Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1980
"Hit me with your pet shark."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"Hit me with your pet shark."
What's actually sung
"Hit me with your best shot." Hit Me With Your Best Shot — Pat Benatar (1980)
Why the ear defaults
"Best shot" and "pet shark" share a vowel-consonant shape. Kids default to the zoo version — it's more vivid and easier to parse than the fight metaphor.
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