Takin' Care of Finster

One of my fave memories of my cousin Diane is from when we were 9.  It was 1974.  She and I had discovered Top 40 radio thanks to the tiny transistor radios that her grandfather/my uncle gave us.  She was still living on Long Island then, so while she listened to WABC in NYC, I listened to WRKO out of Boston.  Being on Cape Cod, on clear nights I, too, could pull in WABC on my radio, and she was way out on Long Island and could get WRKO too.  The stations played essentially the same songs, with maybe some regional bands getting more airplay in one or the other market.

When Diane and Sharon came up for the summer, all 3 of our radios were always tuned to WRKO, as was the stereo out in the Chicken Coop at my parents' house, where we had sleepovers and did crafts on rainy days.  We spent as much time as we could together when they were in town for the summer, and we always listened to the radio when we weren't watching Bonanza or The Partridge Family or in the pool.  One day, "Takin Care of Business" by BTO came on. It was a new song that year and getting a good bit of airplay.  We were warbling singing along and as we get to the chorus, Diane belts out, "TAKIN CARE OF FINSTER, EVERY DAY! TAKIN CARE OF FINSTER, EVERY WAY!"  I stopped dead and looked at her.  I said, "What are you singing that for?"  She innocently and seriously says to me, "Those are the words! Takin care of Finster!  Right?  Like in the cartoon?"  By this time I was doubled over, laughing so hard I could barely speak. I knew exactly what cartoon she was talking about. She thought it was written because of the Bugs Bunny cartoon, when he takes care of the bank robber Baby Faced Finster.

I still love to tease her about that from time to time. I heard the song on the radio the other day and it brought a big smile to my face.  I sang, "Takin Care of Finster", for old times' sake.

What are some of your fave misheard lyrics?