Misinterpretation
Misinterpretation is the act of interpreting songs or phrases in English in an alternative and usually humorous fashion. This is similar to the popular YTMND fad "interpretation".
While not a popular fad, many misinterpretations have been remade. For example, songs featuring the word "walkin'" can easily be misinterpreted as "Walken"; these sites may subsequently feature an audio sample of the song and an image featuring Christopher Walken.
History
On May 2005, YTMNDer barenholtzd made a site, Always Shake A Baby, based on the classic 1960s song "Twist and Shout"; it poked fun at its line, "Well shake it up baby now. (Shake it up baby)"[1]. It received little attention, but inkdrinker's Shakin' a Baby would revisit the idea (and supply an actual interpretation of the line) a week later.
The fad supposedly began when MasterSitsu created the site Walken on the Sun on September 2005. Ironically, the site has no vocals; it's up to the viewer to know the song name and understand the joke.
Examples
Christopher Walken
- Believe It Or Not by Joey Scarbury:
- Misinterpreted as Believe it or not (I'm Walken on Air). (originally "I'm walking on air")
- These Boots Were Made For Walking by Nancy Sinatra:
- Misinterpreted as ...these boots were made for Walken....
- Winter Wonderland by Bing Crosby:
- Misinterpreted as Walken In A Winter Wonderland. (originally "walking in a winter wonderland")
- Walkin' In L.A. by Missing Persons:
- Misinterpreted as Walken in LA.
- Walkin' In Memphis by Marc Cohn:
- Misinterpreted as Walken In Memphis.
- Walkin' On The Sun by Smashmouth:
- Misinterpreted as Walken on the Sun.
Muffin
- Walk This Way by Aerosmith:
- Misinterpreted as Download a Muffin!. (originally "down on a muffin")
See also
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