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Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1967

"Excuse me while I kiss this sky."

That isn't the lyric.

What you hear
"Excuse me while I kiss this sky."
What's actually sung
"Excuse me while I kiss the sky." Purple Haze (variant) — Jimi Hendrix (1967)

Why the ear defaults

A milder variant of the famous Hendrix mondegreen, demonstrating that even listeners who "got it right" typically hear a slightly distorted version.

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