Comments on Puzzle #25873: Mondegreen #17
By Brian Bellis (mootpoint)
peek at solution solve puzzle
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difficulty: 
solvability: moderate lookahead
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: moderate lookahead
Puzzle Description:
Some with cankers, some with goiters.
#1: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Aug 10, 2021
Found to be solvable with moderate lookahead by valerie.#2: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Aug 10, 2021 [SPOILER]
Hm. I do not recognize the song at all!#3: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Aug 10, 2021 [HINT]
Comment Suppressed:Click below to view hints#4: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Aug 10, 2021 [SPOILER]
Aha! Google says it's a mis-hearing of an Elton John song:#5: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Aug 10, 2021 [SPOILER]
https://www.kissthisguy.com/some-with-cankers-some-with-goiters-elt-misheard-13531.htm
It says the real lyric is "Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers." :)
I thought I knew most Elton John music, but I don't know this song at all!
How many postings in a row can I monopolize? Here's the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tRgYfQ48A0
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