Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1985
"Carrie-Anne, down the road that I must travel."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"Carrie-Anne, down the road that I must travel."
What's actually sung
"Kyrie eleison, down the road that I must travel." Kyrie — Mr. Mister (1985)
Why the ear defaults
"Kyrie eleison" (Greek liturgical — "Lord, have mercy") is unfamiliar outside Catholic liturgy; "Carrie-Anne" nativises it as a girl's name, giving the song a protagonist.
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