Lyrics and laughs

One of my coworkers was humming Steppenwolf's "Magic Carpet Ride" the other day.

-- Cool song, I said.

-- Yeah, I like The Beach Boys, he replied.

-- Huh?

-- I like The Beach Boys, but their lyics in that song are kind of hard to understand. It sounds like they're singing, "Overisel" in the background.

I was stunned. First, I had to inform my colleague that the band was not The Beach Boys (a band I despise). Then, I had to stop laughing long enough to tell him the lyrics went something like this: "Close your eyes, girl. Look inside, girl. Let the sound take you away." Or something close to that. Not "Overisel."

I just didn't get how he could confuse that song with the local Allegan County township (founded by Europeans from that area 150 or so years ago).

What came next really makes me laugh.

Another coworker stood up and said he confused the lyrics in the Eagles song "Take It Easy" for the longest time. The refrain goes: "I'm looking for a lover who won't blow my cover. She's so hard to find."

My coworker thought it said: "I'm looking for a lover who won't blow my brother. ..."

Thought: Lucky brother!