrics That Are Way Funnier Than The Real One
The 40 Most Misheard Song Lyrics
25 Ridiculous Misheard Lyrics

Photo: ABC Television

I’ve always been the kind of person who notices the things other people overlook — strange roadside attractions, forgotten pieces of history, interesting places, odd trends, and the little things in everyday life that make you laugh and say, “Wait... when did that become normal?” This blog is where I share those discoveries. Some days you might learn something fascinating from history. Other days I’ll take you along on a road trip, share a weird story from Michigan’s past, or simply rant about something in modern life that makes absolutely no sense. No matter what, my goal is simple: keep things interesting!

1 Comment

  1. October 19, 2016 - 9:00 pm

    I do a Misheard Lyrics channel dedicated to songs on YouTube
    YouTube.com/MisheardLyrics1 there are so many both old and new. All of which provide much hilarity, much like yours.

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