The New York Yankees played Fenway Park favorite “Sweet Caroline” after the Boston Marathon bombing this week. Secretary of State and former Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry remembered it a little differently while testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
He can never set foot in Boston again. RT @RosieGray: John Kerry just called Sweet Caroline "Sweet Adeline."
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) April 18, 2013
“Sweet Adeline”?
Sweet Adeline: http://t.co/VjI8u4QB8R
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) April 18, 2013
Video of Kerry’s gaffe at the Washington Free Beacon.
I bet John Kerry's favorite baseball team is the Boston "White Sox," too. #SweetAdeline
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) April 18, 2013
Zing!
Of course, it’s not his only sports-related flub.
#facepalm RT @jeffemanuel Manny Ortiz. Lambert Field. RT @RosieGray John Kerry just called Sweet Caroline "Sweet Adeline."
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) April 18, 2013
I can't believe John Kerry would mess up a sports reference. pic.twitter.com/3EM8wbISPt
— Doug Heye (@DougHeye) April 18, 2013
Plenty of Twitterers are imagining Kerry’s other embarrassing (and hilarious) mondegreen moments.
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#JohnKerryLyrics When I get that feeling, I need…central heating
— Katie O'Malley ⚓️ (@katieomalley) April 18, 2013
http://twitter.com/redsteeze/statuses/324884224991707136
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/324884999864197121
I imagine John Kerry walking down the hall, humming that catchy hit from The Knack: "Muh-muh-muh my Desdemona…"
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) April 18, 2013
https://twitter.com/FigDrewton/status/324882937399083009
Keep ’em coming, Twitter!