I was starting to worry that I had run out of good misheard lyrics stories, especially now that I don’t listen to a lot of music with dad anymore. But that fear, apparently, was misplaced.
I have tears in my eyes right now as I hear from my brother about a conversation he had yesterday.
Person: “So if they’re trying to ban “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” because it’s about rape or whatever, why do they allow all these other songs to stay?”
Bro: “Like which songs?”
Person: “What about the one about those gay guys building things? I heard it on the radio when I was looking for a station.”
Bro: “Not sure I know that one.”
Person: “It’s some old song. It literally says “a gay pair of guys put up a parking lot!” I have no problem with it, but how did society not get that banned!?”
Upon his recovery, the poor guy did his best to explain that while there may have been gays involved in the construction of said parking lot, that they are not explicitly mentioned in the vocal retelling of the story. Better yet, he tells me he isn’t sure that she’s convinced. Dear god.
Here are the real, gay-free lyrics, complete with the part about how “They paved paradise And put up a parking lot”.