Misheard Lyrics

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Re: Misheard Lyrics

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INteresting how even those two recordings show koan being pronounced differently from the other.
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B4Real where did the time go. Thank you for reviving this thread it made me laugh once again. I am so easily amused. :D
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Thanks for the interpretations Linda. This much I now recall; it's the same song (leaving Winslow) that I thought I heard 'Leonard's favourite Koan' and I was convinced that's what he sang. We'll probably never know for sure.
I really enjoyed the show and thought about getting tickets for the RAH (they still had tickets when I checked. Manchester had been sold out for months, but I managed to get late released tickets on the day - I was sat next to the sound desk!).
As you would expect, it was a great show and I'm getting more and more into Jackson Browne. Tho' I have to say, the gig brought home to me how well produced the LC shows are ie great mixing and the UHTC are supremely good.
Finally, I have to say how good JB looks - sixty seven? (And he started out when he was just a kid!)
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@ Paula, it was my pleasure, I too had fun reading through those pages .... and yes, it seems time waits for no man (or woman) :)

@ Liamberney,
Also my pleasure, but btw .... my name is Bev not Linda :razz: It’s interesting to note that both of us heard Jackson say ‘Leonard’s favourite koan’! Glad you enjoyed the show! Jackson is one of my favourite artists after Leonard. Here’s a link to my thread about him and lots of great song links too for you to enjoy!

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=31665

btw… Jackson has always looked ‘good’ and has aged wonderfully :D

.... and here’s another misheard LC line from me when I first heard Samson In New Orleans –

Help me take this temple down – ‘Help’ instead of the correct ‘Let’
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oops Sorry Bev :oops: . Goes to show, can't rely on my input. Thanks for the link to the JB topic. I'll put something on there about how I came across his music.

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In 'Going Home', I know it is "I love to speak with Leonard". However, I've found myself singing "I'd love to sleep with Leonard"... Oh maybe it was late and I was tired ?
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