Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1975
"Spare him his life from this warm sausage tea."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"Spare him his life from this warm sausage tea."
What's actually sung
"Spare him his life from this monstrosity." Bohemian Rhapsody (variant) — Queen (1975)
Why the ear defaults
The three-syllable word "monstrosity" is rare enough that the brain supplies nearby common nouns. "Warm sausage tea" is absurd enough that it gets forwarded.
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