Altering song lyrics

[The Voice of Reason]

Went to see the Illegal Eagles at the Villa on Saturday night. 
 

They were excellent.

But during the rendition of “Desperado”; rather than singing the line 

“Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table “

The singer sang:-

“Now it seems to me some mung beans have been laid upon your table”

I heard it clear as day. Was there anybody else on here who went to the show and picked up on this?

I know that when bands are performing in a particular town or city they may amend the lyrics of a song(s) to incorporate that location or certain of its associated characteristics. But I know of nothing that would link mung beans to the Island. Perhaps kippers being laid upon your table but mung beans?

Edited March 20, 2023 by The Voice of Reason
Addition of last paragraph

[x-in-man]

It was probably the Villa's atrocious sound system.

Or, they have been out along the prom and Douglas beech and sang 'dung piles'?

[The Voice of Reason]

1 hour ago, x-in-man said:

It was probably the Villa's atrocious sound system.

Or, they have been out along the prom and Douglas beech and sang 'dung piles'?

No the acoustics were fine. Definitely “ mung beans”

Its probably because I, like most at the concert, know the songs lyrics almost word for word that it stood out. 

Edited March 20, 2023 by The Voice of Reason

[Passing Time]

2 hours ago, The Voice of Reason said:

No the acoustics were fine. Definitely “ mung beans”

Its probably because I, like most at the concert, know the songs lyrics almost word for word that it stood out. 

Still subscribing to this then are you...

[The Voice of Reason]

1 hour ago, Passing Time said:

Still subscribing to this then are you...

Well no, as it ceased publication 40 years ago. 
But happily original lyrics to individual songs can now be found on what we call the internet. 
So deviations are easily identifiable

To quote another line from the song in question

“ why don’t you come to your pencils”😀. 

Edited March 20, 2023 by The Voice of Reason

[Shake me up Judy]

'On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of colitis, rising up through the air...'

 

 

 

[x-in-man]

'there's a bathroom on the right'

'When I saw you last night in TESCO'

'Can't stand gravy'

'Beelzebub has a devil for a sideboard'

'Like a virgin touched for the thirty-first time'

'There's nothing that a hundred men on Mars could ever do'

'Guilty penis got no rhythm'

 

God I used to love doing this when I had hair.

[The Voice of Reason]

On 3/28/2023 at 5:57 PM, x-in-man said:

'there's a bathroom on the right'

'When I saw you last night in TESCO'

'Can't stand gravy'

'Beelzebub has a devil for a sideboard'

'Like a virgin touched for the thirty-first time'

'There's nothing that a hundred men on Mars could ever do'

'Guilty penis got no rhythm'

 

God I used to love doing this when I had hair.

These are amusing but are misheard lyrics rather than misspoken.

Along the same lines can I mention the Sister Sledge one, courtesy of Peter Kay

”Just let me staple the vicar” rather than “ just let me say for the record” ( from “we are family”)

[finlo]

Maybe it was magic beans as a nod to our clowns on the hill!